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): March 2, 2010
CHAY ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Colorado | 333-146542 | 26-0179592 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employee Identification No.) |
8400 East Crescent Parkway
Suite 600
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(303) 418-1000
(Issuer Telephone number)
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled Description of Business, Risk Factors, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and our plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including anticipate, believe, can, continue, could, estimate, expect, intend, may, plan, potential, predict, project, should, or will or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward-looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under Risk Factors or elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K, which may cause our or our industrys actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements to differ from expectations. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing industry. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations , and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading Risk Factors and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission that may be incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which speaks only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Before you invest in our common stock, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.
Item 1.01 | Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement |
As more fully described in Item 2.01 below, on March 2, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement, with DMI Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or DMI, and Chay Acquisitions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary we incorporated in February 2010. As called for by the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transaction, Chay Acquisitions was merged into DMI and DMI, as the Surviving Corporation, became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The closing of the Merger occurred on March 2, 2010. At that time, we issued 15,070,657 shares of our common stock to acquire DMI, which resulted in the stockholders of DMI owning approximately 95.8% of our outstanding common stock after the consummation of the Merger and before taking into account the issuance of 1,325,000 additional shares of our common stock described below. DMI is a development stage company engaged in developing innovative, proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products to identify, treat and prevent a broad range of human diseases including metabolic disorders, cancer, and acute and chronic inflammation diseases.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, as a condition precedent to closing, DMI agreed to purchase a total of 263,624 shares of our common stock from our then-principal shareholders, Philip J. Davis and Gary A. Agron, whom we refer to as the Chay Control Shareholders. The shares were purchased from the Chay Control Shareholders for a purchase price of $184,000. The effect of the share purchase was reduce the number of our shares of common stock that were owned by the Chay Control Shareholders following consummation of the Merger. The share purchase took place contemporaneously with the Closing of the Merger.
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Also at the Closing, we executed quit claim deeds pursuant to the sale of our entire right, title and interest in 32 residential building lots located in the City of Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, to the Chay Control Shareholders for consideration of $154,000, the appraised value of the residential building lots. The purchase price was paid through the extinguishment of $100,596 in advances to us that were previously made by the Chay Control Shareholders, property taxes assumed, and the assumption of accounting and other professional fees attributable to our operations prior to the date of the Merger. This transaction was undertaken as DMI is not engaged in the real estate business and has no intent of engaging in that business.
As a further condition to Closing and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing date DMI, the Chay Control Shareholders and four executive officers or members of the board of directors of DMI before the Merger, or the Guarantors, entered into a Securities Put and Guarantee Agreement, or the Put Agreement. The Put Agreement provides that if DMI is not successful in obtaining a minimum of $5.0 million in financing , which we refer to as a Qualifying Financing, by a date which is 150 days after the Closing, which we refer to as the Determination Date, the Chay Control Shareholders will have the right to put back to DMI all of the Chay common stock then owned by the Chay Control Shareholders for a put price of $250,000, subject to adjustment. The Put Agreement defines a Qualifying Financing as any sale or sales of equity, debt, convertible or other financial instruments which, individually or collectively, result in DMI obtaining $5.0 million or more in financing or binding contractual commitments for such financing that must be funded not later than 90 days after the Determination Date. Under the Put Agreement, the Guarantors agreed to jointly guarantee the payment of the put price by DMI if the put right becomes exercisable in accordance with its terms. In addition, DMI agreed to place in escrow with an independent bank escrow agent a cash deposit of $125,000 that will be paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in the event the put right becomes exercisable by its terms. If paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in accordance with the escrow agreement, such payment will reduce the amount then owed by the Guarantors to the Chay Control Shareholders.
Immediately prior to the Closing, we accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of our common stock from six officers and employees of DMI, pursuant to which such persons were issued the 1,325,000 shares of common stock for a purchase price of approximately $150,000. DMI made advances to the six officers and employees in the aggregate amount of $150,000 to facilitate the share purchases by the six purchasers. These shares were issued immediately before the Closing. The purchasers did not, and could not, vote their shares in favor or against the Merger as the shares were issued after both the record date, and the meeting date, of our shareholder meeting at which the Merger was approved.
At the Closing, Philip J. Davis, our sole executive officer and director, resigned his positions after appointing David Bar-Or, Bruce G. Miller, Michael Macaluso, and Donald B. Wingerter, Jr., to our Board of Directors. Messrs. Bar-Or, Miller and Macaluso previously served, and continue to serve, as members of the board of directors of DMI, and Mr. Wingerter served, and continues to serve, as the Chief Executive Officer of DMI. The new members of our board of directors then appointed David Bar-Or, M.D., as Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer; Donald B. Wingerter, Jr., as Chief Executive Officer; and Bruce G. Miller as Chief Financial Officer.
The Merger Agreement contains customary terms and conditions for a transaction of this type, including representations, warranties and covenants, as well as provisions describing the effect of the Merger. The Merger is discussed more fully in Section 2.01 of this Current Report. This brief discussion is qualified by reference to the provisions of the Merger Agreement which is attached to this report as Exhibit 2.1.
Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets |
CLOSING OF THE MERGER
As described in Item 1.01 above, on March 2, 2010, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Chay and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chay Acquisitions, Inc., and on that date we closed the Merger. On the Closing date and pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, we acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of DMI as a result of the merger of Chay Acquisitions into DMI, and DMIs former stockholders were issued an aggregate of 15,070,657 shares, or approximately 95.8% our common stock.
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BUSINESS
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Our previous business was the acquisition of raw land tracts for development and sale to homebuilders or individuals. We owned 32 residential building lots in Fall River Country, South Dakota, which we sold to the Chay Control Shareholders contemporaneously with the Closing of the Merger. As a result, we are no longer engaged in the real estate business and our business is now that of DMI.
At the shareholder meeting held March 1, 2010 at which the Merger was approved, our shareholders also approved resolutions authorizing our reincorporation in the State of Delaware, the amendment and restatement of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and a name change to Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which actions will be undertaken contemporaneously with our receiving a new stock trading symbol from FINRA. On March 3, 2010, we filed with the Colorado Secretary of State a statement of trade name, referred to as a d/b/a, under which we are now conducting business as Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OF DMI
Overview
DMI was incorporated in Delaware in December 2008 and did not conduct any business activity until April 16, 2009, at which time DMI purchased certain assigned intellectual property (including 107 patents and patent applications), business products and tangible property from DMI BioSciences, Inc. (BioSciences). DMI issued 3,500,000 shares of its common stock to BioSciences, and assumed certain liabilities, as consideration for the assets purchased from BioSciences. At the time of the asset purchase, DMI and BioSciences agreed to a non-compete prohibiting both companies from competing with one another anywhere in the world for a period of three years, and also agreed that DMI will receive a 10% royalty on license revenues received by BioSciences from a drug developed by BioSciences (and as to which BioSciences retained ownership) to treat male sexual dysfunction subject to DMI committing to additional funding.
Company Website and SEC Filings
Our website will be accessible shortly after the filing of this report at www.ampiopharma.com. All of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, will be accessible through our website promptly after filing; however, in the event that the website is inaccessible, we will provide paper copies of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, the most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, current reports filed or furnished on Form 8-K and all related amendments, excluding exhibits, free of charge upon request. These filings are also accessible on the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
Business
DMI is a development stage company engaged in developing innovative, proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products to identify, treat and prevent a broad range of human diseases including metabolic disorders, cancer, and acute and chronic inflammation diseases.
The Formation of DMI
DMI was formed by Michael Macaluso, one of our directors, in December 2008. Following its formation, DMI did not conduct any business activities until April 16, 2009, at which time it acquired from BioSciences certain assigned intellectual property (including 107 patents and patent applications), business products and tangible property from DMI BioSciences, Inc. (BioSciences). DMI issued 3,500,000 shares of its common stock to BioSciences, and assumed certain liabilities, as payment for the assets acquired from BioSciences.
In conjunction with the asset purchase, DMI and BioSciences entered into a number of related agreements. Among these are agreements under which:
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DMI and BioSciences are prohibited from competing with one another anywhere in the world for a period of three years; |
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DMI will receive a 10% royalty on license revenues received by BioSciences from a drug developed by BioSciences (and as to which BioSciences retained ownership) to treat male sexual dysfunction subject to DMI committing to additional funding; |
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DMI, BioSciences and certain DMI stockholders agreed that DMI would be provided a right of first refusal on any business combination with, or proposed acquisition of, BioSciences, as well as any significant change in ownership of BioSciences, as defined (excluding a sale of retained assets, strategic alliance or corporate partnering transaction); |
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If holders of 50% of the Series A preferred shares approve the sale of DMI to a third party, however structured, BioSciences agreed to approve the proposed sale; |
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If BioSciences sells the DMI stock held by it to a third party before distributing those shares to the Bioscience shareholders, as a result of which (i) a third party would own more than 50% of the DMI stock issued to BioSciences at the time of the asset sale, or (ii) the third party would possess voting control of more than 50% of DMIs outstanding voting securities (except a transaction the primary purpose of which is to raise capital for BioSciences), then DMIs shareholders will have a right to sell their DMI common stock pro rata with BioSciences and other selling DMI shareholders at a price per share not less than the fair market value of such shares, as determined by appraisal; and |
DMI granted BioSciences and certain other DMI stockholders the right to demand registration of their DMI shares, or to piggyback their shares on a registration statement filed by DMI, under certain circumstances.
Immediately prior to the Merger, the outstanding Series A preferred stock of DMI was converted into DMI common stock, in accordance with DMIs amended and restated certificate of incorporation. That document called for the automatic conversion of the Series A preferred stock into common stock immediately prior to the merger of DMI with a public traded company in which the holders of the voting securities of the publicly-traded company before the merger hold less than 25% of the total voting power of DMIs voting securities after the merger. As our common stockholders before the Merger now hold less than 6% of the total outstanding shares after the Merger, the DMI Series A preferred stock was converted automatically into DMI common stock immediately prior to the Merger, and no Series A preferred stock is now issued or outstanding.
Business Model
DMI intends to develop proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products which capitalize on DMIs intellectual property that includes assigned patents, filed patent applications, and trade secrets and know-how, some of which may be the subject of future patent applications. DMIs intellectual property is strategically focused on three primary areas: new uses for FDA-approved drugs, referred to as repurposed drugs, new molecular entities, or NMEs, and rapid point-of-care tests for diagnosis, monitoring and screening.
Repurposed Drugs
Drug repurposing is the use of approved drugs to treat new diseases, sometimes referred to as new indications. Drug repurposing, sometimes called drug repositioning, drug re-profiling, therapeutic switching or drug re-tasking, is the discovery of new uses for FDA-approved drugs and making them available to new patient populations after completion of human clinical trials. In contrast to the development of New Molecular Entities (NME)NMEs, we believe that repurposing drugs can significantly accelerate development, improve success rates and lower development costs. This belief is based on the fact that repurposed drugs have already passed a significant number of toxicity and other tests reflecting previously collected pharmacokinetic, toxicology and safety data; the drugs safety is known with respect to existing indications, and the risk of failure for reasons of adverse toxicology are reduced. By contrast, developing a NME can be significantly more costly than developing a repurposed drug, as pharmacokinetic, toxicology and safety data must first be collected in animal studies for a NME.
Repurposing is becoming a primary strategy for many research-based pharmaceutical companies. Examples of some well-known repurposed drugs include Pfizers Viagra® (sildenafil) in erectile dysfunction; CollaGenex Periostat® in periodontitis; and Oracea® in rosacea (both of which are new uses of the antibiotic doxycycline). Other companies that are engaged in repurposing initiatives include Horizon Therapeutics, which is developing a single-pill combination of ibuprofen and pepcid to reduce gastrointestinal complications that occur when patients take high doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; Orexigen, which is repurposing two fixed-dose combination products for the treatment of obesity; and Somaxon, which is repurposing the antidepressant doxepin for use in insomnia.
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DMI-5207 for Diabetic Retinopathy and Inflammatory Ocular Diseases
Our leading drug candidate, DMI-5207, is an approved oral drug being repurposed as a treatment for diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the retina caused by complications of diabetes mellitus. Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in adults, with almost all type-1 diabetics and more than 60% of type-2 diabetics developing retinopathy. We believe that an effective drug treatment of diabetic retinopathy is a significant unmet medical need.
Although the mechanism of action of DMI-5207 is not fully understood, we have shown that DMI-5207 has multi-targeted, disease-modifying activity that inhibits inflammation, cell proliferation, neovascularization, fibrosis and scarring. We have demonstrated that DMI-5207 reaches the target blood vessels and tissue of the eye.
The market size for diabetic retinopathy and macular edema is difficult to measure but the demographics suggest a very large potential market exists. The American Diabetes Association reports that 20.8 million people in the US have diabetes and another 54 million are pre-diabetic with 20% of type-2 diabetic patients having retinopathy when diagnosed. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 5 million individuals have diabetic retinopathy, accounting for 5 percent of world blindness. Over 360 million people worldwide are projected to have diabetes and its complications by 2030 with almost all patients with type-1 diabetes and more than 60% of patients with type-2 diabetes developing retinopathy.
There is no effective daily drug treatment for diabetic retinopathy other than general measures such as controlling blood sugar, hypertension, and blood lipids, among other factors. Intermittent laser treatments, surgery or intravitreal corticosteroid injections are currently used to address diabetic retinopathy in some developed countries, but these treatments may have limited efficacy and are costly. For these reasons, we believe DMI-5207 represents a significant Phase II stage clinical opportunity.
Having developed over four decades of experience in human use worldwide, we believe DMI-5207 has demonstrated an acceptable safety profile that supports treatment of human neovascular and inflammatory ocular diseases. We anticipate that DMI-5207 can be offered to patients in a variety of formulations, including oral tablets, extended release implants, local injections and topically as eye drops. These formulations can increase bioavailability to the eye, may increase patient compliance and could provide additional barriers to competition.
The Company has filed method of use patent applications for DMI-5207 in a variety of ocular and other indications in the US and internationally and is formulating and executing an appropriate intellectual property rights strategy to protect and expand upon this asset.
We believe DMI-5207 will be eligible for regulatory approval in the U.S. as a §505(b)(2) New Drug Application submission and in the EU under its hybrid abridged procedure. DMI-5207 is potentially suitable for Fast Track designation and, if received, FDA 505(b)(2) regulatory approval can provide three years of market exclusivity in the U.S.
