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): June 15, 2015

 

PULMATRIX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware  001-36199  46-1821392
(State of incorporation)  (Commission File No.)  (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390

Lexington, MA 02421

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 357-2333

 

Ruthigen, Inc.

2455 Bennett Valley Road, Suite C116

Santa Rosa, CA 95404

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

 

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

 

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On June 15, 2015, pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 13, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation previously known as Ruthigen, Inc. (the “Company”), Ruthigen Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Pulmatrix Operating Company, a Delaware corporation previously known as Pulmatrix Inc. (“Pulmatrix Operating”), Merger Sub was merged with and into Pulmatrix Operating, with Pulmatrix Operating continuing after the merger as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, without any action on the part of any stockholder, each issued and outstanding share of Pulmatrix Operating’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Pulmatrix Operating Common Stock”), including shares underlying Pulmatrix Operating’s outstanding equity awards and warrants, was converted into the right to receive 0.148187124066461 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”). Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Company effected a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result of the Merger, former Pulmatrix Inc. equity holders own approximately 81.7% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, and former Ruthigen, Inc. equity holders, including those who purchased shares of the Company in a private placement that the Company closed prior to the Merger, own approximately 18.3% of the Company’s outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, in each case excluding shares of Company Common Stock held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations under the Merger Agreement.

 

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the Merger does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 13, 2015 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

Bridge Loan

 

On February 26, 2015, certain lenders made bridge loans to Pulmatrix Operating in the original principal amount of $4.5 million (the “Bridge Loan”) pursuant to a loan and security agreement, dated as of February 26, 2015 (the “Loan and Security Agreement”). Under the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement, interest accrued at the rate of 5% per annum on the Bridge Loan, and the maturity date was the earlier of February 26, 2016 and the date that an event of default had occurred and was continuing under the terms of the Loan and Security Agreement. The obligations of Pulmatrix Operating under the Loan and Security Agreement were secured by a first priority security interest and lien on all of the assets of Pulmatrix Operating that ranked senior to all existing and future classes of Pulmatrix Operating’s debt.

 

At the effective time of the Merger, Pulmatrix Operating’s obligations under the Bridge Loan were assumed by the Company, and immediately after the effective time of the Merger, the Bridge Loan was converted, pursuant to its terms, into an aggregate of approximately 6.9 million pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (approximately 2.8 million post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock. Following the conversion, the Company’s obligation to repay the Bridge Loan was satisfied. The conversion of the Bridge Loan into shares of Company Common Stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) thereof.

 

The foregoing description of the Loan and Security Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan and Security Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Company Private Placement

 

Pursuant to a series of subscription agreements between the Company and certain investors (the “Company Subscription Agreements”), the Company sold 948,464 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (approximately 379,400 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock at a price of $2.75 per share in a private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.6 million (the “Company Private Placement”) that closed on June 15, 2015 following the effective time of the Merger. The Company Private Placement was conditioned upon the closing of the Merger and occurred following the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the conversion of the Bridge Loans. Dawson James Securities, Inc. (“Dawson”) served as placement agent in connection with the Company Private Placement. The issuance of shares of Company Common Stock in the Company Private Placement was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

 
 

 

Pulmatrix Operating Private Placement

 

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, pursuant to a securities purchase agreement between Pulmatrix Operating and certain existing investors of Pulmatrix Operating, dated March 13, 2015 (the “Pulmatrix Operating Securities Purchase Agreement”), Pulmatrix Operating sold such investors 24,538,999 units, with each unit consisting of (i) one share of Pulmatrix Operating Common Stock and (ii) a warrant representing the right to purchase 2.193140519 shares of Pulmatrix Operating Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.448266 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,000,000 (the “Pulmatrix Operating Private Placement”). At the effective time of the Merger, the Pulmatrix Operating Common Stock underlying the units was exchanged for an aggregate of 3,636,364 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (approximately 1,454,546 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock, and the warrants underlying the units were converted into warrants representing the right to purchase an aggregate of 7,975,000 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (approximately 3,190,000 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.025 per share on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis (an exercise price of approximately $7.563 per share on a post-Reverse Stock Split basis). The securities issued to the investors in the Pulmatrix Operating Private Placement and the exchange of such securities in the Merger was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Each warrant issued in the Pulmatrix Operating Private Placement has a five-year term and becomes exercisable at the earliest to occur of the date that (i) the Company enters into a strategic license agreement with a third party related to any of the Company’s products whereby the Company is guaranteed to receive consideration having a value of at least $20,000,000, (ii) the Company consummates a public or private offering of Company Common Stock or securities convertible into Company Common Stock that results in aggregate gross proceeds of at least $20,000,000 and the per share value of such consideration is equal to at least $4.00 per share on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis ($10.00 per share on a post-Reverse Stock Split basis), subject to certain adjustments, (iii) for a period of sixty consecutive trading days, the volume weighted average price per share of Company Common Stock on the market where such common stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. (“Bloomberg”), exceeds $5.00 on a pre-Reverse Stock Split basis ($12.50 on a post-Reverse Stock Split basis), subject to certain adjustments, and the average daily trading volume on such trading market, as reported by Bloomberg, exceeds 100,000 shares per trading day, subject to certain adjustments, or (iv) a change of control transaction occurs. The number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each warrant and the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock are subject to adjustment in the case of standard dilutive events.

 

Each warrant provides that, following its initial exercise date, if (i) the volume weighted average price of Company Common Stock on the market where such common stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the exercise price of the warrant for thirty (30) consecutive trading days, (ii) the daily trading volume for Company Common Stock, as reported by Bloomberg, exceeds 200,000 shares per trading day, subject to certain adjustments, for thirty (30) consecutive trading days and (iii) there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the warrant, then the Company shall cancel the unexercised portion of the warrant for consideration equal to $0.001 per share of Company Common Stock underlying the warrant.

 

The foregoing description of the Pulmatrix Operating Securities Purchase Agreement and the warrants does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Pulmatrix Operating Securities Purchase Agreement and the Form of Warrant, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

 
 

 

Bridge Loan Conversion

 

The information set forth under the heading “Bridge Loan” under Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Palladium Advisory Agreement

 

On February 8, 2015, Pulmatrix Operating entered into an engagement agreement with Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (“Palladium”), whereby Palladium agreed to (i) act as the non-exclusive placement agent for the Bridge Loan financing that occurred on February 26, 2015 and (ii) serve as Pulmatrix Operating’s non-exclusive advisor in connection with a merger. As consideration for Palladium’s services under the engagement agreement, Pulmatrix Operating paid Palladium 6% of the amount of the Bridge Loan financing, or approximately $270,000, and issued Palladium 3,978,806 shares of Pulmatrix Operating Common Stock on a pre-Merger basis, which, at the effective time of the Merger, was exchanged for 589,608 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (235,844 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock. The issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock to Palladium was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Consulting Agreements

 

Between March 10, 2015 and June 15, 2015, the Company entered into Consulting Agreements with Robert B. Prag, Robb Knie and Scott Wilfong whereby the Company agreed to issue 140,000, 50,000 and 60,000 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (56,000, 20,000 and 24,000 post-Reverse Stock Split shares), respectively, of restricted Company Common Stock to Messrs. Prag, Knie and Wilfong following the consummation of the Merger as consideration for consulting services provided to the Company. The issuances of the shares of Company Common Stock to Messrs. Prag, Knie and Wilfong were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Dawson James Letter Agreement

 

At the effective time of the Merger, in connection with a Letter Agreement, dated March 3, 2015, between the Company and Dawson, the Company issued 340,000 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (136,000 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock to Dawson as consideration for certain strategic services provided to the Company in connection with the Merger. The issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock to Dawson was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to an exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

At the effective time of the Merger, the Company adopted a new specimen stock certificate that is attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. The information in Items 2.01 and 5.03 relating to the Reverse Stock Split is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

The information required by this Item 5.01 is contained in Item 2.01 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 
 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Director Appointments

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the board of directors of the Company prior to the effective time of the Merger agreed to appoint Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D., Steven Gillis, Ph.D., Kurt C. Graves, Michael J. Higgins, David J. Maki, Terrance G. McGuire and Scott M. Rocklage, Ph.D. (the “New Directors”), who were members of Pulmatrix Operating’s board of directors immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) at the effective time of the Merger, to serve as a member of the class set forth opposite his name below:

 

Name :

Class :

 

Steven Gillis, Ph.D. Class I
   
Terrance G. McGuire Class I
   
Scott M. Rocklage, Ph.D. Class I
   
Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D. Class II
   
Kurt C. Graves Class II
   
Michael J. Higgins Class III
   
David J. Maki

Class III 

 

In connection with the appointment of the New Directors, the Company previously adopted resolutions to increase the size of the Board from four directors to seven directors, to be effective at the effective time of the Merger. Additionally, in order to accommodate the appointment of the New Directors, each of Hojabr Alimi, Akihisa Akao, Richard Conley and Gregory French (the “Legacy Directors”) delivered a letter dated June 15, 2015 pursuant to which each Legacy Director resigned from the Board as of the effective time of the Merger. These letters did not contain any statements describing disagreements with the Company related to its operations, policies or practices, nor did any disagreements lead to the resignation of any of the Legacy Directors.

 

Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Board appointed Messrs. Higgins, Maki and McGuire as the members of the Audit Committee of the Board, Mr. Maki and Drs. Gillis and Rocklage as the members of the Compensation Committee of the Board and Messrs. Higgins and McGuire and Dr. Rocklage as the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.

 

Information concerning related party transactions between Pulmatrix Operating, the predecessor company, and Drs. Gillis and Rocklage and Messrs. Maki and McGuire was previously reported in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-203417) filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015, as amended.

 

Officer Appointments

 

Immediately following the effective time of the Merger, the Board appointed the following individuals to the office or offices set forth opposite his name below:

 

Name :

Office :

 

Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

David L. Hava, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer 

 

 
 

 

Dr. Clarke is serving as the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

 

Dr. Clarke, 46, in addition to his roles as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Pulmatrix Operating since July 2012. Dr. Clarke joined Pulmatrix Operating in April 2004 as its first Ph.D. scientist and served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Pulmatrix Operating from May 2011 to September 2012, where he oversaw the research and development efforts focused on Pulmatrix Operating’s iCALM (inhaled Cationic Airway Lining Modulators) and iSPERSE (inhaled Small Particles Easily Respirable and Emitted) technologies. Prior to joining Pulmatrix Operating, Dr. Clarke served as an Associate Director of Life Sciences at Alkermes, Inc. focusing on the development of inhaled therapeutic products based on AIR (Advanced Inhalation Research) technology. Dr. Clarke holds a B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University and received his Ph.D. in Physiology from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Clarke also completed post-doctoral training in Respiratory Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard University. As a result of Dr. Clarke’s more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry and his focus on pulmonary drug delivery and the role of inhaled particles in respiratory biology and medicine, including co-authorship of over 80 chapters, papers, and abstracts, Pulmatrix Operating believes that Dr. Clarke is qualified to serve as a member of its Board.

 

Dr. Hava, 40, in addition to his role as the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer, has served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Pulmatrix Operating since July 2012. Dr. Hava leads the research and development of the iSPERSE dry powder delivery platform and directs and manages Pulmatrix Operating’s therapeutic strategy to identify and prioritize iSPERSE-based therapeutic candidates. Dr. Hava joined Pulmatrix Operating in 2006 as one of the first senior scientists and has been involved in the early stage research and development programs that identified and characterized several of the key aspects of Pulmatrix Operating’s technology. Dr. Hava received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Tufts University and completed post-doctoral training in immunology and host-pathogen interactions at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hava has co-authored over 20 papers and abstracts focused on pulmonary infectious disease, immunology and chronic lung diseases.

 

Employment Agreements

 

As previously disclosed, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into employment agreements with Hojabr Alimi and Sameer Harish (each, a “Legacy Executive,” and together, the “Legacy Executives”), which became effective as of the effective time of the Merger (each, individually, a “Legacy Employment Agreement” and, collectively, the “Legacy Employment Agreements”). Messrs. Alimi and Harish were formerly the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the Company and, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, resigned from such roles upon consummation of the Merger.

 

Each Legacy Employment Agreement sets forth the term of employment of the Legacy Executive, the Legacy Executive’s base salary and the terms of equity awards granted to the Legacy Executives in connection with their employment. In addition, the Legacy Employment Agreements contain customary provisions relating to confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition.

 

On June 15, 2015, in connection with the Merger, the Company entered into an employment agreement with each of Dr. Clarke (the “Clarke Employment Agreement”) and Dr. Hava (the “Hava Employment Agreement,” and together with the Clarke Employment Agreement, the “Executive Employment Agreements”).

 

Clarke Employment Agreement

 

The Clarke Employment Agreement provides for a continuous term and may be terminated by either party at any time, provided that if Dr. Clarke resigns he shall provide the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. Pursuant to this agreement, Dr. Clarke’s annual base salary is $385,000. In addition, Dr. Clarke is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus of up to forty percent (40%) of Dr. Clarke’s then-effective annual base salary, based upon achievement of individual and corporate performance objectives as determined by the Company’s board of directors or a committee thereof. Dr. Clarke will also serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors, subject to the necessary approvals, while he is employed pursuant to the Clarke Employment Agreement.

 

Dr. Clarke is entitled to participate in any employee benefit programs, plans and practices on the same terms as other salaried employees on a basis consistent with the participation of other senior executives. On the effective date of the Clarke Employment Agreement or as soon as practicable thereafter, Dr. Clarke will be granted a stock option to purchase 407,907 post-Reverse Stock Split shares of Company Common Stock such that Dr. Clarke will own or have rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock representing an aggregate of four percent (4%) of the outstanding Company Common Stock as of the closing of the Merger calculated on a fully-diluted basis, with the exercise price being the fair market value on the date of grant (the “First Clarke Option”). The First Clarke Option is to be treated, to the maximum extent permissible, as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is subject to and governed by the terms of the 2013 Plan (as defined below) and a stock option agreement. The stock option agreement for the First Clarke Option provides for a ten (10) year term and that (i) twenty-five percent (25%) of the option vested immediately upon grant and (ii) seventy-five percent (75%) of the option shall vest ratably over four years in equal installments on a monthly basis beginning on the last day of the next month after the date of grant, subject to Dr. Clarke’s continued employment. Dr. Clarke will be granted a second stock option to purchase 177,093 post-Reverse Stock Split shares of Company Common Stock representing an aggregate of one percent (1%) of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of the closing of the Merger calculated on a fully diluted basis, with the exercise price being the fair market value on the date of grant (the “Second Clarke Option”). The Second Clarke Option is to be treated, to the maximum extent permissible, as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is subject to and governed by the terms of the 2013 Plan and a stock option agreement. The stock option agreement for the Second Clarke Option provides that if within eighteen (18) months following the closing of the Merger, the Company (i) enters into a transaction in which the Company shall receive net proceeds of at least $15,000,000 of guaranteed non-dilutive funding, or (ii) consummates an in-license of a post-investigational new drug clinical stage asset under terms approved by the Company’s board of directors, then the Second Clarke Option shall fully vest on the earlier to occur of the two milestones described in clauses (i) or (ii), subject to Dr. Clarke’s continued employment. The term of the option agreement for the Second Clarke Option will expire on the earlier of (i) eighteen (18) months following the Merger if neither of the above-referenced milestones has been achieved, or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of grant, except as otherwise provided in the stock option agreement or the 2013 Plan.

 

 
 

 

Under the Clarke Employment Agreement, Dr. Clarke is prohibited during the term of the agreement, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging in any other non-Company related business activities of any nature whatsoever (including board memberships) without Company’s prior written consent. Dr. Clarke has also agreed to execute and abide by the Company’s Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement.

 

Termination for Any Reason . Upon the termination of Dr. Clarke for any reason, Dr. Clarke will receive all earned but unpaid salary and any unpaid expense reimbursement accrued through the date of termination (the “Clarke Accrued Obligations”).

 

Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Dr. Clarke for Good Reason . If Dr. Clarke’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company without cause or (ii) by Dr. Clarke for good reason, then the Company must pay Dr. Clarke (i) the Clarke Accrued Obligations earned through the date of termination, (ii) twelve (12) months of continued salary at Dr. Clarke’s base salary at the time of his termination, (iii) a payment of a fifty percent (50%) of a pro rata portion of the bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on year-to-date performance as determined by the Company’s board of directors, or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, and (iv) an amount equal to Dr. Clarke’s health insurance premium, paid directly or as a reimbursement to Dr. Clarke, for up to a maximum of 12 months. Payments described under clauses (i) – (iv) above are referred to herein as the “Clarke Severance.” All unvested equity awards held by Dr. Clarke that would have vested during the twenty-four (24) month period following the termination date will immediately vest in full and become exercisable following termination and any forfeiture restrictions will immediately lapse; provided , however , that the Second Clarke Option shall not accelerate in this circumstance unless either of the milestones resulting in vesting has been achieved. The Clarke Severance and acceleration of any unvested options is expressly conditioned on Dr. Clarke executing and delivering to the Company a release of claims.

 

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control . Under the Clarke Employment Agreement, if Dr. Clarke’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company without cause or (ii) by Dr. Clarke for good reason within twelve (12) months following a change in control, and Dr. Clarke executes and delivers to the Company a release of claims, then Dr. Clarke shall receive (i) the Clarke Accrued Obligations earned through the date of termination, (ii) a lump-sum payment comprised of (a) an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Dr. Clarke’s base salary at the time of his termination, and (b) a pro rata portion of the target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs and (iii) an amount equal to Dr. Clarke’s health insurance premium, paid directly or as a reimbursement to Dr. Clarke, for up to a maximum of twelve (12) months. All unvested equity awards will immediately vest in full and become exercisable following termination and any forfeiture restrictions will immediately lapse.

 

 
 

 

Hava Employment Agreement

 

The Hava Employment Agreement provides for a continuous term and may be terminated by either party at any time, provided that if Dr. Hava resigns he shall provide the Company with at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice. Pursuant to this agreement, Dr. Hava’s annual base salary is $285,000. In addition, Dr. Hava is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus of up to thirty percent (30%) of Dr. Hava’s then-effective annual base salary, based upon achievement of individual and corporate performance objectives as determined by the Company’s board of directors or a committee thereof.

 

Dr. Hava is entitled to participate in any employee benefit programs, plans and practices on the same terms as other salaried employees on a basis consistent with the participation of other senior executives. On the effective date of the Hava Employment Agreement or as soon as practicable thereafter, Dr. Hava will be granted a stock option to purchase 267,128 post-Reverse Stock Split shares of Company Common Stock such that Dr. Hava will own or have rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock representing an aggregate of one and eighty-five hundredths percent (1.85%) of the outstanding Company Common Stock as of the closing of the Merger calculated on a fully-diluted basis, with the exercise price being the fair market value on the date of grant. The option is to be treated, to the maximum extent possible, as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and is subject to and governed by the terms of the 2013 Plan and a stock option agreement, which stock option agreement provides for a ten year term and that the option shall vest ratably over four (4) years in equal installments on a monthly basis beginning on the last day of the next month after the date of grant, subject to Dr. Hava’s continued employment.

 

Under the Hava Employment Agreement, Dr. Hava is prohibited during the term of the agreement, subject to certain exceptions, from engaging in any other non-Company related business activities of any nature whatsoever (including board memberships) without Company’s prior written consent. Dr. Hava has also agreed to execute and abide by the Company’s Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement.

 

Termination for Any Reason . Upon the termination of Dr. Hava for any reason, Dr. Hava will receive all earned but unpaid salary and any unpaid expense reimbursement accrued through the date of termination (the “Hava Accrued Obligations”).

 

Termination by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason . If Dr. Hava’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company without cause or (ii) by Dr. Hava for good reason, then the Company must pay Dr. Hava (i) the Hava Accrued Obligations earned through the date of termination, (ii) nine (9) months of continued salary at Dr. Hava’s base salary at the time of his termination, (iii) a payment of fifty percent (50%) of a pro rata portion of the bonus for the year in which the termination occurs, based on year-to-date performance as determined by the Company’s board of directors, or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, and (iv) an amount equal to Dr. Hava’s health insurance premium, paid directly or as a reimbursement to Dr. Hava, for up to a maximum of nine ( 9) months. Payments described under clauses (i) – (iv) above are referred to herein as the “Hava Severance.” All unvested equity awards held by Dr. Hava that would have vested during the twelve (12) month period following the termination date will immediately vest in full and become exercisable following termination and any forfeiture restrictions will immediately lapse. The Hava Severance and acceleration of any unvested options is expressly conditioned on Dr. Hava executing and delivering to the Company a release of claims.

 

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control . Under the Hava Employment Agreement, if Dr. Hava’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company without cause or (ii) by Dr. Hava for good reason within twelve (12) months following a change in control, and Dr. Hava executes and delivers to the Company a release of claims, then Dr. Hava shall receive (i) the Hava Accrued Obligations earned through the date of termination, (ii) a lump-sum payment comprised of (a) an amount equal to nine (9) months of Dr. Hava’s base salary at the time of his termination and (b) a pro rata portion of the target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs and (iii) an amount equal to Dr. Hava’s health insurance premium, paid directly or as a reimbursement to Dr. Hava, for up to a maximum of nine (9) months. All unvested equity awards will immediately vest in full and become exercisable following termination and any forfeiture restrictions will immediately lapse.

 

 
 

 

The description of the Legacy Employment Agreements set forth in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015 is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the Legacy Employment Agreements and the Executive Employment Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the Legacy Employment Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4.1 and 10.4.2, respectively, to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-203417) filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015, and the full text of the Executive Employment Agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and in each case are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Amendment and Restatement Benefit Plan and Assumption of Stock Options and Warrants

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, immediately prior the effective time of the Merger, the Company adopted the Ruthigen, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, and immediately following the effective time of the Merger, renamed the plan the Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan was amended and restated to, among other things, (i) increase the number of shares of Company Common Stock authorized thereunder from 1,230,855 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (492,342 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) to 6,853,319 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (2,741,327 post-Reverse Stock Split shares), (ii) to comply with the requirements imposed by Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (iii) to provide an increase in the number of shares of Company Common Stock available for issuance under the 2013 Plan’s “evergreen” provision.

 

The New 2013 Plan provides for the granting of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance awards and other awards which may be granted singly, in combination or in tandem, and which may be paid in shares of Company Common Stock. At the effective time of the Merger, an aggregate of 6,853,319 pre-Reverse Stock Split shares (2,741,327 post-Reverse Stock Split shares) of Company Common Stock could be issued under the 2013 Plan, including awards that have already been granted. In addition, the 2013 Plan contains an “evergreen” provision which allows for an annual increase in the number of shares of Company Common Stock available for issuance under the 2013 Plan on the first day of each fiscal year beginning in 2016. The 2013 Plan will terminate on June 12, 2025. No award may be made under the 2013 Plan after its expiration date, but awards made prior thereto may extend beyond that date.

 

The foregoing description of the 2013 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the 2013 Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6 and is incorporated by reference herein.

