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): July 28, 2015

 

 

IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware 001-36602 52-1841431

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

     
430 East 29 th Street, Suite 940, New York, NY 10016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (646) 440-9310

 

N/A
(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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Loan and Security Agreement

 

On July 29, 2015, Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Immune Pharmaceuticals USA Corp. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan”) with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (the “Lender”) to borrow $4,500,000, with a Company option to borrow an additional $5,000,000 prior to June 15, 2016, subject to certain clinical milestones and other conditions.

 

The Loan includes customary representations, warranties and restrictive covenants, including certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur liens and indebtedness.  In connection with the Loan, the Company has issued to Lender a five-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 214,853 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) (or 279,412 if we close on the additional $5,000,000 loan), at an exercise price of $1.70 per share, subject to certain adjustments, including, if lower, the effective price of any financing occurring six months after the issuance date.

 

The Loan is secured by a first priority perfected security interest in all tangible and intangible assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, senior to all indebtedness. The interest rate on the Loan is calculated at the greater of 10% and the prime rate plus 5.25%. The Loan can be repaid in interest only installments for up to 18 months following the closing subject to certain conditions being satisfied.

 

The Loan can be prepaid by the Company at any time, subject to certain prepayment penalties.  The Lender will have the ability to convert up to $1,000,000 of the loan in any subsequent institutionally led Company financing on the same terms, conditions and pricing of such subsequent financing.

 

TriPoint Global Equities, LLC acted as sole placement agent for the offerings for which it received $315,500 upon the closing of the Loan and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.78 per share, exercisable commencing six months following the issuance date and ending five years following the issuance date.

 

Copies of the Loan and Security Agreement and the form of warrant are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 4.1, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Loan and Security Agreement, the warrant and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 4.1, respectively.

 

Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

 

On July 28, 2015, the Company entered into Stock Purchase Agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with a single institutional investor (the “Investor” or “holder”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell up to an aggregate of 947 shares of the Company’s newly designated Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a fixed conversion price of $2.50 per share (the “Conversion Price”), at a purchase price of $10,000 per share with a 5% original issue discount, for total gross proceeds of $9.0 million with a 5% original issue discount, or the sale of approximately $9.47 million, subject to the terms and conditions described herein.

 

An aggregate of 444 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of $10,000 per share with a 5% original issue discount, were offered and sold in a registered direct offering pursuant to the Company’s “shelf” registration statement (File No. 333-198647), which was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 28, 2014.

 

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An aggregate of 503 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of $10,000 per share with a 5% original issue discount, were offered and sold in a concurrent private placement. In addition, the Company agreed to issue and sell additional 316 shares of Series D Preferred Stock for a gross proceeds of $3.0 million (with a 5% original issue discount) to be issued and sold upon the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions for transactions of this type as well as (i) approval by the Company’s stockholders of issuance of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) and (ii) a registration statement registering the shares of Common Stock issuable under the terms of the Series D Preferred Stock becomes effective.  

 

The net proceeds of the transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K are intended to be used to finance clinical trials and other research and development expenditures, to payoff our obligations under our outstanding loan with MidCap Financial Trust and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.

 

Chardan Capital Markets, LLC and Roth Capital Partners LLC acted as co-placement agents for the offerings for which they received an aggregate of $630,000 upon the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 275,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, exercisable commencing six months following the issuance date and ending five years following the issuance date.

 

The terms of the Series D Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”), filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware at closing.  A summary of the material terms of the Series D Preferred Stock is set forth below.

 

Designation and Ranking .  The Company has designated 12,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.  The Series D Preferred Stock will rank (i) (a) senior to our Common Stock; (b) senior to any other series of preferred stock, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations with respect to such preferred stock; and (c) junior to all of our existing and future indebtedness. Without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (voting separately as a single class), we may not issue any additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or any other preferred stock that is pari passu or senior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to any rights for a period of six months after the issuance date, in each case, as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution. 

 

Maturity. Six and one half years after the issuance date.

 

Voting .  The Series D Preferred Stock does not have any voting rights, including with respect to the election of directors, except as required by law; provided, however, we will not, without the affirmative approval of the holders of a majority of the shares of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting separately as one class), (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series D Preferred Stock or alter or amend the certificate of designations, (ii) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to distribution of dividends senior to the Series D Preferred Stock, (iii) amend our certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions of the certificate of designations, (iv) increase the authorized number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock or (v) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.

 

Dividends .  The Holder of the Series D Preferred Stock is entitled to accrued dividends in the amount of 8.0% per annum, subject to certain upward or downward adjustments with a maximum dividend rate of 15.0% and a minimum dividend rate of 0.0% as defined in the Purchase Agreements, payable upon redemption, upon conversion and when, as and if declared by our board of directors.

 

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Conversion .  Each share of Series D Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of Common Stock at a fixed conversion rate of $2.50 per share. The Series D Preferred Stock is convertible, in whole or in part, at any time after the issuance, at the option of the holder, into such number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000 per share of Series D Preferred Stock, or the Face Value, multiplied by the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock divided by the conversion rate of $2.50. The Series D Preferred Stock may also be converted into shares of common stock at our option if the Equity Conditions, as defined in the Certificate of Designations, are met. Upon conversion, we shall pay the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock being converted a conversion premium equal to the amount of dividends that such shares would have otherwise issued if they had been held through the maturity date.

 

Shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall mature six and one half years following the issuance date, at which time such shares will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock. However, we may redeem in cash at maturity, at our option, an amount per share equal to 100% of the liquidation value for the shares being redeemed.

 

The dividends and conversion premium may be paid in cash or, at our option, shares of common stock. If we elect to pay the dividends or conversion premium amount in the form of common stock, the number of shares to be issued shall be calculated by using: (i) if there is no triggering event (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Designations), 90.0% of the average of the five lowest individual daily volume weighted average prices during the applicable measurement period, which may be non-consecutive, less $0.05 per share of common stock, not to exceed 100% of the lowest sales price on the last day of such measurement period, less $0.05 per share of common stock, or (ii) following any triggering event, 80.0% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during any measurement period, less $0.05 per share of common stock, not to exceed 80.0% of the lowest sales price on the last day of any measurement period, less $0.05 per share of common stock.

 

Liquidation Rights .  Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of our assets available for distribution to our stockholders, pari passu with holders of our preferred stock and common stock an amount equals to $10,000.00, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Redemption .  We have the right, at our option, to redeem for cash all or a portion of the Series D Preferred Stock at a price 100% of the Face Value plus the conversion premium minus any dividends have previously been paid with respect to the Series D Preferred Stock being redeemed.

 

Credit Risk Adjustment. The dividend rate will adjust (i) downward by an amount equal to 100 basis points for each amount, if any, equal to $0.10 per share of common stock that the volume weighted average price of our common stock on any trading day rises above $3.30, down to a minimum of 0.0%; and (ii) upward by an amount equal to 150 basis points for each amount, if any, equal to $0.10 per share of common stock that volume weighted average price of our common stock on any trading day falls below $1.90, up to a maximum of 15.0%.

 

In addition, the dividend rate will adjust upward by 10.0% upon any triggering event.

 

Issuance Limitation .  The holder of the Series D Preferred Stock will be prohibited from converting shares of Series D Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock if, as a result of the conversion, the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% of the total number of shares of our common stock then issued and outstanding, which is referred to herein as the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”.

 

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We will not issue any shares of common stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designations if the issuance of such shares, collectively with certain additional shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant other Company’s transactions that are aggregated under the NASDAQ Listing Rules, would exceed the aggregate number of shares of common stock we may issue upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock without breaching our obligations under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), except that such limitation will not apply (i) following stockholders approval in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) or a waiver from NASDAQ of Listing Rule 5635(d), or the Approval, or (2) if the holder of the Series D Preferred Stock or we obtain a written opinion from counsel that such Approval is not required.

 

No Short Selling . Neither the Investor nor any affiliate will engage in or effect, directly or indirectly, any short sale of common stock, except upon the occurrence of certain triggering events.

 

Triggering Events. The dividend rate will adjust upward by 10.0%, upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, including our uncured breach of the Certificate of Designations and any transaction documents, the occurrence of certain defaults under our material agreements, the suspension of our NASDAQ listing, bankruptcy, the appointment of receiver, our failure to timely file report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the unenforceability of any material provision of the Certificate of Designations.

 

The Purchase Agreements also contains representations, warranties and covenants customary for transactions of this type.

 

Registration Rights

 

In connection with the concurrent private placement, the Company also agreed to prepare and file within 30 days a registration statement on Form S-3 covering the resale by the Investor the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Series D Preferred Stock to be sold under the Purchase Agreement and shares of Common Stock that may be issued in payment of dividends thereon.

 

  Copies of the Certificate of Designations the Purchase Agreements with respect to the offerings are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Certificate of Designations, the Purchase Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively.

 

A copy of the opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. relating to the validity of the issuance and sale of the Series D Preferred Stock in the registered direct offering is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

 

Voting Agreement

 

In connection with the consummation of the offerings described above, stockholders of the Company, representing close to 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock (on an as-converted basis, together with the Company’s outstanding Series C 8% Preferred Stock) as of July 28, 2015, agreed, among other things, to appear at any meeting of stockholders of Company and have the shares beneficially owned by them to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum and to vote the shares beneficially owned by them (a) in favor of the approval of the Purchase Agreements, the transactions contemplated thereby and the issuance of the shares to the Investor, and (b) against any proposal, action or transaction involving Company, which proposal, action or transaction would impede, frustrate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of such transactions, including the sale and issuance of shares to the Investor.

 

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The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.4 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.4

 

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

 

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth above and referenced under Item 1.01 that relates to the issuance of the warrant is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The issuance of the warrant was made in reliance on the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 regarding the issuance of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for the concurrent private placement is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.  The issuance of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to such Purchase Agreement will be made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act, based upon representations made to the Company by the Investor in the Purchase Agreement in connection with the concurrent private placement.

 

Item 3.03.  Material Modifications of Rights of Securities Holders.

 

The information set forth above and referenced under Item 1.01 that relates to the Certificate of Designations is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.

 

The information set forth above and referenced under Item 1.01 that relates to the Certificate of Designations is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On July 29, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing the entry into definitive agreements and the initial closing of the transactions described under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Description

 

3.1 Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock.  

 

4.1 Form of Warrant to be issued to Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (July 2015).  

 

5.1 Opinion of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

 

10.1 Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 29, 2015, by and among Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Immune Pharmaceuticals USA Corp., Immune Pharmaceuticals Ltd., as guarantor, and Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as agent for itself and lender.

 

10.2 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2015, by and between Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the investor named therein (registered direct offering).

 

10.3 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2015, by and between Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. and the investor named therein (private placement).

 

10.4 Form of Voting Agreement.

 

23.1 Consent of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)

 

99.1 Press release, dated July 29, 2015.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different than the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe the Company’s future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.  Actual events or results may differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2015, as amended on April 30, 2015.  In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact be accurate.  Further, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements.  As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

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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.

 

  IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
   
   
Dated: July 29, 2015 By: /s/ Daniel G. Teper
    Name: Daniel G. Teper
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES D REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

 

The undersigned, Daniel G. Teper and Gad Berdugo, hereby certify that:

 

1.          The undersigned are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”);

 

2.          The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, of which currently 2,000 shares are designated as Series A, none of which are outstanding, 1,065 shares are designated as Series B, none of which are outstanding, and 15,000 are designated as Series C, 278 of which are outstanding; and

 

3.          The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors:

 

WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, comprised of 5,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), issuable from time to time in one or more series;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting any Series and the designation thereof, of any of them;

 

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid and as set forth in this Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Preferred Stock, to designate the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series D Preferred Stock, which will consist of up to 12,000 shares of the Preferred Stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of Preferred Stock as follows:

 

I.           Terms of Preferred Stock.

 

A.            Designation and Amount . A series of Preferred Stock is hereby designated as the Corporation’s Series D Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the “ Series D Preferred Stock ”), the number of shares of which so designated are 12,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock; which Series D Preferred Stock will not be subject to increase without any consent of the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock (each a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”) that may be required by applicable law.

 

 
 

  

B.            Ranking and Voting .

 

1.           Ranking . The Series D Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, rank: (a) senior to the Corporation’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”); (b) senior to any other series of the Preferred Stock, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations with respect to such Preferred Stock; and (c) junior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Corporation. Without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (voting separately as a single class), the Corporation may not issue any additional shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or any other Preferred Stock that is pari passu or senior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to any rights for a period of six months after the Issuance Date.

 

2.           Voting . Except as required by applicable law or as set forth herein, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock will have no right to vote on any matters, questions or proceedings of this Corporation including, without limitation, the election of directors.

 

C.            Dividends .

 

1.           Commencing on the date of the issuance of any such shares of Series D Preferred Stock (each respectively an “ Issuance Date ”), each outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock will accrue cumulative dividends (“ Dividends ”), at a rate equal to 8.0% per annum, subject to adjustment as provided in this Certificate of Designations (“ Dividend Rate ”), of the Face Value. Dividends will be payable with respect to any shares of Series D Preferred Stock upon any of the following: (a) upon redemption of such shares in accordance with Section I.F ; (b) upon conversion of such shares in accordance with Section I.G ; and (c) when, as and if otherwise declared by the board of directors of the Corporation.

 

2.           Dividends, as well as any applicable Conversion Premium payable hereunder, will be paid: (a) in the Corporation’s sole and absolute discretion, immediately in cash; or (b) to the extent not paid in cash within 3 Trading Days after the Notice Date for any reason whatsoever, in shares of Common Stock valued at (i) if there is no Trigger Event, (A) 90.0% of the average of the 5 lowest individual daily volume weighted average prices during the applicable Measurement Period, which may be non-consecutive, less $0.05 per share of Common Stock, not to exceed (B) 100% of the lowest sales price on the last day of such Measurement Period less $0.05 per share of Common Stock (ii) following any Trigger Event, (A) 80.0% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during any Measurement Period for any conversion by Holder, less $0.05 per share of Common Stock, not to exceed (B) 80.0% of the lowest sales price on the last day of any Measurement Period, less $0.05 per share of Common Stock. In no event will the value of Common Stock pursuant to the foregoing be below $0.0001 per share. All amounts that are required or permitted to be paid in cash pursuant to this Certificate of Designations will be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Holder.

 

 
 

  

3.           So long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company will not repurchase shares of Common Stock other than as payment of the exercise or conversion price of a convertible security or payment of withholding tax, and no dividends or other distributions will be paid, declared or set apart with respect to any Common Stock, except for Purchase Rights.

 

D.            Protective Provision .

 

1.           So long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation will not, without the affirmative approval of the Holders of a majority of the shares of the Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting separately as one class), (i) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series D Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designations, (ii) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to distribution of dividends senior to the Series D Preferred Stock, (iii) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (iv) increase the authorized number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock or (v) enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing.

 

2.           A “ Deemed Liquidation Event ” will mean: (a) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a constituent party or a subsidiary of the Corporation is a constituent party and the Corporation issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, except any such merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority, by voting power, of the capital stock of the surviving or resulting corporation or if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation immediately following such merger or consolidation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or (b) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

3.           The Corporation will not have the power to effect a Deemed Liquidation Event unless the agreement or plan of merger or consolidation for such transaction provides that the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation will be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Section I.E .

 

 
 

  

E.            Liquidation .

 

1.           Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, pari passu with any distribution or payment made to the holders of Preferred Stock and Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, the Holders of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders an amount with respect to each share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to $10,000.00 (“ Face Value ”), plus any accrued but unpaid Dividends thereon (collectively with the Face Value, the “ Liquidation Value ”). If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the amounts payable with respect to the shares of Series D Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock will share equally and ratably with the holders of shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock in any distribution of assets of the Corporation in proportion to the liquidation preference and an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid Dividends, if any, to which each such holder is entitled.

 

2.           If, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation will be insufficient to make payment in full to all Holders, then such assets will be distributed among the Holders at the time outstanding, ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

 

F.            Redemption .

 

1.           Corporation’s Redemption Option . On the Dividend Maturity Date, the Corporation may redeem paying Holder in cash an amount per share equal to 100% of the Liquidation Value for the shares redeemed.

 

2.           Early Redemption . Prior to the Dividend Maturity Date, provided that no Trigger Event has occurred, the Corporation will have the right at any time upon 30 Trading Days’ prior written notice, in its sole and absolute discretion, to redeem all or any portion of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding by paying Holder in cash an amount per share of Series D Preferred Stock (the “ Early Redemption Price ”) equal to the sum of the following: (a) 100% of the Face Value, plus (b) the Conversion Premium, minus (c) any Dividends that have been paid, for each share of Series D Preferred Stock redeemed.

 

3.           Credit Risk Adjustment .

 

a.            The Dividend Rate will adjust downward by an amount equal to the Decreasing Spread Adjustment for each amount, if any, equal to the Adjustment Factor that the Measuring Metric rises above the Maximum Triggering Level, down to a minimum of 0.0%.

 

b.            The Dividend Rate will adjust upward by an amount equal to the Increasing Spread Adjustment for each amount, if any, equal to the Adjustment Factor that the Measuring Metric falls below the Minimum Triggering Level, up to a maximum of 15.0%. In addition, the Dividend Rate will adjust upward by 10.0% upon any Trigger Event.

 

c.            The adjusted Dividend Rate used for calculation of the Liquidation Value, Conversion Premium, Early Redemption Price or Dividend, as applicable, will be determined based upon the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for the Trading Day prior to the Notice Date.

 

 
 

  

4.           Mandatory Redemption . If the Corporation determines to liquidate, dissolve or wind-up its business and affairs, or effect any Deemed Liquidation Event, the Corporation will, within three Trading Days of such determination and prior to effectuating any such action, redeem the Series D Preferred Stock for cash, at the Early Redemption Price set forth in Section I.F.2 if the event is prior to the Dividend Maturity Date, or at the Liquidation Value if the event is on or after the Dividend Maturity Date.

 

5.           Mechanics of Redemption . In order to redeem any of the Holders’ Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding, 30 Trading Days prior to payment the Corporation must deliver written notice to each Holder setting forth (a) the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock that the Corporation is redeeming, (b) the applicable Dividend Rate, Liquidation Value and Early Redemption Price, and (c) the calculation of the amount paid. Upon receipt of payment in cash, each Holder will promptly submit to the Corporation such Holder’s Series D Preferred Stock certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, the delivery of such a notice shall not affect Holder’s rights under Section I.G until after receipt of cash payment by Holder.

 

G.            Conversion .

 

1.           Mechanics of Conversion .

 

a.            One or more shares of the Series D Preferred Stock may be converted, in part or in whole, into shares of Common Stock, at any time or times after the Issuance Date, in the sole and absolute discretion of Holder or, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Corporation; (i) if at the option of Holder, by delivery of one or more written notices to the Corporation or its transfer agent (each, a “ Holder Conversion Notice ”), of the Holder’s election to convert any or all of its Series D Preferred Stock; or (ii) if at the option of the Corporation, if the Equity Conditions are met, delivery of written notice to Holder (each, a “ Corporation Conversion Notice ” and, with the Holder Conversion Notice, each a “ Conversion Notice ”), of the Corporation’s election to convert the Series D Preferred Stock. Each Conversion Notice will set forth the number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock being converted, the minimum number of Conversion Shares and the amount of Dividends and any applicable Conversion Premium due as of the date of the Conversion Notice (the “ Notice Date ”), and the calculation thereof.

 

b.            Notwithstanding Section I.G.1.c , if the Corporation pays in cash no later than close of the 3 rd Trading Day after the Notice Date, time being of the essence, the full amount of Dividends and Conversion Premium due as of the Notice Date, no further amount will be due with respect to Dividends and Conversion Premium for the shares in the Conversion Notice.

 

c.            As soon as practicable, and in any event within 3 Trading Days after the Notice Date, time being of the essence, the Corporation will do all of the following: (i) transmit the Delivery Notice by facsimile or electronic mail to the Holder, and to the Corporation’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”) with instructions to comply with the Delivery Notice; (ii) either (A) if the Corporation is approved through The Depository Trust Corporation (“ DTC ”), authorize and instruct the credit by the Transfer Agent of such aggregate number of Conversion Shares to which Holder is then entitled, as set forth in the Delivery Notice, to Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, through its Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) system, or (B) only if the Corporation is not approved through DTC, issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the address as specified in the Delivery Notice a certificate bearing no restrictive legend, registered in the name of Holder or its designee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which Holder is then entitled, as set forth in the Delivery Notice; and (iii) at all times thereafter diligently take or cause to be taken all actions reasonably necessary to cause the Conversion Shares to be issued as soon as practicable.

 

 
 

  

d.            If during the Measuring Period the Holder is entitled to receive additional Conversion Shares with regard to a Conversion Notice, Holder may at any time deliver one or more additional written notices to the Corporation or its transfer agent (each, an “ Additional Notice ” and with the Conversion Notice, each a “ Delivery Notice ”) setting forth the additional number of Conversion Shares to be delivered, and the calculation thereof.

 

e.            If the Corporation for any reason does not issue or cause to be issued to the Holder within 3 Trading Days after the date of a Delivery Notice, the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled as stated in the Delivery Notice, then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, the Corporation will pay in cash to the Holder on each day after such 3rd Trading Day that the issuance of such Conversion Shares is not timely effected an amount equal to 2% of the product of (i) the aggregate number of Conversion Shares not issued to the Holder on a timely basis and to which the Holder is entitled and (ii) the highest Closing Price of the Common Stock between the date on which the Corporation should have issued such shares to the Holder and the actual date of receipt of Conversion Shares by Holder.

 

f.             Notwithstanding any other provision: all of the requirements of Section I.F and this Section I.G are each independent covenants; the Corporation’s obligations to issue and deliver Conversion Shares upon any Conversion Notice are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable; any breach or alleged breach of any representation or agreement, or any violation or alleged violation of any law or regulation, by any party or any other person will not excuse full and timely performance of any of the Corporation’s obligations under these sections; and under no circumstances may the Corporation seek or obtain any temporary, interim or preliminary injunctive or equitable relief to prevent or interfere with any issuance of Conversion Shares to Holder.

 

g.            No fractional shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock, but rather the Corporation will issue to Holder scrip or warrants registered on the books of the Corporation (certificated or uncertificated) which will entitle Holder to receive a full share upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share. The Holder will not be required to deliver the original certificates for the Series D Preferred Stock in order to effect a conversion hereunder. The Corporation will pay any and all taxes which may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any Conversion Shares.

 

2.           Holder Conversion . In the event of a conversion of any Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to a Holder Conversion Notice, the Corporation will (a) satisfy the payment of Dividends and Conversion Premium as provided in Section I.C.2, and (b) issue to the Holder of such Series D Preferred Stock a number of Conversion Shares equal to (i) the Face Value multiplied by (ii) the number of such Series D Preferred Stock subject to the Holder Conversion Notice divided by (iii) the applicable Conversion Price with respect to such Series D Preferred Stock; all in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section I.G.1 .

 

 
 

  

3.           Corporation Conversion . The Corporation will have the right to send the Holder a Corporation Conversion Notice at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, if the Equity Conditions are met as of the time such Corporation Conversion Notice is given. Upon any conversion of any Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to a Corporation Conversion Notice, the Corporation will on the date of such notice (a) satisfy the payment of Dividends and Conversion Premium as provided in Section I.C.2 , and (b) issue to the Holder of such Series D Preferred Stock a number of Conversion Shares equal to (i) the Face Value multiplied by (ii) the number of such Series D Preferred Stock subject to the Holder Conversion Notice divided by (iii) the applicable Conversion Price with respect to such Series D Preferred Stock; all in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section I.G.1 .