We are currently completing preparations for a human clinical trial tentatively titled, A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Treatment Group, Dose-Ranging, Efficacy and Safety Study of Oral DMI-5027 Capsules in Subjects with Diabetic Macular Edema, expected to begin in 2010. We intend to prepare for a second clinical trial while examining formulation and manufacturing issues. On completion of the dose-ranging, efficacy and safety study, the Company will be positioned for a larger, pivotal FDA clinical trial to confirm safety and effectiveness. Based on our perception of the high unmet need for a drug such as DMI-5207, the lack of pharmaceutical competition, and the history of the active pharmaceutical ingredient in DMI-5207, we believe that DMI-5207 could potentially be available for marketing in approximately three years.
New Molecular Entities, or NMEs
It has been widely reported that the average cost of developing a NME from discovery to launch is more than $800 million. However, this cost reflects failed research efforts, the estimated value of alternative investments, and is based also on the experience of a sample of large pharmaceutical firms. Our development strategy for NMEs is to obtain laboratory and animal study evidence that a drug is safe and effective enough for human testing through rapid, low-cost preclinical proof-of-concept, or POC. Preclinical POC involves collecting pharmacokinetic, toxicology and safety data in a cost-effective and timely manner.
We believe that drugs derived from naturally-occurring human proteins and peptides or that are analogues of previously approved drugs may have a higher chance of success in development. DMI has three classes of NMEs that have shown biological activity in the laboratory, including drug candidates from two of these classes that have been successfully tested for efficacy in animal models. Of these three classes, two classes are comprised of compounds derived from human serum albumin or other human proteins and the third is comprised of compounds that are derivatives of methylphenidate, a drug approved for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and narcolepsy, most commonly known under the trade name Ritalin.
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The two most advanced compounds from these classes of NMEs are DMI-9523 and DMI-4983. DMI-9523, known as aspartate-alanine piperazinedione or diketopiperazine, or DA-DKP, is a synthetic small molecule mimic of a naturally occurring human cyclic dipeptide from the N-terminus human serum albumin. DMI-9523 is one of a class of over 1,000 diketopiperazines on which we have been granted patents or has filed patent applications. We have ascertained internally that DMI-9523, the compound in the class that has been most studied and developed, selectively inhibits human T-cell activation and reduces inflammatory and immune responses. Orally administered DMI-9523 crossed the blood-brain barrier and significantly reduced neurological symptoms with no apparent toxicity in a classic animal model of acute CNS inflammation and chronic immune-mediated CNS disease, relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. DMI-9523 also demonstrated ant-inflammatory and immunomodulary effects in human organ ex vivo models and inhibited activation of antigen-specific (memory) T-cells cloned from human multiple sclerosis brain tissue. In vitro investigations suggest multiple mechanisms of action, including inhibition of transcription factors for cytokines and chemokines, inhibition of the migration and adhesion of T-cells and monocytes, activity at the G-coupled protein receptor level, activity on actin-dependent cytoskeletal events, inhibition of platelet activating factor-induced inflammatory responses, and reduced cytokine production.
DA-DKP has been identified in human blood and spinal fluid and in pharmaceutical preparations of human serum albumin (HSA) administered intravenously to millions of people indicating that DMI-9523 can be expected to have an excellent safety profile and will be suitable for chronic administration. DMI-9523 is soluble, stable, readily manufactured with a low cost of goods, and protected by an issued US composition of matter and use patent (US Patent No. 6,555,543) and additional US and international patent filings.
As an orally available, non-steroidal drug DMI-9523 may be suitable for the treatment of a variety of chronic inflammatory and immune-mediated central nervous system (CNS) diseases, including multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers, Parkinsons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and the cerebritis of systemic lupus erythematosus. We believe there is a high unmet medical need for orally available, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory drugs that can cross the blood-brain barrier to treat central nervous system diseases.
DMI-4983, or d-DAHK, Asp-Ala-His-Lys-NH2, is a small, synthetic mimic of the high affinity metal binding site of the N-terminus of human serum albumin. DMI has demonstrated that by sequestering copper DMI-4983 inhibits the formation of pro-angiogenic cytokines and chemokines, reduces ROS formation, and inhibits the earliest stages of inflammation initiated by ischemia-reperfusion events. Preclinical in vitro and whole animal in vivo myocardial infarction and stoke model studies have demonstrated that DMI-4983 provides significant preservation of cardiac and cerebral function.
DMI-4983 can be delivered intravenously for acute coronary syndromes, low cardiac output syndrome, or stroke. Acute coronary syndrome, which includes acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris, is the leading single cause of death in the U.S. According to the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, more than 1.6 million cases of acute coronary syndrome occur each year in the U.S., with more than 500,000 associated annual deaths. DMI-4983 is uniquely positioned to help preserve myocardial contractility during acute coronary syndromes, and also to prevent in-stent restenosis after angioplasty/stent procedures, especially now that drug-eluting stents are considered to be a less attractive treatment option. DMI-4983 crosses the blood-brain barrier and can also help preserve cognitive function after open-heart bypass or valve replacement surgeries as well as during acute strokes.
Emerging evidence indicates that inflammatory responses during acute coronary syndrome are responsible for significant myocardial tissue damage and loss of cardiac function. Accordingly, reducing inflammation is an emerging target for cardiovascular disease. A number of studies have shown that inflammation of blood vessels is one of the major factors that increases the incidence of heart diseases, including atherosclerosis (clogging of the arteries), stroke and myocardial infarction or heart attack. Studies have associated obesity and other components of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors with low-grade inflammation.
DMI-4983 is non-toxic in early preclinical safety studies at approximately 100 times an anticipated human dose. We anticipate currently that this class of compounds will have acceptable human safety profiles. DMI-4983 is soluble, stable, easily manufactured, can be administered orally, and is protected by a variety of U.S. and international patent filings. We expect an investigational new drug application can be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 12 to 18 months with access to additional financial resources. We are beginning to explore research and development opportunities with pharmaceutical companies interested in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, low cardiac output syndrome, or stroke.
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In Vitro Diagnostics
Diagnostics serve a key role in the health value chain by influencing the quality of patient care, health outcomes and downstream resource requirements. From consumer-friendly at-home pregnancy and glucose monitoring tests to more complex automated laboratory-based systems, these tests are often first-line health decision tools. While diagnostics comprise less than 5% of hospital costs and about 1.6% of all Medicare costs, their findings are commonly believed to influence as much as 60-70% of health care decision-making. The value of diagnostics accrues not only to clinicians and patients, but to health care managers, third-party payers and quality assurance organizations that use diagnostic performance to measure and improve health care quality.
Our initial diagnostic, D-818, is a rapid, point-of-care blood test device that assesses total oxidative stress by measuring oxidation-reduction potential. This hand-held device is similar to a finger stick glucose meter (glucometer) and has a wide range of medical diagnostic, monitoring and screening uses.
Oxidation-reduction potential is a tightly controlled measurement, much like the vital signs routinely measured in medical practice temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation of blood. Abnormal changes in oxidation-reduction potential are closely associated with poor outcomes in critically ill patients, including heart attack and pneumonia. Rapid results are essential for optimal treatment adjustments in critical care areas such as emergency and intensive care departments. Oxidation-reduction potential results may also help determine which patients are at high risk of early readmission at hospital discharge, especially patients with heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and pneumonia.
Numerous scientific studies confirm the clinical value of measuring oxidative stress. Recently, a large assortment of blood and cell tests have been used in research studies to measure separate biomarkers of oxidative stress, such as lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation and total antioxidants, but currently several of these separate biomarker test results are needed to start to assess total oxidative stress. We believe no practical or efficient method currently exists for measuring these oxidative stress biomarkers in a clinical setting. D-818 provides the first integrated measure of total oxidative stress status for clinical practice. This device is being developed as a battery-powered, hand-held unit for application of a drop of whole blood onto disposable electrode strips to provide a rapid test result.
We believe D-818 can be developed as a single-platform, multi-indication device, meaning it may be used in diverse applications. We have an extensive sample bank of individual patient blood plasma for testing D-818 results in diseases such as heart attack, stroke, brain injury, pneumonia, blood transfusion products and multiple trauma. These samples also have patient diagnosis and medical records for clinical correlation with D-818 results. Potential clinical uses include:
Determining the risk of serious heart disease
Patients with pain or discomfort in the chest due to a heart attack or acute coronary syndrome often have a normal electrocardiogram and heart damage blood tests for hours after the onset of symptoms. Hospital observation, imaging scans, and invasive angiography are frequently required to determine which patients have serious heart disease. D-818 may aid in this determination by providing rapid, point-of-care data measuring a patients total oxidative stress and, therefore, aid in the assessment of the risk for serious heart disease. D-818 may also help physicians assess the prognosis of heart patients and gauge response to treatment.
Readmission, determine the risk of early hospital readmission at time of discharge
The rate of unscheduled readmissions is an important quality indicator often associated with medical errors. Early readmissions have significant financial implications for hospitals and most readmission complications are preventable if the risk of readmission is identified and managed at discharge. For example, patients requiring prolonged periods of intensive care and mechanical ventilation or complications of pneumonia are at high risk for hospital readmission. Stroke and heart disease patients have high rates of early readmission due to developing pneumonia at home. D-818 may be useful at planned discharge to measure oxidative stress and identify patients at high risk of readmission, thus helping identify patients needing extended stay care or early disease home management programs. These programs can reduce early readmission rates and often include nurse contact within 24 hours after discharge and frequent home check-ups for proper medication compliance and rehabilitation treatments.
We believe that if its development efforts are successful, D-818 can be the first FDA-approved test to measure total blood oxidative stress in real time for clinical practice. If D-818 proves useful in clinical practice, we expect that the D-818 device may be useful for home monitoring in the same way that glucometers are now used for at-home blood sugar monitoring. The path for obtaining FDA approval of D-818 includes an initial §510(k) clearance followed by strategic premarket approval clinical development in several important medical indications.
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We intend to further develop, commercialize and monetize many of our proposed products through co-development and collaboration agreements with strategic, financial and industry partners. We currently have no active co-development or collaboration agreements to which we are party.
Regulation
The preclinical and clinical development, testing, manufacture, safety, efficacy, labeling, storage, distribution, promotion, sale and export, reporting, and record-keeping of our product candidates are subject to extensive regulation. The FDA and corresponding state agencies are primarily responsible for such regulation in the United States, and similar regulatory agencies in foreign countries are responsible for regulation of our product candidates outside the United States. We must provide the FDA and foreign regulatory authorities, if applicable, with clinical data that appropriately demonstrate each product candidates safety and efficacy in humans the product candidate can be approved for the targeted indications. We are unable to predict whether regulatory approval will be obtained for any product candidate we are developing or plan to develop. The regulatory review and approval process can take many years, is dependent upon the type, complexity, and novelty of the product, requires the expenditure of substantial resources, involves post-marketing surveillance, and may involve ongoing reporting or monitoring.
We may encounter delays or product candidate rejections based on new governmental regulations, future legislative or administrative actions, or changes in FDA policy or interpretation during the period of product development. Even if we obtain required regulatory approvals, such approvals may later be withdrawn. Delays or failures in obtaining regulatory approvals may:
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delays in clinical trials or commercialization; |
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refusal by the FDA to review pending applications or supplements to approved applications; |
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The ability to market a product outside of the United States is contingent upon receiving a marketing authorization from appropriate regulatory authorities. Foreign regulatory approval processes typically involve risks similar to those associated with obtaining FDA approval and may include additional risks. In addition, the requirements governing conduct of clinical trials and marketing authorizations, and the time required to obtain requisite approvals, may vary widely from country to country and differ from that required for FDA approval. We cannot assure you any of our product candidates will prove to be safe or effective, will receive regulatory approvals, or will be successfully commercialized.
Even if a product candidate receives regulatory approval, the approval is typically limited to specific clinical indications. Further, even after regulatory approval is obtained, subsequent discovery of previously unknown problems with a product may result in restrictions on its use or even complete withdrawal of the product from the market. Any FDA-approved products manufactured or distributed by us or on our behalf are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA, including record-keeping requirements and reporting of adverse events or experiences. Drug manufacturers and their subcontractors are required also to register their establishments with the FDA and state agencies, and are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA and state agencies for compliance with current Good Manufacturing Processes, or cGMP. The cGMP impose rigorous procedural and documentation requirements upon us and any manufacturers engaged by us. We cannot be certain that DMI or its present or future contract manufacturers or suppliers will be able to comply with cGMP regulations and other FDA regulatory requirements. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in, among other things, total or partial suspension of production activities, failure of the FDA to grant approval for marketing, and withdrawal, suspension, or revocation of marketing approvals.
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If the FDA approves one or more of our product candidates, we and our contract manufacturers must provide certain updated safety and efficacy information to the FDA and other regulatory agencies. Product changes, as well as certain changes in the manufacturing process or facilities where the manufacturing occurs (or other post-approval changes) may necessitate additional FDA review and approval. The labeling, advertising, promotion, marketing and distribution of a drug product also must be in compliance with FDA and Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, requirements which include, among others, standards and regulations for direct-to-consumer advertising, off-label promotion, industry sponsored scientific and educational activities, and promotional activities involving the Internet. The FDA and FTC have very broad enforcement authority, and failure to abide by these regulations can result in penalties, including the issuance of a warning letter directing us to correct deviations from regulatory standards and enforcement actions that can include seizures, fines, injunctions and criminal prosecution.
The FDAs policies may change and additional government regulations may be enacted which could prevent or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. Moreover, increased attention to the containment of health care costs in the United States and in foreign markets could result in new government regulations that could cause an increase in our compliance, manufacturing, or other operating expenses, or decrease our gross margins on any product candidates we commercialize.
Regulatory Approval Process for NMEs
FDA regulations require us to undertake a long and rigorous process before any of our NME product candidates may be marketed or sold in the United States. This regulatory process typically includes the following steps:
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the performance of satisfactory preclinical laboratory and animal studies under the FDAs Good Laboratory Practices regulation; |
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the development and demonstration of manufacturing processes which conform to FDA-mandated cGMP; |
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the submission and acceptance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application which must become effective before human clinical trials may begin in the United States; |
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obtaining the approval of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), at each site where we plan to conduct a clinical trial to protect the welfare and rights of human subjects in clinical trials; |
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the successful completion of a series of adequate and well-controlled human clinical trials to establish the safety, purity, potency and efficacy of any product candidate for its intended use; and |
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the submission to, and review and approval by the FDA of a New Drug Application (NDA) before any commercial sale or shipment of a product. |
This process requires a substantial amount of time and financial resources which we currently do not possess. Even if we obtain financing that can be directed to the NME product candidate approval process, there is not assurance this process will result in the granting of an approval for any of our product candidates on a timely basis, if at all.