In addition, under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company assumed all of Pulmatrix Operating’s rights and obligations under Pulmatrix Operating’s stock options and warrants that were outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, and each such stock option or warrant, to the extent unexercised, was converted into a stock option or warrant representing the right to purchase shares of Company Common Stock on terms substantially the same as those in effect immediately prior to the effective time, except that the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable and the exercise price per share of such stock options or warrants were adjusted by the Exchange Ratio. Additionally, the number of shares and exercise price per share of Company Common Stock issuable under the assumed Pulmatrix Operating stock options and warrants were further adjusted by the Reverse Stock Split.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

Charter and Bylaws Amendments

 

On June 12, 2015, in connection with the Merger, the Company filed two amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that, or the operative provisions of which, became effective on June 15, 2015. The first of such amendments effected the Reverse Stock Split and the second of such amendments changed the name of the Company to “Pulmatrix, Inc.” (each, a “Charter Amendment” and, together, the “Charter Amendments”).

 

In addition, at the effective time of the Merger, an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws Amendment”) became effective that made conforming changes to the text of the Company’s Bylaws to reflect the change of the name of the Company to “Pulmatrix, Inc.”

 

 
 

 

The foregoing description of the Charter Amendments and Bylaws Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the full text of the Charter Amendments and the Bylaws Amendment, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Change in Fiscal Year

 

Effective June 15, 2015, the Board approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from March 31 to December 31 to correspond with the fiscal year end of Pulmatrix Operating prior to the Merger. The Company plans to report its financial results for the transition period from March 31, 2015 through December 31, 2015 on a transition report on Form 10-KT.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

In connection with the Merger and the Reverse Stock Split, the Company Common Stock possesses a new CUSIP number (74584P103) and the Company adopted a new specimen stock certificate representing the Company Common Stock. A copy of the specimen stock certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

On June 16, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Merger. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits .

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

 

The Company will file the financial statements required to be filed by this Item 9.01(a) not later than seventy-one (71) days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

The Company will file the financial statements required to be filed by this Item 9.01(b) not later than seventy one (71) days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 12, 2015.
3.2   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 12, 2015 and effective June 15, 2015.
3.3   Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective June 15, 2015.
4.1   Form of Specimen Stock Certificate.
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement, by and among Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. and the lenders identified on Schedule A thereto, dated February 26, 2015.
10.2   Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. and the purchasers identified on Schedule A thereto, dated March 13, 2015.
10.3   Form of Warrant.
10.4   Employment Agreement, by and between Pulmatrix, Inc. and Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2015.
10.5   Employment Agreement, by and between Pulmatrix, Inc. and David L. Hava, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2015.
10.6   Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1  

Press Release, issued June 16, 2015. 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  PULMATRIX, INC.
     
Date: June 16, 2015 By:   /s/ Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
    Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
    President and Chief Executive Officer

  

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 12, 2015.
3.2   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, filed June 12, 2015 and effective June 15, 2015.
3.3   Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective June 15, 2015.
4.1   Form of Specimen Stock Certificate.
10.1   Loan and Security Agreement, by and among Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. and the lenders identified on Schedule A thereto, dated February 26, 2015.
10.2   Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among Pulmatrix Operating Company, Inc. and the purchasers identified on Schedule A thereto, dated March 13, 2015.
10.3   Form of Warrant.
10.4   Employment Agreement, by and between Pulmatrix, Inc. and Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2015.
10.5   Employment Agreement, by and between Pulmatrix, Inc. and David L. Hava, Ph.D., dated June 15, 2015.
10.6   Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan.
99.1  

Press Release, issued June 16, 2015. 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

RUTHIGEN, INC.

 

Adopted in accordance with the provisions

of Section 242 of the General Corporation

Law of the State of Delaware

 

Ruthigen, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, by its duly authorized officers, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST:              That the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted resolutions (i) authorizing the Corporation to execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Charter ”) to change the name of the Corporation to “Pulmatrix, Inc.” and (ii) declaring such amendment to be advisable.

 

SECOND:         That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Certificate of Amendment ”), the Charter is hereby amended by restating Article FIRST as follows:

 

“FIRST: The name of the corporation is Pulmatrix, Inc. (the “Corporation”).”

 

THIRD:             That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment, the Charter is hereby amended by replacing all headings containing the words “RUTHIGEN, INC.” with the words “PULMATRIX, INC.”

 

FOURTH:         This Certificate of Amendment has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 141(f) and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the applicable provisions of the Charter.

 

FIFTH:              This document becomes effective on June 15, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Eastern Time.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by Hojabr Alimi, its Chief Executive Officer, this 12th day of June 2015.

 

  RUTHIGEN, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Hojabr Alimi
    Hojabr Alimi,
    Chief Executive Officer

  

Signature Page to

Certificate of Amendment to

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of

Ruthigen, Inc.

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

RUTHIGEN, INC.

 

Adopted in accordance with the provisions

of Section 242 of the General Corporation

Law of the State of Delaware

 

Ruthigen, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, by its duly authorized officers, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST:                 That the Board of Directors of the Corporation has duly adopted resolutions (i) authorizing the Corporation to execute and file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an amendment of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Charter ”) to undertake a reverse stock split on a 1-for-2.5 basis with respect to the Corporation’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; (ii) declaring such amendment to be advisable; and (iii) directing that the appropriate officers of the Corporation solicit the approval of the Corporation’s stockholders for such amendment.

 

SECOND:            That upon the effectiveness of this Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “ Certificate of Amendment ”), the Charter is hereby amended by revising Article FOURTH to include a new paragraph D as follows:

 

“D. Reverse Stock Split .

 

1. Effective at 4:06 PM, Eastern Time, on June 15, 2015 (the “Split Effective Time”), every two and one-half shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Split Effective Time were automatically, and without action on the part of the stockholders, converted and combined into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock (the “2015 Reverse Split”). In the case of a holder of shares not evenly divisible by two and one-half, such holder received an additional share of Common Stock in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock. As of the Split Effective Time and thereafter, a certificate(s) representing shares of Common Stock prior to the 2015 Reverse Split is deemed to represent the number of post-2015 Reverse Split shares into which the pre-2015 Reverse Split shares were converted.”

 

THIRD:               This Certificate of Amendment has been duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 141(f) and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

FOURTH:            This Certificate of Amendment has been duly approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 216 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the applicable provisions of the Charter, and written notice of such action will be given to the holders of such shares of capital stock who did not so approve, in each case in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

FIFTH:                  This document becomes effective on June 15, 2015 at 4:02 PM, Eastern Time.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by Hojabr Alimi, its Chief Executive Officer, this 12th day of June 2015.

 

  RUTHIGEN, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Hojabr Alimi
    Hojabr Alimi,
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Signature Page to

Certificate of Amendment to

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of

Ruthigen, Inc.

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.3

 

AMENDMENT TO

RESTATED BYLAWS OF

RUTHIGEN, INC.

 

Pursuant to Article X of the Restated Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) of Ruthigen, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), the Board of Directors of the Corporation, by unanimous written consent dated June 10, 2015, adopted the following amendment to the Corporation’s Bylaws (the “ Bylaws Amendment ”), effective upon the closing of the merger between Pulmatrix Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Pulmatrix ”), and Ruthigen Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, with Pulmatrix surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation:

 

All headings contained in the Bylaws are hereby amended to replace the words “RUTHIGEN, INC.” with the words “PULMATRIX, INC.” All other Articles and Sections of the Bylaws shall remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned duly authorized Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Corporation hereby certifies that this Bylaws Amendment was duly adopted by resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

  Ruthigen, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Sameer Harish
  Name: Sameer Harish
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

dated as of February 26, 2015

 

among

 

PULMATRIX INC.

as Borrower ,

 

and

 

the financial institutions and individuals listed on Annex A , as Lenders

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 1
   
SECTION 1.01.   Certain Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02.   Times of Day 4
SECTION 1.03.   Principles of Construction 4
   
ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES 5
   
SECTION 2.01.   The Loan 5
SECTION 2.02.   Reserved. 5
SECTION 2.03.   Repayment of Loan. 5
SECTION 2.04.   Interest. 5
SECTION 2.05.   Maximum Interest. 6
SECTION 2.06.   Prepayments of Loan. 6
SECTION 2.07.   Evidence of Debt. 6
SECTION 2.08.   Payments and Computations. 6
   
ARTICLE III CONDITIONS OF LENDING 7
   
SECTION 3.01.   Conditions Precedent 7
   
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 7
   
SECTION 4.01.   Representations and Warranties 7
   
ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF BORROWER 9
   
SECTION 5.01.   Affirmative Covenants 9
SECTION 5.02.   Negative Covenants 10
   
ARTICLE VI SECURITY INTEREST 11
   
SECTION 6.01.   Granting of Security Interest 11
SECTION 6.02.   Proceeds 12
SECTION 6.03.   Delivery of Certain Collateral. 12
SECTION 6.04.   Authorization to File Financing Statements. 12
   
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT 13
   
SECTION 7.01.   Events of Default 13
SECTION 7.02.   Rights and Remedies. 14
   
ARTICLE VIII CONVERSION 15
   
SECTION 8.01.   Conversion of Term Loans. 15
SECTION 8.02.   Additional Event of Default. 16
SECTION 8.03.   Conversion Limitation . 16

 

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ARTICLE IX Indemnification 16
   
SECTION 9.01.   Indemnification. 16
   
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS 16
   
SECTION 10.01.   Amendments. 16
SECTION 10.02.   Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications. 16
SECTION 10.03.   Waiver . 17
SECTION 10.04.   Equal Treatment of Lenders . 17
SECTION 10.05.   Costs and Expenses. 17
SECTION 10.06.   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. 18
SECTION 10.07.   Severability 18
SECTION 10.08.   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. 18
SECTION 10.09.   Confidentiality 19
SECTION 10.10.   Cumulative Remedies 19
SECTION 10.11.   Wire Instructions 19
SECTION 10.12.   Entire Agreement 20

 

 

Annex A Lenders

 

Annex B Subordinated Lenders

 

Annex C Rights, Responsibilities and Immunities of the Agent

 

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LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of February __, 2015, among PULMATRIX INC. , a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”) and the financial institutions and individuals listed on Annex A (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and each a, “ Lender ”).

 

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

SECTION 1.01 .                 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, “controls” or is “controlled by” or is “under common control with” the Person specified.

 

“Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 6.07.

 

Agreement ” means this Loan and Security Agreement.

 

Applicable Rate ” means the rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” means the Federal Bankruptcy Code of 1978, Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

 

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in New York City, New York.

 

Closing Date ” means the earliest date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.01 shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 of this Agreement.

 

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

Collateral has the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

 

Company Intellectual Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(i).

 

Debt ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and not past due); (d) indebtedness secured by a Lien on property owned by such Person (including conditional sales or other title retention agreements, whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse; (e) capital leases and synthetic lease obligations; (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interest in such Person or any other Person; and (g) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

 

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Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, bankruptcy, moratorium, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions.

 

Default ” means any event or condition that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

 

Dollars ” and “ $ ” mean the lawful money of the United States.

 

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01 .

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Facility Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Subordination Agreement and each other agreement or instrument executed or delivered in connection herewith or therewith.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

 

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof.

 

Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Debt or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Debt to obtain any such Lien).

 

Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.09 .

 

Intellectual Property means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including, without limitation, (i) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including, without limitation, all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office, (ii) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof, and all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof, (iii) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade dress, service marks, logos, domain names and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common law rights related thereto, (iv) all trade secrets arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or any political subdivision thereof, (v) all rights to obtain any reissues, renewals or extensions of the foregoing, (vi) all licenses for any of the foregoing, and (vii) all causes of action for infringement of the foregoing.

 

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Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of equity interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

 

Law ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

 

Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material impairment of the ability of Borrower to perform any of its obligations under any of the Facility Documents, (b) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any provision of any Facility Document, (c) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or financial condition of Borrower or (d) a material adverse change in, a material adverse effect upon, or a material impairment of, (i) the priority of the Lenders’ security interest in a material portion of the Collateral or (ii) the rights, remedies and benefits available to, or conferred upon, the Lenders under any Facility Document or the Lenders’ ability to foreclose on the Collateral at the times and in the manner contemplated herein, in each case with respect to the foregoing clauses (a) to (d) , as determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

 

Maturity Date ” means, the earlier of: (a) the Stated Maturity Date; and (b) the date on which the Term Loans are accelerated pursuant to Section 7.01 .

 

Maximum Lawful Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05 .

 

Necessary Endorsement ” means undated stock powers endorsed in blank or other proper instruments of assignment duly executed and such other instruments or documents as the Agent may reasonably request.

 

Obligations ” means the Term Loans to, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants, indemnifications, and duties of, Borrower arising at any time and from time to time, whether matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, under any Facility Document, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against Borrower of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming Borrower as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

 

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Organization Documents ” means, as applicable, for any Person, such Person’s articles or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, memorandum and articles of association, partnership agreement, trust agreement, certificate of limited partnership, articles of organization, certificate of formation, shareholder agreement, voting trust agreement, operating agreement, subscription agreement, side letters, if any, limited liability company agreement and/or analogous documents.

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Required Lenders ” means Lenders representing at least 51% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans.

 

Securities Act ” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Stated Maturity Date ” means February 26, 2016.

 

“Subordination Agreement” means the Subordination Agreement, dated as of even date hereof, among the Borrower, the subordinated lenders listed on Annex B hereto, and Barry Honig, as agent for the Lenders.

 

Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

 

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

 

Term Loans ” means the term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) .

 

UCC ” means Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York and any other applicable jurisdiction.

 

SECTION 1.02 .                     Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to local time in New York City, New York.

 

SECTION 1.03 .                     Principles of Construction . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Facility Document), (ii) except to the extent consent of the Required Lenders is required as provided herein, any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Facility Document, shall be construed to refer to such Facility Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Facility Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Facility Document in which such references appear, and (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

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(b)                In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

(c)                 Section headings herein and in the other Facility Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Facility Document.

 

(d)                When used herein the terms Accessions, Account, Certificated Securities, Chattel Paper, Commercial Tort Claim, Commodity Account, Commodity Contract, Deposit Account, Document, Electronic Chattel Paper, Equipment, General Intangibles, Goods, Instrument, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter-of-Credit Rights, Payment Intangible, Proceeds, Promissory Notes, Securities Account, Security Entitlement, Supporting Obligations and Uncertificated Securities have the meaning provided in Article 8 or Article 9, as applicable, of the UCC. Letter of Credit has the meaning provided in Section 5-102 of the UCC.

 

ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE ADVANCES

 

SECTION 2.01 .                     The Loan .

 

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender, severally and not jointly, agrees to make a loan in Dollars to Borrower on the Closing Date in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Annex A (the “ Term Loans ”), by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account as set forth in Section 10.11 . The aggregate original principal amount of the Term Loans shall be equal to $4,500,000. Amounts borrowed hereunder and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 

SECTION 2.02 .                     Reserved .

 

SECTION 2.03.                    Repayment of Loan . Borrower shall repay to the Lenders on the Maturity Date the principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on such date, accrued but unpaid interest thereon and all other outstanding Obligations unless earlier converted in accordance with Article VIII.

 

SECTION 2.04.                     Interest.

 

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(a)     Ordinary Interest . Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans, from the Closing Date until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate. Interest shall be payable in arrears on the Maturity Date unless earlier converted in accordance with Article VIII hereof. Interest shall be computed on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed in the period for which interest is payable. Interest (including the default interest set forth below) shall be due and payable before and after judgment or the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

 

(b)    Default Interest . If any Event of Default shall have occurred, Borrower shall pay interest on the Term Loans at a rate per annum equal at all times to fifteen percent (15%), from the day of such Event of Default, payable on demand (and in any event in arrears on the date such amount shall be paid in full).

 

SECTION 2.05.                     Maximum Interest.

 

In no event shall the interest charged with respect to the Term Loans or any other obligations of Borrower hereunder exceed the maximum amount permitted under the Laws of the State of New York or of any other applicable jurisdiction. In no event shall the total interest received by the Lenders exceed the amount which the Lenders could lawfully have received had the interest been calculated for the full term hereof at the highest rate of interest permitted under any applicable Law to be charged by the Lenders (the “ Maximum Lawful Rate ”). If the Lenders have received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, such excess amount shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Term Loans or to other amounts (other than interest) payable hereunder, and if no such principal or other amounts are then outstanding, such excess or part thereof remaining shall be paid to Borrower.

 

SECTION 2.06.                     Prepayments of Loan.

 

Borrower may not prepay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans or the accrued and unpaid interest without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.

 

SECTION 2.07.                     Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)     The records maintained by the Lenders regarding the Term Loans shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded; provided, however , that the failure of the Lenders to maintain such records or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of Borrower to repay such obligations in accordance with their terms.

 

(b)    No promissory note shall be required to evidence the Term Loans. Upon the request of the Required Lenders, Borrower shall execute and deliver to each Lender a promissory note, which shall evidence the Team Loans in addition to such records.

 

SECTION 2.08.                     Payments and Computations.

 

(a)     Borrower shall make each payment hereunder not later than 5:00 PM on the day when due in Dollars to the Lenders in immediately available funds. All payments received by the Lenders after 5:00 PM shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. All payments shall be made pro rata among the Lenders based on the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans made by each Lender.

 

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(b)    Whenever any payment hereunder would be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest or any fees, as the case may be.

 

(c)     All payments (including prepayments and any other amounts received hereunder and payments and amounts received in connection with the exercise of the Lenders’ rights after an Event of Default) made by or on behalf of Borrower under any Facility Document shall be applied in the following order: (i) to any expenses and indemnities payable by Borrower to the Lenders; (ii) to any accrued and unpaid interest and fees due; (iii) to principal payments on the outstanding Term Loans; and (iv) to the extent of any excess, to the payment of all other Obligations.

 

ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF LENDING

 

SECTION 3.01.                     Conditions Precedent . The obligation of each Lender to make the Term Loans is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)     Each Lender shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Agreement.

 

(b)    The execution and delivery of the Subordination Agreement.

 

(c)     Each other Lender shall have funded the amount set forth opposite each such other Lender’s name on Annex A in accordance with Section 2.01 .

 

The acceptance of the Term Loans shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions specified in Section 3.01 have been satisfied on and as of the Closing Date.

 

ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 4.01.                     Representations and Warranties . Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

(a)     Borrower (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) is duly qualified and in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business requires it to so qualify or be licensed and where, in each case, failure so to qualify and be in good standing could have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) has all requisite company power and authority to own or lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

 

(b)    The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which Borrower is a party (when delivered) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Facility Documents are within its company powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary company action, and do not and will not (i) contravene Borrower’s Organization Documents, (ii) contravene any contractual restriction binding on it or require any consent under any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties or assets is bound, (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any material Liens upon any property or assets of Borrower, or (iv) violate any Law (including, but not limited to, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder) or writ, judgment, injunction, determination or award, except, with respect to clauses (ii) – (iv), such conflicts, contraventions, violations, and Liens that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)     Except for any filings to perfect the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral and such consents that have been obtained, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption or waiver by, any Governmental Authority or any other third party, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, (i) the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of any Facility Document, (ii) the creation or perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Lenders hereunder or (iii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Facility Document by the Lenders.

 

(d)    Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of all Laws and all material orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (ii) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)     This Agreement and the other Facility Documents that Borrower is party to are, and will be, legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms. The security interest in the Collateral granted herein is a valid and binding security interest in the Collateral subject to no other liens or security interests other than Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or are otherwise of an immaterial nature.

 

(f)     No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(g)     Borrower owns all of the Collateral free and clear of Liens, other than Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or are otherwise of an immaterial nature.

 

(h)    The Company has delivered to each Lender its audited financial statements as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and its unaudited financial statements (including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows) as of December 31, 2014 and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (collectively, the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, except that the unaudited Financial Statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and operating results of the Company as of the dates, and for the periods, indicated therein, subject in the case of the unaudited Financial Statements to normal year-end audit adjustments. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company has no material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to December 31, 2014; (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) liabilities and obligations of a type or nature not required under GAAP to be reflected in the Financial Statements, which, in all such cases, individually and in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(i)      The Company owns or possesses or believes it can acquire on commercially reasonable terms sufficient legal rights to all Intellectual Property that is owned or used by as is necessary to the Company in the conduct of the Company’s business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted (“ Company Intellectual Property ”) without any known conflict with, or infringement of, the rights of others. To the Company’s knowledge, no product or service marketed or sold (or proposed to be marketed or sold) by the Company violates or will violate any license or infringes or will infringe any intellectual property rights of any other party. Other than with respect to commercially available software products under standard end-user object code license agreements, there are no outstanding options, licenses, agreements, claims, encumbrances or shared ownership interests of any kind relating to the Company Intellectual Property, nor is the Company bound by or a party to any options, licenses or agreements of any kind with respect to the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses, information, proprietary rights and processes of any other Person. The Company has not received any communications alleging that the Company has violated, or by conducting its business, would violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, tradenames, copyrights, trade secrets, mask works or other proprietary rights or processes of any other Person.

 

ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF BORROWER

 

SECTION 5.01.                     Affirmative Covenants . On and after the Closing Date and so long as any Obligations have not been indefeasibly paid in full or converted pursuant to Article VIII :

 

(a)     Existence . Borrower shall preserve renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.

 

(b)    Use of Proceeds . Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loans for working capital and general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business.

 

(c)     Payment of Obligations . Borrower shall pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including: (i) all material Taxes, assessments, claims and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its property; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to pay or discharge any such tax, assessment, claim or charge that is being diligently contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and as to which appropriate reserves are being maintained; (ii) all material lawful claims which, if unpaid, would become a Lien on its property; and (iii) all material Debt, as and when due and payable.

 

(d)    Inspection Rights . Borrower shall, at any reasonable time during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, from time to time permit the Lenders and their agents and representatives (in each case, subject to Section 10.09 ) to (i)  discuss the affairs, finances, assets and accounts of Borrower with any of Borrower’s officers, directors or other representatives and independent certified public accountants and (ii) examine and make copies of and abstracts from their records and books of account, all at the expense of Borrower.

 

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(e)     Compliance with Laws . Borrower shall comply with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (ii) the failure to comply therewith would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)     Information Rights . Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Lenders any information relating to the financial condition, business, prospects, or corporate affairs of the Company, including any audited and unaudited balance sheet and statements of income and of cash flows, as any the Lenders may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(g)     Security Interest . Borrower shall at all times maintain the Liens and security interest in the Collateral granted to the Lenders hereunder as valid and perfected first priority Liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Lenders. Borrower hereby agrees to defend the same against the claims of any and all Persons and entities. Borrower shall safeguard and protect all Collateral for the account of the Lenders.

 

(h)    Further Assurances . Borrower agrees to execute and/or deliver any additional agreements, documents and instruments, and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested by the Required Lenders from time to time to carry out the intent of the Facility Documents. At the request of the Agent, Borrower will sign and deliver to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders at any time or from time to time one or more financing statements pursuant to the UCC in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Agent to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to make any filing required hereunder, including without limitation, any financing statements pursuant to the UCC, continuation statements, partial releases and/or termination statements related thereto or any expenses of any searches, and to maintain the Collateral and the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Lenders hereunder, and Borrower shall obtain and furnish to the Agent from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Lenders hereunder. Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to the Agent such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Agent may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce the Lenders’ security interest in the Collateral.