 

4.           Stock Splits . If the Corporation at any time on or after the filing of this Certificate of Designations subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the applicable Conversion Price, Adjustment Factor, Maximum Triggering Level, Minimum Triggering Level, and other share based metrics in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable will be proportionately increased. If the Corporation at any time on or after such Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the applicable Conversion Price, Adjustment Factor, Maximum Triggering Level, Minimum Triggering Level, and other share based metrics in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Conversion Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section will become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

5.           Rights . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section I.G.4 , if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any options, convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which Holder could have acquired if Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon conversion of all Preferred Stock held by Holder immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

6.           Definitions . The following terms will have the following meanings:

 

a.          “Adjustment Factor” means $0.10 per share of Common Stock.

 

 
 

  

b.          “Closing Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing bid price for such security on the Trading Market, or, if the Trading Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing bid price, then the last bid price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, or, if the Trading Market is not the principal securities exchange or trading market for such security, the last closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded, or if the foregoing do not apply, the last closing bid price of such security in the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security, or, if no closing bid price is reported for such security, the average of the bid prices of any market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets LLC (formerly the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.).

 

c.          “Conversion Premium” for each share of Series D Preferred Stock means the Face Value, multiplied by the product of (i) the applicable Dividend Rate, and (ii) the number of whole years between the Issuance Date and the Dividend Maturity Date.

 

d.          “Conversion Price” means a price per share of Common Stock equal to $2.50 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as otherwise provided herein.

 

e.          “Conversion Shares” means all shares of Common Stock that are required to be or may be issued upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock.

 

f.          “Decreasing Spread Adjustment” means 100 basis points.

 

g.          “Dividend Maturity Date” means the date that is 6 and one half years after the Issuance Date.

 

h.          “Equity Conditions” means on each day during the Measuring Period, (i) the Common Stock is not under chill or freeze from DTC, the Common Stock is designated for trading on a NASDAQ or NYSE stock market and shall not have been suspended from trading on such market, and delisting or suspension by the Trading Market has not been threatened or pending, either in writing by such market or because Company has fallen below the then effective minimum listing maintenance requirements of such market; (ii) the Corporation has delivered Conversion Shares upon all conversions or redemptions of the Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with their terms to the Holder on a timely basis; (iii) the Corporation will have no knowledge of any fact that would cause both of the following (A) a registration statement not to be effective and available for the resale of all Conversion Shares, and (B) Section 3(a)(9) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, not to be available for the issuance of all Conversion Shares, or Securities Act Rule 144 not to be available for the resale of all the Conversion Shares underlying the Series D Preferred Stock without restriction; (iv) there has been a minimum of $4 million, or 5 times the Face Value of Preferred Share being converted, whichever is lower; in aggregate trading volume in the prior 20 Trading Days; (v) all shares of Common Stock to which Holder is entitled have been timely received into Holder’s designated account in electronic form fully cleared for trading; (vi) the Corporation otherwise shall have been in compliance with and shall not have breached any provision, covenant, representation or warranty of any Transaction Document; and (vii) no Trigger Event shall have occurred.

 

i.          “Increasing Spread Adjustment” means 150 basis points.

 

 
 

  

j.          “Measuring Metric” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day following the Issuance Date of the Series D Preferred Stock.

 

k.          “Measuring Period” means the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending 3 Trading Days after all applicable Conversion Shares have actually been received into Holder’s designated brokerage account in electronic form and fully cleared for trading; provided that for each day during the Measurement Period on which less than all of the conditions set forth in Section I.G.6.h exist, 1 Trading Day will be added to what otherwise would have been the end of the Measurement Period.

 

l.          “Maximum Triggering Level” means $3.30 per share of Common Stock.

 

m.          “Minimum Triggering Level” means $1.90 per share of Common Stock.

 

n.          “Stock Purchase Agreement” means the Stock Purchase Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which any share of Series D Preferred Stock is issued, including all exhibits thereto and all related Transaction Documents as defined therein.

 

o.           Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market.

 

p.          “Trading Market” means or whatever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock. All Trading Market data will be measured as provided by the appropriate function of the Bloomberg Professional service of Bloomberg Financial Markets or its successor performing similar functions.

 

7.           Principal Market Regulation . Company will not issue any shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designations if the issuance of such shares , collectively with certain additional shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant other Company’s transactions that are aggregated under the NASDAQ Rules, would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock the Company may issue upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock without breaching Company’s obligations under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), except that such limitation will not apply (1) following shareholder approval in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) or a waiver from NASDAQ of Listing Rule 5635(d) (“ Approval ”) or (2) if Investor or Company obtains a written opinion from counsel that such Approval is not required.

 

8.           Issuance Limitation . Notwithstanding any other provision, at no time may the Corporation issue shares of Common Stock to Holder which, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then deemed beneficially owned by Holder, would result in Holder owning more than 4.99% of all Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such issuance, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; provided, however, that Holder may increase such amount to 9.99% upon not less than 61 days’ prior notice to the Corporation. No provision of this paragraph may be waived by Holder or the Corporation.

 

 
 

  

9.           Conversion at Maturity . On the Dividend Maturity Date, all remaining outstanding Series D Preferred Stock will automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock.

 

H.            Trigger Events . Any occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute a “ Trigger Event ”:

 

1.           Holder does not timely receive Conversion Shares for any reason whatsoever following a Conversion Notice, including without limitation the issuance of restricted shares if Holder provides a legal opinion that shares may be issued without restrictive legend;

 

2.           Any material breach or failure to perform any covenant or provision of this Certificate of Designations, the Stock Purchase Agreement, or any Transaction Document, which in the case of a default that is curable and has no occurred before, is not cured within 5 Trading Days;

 

3.           Any representation or warranty made in the Stock Purchase Agreement or any Transaction Document shall be untrue or materially incorrect in any respect as of the date when made or deemed made;

 

4.           The occurrence of any default or event of default under any material agreement, lease, document or instrument to which the Corporation or any subsidiary is obligated, including without limitation of an aggregate of at least $250,000 of indebtedness;

 

5.           While any Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective, the effectiveness of the Registration Statement lapses for any reason, including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order, or the Registration Statement, or the prospectus contained therein, is unavailable to Holder sale of all Conversion Shares for any 5 or more Trading Days, which may be non-consecutive;

 

6.           The suspension from trading or the failure of the Common Stock to be trading or listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market or NYSE MKT;

 

7.           The Corporation’s notice, written or oral, to Holder, including without limitation, by way of public announcement or through any of its agents, of its intention not to comply, as required, with a Conversion Notice at any time, including without limitation any objection or instruction to its transfer agent not to comply with any notice from Holder;

 

8.           Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Corporation or any subsidiary and, if instituted against the Corporation or any subsidiary by a third party, an order for relief is entered or the proceedings are not be dismissed within 30 days of their initiation;

 

9.           The appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, or other similar official of the Corporation or any subsidiary or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the execution of a composition of debts, or the occurrence of any other similar federal, state or foreign proceeding, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the taking of corporate action by the Corporation or any Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action or the taking of any action by any person to commence a foreclosure sale or any other similar action under any applicable law;

 

 
 

 

10.          A judgment or judgments for the payment of money aggregating in excess of $250,000 are rendered against the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and are not stayed or satisfied within 30 days of entry;

 

11.          The Corporation does not for any reason timely comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including without limitation timely filing when first due all periodic reports;

 

12.          Any regulatory, administrative or enforcement proceeding is initiated against Corporation or any subsidiary (except to the extent an adverse determination would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, properties, assets, financial condition or results of operations or prevent the performance by the Company of any material obligation under the Transaction Documents); or

 

13.         Any material provision of this Certificate of Designations shall at any time for any reason, other than pursuant to the express terms thereof, cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against the parties thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by the Corporation or any subsidiary or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or the Corporation or any subsidiary denies that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under this Certificate of Designations.

 

I.            Stock Register . The Corporation will keep at its principal office, or at the offices of the transfer agent, a register of the Series D Preferred Stock, which will be prima facie indicia of ownership of all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock. Upon the surrender of any certificate representing Series D Preferred Stock at such place, the Corporation, at the request of the record Holder of such certificate, will execute and deliver (at the Corporation’s expense) a new certificate or certificates in exchange therefor representing in the aggregate the number of shares represented by the surrendered certificate. Each such new certificate will be registered in such name and will represent such number of shares as is requested by the Holder of the surrendered certificate and will be substantially identical in form to the surrendered certificate.

 

 
 

 

II.           Miscellaneous .

 

A.            Notices . Any and all notices to the Corporation will be addressed to the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer at the Corporation’s principal place of business on file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation to any Holder hereunder will be in writing and delivered personally, by electronic mail or facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile telephone number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile telephone number or address appears, at the principal place of business of the Holder. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (1) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this Section II.A prior to 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, (2) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this section later than 5:30 p.m. but prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on such date, (3) the second business day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (4) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

 

B.            Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (an affidavit of the registered Holder will be satisfactory) of the ownership and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate evidencing shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction upon receipt of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation (provided that if the Holder is a financial institution or other institutional investor its own agreement will be satisfactory) or in the case of any such mutilation upon surrender of such certificate, the Corporation will, at its expense, execute and deliver in lieu of such certificate a new certificate of like kind representing the number of shares of such class represented by such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate and dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.

 

C.            Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designations and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

 

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the chairman, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file a Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 28th day of July 2015.

 

Signed: /s/ Daniel G. Teper  
Name: Daniel G. Teper  
Title: Chief Executive Officer  
     
Signed: /s/ Gad Berdugo  
Name: Gad Berdugo  
Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR, SUBJECT TO SECTION 11 HEREOF, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

To Purchase Shares of Common Stock of

 

IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

Dated as of July __, 2015 (the “ Effective Date ”)

 

WHEREAS, Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), has entered into a Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (as amended and in effect from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”) with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “ Warrantholder ”), in its capacity as administrative agent, and the lender parties thereto;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan Agreement and as additional consideration to the Warrantholder for, among other things, its agreements in the Loan Agreement, the Company has agreed to issue to the Warrantholder this Warrant Agreement, evidencing the right to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock (this “Warrant”, “Warrant Agreement”, or this “Agreement”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Warrantholder having executed and delivered the Loan Agreement and provided the financial accommodations contemplated therein, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and Warrantholder agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.     GRANT OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK.

 

(a)          For value received, the Company hereby grants to the Warrantholder, and the Warrantholder is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to subscribe for and purchase, from the Company, up to the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (as defined below) as determined pursuant to Section 1(b) below, at a purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price (as defined below). The number and Exercise Price of such shares are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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

 

Charter ” means the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as may be amended and in effect from time to time.

 

 
 

 

Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, as presently constituted under the Charter, and any class and/or series of Company capital stock for or into which such common stock may be converted or exchanged in a reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction.

 

Exercise Price ” means $1.70, or, if lower, the effective price of any financing occurring within six months after the Effective Date, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

Liquid Sale ” means the closing of a Merger Event in which the consideration received by the Company and/or its stockholders, as applicable, consists solely of cash and/or Marketable Securities.

 

Marketable Securities ” in connection with a Merger Event means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by the Warrantholder in connection with the Merger Event were the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market, and (iii) following the closing of such Merger Event, Warrantholder would not be restricted from publicly re-selling all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Warrantholder in such Merger Event were Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Merger Event, except to the extent that any such restriction (x) arises solely under federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, and (y) does not extend beyond six (6) months from the closing of such Merger Event.

 

Merger Event ” means any of the following: (i) a sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all assets of the Company, (ii) any merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity or in which the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are otherwise converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock or other securities or property of another entity and in which the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not hold a majority of the surviving entity or other entity immediately following such merger or consolidation, or (iii) any sale by holders of the outstanding voting equity securities of the Company in a single transaction or series of related transactions of shares constituting a majority of the outstanding combined voting power of the Company.

 

" Purchase Price " means, with respect to any exercise of this Warrant, an amount equal to the then-effective Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock as to which this Warrant is then exercised.

 

(b)           Number of Shares .          This Warrant shall be exercisable for 214,853 shares of Common Stock; provided, however , that if the Company receives any borrowings in connection with the Tranche B Term Loan Advance (as defined in the Loan Agreement) from the lender parties under the Loan Agreement subject, this Warrant automatically and without further action on the part of any party or other person be deemed exercisable for 279,412 shares of Common Stock, in each case subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

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SECTION 2.     TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

 

The term of this Agreement and the right to purchase Common Stock as granted herein shall commence on the Effective Date and, subject to Section 8(a) below, shall be exercisable for a period ending upon the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Effective Date (“ Expiration Date ”).

 

SECTION 3.     EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASE RIGHTS.

 

(a)           Exercise . The purchase rights set forth in this Agreement are exercisable by the Warrantholder, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, prior to the expiration of the term set forth in Section 2, by tendering to the Company at its principal office a notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “ Notice of Exercise ”), duly completed and executed. Promptly upon receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms set forth below, and in no event later than three business (3) days thereafter, the Company shall issue to the Warrantholder a certificate for the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and shall execute the acknowledgment of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the “ Acknowledgment of Exercise ”) indicating the number of shares which remain subject to future purchases under this Warrant, if any.

 

The Purchase Price may be paid at the Warrantholder’s election either (i) by cash or check, or (ii) by surrender of all or a portion of the Warrant for shares of Common Stock to be exercised under this Agreement and, if applicable, an amended Agreement setting forth the remaining number of shares purchasable hereunder, as determined below (“ Net Issuance ”). If the Warrantholder elects the Net Issuance method, the Company will issue shares of Common Stock in accordance with the following formula:

 

X = Y(A-B)

                                           A

 

Where: X =       the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrantholder .
   
  Y =       the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be exercised under this Agreement.
   
  A =       the then-current fair market value of one (1) share of Common Stock at the time of exercise.
   
  B =       the then-effective Exercise Price.

 

For purposes of the above calculation, the current fair market value of shares of Common Stock shall mean with respect to each share of Common Stock:

 

(i)          at all times when the Common Stock shall be traded on a national securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter bulletin board service, the average of the closing prices over a five (5) day period ending three days before the day the current fair market value of the securities is being determined;

 

(ii)         if the exercise is in connection with a Merger Event, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the per share value received by the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Merger Event as determined in accordance with the definitive transaction documents executed among the parties in connection therewith; or

 

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(iii)        in cases other than as described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the current fair market value of a share of Common Stock shall be determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Upon partial exercise by either cash or upon request by the Warrantholder and surrender of all or a portion of this Warrant, Net Issuance, prior to the Expiration Date or earlier termination hereof, the Company shall as soon as commercially practicable issue an amended Agreement representing the remaining number of shares purchasable hereunder. All other terms and conditions of such amended Agreement, mutatis mutandis , shall be identical to those contained herein, including, but not limited to the Effective Date hereof.

 

(b)           Exercise Prior to Expiration . To the extent this Warrant is not previously exercised as to all shares subject hereto as of the Expiration Date, and if the then-current fair market value of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price then in effect, or, in the case of a Liquid Sale, where the value per share of Common Stock (as determined as of the closing of such Liquid Sale in accordance with the definitive agreements executed by the parties in connection with such Merger Event) to be paid to the holders thereof is greater than the Exercise Price then in effect,this Agreement shall be deemed automatically exercised on a Net Issuance basis pursuant to Section 3(a) (even if not surrendered) as of the Expiration Date. For purposes of such automatic exercise, the fair market value of one share of Common Stock upon such expiration shall be determined pursuant to Section 3(a). To the extent this Warrant or any portion hereof is deemed automatically exercised pursuant to this Section 3(b), the Company agrees as soon as commercially practicable to notify the Warrantholder of the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, the Warrantholder is to receive by reason of such automatic exercise, and to issue a certificate to Warrantholder evidencing such shares.

 

SECTION 4.     RESERVATION OF SHARES.

 

During the term of this Agreement, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights to purchase Common Stock as provided for herein.

 

SECTION 5.     NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP.

 

No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Agreement, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefor upon the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

SECTION 6.     NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER.

 

Without limitation of any provision hereof, Warrantholder agrees that this Agreement does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise of any of the purchase rights set forth in this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.     WARRANTHOLDER REGISTRY.

 

The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the registered holder of this Agreement. Warrantholder's initial address, for purposes of such registry, is set forth in Section 12(h) below. Warrantholder may change such address by giving written notice of such changed address to the Company.

 

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SECTION 8.     ADJUSTMENT RIGHTS.

 

The Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment from time to time, as follows:

 

(a)           Merger Event . In connection with a Merger Event that is a Liquid Sale, this Warrant shall, on and after the closing thereof, automatically and without further action on the part of any party or other person, represent the right to receive the consideration payable on or in respect of all shares of Common Stock that are issuable hereunder as of immediately prior to the closing of such Merger Event less the Purchase Price for all such shares of Common Stock (such consideration to include both the consideration payable at the closing of such Merger Event and all deferred consideration payable thereafter, if any, including, but not limited to, payments of amounts deposited at such closing into escrow and payments in the nature of earn-outs, milestone payments or other performance-based payments), and such Merger Event consideration shall be paid to Warrantholder as and when it is paid to the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. To the extent that the consideration to be received by the Warrantholder at the closing of such Merger Event that is a Liquid Sale is less than the Purchase Price, this Warrant shall automatically terminate as of the closing of such Merger Event. In connection with a Merger Event that is not a Liquid Sale, the Company shall cause the successor or surviving entity to assume this Warrant and the obligations of the Company hereunder on the closing thereof, and thereafter this Warrant shall be exercisable for the same number and type of securities or other property as the Warrantholder would have received in consideration for the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder had it exercised this Warrant in full as of immediately prior to such closing, at an aggregate Exercise Price no greater than the aggregate Exercise Price in effect as of immediately prior to such closing, and subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 8(a) shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

 

(b)           Reclassification of Shares . Except for Merger Events subject to Section 8(a), if the Company at any time shall, by combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of securities or otherwise, change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this Agreement exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes of securities, this Agreement shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the securities which were subject to the purchase rights under this Agreement immediately prior to such combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change. The provisions of this Section 8(b) shall similarly apply to successive combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change.

 

(c)           Subdivision or Combination of Shares . If the Company at any time shall combine or subdivide its Common Stock, (i) in the case of a subdivision, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased and the number of shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be proportionately increased, or (ii) in the case of a combination, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of shares for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be proportionately decreased.

 

(d)           Stock Dividends . If the Company at any time while this Agreement is outstanding and unexpired shall:

 

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(i)          pay a dividend with respect to the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in additional shares of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, to that price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such date of determination by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or distribution, and (B) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution, and the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be proportionately increased; or

 

(ii)         make any other dividend or distribution on or with respect to Common Stock, except any dividend or distribution (A) in cash, or (B) specifically provided for in any other clause of this Section 8, then, in each such case, provision shall be made by the Company such that the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant a proportionate share of any such distribution as though it were the holder of the Common Stock as of the record date fixed for the determination of the stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

(e)          Notice of Certain Events . If: (i) the Company shall declare any dividend or distribution upon its outstanding Common Stock, payable in stock, cash, property or other securities (provided that Warrantholder in its capacity as lender under the Loan Agreement consents to such dividend); (ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (iii) there shall be any Merger Event; or (iv) there shall be any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give the Warrantholder notice thereof at the same time and in the same manner as it gives notice thereof to the holders of outstanding Common Stock.

 

SECTION 9.     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

(a)           Reservation of Common Stock . The Company covenants and agrees that all shares of Common Stock, if any, that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will, at all times during the term hereof, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the term hereof the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant in full, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

 

(b)           Due Authority . The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder, including the issuance to Warrantholder of the right to acquire the shares of Common Stock, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement: (1) does not violate the Company's Charter or current bylaws; (2) does not contravene any material law or governmental rule, regulation or order applicable to it; and (3) except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Loan Agreement), does not and will not contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance laws) and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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(c)           Consents and Approvals . No consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except for the filing of notices pursuant to Regulation D under the Act and any filing required by applicable state securities law, which filings will be effective by the time required thereby.

 

(d)           [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(e)           [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(f)           Exempt Transaction . Subject to the accuracy of the Warrantholder's representations in Section 10, the issuance of the Common Stock upon exercise of this Agreement will constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Act, in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of the applicable state securities laws.

 

(g)           [Intentionally Omitted] .

 

(h)           Information Rights . At all times (if any) prior to the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which all shares of Common Stock issued on exercise of this Warrant have been sold, or (y) the expiration or earlier termination of this Warrant, when the Company shall not be required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or shall not have timely filed all such required reports, Warrantholder shall be entitled to the information rights contained in Section 7.1(b) – (f) of the Loan Agreement, and in any such event Section 7.1(b) – (f) of the Loan Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference as though fully set forth herein, provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to deliver a Compliance Certificate once all Indebtedness (as defined in the Loan Agreement) owed by the Company to Warrantholder has been repaid. All information provided by the Company to Warrantholder pursuant to this Section 9(h) shall constitute Confidential Information, as defined in the Loan Agreement, so long as it satisfies the requirements of Section 11.12 thereunder.

 

(i)           Rule 144 Compliance .        The Company shall, at all times prior to the earlier to occur of (x) the date of sale or other disposition by Warrantholder of this Warrant or all shares of Common Stock issued on exercise of this Warrant, or (y) the expiration or earlier termination of this Warrant if the Warrant has not been exercised in full or in part on such date, use all commercially reasonable efforts to timely file all reports required under the 1934 Act and otherwise timely take all actions necessary to permit the Warrantholder to sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issued on exercise hereof pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Act as amended and in effect from time to time, provided that the foregoing shall not apply in the event of a Merger Event following which the successor or surviving entity is not subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. If the Warrantholder proposes to sell Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Agreement in compliance with Rule 144, then, upon Warrantholder’s written request to the Company, the Company shall furnish to the Warrantholder, within five (5) business days after receipt of such request, a written statement confirming the Company’s compliance with the filing and other requirements of such Rule.

 

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SECTION 10.     REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE WARRANTHOLDER.

 

This Agreement has been entered into by the Company in reliance upon the following representations and covenants of the Warrantholder:

 

(a)           Investment Purpose . This Warrant and the shares issued on exercise hereof will be acquired for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof in violation of applicable federal and state securities laws, and the Warrantholder has no present intention of selling or engaging in any public distribution of the same except pursuant to a registration or exemption.

 

(b)           Private Issue . The Warrantholder understands (i) that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Agreement is not, as of the Effective Date, registered under the Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws, and (ii) that the Company's reliance on exemption from such registration is predicated on the representations set forth in this Section 10.

 

(c)           Financial Risk . The Warrantholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment, and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its investment.

 

(d)           Accredited Investor . Warrantholder is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act, as presently in effect (“ Regulation D ”).

 

(e)           No Short Sales .       Warrantholder has not at any time on or prior to the Effective Date engaged in any short sales or equivalent transactions in the Common Stock. Warrantholder agrees that at all times from and after the Effective Date and on or before the expiration or earlier termination of this Warrant, it shall not engage in any short sales or equivalent transactions in the Common Stock.

 

SECTION 11.     TRANSFERS.

 

Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, this Agreement and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, without charge to the holder hereof (except for transfer taxes) upon surrender of this Agreement properly endorsed. Each taker and holder of this Agreement, by taking or holding the same, consents and agrees that this Agreement, when endorsed in blank, shall be deemed negotiable, and that the holder hereof, when this Agreement shall have been so endorsed and its transfer recorded on the Company’s books, shall be treated by the Company and all other persons dealing with this Agreement as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by this Agreement. The transfer of this Agreement shall be recorded on the books of the Company upon receipt by the Company of a notice of transfer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit III (the " Transfer Notice "), at its principal offices and the payment to the Company of all transfer taxes and other governmental charges imposed on such transfer. Until the Company receives such Transfer Notice, the Company may treat the registered owner hereof as the owner for all purposes. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any legend to the contrary, the Company shall not require an opinion of counsel in connection with any sale, assignment or other transfer by Warrantholder of this Warrant (or any portion hereof or any interest herein) or of any shares of Common Stock issued upon any exercise hereof to an affiliate (as defined in Regulation D) of Warrantholder, provided that such affiliate is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D.

 

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SECTION 12.     MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)           Effective Date . The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been executed and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.