Preclinical Testing
Preclinical tests generally include laboratory evaluation of a product candidate, its chemistry, formulation, stability and toxicity, as well as certain animal studies to assess its potential safety and efficacy. Results of these preclinical tests, together with manufacturing information, analytical data and the clinical trial protocol, must be submitted to the FDA as part of an IND, which must become effective before human clinical trials can begin. An IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the FDA, within the 30-day time period, raises concerns or questions about the intended conduct of the trials and imposes what is referred to as a clinical hold. Preclinical studies generally take several years to complete, and there is no guarantee that an IND based on those studies will become effective, allowing clinical testing to begin. In addition to FDA review of an IND, each medical site that desires to participate in a proposed clinical trial must have the protocol reviewed and approved by an independent IRB. The IRB considers, among other things, ethical factors, and the selection and safety of human subjects. Clinical trials must be conducted in accordance with the FDAs Good Clinical Practices requirements.
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Clinical Trials
Human clinical trials are typically conducted in three sequential phases:
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In Phase 1 clinical trials, a product candidate is typically introduced either into healthy human subjects or patients with the medical condition for which the new drug is intended to be used. The main purpose of the trial is to assess a product candidates safety and the ability of the human body to tolerate the product candidate. Phase 1 clinical trials generally include less than 50 subjects or patients. |
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During this phase, a product candidate is studied in an exploratory trial or trials in a limited number of patients with the disease or medical condition for which it is intended to be used in order to: (i) further identify any possible adverse side effects and safety risks, (ii) assess the preliminary or potential efficacy of the product candidate for specific target diseases or medical conditions, and (iii) assess dosage tolerance and determine the optimal dose for Phase 3 trial. |
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If and when one or more Phase 2 trials demonstrate that a specific dose or range of doses of a product candidate is likely to be effective and has an acceptable safety profile, one or more Phase 3 trials are generally undertaken to demonstrate clinical efficacy and to further test for safety in an expanded patient population with the goal of evaluating the overall risk-benefit relationship of the product candidate. Phase 3 trials will generally be designed to reach a specific goal or endpoint, the achievement of which is intended to demonstrate the candidate products clinical efficacy. The successful demonstration of clinical efficacy and safety in one or more Phase 3 trials is typically a prerequisite to the filing of a NDA for a product candidate. |
We cannot be certain that we will successfully complete the Phase 1, Phase 2, or Phase 3 testing of its product candidates within any specific time period, if at all. Furthermore, The FDA or an IRB may suspend or terminate a clinical trial at any time on various grounds, including a finding that the subjects or patients are being exposed to an unacceptable health risk.
Post-Approval Regulation
Even if a product candidate receives regulatory approval, the approval is typically limited to specific clinical indications. Further, even after regulatory approval is obtained, subsequent discovery of previously unknown problems with a product may result in restrictions on its use or even complete withdrawal of the product from the market. Any FDA-approved products manufactured or distributed by us are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA, including record-keeping requirements and reporting of adverse events or experiences. Further, drug manufacturers and their subcontractors are required to register their establishments with the FDA and state agencies, and are subject to periodic inspections by the FDA and state agencies for compliance with cGMP, which impose rigorous procedural and documentation requirements upon DMI and its contract manufacturers. We cannot be certain that we or our present or future contract manufacturers or suppliers will be able to comply with cGMP regulations and other FDA regulatory requirements. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in, among other things, total or partial suspension of production activities, failure of the FDA to grant approval for marketing, and withdrawal, suspension, or revocation of marketing approvals.
If the FDA approves one or more of our product candidates, we and our contract manufacturers must provide certain updated safety and efficacy information. Product changes, as well as certain changes in the manufacturing process or facilities where the manufacturing occurs or other post-approval changes may necessitate additional FDA review and approval. The labeling, advertising, promotion, marketing and distribution of a drug or biologic product also must be in compliance with FDA and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requirements which include, among others, standards and regulations for direct-to-consumer advertising, off-label promotion, industry sponsored scientific and educational activities, and promotional activities involving the Internet. The FDA and FTC have very broad enforcement authority, and failure to abide by these regulations can result in penalties, including the issuance of a warning letter directing us to correct deviations from regulatory standards and enforcement actions that can include seizures, fines, injunctions and criminal prosecution.
The FDAs policies may change and additional government regulations may be enacted which could prevent or delay regulatory approval of our product candidates. Moreover, increased attention to the containment of health care costs in the United States and in foreign markets could result in new government regulations that could have a material adverse effect on our business. We cannot predict the likelihood, nature or extent of adverse governmental regulation that might arise from future legislative or administrative action, either in the United States or abroad.
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Fast Track Status and Orphan Drug
The FDA has developed Fast Track policies, which provide the potential for expedited review of a NDA. However, there is no assurance that the FDA will, in fact, accelerate the review process for a Fast Track product candidate if we submit a product for that review. Fast Track status is provided only for those new and novel therapies that are intended to treat persons with life-threatening and severely debilitating diseases where there is a defined unmet medical need, especially where no satisfactory alternative therapy exists or the new therapy is significantly superior to alternative therapies. During the development of product candidates that qualify for this status, the FDA may expedite consultations and reviews of these experimental therapies. An accelerated approval process is potentially available to product candidates that qualify for this status and the FDA may expedite consultations and review of these experimental therapies. Further, an accelerated approval process is potentially available for product candidates that have been studied for their safety and effectiveness in treating serious or life-threatening illnesses.
The FDA can base approval of a marketing application for a Fast Track product on an effect on a clinical endpoint, or on a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit. The FDA may condition the approval of an application for certain Fast Track products to additional post-approval studies to validate the surrogate endpoint or confirm the effect on the clinical endpoint. Fast Track status also provides the potential for a product candidate to have a Priority Review. A Priority Review allows for portions of the NDA to be submitted to the FDA for review prior to the completion of the entire application, which could result in a reduction in the length of time it would otherwise take the FDA to complete its review of the NDA. Fast Track status may be revoked by the FDA at any time if the clinical results of a trial fail to continue to support the assertion that the respective product candidate has the potential to address and unmet medical need.
The FDA may grant Orphan Drug status to drugs intended to treat a rare disease or condition, which is generally a disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States. If and when the FDA grants Orphan Drug status, the generic name and trade name of the therapeutic agent and its potential orphan use are disclosed publicly by the FDA. Aside from guidance concerning the non-clinical laboratory studies and clinical investigations necessary for approval of the NDA, Orphan Drug status does not convey any advantage in, or shorten the duration of, the regulatory review and approval process. The FDA may grant Orphan Drug status to multiple competing product candidates targeting the same indications. A product that has been designated as an Orphan Drug that subsequently receives the first FDA approval is entitled to Orphan Drug exclusivity. This exclusivity means the FDA may not approve any other applications to market the same drug for the same indication, except in very limited circumstances, for seven yeas from the date of the initial FDA approval. Orphan Drug approval may also provide certain tax benefits to the company that receives the first FDA approval. Finally, the FDA may fund the development of orphan products through its grants program for clinical studies.
Foreign Regulatory Approval
Outside of the United States, our ability to market DMIs product candidates will be contingent also upon our receiving marketing authorizations from the appropriate foreign regulatory authorities, whether or not FDA approval has been obtained. The foreign regulatory approval process in most industrialized countries generally encompasses risks similar to those we will encounter in the FDA approval process. The requirements governing conduct of clinical trials and marketing authorizations, and the time required to obtain requisite approvals, may vary widely from country to country and differ from that required for FDA approval.
Europe
Under European Union regulatory systems, marketing authorizations may be submitted either under a centralized or decentralized procedure. The centralized procedure provides for the grant of a single marketing authorization that is valid for all European Union member states. The decentralized procedure provides for mutual recognition of national approval decisions. Under this procedure, the holder of a national marketing authorization may submit an application to the remaining member states. Within 90 days of receiving the applications and assessment report, each member state must decide whether to recognize approval. The mutual recognition process results in separate national marketing authorizations in the reference member state and each concerned member state. We will seek to choose the appropriate route of European regulatory filing in an attempt to accomplish the most rapid regulatory approvals for our product candidates when ready for review. However, the chosen regulatory strategy may not secure regulatory approvals or approvals of the chosen product indications. In addition, these approvals, if obtained, may take longer than anticipated. We can provide no assurance that any of our product candidates will prove to be safe or effective, will receive required regulatory approvals, or will be successfully commercialized.
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Intellectual Property
As of March 1, 2010, we owned or are the exclusive licensee under 14 granted patents, 123 filed patent applications, and 36 provisional patent filings. We also maintain trade secrets and proprietary know-how that we seek to protect through confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. We expect to seek United States and foreign patent protection for drug and diagnostic products we discover, as well as therapeutic and diagnostic products and processes. We expect also to seek patent protection or rely upon trade secret rights to protect certain other technologies which may be used to discover and characterize drugs and diagnostic components, and which may be used to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic products and processes. These agreements may not provide meaningful protection or adequate remedies in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential and proprietary information. If we do not adequately protect our trade secrets and proprietary know-how, our competitive position and business prospects could be materially harmed.
The patent positions of companies such as ours involve complex legal and factual questions and, therefore, their enforceability cannot be predicted with any certainty. Our issued and licensed patents, and those that may be issued to us in the future, may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, and the rights granted under the patents or licenses may not provide us with meaningful protection or competitive advantages. Our competitors may independently develop similar technologies or duplicate any technology developed by us, which could offset any advantages we might otherwise realize from our intellectual property. Furthermore, even if our product candidates receive regulatory approval, the time required for development, testing, and regulatory review could mean that protection afforded us by our patents may only remain in effect for a short period after commercialization. The expiration of patents or license rights we hold could adversely affect our ability to successfully commercialize our pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics, thus harming our operating results and financial position.
We will be able to protect our proprietary intellectual property rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that such rights are covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. If we must litigate to protect our intellectual property from infringement, we may incur substantial costs and our officers may be forced to devote significant time to litigation-related matters. The laws of certain foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States.
Our pending patent applications, or those we may file or license from third parties in the future, may not result in patents being issued. Until a patent is issued, the claims covered by the patent may be narrowed or removed entirely, thus depriving us of adequate protection. As a result, we may face unanticipated competition, or conclude that without patent rights the risk of bringing product candidates to market exceeds the returns we are likely to obtain. We are generally aware of the scientific research being conducted in the areas in which we focus our research and development efforts, but patent applications filed by others are maintained in secrecy for at least 18 months and, in some cases in the United States, until the patent is issued. The publication of discoveries in scientific literature often occurs substantially later than the date on which the underlying discoveries were made. As a result, it is possible that patent applications for products similar to our drug or diagnostic candidates may have already been filed by others without our knowledge.
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are characterized by extensive litigation regarding patents and other intellectual property rights, and it is possible that our development of product candidates could be challenged by other pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. If we become involved in litigation concerning the enforceability, scope and validity of the proprietary rights of others, we may incur significant litigation or licensing expenses, be prevented from further developing or commercializing a product candidate, be required to seek licenses that may not be available from third parties on commercially acceptable terms, if at all, or subject us to compensatory or punitive damage awards. Any of these consequences could materially harm our business.
Competition
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are highly competitive and subject to significant and rapid technological change as researchers learn more about diseases and develop new technologies and treatments. Significant competitive factors in our industry include product efficacy and safety; quality and breadth of an organizations technology; skill of an organizations employees and its ability to recruit and retain key employees; timing and scope of regulatory approvals; government reimbursement rates for, and the average selling price of, products; the availability of raw materials and qualified manufacturing capacity; manufacturing costs; intellectual property and patent rights and their protection; and sales and marketing capabilities.
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There are many companies that are researching and developing ophthalmology products, and the competition among developed ophthalmology products is intense. Even if we develop a product candidate that receives regulatory approvals, it is likely that other companies in the ophthalmology industry could develop, purchase or license products that may address the same clinical indications. We cannot assure you that any ophthalmology product we succeed in developing will be clinically superior or scientifically preferable to products developed or introduced by our competitors.
Many of our actual and potential competitors have substantially longer operating histories and possess greater name recognition, product portfolios and significantly greater financial, research, and marketing resources than us. Among our smaller competitors, many of these companies have established co-development and collaboration relationships with larger pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms, which may make it more difficult for us to attract a strategic partner. Our current and potential competitors include major multinational pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, universities and research institutions. Some of these companies and institutions, either alone or together with their collaborators, have substantially greater financial resources and larger research and development staffs than do we. In addition, many of these competitors, either alone or together with their collaborators, have significantly greater experience than us in discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing pharmaceutical products and diagnostics. If one of our competitors realizes a significant advance in pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics that address one or more of the diseases targeted by our product candidates, our products or diagnostics could be rendered uncompetitive or obsolete.
Our competitors may also succeed in obtaining FDA or other regulatory approvals for their product candidates more rapidly than we are able to do, which could place us at a significant competitive disadvantage or deny us marketing exclusivity rights. Market acceptance of our product or diagnostic candidates will depend on a number of factors, including:
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potential advantages over existing or alternative therapies or tests; |
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the effectiveness of sales, marketing, and distribution capabilities; and |
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Although we believe our product candidates possess attractive attributes, we cannot assure you that our product candidates will achieve regulatory or market acceptance, or that we will be able to compete effectively in the pharmaceutical drug or diagnostic markets. If our product candidates fail to gain regulatory approvals and acceptance in their intended markets, we may not generate meaningful revenues or achieve profitability.
Research and Development
Our strategy is to minimize fixed overhead by outsourcing much of our research and development activities. Through a sponsored research agreement, our discovery activities are conducted by Trauma Research LLC, or TRLLC, a limited liability company owned by Dr. David Bar-Or. Under the research agreement, TRLLC conducts drug and biomarker discovery and development programs at its research facilities, and we provide funding and some scientific personnel. Intellectual property from discovery programs conducted by TRLLC belongs to us, and we are solely responsible for protecting that intellectual property. While we have the right to generally request development work under the research agreement, TRLLC directs such work and is responsible for how the work is performed.
Compliance with Environmental Laws
We believe we are in compliance with current material environmental protection requirements that apply to us or our business. Costs attributable to environmental compliance are not currently material.
Product Liability and Insurance
The development, manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products involve inherent risks of adverse side effects or reactions that can cause bodily injury or even death. Product candidates we succeed in commercializing could adversely affect consumers even after obtaining regulatory approval and, if so, we could be required to withdraw a product from the market or be subject to administrative or other proceedings. As we are not now manufacturing, marketing or distributing pharmaceutical products or diagnostics, we have elected not to obtain product liability insurance at the current time. We expect to obtain clinical trial liability coverage for human clinical trials, and appropriate product liability insurance
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coverage for products we manufacture and sell for human consumption. The amount, nature and pricing of such insurance coverage will likely vary due to a number of factors such as the product candidates clinical profile, efficacy and safety record, and other characteristics. We may not be able to obtain sufficient insurance coverage to address our exposure to product recall or liability actions, or the cost of that coverage may be such that we will be limited in the types or amount of coverage we can obtain. Any uninsured loss we suffer could materially and adversely affect our business and financial position.