 

SECTION 5.02.                     Negative Covenants . So long as any Obligations have not been indefeasibly paid in full or converted pursuant to Article VIII, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders:

 

(a)     Additional Debt . Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Debt, other than Debt created under the Facility Documents.

 

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(b)    Liens . Borrower shall defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming any interest therein adverse to the Lenders. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, create, incur or assume any Lien upon any Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except Liens created under the Facility Documents and Liens that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or are otherwise of an immaterial nature.

 

(c)     Mergers, Etc . Without the prior consent of the Lenders, Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the property and assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of Borrower to any Person.

 

(d)    Investments . Borrower shall not hold any material Investments except Investments by Borrower outstanding on the date hereof.

 

(e)     Transaction with Affiliates . Borrower shall not enter into any material transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to Borrower as would be obtainable by Borrower at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate.

 

(f)     Prepay Debt . Borrower shall not prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any indebtedness of Borrower.

 

(g)     Change Name, Status, Jurisdiction, Tradename . Borrower shall not change its name, change its corporate status or jurisdiction, or use any trade name without delivering written notice to the Lenders at least twenty (20) days prior to the effectiveness of such change or use.

 

(h)    Disposition of Assets . Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries to, sell, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of any interest in any Collateral, except for sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business, licenses or sublicenses of rights in intellectual property on a non-exclusive or other limited basis in the ordinary course of business and sales of obsolete equipment.

 

ARTICLE VI
SECURITY INTEREST

 

SECTION 6.01.                     Granting of Security Interest . Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Lenders a first priority security interest in and lien on, and a right of set-off against, the following property and assets, whether now or hereafter existing, owned or acquired by Borrower (collectively, the “ Collateral ”), to secure the payment and the performance of all the Obligations:

 

(a)               Accounts;

 

(b)               Chattel Paper;

 

(c)               Commercial Tort Claims;

 

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(d)               Deposit Accounts;

 

(e)               Documents;

 

(f)                General Intangibles;

 

(g)               Goods;

 

(h)               Inventory;

 

(i)                 Equipment;

 

(j)                 Instruments;

 

(k)               Intellectual Property;

 

(l)                 Investment Property;

 

(m)             Letter-of-Credit Rights and Letters of Credit;

 

(n)               Supporting Obligations;

 

(o)               all books, records, writings, databases, information and other property relating to, used or useful in connection with, evidencing, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the foregoing in this Section 6.01;

 

(p)               all Accessions to and Proceeds of the foregoing and, to the extent not otherwise included, (i) all payments under insurance (whether or not the Agent is the loss payee thereof) and (ii) all tort claims; and

 

(q)               all other property and rights of every kind and description and interests therein.

 

SECTION 6.02.                     Proceeds . Except as permitted to be distributed to Borrower pursuant to the terms herein, (a) any property received by Borrower, which shall comprise of such additions, substitutes and replacements for, or proceeds of, the Collateral, shall, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, be held in trust for the Lenders, and (y) any cash proceeds of the Collateral shall, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, be held in trust for the Lenders.

 

SECTION 6.03.                     Delivery of Certain Collateral . Contemporaneously or prior to the execution of this Agreement, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent any and all certificates and other instruments or documents representing the Collateral, in each case, together with all Necessary Endorsements.

 

SECTION 6.04.                     Authorization to File Financing Statements . Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to file financing statements or take any other action required to perfect the Lenders’ security interests in the Collateral, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect the Lenders’ interest or rights under the Facility Documents, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, except to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, by Borrower, or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of the Lenders under the UCC.

 

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SECTION 6.05                    Appointment of Collateral Agent. The Lenders hereby appoint Barry Honig to act as their agent (the “ Agent ”) for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the Lenders hereunder. Such appointment shall continue until revoked in writing by the Required Lenders, at which time the Required Lenders shall appoint a new Agent. The Agent shall have the rights, responsibilities and immunities set forth in Annex C hereto.

 

ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

SECTION 7.01.                     Events of Default . If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

 

(a)     Borrower shall fail to pay when due (i) any of the outstanding principal of the Term Loans, or (ii) accrued interest on the Term Loans or other amounts or fees owing pursuant to any of the Facility Documents; or

 

(b)    Borrower shall fail to perform or observe in any material respect any term, covenant, or agreement contained in Article V and such failure shall continue for ten (10) days after receipt of written notice thereof from the Required Lenders; or

 

(c)     (i) any Facility Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, ceases to be in full force and effect; (ii) Borrower contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Facility Document; or (iii) Borrower denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Facility Document; or

 

(d)    (i) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of Borrower and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; (ii) Borrower institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; (iii) any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of Borrower and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; (iv) any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to Borrower or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of Borrower and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or (v) Borrower shall take any action to authorize any of the actions set forth above in this Section 7.01(d) ;

 

(e)     the Lenders cease to have a first priority perfected Lien in a material portion of the Collateral; or

 

(f)     there is entered against the Borrower (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000 (as to all such judgments or orders), and (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of thirty (30) consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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then, and in any such event, the Required Lenders may declare the Term Loans, all accrued interest thereon, all fees and all other accrued amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the (i) Term Loans, (ii) all such interest and fees and (iii) all such other amounts hereunder plus (iv) an additional amount equal to 125% of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (the sum of (i) – (iv), the “ Default Amount ”) shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; provided, however , that upon the occurrence of any event in Section 7.01(d) ,  the Default Amount shall automatically become and be due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

SECTION 7.02.                     Rights and Remedies.

 

(a)     Following acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 7.01 after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lenders, acting through the Agent, may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise available to them, all the rights and remedies of a Secured Party (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC) on default under the UCC (whether or not the UCC applies to the affected Collateral) and also may:

 

(i)                  take possession of any Collateral not already in the possession of a Lender without demand and without legal process;

 

(ii)                require Borrower to, and Borrower hereby agrees that it will, at its expense and upon request of the Agent forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Agent and make it available to the Agent at a place to be designated by the Agent that is reasonably convenient to both Borrower and the Agent;

 

(iii)              enter onto the property where any Collateral is located and take possession thereof without demand and without legal process;

 

(iv)              without notice except as specified below, lease, license, sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at the Agent’s office or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Agent may deem commercially reasonable. Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days’ prior notice to Borrower of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.

 

(b)    All cash proceeds received by the Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied to the Term Loans in the order set forth in Section 2.08(c).

 

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(c)     The Agent may:

 

(i)                  transfer all or any part of the Collateral into the name of the Lenders, with or without disclosing that such Collateral is subject to the Lien hereunder;

 

(ii)                notify the parties obligated on any of the Collateral to make payment to the Lenders or an agent of the Lenders of any amount due or to become due thereunder;

 

(iii)              withdraw, or cause or direct the withdrawal, of all funds from any Deposit Account or Securities Account of Borrower;

 

(iv)              enforce collection of any of the Collateral by suit or otherwise, and surrender, release or exchange all or any part thereof, or compromise or extend or renew for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) any obligations of any nature of any party with respect thereto;

 

(v)                endorse any checks, drafts, or other writings in Borrower’s name to allow collection of the Collateral;

 

(vi)              take control of any proceeds of the Collateral;

 

(vii)            use, license or sublicense following an Event of Default, any Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower; and

 

(viii)          execute (in the name, place and stead of Borrower) endorsements, assignments, stock powers and other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to all or any of the Collateral.

 

ARTICLE VIII
CONVERSION

 

SECTION 8.01.                     Conversion of Term Loans . Subject to the other terms and provisions of this Article VIII , upon the consummation of that currently contemplated merger or combination between the Borrower and a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on prophylactic anti-infective drugs for use during invasive surgeries (“ PubCo ” and such merger or combination, the “ Acquisition Transactions ”), all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the Term Loans shall automatically convert into such number of shares (the “ Conversion Shares ”) of common stock of PubCo (“ Common Stock ”) equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate dollar value of such outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the Term Loans and the denominator of which is $2.75 (subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events of PubCo, including in the case of stock splits, subdivisions, reclassifications or combinations of the Common Stock). The Conversion Shares shall be apportioned among the Lenders on a pro rata basis based on the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest due and owing to each such Lender under the Term Loans immediately preceding the completion of Acquisition Transactions.  In the event that there is any material departure from the terms of the Acquisition Transactions contemplated by Borrower and PubCo that results from any Lender’s or PubCo’s failure to perform any obligations required to be performed by such Lender or PubCo or any other failure by such Lender or PubCo to take any action that was necessary or appropriate for such Lender to take in order to complete the Acquisition Transactions on substantially the terms contemplated by PubCo and Borrower, then the Lenders, PubCo and Borrower shall negotiate different conversion terms in good faith.

 

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SECTION 8.02.                     Additional Event of Default . In the event that a merger or combination with and into PubCo or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of PubCo is not completed on substantially the terms currently contemplated by PubCo and Borrower by the Stated Maturity Date, such event shall, at the election of the Required Lenders, be deemed to be an Event of Default for purposes of Article VII of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, such event shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default if any Lender or PubCo failed to perform any obligations required to be performed by such Lender or PubCo or such Lender or PubCo otherwise failed to take any action that was necessary or appropriate for such Lender or PubCo to take in order to complete such merger and the other Acquisition Transactions.

 

SECTION 8.03.                     Conversion Limitation . Notwithstanding Section 8.01 , in no event shall any portion of the Obligations due and owing to a Lender convert into Common Stock if it would cause such Lender’s “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), when taken together with other securities of PubCo owned by such Lender, to exceed, at the written election of such Lender, either 4.99% or 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock (the “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ”). In such event, the portion of the Obligations that would cause such Lender to exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, shall instead be converted into a “common stock equivalent” preferred stock which shall have terms customary for “common stock equivalent” preferred stock, including, convertibility into a number of shares of Common Stock that such Lender would have received under this Article VIII but for the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, a Section 13(d) conversion blocker, participation rights with respect to dividends and distributions on the Common Stock, and customary anti-dilution adjustments for stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends and similar events.

 

ARTICLE IX
Indemnification

 

SECTION 9.01.                     Indemnification . Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Lenders and the Agent and their officers, directors, employees, agents, in-house attorneys, representatives and shareholders (each, including Lender, an “ Indemnified Party ”) harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities (including such claims, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities based on liability in tort, including strict liability in tort), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense (including those incurred upon any appeal), that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any Indemnified Party as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents or the administration of such credit, or in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, or any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, or arising out of the disposition or utilization of the Collateral, excluding in all cases claims to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Indemnified Party.

 

ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 10.01.                 Amendments . No amendment of any provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and Borrower.

 

SECTION 10.02.                 Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

 

(a)     Notices Generally . All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

 

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(i) if to Borrower, to Pulmatrix, Inc., 99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390, Lexington, MA 02421, Phone: 781-357-2333, e-mail:info@pulmatrix.com; and

 

(ii) if to a Lender, as set forth on Annex A .

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).

 

(b)    Telephonic Communications . All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Lenders may be recorded by a Lender, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

SECTION 10.03.                 Waiver . No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document and no consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and Borrower, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No waiver or consent by any party shall operate or be construed as a waiver or consent in respect of any failure, breach or default not expressly identified by such written waiver, whether of a similar or different character, and whether occurring before or after that waiver. No failure on the part of a Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising any right hereunder or under any other Facility Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall the single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No notice to or demand on Borrower in any case shall entitle Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of a Lender to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.

 

SECTION 10.04.                 Equal Treatment of Lenders . No consideration (including any modification of any Facility Documents) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provisions related to the Term Loans and Facility Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all Lenders. All payments hereunder shall be made pro rata among the Lenders based on the portion of the Term Loans funded by each Lender as set forth on Annex A.

 

SECTION 10.05.                 Costs and Expenses . Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lenders and their Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) in connection with the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of the Facility Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Lenders (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including their rights under this Section 10.05 , including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of the Term Loans. Borrower will also, upon demand, pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of any experts and agents, which the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, may incur in connection with (a) the enforcement of this Agreement, (b) the custody or preservation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, or (c) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Lenders under the Facility Documents.

 

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SECTION 10.06.                 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

 

(a)     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without giving effect to its conflict of laws provisions.

 

(b)    Submission to Jurisdiction . The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Southern District of the State of New York, and all appropriate appellate courts or, if jurisdiction in such court is lacking, any New York State court of competent jurisdiction sitting in New York (and all appropriate appellate courts), in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document.

 

(c)     Waiver of Venue . Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document in any court referred to in clause (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.06(d) .

 

SECTION 10.07.                 Severability . In case any provision in this Agreement or any other Facility Document shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severable from the rest of this Agreement or such other Facility Document, as the case may be, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

SECTION 10.08.                 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Facility Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 10.09.                 Confidentiality . Each Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to such Lender’s Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority), (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under any Facility Document or any action or proceeding relating to any Facility Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.09 , to (i) any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Borrower or the Obligations, (g) with the consent of Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to such Lender, or any of its Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Borrower.

  

For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from Borrower hereof relating to Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Lenders on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by Borrower, provided that, in the case of information received from Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 10.09 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

SECTION 10.10.                 Cumulative Remedies . The remedies herein provided are cumulative and are in addition to and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law.

 

SECTION 10.11.                 Wire Instructions . The Term Loans by wire transfer shall be delivered in immediately available funds to the account as follows

 

  Pulmatrix Inc. - wiring instructions Beneficiary Bank Information:
  Comerica Bank
  226 Airport Parkway
  San Jose, CA 95110
  Phone 800-269-9050
  ABA# 121 137 522
  Swift Code: MNBDUS33
   
  Beneficiary Information:
  Account name: Pulmatrix Inc.
  Account number: 1893954030
   
  Pulmatrix Inc.
  99 Hayden Avenue
  Lexington, MA 02421

 

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  Company Contact :
  Michelle Siegert
  Director, Finance and Accounting
  781-357-2356
  msiegert@pulmatrix.com

 

 

SECTION 10.12.                 Entire Agreement . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES .

 

[END OF TEXT]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their respective officers or representatives thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

 

 

  BORROWER :
     
  PULMATRIX INC. ,
  as Borrower
     
     
     
     
  By: /s/ Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
     
  Name: Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
     
  Title: CEO

 

 

 

[Signature pages of Lenders follow]

 

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Loan and Security Agreement

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: 2004 Leon Scharf Irrevocable Trust FBO Rachel Deer or Descendants _

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Willy Beer _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Willy Beer _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _ Investment Trustee _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $137,500 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Alpha Capital Anstalt _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Konrad Ackermann _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Konrad Ackermann _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _ Director _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $350,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Archer Diversified Investments, LLC _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Devon D. Archer _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Devon D. Archer _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Member _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $250,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Biscayne Biotech Holdings, LLC _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Glenn L. Halpryn _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Glenn L. Halpryn _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $500,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Brio Capital Master Fund Ltd. _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Shaye Hirsch _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Shaye Hirsch _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Director _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $200,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Nicholas Carosi III _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Nicholas Carosi III _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Self _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $150,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Chicago Holdings Ltd. _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Douglas Ooi _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Douglas Ooi _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $82,500 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Robert S. Colman Trust UDT 3/13/85 _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Robert Colman _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Robert S. Colman _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Trustee _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $250,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: CPA Trust _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Sitimon D. Atlas _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Sitimon D. Atlas _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Trustee _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Crystalia Investments LTD _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Wendy Yap _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Wendy Yap _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Director _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $370,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Distinct Concept Limited _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Tan Joon Yang _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Tan Joon Yang _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Director _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Edward Karr _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Edward Karr _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $110,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Joseph Hoch _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Joseph Hoch _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Joseph Hoch _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $50,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Horberg Enterprises LP _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Howard Todd Horberg _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Howard Todd Horberg _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: President _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $53,250 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: JSL Kids Partners _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ John S. Lemak _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: John S. Lemak _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $49,500 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Louis J. Pappas _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Louis J. Pappas _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Manuel Scharf _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Manuel Scharf _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Manuel Scharf _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $275,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Robert McCumsey _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Robert McCumsey _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $20,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Morris Fuchs _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Morris Fuchs _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $50,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Daryl Olsen _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Daryl Olsen _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Daryl Olsen _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Self/Owner _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $20,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: One Moore Holdings Inc. _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Chad Moore _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Chad Moore _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: President _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Peter Kearns _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Peter Kearns _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Peter Kearns _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $50,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Pinnacle Family Office Investments, L.P. _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Barry M. Kitt _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Barry M. Kitt _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $275,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Point Capital, Inc. _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Richard A. Brand _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: Richard A. Brand _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: CEO/Chairman _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Sandor Capital Master Fund _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ John S. Lemak _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: John S. Lemak _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Manager _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $448,250 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Simpson VIII, LLC _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ William E. Richards _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: William E. Richards _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: Trustee/Administrator _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: William D. Smithburg _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ William D. Smithburg _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: William D. Smithburg _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $110,000 _________________________

 

 
 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF LENDERS TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]

 

 

 

Name of Lender: Lawrence J. Wert _______________________

 

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Lender : /s/ Lawrence J. Wert _________________________

 

Name of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Title of Authorized Signatory: _________________________

 

Principal Amount: _ $100,000 _________________________

 

 
 

  

Annex A

 

Lender Amount Address
2004 Leon Scharf Irrevocable Trust $137,500 3839 Flatlands Ave. Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11234
Alpha Capital Anstalt $350,000 Lettstrasse 32 Fl-9490 Vaduz Furstentums Liechtenstein
Archer Diversified Investments, LLC $250,000 152 West 57th Street, 47th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Biscayne Biotech Holdings, LLC $500,000 4400 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 950 Miami, FL 33137
Brio Capital Master Fund Ltd. $200,000 100 Merrick Road, Suite 401W, Rockville Center, N.Y. 11570
Chicago Holdings Ltd. $82,500 1 Sime Park Hill, Singapore 288325
CPA Trust $100,000 83-15 Lefferts Blvd Kew Gardens, NY 11413
Crystalia Investments Ltd. $370,000 16-03 Shaw Center, Singapore 228208
Daryl Olsen $20,000 1128 N. Main Centerville UT, 84014
Distinct Concept Limited $100,000 9 Queen Astrid Park Singapore 266799
Edward Karr $110,000

19 Blvd. Georges-Favon, CH-1204 Geneva, Switzerland 

Horberg Entreprises LP $52,250 209 Prospect Avenue Highland Park IL 62035
Joseph Hoch $50,000 125-10 Queens Blvd. 224, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
JSL Kids Partners $49,500 2828 Routh St, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75201
Lawrence J. Wert $100,000 170 Nuttall Road Riverside IL 60546
Louis J. Pappas $100,000 39 Mohring Bay Court Bayville, NY 11709
Manuel Scharf $275,000 1575-50th Street Suite #201 Brooklyn NY 11219
Morris Fuchs $50,000 1109 East 22 St., Brooklyn NY 11210
Nicholas Carosi III $150,000 13800 Dawson Beach Rd Woodbridge VA 22191
One Moore Holdings Inc. $100,000 95 Almondell Circle The Woodland TX 77354
Peter Kearns $50,000 270 Wendover Drive Princeton NJ 08701
Pinnacle Family Office Investments $275,000 4965 Preston Park Blvd STE 240 Plano, TX 75093
Point Capital, Inc. $100,000 285 Grand Av. Bld 5 2nd Floor Englewood, NJ 07631
Robert McCumsey $20,000 79000 Citrus, LA Quinta CA 92253
Robert S. Colman Trust UDT 3/13/85 $250,000 PO Box 7370 Ketchum, ID 83340
Sandor Capital Master Fund $448,250 2828 Routh St, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75201
Simpson VIII, LLC. $100,000 20 North Wacker Drive Suite 1416 Chicago IL 60606
William D. Smithburg $110,000 676 N Michigan Ave Suite 3860 Chicago IL 60611

 

 
 

 

Annex B

   

Name of Subordinated Lender Principal Amount of Subordinated Debt ($) on the date of this Agreement
Polaris Venture Partners V, L.P. 12,512,728.87
Polaris Venture Partners Entrep. Fund V, L.P. 243,873.09
Polaris Venture Partners Founders' Fund V, L.P. 85,712.19
Polaris Venture Partners Special Founders' Fund V, L.P. 125,127.29
Polaris Venture Partners IV, L.P. 2,996,801.92
Polaris Venture Partners Entrep. IV, L.P. 56,180.99
5AM Ventures LLC 3,669,514.78
5AM Co-Investors LLC 519,826.28
Arch Venture Fund VII, L.P. 8,742,638.39
Gabrielson, Mark 136,092.99

 

 
 

 

Annex C

 

to

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

THE AGENT

 

1. Appointment . The Lenders (all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings provided in the Loan and Security Agreement to which this Annex C is attached (the “ Agreement ”)), by their acceptance of the benefits of the Agreement, hereby designate Barry Honig (the “ Agent ”) as the Agent to act as specified herein and in the Agreement. Each Lender shall be deemed irrevocably to authorize the Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of the Agreement and any other Facility Documents and to exercise such powers and to perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are specifically delegated to or required of the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent may perform any of its duties hereunder by or through its agents or employees.

 

2. Nature of Duties . The Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in the Agreement. Neither the Agent nor any of its partners, members, shareholders, officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for any action taken or omitted by it as such under the Agreement or hereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, be responsible for the consequence of any oversight or error of judgment or answerable for any loss, unless caused solely by its or their gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction. The duties of the Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Agent shall not have by reason of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Borrower or any Lender; and nothing in the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents except as expressly set forth herein and therein.

 

3. Lack of Reliance on the Agent . Independently and without reliance upon the Agent, each Lender, to the extent it deems appropriate, has made and shall continue to make (a) its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of Borrower in connection with such Lender’s investment in Borrower, the creation and continuance of the Obligations, the transactions contemplated by the Facility Documents, and the taking or not taking of any action in connection therewith, and (b) its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of Borrower, and of the value of the Collateral from time to time, and the Agent shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit, market or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before any Obligations are incurred or at any time or times thereafter.

 

The Agent shall not be responsible to Borrower or any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties herein or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith, or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectibility, priority or sufficiency of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, or for the financial condition of Borrower or the value of any of the Collateral, or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, or the financial condition of Borrower, or the value of any of the Collateral, or the existence or possible existence of any default or Event of Default under the Agreement or any of the other Facility Documents.

 

 
 

  

4. Certain Rights of the Agent . The Agent shall have the right to take any action with respect to the Collateral, on behalf of all of the Lenders. To the extent practical, the Agent shall request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any material act or action (including failure to act) in connection with the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, and shall be entitled to act or refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders; if such instructions are not provided despite the Agent’s request therefor, the Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such act or taking such action, and if such action is taken, shall be entitled to appropriate indemnification from the Lenders in respect of actions to be taken by the Agent; and the Agent shall not incur liability to any person or entity by reason of so refraining. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Agent as a result of the Agent acting or refraining from acting hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, and Borrower shall have no right to question or challenge the authority of, or the instructions given to, the Agent pursuant to the foregoing and (b) the Agent shall not be required to take any action that the Agent believes (i) could reasonably be expected to expose it to personal liability or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement, the Facility Documents or applicable law.