 

(b)           Remedies . In the event of any default hereunder, the non-defaulting party may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity and/or by action at law, including but not limited to an action for damages as a result of any such default, and/or an action for specific performance for any default where Warrantholder will not have an adequate remedy at law and where damages will not be readily ascertainable.

 

(c)           No Impairment of Rights . The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any other means, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder against impairment.

 

(d)           Additional Documents . The Company agrees to supply such other documents as the Warrantholder may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(e)           Attorneys’ Fees . In any litigation, arbitration or court proceeding between the Company and the Warrantholder relating hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all reasonable costs of proceedings incurred in enforcing this Agreement. For the purposes of this Section 12(e), attorneys’ fees shall include without limitation fees incurred in connection with the following: (i) contempt proceedings; (ii) discovery; (iii) any motion, proceeding or other activity of any kind in connection with an insolvency proceeding; (iv) garnishment, levy, and debtor and third party examinations; and (v) post-judgment motions and proceedings of any kind, including without limitation any activity taken to collect or enforce any judgment.

 

(f)           Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable valid, legal and enforceable provision, which comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(g)           Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, service of process or other communication that is required, contemplated, or permitted under this Agreement or with respect to the subject matter hereof shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, delivered, and received upon the earlier of: (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex, electronic transmission or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt, and shall be addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

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If to Warrantholder:

 

Hercules Technology GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

Legal Department

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Facsimile: 650-473-9194

Telephone: 650-289-3060

Email: legal@htgc.com

 

If to the Company:

 

IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

430 East 29 th Street, Suite 940

New York, NY 10016

Facsimile: 917-398-1915

Telephone: 646-440-9310

Email: Gad.berdugo@immunepharma.com

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

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

A ttention: Jeffrey P. Schultz, Esq.

666 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10013

Facsimile: 212-983-3115

Telephone: 212-692-6732

Email: JPSchultz@Mintz.com

 

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

 

(h)           Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. None of the terms of this Agreement may be amended except by an instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(i)           Headings . The various headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.

 

(j)           Advice of Counsel . Each of the parties represents to each other party hereto that it has discussed (or had an opportunity to discuss) with its counsel this Agreement and, specifically, the provisions of Sections 12(n), 12(o), 12(p), 12(q) and 12(r).

 

(k)           No Strict Construction . The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(l)           No Waiver . No omission or delay by Warrantholder at any time to enforce any right or remedy reserved to it, or to require performance of any of the terms, covenants or provisions hereof by Warrantholder at any time designated, shall be a waiver of any such right or remedy to which Warrantholder is entitled, nor shall it in any way affect the right of Warrantholder to enforce such provisions thereafter during the term of this Agreement.

 

(m)           Survival . All agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto shall be for the benefit of Warrantholder and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the expiration or other termination of this Agreement.

 

(n)           Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding conflict of laws principles that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

(o)           Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue . All judicial proceedings arising in or under or related to this Agreement may be brought in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of New York. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereto generally and unconditionally: (a) consents to personal jurisdiction in Manhattan, State of New York; (b) waives any objection as to jurisdiction or venue in Manhattan, State of New York; (c) agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue in the aforesaid courts; and (d) irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. Service of process on any party hereto in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if given in accordance with the requirements for notice set forth in Section 12(g), and shall be deemed effective and received as set forth in Section 12(g). Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of either party to bring proceedings in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

(p)           Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial . Because disputes arising in connection with complex financial transactions are most quickly and economically resolved by an experienced and expert person and the parties wish applicable state and federal laws to apply (rather than arbitration rules), the parties desire that their disputes arising under or in connection with this Warrant be resolved by a judge applying such applicable laws. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND WARRANTHOLDER SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (COLLECTIVELY, "CLAIMS") ASSERTED BY THE COMPANY AGAINST WARRANTHOLDER OR ITS ASSIGNEE OR BY WARRANTHOLDER OR ITS ASSIGNEE AGAINST THE COMPANY RELATING TO THIS WARRANT. This waiver extends to all such Claims, including Claims that involve persons or entities other the Company and Warrantholder; Claims that arise out of or are in any way connected to the relationship between the Company and Warrantholder; and any Claims for damages, breach of contract, specific performance, or any equitable or legal relief of any kind, arising out of this Agreement.

 

(q)           Arbitration . If the Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial set forth in Section 12(p) is ineffective or unenforceable, the parties agree that all Claims shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of JAMS (the “Rules”), such arbitration to occur before one arbitrator, which arbitrator shall be a retired New York state judge or a retired Federal court judge. Such proceeding shall be conducted in Manhattan, State of New York, with New York rules of evidence and discovery applicable to such arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties, and shall be final and nonappealable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction and enforced by the prevailing party as a final judgment of such court.

 

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(r)           Pre-arbitration Relief . In the event Claims are to be resolved by arbitration, either party may seek from a court of competent jurisdiction identified in Section 12(o), any prejudgment order, writ or other relief and have such prejudgment order, writ or other relief enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law notwithstanding that all Claims are otherwise subject to resolution by binding arbitration.

 

(s)           Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic delivery (PDF), and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

(t)           Specific Performance . The parties hereto hereby declare that it is impossible to measure in money the damages which will accrue to Warrantholder by reason of the Company’s failure to perform any of the obligations under this Agreement and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall be specifically enforceable by Warrantholder. If Warrantholder institutes any action or proceeding to specifically enforce the provisions hereof, any person against whom such action or proceeding is brought hereby waives the claim or defense therein that Warrantholder has an adequate remedy at law, and such person shall not offer in any such action or proceeding the claim or defense that such remedy at law exists.

 

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

 

(v)          Legends . To the extent required by applicable laws, this Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of such shares of Common Stock, if any) may be imprinted with a restricted securities legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.

 

COMPANY:   IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
       
    By:  
    Name: Gad Berdugo
    Title: Chief Financial Officer-Executive VP
      Finance and Administration, Secretary
       
WARRANTHOLDER:   HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
       
    By:  
    Name: Ben Bang
    Title: Associate General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To: IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

(1) The undersigned Warrantholder hereby elects to purchase [_______] shares of the Common Stock of [_________________], pursuant to the terms of the Agreement dated the [___] day of July, 2015 (the "Agreement") between [_________________] and the Warrantholder, and tenders herewith payment of the Purchase Price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any. [NET ISSUANCE: elects pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Agreement to effect a Net Issuance.]

 

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.

 

   
  (Name)
   
   
  (Address)

 

WARRANTHOLDER:   HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
       
    By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT II

 

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXERCISE

 

The undersigned [____________________________________] of Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., hereby acknowledges receipt of the "Notice of Exercise" from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. to purchase [____] shares of the Common Stock of Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and further acknowledges that [______] shares remain subject to purchase under the terms of the Agreement.

 

COMPANY:   IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
       
    By:           
       
    Title:  
       
    Date:  

 

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EXHIBIT III

 

TRANSFER NOTICE

 

(To transfer or assign the foregoing Agreement execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Agreement and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby transferred and assigned to

 

 
(Please Print)
 
whose address is  
 
 

 

  Dated:                       
     
  Holder's Signature:  
     
  Holder's Address:  

 

   
   
Signature Guaranteed:  

 

NOTE:  The signature to this Transfer Notice must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Agreement, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

 

MINTZ LEVIN ONLY BW 2007

 

 

Chrysler Center

666 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

212-935-3000

212-983-3115 fax

www.mintz.com

 

 

July 28, 2015

 

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.

430 East 29 th Street, Suite 940

New York, NY 10016

 

Re: Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as counsel to Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of a prospectus supplement dated July 28, 2015 to the prospectus dated October 28, 2014 (together, the “Prospectus”) relating to the offer and sale by the Company, pursuant to the stock purchase agreement dated July 28, 2015 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), between the Company and an institutional investor, of up to an aggregate of $4,439,381 of the Company’s Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series D Shares”) to purchase up to 444 Series D Shares, and up to 1,775,752 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D Shares and up to 5,500,000 additional shares of common stock that the Company may issue as a conversion premium or in payment of dividends thereon (the “Common Shares,” and together with the Series D Shares, the “Shares”). The Prospectus forms a part of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-198647) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which was declared effective on October 28, 2014.

 

In such capacity, we have examined the following documents:

 

a) the Registration Statement;

 

b) the Prospectus;

 

c) the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended;

 

d) the Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock; and

 

e) the Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

We have also examined such other documents, records and instruments as we have deemed necessary and appropriate for purposes of this opinion.

 

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold in the manner and under the terms described in the Stock Purchase Agreement, will upon such issuance and sale, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

 

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

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

 

July 28, 2015

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In rendering the foregoing opinions, we have assumed (a) the accuracy and truthfulness of all public records of the Company and of all certifications, documents and other proceedings examined by us that have been produced by officials of the Company acting within the scope of their official capacities, without verifying the accuracy or truthfulness of such representations, and (b) the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof.

 

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States of America and the Delaware General Corporation Law, including the statutory provisions, applicable provisions of the Delaware constitution and all reported judicial decisions interpreting those laws. We express no opinion as to whether, or the extent to which, the laws of any particular jurisdiction apply to the subject matter hereof.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed as of the date hereof and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby imply or admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, or Item 509 of Regulation S-K.

 

This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and is expressly limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company or the Shares. This opinion letter is rendered as of the date first written above and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments which hereafter may be brought to our attention and which may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein.  

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/ MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY & POPEO, P.C.

MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY & POPEO, P.C.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is made and dated as of July 29, 2015 and is entered into by and between IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., a Delaware corporation and IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS USA CORP., and each of their subsidiaries (hereinafter collectively with the exception of Guarantor referred to as the “Borrower”), IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD., (“Guarantor”) the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (collectively, referred to as “Lender”) and HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent for itself and the Lender (in such capacity, the “Agent”).

 

RECITALS

 

A.           Borrower has requested Lender to make available to Borrower a loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,500,000.00) (the "Term Loan"); and

 

B.           Lender is willing to make the Term Loan on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower, Agent and Lender agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

1.1           Unless otherwise defined herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Account Control Agreement(s)” means any agreement entered into by and among the Agent, Borrower and a third party Bank or other institution (including a Securities Intermediary) in which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or an account holding Investment Property and which grants Agent a perfected first priority security interest in the subject account or accounts.

 

“ACH Authorization” means the ACH Debit Authorization Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit H.

 

“Additional Indication” means ulcerative colitis, non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis, asthma, or another indication.

 

“Advance(s)” means a Term Loan Advance.

 

“Advance Date” means the funding date of any Advance.

 

“Advance Request” means a request for an Advance submitted by Borrower to Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit A.

 

“Agent” has the meaning given to it in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

“Agreement” means this Loan and Security Agreement, as amended from time to time.

 

“Amortization Date” means April 1, 2016; provided however, if Interest Only Milestone 1 is achieved and no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then July 1, 2016; if Interest Only Milestone 2 is achieved and no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then October 1, 2016; and if Interest Only Milestone 3 is achieved and no default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then January 1, 2017.

 

“Assignee” has the meaning given to it in Section 11.13.

 

“Borrower Products” means all products, software, service offerings, technical data or technology currently being designed, manufactured or sold by Borrower or which Borrower intends to sell, license, or distribute in the future including any products or service offerings under development, collectively, together with all products, software, service offerings, technical data or technology that have been sold, licensed or distributed by Borrower since its incorporation.

 

“BP” means Bullous Pemphigoid.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are closed for business.

 

“Cash” means all cash and liquid funds.

 

“Change in Control” means any (i) reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation or merger (or similar transaction or series of related transactions) of Borrower, sale or exchange of outstanding shares (or similar transaction or series of related transactions) of Borrower in which the holders of Borrower’s outstanding shares immediately before consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions do not, immediately after consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, retain shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the surviving entity of such transaction or series of related transactions (or the parent of such surviving entity if such surviving entity is wholly owned by such parent), in each case without regard to whether Borrower is the surviving entity, or (ii) sale or issuance by Borrower of equity securities to a Person not registered under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, which securities represent, as of immediately following the closing thereof, more than 50% of the total voting power of the Borrower. .

 

“Claims” has the meaning given to it in Section 11.10.

 

“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.

 

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Collateral” means the property described in Section 3.

 

“Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Borrower.

 

“Confidential Information” has the meaning given to it in Section 11.12.

 

 
 

 

“Contingent Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, including any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of credit, corporate credit cards or merchant services issued for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business and only to the extent due and payable. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.

 

“Copyright License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Copyright or Copyright registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party or in which a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.

 

“Copyrights” means all copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, held pursuant to the laws of the United States, any State thereof, or of any other country.

 

“Deposit Accounts” means any “deposit accounts,” as such term is defined in the UCC, and includes any checking account, savings account, or certificate of deposit.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Event of Default” has the meaning given to it in Section 9.

 

“Excluded Account(s)” shall mean (a) payroll, disbursement and other zero balance accounts, (b) withholding tax, employee benefit and fiduciary accounts, (c) any trust or similar account required to be maintained in any jurisdiction in order to comply with any requirements of Laws and (d) other deposit and securities accounts so long as the amount on deposit in any account referred to in this clause (d) does not exceed $50,000 in the aggregate.

 

"Excluded Taxes" means any of the following taxes imposed on or with respect to Lender, Agent or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of Borrower hereunder, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to any such recipient, (a) income, net profits, or capital taxes imposed on or measured by net income, and franchise taxes imposed (1) by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or conducts business, in which its principal office is located or in which its applicable lending office is located, or (2) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any branch profits taxes or any similar tax imposed by the jurisdiction where Borrower is located, (c) any withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such recipient pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or changes its lending office, (except in each case to the extent that, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable under this Agreement either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office), (c) Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 6.4(e) and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

 
 

 

“Facility Charge” means $95,000 representing one percent (1.0%) of Maximum Term Loan Amount.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

 

“Financial Statements” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary organized under the laws of any state within the United States.

 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time.

 

"Governmental Authority" means the government of any nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local, territory, province or otherwise, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supranational bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

“Guarantor” means Immune Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Israeli private company #514471283, and any Foreign Subsidiary of Borrower that from time to time delivers a Guaranty.

 

“Guaranty” means the secured guaranty of Guarantor in a form reasonably acceptable to Agent, and any written guaranty of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Indebtedness of Borrower owing to Lender required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as applicable.

 

“Guarantor Collateral” means the personal property assets of Guarantor described in Section 3.2.

 

“Guarantor Security Documents” means the documents described in Section 3.2 including any Hebrew translation required for filing purposes.

 

“Indebtedness” means indebtedness of any kind, including (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade credit entered into in the ordinary course of business due within sixty (60) days), including reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations, and (d) all Contingent Obligations.

 

 
 

 

"Indemnified Taxes" means (a) Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed on or with respect to payments made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any Loan Document; and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

 

“Initial Advance Funding Condition” means Borrower’s receipt of at least $9,000,000 in the aggregate in a single or multiple transactions, from the sale or issuance of its equity securities or from licensing proceeds.

 

“Intellectual Property” means all of the applicable Loan Party’s Copyrights; Trademarks; Patents; Licenses; trade secrets and inventions; mask works; the Loan Party’s applications therefor and reissues, extensions, or renewals thereof; and the Loan Party’s goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, together with the Loan Party’s rights to sue for past, present and future infringement of Intellectual Property and the goodwill associated therewith.

 

“Interest Only Milestone 1” means (a) Borrower’s achievement of Positive BP Phase 2b Data, or (b) Borrower’s receipt, subsequent to satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition, of at least $10,000,000 from the sale or issuance of its equity securities .

 

“Interest Only Milestone 2” means Borrower’s achievement of (a) Interest Only Milestone 1 and (b) Positive Additional Indication Phase 2 Data.

 

“Interest Only Milestone 3” means Borrower’s achievement of (a) Interest Only Milestone 1, (b) Interest Only Milestone 2, (c) Borrower’s receipt, subsequent to satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition, of at least $10,000,000 from the additional sale or issuance of its equity securities and (d) Borrower’s achievement of Positive BP Phase 2b Data and Positive Additional Indication Phase 2 Data for at least one indication.

 

“Investment” means any beneficial ownership (including stock, partnership or limited liability company interests) of or in any Person, or any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person or the acquisition of all, or substantially all, of the assets of another Person.

 

“Joinder Agreements” means for each Domestic Subsidiary and for each Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, a completed and executed Joinder Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.

 

“Lender” has the meaning given to it in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“License” means any Copyright License, Patent License, Trademark License or other license of rights or interests.

 

“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment for security, security interest, encumbrance, levy, lien or charge of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise, against any property, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature of a security interest.

 

“Loan” means the Advances made under this Agreement.

 

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes (if any), the ACH Authorization, the Account Control Agreements, the Joinder Agreements, all UCC Financing Statements, the Guaranty, the Guarantor Security Documents, the Warrant, the Subordination Agreement and any other documents executed in connection with the Secured Obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.

 

 
 

 

“Loan Party” means any Borrower or Guarantor.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect upon: (i) the business, operations, properties, assets or financial condition of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (ii) the ability of any Loan Party to perform the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, or the ability of Agent or Lender to enforce any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Secured Obligations; or (iii) the Collateral or Agent’s Liens on the Collateral or the priority of such Liens.

 

“Maximum Term Loan Amount” means Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($9,500.000.00).

 

“Maximum Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3.

 

“Note(s)” means a Term Note.

 

“Other Connection Taxes” means with respect to any Lender or Agent, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Person having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

"Other Taxes" means any and all present or future stamp, recording, filing, documentary or similar taxes or any other excise, sales taxes or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or performance under or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (other than Excluded Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment).

 

“Patent License” means any written agreement granting any right with respect to any invention on which a Patent is in existence or a Patent application is pending, in which agreement a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.

 

“Patents” means all letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States or in any other country, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications for letters patent of, or rights corresponding thereto, in the United States or any other country.

 

Permitted Acquisitions means any acquisition of all of the capital stock of any Person or any division or business unit of any Person for which the aggregate cash consideration paid in connection with any such individual acquisition (or group of related acquisitions) is less than $1,000,000, so long as, to the extent the acquired Person, division or business unit is not merged into Borrower, such acquired Person, division or business unit promptly enters into a Joinder Agreement or delivers a Guaranty to Agent.

 

 
 

 

“Permitted Indebtedness” means: (i) Indebtedness of a Loan Party in favor of Lender or Agent arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (ii) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date which is disclosed in Schedule 1A; (iii) Indebtedness of up to $500,000 outstanding at any time secured by a Lien described in clause (vii) of the defined term “Permitted Liens,”; (iv) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, including Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business with corporate credit cards, netting services, overdraft protection and other like services; (v) Indebtedness that also constitutes a Permitted Investment; (vi) Subordinated Indebtedness; (vii) reimbursement obligations in connection with letters of credit that are secured by cash or cash equivalents and issued on behalf of the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof in an amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding, (viii) Indebtedness not to exceed $250.000 in the aggregate under hedging agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof for the purpose of directly mitigating risks and not for purposes of speculation, (ix) Indebtedness owing to insurance carriers and incurred to finance insurance premiums of any Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof in the ordinary course of business in a principal amount not to exceed at any time the amount of insurance premiums to be paid by such Persons; (x) other Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $500,000 at any time outstanding, and (xi) extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness, provided that the principal amount is not increased or the terms modified to impose materially more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 

“Permitted Investment” means: (i) Investments existing on the Closing Date which are disclosed in Schedule 1B; (ii) (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or any State thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof, (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one year from the date of creation thereof and currently having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either Standard & Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service, (c) certificates of deposit issued by any bank with assets of at least $500,000,000 maturing no more than one year from the date of investment therein, and (d) money market accounts and (e) other similar financial investments made by a Loan Party in the ordinary course of business, consistent with a Board approved investment policy provided to Agent for approval; (iii) repurchases of stock from former employees, directors, or consultants of a Loan Party under the terms of applicable repurchase agreements at the original issuance price of such securities in an aggregate amount not to exceed $350,000 in any fiscal year, provided that no Event of Default has occurred, is continuing or would exist after giving effect to the repurchases; (iv) Investments accepted in connection with Permitted Transfers; (v) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of a Loan Party’s business; (vi) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not affiliates, in the ordinary course of business, provided that this subparagraph (vi) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary; (vii) Investments consisting of loans not involving the net transfer on a substantially contemporaneous basis of cash proceeds to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of capital stock of a Loan Party pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or other similar agreements approved by a Loan Party’s Board of Directors or are otherwise in the ordinary course of business; (viii) Investments consisting of travel advances in the ordinary course of business; (ix) Investments in newly-formed or currently inactive Domestic Subsidiaries, provided that each such Domestic Subsidiary enters into a Joinder Agreement promptly after its formation by a Loan Party and execute such other documents as shall be reasonably requested by Agent; (x) Investments in newly formed or acquired or previously existing Foreign Subsidiaries (including Immune Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) in an amount not to exceed $250,000 in the aggregate or as otherwise approved in advance in writing by Agent, provided that each such newly-formed or acquired Foreign Subsidiary enters into a Guaranty promptly after its formation or acquisition by Borrower and executes such other documents as shall be reasonably requested by Agent, or as otherwise approved by Agent in its discretion; (xi) joint ventures or strategic alliances in the ordinary course of a Loan Party’s business consisting of the nonexclusive licensing of technology, the development of technology or the providing of technical support, provided that any cash Investments by a Loan Party do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year; and (xii) additional Investments that do not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

 

 
 

 

“Permitted Liens” means any and all of the following: (i) Liens in favor of Agent or Lender; (ii) Liens existing on the Closing Date which are disclosed in Schedule 1C; (iii) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided, that the Loan Party maintains adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP; (iv) Liens securing claims or demands of materialmen, artisans, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of the Loan Party’s business or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings ; provided, that the payment thereof is not yet more than thirty (30) days overdue; (v) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances which do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder; (vi) the following deposits, to the extent made in the ordinary course of business: deposits under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, or to secure the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of borrowed money) or to secure statutory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or environmental Liens) or surety or appeal bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds; (vii) Liens on Equipment (financed or leased) or software or other intellectual property constituting purchase money Liens and Liens in connection with capital leases securing Indebtedness permitted in clause (iii) of “Permitted Indebtedness”; (viii) Liens incurred in connection with Subordinated Indebtedness; (ix) leasehold interests in leases or subleases and licenses granted in the ordinary course of business; (x) Liens arising out of consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods or bills of lading, in each case of the foregoing, entered into by a Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (xi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of custom duties that are promptly paid on or before thirty (30) days past the date they become due; (xii) Liens on insurance proceeds securing the payment of financed insurance premiums that are promptly paid on or before thirty (30) days past the date they become due (provided that such Liens extend only to such insurance proceeds and not to any other property or assets); (xiii) Liens and statutory and common law rights of set-off and other similar rights as to deposits of cash and securities in favor of banks, other depository institutions and brokerage firms; (xiv) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property (and minor irregularities in the title thereto) imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business so long as they do not materially impair the value or marketability of the related property; ) Liens on cash or cash equivalents securing obligations permitted under clause (vii) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; and (xv) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (i) through (xi) above; provided, that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced (as may have been reduced by any payment thereon) does not increase.

 

 
 

 

“Permitted Transfers” means (i) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) non-exclusive licenses and similar arrangements for the use of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business and licenses that could not result in a legal transfer of title of the licensed property but that may be exclusive in respects other than territory and that may be exclusive as to territory only as to discreet geographical areas outside of the United States in the ordinary course of business , or (iii) dispositions of worn-out, obsolete or surplus Equipment in the ordinary course of business, (iv) Transfers from Borrower to Guarantor, and (v) other Transfers of assets having a fair market value of not more than $100,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

 

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, other entity or government.

 

“Positive BP Phase 2b Data” means data from the BP Phase 2b clinical trial showing positive indications, reasonably acceptable to Lender;

 

“Positive Additional Indication Phase 2 Data” means data from the Phase 2 clinical trial for any one of the Additional Indications showing positive indications, reasonably acceptable to Lender;

 

“Preferred Stock” means at any given time any equity security issued by Borrower that has any rights, preferences or privileges senior to Borrower’s Common Stock.