Facilities
We maintain our headquarters in leased space in Greenwood Village, Colorado., for a monthly rental of $2,400. The lease expires in April 2010. We anticipate that the lease can be renewed for an additional term of 12 months on terms similar to those now in effect.
Legal Proceedings
We are currently not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened legal or administrative proceedings in which we will become involved. In 2005 and 2006, Isolagen, Inc. and certain of its current and former officers and directors were named as defendants in various class action suits that were later consolidated into a multi-district class action. The suit included purported claims for misrepresentations or omissions of material fact, violations of the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and violations of the Securities Exchange Act. Michael Macaluso, one of our directors, served as president and/or chief executive officer of Isolagen until September 2004, and as a director until May 2005, and was named as one of the defendants in this action. In September 2008, the suit was settled and a stipulation for dismissal was filed. Mr. Macaluso was not required to make any contribution to the settlement and obtained a full release as a condition of settlement.
Employees
As of the Closing Date, we had six full-time employees and utilized the services of a number of consultants on a part-time basis. Overall, we have not experienced any work stoppage and do not anticipate any work stoppage in the foreseeable future. Management believes that relations with our employees are good.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 8400 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 600, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 USA, and our phone number is (303) 418-1000.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this report before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated into this report that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
We are a development stage entity that has generated operating losses since inception, and if we are unable to generate significant revenues and achieve profitability in the future, you may lose your entire investment.
We are a development stage company and have generated no revenues since our inception in December 2009. The assets we acquired in April 2009 from BioSciences generated a total of $103,750 in revenues in the year ended September 30, 2008 and the period from September 30, 2008 through April 15, 2009. We have generated operating losses since inception, and in the year ended December 31, 2009, we generated a net loss of $1,511,828. Our accumulated deficit at December 31, 2009 was $(1,764,923). We anticipate that we will continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future and that we will require substantial additional capital during 2010 and 2011 in order to fund our operations and implement our business plan. The amount of capital we require could change depending on our success in securing co-development or collaboration agreements, but we currently have no such agreements. If we are unable to implement our business strategy and realize revenues from our product candidates, we will continue to generate losses and you may lose your entire investment.
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We depend on the services of our Chief Scientific Officer, David Bar-Or, M.D., and several of our key employees for researching and developing pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics, and the loss of the services of any of these employees may adversely impact our ability to develop and commercialize our product candidates.
Dr. David Bar-Or is our Chief Scientific Officer and also is the chief executive of Trauma Research LLC, the firm to which we outsource much of our research and development activities. It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to replace Dr. Bar-Or if his services became unavailable to us for any reason. DMI has an employment agreement with Dr. Bar-Or, and we anticipate entering into employment agreements with Dr. Bar-Or and our other key employees now that the Merger has closed. Even if we have employment agreements with Dr. Bar-Or and other key employees, those agreements do not guarantee that these persons will remain with us in the future. We do not have key-man life insurance on Dr. Bar-Or, or key person insurance on our other key employees, although we intend in the future to obtain key-man insurance on Dr. Bar-Or, depending on its cost and availability. We also depend in particular on the services of Dr. Vaughan Clift, our director of product development, Dr. James Winkler, our director of medical affairs, Raphael Bar-Or, our chief technology officer, and Wannell M. Crook, Esq., our director of intellectual property. If we lose the services of any of these employees or our other executive officers or directors, we may be hindered in developing or commercializing our product candidates or may experience delays while recruiting other qualified personnel.
We will need additional capital and we may not be able to obtain it at acceptable terms, or at all, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial position.
Our research into pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics, our development of our product candidate, and our intended commercialization of our existing and any future product candidates will require us to raise additional capital. While we intend to limit our capital requirements by continuing to outsource much of our development work and by entering into co-development and collaboration agreements with larger strategic partners, we are not currently party to any such agreements and may not be successful in obtaining such agreements. Even if we secure such agreements, we will require additional capital to fund our on-going operating and commercialization activities, in addition to development activities for other product candidates. We will likely be required to raise capital through the sale of equity or convertible instruments, as we do not have assets which will qualify as collateral for conventional debt financing.
Our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including, but not limited to:
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the progress and results of development of, and clinical trials for, our product candidates; |
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our ability to navigate the regulatory approval process in the U.S. and other countries and, ultimately, our success in obtaining regulatory approvals for our product candidates; |
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our future results of operations and the level of our research, development and other expenses; |
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the conditions in the capital markets generally, and the ability of pharmaceutical firms to raise capital in particular; |
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developments affecting products that may compete with our product candidates; and |
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Our business depends on our ability to protect our intellectual property effectively. Our inability to protect our intellectual property could harm the development or commercialization of our product candidates and adversely affect our business.
We believe our patents and other intellectual property that we own and license are critical to our success. We also claim proprietary rights in various unpatented technologies, consisting of know-how and trade secrets relating to our product candidates and development processes. Our ability to implement our business plan depends in substantial part on our patents, unpatented technologies, and other intellectual property. If our existing patents or patents granted in respect of our patent applications fail to protect our proprietary rights, or if any third party misappropriates or infringes on our intellectual property, any advantage those proprietary rights provide may be negated and the value of our product candidates may be harmed, which could have a material adverse effect upon our business and might prevent us from successfully commercializing our product candidates. To the extent we have obtained patents, or filed patents pending in foreign jurisdictions which are granted subsequently, the protection available in such jurisdictions may not be as extensive as the protection available in the United States.
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Monitoring infringement of intellectual property rights is difficult and we cannot be certain that any precautions we take will prevent the unauthorized use of our intellectual property and know-how, particularly in countries where we do not have patents or where the laws of such countries may not protect our proprietary rights as adequately as the laws of the United States or at all. Pursuing legal remedies against persons infringing on our patents or otherwise improperly using our proprietary information is a costly and time-consuming process that would divert managements attention and other resources from the conduct of our business, which could cause delays and other problems with the development or commercialization of our product candidates.
If we are unable for any reason to adequately protect our intellectual property rights, our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects could be materially and adversely affected.
If we are found to have violated the intellectual property rights of others, we could be required to reformulate our products, pay significant damages, or enter into license agreements with third parties that may increase our operating expenses.
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are characterized by a large number of patents and trade secrets and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violation of intellectual property rights. As we continue the development of our product candidates and associated commercialization efforts, third parties may assert that our drugs or diagnostics violate their intellectual property rights. Although we have no knowledge of actual infringement, we cannot assure investors that we are not in infringement of third party patents or patents pending, which are often entitled to remain secret during some or all of the time that a patent is pending. Any claim, regardless of its merits, could be expensive and time consuming to defend against, and would divert the attention of our technical and management teams. Successful intellectual property claims against us could result in significant financial liability or prevent us from marketing one or more of our pharmaceutical products. In addition, resolution of claims may require us to reformulate a product candidate, to cease marketing of a product, or to obtain licenses to use intellectual property belonging to third parties, which we may not be able to obtain on reasonable terms, if at all. Any of these events could materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our research and development efforts may not succeed in developing commercially successful products.
Like other pharmaceutical companies, in order to be competitive we must obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates and commercialize those product candidates. To accomplish this, we will commit substantial effort, funds and other resources to research and development, principally through our sponsored research agreement with TRLLC. There is a high rate of failure inherent in the research to develop new drugs to treat diseases. As a result, there is a high risk that funds invested by us in research will not generate financial returns. This risk profile is compounded by the fact that this research has a long investment cycle. To bring a pharmaceutical compound from the discovery phase to market may take a decade or more and failure can occur at any point in the process, including later in the process after significant funds have been invested. Each phase of testing is highly regulated, and during each phase there is a substantial risk that we will encounter serious obstacles or will not achieve our goals and, accordingly, be required to abandon a product in which we have invested substantial amounts of time and resources. Some of the risks encountered in the research and development process include the following: pre-clinical testing of a new compound may yield disappointing results; clinical trials of a new drug may not be successful; a new drug may not be effective or may have harmful side effects; a new drug may not be approved by the FDA for its intended use; it may not be possible to obtain a patent for a new drug; or sales of a new product may be disappointing.
We cannot state with certainty when or whether any of our product candidates now under development will be approved or launched; whether we will be able to develop or license drugs or diagnostics; whether any products, once launched, will be commercially successful; or whether launched products will be displaced by competing products or therapies. Failure to achieve success in our development efforts in the short term or long term will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial position, and prospects.
Our product candidates cannot be marketed unless we obtain and maintains regulatory approvals.
Our research, preclinical testing, clinical trials and manufacturing and marketing activities are subject to extensive regulation by numerous federal, state and local governmental authorities in the United States, including the FDA, and by foreign regulatory authorities, including the EC. In the United States, the FDA is of particular importance, as it administers
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requirements covering the testing, approval, safety, effectiveness, manufacturing, labeling and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals. In many cases, FDA requirements increase the amount of time and money necessary to develop new products and bring them to market in the United States. Regulation outside the United States also is primarily focused on drug safety and effectiveness and, in some cases, cost reduction. The FDA and foreign regulatory authorities have substantial discretion to require additional testing, to delay or withhold registration and marketing approval and to mandate product withdrawals.
Even if we are successful in developing our product candidates, we will not be able to market any products unless and until we obtain all required regulatory approvals in each jurisdiction where we propose to market the new products. Once obtained, we must maintain approval as long as we plan to market our products in each jurisdiction where approval is required. Our failure to obtain approval, significant delays in the approval process, or our failure to maintain approval in any jurisdiction will prevent us from selling any new product in that jurisdiction until approval is obtained, if ever. We will not be able to generate revenues for any new products in any jurisdiction where we do not obtain regulatory approval.
We will be dependent on third-party manufacturers to produce our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics, and our inability to obtain qualified manufacturing sources or the inability of a manufacturer to fulfill our orders or to maintain the quality of our product candidates could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products or result in product recalls.
We do not own or operate any manufacturing facilities and will depend on third parties for the manufacture of any of our product candidates for which we secure regulatory approvals. Even if we identify potential manufacturers from which we can secure drugs or diagnostics for which we have regulatory approval, we may not be able to obtain sufficient quantities of our products when needed, or the products manufacturing costs may adversely impact the pricing of our products in the market. If a manufacturer with which we contract was unable or unwilling to produce our products in a timely manner or to produce sufficient quantities to support our growth, if any, we would have to identify and qualify new manufacturers. Any shift in manufacturing sources could delay product deliveries or availability. Only a limited number of manufacturers may have the ability to produce a high volume of our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics, and it could take a significant period of time to qualify and contract alternative manufacturing sources. In addition, we may encounter difficulties or be unable to negotiate satisfactory pricing or other terms with new manufacturing sources. There can be no assurance that we would be able to identify and qualify new manufacturers in a timely manner or that such manufacturers could allocate sufficient capacity in order to meet our requirements, which could adversely affect our ability to make timely deliveries of product.
Any manufacturers we engage will be required to adhere to strict FDA and other regulatory mandates applicable to the production of pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics, including quality, safety and efficacy requirements. In addition, manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics are required to comply with all federal, state and local laws with respect to products designed for human consumption or use. There can be no assurance that any manufacturers with which we contract will produce products that are consistent with our standards or in compliance with applicable laws. The failure of any manufacturer to produce products that conform to our standards and in conformance with regulatory requirements could materially and adversely affect our reputation in the marketplace and result in product recalls, product liability claims and severe economic losses.
Although our sponsored research relationship with Trauma Research LLC is an important component of our future operations, there can be no assurance this relationship will continue indefinitely.
We currently maintain a sponsored research agreement with Trauma Research LLC, or TRLLC, an entity owned by Dr. Bar-Or. Under the research agreement, TRLLC conducts research and development activities on our behalf using facilities provided by TRLLC. Although we believe our relationship with TRLLC will continue into the foreseeable future, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. The sponsored research agreement can be terminated by us or TRLLC on relatively short notice for cause, including any non-payment by us of monthly development costs. If the research agreement is terminated by either party for any reason, it would have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.
Adverse publicity or consumer concern regarding the safety and efficacy of any products we commercialize, or for pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics marketed by others that are designed to treat or diagnose diseases also targeted by our products, may diminish the success of our commercialization efforts, if any.
We will be highly dependent upon consumers perception of the safety, quality and efficacy of our pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics for which we obtain regulatory approvals, if any. As a result, substantial negative publicity
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concerning one or more of our commercialized products or similar drugs or diagnostics developed by others could lead to a loss of consumer confidence in our products, removal of our products from retailers shelves, or reduced sales and prices of our products. Any of these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If we conduct operations in a market segment that suffers a loss in consumer confidence as to the safety and efficacy of pharmaceutical drugs, our business could be adversely affected. The pharmaceutical industry has recently been subject to negative publicity concerning unexpected or unexplained side effects that may be attributable to market-approved pharmaceuticals. Developments in any of these areas including, but not limited to, a negative perception about our pharmaceutical drugs, could harm our sales and operating results, perhaps significantly.
We may be subject to significant liability should the consumption of any of drugs developed and marketed by us cause injury, illness or death, or should any diagnostics we develop and market prove ineffective. Regardless of whether such claims against us are valid, they may be expensive to defend and may generate negative publicity, both of which could adversely, significantly affect our operating results.
The sale of pharmaceutical products for human consumption involves the risk of injury to consumers. Such injuries may result from tampering by third parties, product contamination or spoilage, and unexpected side effects and adverse reactions. If the consumption of our commercialized products, if any, causes or is alleged to have caused an illness or death in the future, we may become subject to claims or lawsuits relating to such matters. Even if a product liability claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued, the negative publicity surrounding an illness, injury or death could adversely affect our reputation with potential customers, our corporate image, and our operating results. Moreover, claims or liabilities of this nature might not be covered by insurance or by any contractual rights of indemnity or contribution that we may secure from manufacturers of our products. We currently maintain no product liability insurance coverage. Although we intend to secure such coverage in amounts we believe to be adequate at the time we introduce any products we commercialize, we cannot be sure that claims or liabilities will be asserted for which adequate insurance will be available or that such claims or liabilities will not exceed the amount of insurance coverage we intend to obtain or any contractual indemnity rights from any manufacturer with which we contract. Furthermore, the cost of insurance coverage may inhibit our ability to obtain meaningful coverage, thus exposing us to greater financial risk if a claim is asserted that exceeds available coverage. Even if we have adequate insurance or contractual indemnification, product liabilities relating to defective products could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity, financial condition and brand image.