 

5. Reliance . The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex, teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or other document or telephone message signed, sent or made by the proper person or entity, and, with respect to all legal matters pertaining to the Agreement and the other Facility Documents and its duties thereunder, upon advice of counsel selected by it and upon all other matters pertaining to this Agreement and the other Facility Documents and its duties thereunder, upon advice of other experts selected by it. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by Borrower or is cared for, protected or insured or that the liens granted pursuant to the Agreement have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority.

 

6. Indemnification . To the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed by Borrower, the Lenders will jointly and severally reimburse and indemnify the Agent, in proportion to their respective principal amounts of the Term Loans, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in performing its duties hereunder or under the Agreement or any other Facility Documents, or in any way relating to or arising out of the Agreement or any other Facility Documents except for those determined by a final judgment (not subject to further appeal) of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the Agent’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Prior to taking any action hereunder as Agent, the Agent may require each Lender to deposit with it sufficient sums as it determines in good faith is necessary to protect the Agent for costs and expenses associated with taking such action.

 

7. Resignation by the Agent .

 

(a) The Agent may resign from the performance of all its functions and duties under the Agreement and the other Facility Documents at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Borrower and the Lenders. Such resignation shall take effect upon the appointment of a successor Agent pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) below.

 

(b) Upon any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Agent hereunder.

 

(c) If a successor Agent shall not have been so appointed within said 30-day period, the Agent shall then appoint a successor agent who shall serve as Agent until such time, if any, as the Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided above. If a successor agent has not been appointed within such 30-day period, the Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction or may interplead Borrower and the Lenders in a proceeding for the appointment of a successor Agent, and all fees, including, but not limited to, extraordinary fees associated with the filing of interpleader and expenses associated therewith, shall be payable by Borrower on demand.

 

 
 

  

8. Rights with respect to Collateral . Each Lender agrees with all other Lenders and the Agent (a) that it shall not, and shall not attempt to, exercise any rights with respect to its security interest in the Collateral, whether pursuant to any other agreement or otherwise (other than pursuant to this Agreement), or take or institute any action against the Agent or any of the other Lenders in respect of the Collateral or its rights hereunder (other than any such action arising from the breach of this Agreement) and (b) that such Lender has no other rights with respect to the Collateral other than as set forth in this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.

 

Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Agreement. After any retiring Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Agent, the provisions of the Agreement including this Annex C shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Agent.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

SeCURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, this “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of March 13, 2015 (the “ Effective Date ”), is by and among Pulmatrix Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “ Company ”), and the persons or entities identified on Schedule A hereto (which persons or entities, with any of their successors or assignees, are hereinafter referred to individually as a “ Purchaser ” and collectively as the “ Purchasers ”). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

A.           WHEREAS, the Company has entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) dated March 13 , 2015 by and among the Company, Ruthigen, Inc. (“ Ruthigen ”), a Delaware corporation and Ruthigen Merger, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ruthigen, Inc.; and

 

B.           WHEREAS, the Purchasers wish to purchase from the Company at the Closing (as defined in Section 2.2), and the Company wishes to sell 24,538,999 units (the “ Units ”), with each Unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and a warrant to purchase 2.193140519 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.448266 per whole share in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (the “ Warrants ”), for an aggregate purchase price of $10,000,000 to the Purchasers at the Closing; and

 

C.           WHEREAS, Each Purchaser has agreed to purchase the number of Units, set forth opposite each such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A hereto and the Company has agreed to sell such Units on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Purchase Agreement, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

Article I
PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK

 

1.1 Purchase and Sale of the Units to the Purchasers.

 

(a)           On or prior to the Closing (as defined below), the Company shall have authorized the sale and issuance to the Purchasers of up to 24,538,999 Units at the Closing (as defined below) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(b)           Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Purchase Agreement and in reliance on the representations and warranties set forth or referred to herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Closing referred to in Section 2.02 below, if such Closing occurs, the number of Units set forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Schedule A attached hereto under the caption “Number of Units Purchased”.

 

(c)           The Purchase Price payable by each Purchaser for the Units purchased by it at the Closing under this Purchase Agreement shall be an amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A hereto under the caption “Purchase Price”, as applicable. The aggregate purchase price of all Units to be issued and sold by the Company to the Purchasers pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be up to $10,000,000.

 

(d)           The Company and the Purchasers, having adverse interests as a result of arm's length bargaining, agree that (i) neither the Purchasers nor any of their affiliates or partners have rendered or agreed to render any services to the Company in connection with this Agreement or the issuance of the Common Stock. The Purchase Price payable by each Purchaser for the Units purchased by it at the Closing under this Purchase Agreement shall be an amount equal to the number of Units set forth opposite each Purchaser’s name on Schedule A , multiplied by $0.4075146, which amount is set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A hereto under the caption “Purchase Price” for each Closing.

 

 
 

  

1.2 The Closing.

 

(a)           The closing of the sale and purchase of the Units under this Purchase Agreement shall be immediately prior to the closing of the Merger Agreement on the Effective Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement). No physical certificates evidencing the Units or the shares or Common Stock or Warrants comprising the Units will be issued and the Units, shares of Common Stock and Warrants will be issued in book-entry form only; provided, however, Pulmatrix shall cause Ruthigen to issue physical certificates for the securities of Ruthigen issued in exchange for the Common Stock and Warrants in the Merger. The parties agree that the delivery of this Purchase Agreement and any other documents at the Closing may be effected by means of an exchange of signatures by facsimile or electronic mail with original copies to follow by mail or courier service. From and after the Effective Date the Common Stock and Warrants comprising each Unit will automatically, without any further action of any person, separate. Prior to the Closing the Purchasers and the Company shall agree on a Purchase Price allocation among the shares of Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units. Such allocation shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and no party shall take a different position regarding the purchase price allocation.

 

Article II
rEPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers.

 

2.1            Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties.

 

2.2            C orporate Power and Authority; Authorization; Enforceability. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization of this Purchase Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing. This Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

 

2.3            No Conflict. Neither the authorization, execution, delivery or performance of this Purchase Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the sale, issuance and delivery of any of the shares of capital stock of the Company which may be issued pursuant to the terms of this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach of or default under (or with due notice or lapse of time or both would result in a default under) the Company's certificate of incorporation or by-laws, as currently in effect, or any statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, order or award of any arbitrator, court or governmental authority.

 

2.4            Valid Issuance . Upon issuance against payment of the Purchase Price therefor, the shares of Common Stock included in the Units will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants when issued, against payment of the exercise price therefor, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

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Article III
REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS

 

Each Purchaser hereby severally and not jointly represents and warrants to the Company with respect to such Purchaser as follows:

 

3.1            Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by each Purchaser of this Purchase Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, partnership or other action on the part of such Purchaser. This Purchase Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser or on behalf of such Purchaser by a duly authorized representative of such Purchaser and constitutes valid and legally binding obligations of such Purchaser enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

 

3.2            Investment Purpose; Restrictions. Each Purchaser is purchasing the Units for its own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of distributing the same. Such Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the Units, and the Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units, have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws and those securities therefore cannot be resold unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or unless an exemption from such registration is available. Each Purchaser further represents that it understands and agrees that the Units, and Common Stock and Warrants comprising the Units, whether upon initial issuance or upon any permitted transfer thereof, shall be subject to the following legend:

 

THESE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED BY ANY PERSON, INCLUDING A PLEDGEE, UNLESS (1) EITHER (A) A REGISTRATION WITH RESPECT THERETO SHALL BE EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (B) THE COMPANY SHA.LL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE, AND (2) THERE SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS

 

3.3            Information. Each Purchaser has been furnished with or has had access to all information it has requested from the Company and has had an opportunity to review the books and records of the Company and to discuss with management of the Company its business and financial affairs and has generally such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters and with respect to investments in securities of privately held development-stage companies so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of such investment and form an investment decision with respect thereto; provided , however, that the foregoing shall in no way affect, diminish, or derogate from the representations and warranties made by the Company hereunder or the right of such Purchaser to rely thereon.

 

3.4            Accredited Investor . Each Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning set forth in Rule 501 under the Securities Act, is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated hereunder and is able to bear the economic risks of its investment in the Common Stock.

 

Article IV
CONDITIONS

 

4.1            Conditions to Purchasers’ Obligations at each Closing. Purchasers’ obligations under Article II of this Purchase Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties True; Performance of Obligations . The representations and warranties made by the Company in Article III hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date;

 

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(b)           Legal Investment . On the Effective Date, the sale and issuance of the Units shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which Purchasers and the Company are subject;

 

(c)           Consents, Permits, and Waivers . At or prior to the Effective Date, the Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement; and

 

(d)           Delivery of the Common Stock . Following receipt of the Purchase Price for the Units, the Company shall deliver the duly executed and delivered to each Purchaser a Unit ledger evidencing that the Units have been issued and recorded on the books of the Company.

 

(e)           Effective Time . The Merger shall be consummated immediately following the issuance of the Units hereunder.

 

4.2            Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The Company’s obligation to issue and sell the Units is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)           Representations and Warranties True . The representations and warranties in Article IV made by the Purchasers shall be true and correct as of the Effective Date;

 

(b)           Legal Investment . On each Effective Date, the sale and issuance of the Units shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which Purchasers and the Company are subject;

 

(c)           Consents, Permits, and Waivers . The Company shall have obtained any and all consents, permits and waivers necessary or appropriate for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Purchase Agreement; and

 

(d)           Purchase Price Delivery . The Company shall have received from each Purchaser the purchase price for such Units being purchased hereunder in immediately available funds.

 

(e)           Effective Time . The Merger shall be consummated immediately following the issuance of the Units hereunder.

 

Article V
MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1            Amendments and Waivers . This Purchase Agreement may be amended, and any term or provision of this Purchase Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) upon the written consent of the parties hereto.

 

5.2            Successors and Assigns. This Purchase Agreement may not be assigned, conveyed or transferred without the prior written consent of the Company; provided, however, a Purchaser that is partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or other entity may transfer this Purchase Agreement to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Company. Subject to the foregoing, the rights and obligations of the Company and each Purchaser under this Purchase Agreement shall be binding upon and benefit their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs, administrators and transferees. The terms and provisions of this Purchase Agreement are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and are not intended to confer any third-party benefit on any other person.

 

5.3            Notices . All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing, and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or, in the case of facsimile or electronic mail notice, when received, or, in the case of a nationally recognized courier service, one business day after delivery to such courier service, addressed as follows in the case of the Company and the Purchasers or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto and any future holders of the Notes and the Warrants:

 

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Company: Pulmatrix Inc.

99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390

Lexington, Massachusetts 02421

Attn: President

 

With a copy to: Haynes and Boone, LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza, 26 th Floor

New York, New York 10112

Attn: Rick A. Werner, Esq.

 

Purchasers: To the addresses set forth on the signature pages hereto

 

5.4            Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of any Purchaser, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

5.5            Counterparts. This Purchase Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Purchase Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

 

5.6            Severability. Any provision of this Purchase Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

5.7            Integration . This Purchase Agreement represent the agreement of the Company and the Purchasers with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Purchasers relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to in this Purchase Agreement.

 

5.8            Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

5.9            Jurisdiction and Service of Process. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Purchase Agreement shall be brought in the courts of the State of Delaware or of the United States of America for the District of Delaware. By execution and delivery of this Purchase Agreement, each of the parties hereto accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the party at its address set forth in Section 5.3 hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  PULMATRIX INC.
     
  By:   /s/ Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke,
    Chief Executive Officer

 

  Address: 99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 390
    Lexington, MA 02421
    Phone: 781-357-2333
    Fax: 78 -357-2399

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PURCHASERS:
   
  ARCH VENTURE FUND VII, L.P.
   
  By: ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS VII, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
     
  By: ARCH VENTURE PARTNERS VII, LLC
  Its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ Keith Crandell
  Its:   Managing Director

 

  Address: c/o ARCH Venture Partners
    8725 West Higgins Road
    Suite 290
    Chicago, IL 60631
    Attn: Mark McDonnell
    Phone:
    Fax: (773) 380-6606
     
    With a copy to:
    c/o ARCH Venture Partners
    1000 Second Avenue, Suite 3700
    Seattle, WA 98104
    Attn: Steven Gillis
    Fax: (206) 674-3026

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PURCHASERS:
   
  5AM VENTURES LLC , by its Manager
  5AM CO-INVESTORS LLC , by its Manager
   
  5AM Partners LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schwab
    Andrew J. Schwab, Managing Director
     

  Address: c/o 5AM Ventures
    2200 Sand Hill Road, Suite 110
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Phone:
    Fax:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PURCHASERS:
   
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS IV, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. IV, L.L.C., its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact
     
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS
  ENTREPRENEURS’ FUND IV, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. IV, L.L.C., its General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact
     
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS V, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. V, L.L.C., its
  General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact
     
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS
  ENTREPRENEURS’ FUND V, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. V, L.L.C., its
  General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PURCHASERS:  
   
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS
  FOUNDERS’ FUND V, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. V, L.L.C., its
  General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact
     
  POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS SPECIAL
  FOUNDERS’ FUND V, L.P.
  By:  Polaris Venture Management Co. V, L.L.C., its
  General Partner
     
  By: /s/ William E. Bilodeau
    William E. Bilodeau
    Attorney-in-fact
       

  Address: 1000 Winter Street, Suite 3350
    Waltham, MA  02451
    Phone: 781-290-0770
    Fax: 781-290-0880

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  PURCHASERS:
   
  ALTITUDE LIFE SCIENCE VENTURES II, L.P.
   
  By: Altitude Life Science Ventures II, LLC
  Its: General Partner
     
  By: /s/ David Maki
  Name: David Maki
  Title: Member

 

  Address: David Maki
    Altitude Life Science Ventures
    701 5th Avenue
    Suite 5400
    Seattle, WA  98104
    Phone: 206-999-3348

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

List of Purchasers

 

 

 

Purchasers

 

 

 

Number of Units
Purchased

    Number of
Shares
Included in
Units
Purchased
    Number of
Shares issuable
upon exercise of
Warrants
included in Units
Purchased
   

 

 

Purchase Price

 
ARCH Venture Fund VII, L.P.     6,134,750       6,134,750       13,454,368.8     $ 2,500,000.20  
5AM Ventures LLC     2,866,241       2,866,241       6,286,069.274     $ 1,168,035.06  
5AM Co-Investors LLC     406,034       406,034       890,489.6175     $ 165,464.79  
Polaris Venture Partners IV, L.P.     2,703,480       2,703,480       5,929,111.53     $ 1,101,707.58  
Polaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs’ Fund IV, L.P.     50,682       50,682       111,152.7478     $ 20,653.66  
Polaris Venture Partners V, L.P.     6,024,144       6,024,144       13,211,794.30     $ 2,454,926.64  
Polaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs’ Fund V, L.P.     117,411       117,411       257,498.8215     $ 47,846.70  
Polaris Venture Partners Founders’ Fund V, L.P.     41,266       41,266       90,502.13666     $ 16,816.50  
Polaris Venture Partners Special Founders’ Fund V, L.P.     60,241       60,241       132,116.978     $ 24,549.09  
Altitude Life Science Ventures II, L.P.     6,134,750       6,134,750       13,454,368.8     $ 2,500,000.20  
Totals     24,538,999       24,538,999       53,817,473.00     $ 10,000,000.42  

  

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

FORM OF WARRANT

 

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

PULMATRIX, INC.

 

WARRANT

 

Warrant No.  [__] Dated:  ___________, 2015

 

Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for value received, [_____________] or its registered assigns (the “ Holder ”), is entitled to purchase from the Company up to a total of [_________] shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”) of the Company (each such share, a “ Warrant Share ” and all such shares, the “ Warrant Shares ”) at an exercise price equal to $0.44826 per share (as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 8 , the “ Exercise Price ”), at any time and on or after the Initial Exercise Date (as defined below) and through and including the date that is five (5) years from the Initial Exercise Date, or if such day is not a Business Day (as defined below), on the next preceding Business Day (the “ Expiration Date ”), and subject to the following terms and conditions. This Warrant (this “ Warrant ”) is issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of ________________, 2015, by and among the Company and the investors signatory thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”).

 

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

 

2.           Registration of Transfers . The Company shall register the transfer of any portion of this Warrant in the Warrant Register, upon surrender of this Warrant, with the Form of Assignment attached hereto duly completed and signed, to the Company at its address specified herein. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new warrant to purchase Common Stock, in substantially the Form of this Warrant (any such new warrant, a “ New Warrant ”), evidencing the portion of this Warrant so transferred shall be issued to the transferee and a New Warrant evidencing the remaining portion of this Warrant not so transferred, if any, shall be issued to the transferring Holder. The acceptance of the New Warrant by the transferee thereof shall be deemed the acceptance by such transferee of all of the rights and obligations of a holder of this Warrant.

 

3.           Exercise and Duration of Warrant .

 

(a)           This Warrant shall be exercisable by the registered Holder at any time and from time to time on or after the Initial Exercise Date and prior to 5:30 p.m., New York City time on the Expiration Date at which time the portion of this Warrant not exercised prior thereto shall be and become void and of no value.

 

 
 

 

 

(b)           The Holder may exercise this Warrant by delivering to the Company (i) an exercise notice, in the Form attached hereto (the “ Exercise Notice ”), appropriately completed and duly signed, and (ii) payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares as to which this Warrant is being exercised, and the date such items are delivered to the Company (as determined in accordance with the notice provisions hereof) is an “ Exercise Date .” The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to affect an exercise hereunder; provided , however , that in the event that this Warrant is exercised in full or for the remaining unexercised portion hereof, the Holder shall deliver this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within a reasonable time after such exercise. In the event of a partial exercise of this Warrant, execution and delivery of the Exercise Notice shall have the same effect as cancellation of the original Warrant and issuance of a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.

 

4.           Delivery of Warrant Shares .

 

(a)           Upon exercise of this Warrant, the Company shall promptly following the Exercise Date (but in no event later than three Trading Days after the Exercise Date) credit such aggregate number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to such exercise of this Warrant to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or if the Company’s transfer agent for the Common Stock (the “ Transfer Agent ”) is not participating in the Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program or if the certificates are required to bear a legend regarding restriction on transferability, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to such exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, or any Person so designated by the Holder to receive Warrant Shares, shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Warrant Shares as of the Exercise Date, irrespective of the date such Warrant Shares are credited to the Holder’s DTC account or the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares, as the case may be. For purposes of this Warrant, “ Person ” shall mean an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind and “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market.

 

(b)           This Warrant is exercisable, either in its entirety or, from time to time, for a portion of the number of Warrant Shares. Upon surrender of this Warrant following one or more partial exercises, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, at its expense, a New Warrant evidencing the right to purchase the remaining number of Warrant Shares.

 

5.           Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance and delivery of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax, withholding tax, transfer agent fee or other incidental tax or expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the registration of any certificates for Warrant Shares or Warrants in a name other than that of the Holder. The Holder shall be responsible for all other tax liability that may arise as a result of holding or transferring this Warrant or receiving Warrant Shares upon exercise hereof.

 

6.           Replacement of Warrant . If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation hereof, or in lieu of and substitution for this Warrant, a New Warrant, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable bond or indemnity, if requested. Applicants for a New Warrant under such circumstances shall also comply with such other reasonable regulations and procedures and pay such other reasonable third-party costs as the Company may prescribe.

 

 
 

 

 

7.           Reservation of Warrant Shares . The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of the aggregate of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved Common Stock, solely for the purpose of enabling it to issue Warrant Shares upon exercise of this Warrant as herein provided, the number of Warrant Shares which are then issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of this entire Warrant, free from preemptive rights or any other contingent purchase rights of persons other than the Holder (after giving effect to the adjustments of Section 8 , if any). The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares so issuable and deliverable shall, upon issuance and the payment of the applicable Exercise Price in accordance with the terms hereof, be duly and validly authorized, issued and fully paid and nonassessable. The Company will take all such action as may be necessary to assure that such shares of Common Stock may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Common Stock may be listed.

 

8.           Certain Adjustments . The Exercise Price and number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subject to adjustment from time to time as set forth in this Section 8 .

 

(a)           Stock Dividends, Subdivisions or Combinations . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) pays a stock dividend on its Common Stock or otherwise makes a distribution on any class of capital stock that is payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, or (iii) combines outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Simultaneously with any adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to this subsection (a), the number of Warrant Shares that may be purchased upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted proportionately, so that after such adjustment the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder for the increased or decreased number of Warrant Shares, as the case may be, shall be the same as the aggregate Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment to the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares.

 

(b)           Adjustments Upon Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation or Merger . In the event of any (i) capital reorganization of the Company, (ii) reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than as a result of a stock dividend or subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), (iii) consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person, (iv) sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to another Person or (v) other similar transaction (other than a transaction covered by Section 8(a)), in each case which entitles the holders of Common Stock to receive (either directly or upon subsequent liquidation) stock, securities or assets with respect to or in exchange for Common Stock, this Warrant shall, immediately after such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction, remain outstanding and shall thereafter be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock or other securities or assets of the Company or of the successor Person resulting from such transaction to which the Holder would have been entitled upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction if the Holder had exercised this Warrant in full immediately prior to the time of such transaction and acquired the applicable number of Warrant Shares then issuable hereunder as a result of such exercise; and, in such case, appropriate adjustments (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder) shall be made with respect to the Holder’s rights hereunder to insure that the provisions of this Section 8 shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to this Warrant in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter acquirable upon exercise of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 8(b) shall similarly apply to all successive reorganizations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or similar transactions. The Company shall not affect any such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale or similar transaction unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor Person (if other than the Company) resulting therefrom, shall assume, by written instrument substantially similar in Form and substance to this Warrant and satisfactory to the Holder, the obligation to deliver to the Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets which, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to any corporate event or transaction contemplated by this Section 8(b), the Holder shall have the right to elect prior to the consummation of such event or transaction, to exercise this Warrant in accordance with Section 3(b) instead of giving effect to the provisions of this Section 8(b) with respect to this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

 

(c)           Calculations . All calculations under this Section 8 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as applicable.