 

“Prepayment Charge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.5.

 

“Receivables” means (i) all of the applicable Loan Party’s Accounts, Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper, Supporting Obligations, letters of credit, proceeds of any letter of credit, and Letter of Credit Rights, and (ii) all customer lists, software, and business records related thereto, in each case, as defined under the UCC, to the extent applicable.

 

“Required Lenders” means at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission .

 

“Secured Obligations” means the Loan Parties’ obligations under this Agreement and any Loan Document, including any obligation to pay any amount now owing or later arising under the terms of any Loan Document.

 

“Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness subordinated to the Secured Obligations in amounts and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to Agent in its sole discretion.

 

“Subordination Agreement” means any written subordination agreement among a Loan Party, Agent and the subordinating creditor thereunder regarding specific Subordinated Indebtedness, as applicable.

 

“Subsequent Financing” means the closing by Borrower of any institutionally led round of equity financing which becomes effective after the Closing Date and results in aggregate proceeds to Borrower of at least $10,000,000, in the form of a single or multiple transactions.

 

 
 

 

“Subsidiary” means an entity, whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or otherwise, in which a Loan Party or a subsidiary of a Loan Party owns or controls more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities, including each entity listed on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

"Taxes" means any and all present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees or withholdings imposed, levied, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority on Agent or Lender, together with any interest, additions to tax or penalties imposed thereon and with respect thereto.

 

“Term Commitment” means as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan Advance to the Borrower in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Term Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1.

 

“Term Loan Advance” means any Term Loan funds advanced under this Agreement.

 

“Term Loan Interest Rate” means for any day a per annum rate of interest equal to the greater of either (i) 10.00% plus the Prime Rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal on such date, minus 5.25%, and (ii) 10.00%.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” means: September 1, 2018 if the Amortization Date is April 1, 2016; December 1, 2018 if the Amortization Date is July 1, 2016; March 1, 2019 if the Amortization Date is October 1, 2016; and June 1, 2019 if the Amortization Date is January 1, 2017.

 

“Term Note” means a Promissory Note in substantially the form of Exhibit B.

 

“Trademark License” means any written agreement granting any right to use any Trademark or Trademark registration, now owned or hereafter acquired by a Loan Party or in which a Loan Party now holds or hereafter acquires any interest.

 

“Trademarks” means all trademarks (registered, common law or otherwise) and any applications in connection therewith, including registrations, recordings and applications 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.

 

“Tranche A Term Loan Advance” means the initial Term Loan Advance of $4,500,000 funded under this Agreement on the Closing Date, subject to satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition.

 

“Tranche B Performance Milestone” means Borrower’s achievement of (a) Positive BP Phase 2b Data, and (b) receipt of either (i) at least $15,000,000 in the aggregate from single or multiple transactions, from the sale or issuance of its equity securities subsequent to satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition, or (ii) Positive Additional Indication Phase 2 Data.

 

“Tranche B Term Loan Advance” means the second Term Loan Advance of $5,000,000 available under this Agreement from the date of Borrower’s achievement of the Tranche B Performance Milestone through and including June 15, 2016, subject to Borrower’s achievement of the Tranche B Performance Milestone.

 

 
 

 

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same is, from time to time, in effect in the State of New York; provided, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Agent’s Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as the same is, from time to time, in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, then the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, from time to time, in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority or remedies and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

 

“Warrant” means the warrant agreement dated as of the date hereof between Lender and Borrower, and any other warrant entered into in connection with the Loan Documents, as may be amended, restated or modified from time to time.

 

Unless otherwise specified, all references in this Agreement or any Annex or Schedule hereto to a “Section,” “subsection,” “Exhibit,” “Annex,” or “Schedule” shall refer to the corresponding Section, subsection, Exhibit, Annex, or Schedule in or to this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. Unless otherwise defined herein or in the other Loan Documents, terms that are used herein or in the other Loan Documents and defined in the UCC shall have the meanings given to them in the UCC.

 

SECTION 2. THE LOAN

 

2.1           [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

2.2           Term Loan.

 

(a)          Advances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender will severally (and not jointly) make in an amount not to exceed its respective Term Commitment, and Borrower agrees to draw, the Tranche A Term Loan Advance of $4,500,000 on the Closing Date. Beginning on the Closing Date, and continuing through June 15, 2016, Borrower may request the Tranche B Term Loan Advance of $5,000,000. The aggregate Term Loan Advances may be up to the Maximum Term Loan Amount.

 

(b)          Advance Request. To obtain a Term Loan Advance, Borrower shall complete, sign and deliver an Advance Request (at least five (5) Business Days before the Advance Date) to Agent. Lender shall fund the Term Loan Advance in the manner requested by the Advance Request provided that each of the conditions precedent to such Term Loan Advance is satisfied on or prior to the requested Advance Date.

 

(c)          Interest. The principal balance of each Term Loan Advance shall bear interest thereon from such Advance Date at the Term Loan Interest Rate based on a year consisting of 360 days, with interest computed daily based on the actual number of days elapsed. The Term Loan Interest Rate may float and change on the day the Prime Rate changes from time to time, in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

 
 

 

(d)          Payment. Borrower will pay interest on each Term Loan Advance on the first Business day of each month, beginning on September 1, 2015. Borrower shall repay the aggregate Term Loan principal balance that is outstanding on the Business Day immediately preceding the Amortization Date, in 30 equal monthly installments of principal and interest (mortgage style) beginning on the Amortization Date and continuing on the first Business Day of each month thereafter until the Secured Obligations are repaid. The entire Term Loan principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest hereunder, shall be due and payable on Term Loan Maturity Date. Borrower shall make all payments under this Agreement without setoff, recoupment or deduction and regardless of any counterclaim or defense. Lender will initiate debit entries to the Borrower’s account as authorized on the ACH Authorization (i) on each payment date of all periodic obligations payable to Lender under each Term Advance and (ii) such other amounts, if any, in connection with Section 11.11 of this Agreement.

 

2.3           Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, it is the parties’ intent not to contract for, charge or receive interest at a rate that is greater than the maximum rate permissible by law that a court of competent jurisdiction shall deem applicable hereto (which under the laws of the State of New York shall be deemed to be the laws relating to permissible rates of interest on commercial loans) (the “Maximum Rate”). If a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that Borrower has actually paid to Lender an amount of interest in excess of the amount that would have been payable if all of the Secured Obligations had at all times borne interest at the Maximum Rate, then such excess interest actually paid by Borrower shall be applied as follows: first, to the payment of the Secured Obligations consisting of the outstanding principal; second, after all principal is repaid, to the payment of Lender’s accrued interest, reasonable and documented (redacted, to remove attorney client privilege work description, as appropriate) out-of-pocket costs, expenses, professional fees and any other Secured Obligations; and third, after all Secured Obligations are repaid, the excess (if any) shall be refunded to Borrower.

 

2.4           Default Interest. In the event any payment is not paid on the scheduled payment date, an amount equal to four percent (4%) of the past due amount shall be payable on demand. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default hereunder, all Secured Obligations, including principal, interest, compounded interest, and professional fees, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate set forth in 2.2(c), plus four percent (4%) per annum. In the event any interest is not paid when due hereunder, delinquent interest shall be added to principal and shall bear interest on interest, compounded at the rate set forth in Section 2.2(c) or Section 2.4, as applicable.

 

2.5            Prepayment. At its option upon at least seven (7) Business Days prior notice to Agent, Borrower may prepay all, but not less than all, of the outstanding Advances by paying the entire principal balance, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, together with a prepayment charge equal to the following percentage of the Advance amount being prepaid: if such Advance amounts are prepaid in any of the first twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, 3.0%; after twelve (12) months but prior to twenty four (24) months, 2.0%; and thereafter, 1.0% (each, a “Prepayment Charge”). Borrower agrees that the Prepayment Charge is a reasonable calculation of Lender’s lost profits in view of the difficulties and impracticality of determining actual damages resulting from an early repayment of the Advances. Borrower shall prepay the outstanding amount of all principal and accrued interest through the prepayment date and the Prepayment Charge upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.

 

 
 

 

2.6           End of Term Charge. On the earliest to occur of (i) the Term Loan Maturity Date, (ii) the date that Borrower prepays the outstanding Secured Obligations in full, or (iii) the date that the Secured Obligations become due and payable in full, Borrower shall pay Lender a charge of $498,750. Notwithstanding the payment date of such charge, it shall be deemed earned by Lender as of the Closing Date.

 

2.7           Notes. If so requested by Lender by written notice to Borrower, then Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender (and/or, if applicable and if so specified in such notice, to any Person who is an assignee of Lender pursuant to Section 11.13) (promptly after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice) a Note or Notes to evidence Lender’s Loans.

 

2.8           Pro Rata Treatment. Each payment (including prepayment) on account of any fee and any reduction of the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the Term Commitments of the relevant Lender.

 

SECTION 3. SECURITY INTEREST

 

3.1            As security for the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment when due (whether on the payment dates or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, Borrower grants to Agent a security interest in all of Borrower’s right, title, and interest in and to the following personal property whether now owned or hereafter acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”): (a) Receivables; (b) Equipment; (c) Fixtures; (d) General Intangibles (excluding Intellectual Property to the extent provided for below); (e) Inventory; (f) Investment Property (g) Deposit Accounts; (h) Cash; (i) Goods; and all other tangible and intangible personal property of Borrower whether now or hereafter owned or existing, leased, consigned by or to, or acquired by, Borrower and wherever located, and any of Borrower’s property in the possession or under the control of Agent ; and, to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing ; provided , however, that at all times the Collateral shall include all Accounts and General Intangibles that consist of rights to payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, the Intellectual Property (the “Rights to Payment”); and provided, further , that the Collateral shall automatically and immediately include Intellectual Property from and after February 1, 2016, and Borrower shall promptly, at the request of Agent or Lender, execute and deliver an Intellectual Property Security Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Agent confirming the grant to Agent a security interest in all of Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property, if subsequent to the satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition but prior to February 1, 2016, Borrower does not raise at least $10,000,000 from the sale or issuance of its equity securities; provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 3.1, no security interest is hereby granted in any of the following (the “Borrower Excluded Property”): (i) any permit, license, contract or lease to the extent that (and in each case only for so long as) such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any applicable laws or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than Borrower to terminate, such permit, license, contract or lease, except to the extent that such laws or the term in such permit, license, contract or lease providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination are ineffective or rendered unenforceable under applicable laws (including the UCC), (ii) any property owned by Borrower on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money or capital or finance lease obligation permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Agreement if (and in each case only for so long as) the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money, capital or finance lease obligation) prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such property, except to the extent that the term in such contract or other agreement providing for such prohibition is ineffective or rendered unenforceable under applicable laws (including the UCC), (iii) Borrower’s Excluded Accounts, and (iv) Letter-of-Credit rights less than $50,000 in the aggregate; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest shall be, and is hereby, granted in (A) any property immediately upon such property ceasing to be Borrower Excluded Property and (B) any and all proceeds, products, substitutions and replacements of Borrower Excluded Property to the extent such proceeds, products, substitutions and replacements do not themselves constitute Borrower Excluded Property .

 

 
 

 

3.2           As security for the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment when due (whether on the payment dates or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, Guarantor shall execute or issue the Guaranty, together with pledge, debenture and related documents (collectively, the “Guarantor Security Documents”) granting Agent a first ranking floating charge security interest in all of Guarantor’s personal property assets other than Guarantor’s Intellectual Property (collectively, the “Guarantor Collateral”), to be delivered in accordance with Section 7.16 hereof; provided , however, that at all times the Guarantor Collateral shall include all Accounts and General Intangibles that consist of rights to payment and proceeds from the sale, licensing or disposition of all or any part, or rights in, Guarantor’s Intellectual Property (the “Rights to Payment”); and provided, further , that the Collateral shall automatically and immediately include Guarantor’s Intellectual Property from and after February 1, 2016, and Guarantor shall promptly, at the request of Agent or Lender, execute and deliver an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, to the extent requested by the Agent or Lender and an amendment to the Guarantor Security Documents in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and Agent confirming the grant to Agent of a first ranking fixed charge security interest in all of Guarantor’s right, title and interest in and to its Intellectual Property including evidence of registration with the Israeli Registrar of Companies and any other registrar reasonably requested by the Agent, if subsequent to the satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition but prior to February 1, 2016, Borrower does not raise at least $10,000,000 from the sale or issuance of its equity securities; provided, however, that notwithstanding any of the other provisions set forth in this Section 3.2, no security interest is hereby granted in any of the following (the “Guarantor Excluded Property”): (i) any permit, license, contract or lease to the extent that (and in each case only for so long as) such grant of a security interest is prohibited by any applicable laws or is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than Guarantor to terminate, such permit, license, contract or lease, except to the extent that such laws or the term in such permit, license, contract or lease providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination are ineffective or rendered unenforceable under applicable laws, (ii) any property owned by a Guarantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired that is subject to a Lien securing a purchase money or capital or finance lease obligation permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Agreement if (and in each case only for so long as) the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such purchase money, capital or finance lease obligation) prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such property, except to the extent that the term in such contract or other agreement providing for such prohibition is ineffective or rendered unenforceable under applicable laws, (iii) Guarantor’s Excluded Accounts, and (iv) Letter-of-Credit rights less than $50,000 in the aggregate; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a security interest shall be, and is hereby, granted in (A) any property immediately upon such property ceasing to be Guarantor Excluded Property and (B) any and all proceeds, products, substitutions and replacements of Guarantor Excluded Property to the extent such proceeds, products, substitutions and replacements do not themselves constitute Guarantor Excluded Property .

 

 
 

 

3.3            As security for the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment when due (whether on the payment dates or otherwise) of all the Secured Obligations, Borrower and Guarantor shall deliver and pledge to the Agent all certificated securities and interests held in its Subsidiaries; if such securities and interests are uncertificated, Borrower and Guarantor pledge not to certificate them, and, to the extent applicable shall provide Agent with appropriate control agreements, as applicable, providing the Agent with control over such securities and interests and first priority of its Liens in such Collateral.

 

SECTION 4. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOAN

 

The obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are subject to the satisfaction by Borrower of the following conditions:

 

4.1           Initial Advance. On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall have delivered to Agent the following:

 

(a)          executed originals of the Loan Documents, Account Control Agreements and all other documents and instruments reasonably required by Agent to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby or to create and perfect the Liens of Agent with respect to all Collateral, in all cases in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent;

 

(b)          certified copy of resolutions of Borrower’s and Guarantor's board of directors evidencing approval of (i) the Loan and other transactions evidenced by the Loan Documents; and (ii) the Warrant and transactions evidenced thereby;

 

(c)          certified copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, if applicable, as amended through the Closing Date, of Borrower and Guarantor;

 

(d)          a certificate of good standing for Borrower from its state of incorporation and similar certificates from all other jurisdictions in which it does business and where the failure to be qualified would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(e)          payment of the Facility Charge and reimbursement of Agent’s and Lender’s current expenses reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement, which amounts may be deducted from the initial Advance;

 

(f)          evidence of satisfaction of the Initial Advance Funding Condition;

 

(g)          copies of any licenses to use Intellectual Property between or among any of the Loan Parties in existence on the Closing Date; and

 

(h)          such other documents as Agent may reasonably request.

 

 
 

 

4.2           All Advances. On each Advance Date:

 

(a)          Agent shall have received (i) an Advance Request for the relevant Advance as required by 2.2(b), each duly executed by Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, and (ii) any other documents Agent may reasonably request.

 

(b)          The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and in Section 5 and in the Warrant shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Advance Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date.

 

(c)          Borrower shall be in compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth herein and in each other Loan Document on its part to be observed or performed, and at the time of and immediately after such Advance no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

(d)          Each Advance Request shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower on the relevant Advance Date as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 4.2 and as to the matters set forth in the Advance Request.

 

4.3           No Default. As of the Closing Date and each Advance Date, (i) no fact or condition exists that would (or would, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both) constitute an Event of Default and (ii) no event that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER

 

Borrower represents and warrants that:

 

5.1           Corporate Status. Borrower is a corporation duly organized, legally existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its business or location of its properties require such qualifications and where the failure to be qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower’s present name, former names (if any), locations, place of formation, tax identification number, organizational identification number and other information are correctly set forth in Exhibit C, as may be updated by Borrower in a written notice (including any Compliance Certificate) provided to Agent after the Closing Date.

 

5.2            Collateral. Borrower owns or has the right to use the Collateral and the Intellectual Property, free of all Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Borrower has the power and authority to grant to Agent a Lien in the Collateral as security for the Secured Obligations .

 

 
 

 

5.3           Consents. Borrower’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, and Borrower’s execution of the Warrant, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Borrower, (ii) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon the Collateral, other than Permitted Liens and the Liens created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iii) do not violate any provisions of Borrower’s Certificate or Articles of Incorporation (as applicable), bylaws, or any, law, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree or writ to which Borrower is subject where such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iv)  do not violate any contract or agreement or require the consent or approval of any other Person which has not already been obtained, in either case, where such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The individual or individuals executing the Loan Documents and the Warrant are duly authorized to do so.

 

5.4           Material Adverse Effect. No event that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and is continuing. Borrower is not aware of any event likely to occur that is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

5.5           Actions Before Governmental Authorities. Except as described on Schedule 5.5, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against or affecting Borrower or its property.

 

5.6           Laws. Borrower is not in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default is reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default in any manner under any material provision of any material agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound.

 

5.7           Information Correct and Current. No information, report, Advance Request, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished, by or on behalf of Borrower to Agent in connection with any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto contained, contains or will contain any material misstatement of fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not misleading at the time such statement was made or deemed made. Additionally, any and all financial or business projections provided by Borrower to Agent, whether prior to or after the Closing Date, shall be (i) provided in good faith and based on the most current data and information available to Borrower, and (ii) the most current of such projections provided to Borrower’s Board of Directors.

 

5.8           Tax Matters. Borrower (a) has filed all material federal, state and local tax returns that it is required to file, (b) has duly paid or fully reserved for all taxes or installments thereof (including any interest or penalties) as and when due, which have or may become due pursuant to such returns, and (c) has paid or fully reserved for any tax assessment received by Borrower for the three (3) years preceding the Closing Date, if any (including any taxes being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings).

 

5.9           Intellectual Property Claims. Borrower is the sole owner of, or otherwise has the right to use, the Intellectual Property. Except as described on Schedule 5.9, (i) to the Borrower’s Knowledge, each of the material Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents is valid and enforceable, (ii) no material part of the Intellectual Property has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, and (iii) no claim has been made to Borrower that any material part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party. Exhibit D is a true, correct and complete list of each of Borrower’s Patents, registered Trademarks, registered Copyrights, and material agreements under which Borrower licenses Intellectual Property from third parties (other than shrink-wrap software licenses), together with application or registration numbers, as applicable, owned by Borrower or any Subsidiary, in each case as of the Closing Date. Borrower is not in material breach of, nor has Borrower failed to perform any material obligations under, any of the foregoing contracts, licenses or agreements and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no third party to any such contract, license or agreement is in material breach thereof or has failed to perform any material obligations thereunder.

 

 
 

 

5.10         Intellectual Property. Except as described on Schedule 5.10, Borrower has, or in the case of any proposed business, will have, all material rights with respect to Intellectual Property necessary in the operation or conduct of Borrower’s business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted by Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and in the case of Licenses, except for restrictions that are unenforceable under Division 9 of the UCC, Borrower has the right, to the extent required to operate Borrower’s business, to freely transfer, license or assign Intellectual Property without condition, restriction or payment of any kind (other than license payments in the ordinary course of business) to any third party, and Borrower owns or has the right to use, pursuant to valid licenses, all software development tools, library functions, compilers and all other third-party software and other items that are used in the design, development, promotion, sale, license, manufacture, import, export, use or distribution of Borrower Products.

 

5.11         Borrower Products. Except as described on Schedule 5.11, no Intellectual Property owned by Borrower or Borrower Product has been or is subject to any actual or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened litigation, proceeding (including any proceeding in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any corresponding foreign office or agency) or outstanding decree, order, judgment, settlement agreement or stipulation that restricts in any manner Borrower’s use, transfer or licensing thereof or that may affect the validity, use or enforceability thereof. There is no decree, order, judgment, agreement, stipulation, arbitral award or other provision entered into in connection with any litigation or proceeding that obligates Borrower to grant licenses or ownership interest in any future Intellectual Property related to the operation or conduct of the business of Borrower or Borrower Products. Borrower has not received any written notice or claim, or, to the knowledge of Borrower, oral notice or claim, challenging or questioning Borrower’s ownership in any Intellectual Property (or written notice of any claim challenging or questioning the ownership in any licensed Intellectual Property of the owner thereof) or suggesting that any third party has any claim of legal or beneficial ownership with respect thereto nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, is there a reasonable basis for any such claim. To the knowledge of the Borrower, neither Borrower’s use of its Intellectual Property nor the production and sale of Borrower Products infringes the Intellectual Property or other rights of others.

 

5.12         Financial Accounts. Exhibit E, as may be updated by the Borrower in a written notice provided to Agent after the Closing Date, is a true, correct and complete list of (a) all banks and other financial institutions at which Borrower or any Subsidiary maintains Deposit Accounts and (b) all institutions at which Borrower or any Subsidiary maintains an account holding Investment Property, and such exhibit correctly identifies the name, address and telephone number of each bank or other institution, the name in which the account is held, a description of the purpose of the account, and the complete account number therefor.

 

 
 

 

5.13         Employee Loans. Except as described on Schedule 5.13, Borrower has no outstanding loans to any employee, officer or director of the Borrower nor has Borrower guaranteed the payment of any loan made to an employee, officer or director of the Borrower by a third party.

 

5.14         Capitalization and Subsidiaries. Borrower’s capitalization as of the Closing Date is set forth on Schedule 5.14 annexed hereto. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other securities of any Person, except for Permitted Investments. Attached as Schedule 5.14, as may be updated by Borrower in a written notice provided after the Closing Date, is a true, correct and complete list of each Subsidiary.

 

SECTION 6. INSURANCE; INDEMNIFICATION

 

6.1           Coverage. Borrower shall cause to be carried and maintained commercial general liability insurance, on an occurrence form, against risks customarily insured against in Borrower’s line of business. Such risks shall include the risks of bodily injury, including death, property damage, personal injury, advertising injury, and contractual liability per the terms of the indemnification agreement found in Section 6.3. Borrower must maintain a minimum of $2,000,000 of commercial general liability insurance for each occurrence. Borrower has and agrees to maintain a minimum of $10,000,000 directors’ and officers’ insurance. So long as there are any Secured Obligations outstanding, Borrower shall also cause to be carried and maintained insurance upon the Collateral, insuring against all risks of physical loss or damage howsoever caused, in an amount not less than the full replacement cost of the Collateral, provided that such insurance may be subject to standard exceptions and deductibles.

 

6.2           Certificates. Prior to the Closing Date, and at each policy renewal, Borrower shall deliver to Agent certificates of insurance that evidence Borrower’s compliance with its insurance obligations in Section 6.1 and the obligations contained in this Section 6.2. Borrower’s insurance certificate shall state Agent (shown as “Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., as Agent”) is an additional insured for commercial general liability, a loss payee for all risk property damage insurance, subject to the insurer’s approval, and a loss payee for property insurance and additional insured for liability insurance for any future insurance that Borrower may acquire from such insurer. Attached to the certificates of insurance will be additional insured endorsements for liability and lender’s loss payable endorsements for all risk property damage insurance. All certificates of insurance will provide for a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice to Agent of cancellation or any other change adverse to Agent’s interests. Any failure of Agent to scrutinize such insurance certificates for compliance is not a waiver of any of Agent’s rights, all of which are reserved.

 

6.3           Indemnity. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Agent, Lender and their officers, directors, employees, agents, in-house attorneys, representatives and shareholders (each, an “Indemnified Person”) 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) (collectively, “Liabilities”), that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan 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 Liabilities to the extent resulting solely from any Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In no event shall any Indemnified Person be liable on any theory of liability for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings).