Our pharmaceutical products may also experience product tampering, contamination or spoilage, or be mislabeled or otherwise damaged. Under certain circumstances a product recall could be initiated, leading to a material adverse effect on our reputation, operations and operating results. Even if a product recall is not mandated, we may as a practical matter be required to recall a product to avoid seizures or civil or criminal litigation. Even if such a situation does not necessitate a recall, product liability claims could be asserted against us. A products liability judgment or a product recall involving us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Regardless of whether any product liability claims against us are valid, or whether we are ultimately held liable, claims may be expensive to defend and may divert time and money away from our operations, which could have a detrimental effect on our performance. A judgment that is significantly in excess of our insurance coverage or contractual indemnification from a manufacturer could materially and adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. Any adverse publicity resulting from these allegations may also materially and adversely affect our reputation, which could adversely affect our results.
If we are unable to compete successfully in the pharmaceutical drug or diagnostic markets, we may fail to generate meaningful revenues and the value of shares of our common stock may decline.
The market for pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics is highly competitive. We face intense competition from other pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including many large domestic and international companies that have substantially greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution and other resources, broader product lines, lower cost structures, greater consumer recognition than we do. As a result, our competitors may be able to respond faster or more effectively in introducing pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics designed to treat or diagnose those diseases targeted by our product candidates. Further, many of our competitors are in better financial and marketing positions from which to influence market acceptance of a particular pharmaceutical drug or diagnostic test than we are. Our competitors may also be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of drug or diagnostic products, and may be able
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to deliver competitive products at a lower price. If our competitors develop new pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics or enhancements to existing products that render our products or their clinical efficacy obsolete or uncompetitive, any commercial success we achieve could be harmed, perhaps substantially.
We expect to face competition from existing competitors and new and emerging pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies that may enter our intended markets with similar or alternative products which may be less costly or provide superior clinical results. Competition in these markets may intensify due to the development of cooperative relationships among our current and potential competitors or third parties with which we may seek co-development or collaborative relationships. Accordingly, it is possible that new competitors or alliances among competitors may emerge that adversely impacts our ability to commercialize our products and otherwise implement our business strategy.
We may be less competitive if we fail to develop or obtain rights to market new and enhanced pharmaceutical drugs or diagnostics, respond to market developments, and achieve market acceptance.
The pharmaceutical drug and diagnostic markets are subject to rapid technological change, product obsolescence, and frequent new product introductions and enhancements. Our ability to compete in these markets will depend in significant part upon our ability to successfully develop, obtain regulatory approvals, and commercialize new and enhanced pharmaceutical products on a timely and cost-effective basis, and to respond to competitive developments.
The development of pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostics is a lengthy process, and oftentimes involves unforeseen delays and unexpected clinical results. These delays could provide a competitor a first-to-market opportunity and allow a competitor to achieve market share at our expense. Our product development process is inherently risky because it is difficult to foresee developments in therapeutic and diagnostic technologies. Even if we are first to market with a drug or diagnostic test, we may not gain market acceptance for that product. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our product development efforts will result in the generation of substantive revenues or market acceptance. Lack of market acceptance for any products we commercialize will jeopardize our ability to recoup research and development expenditures, hurt our reputation and harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We do not currently have a majority of independent directors serving on our board of directors, which could present potential conflicts of interest.
We do not currently have a majority of independent directors serving on our board of directors. In the absence of a majority of independent directors, our executive officers could establish policies and enter into transactions without independent review and approval of such transactions. This could present potential conflicts of interest between us and our stockholders, generally, and among our executive officers and directors, on the one hand, and our stockholders, on the other. We are not currently subject to the corporate governance requirements of any nationally recognized stock exchange. At such time as our securities qualify for listing on a nationally-recognized stock exchange, we intend to list our securities on such an exchange, at which time we will be required to adhere to the corporate governance requirements as a condition of initial and continued listing. Until that time, however, our board of directors may continue to lack a majority of independent directors.
We will be exposed to risks relating to the evaluations of internal control over financial reporting required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in a negative market reaction.
We have not yet begun the process of evaluating our internal controls systems after the Merger in order to allow management to assess, and our independent auditors to report on, our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We will be required to completely document and test our internal control systems and procedures for financial reporting as part of this process. Ultimately, our management will be responsible for assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and our independent registered public accounting firm will be requested to attest to that assessment. If legislative efforts to eliminate the attestation requirement are successful, it is possible that we may be exempt from the auditor attestation requirement until the value of our securities market float exceeds certain levels, if ever. We cannot be certain as to the timing of completion of our evaluation, testing and remediation actions or their impact on our operations, although we intend to complete such activities by December 31, 2010.
Our filing of our annual report on a timely basis will depend upon our timely completion of these tasks. A late filing of our annual report could have material adverse effects on us, both legally and with respect to the opinions of investors, analysts and other participants in the securities markets.
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Furthermore, upon completion of this process, we may identify control deficiencies of varying degrees of severity that are and remain unremediated, as a result of which our management may not be able to assert that our internal controls are effective under applicable SEC and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board rules and regulations. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to attest that our managements assessment is fairly stated or they are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, it could result in a negative market reaction.
As a public company, we will be required to report, among other things, control deficiencies that constitute material weaknesses or changes in internal controls that, or are reasonably likely to, materially affect internal controls over financial reporting. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. If we fail to implement the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, we may be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities such as the SEC or any stock exchange or automated quotation service on which our stock may then be listed. In addition, if any material weakness or significant deficiency is identified and is not remediated, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our reported financial information, and our stock price could be significantly adversely affected as a result.
We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company with active operations.
We will incur significantly greater legal, accounting and other expenses in the future as compared to the level of those expenditures before the Merger was consummated. The Exchange Act requires us to file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition, which causes us to incur legal and accounting expenses. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls for financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight will be required. We expect the compliance with the corporate governance rules and regulations of the SEC will increase our legal and financial reporting costs and make some activities more time consuming and costly. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources and may divert our managements attention from other business concerns, which could cause our operating results to suffer. In addition, we may need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge, which will increase our operating expenses in future periods. We also expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage.
Our executive officers, directors, non-executive officers, and principal stockholders have substantial control over us, and could delay or prevent a change in our corporate control even if our other stockholders want it to occur.
Our executive officers, directors, non-executive officers, and principal stockholders hold approximately 79.9% of our outstanding common stock. Accordingly, these stockholders are able to control all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. This could delay or prevent an outside party from acquiring or merging with us even if our other stockholders want this to occur.
Our common stock is currently subject to the SECs penny stock rules, which may cause broker-dealers executing trades in our stock to experience difficulty in completing customer transactions and which may adversely affect the trading of our common stock after the exchange.
Because we have net tangible assets of less than $5.0 million and our common stocks market price per share is less than $5.00, transactions in our common stock are currently subject to the penny stock rules under the Exchange Act. Under these rules, broker-dealers who recommend such securities to persons other than institutional accredited investors must:
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Broker-dealers may find it difficult to complete customer transactions in our stock as a result of our being subject to these rules, and trading activity in our common stock may continue to be adversely affected as a result. This may cause the market price of our common stock to be less than it might otherwise be, and you may find it more difficult to sell your shares of common stock if you desire to do so.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, which limits the liquidity and price of our common stock more than if it was quoted or listed on a national exchange.
Our common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a NASD-sponsored and operated inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities not included on The Nasdaq Stock Market. We believe that quotation of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board limits the liquidity and price of our common stock more than if our common stock were quoted or listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or a national exchange. We cannot assure you, however, that our common stock will continue to be authorized for quotation by the OTC Bulletin Board or any other market in the future, in which event the liquidity and price of our securities would then be even more adversely impacted.
Our stock price is highly volatile, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above recent public sale prices.
There has been, and continues to be, a limited public market for our common stock, and an active trading market for our common stock has not and may never develop or, if developed, be sustained. You may not be able to resell shares of our common stock at or above the price you paid. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control, including the following:
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announcements by us or our competitors of significant advances in product candidate development, regulatory approval processes, strategic co-development or collaboration relationships, or capital infusions; |
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We cannot assure you that you will be able to liquidate your investment without considerable delay, if at all. The factors discussed above may have a significant impact on the market price of our common stock. It is also possible that the relatively low price of our common stock may keep many brokerage firms from engaging in transactions in our common stock.
We have not paid dividends in the past and do not expect to pay dividends in the future, and any return on investment may be limited to the value of our stock.
We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any return on your investment in us will be limited to the value of our common stock.
Substantial amounts of our common stock could be sold commencing six months after the Merger, which could depress our stock price.
We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of shares of our common stock or the availability of shares of common stock for sale will have on the market price of our common stock. The common stock issued to the DMI
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shareholders on closing of the Merger were restricted securities under the Securities Act. These shares are eligible for future sale in the public market at prescribed times pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or otherwise. Sales of a significant number of these shares of common stock in the public market could reduce the market price of our common stock.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
There is no established public trading market for our common stock. However our common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol CHYE. The following table sets forth the high and low bid information for our common stock for the period from January 1, 2008 through March 1, 2010. The Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, are without retail markup, markdowns or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.
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First quarter 2008 |
$ | | $ | | ||
Second quarter 2008 |
$ | | $ | | ||
Third quarter 2008 |
$ | 1.75 | $ | 1.50 | ||
Fourth quarter 2008 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | ||
First quarter 2009 |
$ | 1,50 | $ | 1.50 | ||
Second quarter 2009 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | ||
Third quarter 2009 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | ||
Fourth quarter 2009 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 | ||
First quarter 2010 through March 1, 2010 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 1.50 |
Holders of Common Stock
As of December 31, 2009, there were of record 235 holders of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Future cash dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our officers and directors are indemnified as provided by the Colorado Business Corporation Act, or CBCA, and our bylaws.
Under the CBCA, director immunity from liability to a company or its shareholders for monetary liabilities applies automatically unless it is specifically limited by a companys articles of incorporation. Our articles of incorporation contain no such provision. Excepted from that immunity are:
(1) a willful failure to deal fairly with the company or its shareholders in connection with a matter in which the director has a material conflict of interest;
(2) a violation of criminal law (unless the director had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful);
(3) a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal profit; and
(4) willful misconduct.
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Our Articles of Incorporation permits us to indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law in connection with any proceeding arising by reason of the fact any person is or was our officer or director. Notwithstanding this indemnity, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by law for any liability incurred by the director as a result of fraud or willful breach of duty.
Our bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Colorado law. Our bylaws provide that we will advance all expenses incurred to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was our director or officer, or is or was serving at our request as a director or executive officer of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request. This advance of expenses is to be made upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts should it be ultimately determined that the person was not entitled to be indemnified under our bylaws or otherwise.
Pending Reincorporation and Name Change
At the special meeting of our shareholders held March 1, 2010, our shareholders approved a resolution authorizing our reincorporation in the State of Delaware at such time as is determined to be appropriate by our board of directors. Upon our obtaining our new stock symbol from FINRA, we anticipate reincorporating in the State of Delaware and contemporaneously changing our name to Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We will at that time also update our certificate of incorporation to include indemnification and contribution, governance and other provisions that conform to Delaware law.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
At the special meeting of our shareholders on March 1, 2010, our shareholders approved the adoption of our
Stock and Option Award Plan, under which 2,500,000 shares are reserved for future issuance under restricted stock awards, options, and other equity awards. The plan permits grants of equity awards to employees, directors and consultants. The
Equity Compensation Plan Information
Number of Securities to
be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) |
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Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) |
Number of Securities Remaining
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2,500,000 | $ | | 2,500,000 | |||
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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion contains information pertaining to DMI, as the operations of Chay are no longer those in which we are engaged. This discussion should be read in conjunction with DMIs historical financial statements and the pro forma financial statements filed with this report. DMI conducted no operations until it acquired assets from BioSciences in April 2009. As required by the SEC, we have included carve-out financial statements relating to periods prior to the date we acquired certain of the assets then owned by BioSciences . The following discussion and analysis contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties, please see Risk Factors.
Overview
DMI was incorporated in Delaware in December 2008 and did not conduct any business activity until April 16, 2009, at which time DMI purchased certain assigned intellectual property (including 107 patents and pending patent applications), business products and tangible property from DMI BioSciences, Inc., or BioSciences. DMI issued 3,500,000 shares of its common stock to BioSciences, and assumed certain liabilities, as consideration for the assets purchased from BioSciences. The assets we acquired from BioSciences had a carrying value of zero, as BioSciences had expensed all of the research and development costs it incurred with respect to the intellectual property we purchased. At the time of the asset purchase, DMI and BioSciences agreed to a non-compete prohibiting both companies from competing with one another anywhere in the world for a period of three years, and also agreed that DMI will receive 10% of royalty license revenues received by BioSciences from a drug developed by BioSciences (and as to which BioSciences retained ownership) to treat male sexual dysfunction, subject to DMI committing to additional funding.
DMI is a development stage company engaged in developing innovative, proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products to identify, treat and prevent a broad range of human diseases including metabolic disorders, cancer, and acute and chronic inflammation diseases. DMI intends to develop proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products which capitalize on DMIs intellectual property that includes assigned patents, pending patent applications, and trade secrets and know-how, some of which may be the subject of future patent applications. DMIs intellectual property is strategically focused on three primary areas: new uses for FDA-approved drugs, referred to as repurposed drugs, new molecular entities, or NMEs, and rapid point-of-care tests for diagnosis, monitoring and screening.
Known Trends or Future Events
We have not generated any revenues since our inception in December 2008. The assets we purchased from BioSciences in April 2009 did generate minimal revenues prior to their acquisition. Since purchasing specific assets from BioSciences including patents, pending patent applications, proprietary know-how and minimal fixed assets, we have engaged in organizational activities, conducted a private placement pursuant to which we raised $$1,457,387.00 in additional capital, added to our management team, and completed the Merger.
We expect to raise substantial additional capital in the near future in order to accelerate our development activities associated with several of our leading product candidates. We cannot assure you that we will secure such financing or that it will be adequate to execute our business strategy. Even if we obtain this financing, it may be costly and may require us to agree to covenants or other provisions that will favor new investors over our existing shareholders. Due to the time required to conduct clinical trials and obtain regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we anticipate it will be some time before we generate substantial revenues, if ever. We expect to generate operating losses for the foreseeable future, but intend to limit the extent of these losses by entering into co-development or collaboration agreements with one or more strategic partners.
We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase substantially in 2010 as a result of our becoming a public company. Among other things, we expect expenses such as compliance and governance costs, legal and accounting fees, directors and officers liability insurance premiums, and directors fees will increase significantly. We will also incur investor relations expenses, listing fees, and other costs associated with being a public company.
Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
This Managements Discussion and Analysis section discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of the financial
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statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, recoverability of long-lived assets, and contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The methods, estimates, and judgments used by us in applying these most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of money market investments. We maintain balances from time to time in excess of the federally insured limits.
Patents
Costs of establishing patents consisting of legal fees paid to third parties and related costs are currently expensed as incurred. We will continue this practice unless we can demonstrate that such costs add economic value to our business, in which case we will capitalize such costs as part of intangible assets. The primary consideration in making this determination is whether or not we can demonstrate that such costs have, in fact, increased the economic value of our intellectual property. Legal and related costs which do not meet the above criteria will be expensed as incurred.
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for share-based payments by recognizing compensation expense based upon the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. We determine the estimated grant fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recognize compensation costs ratably over the vesting period using the straight-line method.
Income Taxes
In 2009, we adopted FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 09 , which provides criteria for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2009, the, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (SFAS 168). The FASB Accounting Standards Codification, (Codification or ASC) became the source of authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. On the effective date of SFAS 168, the Codification superseded all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature not included in the Codification became non-authoritative.
Following SFAS 168, the FASB will no longer issue new standards in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts; instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs). The FASB will not consider ASCs as authoritative in their own right; rather, these updates will serve only to update the Codification, provide background information about the guidance, and provide the bases for conclusions on the change(s) in the Codification. SFAS No. 168 is incorporated in ASC Topic 105, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles . The Company adopted SFAS No. 168 for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, and we will provide reference to both the Codification topic reference and the previously authoritative references related to Codification topics and subtopics, as appropriate.
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In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events (ASC 855) (formerly SFAS No. 165, Subsequent Events ) which establishes general standards for the evaluation, recognition and disclosure of events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. Although there is new terminology, the standard is based on the same principles as those that currently exist in auditing standards. The standard, which includes a new required disclosure of the date through which management has evaluated subsequent events, is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of ASC 855 had no effect on our financial statements.
Effective October 1, 2008, the Company adopted certain aspects of ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments (formerly SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets & Financial Liabilities including an amendment of SFAS No. 115.). The accounting guidance created a fair value option under which an entity may irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract by contract basis, with changes in fair values recognized in earnings as these changes occur. The adoption of ASC Topic 825 had no significant impact on our financial condition or results of operations.
In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805) (formerly SFAS 141R, Business Combinations ), which establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in an acquiree and the goodwill acquired. ASC 805 will apply prospectively to business combinations with an acquisition date on or after November 1, 2009. The adoption of ASC Topic 805 did not have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations. We will apply ASC 805-10 to any business combination subsequent to its adoption.
New accounting pronouncements to be adopted
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) , (codified by ASU No. 2009-17 issued in December 2009). The standard amends FIN No. 46(R) to require a company to analyze whether its interest in a variable interest entity (VIE) gives it a controlling financial interest. A company must assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure that the VIE operates as designed when determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that significantly impact its economic performance. Ongoing reassessments of whether a company is the primary beneficiary are also required by the standard. SFAS No. 167 amends the criteria to qualify as a primary beneficiary as well as how to determine the existence of a VIE. The standard also eliminates certain exceptions that were available under FIN No. 46(R). This statement will be effective as of the beginning of each reporting entitys first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009 (i.e. our fiscal year ending March 31, 2011). Earlier application is prohibited. Comparative disclosures will be required for periods after the effective date. It is expected that the adoption of this statement will have no material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In October 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-15Accounting for Own-Share Lending Arrangements in Contemplation of Convertible Debt Issuance or Other Financing. ASU 2009-15 amends ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, to provide accounting and reporting guidance for own-share lending arrangements issued in contemplation of convertible debt issuance. ASU 2009-15 is effective for fiscal year beginning on or after December 15, 2009 with retrospective application required.
In January 2010, the FASB issued the following ASUs that may become applicable to us:
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ASU No. 2010-02 Consolidation (Topic 810): Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary . This update amends Subtopic 810-10 and related guidance to clarify that the scope of the decrease in ownership provisions of the Subtopic and related guidance applies to (i) a subsidiary or group of assets that is a business or nonprofit activity; (ii) a subsidiary that is a business or nonprofit activity that is transferred to an equity method investee or joint venture; and (iii) an exchange of a group of assets that constitutes a business or nonprofit activity for a noncontrolling interest in an entity, but does not apply to: (i) sales of substantial real estate; and (ii) conveyances of oil and gas mineral rights. The amendments in this update are effective beginning the period that an entity adopts FAS 160 (now included in Subtopic 810-10). |
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ASU No. 2010-05 CompensationStock Compensation (Topic 718): Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation . This update simply codifies EITF Topic D-110, Escrowed Share Arrangements and the Presumption of Compensation issued on June 18, 2009. In EITF Topic No. D-110, SEC staff clarified that entities should consider the substance of the transaction in evaluating whether the presumption of compensation may be overcome, including whether the transaction was entered into for a reason unrelated to employment, such as to facilitate a financing transaction. In that situation, the staff generally believes that the escrowed shares should be reflected as a discount in the allocation of proceeds. |
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ASU No. 2010-06 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements . This update amends Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosures about transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. This update also amends Subtopic 820-10 to clarify certain existing disclosures. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which are effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2010. |
We expect that the adoption of the above updates issued in January 2010 will not have any significant impact on our financial position and results of operations.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
Results of OperationsYear Ended December 31, 2009 and Predecessor Periods of Year Ended September 30, 2008 and Period From October 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Revenue
We are a development stage enterprise and have not yet generated revenues.
Expenses
Research and Development
We are a development stage enterprise developing innovative, proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products to identify, treat and prevent a broad range of human diseases. Research and development costs for the year ended December 31, 2009 represents a full years worth of costs related to the research and development of patents and intellectual property. We did not capitalize any of our research and development costs during the year ended December 31, 2009.
General and Administrative
General and administrative costs for the year ended December 31, 2009 represents a full years worth of costs for our development stage enterprise.
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, our operating activities used $1,372,000 of cash. This reflected a $1,512,000 net loss, an increase in accounts payables of $80,000, accrued salaries of $73,000 and accrued interest payable of $1,000, offset with increases in prepaid expenses of $7,000 and a related party receivable of $7,000. All of these changes relate to the assumption of assets and liabilities in the asset purchase transaction with BioSciences.
Net Cash from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by our financing activities was $1,444,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009. During this period, we received $200,000 in proceeds from a related note payable and proceeds from the sale of common and preferred stock of $1,292,000, offset by payment of assumed liabilities of $48,000.
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Predecessor Periods of Year Ended September 30, 2008 and Period From October 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009 of the BioSciences Assets Sold
DMI was formed in December 2008 and had no activity prior to the acquisition of assets from BioSciences. DMI entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement during 2009 with BioSciences. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, DMI acquired office and lab equipment, cell lines and intellectual property including patents and license agreements and assumed liabilities. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at predecessor cost. The assets had $0 carrying value on the predecessor financial statements and liabilities totaled $252,015. The carve out financial statements of the predecessor have been included in order to provide for two years of operations of the assets acquired. As the assets acquired represented a discrete activity within BioSciences and management of BioSciences was able to provide a reasonable allocation of the activities within BioSciences related to the assets acquired, the carve out financial statements of BioSciences Assets Sold have been included herein. The acquisition occurred on April 16, 2009, therefore the carve out financial information includes the periods prior to the acquisition for its most recent fiscal year end, September 30, 2008, and the period from October 1, 2008 through April 15, 2009. The financial statements of DMI BioSciences Assets Sold represent the activities of all assets transferred to DMI for the period ended April 15, 2009 and the year ended September 30, 2008. These financial statements include all costs of doing business related to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the development and research of proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products that inured to the benefit of DMI, regardless of whether the research was successful or not. The activities of BioSciences performed by TRLLC under a research agreement with BioSciences that related to the BioSciences Assets Sold have also been included.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as variable interest entities.
Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes contractual obligations and borrowings as of December 31, 2009 and the timing and effect that such commitments are expected to have on our liquidity and capital requirements in future periods. We expect to fund other commitments primarily with operating cash flows generated in the normal course of business.
Contractual Obligations
Total |
Due in Less
than 1 Year |
Due
1 3 Years |
Due
3 5 Years |
More than
5 years |
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Sponsored Research Agreement with Related Party (1) |
$ | 1,285,467 | $ | 350,582 | $ | 701,164 | $ | 233,721 | | ||||||
Related Party Debt Obligations (2) |
200,000 | 200,000 | | | | ||||||||||
$ | 1,485,467 | $ | 550,582 | $ | 701,164 | $ | 233,721 | $ | | ||||||
(1) | Represents amounts due under our sponsored research agreement with Trauma Research LLC, or TRLLC. This commitment may increase if our board of directors requests TRLLC to perform additional research and development activities. Such a request is expected to be made only in conjunction with our receipt of additional financing. This is agreement may be terminated without cause by either party with 180 days written notice. |
(2) | For more information on our debt obligations, see Related Party Transactions located elsewhere in this report. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our business is not currently subject to material market risk related to financial instruments, equity or commodities. Our outstanding indebtedness is limited currently to fixed rate instruments.
Impact of Inflation
In general, we believe that, over time, we are able to increase prices to counteract the majority of the inflationary effects of increasing costs.
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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The following description summarizes the material terms of our capital stock. Because it is only a summary, it may not contain all the information that is important to you. For a complete description you should refer to our articles of incorporation and bylaws which were filed as exhibits to the registration statement we filed at the time of our initial public offering, and to the applicable provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Law. As described under Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters, in this report, our shareholders approved a resolution at our special meeting on March 1, 2010 that authorized our reincorporation in the State of Delaware in conjunction with a change in our corporate name to Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our name change will take effect upon FINRA approving a change in our stock trading symbol. For further information concerning anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law, and provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that will take effect on our reincorporation, see Certain Anti-takeover Provisions of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws Upon Our Reincorporation in Delaware below.
Authorized and Issued Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value per share, of which 17,061,752 shares are issued and outstanding, and 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, of which no shares are issued or outstanding.
Common Stock
As of the date of this report, there were 17,061,752 shares of our common stock outstanding held by approximately 250 shareholders of record. Holders of common stock will have voting rights for the election of our directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action, except with respect to amendments to our certificate of incorporation that alter or change the powers, preferences, rights or other terms of any outstanding preferred stock if the holders of such affected series of preferred stock are entitled to vote on such an amendment. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors. Holders of common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by stockholders and also will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor. The payment of dividends, if ever, on the common stock will be subject to the prior payment of dividends on any outstanding preferred stock, of which there is currently none. Upon our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets remaining available for distribution to stockholders after payment of all liabilities and provision for the liquidation of any shares of preferred stock at the time outstanding. Our stockholders have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights and there are no sinking fund or redemption provisions applicable to the common stock.
Preferred Stock
Our articles of incorporation provides that shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our board of directors will be authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences, the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. Our board of directors will be able to, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of the common stock and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of us or the removal of existing management. We have no preferred stock outstanding at the date hereof. Although we do not currently intend to issue any shares of preferred stock, we cannot assure you that we will not do so in the future.
Dividends
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to date. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain any earnings for use in our business operations and, accordingly, we do not anticipate the board declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
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Our Transfer Agent
The transfer agent for our securities is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209.
Certain Anti-takeover Provisions of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws Upon Our Reincorporation in Delaware
Upon our reincorporation in Delaware, we will be governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which generally has an anti-takeover effect for transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors. This may discourage takeover attempts that might result in payment of a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a three-year period following the time that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A business combination includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporations voting stock.
Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:
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before the stockholder became interested, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; or |
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upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested outstanding, shares owned by: |
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persons who are directors and also officers, and |
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employee stock plans, in some instances; or |
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at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by the board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
Staggered board of directors
Our Delaware certificate of incorporation and by-laws will provide that our board of directors will be classified into three classes of directors of approximately equal size. As a result, in most circumstances, a person can gain control of our board only by successfully engaging in a proxy contest at two or more annual meetings.
Stockholder action; special meeting of stockholders
Our Delaware certificate of incorporation will provide that our stockholders may not take any action by written consent, but only take action at duly called annual or special meetings of stockholders. Our by-laws will further provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be only called by our board of directors with a majority vote of our board of directors, by our chief executive officer or our chairman.
Advance notice requirements for stockholder proposals and director nominations
Our Delaware by-laws will provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders, must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a stockholders notice will need to be delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders. For the first annual meeting of stockholders after our reincorporation in Delaware, a stockholders notice shall be timely if delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the 90th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting of stockholders or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of our annual meeting of stockholders is first made or sent by us. Our by-laws also specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders meeting. These provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders.
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Authorized but unissued shares
Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuances without stockholder approval and could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. Our authorized common stock and preferred stock will remain unchanged by our reincorporation in Delaware. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Removal of directors
Our Delaware certificate of incorporation will provide that a director on our board of directors may be removed from office only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of 75% or more of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of our directors.
Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our Delaware certificate of incorporation and by-laws will provide that our directors and officers will be indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law as it now exists or may in the future be amended, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with their service for or on our behalf. In addition, our certificate of incorporation provides that our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages to us for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, unless they violated their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived an improper personal benefit from their actions as directors.
We also will enter into agreements with our directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification provided in our certificate of incorporation and proposed by-laws. We believe that these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract qualified directors. Our by-laws also will permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee for any liability arising out of his or her actions, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit indemnification. We intend to purchase a policy of directors and officers liability insurance that insures our directors and officers against the cost of defense, settlement or payment of a judgment in some circumstances and insures us against our obligations to indemnify the directors and officers.
These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholders investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.
There is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or officers where indemnification by us would be required or permitted. We are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Shares Eligible for Future Sale
As of our filing of this report, we have 17,061,752 shares of common stock outstanding. Of these shares, 666,095 shares will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by one of our affiliates within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. All of the remaining 16,395,657 shares are restricted securities under Rule 144, in that they were issued in private transactions not involving a public offering. None of those shares will be eligible for sale under Rule 144 prior to September 1, 2010.
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Rule 144
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:
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1% of the total number of shares of common stock then outstanding, which will then equal 163,957 shares; or |
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the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the |
filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.
Sales under Rule 144 are also limited by manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Rule 144(k)
Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of or at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the restricted shares proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than an affiliate, is entitled to sell their shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
Registration rights
Redwood Consultants, LLC, which owns 815,000 shares of our common stock. has certain piggy-back registration rights on registration statements filed after the Merger. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statement.