 

(d)           Certificate as to Adjustment . As promptly as reasonably practicable following any adjustment of the Exercise Price, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, the Company shall furnish to the Holder a certificate of an executive officer of the Company setting forth in reasonable detail such adjustment and the facts upon which it is based and certifying the calculation thereof. No later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt by the Company of a written request by the Holder, the Company shall furnish the Holder a certificate of an executive officer certifying the Exercise Price then in effect and the number of Warrant Shares or the amount, if any, of other shares of stock, securities or assets then issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

 

(e)           Notice of Corporate Events . If (i) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (ii) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock applicable to all holders thereof, (iii) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (iv) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

 

9.           Fractional Shares . The Company shall not be required to issue or cause to be issued fractional Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant. If any fraction of a Warrant Share would, except for the provisions of this Section, be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the number of Warrant Shares to be issued will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

 
 

 

 

10.          Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder (including without limitation any Exercise Notice) shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in the Purchase Agreement prior to 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number specified in the Purchase Agreement on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 6:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices or communications shall be as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

 

11.          Warrant Agent . The Company shall serve as warrant agent under this Warrant. Upon 30 days’ notice to the Holder, the Company may appoint a new warrant agent. Any corporation into which the Company or any new warrant agent may be merged or any corporation resulting from any consolidation to which the Company or any new warrant agent shall be a party or any corporation to which the Company or any new warrant agent transfers substantially all of its corporate trust or stockholder services business shall be a successor warrant agent under this Warrant without any further act. Any such successor warrant agent shall promptly cause notice of its succession as warrant agent to be mailed (by first class mail, postage prepaid) to the Holder at the Holder’s last address as shown on the Warrant Register.

 

1.           Call Provision . If, at any time after the Initial Exercise Date, (i) the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. exceeds 150% of the Exercise Price then in effect for thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days (the “ Measurement Period ”), (ii) the daily trading volume for the Common Stock on such Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. during such thirty (30) Trading Day period exceeds 200,000 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and other similar events, but no adjustment shall be made in respect of the Merger) shares per Trading Day, and (iii) there is an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended covering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, then the Company shall call for cancellation that portion of this Warrant for which an Exercise Notice has not yet been delivered as of the date of the Call Notice (as defined below) for consideration equal to $.001 per Warrant Share. The Company shall deliver to the Holder a written notice (a “ Call Notice ”) of any call for cancellation of the Warrants pursuant to this Section 12 promptly following the last day of the Measurement Period. On the thirtieth (30th) calendar day after the date of the Call Notice (the “ Call Date ”), the portion of this Warrant for which an Exercise Notice shall not have been received by the Call Date will be cancelled at 5:30 p.m. (local time in New York City, New York). In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Exercise Notices that are tendered on or before 5:29 p.m. (local time in New York City, New York) on the Call Date.

 

12.          Miscellaneous

 

(a)           As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

2.          “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day when banks in the State of New York or authorized or permitted to be closed.

 

3.          “ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

 
 

 

 

4.          “ Change of Control Transaction ” means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or “group” (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Company, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 50% of the voting securities of the Company, (b) the Company merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Company and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the Company or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Company sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction own less than 50% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, or (d) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination).

 

5.          “ Initial Exercise Date ” means the date that (a) the Company enters into a strategic license agreement with a third party related to any of the Company’s products pursuant to which the Company is guaranteed to receive consideration from such third party consisting of cash, marketable securities or a combination thereof having a value of at least $20,000,000 in the aggregate; (b) the Company consummates of a public or private offering of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of at least $20,000,000 upon the consummation thereof and the consideration paid per share of Common Stock issued in such offering (or per share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of such Common Stock Equivalents issued in such offering) is at least $4.00 per share (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and other similar events, but no adjustment shall be made in respect of the Merger); (c) the volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. exceeds $5.00 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and other similar events, but no adjustment shall be made in respect of the Merger) for a period of sixty (60) consecutive Trading Days and the average daily trading volume on such Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. during such period sixty (60) Trading Day period exceeds 100,000 (subject to adjustment for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends and other similar events, but no adjustment shall be made in respect of the Merger) shares of Common Stock per Trading Day; or (d) a Change of Control Transaction is consummated.

 

6.          “ Merger ” has the meaning given such term in the Purchase Agreement.

 

7.          “ Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

8.          “ Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the OTC Bulletin Board or any over-the-counter market operated by OTC Markets Group Inc. (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

 

 
 

 

 

(b)           Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, this Warrant may be assigned by the Holder. This Warrant shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence, nothing in this Warrant shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company and the Holder any legal or equitable right, remedy or cause of action under this Warrant. This Warrant may be amended only in writing signed by the Company and the Holder and their successors and assigns.

 

(c)           The Company will not, by amendment of its governing documents or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) will not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor on such exercise, (ii) will take all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares on the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

 

(d)           ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS WARRANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND, BY ACCEPTING THIS WARRANT, THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR WITH ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR DISCUSSED HEREIN (INCLUDING WITH RESPECT TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS WARRANT), AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT, THAT SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND, BY ACCEPTING THIS WARRANT, THE HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND CONSENTS TO PROCESS BEING SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF VIA REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL OR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY (WITH EVIDENCE OF DELIVERY) TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS IN EFFECT FOR NOTICES TO IT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE SHALL CONSTITUTE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT SERVICE OF PROCESS AND NOTICE THEREOF. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO LIMIT IN ANY WAY ANY RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(e)           The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Warrant and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

(f)           In case any one or more of the provisions of this Warrant shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Warrant shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt in good faith to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a commercially reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Warrant.

 

 
 

 

 

(g)           The remedies provided in this Warrant shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Warrant, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the right of the Holder to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Warrant. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder may cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the holder of this Warrant shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to seek an injunction restraining any breach.

 

(h)           No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Warrant Shares or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company. Prior to the exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall not have or exercise any rights as a stockholder of the Company by virtue of its ownership of this Warrant.

 

SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS

 

 
 

 

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

 

  PULMATRIX, INC.
     
  By:  
    Name: Robert Clarke
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

 

FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the Holder to exercise the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the foregoing Warrant)

 

To Pulmatrix, Inc.:

 

The undersigned is the Holder of Warrant No. _______ (the “ Warrant ”) issued by Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.

 

1. The Warrant is currently exercisable to purchase a total of ______________ Warrant Shares.

 

2. The undersigned Holder hereby exercises its right to purchase _________________ Warrant Shares pursuant to the Warrant.

 

3. The holder shall pay the sum of $____________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

4. Pursuant to this exercise, the Company shall deliver to the holder _______________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant.

 

5. Following this exercise, the Warrant shall be exercisable to purchase a total of ______________ Warrant Shares.

 

Dated:                                   Name of Holder:
   
  (Print)  
     
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 
 

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO this ___ day of
___________, 20__

 

PULMATRIX, INC.

 

By:  
  Name:
  Title:

 

 
 

 

 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT

 

[To be completed and signed only upon transfer of Warrant]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________ the right represented by the within Warrant to purchase ____________ shares of Common Stock of Pulmatrix, Inc. to which the within Warrant relates and appoints ________________ attorney to transfer said right on the books of Pulmatrix, Inc. with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:                              ,                            

 

     
     
     
     
  Address of Transferee  
     
     
     
     
     

In the presence of: 

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

Execution Version

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made and entered into this 15th day of June, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and Robert Clarke, Ph.D. (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, Company wishes to employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

WHEREAS, Executive represents that Executive possesses the necessary skills to perform the duties of this position and that Executive has no obligation to any other person or entity which would prevent, limit or interfere with Executive’s ability to do so; and

 

WHEREAS, Executive and Company desire to enter into a formal Employment Agreement to assure the harmonious performance of the affairs of Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions, and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Roles and Duties .

 

(a)           Chief Executive Officer Role . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company shall employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) reporting to Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”). Executive accepts such employment upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and agrees to perform to the best of Executive’s ability the duties normally associated with such position and as determined by Company in its sole discretion. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall devote all of Executive’s business time and energies to the business and affairs of Company, provided that nothing contained in this Section 1 shall prevent or limit Executive’s right to manage Executive’s personal investments on Executive’s own personal time, including, without limitation the right to make passive investments in the securities of: (a) any entity which Executive does not control, directly or indirectly, and which does not compete with Company, or (b) any publicly held entity so long as Executive’s aggregate direct and indirect interest does not exceed two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding securities of any class of securities of such publicly held entity. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall not engage in any other non-Company related business activities of any nature whatsoever (including board memberships) without Company’s prior written consent, except that Executive may be involved in civic and charitable activities so long as such activities do not interfere with Executive’s duties for Company, provided that Executive shall not serve in any official capacity, including as a member of a board, without the prior written approval of Company.

 

(b)           Board Membership . Executive shall serve as a member of the Board, during Executive’s employment hereunder, subject to any required approval. Executive’s service as a Board member shall be without further compensation. Executive shall resign from the Board effective immediately upon the termination of Executive’s employment with Company for any reason.

 

 
 

  

2. Term of Employment .

 

(a)           Term . Subject to the terms hereof, Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence on June 15, 2015 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall continue until terminated hereunder by either party (such term of employment referred to herein as the “Term”).

 

(b)           Termination . Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following:

 

(i)            Death . Immediately upon Executive’s death;

 

(ii)          Termination by Company .

 

(A)          If because of Executive’s Disability (as defined below in Section 2(c)), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated as a result of Executive’s Disability, which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company;

 

(B)          If for Cause (as defined below in Section 2(d)), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated for Cause which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company; or

 

(C)          If by Company for reasons other than under Sections 2(b)(ii)(A) or (B), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated, which termination shall be effective immediately after the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company.

 

(iii)         Termination by Executive .

 

(A)          If for Good Reason (as defined below in Section 2(e)), upon written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment for Good Reason and that sets forth the factual basis supporting the alleged Good Reason, which termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of such notice; provided that if Company has cured the circumstances giving rise to the Good Reason, then such termination shall not be effective; or

 

(B)          If without Good Reason, written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment, which termination shall be effective at least thirty (30) days after the date of such notice.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(b), Company may at any point terminate Executive’s employment for Cause prior to the effective date of any other termination contemplated hereunder.

 

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(c)           Definition of “Disability” . For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s incapacity or inability to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities as contemplated herein for one hundred twenty (120) days or more within any one (1) year period (cumulative or consecutive), because Executive’s physical or mental health has become so impaired as to make it impossible or impractical for Executive to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated hereunder. Determination of Executive’s physical or mental health shall be determined by Company after consultation with a medical expert appointed by mutual agreement between Company and Executive who has examined Executive. Executive hereby consents to such examination and consultation regarding Executive’s health and ability to perform as aforesaid.

 

(d)           Definition of “Cause” . As used herein, “Cause” shall include: (i) Executive’s willful engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, is materially injurious to Company or any affiliate; (ii) Executive’s deliberate insubordination; (iii) Executive’s substantial malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty; (iv) Executive’s unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; (v) Executive’s embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related Executive’s employment with Company; or (vi) Executive’s breach of a material provision of any employment, non-disclosure, invention assignment, non-competition, or similar agreement between Executive and Company. In all cases, Company shall provide Executive with written notice of the specific conduct or events that Company believes constitutes Cause and, in case of (ii) and (iii) above, Executive shall have thirty (30) days to effect a cure of the claimed conduct or events.

 

(e)           Definition of “Good Reason” . As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) relocation of Executive’s principal business location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Executive’s then-current business location; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities; or (iii) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary; provided that (A) Executive provides Company with written notice that Executive intends to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for one of the circumstances set forth in this Section 2(e) within thirty (30) days of such circumstance occurring, (B) if such circumstance is capable of being cured, Company has failed to cure such circumstance within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such written notice, and (C) Executive terminates Executive’s employment within sixty five (65) days from the date that Good Reason first occurs. For purposes of clarification, the above-listed conditions shall apply separately to each occurrence of Good Reason and failure to adhere to such conditions in the event of Good Reason shall not disqualify Executive from asserting Good Reason for any subsequent occurrence of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall be interpreted in a manner, and limited to the extent necessary, so that it shall not cause adverse tax consequences for either party with respect to Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.

 

3. Compensation .

 

(a)           Base Salary . Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at the annual rate of Three Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($385,000). The Base Salary shall be payable in substantially equal periodic installments in accordance with Company’s payroll practices as in effect from time to time. Company shall deduct from each such installment all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. The Board or an appropriate committee thereof shall review the Base Salary on an annual basis.

 

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(b)           Annual Performance Bonus . Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Annual Performance Bonus”), with the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus equal to Forty Percent (40%) of Executive’s Base Salary in the year to which the Annual Performance Bonus relates, provided that the actual amount of the Annual Performance Bonus may be greater or less than such target amount. The amount of the Annual Performance Bonus shall be determined by the Board or an appropriate committee thereof in its sole discretion, and shall be paid to Executive no later than March 15 th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which it was earned. Executive must be employed by Company on the last day of the fiscal year on which the Annual Performance Bonus is earned in order to be eligible for, and to be deemed as having earned, such Annual Performance Bonus. Company shall deduct from the Annual Performance Bonus all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. For the current calendar year, Executive shall be eligible for an Annual Performance Bonus at the target amount subject to the terms and conditions described above.

 

(c)           Equity . Subject to approval of the Board or an appropriate committee thereof, and pursuant to the terms of the Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

(i)          On the Commencement Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, Company shall grant Executive an option (the “First Option”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Company which, when combined with the number of shares or options to acquire shares currently held by Executive, shall represent Four Percent (4%) of the fully-diluted outstanding common stock of Company immediately following the consummation of the merger of Company and Ruthigen, Inc. (the “Merger”) (for purposes of this section, “fully-diluted” assumes exercise of all outstanding options and warrants other than the contingent investor warrants, and the issuance of all shares reserved for issuance under all outstanding equity plans ), at a per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of Company’s common stock on the date of grant, which First Option shall be, to the maximum extent permissible, treated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. Twenty five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the First Option shall vest on the grant date, and the remaining Seventy Five Percent (75%) of the shares shall vest in equal installments on the last day of each of the forty eight (48) successive months thereafter, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on the vesting date, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Plan. The First Option shall be evidenced in writing by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan and Company’s standard form of stock option agreement, which agreement shall expire ten (10) years from the date of grant except as otherwise provided in the stock option agreement or the Plan.

 

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(ii)         On the Commencement Date or as soon as practicable thereafter, Company shall grant Executive an option (the “Second Option”) to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Company which represent One Percent (1%) of the fully-diluted outstanding common stock of Company following the consummation of the Merger (for purposes of this section, “fully-diluted” assumes exercise of all outstanding options and warrants other than the contingent investor warrants , and the issuance of all shares reserved for issuance under all outstanding equity plans ), at a per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of Company’s common stock on the date of grant, which Second Option shall be, to the maximum extent permissible, treated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. In the event that: (A) the Merger is successfully consummated; and (B) within eighteen (18) months following the Merger: (1) Company enters into a transaction in which the Company shall receive net proceeds of at least Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) of guaranteed non-dilutive funding, or (2) Company consummates an in-license of a post-IND clinical stage asset under terms approved by the Board, then the Second Option shall fully vest on the date that the closing of the earlier milestone described in (B)(1) or (B)(2) occurs, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on the vesting date, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Plan. The Second Option shall be evidenced in writing by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan and Company’s standard form of stock option agreement, which agreement shall expire on the earlier of (i) eighteen (18) months following the Merger if neither of the above-referenced milestones have been achieved, or (ii) ten (10) years from the date of grant, except as otherwise provided in the stock option agreement or the Plan.

 

(d)           Paid Time Off . Executive may take up to twenty (20) days of paid time off (“PTO”) per year, to be scheduled to minimize disruption to Company’s operations, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Company policy and practices as applied to Company senior executives.

 

(e)           Fringe Benefits . Executive shall be entitled to participate in all benefit/welfare plans and fringe benefits provided to Company senior executives. Executive understands that, except when prohibited by applicable law, Company’s benefit plans and fringe benefits may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion.

 

(f)           Reimbursement of Expenses . Company shall reimburse Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by Executive in furtherance of Company’s business in accordance with Company’s policies with respect thereto as in effect from time to time. Executive must submit any request for reimbursement no later than ninety (90) days following the date that such business expense is incurred. All reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement); (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year; (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred; and (iv) the right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

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(g)           Attorneys’ Fees . Company shall reimburse Executive for attorneys’ fees incurred in the negotiation of this Agreement, up to a maximum reimbursement of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), subject to the submission of a summary invoice from Executive’s attorney, which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include any confidential or privileged information, and provided that Executive shall submit invoices to Company within ninety (90) days of incurrence of the expense, and Company shall reimburse Executive within sixty (60) days thereafter.

 

(h)           Indemnification . Executive shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to Executive’s services provided hereunder pursuant to Delaware law, the terms and conditions of Company’s certificate of incorporation and/or by-laws, Company’s directors and officers (“D&O”) liability insurance policy, and Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers as executed by Company and Executive.

 

4. Payments Upon Termination .

 

(a)           Definition of Accrued Obligations . For purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” means: (i) the portion of Executive’s Base Salary that has accrued prior to any termination of Executive’s employment with Company and has not yet been paid; and (ii) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of Company prior to any such termination and not yet reimbursed. Executive’s entitlement to any other compensation or benefit under any plan of Company shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the terms of such plans, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.

 

(b)           Termination by Company for Cause, by Executive Without Good Reason, or as a Result of Executive’s Disability or Death . If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by Company for Cause, by Executive without Good Reason, or as a result of Executive’s Disability or death, then Company shall pay the Accrued Obligations to Executive promptly following the effective date of such termination and shall have no further obligations to Executive.

 

(c)           Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason . In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by action of Company other than for Cause, or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

 

(i)           Severance Payments . Continuation of payments in an amount equal to Executive’s then-current Base Salary for a twelve- (12-) month period, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, in accordance with Company’s normal payroll practices (provided such payments shall be made at least monthly), commencing on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment; provided, that if the 70th day falls in the calendar year following the year during which the termination or separation from service occurred, then the payments will commence in such subsequent calendar year; provided further that if such payments commence in such subsequent year, the first such payment shall be a lump sum in an amount equal to the payments that would have come due since Employee’s separation from service.

 

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(ii)          Separation Bonus . Payment of a separation bonus in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the target Annual Performance Bonus to which Executive may have been entitled for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates, such 50% amount to be prorated to reflect that portion of the year in which Executive was employed prior to termination, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(iii)         Equity Acceleration . On the date of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall become fully vested in any and all outstanding equity awards that would have vested during the twenty four- (24-) month period following the termination date, provided that this provision shall not apply to the Second Option described in Section 3(c)(ii) above (i.e., Executive shall not be entitled to accelerated vesting of the Second Option under this Section 4(c)(iii)).

 

(iv)         Benefits Payments . Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), Company shall continue to provide Executive medical insurance coverage at no cost to Executive to the same extent that such insurance continues to be provided to similarly situated executives at the time of Executive’s termination, until the earlier to occur of: (i) twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination date, or the date Executive begins employment with another employer. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

 

Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6.

 

(d)           Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason Following a Change of Control . In the event that a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and within a period of one (1) year following the Change of Control, either Executive’s employment is terminated other than for Cause, or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

 

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(i)           Lump Sum Severance Payment . Payment of a lump sum amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executive’s then-current Base Salary, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Paragraph 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(ii)          Separation Bonus . Payment of a separation bonus in an amount equal to the target Annual Performance Bonus to which Executive may have been entitled for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates, prorated to reflect that portion of the year in which Executive was employed prior to termination, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(iii)         Equity Acceleration . On the date of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall become fully vested in any and all equity awards outstanding as of the date of Executive’s termination.

 

(iv)         Benefit Payments . Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under COBRA, Company shall continue to provide Executive medical insurance coverage at no cost to Executive to the same extent that such insurance continues to be provided to similarly situated executives at the time of Executive’s termination, until the earlier to occur of: (i) twelve (12) months following Executive’s termination date, or the date Executive begins employment with another employer. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

 

Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6. In the event that Executive is eligible for the severance payments and benefits under this Section 4(d), Executive shall not be eligible for and shall not receive any of the severance payments and benefits as provided in Section 4(c).

 

As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Ownership . Any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by Company, or any affiliate, parent or subsidiary of Company, or by any employee benefit plan of Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions which the Board does not approve; or (ii) Merger/Sale of Assets . (A) A merger or consolidation of Company whether or not approved by the Board, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (B) the sale or disposition by Company of all or substantially all of Company’s assets; or (iii) Change in Board Composition . A change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of Company as of the Commencement Date, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors, or by a committee of the Board made up of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors, at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors).

 

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(e)           Execution of Release of Claims . Company shall not be obligated to pay Executive any of the severance payments or benefits described in this Section 4 unless and until Executive has executed (without revocation) a timely release of claims in a form that is acceptable to Company, and which includes standard and reasonable terms regarding items such as mutual non-disparagement, confidentiality, cooperation and the like, which must be provided to Executive within fifteen (15) days following separation from service, and signed by Executive and returned to Company no later than sixty (60) days following Executive’s separation from service (the “Review Period”), and which shall include a general release of claims against Company and its affiliated entities and each of their officers, directors, employees and others associated with Company and its affiliated entities. If Executive fails or refuses to return such agreement within the Review Period, Executive’s severance payments hereunder and benefits shall be forfeited.

 

(f)           No Other Payments or Benefits Owing . The payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4 shall be the sole amounts owing to Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment for the reasons set forth above and Executive shall not be eligible for any other payments or other forms of compensation or benefits. The payments and benefits set forth in Section 4 shall be the sole remedy, if any, available to Executive in the event that Executive brings any claim against Company relating to the termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.

 

5.           Prohibited Competition And Solicitation . Executive expressly acknowledges that: (a) there are competitive and proprietary aspects of the business of Company; (b) during the course of Executive’s employment, Company shall furnish, disclose or make available to Executive confidential and proprietary information and may provide Executive with unique and specialized training; (c) such Confidential Information and training have been developed and shall be developed by Company through the expenditure of substantial time, effort and money, and could be used by Executive to compete with Company; and (d) in the course of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be introduced to customers and others with important relationships to Company, and any and all “goodwill” created through such introductions belongs exclusively to Company, including, but not limited to, any goodwill created as a result of direct or indirect contacts or relationships between Executive and any customers of Company. In light of the foregoing acknowledgements, and as a condition of employment hereunder, Executive agrees to execute and abide by Company’s Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement.

 

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6.           Property and Records . Upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or for no reason, or if Company otherwise requests, Executive shall: (a) return to Company all tangible business information and copies thereof (regardless how such Confidential Information or copies are maintained), and (b) deliver to Company any property of Company which may be in Executive’s possession, including, but not limited to, Blackberry-type devices, smart phones, laptops, cell phones, products, materials, memoranda, notes, records, reports or other documents or photocopies of the same.

 

7. Code Sections 409A and 280G .

 

(a)           In the event that the payments or benefits set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then the following conditions apply to such payments or benefits:

 

(i)           Any termination of Executive’s employment triggering payment of benefits under Section 4 must constitute a “separation from service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) before distribution of such benefits can commence. To the extent that the termination of Executive’s employment does not constitute a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) (as the result of further services that are reasonably anticipated to be provided by Executive to Company at the time Executive’s employment terminates), any such payments under Section 4 that constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be delayed until after the date of a subsequent event constituting a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h). For purposes of clarification, this Section 7(a) shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on Executive’s part, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a “separation from service” occurs.