 

 
 

 

6.4           Tax Indemnity.

 

(a)          Borrower agrees to pay, and to save Agent and Lender harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all Indemnified Taxes and other Taxes that may be payable or determined to be payable with respect to any of the Collateral or this Agreement. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of a Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if the Loan Party is required by applicable law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from such payments, then: (i) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, the amount payable by the Loan Party shall be increased so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section), Agent or Lender receives an amount equal to the amount it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made, and (ii) the Loan Party shall make such deductions or withholdings and timely pay and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(b)          In addition, the Loan Party shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

(c)          The Loan Parties shall indemnify Agent and Lender, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed on or attributable to amounts payable or deemed payable hereunder) paid by Agent or Lender on or with respect to an amount payable or deemed payable by Borrower under or in respect of this Agreement or under any other Loan Documents together with any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising in connection therewith and with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate from Agent or Lender as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Loan Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)          Promptly after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority (but in any event within 30 days after the date of such payment), the Loan Party shall deliver to Agent the original or certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the relevant return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Agent or Lender.

 

 
 

 

(e)

 

(i)          Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

(ii)         Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;

 

(iii)        any Lender that is not a United States person as defined under the Code shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

1. in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "interest" article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the "business profits" or "other income" article of such tax treaty;

 

2. executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

3. in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially to the effect that such Lender is not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a "10 percent shareholder" of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a "U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate") and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

 

4. to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by the appropriate underlying forms;

 

 
 

 

(iv)        any Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

(v)         if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (v), "FATCA" shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

(vi)        Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

 

(f)          If Agent or Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Loan Parties or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay over such refund (or the amount of any credit in lieu of refund) to the applicable Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit in lieu of refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of Agent and Lender, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit in lieu of refund), provided that the Loan Party, upon the request of Agent or Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Loan Party (plus any interest, penalties or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Agent or Lender in the event Agent or Lender is required to repay such refund or credit in lieu of refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Agent nor Lender shall be required to make available its tax returns or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential to a Loan Party or any other Person.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 7. COVENANTS OF BORROWER

 

Borrower agrees as follows:

 

7.1           Financial Reports. Borrower shall furnish to Agent the financial statements and reports listed hereinafter (the “Financial Statements”):

 

(a)          as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) after the end of each month, unaudited interim and year-to-date financial statements as of the end of such month (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, if applicable), including balance sheet and related statements of income accompanied by a report detailing any material contingencies (including the commencement of any material litigation by or against Borrower) or any other occurrence that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all certified by Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to the effect that they have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) for the absence of footnotes, (ii) that they are subject to normal year end adjustments, and (iii) they do not contain certain non-cash items that are customarily included in quarterly and annual financial statements;

 

(b)          as soon as practicable (and in any event within 45 days) after the end of each calendar quarter, unaudited interim and year-to-date financial statements as of the end of such calendar quarter (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, if applicable), including balance sheet and related statements of income and cash flows accompanied by a report detailing any material contingencies (including the commencement of any material litigation by or against Borrower) or any other occurrence that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, certified by Borrower’s Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to the effect that they have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except (i) for the absence of footnotes, and (ii) that they are subject to normal year end adjustments; as well as the most recent capitalization table for Borrower, including the weighted average exercise price of employee stock options;

 

(c)          as soon as practicable (and in any event within one hundred fifty (150) days) after the end of each fiscal year, unqualified (other than a qualification as to going-concern for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016), audited financial statements as of the end of such year (prepared on a consolidated and consolidating basis, if applicable), including balance sheet and related statements of income and cash flows, and setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year, certified by a firm of independent certified public accountants selected by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Agent, accompanied by any management report from such accountants;

 

(d)          as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) after the end of each month, a Compliance Certificate in the form of Exhibit F;

 

(e)          as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) after the end of each month, a report showing agings of accounts payable;

 

(f)          promptly after the sending or filing thereof, as the case may be, copies of any proxy statements, financial statements or reports that Borrower has made available to holders of its Preferred Stock and copies of any regular, periodic and special reports or registration statements that Borrower files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor, or any national securities exchange;

 

 
 

 

(g)          within 45 days after the end of each quarter, copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that Borrower provides to its directors in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors during the immediately preceding quarter, and, minutes of such meetings, provided that in all cases Borrower may exclude any information or materials relating to executive compensation, executive sessions, debt refinancings, confidential merger activities, attorney-client privilege materials and other similar confidential or sensitive information; and

 

(h)          financial and business projections promptly following their approval by Borrower’s Board of Directors, and in any event, within 45 days following the end of Borrower’s fiscal year, as well as budgets, operating plans and other financial information reasonably requested by Agent.

 

Borrower shall not (without the consent of Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), make any change in its (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or (b) fiscal years or fiscal quarters. The fiscal year of Borrower shall end on December 31.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.1, the Borrower shall not be required to deliver any financial statements to the Agent under clause (a) or clause (b) above with respect to any period for which it has timely filed its Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, with the SEC; provided, that such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as the case may be, is publicly available on the SEC’s website (or a similar website) within the time periods permitted by this Section 7.1 and the Borrower promptly notifies Agent in writing (which may be by electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents. To the extent any documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC, Borrower may electronically deliver such documents by e-mailing a link to the applicable filing posted on the SEC website currently located at http://www.sec.gov . The executed Compliance Certificate may be sent via facsimile to Agent at (650) 473-9194 or via e-mail to hbhalla@herculestech.com. All Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall be sent via e-mail to financialstatements@herculestech.com with a copy to hbhalla@herculestech.com provided, that if e-mail is not available or sending such Financial Statements via e-mail is not possible, they shall be sent via facsimile to Agent at: (866) 468-8916, attention Chief Credit Officer.

 

7.2           Management Rights. Borrower shall permit any representative that Agent or Lender authorizes, including its attorneys and accountants, to inspect the Collateral and examine and make copies and abstracts of the books of account and records of Borrower at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice during normal business hours; provided however, that unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such Inspection shall be limited to twice per calendar year. Borrower shall reimburse Agent or Lender, as applicable, for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such inspections. In addition, any such representative shall have the right to meet with management and officers of Borrower to discuss such books of account and records. In addition, Agent or Lender shall be entitled at reasonable times and intervals to consult with and advise the management and officers of Borrower concerning significant business issues affecting Borrower. Such consultations shall not unreasonably interfere with Borrower’s business operations. The parties intend that the rights granted Agent and Lender shall constitute “management rights” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R Section 2510.3-101(d)(3)(ii), but that any advice, recommendations or participation by Agent or Lender with respect to any business issues shall not be deemed to give Agent or Lender, nor be deemed an exercise by Agent or Lender of, control over Borrower’s management or policies.

 

 
 

 

7.3           Further Assurances. Until the Secured Obligations have been satisfied (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due and owing), Borrower shall from time to time, upon the reasonable request by Agent or Lender, execute, deliver and file, alone or with Agent, any financing statements, security agreements, collateral assignments, notices, control agreements, or other documents to perfect or give a first priority to Agent’s Lien on the Collateral. Borrower shall from time to time procure any instruments or documents as may be reasonably requested by Agent, and take all further action that may be necessary or desirable, or that Agent may reasonably request, to perfect and protect the Liens granted hereby and thereby. In addition, and for such purposes only, Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to execute and deliver on behalf of Borrower and to file such financing statements, collateral assignments, notices, control agreements, security agreements and other documents without the signature of Borrower either in Agent’s name or in the name of Agent as agent and attorney-in-fact for Borrower. Borrower shall protect and defend Borrower’s title to the material Collateral and Agent’s Lien thereon against all Persons claiming any interest adverse to Borrower or Agent other than Permitted Liens. Guarantor promptly shall obtain the approval of the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel’s Ministry of Economy to pledge to Agent a security interest in Guarantor’s Intellectual Property at all times when such pledge is required under the provisions of Section 3.2 hereof.

 

7.4           Indebtedness. Borrower shall not create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable with respect to any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary so to do, other than Permitted Indebtedness, or prepay any Indebtedness or take any actions which impose on Borrower an obligation to prepay any Indebtedness, except for the conversion of Indebtedness into equity securities and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with such conversion.

 

7.5            Collateral. Borrower shall at all times keep the Collateral, the Intellectual Property and all other property and assets used in Borrower’s business or in which Borrower now or hereafter holds any interest free and clear from any legal process or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens), and shall give Agent prompt written notice of any legal process affecting the Collateral, the Intellectual Property, such other property and assets, or any Liens thereon, provided however, that the Collateral and such other property and assets may be subject to Permitted Liens except that there shall be no Liens whatsoever on Intellectual Property. Borrower shall cause its Subsidiaries to protect and defend such Subsidiary’s title to its assets from and against all Persons claiming any interest adverse to such Subsidiary, and Borrower shall cause its Subsidiaries at all times to keep such Subsidiary’s property and assets free and clear from any legal process or Liens whatsoever (except for Permitted Liens, provided however, that there shall be no Liens whatsoever on Intellectual Property), and shall give Agent prompt written notice of any legal process affecting such Subsidiary’s assets. Borrower shall not agree with any Person other than Agent or Lender not to encumber its material property.

 

7.6           Investments. Borrower shall not directly or indirectly acquire or own, or make any Investment in or to any Person, or permit any of its Subsidiaries so to do, other than Permitted Investments.

 

 
 

 

7.7           Distributions. Borrower shall not, and shall not allow any Subsidiary to, (a) repurchase or redeem any class of stock or other equity interest other than pursuant to employee, director or consultant repurchase plans or other similar agreements, provided, however, in each case the repurchase or redemption price does not exceed the original consideration paid for such stock or equity interest, or (b) unless otherwise consented to by Lender in its discretion upon request of Borrower, declare or pay any cash dividend or make a cash distribution on any class of stock or other equity interest, except that a Subsidiary may pay dividends or make distributions to Borrower, or (c) lend money to any employees, officers or directors or guarantee the payment of any such loans granted by a third party in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate or (d) waive, release or forgive any Indebtedness owed by any employees, officers or directors in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.

 

7.8           Transfers. Except for Permitted Transfers, Borrower shall not and shall not allow any Subsidiary voluntarily or involuntarily to transfer, sell, lease, license, lend or in any other manner convey any equitable, beneficial or legal interest in any material portion of its assets. Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.10, no Intellectual Property or Licenses of a Loan Party shall prohibit collateral assignments thereof to Lender or Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no Loan Party shall be restricted from entering into any inbound licensing agreements.

 

7.9           Mergers or Acquisitions. Except for Permitted Acquisitions not exceeding an aggregate cash amount of $1,000,000 in any fiscal year, Borrower shall not merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with or into any other business organization (other than mergers or consolidations of (a) a Subsidiary which is not a Borrower into another Subsidiary or into Borrower or (b) a Borrower into another Borrower), or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person.

 

7.10         Taxes. Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall pay when due all taxes, fees or other charges of any nature whatsoever (together with any related interest or penalties) now or hereafter imposed or assessed against Borrower, Agent, Lender or the Collateral or upon Borrower’s ownership, possession, use, operation or disposition thereof or upon Borrower’s rents, receipts or earnings arising therefrom. Borrower shall file on or before the due date therefor all personal property tax returns in respect of the material Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may contest, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, taxes for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.

 

7.11         Corporate Changes. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall change its corporate name, legal form or jurisdiction of formation without twenty (20) days’ prior written notice to Agent. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall suffer a Change in Control. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall relocate its chief executive office or its principal place of business unless: (i) it has provided prior written notice to Agent; and (ii) such relocation shall be within the continental United States. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall relocate any item of Collateral (other than (x) sales of Inventory in the ordinary course of business, (y) relocations of Equipment having an aggregate value of up to $150,000 individually in any fiscal year and $500,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, and (z) relocations of material Collateral from a location described on Exhibit C to another location described on Exhibit C) unless (i) it has provided prompt written notice to Agent, (ii) such relocation is within the continental United States and, (iii) if such relocation is to a third party bailee, it has delivered a bailee agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Agent.

 

 
 

 

7.12         Deposit Accounts. Neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall maintain any Deposit Accounts, or accounts holding Investment Property, except with respect to which Agent has an Account Control Agreement, other than Excluded Accounts.

 

7.13         Borrower shall notify Agent of each Subsidiary formed, reactivated or acquired subsequent to the Closing Date and, within 15 days of formation, activation or acquisition, as applicable, shall cause any such Domestic Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Agent a Joinder Agreement and cause any such newly formed or acquired Foreign Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Agent a Guaranty and appropriate guaranty security documents

 

7.14         Borrower shall not permit the Foreign Subsidiaries that are not a Guarantor to hold more than $250,000 USD in cash in the aggregate, including without limitation cash held in Excluded Accounts, at any given time.

 

7.15         Notification of Event of Default. Borrower shall notify Agent immediately upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default .

 

7.16         Post-Closing Conditions.

 

(a)          Within 30 days of the Closing Date, Borrower shall cause Guarantor to deliver to Agent the fully executed Guaranty and the Guarantor Security Documents satisfactory to Agent, and with respect to the Guarantor Security Documents, including evidence of filing and registration with the Israeli Registrar of Companies and with any other applicable registrar reasonably requested by the Agent.

 

(b)          Within 30 days of the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to Agent certificate(s) representing all of the outstanding share capital of the Guarantor pledged by Borrower, as evidenced by a pledge registration certificate issued by the Israeli Registrar of Pledges, together with a share transfer deed, duly executed by Borrower in blank.

 

(c)          Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered the documents listed on Schedule 7.16 on or before the corresponding dates set forth on Schedule 7.16.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 8. RIGHT TO CONVERT

 

8.1           Lender shall have the right, in its discretion to convert in any Subsequent Financing (other than a Subsequent Financing occurring pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 28, 2015 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”)) after the Closing Date, an amount of up to $1,000,000 of the principal amount of the Term Loan on the same terms, conditions and pricing afforded to others participating in any such Subsequent Financing; provided that such conversion does not have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower.

 

SECTION 9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall be an Event of Default:

 

9.1           Payments. Borrower fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents on the due date, provided, however, that an Event of Default shall not occur on account of a failure to pay due solely to an administrative or operational error of Agent in auto-debiting Borrower’s account, or of any depositary institution that is crediting by ACH or wiring such payment if Borrower had the funds to make the payment when due and makes the payment within three (3) days following Borrower’s knowledge of such failure to pay; or

 

9.2           Covenants. Borrower breaches or defaults in the performance of any covenant or Secured Obligation under this Agreement, or any of the other Loan Documents or any other agreement among Borrower, Agent and Lender, and (a) with respect to a default under any covenant under this Agreement (other than under Sections 6.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.14, 7.15 and 7.16), any other Loan Document or any other agreement among Borrower, Agent and Lender, such default continues for more than ten (10) days after the earlier of the date on which (i) Agent or Lender has given notice of such default to Borrower and (ii) Borrower has actual knowledge of such default or (b) with respect to a default under any of Sections 6.1, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.14, 7.15 and 7.16, the occurrence of such default; or

 

9.3           Material Adverse Effect. A circumstance has occurred that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

9.4           Representations. Any representation or warranty made by Borrower in any Loan Document or in the Warrant shall have been false or misleading in any material respect; or

 

9.5           Insolvency. Borrower (A) (i) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (ii) shall be unable to pay its debts as they become due, or be unable to pay or perform under the Loan Documents, or shall become insolvent; or (iii) shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; or (iv) shall file any petition, answer, or document seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute, law or regulation pertinent to such circumstances; or (v) shall seek or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of any trustee, receiver, or liquidator of Borrower or of all or any substantial part (i.e., 33-1/3% or more) of the assets or property of Borrower; or (vi) shall cease operations of its business as its business has normally been conducted, or terminate substantially all of its employees; or (vii) Borrower or its directors or majority shareholders shall take any action initiating any of the foregoing actions described in clauses (i) through (vi); or (B) either (i) sixty (60) days shall have expired after the commencement of an involuntary action against Borrower seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute, law or regulation, without such action being dismissed or all orders or proceedings thereunder affecting the operations or the business of Borrower being stayed; or (ii) a stay of any such order or proceedings shall thereafter be set aside and the action setting it aside shall not be timely appealed; or (iii) Borrower shall file any answer admitting or not contesting the material allegations of a petition filed against Borrower in any such proceedings; or (iv) the court in which such proceedings are pending shall enter a decree or order granting the relief sought in any such proceedings; or (v) sixty (60) days shall have expired after the appointment, without the consent or acquiescence of Borrower, of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of Borrower or of all or any substantial part of the properties of Borrower without such appointment being vacated; or

 

 
 

 

9.6           Attachments; Judgments. Any portion of Borrower’s assets is attached or seized, or a levy is filed against any such assets, or a judgment or judgments is/are entered for the payment of money, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $250,000, or Borrower is enjoined or in any way prevented by court order from conducting any part of its business; or

 

9.7           Other Obligations. The occurrence of any default under any agreement or obligation of Borrower (a) involving any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000, (b) under the Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 28, 2015 that is not cured within 10 days, or (c) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

9.8           Guaranty. If the any guaranty of the Secured Obligations, including without limitation the Guaranty, ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or if any guarantor thereof, including without limitation Guarantor, fails to perform any obligation under such guaranty or under any of the security documents applicable thereto, including without limitation the Guarantor Security Documents, or any event of default occurs under such guaranty or such guarantor security documents or any guarantor revokes or purports to revoke its guaranty, or any material misrepresentation or material misstatement exists now or hereafter in any warranty or representation set forth any guaranty or the applicable guarantor security documents or in any certificate delivered to Agent in connection with such guaranty or such guarantor security documents, or if any of the circumstances described in Sections 9.3 through 9.7 occur with respect to any guarantor.

 

SECTION 10. REMEDIES

 

10.1         General. Upon the occurrence and continuance of any one or more Events of Default, (i) Agent may, at its option, accelerate and demand payment of all or any part of the Secured Obligations together with a Prepayment Charge and declare them to be immediately due and payable (provided, that upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default of the type described in Section 9.5, all of the Secured Obligations shall automatically be accelerated and made due and payable, in each case without any further notice or act), (ii) Agent may, at its option, sign and file in Borrower’s name any and all collateral assignments, notices, control agreements, security agreements and other documents it deems necessary or appropriate to perfect or protect the repayment of the Secured Obligations, and in furtherance thereof, Borrower hereby grants Agent an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and (iii) Agent may notify any of Borrower’s account debtors to make payment directly to Agent, compromise the amount of any such account on Borrower’s behalf and endorse Agent’s name without recourse on any such payment for deposit directly to Agent’s account. Agent may exercise all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral under the Loan Documents or otherwise available to it under the UCC and other applicable law, including the right to release, hold, sell, lease, liquidate, collect, realize upon, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral and the right to occupy, utilize, process and commingle the Collateral. All Agent’s rights and remedies shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

 

 
 

 

10.2         Collection; Foreclosure. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, Agent may, at any time or from time to time, apply, collect, liquidate, sell in one or more sales, lease or otherwise dispose of, any or all of the Collateral, in its then condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing, in such order as Agent may elect. Any such sale may be made either at public or private sale at its place of business or elsewhere. Borrower agrees that any such public or private sale may occur upon ten (10) calendar days’ prior written notice to Borrower. Agent may require Borrower to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Agent at a place designated by Agent that is reasonably convenient to Agent and Borrower. The proceeds of any sale, disposition or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Agent in the following order of priorities:

 

First, to Agent and Lender in an amount sufficient to pay in full Agent’s and Lender’s costs and professionals’ and advisors’ fees and expenses as described in Section 11.11;

 

Second, to Lender in an amount equal to the then unpaid amount of the Secured Obligations (including principal, interest, and the Default Rate interest), in such order and priority as Agent may choose in its sole discretion; and

 

Finally, after the full, final, and indefeasible payment in Cash of all of the Secured Obligations, to Borrower or its representatives or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

 

Agent shall be deemed to have acted reasonably in the custody, preservation and disposition of any of the Collateral if it complies with the obligations of a secured party under the UCC.

 

10.3         No Waiver. Agent shall be under no obligation to marshal any of the Collateral for the benefit of Borrower or any other Person, and Borrower expressly waives all rights, if any, to require Agent to marshal any Collateral.

 

10.4         Cumulative Remedies. The rights, powers and remedies of Agent hereunder shall be in addition to all rights, powers and remedies given by statute or rule of law and are cumulative. The exercise of any one or more of the rights, powers and remedies provided herein shall not be construed as a waiver of or election of remedies with respect to any other rights, powers and remedies of Agent.

 

SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS

 

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

 

 
 

 

11.2         Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, service of process or other communication (including the delivery of Financial Statements) that is required, contemplated, or permitted under the Loan Documents or with respect to the subject matter hereof shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, delivered, and received upon the earlier of: (i) the day of transmission by facsimile or hand delivery or delivery by an overnight express service or overnight mail delivery service; or (ii) the third calendar day after deposit in the United States mails, with proper first class postage prepaid, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

(a) If to Agent:

 

HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

Legal Department

Attention: Chief Legal Officer and Himani Bhalla

400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Facsimile: 650-473-9194

Telephone: 650-289-3060

 

(b) If to Lender:

 

HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

Legal Department

Attention: Chief Legal Officer and Himani Bhalla

400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Facsimile: 650-473-9194

Telephone: 650-289-3060

 

(c) If to Borrower:

 

IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

 

Attention: Gad Berdugo,

Chief Financial Officer-Executive VP Finance and Administration, Secretary

430 East 29 th Street, Suite 940

New York, NY 10016

Facsimile: 917-398-1915

Telephone: 646-440-9310

 

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

 

 
 

 

11.3         Entire Agreement; Amendments.

 

(a)          This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede and replace in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof (including Agent’s revised proposal letter dated June 1, 2015 and accepted by Borrower on June 2, 2015).

 

(b)          Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.3(b). The Required Lenders and Borrower party to the relevant Loan Document may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Agent and the Borrower party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time, (i) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (ii) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (A) forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, extend the scheduled date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; (B) eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 11.3(b) without the written consent of such Lender; (C) reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release a Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders; or (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 11.17 without the written consent of the Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each Lender and shall be binding upon Borrower, the Lender, the Agent and all future holders of the Loans.

 

11.4         No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.5         No Waiver. The powers conferred upon Agent and Lender by this Agreement are solely to protect its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent or Lender to exercise any such powers. No omission or delay by Agent or Lender at any time to enforce any right or remedy reserved to it, or to require performance of any of the terms, covenants or provisions hereof by Borrower at any time designated, shall be a waiver of any such right or remedy to which Agent or Lender is entitled, nor shall it in any way affect the right of Agent or Lender to enforce such provisions thereafter.

 

11.6         Survival. All agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in any document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall be for the benefit of Agent and Lender and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the expiration or other termination of this Agreement.

 

 
 

 

11.7         Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall inure to the benefit of and be binding on Borrower and its permitted assigns (if any). Borrower shall not assign its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents without Agent’s express prior written consent, and any such attempted assignment shall be void and of no effect. Agent and Lender may assign, transfer, or endorse its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents without prior notice to Borrower, and all of such rights shall inure to the benefit of Agent’s and Lender’s successors and assigns; notwithstanding the above, prior to the occurrence and the continuance of any Event of Default, neither Agent nor Lender shall assign, transfer, or endorse its rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to any party other than an Affiliate of Agent or Lender without Borrower’s prior written consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

11.8         Governing Law. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents (excluding the Guarantor Security Documents) shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, excluding conflict of laws principles that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

11.9         Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. All judicial proceedings (to the extent that the arbitration requirement of Section 11.10 is not applicable) arising in or under or related to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents may be brought in any state or federal court located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, State of New York. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereto generally and unconditionally: (a) consents to nonexclusive personal jurisdiction in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, State of New York; (b) waives any objection as to jurisdiction or venue in the State of New York; (c) agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue in the aforesaid courts; and (d) irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Service of process on any party hereto in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if given in accordance with the requirements for notice set forth in Section 11.2, and shall be deemed effective and received as set forth in Section 11.2. Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of either party to bring proceedings in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

11.10       Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial / Arbitration.