Listing
We intend to apply to have our common stock listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or another national stock exchange at such time as our common stock qualifies for a listing. Our common stock is traded in the over-the-counter market and is now quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, an NASD-sponsored and operated inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities not included on The Nasdaq Stock Market.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 2, 2010, after giving effect to the Merger and the related share issuances, by (i) each person or group of affiliated persons who is known by us to own more than five percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each director and executive officer, and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. As of March 2, 2010, we had 17,061,752 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise noted, the principal address of each of the stockholders, directors and officers listed below is 8400 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 600, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111.
Name of Executive Officer or Director |
Amount & Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1) |
Percent of
Class (1) |
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David Bar-Or |
2,700,000 | 15.8 | % | ||
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
325,000 | 1.9 | % | ||
Bruce G. Miller |
1,500,000 | 8.8 | % | ||
Michael Macaluso |
1,899,672 | 11.1 | % |
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Other Beneficial Owners (2) |
Amount & Nature of
Beneficial Ownership (1) |
Percent of
Class (1) |
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Raphael Bar-Or |
1,025,000 | 6.0 | % | ||
Vaughan Clift (3) |
575,000 | 3.4 | % | ||
James V. Winkler |
1,025,000 | 6.0 | % | ||
Wannell M. Crook |
1,100,000 | 6.4 | % | ||
DMI BioSciences, Inc. |
3,500,000 | 20.5 | % | ||
All executive officers and directors as a group (4 persons) |
6,424,672 | 37.6 | % |
(1) | Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, a person has beneficial ownership of any securities as to which such person, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, undertaking, relationship or otherwise has or shares voting power and/or investment power or as to which such person has the right to acquire such voting and/or investment power within 60 days. Unless otherwise stated, each beneficial owner has sole power to vote and dispose of the shares. |
(2) | Raphael Bar-Or, Dr. Clift, Dr. Winkler, and Ms. Crook are each a non-executive officer. |
(3) | Such shares are owned of record by Dr. Clifts spouse. |
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities |
In connection with the Merger, on March 2, 2010, we issued an aggregate of 15,736,752 shares of our common stock to the DMI shareholders contemporaneously with the merger of our wholly-owned subsidiary into DMI. As a result of the Merger, DMI became our wholly-owned subsidiary. Immediately prior to the Merger, DMI issued an additional 1,230,000 shares of its common stock to the following persons or entities, who received our shares at the time of the Merger:
Aloha Property Management |
100,000 | |
David Brenman |
100,000 | |
Eric Weidner |
15,000 | |
Redwood Consultants, LLC |
815,000 | |
Sunrise Capital, LLC |
200,000 |
We also issued an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of our common stock to the following persons at the time of the Merger, each of whom was an affiliate of DMI at the time of such issuance. These issuances occurred on March 2, 2010, after our shareholders approved the Merger.
Dr. Daniel Navot |
200,000 | |
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
325,000 | |
Kristin Clift |
575,000 | |
Gregory Thomas |
75,000 | |
Kristin Salottolo |
75,000 | |
Leonard Rael |
75,000 |
The issuance of such securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of, and Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
Item 4.01 | Changes in Registrants Certifying Accountant |
As of December 31, 2009, Schumacher & Associates, Inc., (Schumacher), is our independent registered public accounting firm. The reports of Schumacher on our financial statements for each of the past two fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except as that the reports of Schumacher for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 indicated conditions which raised substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern.
During our two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this report, we have had no disagreements with Schumacher on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
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procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Schumacher, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in its report on our financial statements for such periods. During our two most recent fiscal years and through the date of this report on Form 8-K, there have been no reportable events as defined under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K adopted by the SEC.
New Independent Accountants
Our board of directors anticipates appointing Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC, or EKS&H, as our new independent registered public accounting firm effective as of March 15, 2010. The engagement of EKS&H to audit our financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2010 was approved by our shareholders at the special meeting held March 1, 2010. During the two most recent fiscal years and through the date of EKS&Hs engagement, we did not consult with EKS&H regarding either (1) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, or (2) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Regulation S-K Item 304(a)(1)(v)), during the two most recent fiscal years. Prior to engaging EKS&H, EKS&H did not provide our company with either written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision to change our independent registered public accounting firm from Schumacher to EKS&H.
Item 5.01 | Changes In Control of the Registrant |
On the Closing Date, we consummated the Merger and the shareholder of DMI became our controlling shareholders. The description of the Merger and the issuance of our common stock to the former shareholders of DMI is incorporated by reference herein from Item 1.01 and Item 2.01 above.
Other than the transactions and agreements disclosed in this Form 8-K, we know of no other arrangements which may result in our change in control.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
(a) Resignation of Sole Director and Officer
Effective March 2, 2010, Philip J. Davis resigned as the sole member of our board of directors, and as our chief executive officer and chief financial officer. There were no disagreements between Mr. Davis and us which led to his resignation, and Mr. Davis did not request disclosure of any such matter in his resignation letter.
(b) Appointment of Directors
Effective March 2, 2010, the following persons were appointed as members of the Board of Directors:
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Age | Position | ||
David Bar-Or |
61 | Chairman | ||
Michael Macaluso |
58 | Director | ||
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
59 | Director | ||
Bruce G. Miller |
65 | Director |
The business background descriptions of the newly appointed directors are as follows:
David Bar-Or , M.D., has been chairman of the board, chief scientific officer, and director of research of DMI since April 2009. Dr. Bar-Or is currently the director of Trauma Research at Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado, and St. Anthonys Hospital, Denver, Colorado. Dr. Bar-Or is principally responsible for the patented and proprietary technologies acquired by us from BioSciences in April 2009, having been issued over 50 patents and having filed or co-filed almost 120 patent applications. Dr. Bar-Or has authored or co-authored over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and is the recipient of the Gustav Levi Award from the Hadassah/Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, the Kornfield Award for an outstanding MD Thesis, the Outstanding Resident Research Award from the Denver General Hospital, and the Outstanding Clinician Award for the Denver General Medical Emergency Resident Program. Dr. Bar-Or received his medical degree from The Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, and undertook post-graduate work at Denver Health Medical Center, specializing in emergency medicine, a discipline in which he is board certified.
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Michael Macaluso founded DMI and has been a member of the board of directors since DMIs inception. Mr. Macaluso was appointed president of Isolagen, Inc. (AMEX: ILE) and served in that position from June 2001 to August 2001, when he was appointed chief executive officer. In June 2003, Mr. Macaluso was re-appointed as president of Isolagen and served as both chief executive officer and president until September 2004. Mr. Macaluso also served on the board of directors of Isolagen from June 2001 until April 2005. For information concerning Isolagen litigation in which Mr. Macaluso was named as a co-defendant with a number of other current and former officers and directors of Isolagen, see Legal Proceedings under Business above. From October 1998 until June 2001, Mr. Macaluso was the owner of Page International Communications, a manufacturing business. Mr. Macaluso was a founder and principal of International Printing and Publishing, a position Mr. Macaluso held from 1989 until 1997, when he sold that business to a private equity firm.
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. has served as our Chief Executive Officer since December 2009 and a member of the board since March 2010. From 2006 until 2009, Mr. Wingerter has served as a member of the board of directors of several private companies in which he holds personal investments. From June 2002 until 2006, Mr. Wingerter served as chief executive officer of Sound Surgical Technologies, Inc., a specialty medical device company that developed and marketed proprietary ultrasonic-based products to break up and remove fat deposits from the human body. Mr. Wingerter was engaged in managing his personal investments from 2001 until June 2002. From 1995 to 2001, Mr. Wingerter was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of ClearVision Laser Centers, a company he founded in 1995 that operated centers providing laser vision correction services to consumers. ClearVision had operations in 14 states consisting of 10 centers utilizing fixed excimer lasers and 42 centers serviced by mobile lasers. In 2001, ClearVision was acquired by affiliates of two private equity firms. Before founding ClearVision, Mr. Wingerter served as chief executive officer and president, respectively, of Western Imaging Technologies and Accel Holdings, medical imaging companies that sold and leased magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and computer tomography (CT) imaging equipment. He also spent 11 years in various sales positions with General Electric Medical Systems, the last of which was National Sales Manager for Digital Products. Mr. Wingerter holds a B.S. degree in biology from Lafayette College and a M.S. degree in physiology from Rutgers University.
Bruce G. Miller has served as our president and chief operating officer since December 2009. He also served as our chief executive officer from April 2009 until December 2009. Mr. Miller is the chief executive officer of BioSciences, having joined BioSciences as an officer in 1992 and having been named chief executive officer in 1992. Mr. Miller was instrumental in BioSciences securing a license agreement for a drug designed to treat male sexual dysfunction that generated significant revenues for BioSciences. Prior to joining BioSciences, Mr. Miller was a practicing attorney for over 24 years with experience in diverse aspects of business law ranging from start-ups to acquisitions. While practicing law, he was a shareholder for six years in the Denver office of Popham, Haik, Schonbrich & Kaufman. Mr. Miller holds a J.D. degree from the University of Denver and a B.A. degree from Duke University,
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers. Raphael Bar-Or, a non-executive officer, is the son of David Bar-Or, our chairman and chief scientific officer.
Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with Dr. Bar-Or, Bruce G. Miller, Dr. Clift, Dr. Winkler, Raphael Bar-Or, and Ms. Crook.
(c) Appointment of Officers
Effective March 2, 2010, the newly appointed directors described above in Item 5.02(b) appointed the following persons as our executive officers, with the respective titles as set forth opposite his name below:
Name |
Age |
Position |
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David Bar-Or |
61 | Chief Scientific Officer | ||
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
59 | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Bruce G. Miller |
65 | Chief Operating Officer |
Please see Section 5.02(b) of this current report for the background and experience of our executive officers, which we incorporate by reference herein.
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Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth all cash compensation paid by us, as well as certain other compensation paid or accrued in 2009 to each of the
Summary Compensation of Named Executive Officers
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($) |
Stock
Awards ($) |
Option
Awards ($) (1) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
Change in
Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings (2) ($) |
All Other
Compensation ($) |
Total
($) |
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David Bar-Or
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2009 | $ | 227,500 | | | | | | | $ | 227,500 | |||||||||
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr.
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2009 | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||
Bruce G. Miller
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2009 | $ | 180,000 | | | | | | | 180,000 |
Our executive officers will be reimbursed by us for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities conducted on our behalf.
Director Compensation
Our directors are reimbursed for expenses incurred by them in connection with attending board of directors meetings, but they do not receive any other compensation for serving on the board of directors.
Director Independence
None of the current members of our board of directors is independent. We intend to add independent members to our board of directors prior to, or simultaneously with, our expected listing on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange. Our board of directors does not have any committees, as companies whose securities are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board are not required to have board committees. However, at such time in the future that we appoint independent directors to the board, we expect to establish all appropriate board committees we are required to maintain.
Related Party Transactions
In April 2009, DMI issued 3,500,000 shares of its common stock to BioSciences, an entity under common control, in connection with DMIs purchase of certain of BioSciences assets. Under the terms of the agreement, DMI acquired office and lab equipment, cell lines and intellectual property including patents and license agreements. In conjunction with the asset purchase, DMI recorded a distribution of $252,015 to reflect liabilities assumed. Included in the assumed liabilities was a $200,000 note payable to DMIs founder, Michael Macaluso. The note payable was subsequently converted by Mr. Macaluso into 163,934 shares of Series A preferred stock at a conversion price of $1.22 per share.
As of December 31, 2009, DMI had $100,000 in notes payable to Mike Macaluso, DMIs founder, and $100,000 payable to BioSciences. The related party notes payable are unsecured, bear interest at 6% and mature on April 30, 2010.
BioSciences paid operating expenses on behalf of DMI, and funds have been advanced and repaid between DMI and BioSciences, during 2009. Disbursements to BioSciences during 2009, including prepayment of liabilities assumed under the asset purchase agreement, totaled $111,943. BioSciences owed $7,261 to DMI in a short-term non-interest bearing advance at December 31, 2009.
In April 2009, DMI issued 7,350,000 shares of restricted common stock to its directors, officers and employees in exchange for $7,350 in cash. One third of the restricted shares vested on the date of grant. The remaining two thirds vest on a monthly basis between the second and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. Vesting is subject to acceleration upon achieving certain milestones.
DMI issued 913,930 shares of its Series A preferred stock in April and May 2009 in exchange for $1,115,020 in cash. Mr. Macaluso purchased 819.672 of such shares of preferred stock.
DMI has a sponsored research agreement with Trauma Research LLC, or TRLLC, an entity owned by Dr. Bar-Or. Under the terms of the research agreement, DMI is to provide personnel and equipment with an equivalent value of $263,750 per year and to make monthly equipment rental payments of $7,236 on behalf of TRLLC. In exchange, TRLLC will assign any intellectual property rights it develops under the research agreement. The research agreement expires in 2014 and may be terminated by either party on six months notice or immediately if either party determines that the other is not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement. DMI was current in its financial obligations under the research agreement at December 31, 2009.
DMI has license agreements with the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. a nonprofit research organization founded by Dr. Bar-Or, who also serves as its executive director. The license agreements were assigned to DMI as a part of the asset purchase from BioSciences. Under the license agreements, DMI pays the costs associated with maintaining intellectual property subject to the license agreements. In return, DMI is entitled to deduct twice the amounts it has paid to maintain the intellectual property from any amounts that may become due to the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. under the license agreements, if and when the intellectual property becomes commercially viable and generates revenue. DMI paid $53,000 during 2009 in legal and patent fees to maintain the intellectual property of the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Chay accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of common stock from six officers and employees of DMI, for a purchase price of $150,000. Mr. Wingerter, our chief executive officer, purchased 325,000 of such shares for a purchase price of approximately $36,800 which was advanced on his behalf by DMI. DMI made advances to the other five non-executive officers and employees in the additional amount of $113,200 to facilitate these share purchases. These shares were issued immediately before the Closing of the Merger but after the shareholders of Chay had approved the Merger.
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
At such time as we reincorporate in Delaware, we will file a new certificate of incorporation and adopt new bylaws, as described under Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Description of Securities in Item 2.01 above. The descriptions of our Delaware certificate of incorporation and bylaws are incorporated by reference herein from Item 2.01 above. We will also file a copy of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws under cover of a Form 8-K at the time we reincorporate in Delaware, which will occur on our receipt of approval from FINRA to change our stock trading symbol.