 

(ii)          Notwithstanding any other provision with respect to the timing of payments under Section 4 if, at the time of Executive’s termination, Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” of Company (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), then limited only to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, any payments to which Executive may become entitled under Section 4 which are subject to Section 409A (and not otherwise exempt from its application) shall be withheld until the first (1 st ) business day of the seventh (7 th ) month following the termination of Executive’s employment, at which time Executive shall be paid an aggregate amount equal to the accumulated, but unpaid, payments otherwise due to Executive under the terms of Section 4.

 

(b)           It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under Section 4 of this Agreement shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A. Neither Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Section 409A, or the payment of increased taxes, excise taxes or other penalties under Section 409A. The parties intend this Agreement to be in compliance with Section 409A. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Company does not guarantee the tax treatment or tax consequences associated with any payment or benefit arising under this Agreement, including but not limited to consequences related to Section 409A.

 

(d)           If any payment or benefit Executive would receive under this Agreement, when combined with any other payment or benefit Executive receives pursuant to a Change of Control (for purposes of this section, a “Payment”) would: (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G the Code; and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be either: (A) the full amount of such Payment; or (B) such lesser amount as would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local employments taxes, income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. With respect to subsection (B), if there is more than one method of reducing the payment as would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, then Executive shall determine which method shall be followed, provided that if Executive fails to make such determination within thirty (30) days after Company has sent Executive written notice of the need for such reduction, Company may determine the amount of such reduction in its sole discretion. 

 

8. Mediation/Dispute Resolution/Governing Law .

 

(a)          Subject to Section 8(c) below, in the event of a dispute regarding any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or otherwise relating to Executive’s employment with Company, either party may request that the other party engage in a mediation to resolve such dispute. If such request is made, the other party shall respond in writing by no later than seven (7) business days thereafter, stating whether such other party is willing to participate in such mediation, and such mediation shall occur within thirty (30) days following such notification. If the parties are unable to agree to a mediator, then the matter shall be submitted to the mediation program conducted by the American Arbitration Association in Boston, Massachusetts, and a mediator shall be selected pursuant to the rules applicable to such program.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 8(c) below, in the event that the other party declines to participate in a mediation, either party may require that the dispute be submitted to binding arbitration, and in such event the dispute shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association, except that both parties agree that the matter shall be submitted to and resolved by a single arbitrator. Such arbitration shall occur in Boston, Massachusetts. Each party hereby agrees to a speedy hearing upon the matter in dispute, and the judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the rules cited above, and unless prohibited by applicable law: (i) the costs and expenses of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fees and expenses, shall be evenly split between the parties; (ii) each party shall pay for and bear the cost of his or its own experts, evidence and counsel; and (iii) no award of punitive damages may be rendered by the arbitrator in such proceedings. 

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company and Executive expressly acknowledge and agree that Company retains the right, and nothing herein shall be deemed to limit Company’s right, to seek immediate judicial relief (including injunctive relief) in a court of competent jurisdiction in the event of a claimed breach by Executive of obligations under this Agreement, the Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement, or other agreement related to non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and/or intellectual property, without the need to submit to arbitration or post any bond or other financial guarantee in such court action.

 

9. General .

 

(a)           Notices . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated: (i) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (ii) by overnight courier upon written verification of receipt; (iii) by telecopy or facsimile transmission upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (iv) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt.

 

Notices to Executive shall be sent to the last known address in Company’s records or such other address as Executive may specify in writing.

 

Notices to Company shall be sent to:

 

Pulmatrix, Inc.

99 Hayden Ave.

Lexington, MA 02421

Attn: Chairman

 

or to such other Company representative as Company may specify in writing, with a copy to:

 

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Attn: William T. Whelan

 

(b)           Modifications and Amendments . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

 

(c)           Waivers and Consents . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

 

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(d)           Assignment . Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any person or entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of Company’s business or that aspect of Company’s business in which Executive is principally involved. Executive may not assign Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Company.

 

(e)           Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule, and any legal action permitted by this Agreement to enforce an award or for a claimed breach shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be commenced and maintained solely in any state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and both parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court.

 

(f)           Headings and Captions . The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

(g)           Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the other agreements specifically referenced herein, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(h)           Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. For all purposes a signature by fax shall be treated as an original.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

ROBERT CLARKE, Ph.D

PULMATRIX, INC.
     
/s/ Robert Clarke, Ph.D.   By: /s/ Terrance G. McGuire  
Signature   Name: Terrance G. McGuire
Address:   Title: Chairman of the Board

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”), made and entered into this 15th day of June, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), and David L. Hava, Ph.D. (“Executive”).

 

WHEREAS, Company wishes to employ Executive as its Chief Scientific Officer;

 

WHEREAS, Executive represents that Executive possesses the necessary skills to perform the duties of this position and that Executive has no obligation to any other person or entity which would prevent, limit or interfere with Executive’s ability to do so; and

 

WHEREAS, Executive and Company desire to enter into a formal Employment Agreement to assure the harmonious performance of the affairs of Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions, and conditions contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.           Roles and Duties . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company shall employ Executive as its Chief Scientific Officer (“CSO”) reporting to Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). Executive accepts such employment upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and agrees to perform to the best of Executive’s ability the duties normally associated with such position and as determined by Company in its sole discretion. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall devote all of Executive’s business time and energies to the business and affairs of Company, provided that nothing contained in this Section 1 shall prevent or limit Executive’s right to manage Executive’s personal investments on Executive’s own personal time, including, without limitation the right to make passive investments in the securities of: (a) any entity which Executive does not control, directly or indirectly, and which does not compete with Company, or (b) any publicly held entity so long as Executive’s aggregate direct and indirect interest does not exceed two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding securities of any class of securities of such publicly held entity. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall not engage in any other non-Company related business activities of any nature whatsoever (including board memberships) without Company’s prior written consent, except that Executive may be involved in civic and charitable activities so long as such activities do not interfere with Executive’s duties for Company, provided that Executive shall not serve in any official capacity, including as a member of a board, without the prior written approval of Company.

 

2.            Term of Employment .

 

(a)           Term . Subject to the terms hereof, Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence on June 15, 2015 (the “Commencement Date”) and shall continue until terminated hereunder by either party (such term of employment referred to herein as the “Term”).

 

(b)           Termination . Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement, Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following:

 

(i)           Death . Immediately upon Executive’s death;

 

 
 

 

(ii)          Termination by Company .

 

(A)          If because of Executive’s Disability (as defined below in Section 2(c)), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated as a result of Executive’s Disability, which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company;

 

(B)          If for Cause (as defined below in Section 2(d)), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated for Cause which termination shall be effective on the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company; or

 

(C)          If by Company for reasons other than under Sections 2(b)(ii)(A) or (B), upon written notice by Company to Executive that Executive’s employment is being terminated, which termination shall be effective immediately after the date of such notice or such later date as specified in writing by Company.

 

(iii)         Termination by Executive .

 

(A)          If for Good Reason (as defined below in Section 2(e)), upon written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment for Good Reason and that sets forth the factual basis supporting the alleged Good Reason, which termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of such notice; provided that if Company has cured the circumstances giving rise to the Good Reason, then such termination shall not be effective; or

 

(B)          If without Good Reason, written notice by Executive to Company that Executive is terminating Executive’s employment, which termination shall be effective at least thirty (30) days after the date of such notice.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(b), Company may at any point terminate Executive’s employment for Cause prior to the effective date of any other termination contemplated hereunder.

 

(c)           Definition of “Disability” . For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s incapacity or inability to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities as contemplated herein for one hundred twenty (120) days or more within any one (1) year period (cumulative or consecutive), because Executive’s physical or mental health has become so impaired as to make it impossible or impractical for Executive to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated hereunder. Determination of Executive’s physical or mental health shall be determined by Company after consultation with a medical expert appointed by mutual agreement between Company and Executive who has examined Executive. Executive hereby consents to such examination and consultation regarding Executive’s health and ability to perform as aforesaid.

 

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(d)           Definition of “Cause” . As used herein, “Cause” shall include: (i) Executive’s willful engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct or gross misconduct, which is, in each case, is materially injurious to Company or any affiliate; (ii) Executive’s deliberate insubordination; (iii) Executive’s substantial malfeasance or nonfeasance of duty; (iv) Executive’s unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; (v) Executive’s embezzlement, misappropriation or fraud, whether or not related Executive’s employment with Company; or (vi) Executive’s breach of a material provision of any employment, non-disclosure, invention assignment, non-competition, or similar agreement between Executive and Company. In all cases, Company shall provide Executive with written notice of the specific conduct or events that Company believes constitutes Cause and, in case of (ii) and (iii) above, Executive shall have thirty (30) days to effect a cure of the claimed conduct or events.

 

(e)           Definition of “Good Reason” . As used herein, “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) relocation of Executive’s principal business location to a location more than fifty (50) miles from Executive’s then-current business location; (ii) a material diminution in Executive’s duties, authority or responsibilities; or (iii) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary; provided that (A) Executive provides Company with written notice that Executive intends to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for one of the circumstances set forth in this Section 2(e) within thirty (30) days of such circumstance occurring, (B) if such circumstance is capable of being cured, Company has failed to cure such circumstance within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of such written notice, and (C) Executive terminates Executive’s employment within sixty five (65) days from the date that Good Reason first occurs. For purposes of clarification, the above-listed conditions shall apply separately to each occurrence of Good Reason and failure to adhere to such conditions in the event of Good Reason shall not disqualify Executive from asserting Good Reason for any subsequent occurrence of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall be interpreted in a manner, and limited to the extent necessary, so that it shall not cause adverse tax consequences for either party with respect to Section 409A (“Section 409A”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.

 

3. Compensation .

 

(a)           Base Salary . Company shall pay Executive a base salary (the “Base Salary”) at the annual rate of Two Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($285,000). The Base Salary shall be payable in substantially equal periodic installments in accordance with Company’s payroll practices as in effect from time to time. Company shall deduct from each such installment all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. The Board or an appropriate committee thereof shall review the Base Salary on an annual basis.

 

(b)           Annual Performance Bonus . Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus (the “Annual Performance Bonus”), with the target amount of such Annual Performance Bonus equal to Thirty Percent (30%) of Executive’s Base Salary in the year to which the Annual Performance Bonus relates, provided that the actual amount of the Annual Performance Bonus may be greater or less than such target amount. The amount of the Annual Performance Bonus shall be determined by the Board or an appropriate committee thereof in its sole discretion, and shall be paid to Executive no later than March 15 th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which it was earned. Executive must be employed by Company on the last day of the fiscal year on which the Annual Performance Bonus is earned in order to be eligible for, and to be deemed as having earned, such Annual Performance Bonus. Company shall deduct from the Annual Performance Bonus all amounts required to be deducted or withheld under applicable law or under any employee benefit plan in which Executive participates. For the current calendar year, Executive shall be eligible for an Annual Performance Bonus at the target amount subject to the terms and conditions described above.

 

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(c)           Equity . Subject to approval of the Board or an appropriate committee thereof, Company shall grant Executive on the Commencement Date or as soon as practicable thereafter:

 

(i)           Pursuant to the terms of the Pulmatrix, Inc. 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), an option to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Company which, when combined with the number of shares or options to acquire shares currently held by Executive, shall represent One and Eighty-Five Hundredths Percent (1.85%) of the fully diluted outstanding common stock of Company immediately following the consummation of the merger of Company and Ruthigen, Inc. (the “Merger”) (for purposes of this section, “fully-diluted” assumes exercise of all outstanding options and warrants other than the contingent investor warrants and the issuance of all shares reserved for issuance under all outstanding equity plans ), at a per share exercise price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) of Company’s common stock on the date of grant, which option shall be, to the maximum extent permissible, treated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. The shares subject to the option shall vest in equal monthly installments on the last day of each of the forty eight (48) successive months following the grant date, provided that Executive remains employed by Company on the vesting date, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Plan. The option shall be evidenced in writing by, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Plan and Company’s standard form of stock option agreement, which agreement shall expire ten (10) years from the date of grant except as otherwise provided in the stock option agreement or the Plan.

 

(d)           Paid Time Off . Executive may take up to twenty (20) days of paid time off (“PTO”) per year, to be scheduled to minimize disruption to Company’s operations, pursuant to the terms and conditions of Company policy and practices as applied to Company senior executives.

 

(e)           Fringe Benefits . Executive shall be entitled to participate in all benefit/welfare plans and fringe benefits provided to Company senior executives. Executive understands that, except when prohibited by applicable law, Company’s benefit plans and fringe benefits may be amended by Company from time to time in its sole discretion.

 

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(f)           Reimbursement of Expenses . Company shall reimburse Executive for all ordinary and reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by Executive in furtherance of Company’s business in accordance with Company’s policies with respect thereto as in effect from time to time. Executive must submit any request for reimbursement no later than ninety (90) days following the date that such business expense is incurred. All reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during Executive’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement); (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year; (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred; and (iv) the right to reimbursement or in kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 

(g)           Attorneys’ Fees . Company shall reimburse Executive for attorneys’ fees incurred in the negotiation of this Agreement, up to a maximum reimbursement of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000), subject to the submission of a summary invoice from Executive’s attorney, which for the avoidance of doubt shall not include any confidential or privileged information, and provided that Executive shall submit invoices to Company within ninety (90) days of incurrence of the expense, and Company shall reimburse Executive within sixty (60) days thereafter.

 

(h)           Indemnification . Executive shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to Executive’s services provided hereunder pursuant to Delaware law, the terms and conditions of Company’s certificate of incorporation and/or by-laws, Company’s directors and officers (“D&O”) liability insurance policy, and Company’s standard indemnification agreement for directors and officers as executed by Company and Executive.

 

4.           Payments Upon Termination .

 

(a)           Definition of Accrued Obligations . For purposes of this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” means: (i) the portion of Executive’s Base Salary that has accrued prior to any termination of Executive’s employment with Company and has not yet been paid; and (ii) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of Company prior to any such termination and not yet reimbursed. Executive’s entitlement to any other compensation or benefit under any plan of Company shall be governed by and determined in accordance with the terms of such plans, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.

 

(b)           Termination by Company for Cause, by Executive Without Good Reason, or as a Result of Executive’s Disability or Death . If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by Company for Cause, by Executive without Good Reason, or as a result of Executive’s Disability or death, then Company shall pay the Accrued Obligations to Executive promptly following the effective date of such termination and shall have no further obligations to Executive.

 

(c)           Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason . In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by action of Company other than for Cause, or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

 

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(i)           Severance Payments . Continuation of payments in an amount equal to Executive’s then-current Base Salary for a nine- (9-) month period, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, in accordance with Company’s normal payroll practices (provided such payments shall be made at least monthly), commencing on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment; provided, that if the 70th day falls in the calendar year following the year during which the termination or separation from service occurred, then the payments will commence in such subsequent calendar year; provided further that if such payments commence in such subsequent year, the first such payment shall be a lump sum in an amount equal to the payments that would have come due since Employee’s separation from service.

 

(ii)          Separation Bonus . Payment of a separation bonus in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the target Annual Performance Bonus to which Executive may have been entitled for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates, such 50% amount to be prorated to reflect that portion of the year in which Executive was employed prior to termination, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(iii)         Equity Acceleration . On the date of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall become fully vested in any and all outstanding equity awards that would have vested during the twelve- (12-) month period following the termination date.

 

(iv)         Benefits Payments . Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), Company shall continue to provide Executive medical insurance coverage at no cost to Executive to the same extent that such insurance continues to be provided to similarly situated executives at the time of Executive’s termination, until the earlier to occur of nine (9) months following Executive’s termination date or the date Executive begins employment with another employer. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

 

Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6.

 

(d)           Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive For Good Reason Following a Change of Control . In the event that a Change of Control (as defined below) occurs and within a period of one (1) year following the Change of Control, either Executive’s employment is terminated other than for Cause, or Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good Reason, then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Executive shall receive the following, subject to the terms and conditions described in Section 4(e) (including Executive’s execution of a release of claims):

 

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(i)           Lump Sum Severance Payment . Payment of a lump sum amount equal to nine (9) months of Executive’s then-current Base Salary, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Paragraph 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(ii)          Separation Bonus . Payment of a separation bonus in an amount equal to the target Annual Performance Bonus to which Executive may have been entitled for the year in which Executive’s employment terminates, prorated to reflect that portion of the year in which Executive was employed prior to termination, less all customary and required taxes and employment-related deductions, paid on the first payroll date following the date on which the release of claims required by Section 4(e) becomes effective and non-revocable, but not after seventy (70) days following the effective date of termination from employment.

 

(iii)         Equity Acceleration . On the date of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall become fully vested in any and all equity awards outstanding as of the date of Executive’s termination.

 

(iv)         Benefit Payments . Upon completion of appropriate forms and subject to applicable terms and conditions under COBRA, Company shall continue to provide Executive medical insurance coverage at no cost to Executive to the same extent that such insurance continues to be provided to similarly situated executives at the time of Executive’s termination, until the earlier to occur of nine (9) months following Executive’s termination date or the date Executive begins employment with another employer. Executive shall bear full responsibility for applying for COBRA continuation coverage and Company shall have no obligation to provide Executive such coverage if Executive fails to elect COBRA benefits in a timely fashion.

 

Payment of the above described severance payments and benefits are expressly conditioned on Executive’s execution without revocation of the release of claims under Section 4(e) and return of Company property under Section 6. In the event that Executive is eligible for the severance payments and benefits under this Section 4(d), Executive shall not be eligible for and shall not receive any of the severance payments and benefits as provided in Section 4(c).

 

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As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Ownership. Any “Person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by Company’s then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by Company, or any affiliate, parent or subsidiary of Company, or by any employee benefit plan of Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transactions which the Board does not approve; or (ii) Merger/Sale of Assets . (A) A merger or consolidation of Company whether or not approved by the Board, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (B) the sale or disposition by Company of all or substantially all of Company’s assets; or (iii) Change in Board Composition . A change in the composition of the Board, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. “Incumbent Directors” shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of Company as of the Commencement Date, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors, or by a committee of the Board made up of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors, at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors).

 

(e)           Execution of Release of Claims . Company shall not be obligated to pay Executive any of the severance payments or benefits described in this Section 4 unless and until Executive has executed (without revocation) a timely release of claims in a form that is acceptable to Company, and which includes standard and reasonable terms regarding items such as mutual non-disparagement, confidentiality, cooperation and the like, which must be provided to Executive within fifteen (15) days following separation from service, and signed by Executive and returned to Company no later than sixty (60) days following Executive’s separation from service (the “Review Period”), and which shall include a general release of claims against Company and its affiliated entities and each of their officers, directors, employees and others associated with Company and its affiliated entities. If Executive fails or refuses to return such agreement within the Review Period, Executive’s severance payments hereunder and benefits shall be forfeited.

 

(f)           No Other Payments or Benefits Owing . The payments and benefits set forth in this Section 4 shall be the sole amounts owing to Executive upon termination of Executive’s employment for the reasons set forth above and Executive shall not be eligible for any other payments or other forms of compensation or benefits. The payments and benefits set forth in Section 4 shall be the sole remedy, if any, available to Executive in the event that Executive brings any claim against Company relating to the termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.

 

5.           Prohibited Competition And Solicitation . Executive expressly acknowledges that: (a) there are competitive and proprietary aspects of the business of Company; (b) during the course of Executive’s employment, Company shall furnish, disclose or make available to Executive confidential and proprietary information and may provide Executive with unique and specialized training; (c) such Confidential Information and training have been developed and shall be developed by Company through the expenditure of substantial time, effort and money, and could be used by Executive to compete with Company; and (d) in the course of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be introduced to customers and others with important relationships to Company, and any and all “goodwill” created through such introductions belongs exclusively to Company, including, but not limited to, any goodwill created as a result of direct or indirect contacts or relationships between Executive and any customers of Company. In light of the foregoing acknowledgements, and as a condition of employment hereunder, Executive agrees to execute and abide by Company’s Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement.

 

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6.           Property and Records . Upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or for no reason, or if Company otherwise requests, Executive shall: (a) return to Company all tangible business information and copies thereof (regardless how such Confidential Information or copies are maintained), and (b) deliver to Company any property of Company which may be in Executive’s possession, including, but not limited to, Blackberry-type devices, smart phones, laptops, cell phones, products, materials, memoranda, notes, records, reports or other documents or photocopies of the same.

 

7.           Code Sections 409A and 280G .

 

(a)           In the event that the payments or benefits set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then the following conditions apply to such payments or benefits:

 

(i)           Any termination of Executive’s employment triggering payment of benefits under Section 4 must constitute a “separation from service” under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) before distribution of such benefits can commence. To the extent that the termination of Executive’s employment does not constitute a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h) (as the result of further services that are reasonably anticipated to be provided by Executive to Company at the time Executive’s employment terminates), any such payments under Section 4 that constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A shall be delayed until after the date of a subsequent event constituting a separation of service under Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h). For purposes of clarification, this Section 7(a) shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on Executive’s part, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a “separation from service” occurs.

 

(ii)          Notwithstanding any other provision with respect to the timing of payments under Section 4 if, at the time of Executive’s termination, Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” of Company (within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), then limited only to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, any payments to which Executive may become entitled under Section 4 which are subject to Section 409A (and not otherwise exempt from its application) shall be withheld until the first (1 st ) business day of the seventh (7 th ) month following the termination of Executive’s employment, at which time Executive shall be paid an aggregate amount equal to the accumulated, but unpaid, payments otherwise due to Executive under the terms of Section 4.

 

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(b)           It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under Section 4 of this Agreement shall be treated as a separate “payment” for purposes of Section 409A. Neither Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Section 409A.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Section 409A, or the payment of increased taxes, excise taxes or other penalties under Section 409A. The parties intend this Agreement to be in compliance with Section 409A. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Company does not guarantee the tax treatment or tax consequences associated with any payment or benefit arising under this Agreement, including but not limited to consequences related to Section 409A.

 

(d)           If any payment or benefit Executive would receive under this Agreement, when combined with any other payment or benefit Executive receives pursuant to a Change of Control (for purposes of this section, a “Payment”) would: (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G the Code; and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be either: (A) the full amount of such Payment; or (B) such lesser amount as would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, whichever of the foregoing amounts, taking into account the applicable federal, state and local employments taxes, income taxes and the Excise Tax, results in Executive’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. With respect to subsection (B), if there is more than one method of reducing the payment as would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, then Executive shall determine which method shall be followed, provided that if Executive fails to make such determination within thirty (30) days after Company has sent Executive written notice of the need for such reduction, Company may determine the amount of such reduction in its sole discretion.

 

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8.           Mediation/Dispute Resolution/Governing Law .