 

(a)          Because disputes arising in connection with complex financial transactions are most quickly and economically resolved by an experienced and expert Person and the parties wish applicable state and federal laws to apply (rather than arbitration rules), the parties desire that their disputes be resolved by a judge applying such applicable laws. EACH OF BORROWER, AGENT AND LENDER SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ASSERTED BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY HERETO. This waiver extends to all such Claims, including Claims that involve Persons other than Agent, Borrower and Lender; Claims that arise out of or are in any way connected to the relationship among Borrower, Agent and Lender; and any Claims for damages, breach of contract, tort, specific performance, or any equitable or legal relief of any kind, arising out of this Agreement, or any other Loan Document.

 

 
 

 

(b)          Arbitration. If the mutual waiver of jury trial set forth in Section 11.10(a) is ineffective or unenforceable, the parties agree that all Claims shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of JAMS (the “Rules”), such arbitration to occur before one arbitrator, which arbitrator shall be a retired New York state judge or a retired Federal court judge. Such proceeding shall be conducted in Manhattan, State of New York, with New York rules of evidence and discovery applicable to such arbitration. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding on the parties, and shall be final and nonappealable to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any judgment rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction and enforced by the prevailing party as a final judgment of such court.

 

(c)          Pre-arbitration Relief. In the event Claims are to be resolved by arbitration, either party may seek from a court of competent jurisdiction identified in Section 11.9, any prejudgment order, writ or other relief and have such prejudgment order, writ or other relief enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law notwithstanding that all Claims are otherwise subject to resolution by binding arbitration.

 

11.11       Professional Fees. Borrower promises to pay Agent’s and Lender’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses necessary to finalize the loan documentation, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys fees, UCC searches, filing costs, translation costs associated with filings for translations required in connection with this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and other miscellaneous expenses. In addition, Borrower promises to pay any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of in-house counsel) incurred by Agent and Lender after the Closing Date in connection with or related to: (a) the Loan; (b) the administration, collection, or enforcement of the Loan; (c) the amendment or modification of the Loan Documents; (d) any waiver, consent, release, or termination under the Loan Documents; (e) the protection, preservation, audit, field exam, sale, lease, liquidation, or disposition of Collateral or the exercise of remedies with respect to the Collateral; (f) any legal, litigation, administrative, arbitration, or out of court proceeding in connection with or related to Borrower or the Collateral, and any appeal or review thereof; and (g) any bankruptcy, restructuring, reorganization, assignment for the benefit of creditors, workout, foreclosure, or other action related to Borrower, the Collateral, the Loan Documents, including representing Agent or Lender in any adversary proceeding or contested matter commenced or continued by or on behalf of Borrower’s estate, and any appeal or review thereof.

 

 
 

 

11.12       Confidentiality. Agent and Lender acknowledge that certain items of Collateral and information provided to Agent and Lender by Borrower are confidential and proprietary information of Borrower, if and to the extent such information either (x) is marked as confidential by Borrower at the time of disclosure, or (y) should reasonably be understood to be confidential (the “Confidential Information”). Accordingly, Agent and Lender agree that any Confidential Information it may obtain in the course of acquiring, administering, or perfecting Agent’s security interest in the Collateral shall not be disclosed to any other Person or entity in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Borrower, except that Agent and Lender may disclose any such information: (a) to its own directors, officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other professional advisors and to its affiliates if Agent or Lender in their sole discretion determines that any such party should have access to such information in connection with such party’s responsibilities in connection with the Loan or this Agreement and, provided that such recipient of such Confidential Information either (i) agrees to be bound by the confidentiality provisions of this paragraph or (ii) is otherwise subject to confidentiality restrictions that reasonably protect against the disclosure of Confidential Information to the same extent or greater than the confidentiality provisions hereunder; (b) if such information is generally available to the public other than by unlawful disclosure by the Agent or Lender or their Affiliate; (c) if required in any report, statement or testimony submitted to any Governmental Authority having or claiming to have jurisdiction over Agent or Lender; (d) if required in response to any summons or subpoena or in connection with any litigation, to the extent permitted; (e) to comply with any legal requirement or law applicable to Agent or Lender; (f) to the extent reasonably necessary in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under any Loan Document, including Agent’s sale, lease, or other disposition of Collateral after an Event of Default that has occurred and is continuing; (g) to any participant or assignee of Agent or Lender or any prospective participant or assignee; provided, that such participant or assignee or prospective participant or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by this Section prior to disclosure, and further provided, that prior to an Event of Default, such participant or assignee or prospective participant or assignee shall not be a competitor of Borrower in Borrower’s industry; or (h) otherwise with the prior consent of Borrower; provided, that any disclosure made in violation of this Agreement shall not affect the obligations of Borrower or any of its affiliates or any guarantor under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

 

11.13       Assignment of Rights. Borrower acknowledges and understands that Agent or Lender may sell and assign all or part of its interest hereunder and under the Loan Documents to any Person or entity (an “Assignee”), subject to the provisions of Section 11.7 hereof. After such assignment the term “Agent” or “Lender” as used in the Loan Documents shall mean and include such Assignee, and such Assignee shall be vested with all rights, powers and remedies of Agent and Lender hereunder with respect to the interest so assigned; but with respect to any such interest not so transferred, Agent and Lender shall retain all rights, powers and remedies hereby given. No such assignment by Agent or Lender shall relieve Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder. Lender agrees that in the event of any transfer by it of the Note(s)(if any), it will endorse thereon a notation as to the portion of the principal of the Note(s), which shall have been paid at the time of such transfer and as to the date to which interest shall have been last paid thereon.

 

11.14       Revival of Secured Obligations. This Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective if any petition is filed by or against Borrower for liquidation or reorganization, if Borrower becomes insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, if a receiver or trustee is appointed for all or any significant part of Borrower’s assets, or if any payment or transfer of Collateral is recovered from Agent or Lender. The Loan Documents and the Secured Obligations and Collateral security shall continue to be effective, or shall be revived or reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Secured Obligations or any transfer of Collateral to Agent, or any part thereof is rescinded, avoided or avoidable, reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by, or is recovered from, Agent, Lender or by any obligee of the Secured Obligations, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent conveyance,” or otherwise, all as though such payment, performance, or transfer of Collateral had not been made. In the event that any payment, or any part thereof, is rescinded, reduced, avoided, avoidable, restored, returned, or recovered, the Loan Documents and the Secured Obligations shall be deemed, without any further action or documentation, to have been revived and reinstated except to the extent of the full, final, and indefeasible payment to Agent or Lender in accordance with the terms hereunder.

 

 
 

 

11.15       Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

11.16       No Third Party Beneficiaries. No provisions of the Loan Documents are intended, nor will be interpreted, to provide or create any third-party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any Person other than Agent, Lender and Borrower unless specifically provided otherwise herein, and, except as otherwise so provided, all provisions of the Loan Documents will be personal and solely among Agent, the Lender and the Borrower.

 

11.17       Agency.

 

(a)          Lender hereby irrevocably appoints Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. to act on its behalf as the Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

(b)          Lender agrees to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by Borrower and without limiting the obligation of Borrower to do so), according to its respective Term Commitment percentages (based upon the total outstanding Term Loan Commitments) in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 11.17, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

(c)          Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Person serving as the Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent and the term “Lender” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include each such Person serving as Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.

 

(d)          Exculpatory Provisions. The Agent shall have no duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not:

 

 
 

 

(i) be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether any default or any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

(ii) have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Lender, provided that the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

 

(iii) except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and the Agent shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by any Person serving as the Agent or any of its affiliates in any capacity.

 

(e)          The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Lender or as the Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.

 

(f)          The Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any default or Event of Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.

 

(g)          Reliance by Agent. Agent may rely, and shall be fully protected in acting, or refraining to act, upon, any resolution, statement, certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond or other paper or document that it has no reason to believe to be other than genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties or, in the case of cables, telecopies and telexes, to have been sent by the proper party or parties. In the absence of its gross negligence or willful misconduct, Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to Agent and conforming to the requirements of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Agent may consult with counsel, and any opinion or legal advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, not taken or suffered by Agent hereunder or under any Loan Documents in accordance therewith. Agent shall have the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the administration of the Collateral from any court of competent jurisdiction. Agent shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers granted to Agent by this Agreement, the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the request or direction of Lenders unless Agent shall have been provided by Lender with adequate security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

 
 

 

11.18       Publicity. None of the parties hereto nor any of its respective member businesses and affiliates shall, without the other parties’ prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), publicize or use (a) the other party's name (including a brief description of the relationship among the parties hereto), logo or hyperlink to such other parties’ web site, separately or together, in written and oral presentations, advertising, promotional and marketing materials, client lists, public relations materials or on its web site (together, the " Publicity Materials"); (b) the names of officers of such other parties in the Publicity Materials; and (c) such other parties’ name, trademarks, servicemarks in any news or press release concerning such party; provided however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no such consent shall be required (i) to the extent necessary to comply with the requests of any regulators, legal requirements or laws applicable to such party (including the SEC), pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange (so long as such party provides prior notice to the other party hereto to the extent reasonably practicable) and (ii) to comply with Section 11.12.

 

(SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW)

 

 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower, Guarantor, Agent and Lender have duly executed and delivered this Loan and Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:  
   
IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.  
   
Signature: /s/ Gad Berdugo  
  Gad Berdugo, Chief Financial Officer-Executive VP Finance and Administration, Secretary  
   
IMMUNE PHARM AC EUTICALS USA CORP .  
   
Signature: /s/ Gad Berdugo  
  Gad Berdugo, Chief Financial Officer-Executive VP Finance and Administration, Secretary  

 

GUARANTOR:  
   
IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS LTD .  
     
Signature: /s/ Gad Berdugo  
  Gad Berdugo, Chief Financial  Officer-Executive VP Finance and Administration, Secretary  

 

Accepted in Palo Alto, California:

 

AGENT:   LENDER:
     
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.   HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
     
By: /s/ Ben Bang     By: /s/ Ben Bang  
  Ben Bang, Associate General Counsel     Ben Bang, Associate General Counsel

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Purchase Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into on July 28, 2015 (“ Effective Date ”), by and between Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), and the investor whose name appears on the signature page hereto (“ Investor ”).

 

Recitals

 

A.            The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein, Investor will purchase $4.2 million in shares of Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, which is convertible into Common Stock at $2.50 per share; and

 

B.            The offer and sale of the Preferred Shares provided for herein are being made pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Act, File No. 333-198647.

 

Agreement

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Investor agree as follows:

 

I.            Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Glossary of Defined Terms attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

II.          Purchase and Sale.

 

A.            Purchase Amount . Subject to the terms and conditions herein and the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing set forth below, Investor hereby irrevocably agrees to purchase 444 Preferred Shares of Company at $10,000.00 per share with a 5.0% original issue discount for the sum of $4,217,412.00 (“Purchase Amount”) in cash.

 

B.             Deliveries . The following documents will be fully executed and delivered at the Closing:

 

1.           Certificate of Designations (“ Certificate of Designations ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 , as filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of Company’s state of incorporation;

 

2.           Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3 ;

 

3.           Legal Opinion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4 ;

 

4.           Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5 ;

 

5.           Secretary’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6 ;

 

6.           Voting Agreements, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7 , from ten or fewer stockholders that in the aggregate beneficially own more than 50% of the total voting power of Common Stock and preferred stock voting together with the Common Stock as a single class outstanding as of the record date for Company’s next meeting of stockholders; and

 

 
 

  

7.           Stock certificate for 444 Preferred Shares in the name of Investor.

 

C.             Closing Conditions . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

1.           All documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by Company to Investor pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein have been fully executed and delivered, including without limitation those enumerated in Section II.B above;

 

2.           The Common Stock is listed for and currently trading on the same or higher Trading Market and, subject to Section IV.L below, Company is in compliance with all requirements to maintain listing on the Trading Market, and there is no notice of any suspension or delisting with respect to the trading of the shares of Common Stock on such Trading Market;

 

3.           The representations and warranties of Company and Investor set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except for representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which shall be true as of such date);

 

4.           No material breach or default has occurred under any Transaction Document or any other agreement between Company and Investor;

 

5.           Company has the number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

6.           There is not then in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated in any Transaction Document, or requiring any consent or approval which will not have been obtained except for the Approval, nor is there any pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, proceeding or investigation which may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no actions, suits or proceedings will be in progress, pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, by any person other than Investor or any Affiliate of Investor, that seek to enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

7.           Any rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, rights of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, if any, have been waived in writing; and

 

8.           The Registration Statement is current and effective, and a Prospectus Supplement with regard to the offer and sale of all Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been filed with the Commission within two Trading Days of the Effective Date.

 

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D.             Closing . Immediately when all conditions set forth in Section II.C have been fully satisfied, Company will issue and sell to Investor and Investor will purchase 444 Preferred Shares by payment to Company of $4,217,412.00 in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Company.

 

III.          Representations and Warranties .

 

A.            Representations Regarding Transaction . Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Investor as of the Closing:

 

1.           Organization and Qualification . Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

2.           Authorization; Enforcement . Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company and no further consent or action is required by Company. Each of the Transaction Documents has been, or upon delivery will be, duly executed by Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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3.           No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any material agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (c) conflict with or result in a violation of any material law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (d) conflict with or violate the terms of any material agreement by which Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d), such as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.           Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against or affecting Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”), which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or challenge the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of any Shares hereunder. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Act.

 

5.           Filings, Consents and Approvals . Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the Approval and required federal and state securities filings and such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the applicable Trading Market rules in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each of which has been, or if not yet required to be filed will be, timely filed.

 

6.           Issuance of Shares . The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Company has reserved and will continue to reserve from its duly authorized capital stock sufficient shares of its Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

7.           Disclosure; Non-Public Information . Company will timely file a current report on Form 8-K within two Trading Days of the Effective Date describing the material terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision, except with respect to information that must be, and only to the extent that it actually is, timely publicly disclosed by Company pursuant to the foregoing sentence, neither Company nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided Investor or its representatives, agents or attorneys with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, including without limitation this Agreement and the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules hereto. No information contained in the Disclosure Schedules constitutes material non-public information. There is no adverse material information regarding Company that has not been publicly disclosed prior to the Effective Date. Company understands and confirms that Investor will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of Company. All disclosure provided to Investor regarding Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the Prospectus Supplement and Disclosure Schedules, taken as a whole, furnished by or on behalf of Company with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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8.           No Integrated Offering . Neither Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering to be integrated with prior offerings by Company that cause a violation of the Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

9.           Financial Condition . Based on the financial condition of Company and its projected operating and capital requirements, effective as of the Effective Date, the Company will require additional capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Company does not incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt. The Public Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of Company or any Subsidiary, or for which Company or any Subsidiary has commitments, and any material default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

10.          Section 5 Compliance. No representation or warranty or other statement made by Company in the Transaction Documents contains any untrue statement or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading. Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, when consummated, to violate Section 5 of the Act or other federal or state securities laws or regulations.

 

11.          Investment Company . Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Preferred Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Company will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 

12.          Acknowledgments Regarding Investor . Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of Company and its representatives, and Company acknowledges and agrees that:

 

a.            Investor is not, has never been, and as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not become an officer, director, insider, control person, to Company’s knowledge 10% or greater shareholder, or otherwise an affiliate of Company as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act;

 

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b.            Investor does not make or has not made any representations, warranties or agreements with respect to the Shares, this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section III.C below;

 

c.            The conversion of Preferred Shares and resale of Conversion Shares will result in dilution, which may be substantial; the number of Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances; and Company’s obligation to issue and deliver Conversion Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuances may have; and

 

d.            Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives has or is acting as a legal, financial, investment, accounting, tax or other advisor to Company, or fiduciary of Company, or in any similar capacity; neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives has provided any legal, financial, investment, accounting, tax or other advice to Company; any statement made in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation, and is merely incidental to Investor’s purchase of the Shares.

 

13.          Registration Statement . The Registration Statement is current and effective, and a Prospectus Supplement with regard to the offer and sale of all Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be filed with the Commission within two Trading Days of the Effective Date.

 

B.             Representations Regarding Company . Except as set forth in any Public Reports and attached exhibits, or under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Investor as of the Closing:

 

1.           Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company as of the Effective Date is as described in the Public Reports. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents which has not been waived or satisfied. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person, other than Investor, and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in material compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares except for the Approval. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to Company’s capital stock to which Company is a party or, to the knowledge of Company, between or among any of Company’s stockholders.

 

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2.           Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Company are set forth in the Public Reports or the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules. Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary, and all of such directly or indirectly owned capital stock or other equity interests are owned free and clear of any Liens. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

3.           Public Reports; Financial Statements . Company has filed all required Public Reports for the one year preceding the Effective Date. As of their respective dates or as subsequently amended, the Public Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the Public Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Company included in the Public Reports, as amended, comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

4.           Material Changes . Since the end of the most recent year for which an Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed with the Commission, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had, or that would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (i) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) liabilities not required to be reflected in Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (c) Company has not altered its method of accounting, (d) Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (e) Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

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5.           Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of Company any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving Company or any current or former director or officer of Company.

 

6.           No Bankruptcy . There has not been any petition or application filed, or any judicial or administrative proceeding commenced which has not been discharged, by or against the Company or any Subsidiary or with respect to any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, compromise, arrangement of debt, creditors’ rights and no assignment has been made by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of creditors.

 

7.           Labor Relations . No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.           Compliance . Neither Company nor any Subsidiary (a) is in material default under or in material violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in material default under or that it is in material violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other similar agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (b) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (c) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

9.           Regulatory Permits . Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

10.          Title to Assets . Company and each Subsidiary have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and each Subsidiary and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and each Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by Company and each Subsidiary and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by Company and each Subsidiary are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance.

 

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11.          Patents and Trademarks . Company and each Subsidiary have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights of Company or each Subsidiary.

 

12.          Insurance . Company and each Subsidiary are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which Company and each Subsidiary are engaged, including but not limited to directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the Purchase Amount. To Company’s knowledge, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete in all material respects. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without an increase in cost that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

13.          Transactions with Affiliates and Employees . None of the officers or directors of Company and, to the knowledge of Company, none of the employees of Company is presently a party to any transaction with Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any equity incentive plan of Company.

 

14.          Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls . Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are applicable to it as of the date of the Closing. Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the ineffectiveness of Company’s disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the evaluation date. Since the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, there have been no significant changes in Company’s internal accounting controls or its disclosure controls and procedures or, to Company’s knowledge, in other factors that could materially affect Company’s internal accounting controls or its disclosure controls and procedures.

 

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15.          Certain Fees . No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision, Investor will have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

16.          Registration Rights . No Person has any right to cause Company to effect the registration under the Act of any securities of Company.

 

17.          Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

18.          Application of Takeover Protections . Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to Investor as a result of Investor and Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation Company’s issuance of the Shares and Investor’s ownership of the Shares.

 

19.          Tax Status . Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes). Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, statute or local tax. None of Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority. Company would not be classified as a PFIC for its most recently completed taxable year, and does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for its current taxable year.

 

20.          Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither Company, nor to the knowledge of Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Company, has (a) directly or indirectly, used any corrupt funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (c) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Company, or made by any person acting on its behalf of which Company is aware, which is in violation of law, or (d) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

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21.          Accountants . Company’s accountants are set forth in the Public Reports and such accountants are an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

22.          No Disagreements with Accountants or Lawyers . There are no material disagreements presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by Company to arise, between Company and the accountants or lawyers formerly or presently employed by Company.

 

23.          Powers of Attorney . There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

C.             Representations and Warranties of Investor . Investor hereby represents and warrants to Company as of the Closing as follows:

 

1.           Organization; Authority . Investor is an entity validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Investor. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Investor, and when delivered by Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

2.           Investor Status . At the time Investor was offered the Shares, it was, and at the Effective Date it is: (a) an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act; and (b) not a registered broker-dealer, member of FINRA, or an affiliate thereof.

 

3.           Experience of Investor . Investor, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Investor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

4.           Ownership . Investor is acquiring the Preferred Shares as principal for its own account. Investor will not engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Shares unless in compliance with the Act, and will resell the Shares only pursuant to registration under the Act or an available exemption therefrom.

 

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5.           No Short Sales . Neither Investor nor any Affiliate holds any short position in, nor has engaged in any Short Sales of the Common Stock, or engaged in any hedging transactions with regard to the Shares prior to the Effective Date.

 

IV.           Securities and Other Provisions .

 

A.           Investor Due Diligence. Investor will have the right and opportunity to conduct customary due diligence with respect to any Registration Statement or Prospectus in which the name of Investor or any Affiliate of Investor appears.

 

B.            Furnishing of Information . As long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will timely file all reports required to be filed by Company after the Effective Date pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will prepare and make publicly available such information as is required for Investor to sell its Conversion Shares under Rule 144. Company further covenants that, as long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will take such further action as Investor may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Investor to sell its Conversion Shares without registration under the Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

 

C.            Integration . Company will not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security, as defined in Section 2 of the Act, that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares to Investor for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

D.            Disclosure and Publicity . Company will notify Investor prior to issuing any current report, press release, public statement or communication with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

E.            Shareholders Rights Plan . No claim will be made or enforced by Company or, to the knowledge of Company, any other Person that Investor is an “Acquiring Person” under any shareholders rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by Company, or that Investor could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, in either such case, by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between Company and Investor. Company will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

F.            No Non-Public Information . Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will, provide Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that Company believes or reasonably should believe will constitute material non-public information after Closing. On and after Closing, neither Investor nor any Affiliate of Investor will have any duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, or derivatively, to Company or the stockholders of Company, or to any other Person who is the source of material non-public information regarding Company. Company understands and confirms that Investor will be relying on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of Company, including without limitation sales of the Shares.

 

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G.            Indemnification of Investor .

 

1.           Obligation to Indemnify. Subject to the provisions of this Section IV.G, Company will indemnify and hold Investor, its Affiliates, managers and advisors, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, representatives, agents and attorneys, and any person who controls Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, “Investor Parties” and each a “Investor Party”), harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, reasonable costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (collectively, “Losses”) that any Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, or any information incorporated by reference therein, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (c) any action by a creditor or stockholder of Company who is not an Affiliate of an Investor Party, challenging the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that Company will not be obligated to indemnify any Investor Party for any Losses finally adjudicated to be caused solely by (i) a false statement of material fact contained within written information provided by such Investor Party expressly for the purpose of including it in the applicable Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, or (ii) such Investor Party’s unexcused material breach of an express provision of this Agreement or another Transaction Document.

 

2.           Procedure for Indemnification . If any action will be brought against an Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Investor Party will promptly notify Company in writing, and Company will have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Investor Parties will have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of Investor Parties except to the extent that (a) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by Company in writing, (b) Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (c) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict with respect to the dispute in question on any material issue between the position of Company and the position of Investor Parties such that it would be inappropriate for one counsel to represent Company and Investor Parties. Company will not be liable to Investor Parties under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Investor Party effected without Company’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is either attributable to Investor’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Investor in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. In no event will the Company be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses for more than one separate firm of attorneys (plus local counsel as applicable) to represent all Investor Parties.

 

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3.          Other than the liability of Investor to Company for uncured material breach of the express provisions of this Agreement, no Investor Party will have any liability to Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of Company as a result of acquiring the Shares under this Agreement.

 

H.            Reservation of Shares . Company will at all times maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents authorized shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to thrice the number of shares sufficient to immediately issue all Conversion Shares potentially issuable at such time.

 

I.             Activity Restrictions . For so long as Investor or any of its Affiliates holds any Shares, except with regard to the Voting Agreements, neither Investor nor any Affiliate will: (1) vote any shares of Common Stock owned or controlled by it, sign or solicit any proxies, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to any voting securities of Company; (2) engage or participate in any actions, plans or proposals which relate to or would result in (a) acquiring additional securities of Company, alone or together with any other Person, which would result in beneficially owning or controlling more than 9.99% of the total outstanding Common Stock or other voting securities of Company, (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board, (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of Company, (f) any other material change in Company’s business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if Company is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (g) changes in Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of Company by any Person, (h) a class of securities of Company being delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (i) a class of equity securities of Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act, or (j) any action, intention, plan or arrangement similar to any of those enumerated above; or (3) request Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives to amend or waive any provision of this section.

 

J.             No Shorting . Provided no Trigger Event under Sections I.H.(1), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of the Certificate of Designations has occurred, for so long as Investor holds any Shares, neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates will engage in or effect, directly or indirectly, any Short Sale of Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, selling against delivery of Conversion Shares after delivery of a Conversion Notice is not a Short Sale. There will be no restriction or limitation of any kind on Investor’s right or ability to sell or transfer any or all of the Conversion Shares at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion. Investor may not sell, transfer or assign any Preferred Shares or any of its rights under this Agreement.

 

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K.           Stock Splits . If Company at any time on or after the Effective Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) or combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares, the share numbers, prices and other amounts set forth in this Agreement, as in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or combination, will be proportionately reduced or increased, as applicable, effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

L.            Subsequent Financings . As long as Investor holds any Preferred Shares, Company will not enter into any agreement that in any way restricts its ability to enter into any agreement, amendment or waiver with Investor, including without limitation any agreement to offer, sell or issue to Investor any preferred stock, common stock or other securities of Company. Until six months after Closing, Company will not enter into any financing that uses a shelf registration or contains registration rights, other than: (a) with Investor, (b) in connection with a strategic transaction, (c) the sale of Common Stock at a fixed price of $3.50 per share or greater, or (d) a debt and warrant financing up to $10,000,000 with Hercules Growth Capital or its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, Company may enter into an unregistered financing of debt or restricted stock with no registration rights.

 

M.            Approval . Company will use its best efforts to obtain shareholder approval of this Agreement in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) or a waiver from NASDAQ of Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Approval”) as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. Company will not issue any additional shares of Common Stock until after the record date for its next meeting of stockholders, and will seek Approval by such meeting. Company, its board of directors, and each of its directors will vote all proxies given to them in favor of Approval.

 

N.            Principal Market Regulation . Company will not issue any Conversion Shares if the issuance of shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock the Company may issue upon conversion of Preferred Shares, collectively with certain additional shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant other Company’s transactions that are aggregated under the NASDAQ Rules, without breaching Company’s obligations under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), except that such limitation will not apply (1) following Approval or (2) if Investor or Company obtains a written opinion from counsel that such Approval is not required.

 

V.             Intentionally Omitted.

 

VI.           General Provisions .

 

A.            Notice . Unless a different time of day or method of delivery is specifically provided in the Transaction Documents, any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on a Trading Day and an electronic confirmation of delivery is received by the sender, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time or on a day that is not a Trading Day, (c) the next Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such notices and communications are such other address as may be designated in writing, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

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B.            Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Company and Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement will be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor will any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

C.            No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as otherwise set forth in Section IV.G , this Agreement and the Transaction Documents will inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. A Person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law, 2014 of the Cayman Islands to enforce any term of this Agreement or any Transaction Document.

 

D.            Fees and Expenses . Company has paid a flat rate documentation fee to Investor’s counsel incurred in connection with drafting this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party will pay the fees and expenses of its own advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor’s counsel solely represents Investor, and does not represent Company or its interests in connection with the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby. Company will pay all stamp and other taxes and duties, if any, levied in connection with the sale or issuance of the Shares to Investor.

 

E.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, will incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

F.            Replacement of Certificates . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Company will issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances will also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement certificates.

 

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G.            Governing Law . All matters between the parties, including without limitation questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law that would require or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, except for corporation law matters applicable to Company which will be governed by the corporate law of its jurisdiction of formation. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. In any action, arbitration or proceeding, including appeal, arising out of or relating to any of the Transaction Documents or otherwise involving the parties, the prevailing party will be awarded its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation, prosecution or defense of such action or proceeding.

 

H.            Arbitration . Any dispute, controversy, claim or action of any kind arising out of, relating to, or in connection with this Agreement, or in any way involving Company and Investor or their respective Affiliates, including any issues of arbitrability, will be resolved solely by final and binding arbitration in English before a retired judge at JAMS International, or its successor, in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, pursuant to the most expedited and Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures available. Any interim or final award may be entered and enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The final award will include the prevailing party’s reasonable arbitration, expert witness and attorney fees, costs and expenses.

 

I.            Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of Investor and Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, and equitable and injunctive relief to prevent any actual or threatened breach under the Transaction Documents, to the full extent permitted under applicable laws.

 

J.            Payment Set Aside . To the extent that Company makes a payment or payments to Investor pursuant to any Transaction Document or Investor enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law, including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action, then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied will be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

K.           Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof

 

L.            Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to all provisions of this Agreement.

 

M.            Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein will survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares until all Preferred Shares issued to Investor have been converted or redeemed.

 

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N.            Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. All currency references in any Transaction Document are to U.S. dollars.

 

O.            Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by portable document format, facsimile or electronic transmission, such signature will create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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P.            Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions, communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party, representative, advisor, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract, agreement, assurance, promise, understanding, statement or representation not expressly set forth herein. The parties hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waive all rights and remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any Person’s reliance on any such statement or assurance.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories on the Effective Date.

 

Company:  
   
IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.  
     
By: /s/ Daniel G. Teper    
Name: Daniel G. Teper    
Title: Chief Executive Officer    

 

By: /s/ Gad Berdugo    
Name: Gad Berdugo    
Title: Chief Financial Officer –    
  Executive VP Finance and Administration    

 

Investor:  
   
/s/ Discover Growth Fund    
Investor Name    
     

 

By: /s/ Miles Walton  
Name: Miles Walton  
Title: on behalf of Osiris Management Services Ltd., Director  
     
By: /s/ Stacey Olson  
Name: Stacey Olson  
Title: on behalf of Osiris Management Services Ltd., Director  

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Stock Purchase Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into on July 28, 2015 (“ Effective Date ”), by and between Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), and the investor whose name appears on the signature page hereto (“ Investor ”).

 

Recitals

 

A.            The parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein, Investor will purchase up to $7.8 million in shares of Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, which is convertible into Common Stock at $2.50 per share; and

 

B.            The offer and sale of the Preferred Shares provided for herein are being made pursuant to the exemptions from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering, and as a private placement of restricted securities pursuant to Regulation S and Rule 506 of Regulation D.

 

Agreement

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Investor agree as follows:

 

I.            Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth in the Glossary of Defined Terms attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

II.           Purchase and Sale .

 

A.            Purchase Amount. Subject to the terms and conditions herein and the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing set forth below, Investor hereby irrevocably agrees to purchase 503 Preferred Shares of Company at $10,000.00 per share with a 5.0% original issue discount (“OID”) for the sum of $4,782,589.00 (“Purchase Amount”) in cash.

 

B.            Deliveries . The following documents will be fully executed and delivered at the Closing:

 

1.           Certificate of Designations (“ Certificate of Designations ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2 , as filed with and accepted by the Secretary of State of Company’s state of incorporation;

 

2.           Transfer Agent Instructions, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3 ;

 

3.           Legal Opinion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4 ;

 

4.           Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 5 ;

 

5.           Secretary’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6 ;

 

 
 

  

6.           Voting Agreements, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7 , from ten or fewer stockholders that in the aggregate beneficially own more than 50% of the total voting power of Common Stock and preferred stock voting together with the Common Stock as a single class outstanding as of the record date for Company’s next meeting of stockholders; and

 

7.           Stock certificate for 503 Preferred Shares in the name of Investor.

 

C.            Closing Conditions . The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

1.           All documents, instruments and other writings required to be delivered by Company to Investor pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein have been fully executed and delivered, including without limitation those enumerated in Section II.B above;

 

2.           The Common Stock is listed for and currently trading on the same or higher Trading Market and, subject to Section IV.L below, Company is in compliance with all requirements to maintain listing on the Trading Market, and there is no notice of any suspension or delisting with respect to the trading of the shares of Common Stock on such Trading Market;

 

3.           The representations and warranties of Company and Investor set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except for representations and warranties expressly made as of a specified date, which shall be true as of such date);

 

4.           No material breach or default has occurred under any Transaction Document or any other agreement between Company and Investor;

 

5.           Company has the number of duly authorized shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

6.           There is not then in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated in any Transaction Document, or requiring any consent or approval which will not have been obtained except for the Approval, nor is there any pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, proceeding or investigation which may have the effect of prohibiting or adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; no statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction will have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no actions, suits or proceedings will be in progress, pending or, to Company’s knowledge threatened, by any person other than Investor or any Affiliate of Investor, that seek to enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

7.           Any rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, rights of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, if any, have been waived in writing.

 

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D.            Closing . Immediately when all conditions set forth in Section II.C have been fully satisfied, Company will issue and sell to Investor and Investor will purchase 503 Preferred Shares by payment to Company of $4,782,589.00 in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Company.

 

E.            Company Option . At any time within 1 Trading Day after the Registration Statement has been declared effective, Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver written notice to Investor of Company’s election to sell to Investor 316 additional Preferred Shares at $10,000.00 per Preferred Share with a 5.0% OID for the sum of $3,000,000.00. Subject to Approval having been obtained and the terms and conditions herein, immediately when all conditions in Section II.C have been fully satisfied as of such date, (1) Investor will purchase and make payment for the specified number of additional Preferred Shares by payment to Company in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Company, and (2) Company will deliver to Purchaser by reputable overnight courier, immediately upon receipt of the funds, a stock certificate representing the purchased Preferred Shares.

 

III.          Representations and Warranties .

 

A.            Representations Regarding Transaction . Except as set forth under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Investor as of the Closing:

 

1.           Organization and Qualification . Company and each Subsidiary is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Each of Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

2.           Authorization; Enforcement . Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company and no further consent or action is required by Company. Each of the Transaction Documents has been, or upon delivery will be, duly executed by Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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3.           No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by Company, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation by Company of the other transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or violate any provision of Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any material agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, (c) conflict with or result in a violation of any material law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including U.S. federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (d) conflict with or violate the terms of any material agreement by which Company or any Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or asset of Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of each of clauses (b), (c) and (d), such as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.           Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened against or affecting Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”), which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect or challenge the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the issuance of any Shares hereunder. The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Act.

 

5.           Filings, Consents and Approvals . Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Company of the Transaction Documents, other than the Approval and required federal and state securities filings and such filings and approvals as are required to be made or obtained under the applicable Trading Market rules in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, each of which has been, or if not yet required to be filed will be, timely filed.

 

6.           Issuance of Shares . The Shares are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens. Company has reserved and will continue to reserve from its duly authorized capital stock sufficient shares of its Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

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7.           Disclosure; Non-Public Information . Company will timely file a current report on Form 8-K within two Trading Days of the Effective Date describing the material terms and conditions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision, except with respect to information that must be, and only to the extent that it actually is, timely publicly disclosed by Company pursuant to the foregoing sentence, neither Company nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided Investor or its representatives, agents or attorneys with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, including without limitation this Agreement and the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules hereto. No information contained in the Disclosure Schedules constitutes material non-public information. There is no adverse material information regarding Company that has not been publicly disclosed prior to the Effective Date. Company understands and confirms that Investor will rely on the foregoing representations and covenants in effecting transactions in securities of Company. All disclosure provided to Investor regarding Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the Disclosure Schedules, furnished by or on behalf of Company with respect to the representations and warranties made herein are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

8.           No Integrated Offering . Neither Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering to be integrated with prior offerings by Company that cause a violation of the Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

 

9.           Financial Condition . Based on the financial condition of Company and its projected operating and capital requirements, effective as of the Effective Date, the Company will require additional capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Company does not incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt. The Public Reports set forth as of the dates thereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of Company or any Subsidiary, or for which Company or any Subsidiary has commitments, and any material default with respect to any Indebtedness.

 

10.          Section 5 Compliance. No representation or warranty or other statement made by Company in the Transaction Documents contains any untrue statement or omits to state a material fact necessary to make any of them, in light of the circumstances in which it was made, not misleading. Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would cause the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, when consummated, to violate Section 5 of the Act or other federal or state securities laws or regulations.

 

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11.          Investment Company . Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Preferred Shares, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Company will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

 

12.          Acknowledgments Regarding Investor . Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of Company and its representatives, and Company acknowledges and agrees that:

 

a.            Investor is not, has never been, and as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents will not become an officer, director, insider, control person, to Company’s knowledge 10% or greater shareholder, or otherwise an affiliate of Company as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act;

 

b.            Investor does not make or has not made any representations, warranties or agreements with respect to the Shares, this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section III.C below;

 

c.            The conversion of Preferred Shares and resale of Conversion Shares will result in dilution, which may be substantial; the number of Conversion Shares will increase in certain circumstances; and Company’s obligation to issue and deliver Conversion Shares in accordance with this Agreement and the Certificate of Designations is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuances may have; and

 

d.            Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives has or is acting as a legal, financial, investment, accounting, tax or other advisor to Company, or fiduciary of Company, or in any similar capacity; neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives has provided any legal, financial, investment, accounting, tax or other advice to Company; any statement made in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation, and is merely incidental to Investor’s purchase of the Shares.

 

13.          No Bad Actor Disqualification . Neither Company, any predecessor of Company, any affiliate of Company, any director, executive officer, other officer of Company participating in the offering, or any beneficial owner of 20% or more of Company’s outstanding voting equity securities is subject to any bad actor disqualification as provided in Rule 506(d) of Regulation D.

 

14.          Offshore Transaction . Company has not, and will not, engage in any directed selling efforts, as defined in Regulation S, in the United States in respect of any of the Preferred Shares. Company is offering and selling the Preferred Shares only in offshore transactions, in accordance with Regulation S. Company and its Affiliates have complied, and will comply, with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S. Company has only offered, and will only offer, the Preferred Shares to Investor.

 

B.            Representations Regarding Company . Except as set forth in any Public Reports and attached exhibits, or under the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, if any, Company hereby represents and warrants to, and as applicable covenants with, Investor as of the Closing:

 

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1.           Capitalization . The capitalization of the Company as of the Effective Date is as described in the Public Reports. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents which has not been waived or satisfied. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Shares, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Common Stock. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not obligate Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person, other than Investor, and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange, or reset price under such securities. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Company are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in material compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors of Company or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Shares except for the Approval. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to Company’s capital stock to which Company is a party or, to the knowledge of Company, between or among any of Company’s stockholders.

 

2.           Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Company are set forth in the Public Reports or the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules. Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary, and all of such directly or indirectly owned capital stock or other equity interests are owned free and clear of any Liens. All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

 

3.           Public Reports; Financial Statements . Company has filed all required Public Reports for the one year preceding the Effective Date. As of their respective dates or as subsequently amended, the Public Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, as applicable, and none of the Public Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of Company included in the Public Reports, as amended, comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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4.           Material Changes . Since the end of the most recent year for which an Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed with the Commission, (a) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had, or that would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect, (b) Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (i) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (ii) liabilities not required to be reflected in Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (c) Company has not altered its method of accounting, (d) Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (e) Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company equity incentive plans. Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information.

 

5.           Litigation . There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the knowledge of Company any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving Company or any current or former director or officer of Company.

 

6.           No Bankruptcy . There has not been any petition or application filed, or any judicial or administrative proceeding commenced which has not been discharged, by or against the Company or any Subsidiary or with respect to any of the properties or assets of Company or any Subsidiary under any applicable law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, compromise, arrangement of debt, creditors’ rights and no assignment has been made by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of creditors.

 

7.           Labor Relations . No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.           Compliance . Neither Company nor any Subsidiary (a) is in material default under or in material violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in material default under or that it is in material violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other similar agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (b) is in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (c) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws applicable to its business, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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9.           Regulatory Permits . Company and each Subsidiary possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

10.          Title to Assets . Company and each Subsidiary have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and each Subsidiary and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and each Subsidiary, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens that do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by Company and each Subsidiary and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by Company and each Subsidiary are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance.

 

11.          Patents and Trademarks . Company and each Subsidiary have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses as described in the Public Reports and which the failure to so have would have a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the Intellectual Property Rights of Company or each Subsidiary.

 

12.          Insurance . Company and each Subsidiary are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which Company and each Subsidiary are engaged, including but not limited to directors and officers insurance coverage at least equal to the Purchase Amount. To Company’s knowledge, such insurance contracts and policies are accurate and complete in all material respects. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without an increase in cost that would constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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13.          Transactions with Affiliates and Employees . None of the officers or directors of Company and, to the knowledge of Company, none of the employees of Company is presently a party to any transaction with Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000 other than (i) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of Company and (iii) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any equity incentive plan of Company.

 

14.          Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls . Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are applicable to it as of the date of the Closing. Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the ineffectiveness of Company’s disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the evaluation date. Since the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, there have been no significant changes in Company’s internal accounting controls or its disclosure controls and procedures or, to Company’s knowledge, in other factors that could materially affect Company’s internal accounting controls or its disclosure controls and procedures.

 

15.          Certain Fees . No brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision, Investor will have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

 

16.          Registration Rights . No Person has any right to cause Company to effect the registration under the Act of any securities of Company.

 

17.          Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the Effective Date, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

18.          Application of Takeover Protections . Company and its Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to Investor as a result of Investor and Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation Company’s issuance of the Shares and Investor’s ownership of the Shares.

 

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19.          Tax Status . Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes). Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, statute or local tax. None of Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority. Company would not be classified as a PFIC for its most recently completed taxable year, and does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for its current taxable year.

 

20.          Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither Company, nor to the knowledge of Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of Company, has (a) directly or indirectly, used any corrupt funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (c) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Company, or made by any person acting on its behalf of which Company is aware, which is in violation of law, or (d) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

21.          Accountants . Company’s accountants are set forth in the Public Reports and such accountants are an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

22.          No Disagreements with Accountants or Lawyers . There are no material disagreements presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by Company to arise, between Company and the accountants or lawyers formerly or presently employed by Company.

 

23.          Powers of Attorney . There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

C.            Representations and Warranties of Investor . Investor hereby represents and warrants to Company as of the Closing as follows:

 

1.           Organization; Authority . Investor is an entity validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Investor. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Investor, and when delivered by Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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2.           Investor Status . At the time Investor was offered the Shares, it was, and at the Effective Date it is: (a) an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Act; (b) not a registered broker-dealer, member of FINRA, or an affiliate thereof; and (c) not a U.S. Person, and is not acquiring the Shares for the account or beneficial ownership of any U.S. Person.

 

3.           Experience of Investor . Investor, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Shares, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Investor is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

4.           Ownership . Investor is acquiring the Preferred Shares as principal for its own account. Investor will not engage in hedging transactions with regard to the Shares unless in compliance with the Act, and will resell the Shares only pursuant to registration under the Act or an available exemption therefrom.

 

5.           No Short Sales . Neither Investor nor any Affiliate holds any short position in, nor has engaged in any Short Sales of the Common Stock, or engaged in any hedging transactions with regard to the Shares prior to the Effective Date.

 

IV.           Securities and Other Provisions .

 

A.            Investor Due Diligence . Investor will have the right and opportunity to conduct customary due diligence with respect to any Registration Statement or Prospectus in which the name of Investor or any Affiliate of Investor appears.

 

B.            Furnishing of Information . As long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will timely file all reports required to be filed by Company after the Effective Date pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will prepare and make publicly available such information as is required for Investor to sell its Conversion Shares under Rule 144. Company further covenants that, as long as Investor owns any Shares, Company will take such further action as Investor may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable Investor to sell its Conversion Shares without registration under the Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144.

 

C.            Integration . Company will not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security, as defined in Section 2 of the Act, that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Shares to Investor for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

 

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D.            Disclosure and Publicity . Company will notify Investor prior to issuing any current report, press release, public statement or communication with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

E.            Shareholders Rights Plan . No claim will be made or enforced by Company or, to the knowledge of Company, any other Person that Investor is an “Acquiring Person” under any shareholders rights plan or similar plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by Company, or that Investor could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, in either such case, by virtue of receiving Shares under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between Company and Investor. Company will conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

F.            No Non-Public Information . Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf will, provide Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that Company believes or reasonably should believe will constitute material non-public information after Closing. On and after Closing, neither Investor nor any Affiliate of Investor will have any duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, or derivatively, to Company or the stockholders of Company, or to any other Person who is the source of material non-public information regarding Company. Company understands and confirms that Investor will be relying on the foregoing in effecting transactions in securities of Company, including without limitation sales of the Shares.

 

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G.            Indemnification of Investor .

 

1.           Obligation to Indemnify . Subject to the provisions of this Section IV.G, Company will indemnify and hold Investor, its Affiliates, managers and advisors, and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, representatives, agents and attorneys, and any person who controls Investor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, “Investor Parties” and each a “Investor Party”), harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, reasonable costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation (collectively, “Losses”) that any Investor Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, or any information incorporated by reference therein, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (c) any action by a creditor or stockholder of Company who is not an Affiliate of an Investor Party, challenging the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that Company will not be obligated to indemnify any Investor Party for any Losses finally adjudicated to be caused solely by (i) a false statement of material fact contained within written information provided by such Investor Party expressly for the purpose of including it in the applicable Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus Supplement, or (ii) such Investor Party’s unexcused material breach of an express provision of this Agreement or another Transaction Document.

 

2.           Procedure for Indemnification . If any action will be brought against an Investor Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Investor Party will promptly notify Company in writing, and Company will have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Investor Parties will have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel will be at the expense of Investor Parties except to the extent that (a) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by Company in writing, (b) Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (c) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict with respect to the dispute in question on any material issue between the position of Company and the position of Investor Parties such that it would be inappropriate for one counsel to represent Company and Investor Parties. Company will not be liable to Investor Parties under this Agreement (i) for any settlement by an Investor Party effected without Company’s prior written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is either attributable to Investor’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Investor in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. In no event will the Company be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses for more than one separate firm of attorneys (plus local counsel as applicable) to represent all Investor Parties.

 

3.           Other than the liability of Investor to Company for uncured material breach of the express provisions of this Agreement, no Investor Party will have any liability to Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of Company as a result of acquiring the Shares under this Agreement.

 

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H.            Reservation of Shares . Company will at all times maintain a reserve from its duly authorized Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Transaction Documents authorized shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to thrice the number of shares sufficient to immediately issue all Conversion Shares potentially issuable at such time.

 

I.            Activity Restrictions . For so long as Investor or any of its Affiliates holds any Shares, except with regard to the Voting Agreements, neither Investor nor any Affiliate will: (1) vote any shares of Common Stock owned or controlled by it, sign or solicit any proxies, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to any voting securities of Company; (2) engage or participate in any actions, plans or proposals which relate to or would result in (a) acquiring additional securities of Company, alone or together with any other Person, which would result in beneficially owning or controlling more than 9.99% of the total outstanding Common Stock or other voting securities of Company, (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board, (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of Company, (f) any other material change in Company’s business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if Company is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by Section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (g) changes in Company’s charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of Company by any Person, (h) a class of securities of Company being delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association, (i) a class of equity securities of Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act, or (j) any action, intention, plan or arrangement similar to any of those enumerated above; or (3) request Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives to amend or waive any provision of this section.

 

J.            No Shorting . Provided no Trigger Event under Sections I.H.(1), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of the Certificate of Designations has occurred, for so long as Investor holds any Shares, neither Investor nor any of its Affiliates will engage in or effect, directly or indirectly, any Short Sale of Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, selling against delivery of Conversion Shares after delivery of a Conversion Notice is not a Short Sale. There will be no restriction or limitation of any kind on Investor’s right or ability to sell or transfer any or all of the Conversion Shares at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion. Investor may not sell, transfer or assign any Preferred Shares or any of its rights under this Agreement.

 

K.           Stock Splits . If Company at any time on or after the Effective Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) or combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares, the share numbers, prices and other amounts set forth in this Agreement, as in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or combination, will be proportionately reduced or increased, as applicable, effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.