 

(a)          Subject to Section 8(c) below, in the event of a dispute regarding any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or otherwise relating to Executive’s employment with Company, either party may request that the other party engage in a mediation to resolve such dispute. If such request is made, the other party shall respond in writing by no later than seven (7) business days thereafter, stating whether such other party is willing to participate in such mediation, and such mediation shall occur within thirty (30) days following such notification. If the parties are unable to agree to a mediator, then the matter shall be submitted to the mediation program conducted by the American Arbitration Association in Boston, Massachusetts, and a mediator shall be selected pursuant to the rules applicable to such program.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 8(c) below, in the event that the other party declines to participate in a mediation, either party may require that the dispute be submitted to binding arbitration, and in such event the dispute shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association, except that both parties agree that the matter shall be submitted to and resolved by a single arbitrator. Such arbitration shall occur in Boston, Massachusetts. Each party hereby agrees to a speedy hearing upon the matter in dispute, and the judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the rules cited above, and unless prohibited by applicable law: (i) the costs and expenses of the arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fees and expenses, shall be evenly split between the parties; (ii) each party shall pay for and bear the cost of his or its own experts, evidence and counsel; and (iii) no award of punitive damages may be rendered by the arbitrator in such proceedings. 

 

(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company and Executive expressly acknowledge and agree that Company retains the right, and nothing herein shall be deemed to limit Company’s right, to seek immediate judicial relief (including injunctive relief) in a court of competent jurisdiction in the event of a claimed breach by Executive of obligations under this Agreement, the Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions and Non-Competition Agreement, or other agreement related to non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure and/or intellectual property, without the need to submit to arbitration or post any bond or other financial guarantee in such court action.

 

9.           General .

 

(a)           Notices . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated: (i) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (ii) by overnight courier upon written verification of receipt; (iii) by telecopy or facsimile transmission upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (iv) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt.

 

Notices to Executive shall be sent to the last known address in Company’s records or such other address as Executive may specify in writing.

 

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Notices to Company shall be sent to:

 

Pulmatrix, Inc.

99 Hayden Ave.

Lexington, MA 02421

Attn: Chairman

 

or to such other Company representative as Company may specify in writing, with a copy to:

 

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Attn: William T. Whelan

 

(b)           Modifications and Amendments . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended only by written agreement executed by the parties hereto.

 

(c)           Waivers and Consents . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.

 

(d)           Assignment . Company may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to any person or entity that succeeds to all or substantially all of Company’s business or that aspect of Company’s business in which Executive is principally involved. Executive may not assign Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Company.

 

(e)           Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule, and any legal action permitted by this Agreement to enforce an award or for a claimed breach shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be commenced and maintained solely in any state or federal court located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and both parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of any such court.

 

(f)           Headings and Captions . The headings and captions of the various subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way modify or affect the meaning or construction of any of the terms or provisions hereof.

 

(g)           Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the other agreements specifically referenced herein, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any kind not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect, or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(h)           Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. For all purposes a signature by fax shall be treated as an original.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

DAVID L. HAVA, Ph.D   PULMATRIX, INC.
       
/s/ David L. Hava, Ph.D.   By: /s/ Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
Signature     Name: Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D.
Address:     Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

PULMATRIX, INC .

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2013 EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR AND CONSULTANT EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

1. DEFINITIONS.

 

Unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, as used in this PULMATRIX, INC. Amended and Restated 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan , have the following meanings:

 

Administrator means the Board of Directors, unless it has delegated power to act on its behalf to the Committee, in which case the Administrator means the Committee.

 

Affiliate means a corporation which, for purposes of Section 424 of the Code, is a parent or subsidiary of the Company, direct or indirect.

 

Agreement means an agreement between the Company and a Participant delivered pursuant to the Plan and pertaining to a Stock Right, in such form as the Administrator shall approve.

 

Board of Directors means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Cause means, with respect to a Participant (a) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any Affiliate, (b) insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, (c) unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, (d) breach by a Participant of any provision of any employment, consulting, advisory, nondisclosure, non-competition or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Affiliate, and (e) conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any Affiliate; provided, however, that any provision in an agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, which contains a conflicting definition of Cause for termination and which is in effect at the time of such termination, shall supersede this definition with respect to that Participant. The determination of the Administrator as to the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the Participant and the Company.

 

Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended including any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.

 

Committee means the committee of the Board of Directors to which the Board of Directors has delegated power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, which members shall be non-employee directors as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act and outside directors as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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

 

Company means Pulmatrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Consultant means any natural person who is an advisor or consultant that provides bona fide services to the Company or its Affiliates, provided that such services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s or its Affiliates’ securities.

 

Disability or Disabled means permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

Employee means any employee of the Company or of an Affiliate (including, without limitation, an employee who is also serving as an officer or director of the Company or of an Affiliate), designated by the Administrator to be eligible to be granted one or more Stock Rights under the Plan.

 

Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock means:

 

(1)          If the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing or, if not applicable, the last price of the Common Stock on the composite tape or other comparable reporting system for the trading day on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date;

 

(2)          If the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in clause (1), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market for the trading day on which Common Stock was traded on the applicable date and if such applicable date is not a trading day, the last market trading day prior to such date; and

 

(3)          If the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Administrator, in good faith, shall determine.

 

ISO means an option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.

 

Non-Qualified Option means an option which is not intended to qualify as an ISO.

 

Option means an ISO or Non-Qualified Option granted under the Plan.

 

Participant means an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate to whom one or more Stock Rights are granted under the Plan. As used herein, “Participant” shall include “Participant’s Survivors” where the context requires.

 

Performance Based Award means a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award which vests based on the attainment of written Performance Goals as set forth in Paragraph 9 hereof.

 

Performance Goals means performance goals based on one or more of the following criteria: (i) pre-tax income or after-tax income; (ii) income or earnings including operating income, earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, amortization, and/or extraordinary or special items; (iii) net income excluding amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets and/or excluding charges attributable to the adoption of new accounting pronouncements; (iv) earnings or book value per share (basic or diluted); (v) return on assets (gross or net), return on investment, return on capital, return on invested capital or return on equity; (vi) return on revenues; (vii) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash flow in excess of cost of capital; (viii) economic value created; (ix) operating margin or profit margin; (x) stock price or total shareholder return; (xi) income or earnings from continuing operations; (xii) cost targets, reductions and savings, expense management, productivity and efficiencies; (xiii) operational objectives, consisting of one or more objectives based on achieving progress in research and development programs or achieving regulatory milestones related to development and or approval of products; and (xiv) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration or market share of one or more products or customers, geographic business expansion, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, human resources management, supervision of litigation, information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and similar transactions. Where applicable, the Performance Goals may be expressed in terms of a relative measure against a set of identified peer group companies, attaining a specified level of the particular criterion or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criterion, and may be applied to one or more of the Company or an Affiliate of the Company, or a division or strategic business unit of the Company, all as determined by the Committee. The Performance Goals may include a threshold level of performance below which no Performance-Based Award will be issued or no vesting will occur, levels of performance at which Performance-Based Awards will be issued or specified vesting will occur, and a maximum level of performance above which no additional issuances will be made or at which full vesting will occur. Each of the foregoing Performance Goals shall be evaluated in an objectively determinable manner in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles where applicable, unless otherwise specified by the Committee, and shall be subject to certification by the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to make equitable adjustments to the Performance Goals in recognition of unusual or non-recurring events affecting the Company or any Affiliate or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, in response to changes in applicable laws or regulations, or to account for items of gain, loss or expense determined to be extraordinary or unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence or related to the disposal of a segment of a business or related to a change in accounting principles provided that any such change shall at all times satisfy the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

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Plan means this Pulmatrix, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan.

 

RSU or Restricted Stock Unit means the grant of a contingent entitlement to receive shares of Common Stock based on the attainment of performance or time based vesting criteria, which for purposes of the Plan shall be a type of Stock-Based Award.

 

Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Shares means shares of the Common Stock as to which Stock Rights have been or may be granted under the Plan or any shares of capital stock into which the Shares are changed or for which they are exchanged within the provisions of Paragraph 3 of the Plan. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized and unissued shares or shares held by the Company in its treasury, or both.

 

Stock Appreciation Right means the right to receive an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock (as determined on the date of exercise) over the purchase price of a share of Common Stock on the date a stock appreciation right is granted.

 

Stock-Based Award means a grant by the Company under the Plan of an equity award or an equity based award which is not an Option or a Stock Grant, which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, structure to qualify in whole or in part as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Stock Grant means a grant by the Company of Shares under the Plan which the Committee may, in its sole discretion, structure to qualify in whole or in part as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

Stock Right means a right to Shares or the value of Shares of the Company granted pursuant to the Plan — an ISO, a Non-Qualified Option, a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award.

 

Survivor means a deceased Participant’s legal representatives and/or any person or persons who acquired the Participant’s rights to a Stock Right by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

2. PURPOSES OF THE PLAN.

 

The Plan is intended to encourage ownership of Shares by Employees and directors of and certain Consultants to the Company and its Affiliates in order to attract and retain such people, to induce them to work for the benefit of the Company or of an Affiliate and to provide additional incentive for them to promote the success of the Company or of an Affiliate. The Plan provides for the granting of ISOs, Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards.

 

3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

 

(a)          The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be 6,853,319, or the equivalent of such number of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 25 of the Plan. ISOs may be issued for up to 100% of the Shares issuable pursuant to this Plan.

 

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(b)          Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) above, on the first day of each calendar year of the Company during the period beginning in calendar year 2016, and ending on the second day of calendar year 2023, the number of Shares that may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Plan, shall be increased by an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 2,259,000 shares of our Common Stock or the equivalent of such number of Shares after the Administrator, in its sole discretion, has interpreted the effect of any stock split, stock dividend, combination, recapitalization or similar transaction in accordance with Paragraph 25 of the Plan; (ii) 5% of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock on such date; or (iii) an amount determined by the Board.

 

(c)          If an Option ceases to be “outstanding”, in whole or in part (other than by exercise), or if the Company shall reacquire (at not more than its original issuance price) any Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or if any Stock Right expires or is forfeited, cancelled, or otherwise terminated or results in any Shares not being issued, the unissued or reacquired Shares which were subject to such Stock Right shall again be available for issuance from time to time pursuant to this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Stock Right is exercised, in whole or in part, by tender of Shares or if the Company or an Affiliate’s tax withholding obligation is satisfied by withholding Shares, the number of Shares deemed to have been issued under the Plan for purposes of the limitation set forth in Paragraph 3(a) above shall be the number of Shares that were subject to the Stock Right or portion thereof, and not the net number of Shares actually issued, and any Stock Appreciation Right to be settled in shares of Common Stock shall be counted in full against the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan, regardless of the number of exercise gain shares issued upon the settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right. However, in the case of ISOs, the foregoing provisions shall be subject to any limitations under the Code.

 

4.              ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN.

 

The Administrator of the Plan will be the Board of Directors, except to the extent the Board of Directors delegates its authority to the Committee, in which case the Committee shall be the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may not take any action that would cause any outstanding Stock Right that would otherwise qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code to fail to so qualify. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator is authorized to:

 

(a)          Interpret the provisions of the Plan and all Stock Rights and to make all rules and determinations which it deems necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;

 

(b)          Determine which Employees, directors and Consultants shall be granted Stock Rights;

 

(c)          Determine the number of Shares for which a Stock Right or Stock Rights shall be granted, provided, however, that in no event shall Stock Rights with respect to more than 2,000,000 Shares be granted to any Participant in any fiscal year;

 

(d)          Determine Performance Goals no later than such time as required to ensure that a Performance-Based Award which is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code so complies;

 

(e)          Amend any term or condition of any outstanding Stock Right, including, without limitation, accelerate the vesting schedule or extend the expiration date, provided that (i) the exercise or purchase price of any Stock Right may not be reduced without prior stockholder approval; (ii) such term or condition as amended is permitted by the Plan; (iii) any such amendment shall not impair the rights of a Participant under any Stock Right previously granted without such Participant’s consent or in the event of death of the Participant the Participant’s Survivors; and (iv) any such amendment shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such amendment would cause any adverse tax consequences to the Participant, including, but not limited to, the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code and described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv) below with respect to ISOs and pursuant to Section 409A of the Code; and

 

(f)          Make any adjustments in the Performance Goals included in any Performance-Based Awards provided that such adjustments comply with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code;

 

(g)          Adopt any sub-plans applicable to residents of any specified jurisdiction as it deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with or take advantage of any tax or other laws applicable to the Company, any Affiliate or to Participants or to otherwise facilitate the administration of the Plan, which sub-plans may include additional restrictions or conditions applicable to Stock Rights or Shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Right;

 

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provided, however, that all such interpretations, rules, determinations, terms and conditions shall be made and prescribed in the context of not causing any adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code and preserving the tax status under Section 422 of the Code of those Options which are designated as ISOs and in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code for all other Stock Rights to which the Committee has determined Section 162(m) is applicable. Subject to the foregoing, the interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provisions of the Plan or of any Stock Right granted under it shall be final, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if the Administrator is the Committee. In addition, if the Administrator is the Committee, the Board of Directors may take any action under the Plan that would otherwise be the responsibility of the Committee.

 

To the extent permitted under applicable law, the Board of Directors or the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person selected by it. The Board of Directors or the Committee may revoke any such allocation or delegation at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only the Board of Directors or the Committee shall be authorized to grant a Stock Right to any director of the Company or to any “officer” of the Company as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act.

 

5.              ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION.

 

The Administrator will, in its sole discretion, name the Participants in the Plan; provided, however, that each Participant must be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate at the time a Stock Right is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may authorize the grant of a Stock Right to a person not then an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate; provided, however, that the actual grant of such Stock Right shall be conditioned upon such person becoming eligible to become a Participant at or prior to the time of the execution of the Agreement evidencing such Stock Right. ISOs may be granted only to Employees who are deemed to be residents of the United States for tax purposes. Non-Qualified Options, Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards may be granted to any Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate. The granting of any Stock Right to any individual shall neither entitle that individual to, nor disqualify him or her from, participation in any other grant of Stock Rights or any grant under any other benefit plan established by the Company or any Affiliate for Employees, directors or Consultants.

 

6.              TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

 

Each Option shall be set forth in writing in an Option Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Administrator may provide that Options be granted subject to such terms and conditions, consistent with the terms and conditions specifically required under this Plan, as the Administrator may deem appropriate including, without limitation, subsequent approval by the shareholders of the Company of this Plan or any amendments thereto. The Option Agreements shall be subject to at least the following terms and conditions:

 

(a)          Non-Qualified Options : Each Option intended to be a Non-Qualified Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards for any such Non-Qualified Option:

 

(i) Exercise Price : Each Option Agreement shall state the exercise price (per share) of the Shares covered by each Option, which exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be at least equal to the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.

 

(ii) Number of Shares : Each Option Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which it pertains.

 

(iii) Vesting Periods : Each Option Agreement shall state the date or dates on which it first is exercisable and the date after which it may no longer be exercised, and may provide that the Option rights accrue or become exercisable in installments over a period of months or years, or upon the occurrence of certain performance conditions or the attainment of stated goals or events.

 

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(iv) Additional Conditions : Exercise of any Option may be conditioned upon the Participant’s execution of a Share purchase agreement in form satisfactory to the Administrator providing for certain protections for the Company and its other shareholders, including requirements that:

 

A. The Participant’s or the Participant’s Survivors’ right to sell or transfer the Shares may be restricted; and

 

B. The Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may be required to execute letters of investment intent and must also acknowledge that the Shares will bear legends noting any applicable restrictions.

 

(v) Term of Option : Each Option shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.

 

(b)           ISOs : Each Option intended to be an ISO shall be issued only to an Employee who is deemed to be a resident of the United States for tax purposes, and shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, with such additional restrictions or changes as the Administrator determines are appropriate but not in conflict with Section 422 of the Code and relevant regulations and rulings of the Internal Revenue Service:

 

(i) Minimum standards : The ISO shall meet the minimum standards required of Non-Qualified Options, as described in Paragraph 6(a) above, except clause (i) and (v) thereunder.

 

(ii) Exercise Price : Immediately before the ISO is granted, if the Participant owns, directly or by reason of the applicable attribution rules in Section 424(d) of the Code:

 

A. 10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option; or

 

B. More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, the exercise price per share of the Shares covered by each ISO shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option.

 

(iii) Term of Option : For Participants who own:

 

A. 10% or less of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide; or

 

B. More than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or an Affiliate, each ISO shall terminate not more than five years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Option Agreement may provide.

 

(iv) Limitation on Yearly Exercise : The Option Agreements shall restrict the amount of ISOs which may become exercisable in any calendar year (under this or any other ISO plan of the Company or an Affiliate) so that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined on the date each ISO is granted) of the stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by the Participant in any calendar year does not exceed $100,000.

 

7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STOCK GRANTS.

 

Each Stock Grant to a Participant shall state the principal terms in an Agreement duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company, subject to the following minimum standards:

 

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(a)          Each Agreement shall state the purchase price per share, if any, of the Shares covered by each Stock Grant, which purchase price shall be determined by the Administrator but shall not be less than the minimum consideration required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, if any, on the date of the grant of the Stock Grant;

 

(b)          Each Agreement shall state the number of Shares to which the Stock Grant pertains; and

 

(c)          Each Agreement shall include the terms of any right of the Company to restrict or reacquire the Shares subject to the Stock Grant, including the time period or attainment of Performance Goals or such other performance criteria upon which such rights shall accrue and the purchase price therefor, if any.

 

8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.

 

The Administrator shall have the right to grant other Stock-Based Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine, including, without limitation, the grant of Shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Shares and the grant of Stock Appreciation Rights, phantom stock awards or stock units. The principal terms of each Stock-Based Award shall be set forth in an Agreement, duly executed by the Company and, to the extent required by law or requested by the Company, by the Participant. The Agreement shall be in a form approved by the Administrator and shall contain terms and conditions which the Administrator determines to be appropriate and in the best interest of the Company. Each Agreement shall include the terms of any right of the Company including the right to terminate the Stock-Based Award without the issuance of Shares, the terms of any vesting conditions, Performance Goals or events upon which Shares shall be issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Stock Appreciation Right shall (i) have an exercise price which shall not be less than the Fair Market Value per Share of Common Stock and (ii) terminate not more than ten years from the date of the grant or at such earlier time as the Agreement therefor may provide.

 

The Company intends that the Plan and any Stock-Based Awards granted hereunder be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or meet the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and be operated in accordance with Section 409A so that any compensation deferred under any Stock-Based Award (and applicable investment earnings) shall not be included in income under Section 409A of the Code. Any ambiguities in the Plan shall be construed to effect the intent as described in this Paragraph 8.

 

9. PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, during any period when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan, Stock Rights granted under Paragraph 7 and Paragraph 8 may be granted by the Committee in a manner which is deductible by the Company under Section 162(m) of the Code (“Performance-Based Awards”). A Participant’s Performance-Based Award shall be determined based on the attainment of written Performance Goals, which must be objective and approved by the Committee for a performance period of between one and five years established by the Committee (i) while the outcome for that performance period is substantially uncertain and (ii) no more than 90 days after the commencement of the performance period to which the Performance Goal relates or, if less, the number of days which is equal to 25% of the relevant performance period. The Committee shall determine whether, with respect to a performance period, the applicable Performance Goals have been met with respect to a given Participant and, if they have, to so certify and ascertain the amount of the applicable Performance-Based Award. No Performance-Based Awards will be issued for such performance period until such certification is made by the Committee. The number of Shares issued in respect of a Performance-Based Award to a given Participant may be less than the amount determined by the applicable Performance Goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee. The number of Shares issued in respect of a Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee for a performance period shall be paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after the end of such performance period. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Company from granting Stock-Based Awards subject to performance criteria that do not comply with this paragraph.

 

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10. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.

 

An Option (or any part or installment thereof) shall be exercised by giving written notice to the Company or its designee (in a form acceptable to the Administrator, which may include electronic notice), together with provision for payment of the aggregate exercise price in accordance with this Paragraph for the Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, and upon compliance with any other condition(s) set forth in the Option Agreement. Such notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option (which signature may be provided electronically in a form acceptable to the Administrator), shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall contain any representation required by the Plan or the Option Agreement. Payment of the exercise price for the Shares as to which such Option is being exercised shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if required to avoid negative accounting treatment) having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of the exercise to the aggregate cash exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by having the Company retain from the Shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the Option, a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of exercise to the aggregate exercise price for the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, in accordance with a cashless exercise program established with a securities brokerage firm, and approved by the Administrator, or (e) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above or (f) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall accept only such payment on exercise of an ISO as is permitted by Section 422 of the Code.

 

The Company shall then reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Option was exercised to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be). In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance. The Shares shall, upon delivery, be fully paid, non-assessable Shares.

 

11. PAYMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS AND ISSUE OF SHARES.

 

Any Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award requiring payment of a purchase price for the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award is being granted shall be made (a) in United States dollars in cash or by check, or (b) at the discretion of the Administrator, through delivery of shares of Common Stock held for at least six months (if required to avoid negative accounting treatment) and having a Fair Market Value equal as of the date of payment to the purchase price of the Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award, or (c) at the discretion of the Administrator, by any combination of (a) and (b) above; or (d) at the discretion of the Administrator, by payment of such other lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine.

 

The Company shall when required by the applicable Agreement, reasonably promptly deliver the Shares as to which such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award was made to the Participant (or to the Participant’s Survivors, as the case may be), subject to any escrow provision set forth in the applicable Agreement. In determining what constitutes “reasonably promptly,” it is expressly understood that the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be delayed by the Company in order to comply with any law or regulation (including, without limitation, state securities or “blue sky” laws) which requires the Company to take any action with respect to the Shares prior to their issuance.

 

12. RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER.

 

No Participant to whom a Stock Right has been granted shall have rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by such Stock Right except after due exercise of an Option or issuance of Shares as set forth in any Agreement, tender of the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, for the Shares being purchased and registration of the Shares in the Company’s share register in the name of the Participant.

 

13. ASSIGNABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF STOCK RIGHTS.

 

By its terms, a Stock Right granted to a Participant shall not be transferable by the Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) as approved by the Administrator in its discretion and set forth in the applicable Agreement provided that no Stock Right may be transferred by a Participant for value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an ISO transferred except in compliance with clause (i) above shall no longer qualify as an ISO. The designation of a beneficiary of a Stock Right by a Participant, with the prior approval of the Administrator and in such form as the Administrator shall prescribe, shall not be deemed a transfer prohibited by this Paragraph. Except as provided above during the Participant’s lifetime a Stock Right shall only be exercisable by or issued to such Participant (or his or her legal representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any Stock Right or of any rights granted thereunder contrary to the provisions of this Plan, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon a Stock Right, shall be null and void.

 

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14. EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE OR DEATH OR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, in the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate before the Participant has exercised an Option, the following rules apply:

 

(a)          A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate (for any reason other than termination for Cause, Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 15, 16, and 17, respectively), may exercise any Option granted to him or her to the extent that the Option is exercisable on the date of such termination of service, but only within such term as the Administrator has designated in a Participant’s Option Agreement.

 

(b)          Except as provided in Subparagraph (c) below, or Paragraph 16 or 17, in no event may an Option intended to be an ISO, be exercised later than three months after the Participant’s termination of employment.

 

(c)          The provisions of this Paragraph, and not the provisions of Paragraph 16 or 17, shall apply to a Participant who subsequently becomes Disabled or dies after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy; provided, however, in the case of a Participant’s Disability or death within three months after the termination of employment, director status or consultancy, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service, but in no event after the date of expiration of the term of the Option.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to a Participant’s termination of employment, termination of director status or termination of consultancy, but prior to the exercise of an Option, the Administrator determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then such Participant shall forthwith cease to have any right to exercise any Option.

 

(e)          A Participant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan who is absent from the Company or an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide; provided, however, that, for ISOs, any leave of absence granted by the Administrator of greater than ninety days, unless pursuant to a contract or statute that guarantees the right to reemployment, shall cause such ISO to become a Non-Qualified Option on the 181 st day following such leave of absence.

 

(f)           Except as required by law or as set forth in a Participant’s Option Agreement, Options granted under the Plan shall not be affected by any change of a Participant’s status within or among the Company and any Affiliates, so long as the Participant continues to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

15. EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause prior to the time that all his or her outstanding Options have been exercised:

 

(a)          All outstanding and unexercised Options as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause will immediately be forfeited.

 

(b)          Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service but prior to the exercise of an Option, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the right to exercise any Option is forfeited.

 

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16. EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:

 

(a)           A Participant who ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability may exercise any Option granted to such Participant:

 

(i) To the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability; and

 

(ii) In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability.

 

(b)           A Disabled Participant may exercise the Option only within the period ending one year after the date of the Participant’s termination of service due to Disability, notwithstanding that the Participant might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if the Participant had not been terminated due to Disability and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.

 

(c)           The Administrator shall make the determination both of whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.

 

17. EFFECT ON OPTIONS OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Option Agreement:

 

(a)           In the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, such Option may be exercised by the Participant’s Survivors:

 

(i) To the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised on the date of death; and

 

(ii) In the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Participant’s date of death.

 

(b)           If the Participant’s Survivors wish to exercise the Option, they must take all necessary steps to exercise the Option within one year after the date of death of such Participant, notwithstanding that the decedent might have been able to exercise the Option as to some or all of the Shares on a later date if he or she had not died and had continued to be an Employee, director or Consultant or, if earlier, within the originally prescribed term of the Option.

 

18. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE ON STOCK GRANTS AND STOCK-BASED AWARDS.

 

In the event of a termination of service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason before the Participant has accepted a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award and paid the purchase price, if required, such grant shall terminate.

 

For purposes of this Paragraph 18 and Paragraph 19 below, a Participant to whom a Stock Grant or a Stock-Based Award has been issued under the Plan who is absent from work with the Company or with an Affiliate because of temporary disability (any disability other than a Disability as defined in Paragraph 1 hereof), or who is on leave of absence for any purpose, shall not, during the period of any such absence, be deemed, by virtue of such absence alone, to have terminated such Participant’s employment, director status or consultancy with the Company or with an Affiliate, except as the Administrator may otherwise expressly provide.

 

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In addition, for purposes of this Paragraph 18 and Paragraph 19 below, any change of employment or other service within or among the Company and any Affiliates shall not be treated as a termination of employment, director status or consultancy so long as the Participant continues to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.

 

19. EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS and stock-based awards OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE OTHER THAN FOR CAUSE, DEATH OR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, in the event of a termination of service for any reason (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant), other than termination for Cause, Disability, or death for which events there are special rules in Paragraphs 20, 21, and 22, respectively, before all forfeiture provisions or Company rights of repurchase shall have lapsed, then the Company shall have the right to cancel or repurchase that number of Shares subject to a Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award as to which the Company’s forfeiture or repurchase rights have not lapsed.

 

20. EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS and stock-based awards OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR CAUSE.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply if the Participant’s service (whether as an Employee, director or Consultant) with the Company or an Affiliate is terminated for Cause:

 

(a)           All Shares subject to any Stock Grant whether or not then subject to forfeiture or repurchase shall be immediately subject to repurchase by the Company at par value and all Stock-Based Awards shall be forfeited to the Company as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause.

 

(b)           Cause is not limited to events which have occurred prior to a Participant’s termination of service, nor is it necessary that the Administrator’s finding of Cause occur prior to termination. If the Administrator determines, subsequent to a Participant’s termination of service, that either prior or subsequent to the Participant’s termination the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then all Shares subject to any Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award that remained subject to forfeiture provisions or as to which the Company had a repurchase right on the date of termination shall be immediately forfeited to the Company.

 

21. EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS and stock-based awards OF TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR DISABILITY.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply if a Participant ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate by reason of Disability: to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s rights of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of Disability, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the event such forfeiture provisions or rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such provisions or rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro rata portion of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award through the date of Disability as would have lapsed had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued prior to the date of Disability.

 

The Administrator shall make the determination both as to whether Disability has occurred and the date of its occurrence (unless a procedure for such determination is set forth in another agreement between the Company and such Participant, in which case such procedure shall be used for such determination). If requested, the Participant shall be examined by a physician selected or approved by the Administrator, the cost of which examination shall be paid for by the Company.

 

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22. EFFECT ON STOCK GRANTS and stock-based awards OF DEATH WHILE AN EMPLOYEE, DIRECTOR OR CONSULTANT.

 

Except as otherwise provided in a Participant’s Agreement, the following rules apply in the event of the death of a Participant while the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate: to the extent the forfeiture provisions or the Company’s rights of repurchase have not lapsed on the date of death, they shall be exercisable; provided, however, that in the event such forfeiture provisions or rights of repurchase lapse periodically, such provisions or rights shall lapse to the extent of a pro rata portion of the Shares subject to such Stock Grant or Stock-Based Award through the date of death as would have lapsed had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued prior to the Participant’s date of death.

 

23. PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT.

 

Unless the offering and sale of the Shares shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue Shares under the Plan unless and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:

 

(a)           The person who receives a Stock Right shall warrant to the Company, prior to the receipt of Shares, that such person is acquiring such Shares for his or her own account, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend (or a legend in substantially similar form) which shall be endorsed upon the certificate evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise or such grant:

 

“The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws.”

 

(b)           At the discretion of the Administrator, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued in compliance with the Securities Act without registration thereunder.

 

24. DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY.

 

Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all Options granted under this Plan which as of such date shall not have been exercised and all Stock Grants and Stock-Based Awards which have not been accepted, to the extent required under the applicable Agreement, will terminate and become null and void; provided, however, that if the rights of a Participant or a Participant’s Survivors have not otherwise terminated and expired, the Participant or the Participant’s Survivors will have the right immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation to exercise or accept any Stock Right to the extent that the Stock Right is exercisable or subject to acceptance as of the date immediately prior to such dissolution or liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any outstanding Stock-Based Awards shall immediately terminate unless otherwise determined by the Administrator or specifically provided in the applicable Agreement.

 

25. ADJUSTMENTS.

 

Upon the occurrence of any of the following events, a Participant’s rights with respect to any Stock Right granted to him or her hereunder shall be adjusted as hereinafter provided, unless otherwise specifically provided in a Participant’s Agreement:

 

(a)           Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If (i) the shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares or if the Company shall issue any shares of Common Stock as a stock dividend on its outstanding Common Stock, or (ii) additional shares or new or different shares or other securities of the Company or other non-cash assets are distributed with respect to such shares of Common Stock, each Stock Right and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable thereunder shall be appropriately increased or decreased proportionately, and appropriate adjustments shall be made including, in the exercise or purchase price per share, to reflect such events. The number of Shares subject to the limitations in Paragraph 3(a), 3(b) and 4(c) shall also be proportionately adjusted upon the occurrence of such events and the Performance Goals applicable to outstanding Performance-Based Awards.

 

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(b)           Corporate Transactions . If the Company is to be consolidated with or acquired by another entity in a merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than a transaction to merely change the state of incorporation (a “Corporate Transaction”), the Administrator or the board of directors of any entity assuming the obligations of the Company hereunder (the “Successor Board”), shall, as to outstanding Options, either (i) make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Options by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Options either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity; or (ii) upon written notice to the Participants, provide that such Options must be exercised (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph), within a specified number of days of the date of such notice, at the end of which period such Options which have not been exercised shall terminate; or (iii) terminate such Options in exchange for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such Option would have been exercisable (either (A) to the extent then exercisable or, (B) at the discretion of the Administrator, any such Options being made partially or fully exercisable for purposes of this Subparagraph) less the aggregate exercise price thereof. For purposes of determining the payments to be made pursuant to Subclause (iii) above, in the case of a Corporate Transaction the consideration for which, in whole or in part, is other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be valued at the fair value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

 

With respect to outstanding Stock Grants, the Administrator or the Successor Board, shall make appropriate provision for the continuation of such Stock Grants on the same terms and conditions by substituting on an equitable basis for the Shares then subject to such Stock Grants either the consideration payable with respect to the outstanding Shares of Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction or securities of any successor or acquiring entity. In lieu of the foregoing, in connection with any Corporate Transaction, the Administrator may provide that, upon consummation of the Corporate Transaction, each outstanding Stock Grant shall be terminated in exchange for payment of an amount equal to the consideration payable upon consummation of such Corporate Transaction to a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock comprising such Stock Grant (to the extent such Stock Grant is no longer subject to any forfeiture or repurchase rights then in effect or, at the discretion of the Administrator, all forfeiture and repurchase rights being waived upon such Corporate Transaction).

 

In taking any of the actions permitted under this Paragraph 25(b), the Administrator shall not be obligated by the Plan to treat all Stock Rights, all Stock Rights held by a Participant, or all Stock Rights of the same type, identically.

 

(c)           Recapitalization or Reorganization . In the event of a recapitalization or reorganization of the Company other than a Corporate Transaction pursuant to which securities of the Company or of another corporation are issued with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Participant upon exercising an Option or accepting a Stock Grant after the recapitalization or reorganization shall be entitled to receive for the price paid upon such exercise or acceptance if any, the number of replacement securities which would have been received if such Option had been exercised or Stock Grant accepted prior to such recapitalization or reorganization.

 

(d)           Adjustments to Stock-Based Awards . Upon the happening of any of the events described in Subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above, any outstanding Stock-Based Award shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect the events described in such Subparagraphs. The Administrator or the Successor Board shall determine the specific adjustments to be made under this Paragraph 25, including, but not limited to the effect of any, Corporate Transaction and, subject to Paragraph 4, its determination shall be conclusive.

 

(e)           Modification of Options . Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustments made pursuant to Subparagraph (a), (b) or (c) above with respect to Options shall be made only after the Administrator determines whether such adjustments would (i) constitute a “modification” of any ISOs (as that term is defined in Section 424(h) of the Code) or (ii) cause any adverse tax consequences for the holders of Options, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. If the Administrator determines that such adjustments made with respect to Options would constitute a modification or other adverse tax consequence, it may refrain from making such adjustments, unless the holder of an Option specifically agrees in writing that such adjustment be made and such writing indicates that the holder has full knowledge of the consequences of such “modification” on his or her income tax treatment with respect to the Option. This paragraph shall not apply to the acceleration of the vesting of any ISO that would cause any portion of the ISO to violate the annual vesting limitation contained in Section 422(d) of the Code, as described in Paragraph 6(b)(iv).

 

(f)           Modification of Performance-Based Awards . Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Performance-Based Award that is intended to comply as “performance based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee may adjust downwards, but not upwards, the number of Shares payable pursuant to a Performance-Based Award, and the Committee may not waive the achievement of the applicable Performance Goals except in the case of death or disability of the Participant.

 

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26. ISSUANCES OF SECURITIES.

 

Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares subject to Stock Rights. Except as expressly provided herein, no adjustments shall be made for dividends paid in cash or in property (including without limitation, securities) of the Company prior to any issuance of Shares pursuant to a Stock Right.

 

27. FRACTIONAL SHARES.

 

No fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan and the person exercising a Stock Right shall receive from the Company cash in lieu of such fractional shares equal to the Fair Market Value thereof.

 

28. CONVERSION OF ISO s INTO NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS; TERMINATION OF ISO s .

 

The Administrator, at the written request of any Participant, may in its discretion take such actions as may be necessary to convert such Participant’s ISOs (or any portions thereof) that have not been exercised on the date of conversion into Non-Qualified Options at any time prior to the expiration of such ISOs, regardless of whether the Participant is an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate at the time of such conversion. At the time of such conversion, the Administrator (with the consent of the Participant) may impose such conditions on the exercise of the resulting Non-Qualified Options as the Administrator in its discretion may determine, provided that such conditions shall not be inconsistent with this Plan. Nothing in the Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant the right to have such Participant’s ISOs converted into Non-Qualified Options, and no such conversion shall occur until and unless the Administrator takes appropriate action. The Administrator, with the consent of the Participant, may also terminate any portion of any ISO that has not been exercised at the time of such conversion.

 

29. WITHHOLDING.

 

In the event that any federal, state, or local income taxes, employment taxes, Federal Insurance Contributions Act (“F.I.C.A.”) withholdings or other amounts are required by applicable law or governmental regulation to be withheld from the Participant’s salary, wages or other remuneration in connection with the issuance of a Stock Right or Shares under the Plan or for any other reason required by law, the Company may withhold from the Participant’s compensation, if any, or may require that the Participant advance in cash to the Company, or to any Affiliate of the Company which employs or employed the Participant, the statutory minimum amount of such withholdings unless a different withholding arrangement, including the use of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or a promissory note, is authorized by the Administrator (and permitted by law). For purposes hereof, the fair market value of the shares withheld for purposes of payroll withholding shall be determined in the manner set forth under the definition of Fair Market Value provided in Paragraph 1 above, as of the most recent practicable date prior to the date of exercise. If the Fair Market Value of the shares withheld is less than the amount of payroll withholdings required, the Participant may be required to advance the difference in cash to the Company or the Affiliate employer. The Administrator in its discretion may condition the exercise of an Option for less than the then Fair Market Value on the Participant’s payment of such additional withholding.

 

30. NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION.

 

Each Employee who receives an ISO must agree to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Employee makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale or gift) of such Shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the Employee was granted the ISO, or (b) one year after the date the Employee acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code. If the Employee has died before such Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.

  

31. TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

 

The Plan will terminate on the date which is ten years from the earlier of the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors and the date of its approval by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may be terminated at an earlier date by vote of the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Company; provided, however, that any such earlier termination shall not affect any Agreements executed prior to the effective date of such termination. Termination of the Plan shall not affect any Stock Rights theretofore granted.

 

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32. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND AGREEMENTS.

 

The Plan may be amended by the shareholders of the Company. The Plan may also be amended by the Administrator, including, without limitation, to the extent necessary to qualify any or all outstanding Stock Rights granted under the Plan or Stock Rights to be granted under the Plan for favorable federal income tax treatment as may be afforded incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code (including deferral of taxation upon exercise), and to the extent necessary to qualify the Shares issuable under the Plan for listing on any national securities exchange or quotation in any national automated quotation system of securities dealers and in order to continue to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided that any amendment approved by the Administrator which the Administrator determines is of a scope that requires shareholder approval shall be subject to obtaining such shareholder approval. Other than as set forth in Paragraph 25 of the Plan, the Administrator may not without shareholder approval reduce the exercise price of an Option or cancel any outstanding Option in exchange for a replacement option having a lower exercise price, any Stock Grant, any other Stock-Based Award or for cash. In addition, the Administrator not take any other action that is considered a direct or indirect “repricing” for purposes of the shareholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed, including any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles. Any modification or amendment of the Plan shall not, without the consent of a Participant, adversely affect his or her rights under a Stock Right previously granted to him or her. With the consent of the Participant affected, the Administrator may amend outstanding Agreements in a manner which may be adverse to the Participant but which is not inconsistent with the Plan. In the discretion of the Administrator, outstanding Agreements may be amended by the Administrator in a manner which is not adverse to the Participant. Nothing in this Paragraph 32 shall limit the Administrator’s authority to take any action permitted pursuant to Paragraph 25.

 

33. EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

 

Nothing in this Plan or any Agreement shall be deemed to prevent the Company or an Affiliate from terminating the employment, consultancy or director status of a Participant, nor to prevent a Participant from terminating his or her own employment, consultancy or director status or to give any Participant a right to be retained in employment or other service by the Company or any Affiliate for any period of time.

 

34. SECTION 409A .

 

If a Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code (and as applied according to procedures of the Company and its Affiliates) as of his separation from service, to the extent any payment under this Plan or pursuant to the grant of a Stock-Based Award constitutes deferred compensation (after taking into account any applicable exemptions from Section 409A of the Code), and to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, no payments due under this Plan or pursuant to a Stock-Based Award may be made until the earlier of: (i) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s date of death; provided, however, that any payments delayed during this six-month period shall be paid in the aggregate in a lump sum, without interest, on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service.

 

The Administrator shall administer the Plan with a view toward ensuring that Stock Rights under the Plan that are subject to Section 409A of the Code comply with the requirements thereof and that Options under the Plan be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, but neither the Administrator nor any member of the Board, nor the Company nor any of its Affiliates, nor any other person acting hereunder on behalf of the Company, the Administrator or the Board shall be liable to a Participant or any Survivor by reason of the acceleration of any income, or the imposition of any additional tax or penalty, with respect to a Stock Right, whether by reason of a failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code or otherwise.

 

35. CLAWBACK .

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, the Company may recover from a Participant any compensation received from any Stock Right (whether or not settled) or cause a Participant to forfeit any Stock Right (whether or not vested) in the event that the Company’s Clawback Policy then in effect is triggered.

 

36. GOVERNING LAW.

 

This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Pulmatrix Raises $10 Million Private Placement;

To Begin Trading on NASDAQ under “PULM”

 

Pulmatrix, Inc. now has $27 million in cash and cash equivalents

 

LEXINGTON, MA - June 16, 2015 - Pulmatrix, Inc., (NASDAQ: PULM), previously known as Ruthigen, Inc., today announced the completion of its previously announced merger, effective June 15, 2015, and the closing of a private placement generating aggregate gross proceeds of $10.0 million. Participants in the private placement included pre-merger investors in Pulmatrix such as funds affiliated with 5AM Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners and Polaris Partners, as well as funds affiliated with Altitude Life Science Ventures. Trading in Pulmatrix’s common stock will commence today on NASDAQ on a post-reverse-stock-split basis (CUSIP No. 74584P103).

 

“This new funding enables further development our proprietary pipeline of inhaled therapeutics for rare diseases, led by our anti-fungal candidate for cystic fibrosis and our branded generic for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” said Robert W. Clarke, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Pulmatrix. “Following the financing and merger, we have $27 million in cash, which we expect will fund our business into 2017, beyond multiple data readouts from ongoing and planned clinical studies, as well as other corporate milestones.”

 

For the remainder of 2015 and throughout 2016, Pulmatrix plans to focus on achieving the following milestones:

 

· 2H 2015: Initiate European pharmacokinetic bioequivalence clinical study to advance development of PUR0200, Pulmatrix’s bronchodilator therapy candidate;

 

· 1H 2016: Report pharmacokinetic profile of PUR0200 versus the reference product from the bioequivalence clinical study;

 

· 2H 2016: Initiate a Phase 1 trial and generate initial data for PUR1900, which would become the first inhaled product candidate in development for treatment of fungal infections in cystic fibrosis patients;

 

· 1H 2016: Identify active pharmaceutical ingredient for PUR1500, Pulmatrix’s drug candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis;

 

· Further strengthen patent protection for Pulmatrix’s iSPERSE (Inhaled Small Particles Easily Respirable and Emitted) platform and related therapeutic applications; and

 

· Expand Pulmatrix’s senior management team.

 

Immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, private company Pulmatrix closed a $10.0 million private placement pursuant to which 1,454,454 shares of post-merger common stock were issued. In addition, in connection with this private placement and in recognition of the fact that a majority of these investors (i) surrendered warrants in private company Pulmatrix and (ii) and converted approximately $30 million principal amount of non-convertible debt into equity for no consideration, investors in this private placement also received warrants to purchase 3,190,000 shares of post-merger common stock at an exercise price of $7.56 per share, which only become exercisable upon Pulmatrix’s achievement of certain performance milestones.

 

Immediately prior to the effective time of the merger, Ruthigen closed a private placement, led by Dr. Phillip Frost Chairman & CEO of OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK), of approximately 379,400 shares of its common stock at a price of $6.88 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.6 million. Also immediately following the effective time of the merger, an aggregate of $4.5 million outstanding principal amount of bridge loans made to private company Pulmatrix, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, converted into approximately 655,000 post-merger shares of common stock at a conversion price of $6.88 per share.

 

 
 

 

 

 

In addition, the combined company expects to receive approximately $7.0 million in the form a secured credit facility from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. Pulmatrix is expected to issue a warrant to purchase 25,150 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $8.35 per share.

 

The merger was structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, whereby all outstanding shares of Pulmatrix’s common stock were converted into the right to receive 0.148 shares of common stock in the predecessor company Ruthigen, Inc. The share numbers and prices in the preceding two paragraphs give effect to a 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of the post-merger common stock that occurred immediately following the merger.

 

Immediately after the issuance of shares to private company Pulmatrix’s stockholders in connection with the merger and transactions described above, private company Pulmatrix stockholders owned approximately 81.7% of the combined company’s outstanding common stock and pre-merger Ruthigen stockholders owned approximately 18.3% of the combined company’s outstanding shares of common stock, excluding the shares of common stock held in escrow to secure indemnification obligations.

 

Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC acted as financial advisor to Pulmatrix in connection with the above transactions.

 

About Pulmatrix, Inc.

 

Pulmatrix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative inhaled therapies to address serious pulmonary disease using its patented iSPERSE technology. The Company’s proprietary product pipeline is focused on advancing treatments for rare diseases, including PUR1900, a, inhaled anti-fungal for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) as well as PUR1500, an inhaled product for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In addition, Pulmatrix is pursuing opportunities in major pulmonary diseases through collaboration with partners. This includes PUR0200, a branded generic in clinical development for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other potential first-in-class treatments. Pulmatrix’s product candidates are based on iSPERSE, its proprietary dry powder delivery platform, which seeks to improve therapeutic delivery to the lungs by maximizing local concentrations and reducing systemic side effects to improve patient outcomes.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this press release that are forward-looking and not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Combined Company cautions that such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may materially affect the Combined Company’s results of operations. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to the risk that the benefits from the proposed transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the ability to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Legacy Ruthigen and Legacy Pulmatrix; the reaction of the Combined Company’s customers, employees and counterparties to the transaction; diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; the ability to establish that potential products are efficacious or safe in preclinical or clinical trials; the ability to obtain appropriate or necessary governmental approvals to market potential products; the ability to obtain future funding for developmental products and working capital; and the ability to secure and enforce legal rights related to the Combined Company’s products, including patent protection. A discussion of these and other factors, including risks and uncertainties with respect to the Combined Company, is set forth in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Legacy Ruthigen on April 15, 2015, as amended. The Combined Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

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Pulmatrix Contacts  

Investors

Tom Baker

617-532-0624

tbaker@pulmatrix.com

Media

Kathryn Morris
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