 

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L.            Subsequent Financings . As long as Investor holds any Preferred Shares, Company will not enter into any agreement that in any way restricts its ability to enter into any agreement, amendment or waiver with Investor, including without limitation any agreement to offer, sell or issue to Investor any preferred stock, common stock or other securities of Company. Until six months after Closing, Company will not enter into any financing that uses a shelf registration or contains registration rights, other than: (a) with Investor, (b) in connection with a strategic transaction, (c) the sale of Common Stock at a fixed price of $3.50 per share or greater, or (d) a debt and warrant financing up to $10,000,000 with Hercules Growth Capital or its Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, Company may enter into an unregistered financing of debt or restricted stock with no registration rights.

 

M.           Approval . Company will use its best efforts to obtain shareholder approval of this Agreement in accordance with the requirements of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d) or a waiver from NASDAQ of Listing Rule 5635(d) (“Approval”) as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. Company will not issue any additional shares of Common Stock until after the record date for its next meeting of stockholders, and will seek Approval by such meeting. Company, its board of directors, and each of its directors will vote all proxies given to them in favor of Approval.

 

N.            Principal Market Regulation . Company will not issue any Conversion Shares if the issuance of shares of Common Stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock the Company may issue upon conversion of Preferred Shares, collectively with certain additional shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant other Company’s transactions that are aggregated under the NASDAQ Rules, without breaching Company’s obligations under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(d), except that such limitation will not apply (1) following Approval or (2) if Investor or Company obtains a written opinion from counsel that such Approval is not required.

 

O.            Restrictive Legend . The Shares have not been registered under the Act and may not be resold in the United States unless registered or an exemption from registration is available. Company is required to refuse to register any transfer of the Shares not made pursuant to registration under the Act or an available exemption from registration. Upon the issuance thereof, and only until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable securities laws and regulations, the certificates representing any of the Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED unless in compliance with the ACT .

 

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Share certificates will be issued without such legend or at Investor’s option issue electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at DTC, if either (i) the Shares are registered for resale under the Act, or (ii) Investor provides an opinion of its counsel to the effect that the Shares may be issued without restrictive legend.

 

V.           Registration Statement .

 

A.            Filing .

 

1.           Company will at its sole cost and expense prepare and file with the Commission as promptly as practicable after the Effective Date, and in any event within 30 days, a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (“ Registration Statement ”) registering the delayed and continuous resale of all Conversion Shares pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act, and will use reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as practicable, and to remain continuously effective until all Conversion Shares may be resold by Investor pursuant to Rule 144 without volume restrictions, manner-of-sale restrictions, or Company being in compliance with any current public information requirement (the “ Registration Period ”).

 

2.           If Company breaches its obligations under the preceding paragraph, and Company is not thereafter eligible to register for resale the Conversion Shares on Form S-3, it shall file a Registration Statement on Form S-1, but such obligation and filing shall not operate to cure or excuse such breach. If at any after the initial registration Statement is filed on Form S-3, the Registration Statement may not remain effective on Form S-3, Company shall use reasonable best efforts to amend the Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

B.            Procedures . In connection with the Registration Statement, Company will, as soon as reasonably practicable:

 

1.           Prepare and file with the Commission such pre-effective and post-effective amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement, and file such reports under the Exchange Act, as may be necessary to cause the Registration Statement to become effective, to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective during the Registration Period and not misleading, and as may otherwise be required or applicable under, and to comply with the provisions of, the Act with respect to the disposition of all Conversion Shares covered by the Registration Statement during the Registration Period.

 

2.           Furnish to Investor such number of copies of the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto, in conformity with the requirements of the Act, and such other documents as Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Conversion Shares owned by it.

 

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3.           Notify Investor: (a) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment is proposed to be filed and, with respect to any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, except for any filing to be made solely to incorporate by reference a Current Report on Form 8-K, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Commission; (b) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or a Prospectus or for additional information; (c) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (d) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Conversion Shares for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (e) of the occurrence of any event or circumstance that makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company.

 

4.           Use reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of, any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification, or exemption from qualification, of any of the Conversion Shares for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

 

5.           Incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as Investor requests be included therein regarding Investor or the plan of distribution of the Conversion Shares; and make all required filings of the Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received notification of such matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any action pursuant to this paragraph that would violate applicable law.

 

6.           Whenever necessary, prepare and deliver to Investor any required supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document, including such reports as may be required to be filed under the Exchange Act, so that, as thereafter delivered, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

7.           Use reasonable best efforts to cause all Conversion Shares to be listed on the Trading Market or such other securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, as is then the principal securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed.

 

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8.           Fully cooperate with the Transfer Agent, Investor and its brokers to facilitate the timely clearing and delivery of Conversion Shares to be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names as Investor may reasonably request, including timely completion and delivery of all forms, documents and instruments requested by the Transfer Agent or any broker.

 

VI.          General Provisions .

 

A.            Notice . Unless a different time of day or method of delivery is specifically provided in the Transaction Documents, any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail prior to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on a Trading Day and an electronic confirmation of delivery is received by the sender, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time or on a day that is not a Trading Day, (c) the next Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The addresses for such notices and communications are such other address as may be designated in writing, in the same manner, by such Person.

 

B.            Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Company and Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement will be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor will any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

C.            No Third- Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise set forth in Section IV.G , this Agreement and the Transaction Documents will inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. A Person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law, 2014 of the Cayman Islands to enforce any term of this Agreement or any Transaction Document.

 

D.            Fees and Expenses . Company has paid a flat rate documentation fee to Investor’s counsel incurred in connection with drafting this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party will pay the fees and expenses of its own advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents. Company acknowledges and agrees that Investor’s counsel solely represents Investor, and does not represent Company or its interests in connection with the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby. Company will pay all stamp and other taxes and duties, if any, levied in connection with the sale or issuance of the Shares to Investor.

 

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E.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, will incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

F.            Replacement of Certificates . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Shares is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, Company will issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity, if requested. The applicants for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances will also pay any reasonable third-party costs associated with the issuance of such replacement certificates.

 

G.            Governing Law . All matters between the parties, including without limitation questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Cayman Islands, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law that would require or permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction, except for corporation law matters applicable to Company which will be governed by the corporate law of its jurisdiction of formation. The parties hereby waive all rights to a trial by jury. In any action, arbitration or proceeding, including appeal, arising out of or relating to any of the Transaction Documents or otherwise involving the parties, the prevailing party will be awarded its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the investigation, preparation, prosecution or defense of such action or proceeding.

 

H.            Arbitration . Any dispute, controversy, claim or action of any kind arising out of, relating to, or in connection with this Agreement, or in any way involving Company and Investor or their respective Affiliates, including any issues of arbitrability, will be resolved solely by final and binding arbitration in English before a retired judge at JAMS International, or its successor, in the Territory of the Virgin Islands, pursuant to the most expedited and Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures available. Any interim or final award may be entered and enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The final award will include the prevailing party’s reasonable arbitration, expert witness and attorney fees, costs and expenses.

 

I.            Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of Investor and Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents, and equitable and injunctive relief to prevent any actual or threatened breach under the Transaction Documents, to the full extent permitted under applicable laws.

 

J.            Payment Set Aside . To the extent that Company makes a payment or payments to Investor pursuant to any Transaction Document or Investor enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person under any law, including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action, then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied will be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

 

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K.           Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof

 

L.            Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to all provisions of this Agreement.

 

M.            Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein will survive the Closing and the delivery of the Shares until all Preferred Shares issued to Investor have been converted or redeemed.

 

N.            Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments hereto. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. All currency references in any Transaction Document are to U.S. dollars.

 

O.            Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by portable document format, facsimile or electronic transmission, such signature will create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

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P.             Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions, communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party, representative, advisor, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract, agreement, assurance, promise, understanding, statement or representation not expressly set forth herein. The parties hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waive all rights and remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any Person’s reliance on any such statement or assurance.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories on the Effective Date.

 

Company:  
   
IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.  
     
By: /s/ Daniel G. Teper    
Name: Daniel G. Teper    
Title: Chief Executive Officer    

 

By: /s/ Gad Berdugo    
Name: Gad Berdugo    
Title: Chief Financial Officer –    
  Executive VP Finance and Administration    
     

 

Investor:  
   
/s/ Discover Growth Fund    
Investor Name    
     

 

By: /s/ Miles Walton  
Name: Miles Walton  
Title: on behalf of Osiris Management Services Ltd., Director  
     
By: /s/ Stacey Olson  
Name: Stacey Olson  
Title: on behalf of Osiris Management Services Ltd., Director  

  

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Exhibit 10.4

 

Form of Voting Agreement

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

This Voting Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into on July __, 2015 (“ Effective Date ”), by and between the stockholder (“ Stockholder ”) of Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”) whose name appears on the signature page hereto, and the investor (“ Investor ”) in Company whose name appears on the signature page hereto.

 

Recitals

 

A.            Company and Investor are entering into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“ Stock Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Investor will purchase shares of Company’s Preferred Stock. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement are sometimes referred to as the “ Transactions ”).

 

B.            Stockholder beneficially owns the number of shares of Common Stock (“ Owned Shares ”) set forth on the signature page hereto (all Owned Shares and, together with all Common Stock now or hereafter beneficially owned by Stockholder or of which Stockholder acquires beneficial ownership after the Effective Date and prior to the termination hereof, whether by purchase or upon exercise of options, warrants, conversion of other convertible securities or otherwise, are collectively referred to herein as “ Covered Shares ”).

 

C.            Stockholder acknowledge that Closing is contingent on Investor entering into this Agreement, Investor is Closing the Transactions in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of Stockholder set forth in this Agreement, and Investor would not proceed with Closing if Stockholder did not enter into this Agreement.

 

Agreement

 

In consideration of the foregoing, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Stockholder and Investor agree as follows:

 

I.            Agreement to Vote .

 

A.            Prior to termination of this Agreement, Stockholder hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that it will, and will cause any other holder of record of any Covered Shares to, at any meeting of stockholders of Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting), however called, or in any action by written consent of stockholders of Company:

 

1.           when a meeting is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum; and

 

 
 

  

2.           vote (or cause to be voted) in person or by proxy all Covered Shares (a) in favor of the approval of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Transactions and the issuance of the Shares to Investor, and (b) against any proposal, action or transaction involving Company, which proposal, action or transaction would impede, frustrate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions, including the sale and issuance of Shares to Investor.

 

B.            Directors or Officers . Nothing in this Agreement will limit or restrict Stockholder from (1) acting in Stockholder’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company, to the extent applicable, it being understood that this Agreement shall apply to Stockholder in Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company, or (2) voting in Stockholder’s sole discretion on any matter other than matters referred to in Section I.A .

 

C.            Irrevocable Proxy . Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Stockholder will deliver to Company a duly executed proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (“ Proxy ”), which Proxy is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable proxy, and, until termination of this Agreement, will be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law, with respect to each and every meeting of stockholders of Company or action or approval by written resolution or consent of stockholders of Company with respect to the matters contemplated by Section I.A covering the total number of Covered Shares in respect of which Stockholder is entitled to vote at any such meeting or in connection with any such written consent. Upon the execution of this Agreement by Stockholder, (1) Stockholder hereby revokes any and all prior proxies (other than the Proxy) given by Stockholder with respect to the subject matter contemplated by Section I.A , and (2) Stockholder will not grant any subsequent proxies with respect to such subject matter, or enter into any agreement or understanding with any person to vote or give instructions with respect to the Covered Shares in any manner inconsistent with the terms of Section I.A , until after termination.

 

D.            No Lawsuits . Stockholder will not in Stockholder’s capacity as a stockholder of the Company bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute or voluntary aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in law or in equity, in any court or before any governmental entity, which (1) challenges the validity or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (2) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, either alone or together with other Company voting agreements and proxies to be delivered in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, or the adoption and approval of the Transaction by Company’s board of directors, breaches any fiduciary duty of the board or any member thereof.

 

E.            No Transfer . Unless the transferee first agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and executes a Proxy, Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly, transfer (except as may be specifically required by court order or by operation of law), grant an option with respect to, sell, exchange, pledge or otherwise dispose of, reduce its economic risk in, or encumber, the Covered Shares prior to termination of this Agreement. Except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Stockholder will not, directly or indirectly, grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any Covered Shares, deposit any Covered Shares into a voting trust, or enter into a voting agreement or similar arrangement or commitment with respect to any Covered Shares or make any public announcement that is in any manner inconsistent with this Agreement. Stockholder will not, in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, directly or indirectly, take any action that would make any representation or warranty contained herein untrue or incorrect or be reasonably expected to have the effect of impairing the ability of Stockholder to perform its obligations under this Agreement or preventing or delaying the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 
 

  

F.            No Other Restriction . Except as set forth in Section I.A. above, Stockholder will not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of Company.

 

II.           Termination . This Agreement will terminate only when Approval is obtained.

 

III.          Representations and Warranties .

 

A.            Representations and Warranties of Investor . Investor hereby represents and warrants to Stockholder as follows:

 

1.           Organization; Authority . Investor is an entity validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, company power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Investor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Investor. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Investor, and when delivered by Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

2.           Consents; No Conflicts . Except for the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder (collectively, “ Exchange Act ”), the execution, delivery and performance by Investor of this Agreement do not and will not (a) require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, action by, filing with, or notification to, any governmental authority, (b) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the organizational documents of the Investor, (c) conflict with or violate any law or governmental order applicable to Investor or its assets, properties or businesses or (d) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which Investor is a party, except, in the case of clauses (c) and (d), as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Investor to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.

 

 
 

  

B.            Representations and Warranties of Stockholder . Stockholder hereby represents and warrants to Investor as follows:

 

1.           Organization; Authority . Stockholder is a natural person or an entity validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Stockholder of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary company or similar action on the part of Investor. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been, or will be, duly executed by Stockholder, and when delivered by Stockholder in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Investor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and (c) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

2.           Consents; No Conflicts . Except for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the execution, delivery and performance by Stockholder of this Agreement do not and will not (a) require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, action by, filing with, or notification to, any governmental authority, (b) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any provision of the organizational documents of the Investor, (c) conflict with or violate any law or governmental order applicable to Stockholder or its assets, properties or businesses or (d) conflict with, result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration, suspension, revocation or cancellation of, any note, bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to which Stockholder is a party, except, in the case of clauses (c) and (d), as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Investor to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.

 

3.           Ownership of Shares . As of the Effective Date, Stockholder is the record and/or beneficial owner of, and has sole voting power and sole power of disposition with respect to the Owned Shares free and clear of liens, proxies, powers of attorney, voting trusts or agreements (other than any Lien or proxy created by this Agreement or pursuant to any pledge in existence as of the date hereof, which would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Stockholder to carry out the Stockholder’s obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement). As used in this Agreement, the terms “beneficial owner,” “beneficial ownership,” “beneficially owns” or “owns beneficially,” with respect to any securities, refer to the beneficial ownership of such securities as determined under Rule 13d-3(a) of the Exchange Act. The Covered Shares are and will be at all times up until termination of this Agreement be free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims, pledges, options, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, agreements, limitations on Stockholder’s voting rights, charges and other encumbrances of any nature that would adversely affect the Transaction or the exercise or fulfillment of the rights and obligations of Stockholder under this Agreement or of the parties to this Agreement. Stockholder’s principal residence or place of business is set forth on the signature page hereto.

 

 
 

  

IV.           General Provisions .

 

A.            Further Assurances . From time to time, at another party’s request and without further consideration, each party hereto will take such reasonable further action as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation execution of any broker proxy card or broker instruction.

 

B.            Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware. All actions and proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware state or federal court, in each case sitting in City of Wilmington, New Castle County. The parties hereto hereby (1) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (2) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the action is brought in an inconvenient forum, the venue of the action is improper, or this Agreement may not be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.

 

C.            Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Stockholder and Investor or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement will be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor will any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

D.            Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, will incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

E.            Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief . The parties hereto acknowledge that Investor will be irreparably harmed and that there will be no adequate remedy at law for a violation of any of the covenants or agreements of Stockholder set forth herein or in the Proxy. Therefore, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Investor upon any violation of this Agreement or the Proxy, Investor shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements and the Proxy by specific performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available to Investor at law or in equity and Stockholder hereby waives any and all defenses that could exist in its favor in connection with such enforcement and waives any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such enforcement.

 

 
 

 

F.            Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise this Agreement and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party will not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments hereto. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and will not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof

 

G.            Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together will be considered one and the same agreement. Any signature delivered by portable document format, facsimile or electronic transmission will create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such signature page were an original thereof.

 

 
 

  

H.            Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the recitals hereto which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, term sheets, letters, discussions, communications and understandings, both oral and written, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into this Agreement. No party, representative, advisor, attorney or agent has relied upon any collateral contract, agreement, assurance, promise, understanding, statement or representation not expressly set forth herein. The parties hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waive all rights and remedies, at law and in equity, directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to, or which may arise as a result of, any person’s reliance on any such statement or assurance .

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories on the Effective Date.

 

Stockholder:

 

     
Stockholder Name   Number of Owned Shares
       
By:      
Name:      
Title:      
      Stockholder Address
Investor:      
       
     
Investor Name  
       
By:      
Name:      
Title:      

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Immune Pharmaceuticals secures funding of up to $21.5 Million from institutional Investors

Up to $9.5 Million in Debt Financing and $12 Million in Equity Financing

 

Company to Advance its Immuno-Dermatology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Product Candidates

Lead Compound Bertilimumab, First-in-Class Autoimmune Therapy, a Priority

 

July 29, 2015, New York, New York – Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IMNP) announced today that it has secured financings of up to $21.5 million through two financing agreements. The first, with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) ("Hercules"), for a term loan of up to $9.5 million. The second agreement, with mutual fund Discover Growth Fund (“Discover”), for the sale to Discover of newly created Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) for up to $12 million in gross proceeds to the company.

 

Immune received $13.5 million in gross proceeds: $9.0 million from Discover and $4.5 million from Hercules, following the execution of the two agreements. Immune expects to receive an additional $3.0 million from Discover upon an effective “resale” registration statement for the securities sold and stockholders approval in accordance with the NASDAQ rules (stockholders of the company, representing close to 50% of the voting power as of July 28, 2015 , have already agreed to vote in favor of such proposal). Immune also has the option to draw down additional capital under the term loan with Hercules of up to $5.0 million prior to June 15, 2016, subject to certain clinical milestones and other conditions.

 

“We believe bertilimumab is a promising first-in-class clinical asset with the potential to address unmet medical needs for several inflammatory and auto-immune conditions,” said Himani Bhalla, Principal at Hercules. “Hercules’ track record of investing in numerous biotechnology companies focused on antibody therapeutics provides us with an insight into the potential of the Immune pipeline," she added.

 

The Preferred Stock issued to Discover is convertible at a fixed price of $2.50 per share and has a six and a half year maturity term, at which time it will convert automatically into common stock at $2.50 per share. The preferred stock bears an accrued annual dividend rate of 8.0%, which may range from 0% to 15%, based on certain adjustments and conditions. The dividend is payable in cash or common stock at the sole discretion of Immune.

 

“These financing agreements offer a vote of confidence from two institutional investors, Hercules and Discover, in support of clinical development for our drug candidate, bertilimumab, in bullous pemphigoid and ulcerative colitis”, said Dr. Daniel Teper, Chief Executive Officer, Immune. “With this financing, we intend to pursue a three-fold approach to advance our pipeline in addition to the two key indications described: explore additional indications for bertilimumab, bring the topical nano-formulated cyclosporine program into clinical trials in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, and advance our lead nanomAb candidate to Phase I in oncology,"

 

 
 

 

"This financing extends our working capital for the next eighteen to twenty four months. It strengthens our balance sheet in support of growth-oriented research and development activities consistent with our long-range business plan. In addition, this financing strengthens our ability to maximize the value of the AmiKet™ asset in our on-going partnering discussions", added Gad Berdugo, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Immune.

 

Further information with respect to the definitive agreements with Hercules and Discover is contained in a Current Report on Form 8-K which will be filed by Immune Pharmaceuticals with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Immune’s senior management will provide additional information on the financing, progress of its clinical trials and partnering activities, following the release of its second quarter financial report, in a conference call on Monday August 17 th , 2015.

 

Roth Capital Partners and Chardan Capital Markets acted as co-lead placement agents on the Discover transaction. TriPoint Global Equities acted as sole placement agent on the Hercules transaction.

 

444 shares of Preferred Stock described above, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and any dividends payable thereof, were offered by the company pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the company's “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-198647), which became effective on October 28, 2014. 503 of the shares of Preferred Stock, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and any dividends payable thereof, have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), will be issued in the concurrent private placement pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the SEC or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Preferred Stock was offered only to one institutional accredited investor. Immune has agreed to file a registration statement with the SEC covering the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock issued in the private placement as well as any dividends payable in shares of common stock.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale are unlawful prior to registration or qualification under securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Immune has filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC relating to the shares of Preferred Stock, and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and any dividends payable thereof, issued in the registered direct offering.

 

 
 

 

About Immune Pharmaceuticals

 

Immune Pharmaceuticals Inc. applies a personalized approach to treating and, developing novel, highly-targeted antibody therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with inflammatory diseases and cancer. The Company's lead product candidate, bertilimumab, is in clinical development for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis as well as for bullous pemphigoid, an orphan auto-immune dermatological condition. Immune's pipeline also includes NanomAbs®, antibody nanoparticle conjugates, for the targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics, and AmiKet™, a topical neuropathic pain drug candidate.

 

For more information, visit Immune's website at  www.immunepharmaceuticals.com

 

About Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

 

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) is the leading specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in technology-related industries, including technology, biotechnology, life sciences, and energy and renewable technology, at all stages of development. Since inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $5.2 billion to over 320 companies and is the lender of choice for entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital financing. Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact info@htgc.com, or call 650.289.3060.

 

About Discover Growth Fund

 

Discover Growth Fund is a mutual fund, focused on making equity investments into small-cap and micro-cap public companies that have substantial growth potential. The Fund employs a fundamental equity investment strategy, which is characterized by intensive due diligence, first-hand research and disciplined company evaluation. The portfolio is comprised of smaller capitalization companies that are higher quality, have more effective management, and superior business models likely to produce higher returns for our investors. For more information on Discover Growth Fund visit www.dgfund.com .

  

 
 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This news release and any oral statements made with respect to the information contained in this news release contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You are urged to consider statements that include the words "may," "will," "would," "could," "should," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "potential," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," "continues," "forecast," "designed," "goal" or the negative of those words or other comparable words to be uncertain and forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements include statements that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets, future development and are otherwise not statements of historical fact. These statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or developments to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results or developments to differ materially include, but not limited to: the risks associated with the adequacy of our existing cash resources and our ability to continue as a going concern; the risks associated with our ability to continue to meet our obligations under our existing debt agreements; the risk that clinical trials for bertilimumab or AmiKet will not be successful; the risk that bertilimumab, AmiKet or compounds arising from our NanomAbs program will not receive regulatory approval or achieve significant commercial success; the risk that we will not be able to find a partner to help conduct the Phase III trials for AmiKet on attractive terms, on a timely basis or at all; the risk that our other product candidates that appeared promising in early research and clinical trials do not demonstrate safety and/or efficacy in larger-scale or later-stage clinical trials; the risk that we will not obtain approval to market any of our product candidates; the risks associated with dependence upon key personnel; the risks associated with reliance on collaborative partners and others for further clinical trials, development, manufacturing and commercialization of our product candidates; the cost, delays and uncertainties associated with our scientific research, product development, clinical trials and regulatory approval process; our history of operating losses since our inception; the highly competitive nature of our business; risks associated with litigation; and risks associated with our ability to protect our intellectual property. These factors and other material risks are more fully discussed in our periodic reports, including our reports on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are urged to carefully review and consider the disclosures found in our filings, which are available at www.sec.gov or at www.immunepharmaceuticals.com . You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, any of which could turn out to be wrong due to inaccurate assumptions, unknown risks or uncertainties or other risk factors. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.