Item 5.06 | Change in Shell Company Status. |
As described in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K, on March 2, 2010 we entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger with DMI and our wholly-owned subsidiary and consummated the Merger. As a result, DMI became our wholly-owned subsidiary and the former shareholders of DMI received common stock representing approximately 95.6% of our issued and outstanding common stock. As the result of the consummation of the Merger, we are no longer a shell company as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) | DMI Life Sciences, Inc., and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements |
Filed herewith are audited consolidated financial statements of DMI Life Sciences, Inc., and subsidiary for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
(b) | DMI BioSciences Assets Sold Financial Statements |
Filed herewith are audited financial statements of DMI BioSciences Assets Sold for the periods ended April 15, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
(c) | Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data |
Filed herewith is the unaudited pro forma financial information of DMI Life Sciences, Inc.
(d) | Shell Company Transactions |
Reference is made to Items 9.01(a), 9.01(b) and 9.01(c) above and exhibits referred to therein, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit
|
Description |
|
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 2, 2010 | |
3.1 | Securities Put and Guarantee Agreement dated March 2, 2010 | |
99.1 | DMI Life Sciences, Inc., and Subsidiary Consolidated Financial Statements | |
99.2 | DMI BioSciences Assets Sold Financial Statements | |
99.3 | Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Data |
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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.
CHAY ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
By: |
/ S / D ONALD B. W INGERTER , J R . |
|
Name: | Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 8, 2010
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Financial Statements
and
Independent Auditors Report
December 31, 2009 and 2008
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
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Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Board of Directors and Stockholders
DMI Life Sciences, Inc.
Greenwood Village, CO
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of DMI Life Sciences, Inc. ( a development stage company) as of December 30, 2008 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DMI Life Sciences, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
March 8, 2010
Denver, Colorado
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
December 31, | ||||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 71,983 | $ | | ||||
Prepaid expenses |
7,036 | | ||||||
Related party receivable |
7,261 | | ||||||
Total current assets |
86,280 | | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 86,280 | $ | | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||
Current liabilities |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 79,445 | $ | | ||||
Accrued salaries |
73,391 | | ||||||
Accrued interest |
1,414 | | ||||||
Related party notes payable |
200,000 | | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
354,250 | | ||||||
Total liabilities |
354,250 | | ||||||
Stockholder equity |
||||||||
Common Stock, $.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding - 11,930,000 in 2009 and 1,080,000 in 2008 |
11,930 | 1,080 | ||||||
Series A Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding - 1,077,864 in 2009 and none in 2008 (liquidation preference of $1,314,942) |
1,078 | | ||||||
Common stock subscribed |
170,003 | | ||||||
Additional paid in capital |
1,313,942 | | ||||||
Deficit accumulated in the development stage |
(1,764,923 | ) | (1,080 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity (deficit) |
(267,970 | ) | | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity (deficit) |
$ | 86,280 | $ | | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Year ended
December 31, 2009 |
December 18,
2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008 |
December 18,
2008 (inception) through December 31, 2009 |
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Expenses |
||||||||||||
Research and development |
$ | 1,070,370 | $ | | $ | 1,070,370 | ||||||
General and administrative |
441,135 | 1,080 | 442,215 | |||||||||
Total operating expenses |
1,511,505 | 1,080 | 1,512,585 | |||||||||
Other income (expense) |
||||||||||||
Interest income |
1,091 | | 1,091 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
(1,414 | ) | | (1,414 | ) | |||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(323 | ) | | (323 | ) | |||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,511,828 | ) | $ | (1,080 | ) | $ | (1,512,908 | ) | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
Series A Preferred Stock | Common Stock |
Additional
Paid in |
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development |
Total
Stockholders' |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Stage | Equity | |||||||||||||||
Balance - December 18, 2008 (date of inception) |
| $ | | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||||
Issuance of common stock to founder in December 2008 |
| | 1,080,000 | 1,080 | | | 1,080 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss |
| | | | | (1,080 | ) | (1,080 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2008 |
| | 1,080,000 | 1,080 | | (1,080 | ) | | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and assumption of liabilities in asset acquisition |
| | 3,500,000 | 3,500 | | (252,015 | ) | (248,515 | ) | ||||||||||||
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for cancellation of a note payable in April 2009 |
163,934 | 164 | | | 199,836 | | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of restricted Common Stock in exchange for cash in April 2009 |
| | 7,350,000 | 7,350 | | | 7,350 | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in exchange for cash in April and May 2009 |
913,930 | 914 | | | 1,114,106 | | 1,115,020 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss |
| | | | | (1,511,828 | ) | (1,511,828 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance - December 31, 2009 |
1,077,864 | $ | 1,078 | 11,930,000 | $ | 11,930 | $ | 1,313,942 | $ | (1,764,923 | ) | $ | (437,973 | ) | |||||||
See notes to financial statements.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year ended
December 31, 2009 |
December 18,
2008 (inception) through December 31, 2008 |
December 18,
2008 (inception) through December 31, 2009 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (1,511,828 | ) | $ | (1,080 | ) | $ | (1,511,828 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: |
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(Increase) in prepaid expenses |
(7,036 | ) | | (7,036 | ) | |||||||
(Increase) in related party receivable |
(7,261 | ) | | (7,261 | ) | |||||||
Increase in accounts payable |
79,445 | | 79,445 | |||||||||
Increase in accrued salaries |
73,391 | | 73,391 | |||||||||
Increase in accrued interest payable |
1,414 | | 1,414 | |||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(1,371,875 | ) | (1,080 | ) | (1,371,875 | ) | ||||||
Cash used in financing activities: |
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Proceeds from related party notes payable |
200,000 | | 200,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
7,350 | 1,080 | 7,350 | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale of Series A preferred stock |
1,115,020 | | 1,115,020 | |||||||||
Proceeds from common stock subscribed |
170,003 | |||||||||||
Payment of liabilities assumed in asset purchase |
(48,515 | ) | | (48,515 | ) | |||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
1,443,858 | 1,080 | 1,273,855 | |||||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
71,983 | | 71,983 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
| | | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 71,983 | $ | | $ | 71,983 | ||||||
Supplementary cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Interest received |
$ | 1,091 | $ | | $ | 1,091 | ||||||
Non cash transactions: |
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Note payable assumed in asset purchase, recorded as a distribution |
$ | 200,000 | $ | | $ | 200,000 | ||||||
Accounts payable assumed in asset purchase, recorded as a distribution |
$ | 48,515 | $ | | $ | 48,515 | ||||||
Conversion of notes payable to Series A preferred stock |
$ | 200,000 | $ | | $ | 200,000 |
See notes to financial statements.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidat ed Financial Statements
Note 1 Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operation
DMI Life Sciences, Inc. (DMI) is a development stage company incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 18, 2008. DMI is in the business of developing biopharmaceuticals. As DMIs activities to date have been primarily research and development and raising capital, and DMI does not yet have revenue, DMI is considered to be in the development stage.
Principals of Consolidation
These financial statements include the accounts of DMI and its wholly owned subsidiary DMI Acquisition Corp. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
DMI considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of money market investments. DMI maintains balances from time to time in excess of the federally insured limits.
Patents
Costs of establishing patents consisting of legal fees paid to third parties are expensed as incurred.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principals in the United States (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Income Taxes
DMI uses the liability method for accounting for income taxes. Under this method, DMI recognizes deferred assets and liabilities based on the differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years. DMI establishes a valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets for which there is uncertainty regarding realization.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Net Loss per Common Share
GAAP provides for the calculation of Basic and Diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share include no dilution and are computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential of securities that could share in the earnings of the Company, similar to fully diluted earnings per share. Basic and diluted loss per share was the same in 2009 and 2008. Although there were common stock equivalents of 1,227,864 shares and zero shares outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, consisting of stock options and convertible Series A Preferred Stock; they were not included in the calculation of earnings per share because they would have been anti-dilutive.
Stock-Based Compensation
DMI accounts for share based payments by recognizing compensation expense based upon the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. DMI determines the estimated grant fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recognizes compensation costs ratably over the vesting period using the straight-line method.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $1,070,370 and $0 for 2009 and 2008.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established by GAAP prioritizes the inputs into valuation techniques used to measure fair value. Accordingly, the Company uses valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs when determining fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: |
Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to us for identical assets or liabilities; | |
Level 2: |
Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active or inactive markets or that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and | |
Level 3: |
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity. |
DMI has no assets or liabilities that were measured using quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities or significant unobservable inputs (Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities) as of December 31, 2009. DMIs financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued salaries and accrued interest payable. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying value of cash held in money market funds totaling $69,357 as of December 31, 2009 is included in cash and cash equivalents on the Balance Sheet and approximates market values based on quoted market prices, or Level 1 Inputs.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 Income Taxes
DMIs effective tax rate differs from the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate for 2009 of 34% as follows:
Statutory rate |
(34.0 | )% | |
State income taxes, net of federal income tax impact |
(3.3 | ) | |
Research and development credits |
4.5 | ||
Increase in valuation allowance |
32.8 | ||
Effective tax rate |
0.0 | % | |
As of December 31, 2009, DMI provided a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset based on the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, including the DMIs operating loss, which indicated that it is more likely than not that such benefits will not be realized.
Deferred tax assets comprised of the following:
Deferred tax assets |
||||
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards |
$ | 494,000 | ||
Research and development credits |
67,748 | |||
Accrued liabilities |
22,000 | |||
Total deferred tax asset |
583,748 | |||
Valuation allowance |
(583,748 | ) | ||
Net deferred tax asset |
$ | | ||
As of December 31, 2009, DMI had an available net operating loss (NOL) carry forward of approximately $1,422,000 for federal and state purposes, expiring in 2029, and research and development credit carryforwards of approximately $67,000. Under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, certain substantial changes in the Companys ownership may result in limitations on the amount of the NOL carryforwards which can be utilized in future years.
The Company classifies penalty and interest expense related to income tax liabilities as general and administrative expense and therefore is recognized in the statement of operations.
The Company files tax returns in the United States and in the state of Colorado. The tax years since inception remain open to examinations by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
Income taxes for 2008 were immaterial.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 Related Party Notes Payable
As of December 31, 2009, DMI had $100,000 in notes payable to DMIs founder and $100,000 payable to DMI BioSciences, Inc (BioSciences). The related party notes payable are unsecured, bear interest at 6% and mature on April 30, 2010. The Company accrued interest on these notes of $1,414 and $0 in 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Note 4 Equity
Capital Transactions
DMI issued 1,080,000 shares of Common Stock to its founder in December 2008 at a value of $.001 per share.
DMI issued 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock to BioSciences, an entity under common control, in April 2009 in connection with an Asset Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, DMI acquired office and lab equipment, cell lines and intellectual property including patents and license agreements, while the Company valued those assets in excess of $300,000, for financial reporting purposes the assets and liabilities have been recorded at predecessor cost. In conjunction with the asset purchase, DMI recorded a distribution of $252,015 to reflect liabilities assumed. Included in the assumed liabilities was a $200,000 note payable to DMIs founder. The note payable was converted into 163,934 shares of Series A preferred stock at a value of $1.22 per share.
DMI issued 7,350,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to its directors, officers and employees in exchange for $7,350 in cash in April 2009. The restricted common stock is subject to vesting as set forth below.
DMI issued 913,930 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in April and May 2009 in exchange for $1,115,020 in cash.
DMI received $170,002 in December 2009 in connection with a private placement for the purchase of 97,144 shares of common stock. DMI had not issued the shares as of December 31, 2009 and has therefore recorded the proceeds as a liability. The shares are expected to be issued subsequent to December 31, 2009.
Restricted Common Stock
Total shares of 7,350,000 sold to DMIs employees are restricted. One third of the restricted shares vested on the date of grant, April 17, 2009. The remaining two thirds vest on a monthly basis between the second and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. Vesting is subject to acceleration upon achieving certain milestones.
Series A Preferred Stock
The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock have rights and preferences summarized as follows. See also subsequent events (Note 7).
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 4 Equity (continued)
Series A Preferred Stock (continued)
Dividends
The Series A Preferred Stock carries an 8% non-cumulative dividend.
Conversion
The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible to Common Stock on a 1 for 1 basis at the option of the Series A Preferred Shareholders. The Series A Preferred Stock automatically converts to Common Stock on any public offering, any merger with a publicly traded shell corporation, or with the consent of holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock.
Liquidation Preference
The Series A Preferred Stockholders are entitle to receive $1.22 per share (as adjusted for stock splits) plus declared but unpaid dividends prior to any distribution to the holders of the Common Stock.
Voting
The Series A Preferred Stockholders are entitled to vote on an as-if converted to Common Stock basis.
Protective Provisions
As long as 20% of the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the consent of the holders of a majority of the Series A Preferred Stock will be required to amend the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, declare any dividend or redeem any shares, or sell the company.
Equity Incentive Plan
DMI adopted the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan) during 2009. Under the Plan, DMI may issue stock awards to employees, directors and consultants. DMI is authorized to grant up to 550,000 shares of stock awards. Pricing and vesting are determined by the board of directors and, and awards are evidenced by an award agreement extended to the recipient. Stock options generally vest over four years and terminate 10 years from the date of grant. See Subsequent Events (Note 6).
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 Related Party Transactions
DMI entered into as Asset Purchase Agreement during 2009 with BioSciences. Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, DMI acquired office and lab equipment, cell lines and intellectual property including patents and license agreements and assumed liabilities as set forth in Note 5 Equity. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger and the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at predecessor cost. The assets had $0 carrying value on the predecessor financial statements and liabilities totaled $252,015. In conjunction with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties entered into a Royalty Agreement which granted DMI with a 10% revenue royalty based upon license revenue that BioSciences receives, subject to DMI committing to additional funding.
BioSciences paid operating expenses on behalf of DMI, and funds have been advanced and repaid between DMI and BioSciences during 2009. Disbursements to BioSciences during 2009, including prepayment of liabilities assumed under the Asset Purchase Agreement totaled $111,943. BioSciences owed $7,261 to DMI in a short-term non-interest bearing advance at December 31, 2009.
DMI entered into a number of financing transactions with related parties as set forth in Note 3 Related Party Notes Payable and Note 5 Equity.
DMI has a Sponsored Research Agreement with Trauma Research LLC (TRLLC), a related for-profit research organization. Under the terms of the Sponsored Research Agreement, DMI is to provide personnel and equipment with an equivalent value of $263,750 per year and to make monthly equipment rental payments of $7,236 on behalf of TRLLC. In exchange, TRLLC will assign any intellectual property rights it develops under the Sponsored Research Agreement. The Sponsored Research Agreement expires in 2014 and may be terminated by either party on six months notice or immediately if either party determines that the other is not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement. There were no outstanding liabilities related to the Sponsored Research Agreement at December 31, 2009.
DMI has license agreements with the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. a related nonprofit research organization. The license agreements were assigned to DMI as a part of the Asset Purchase Agreement with BioSciences. Under the license agreements, DMI pays the costs associated with maintaining intellectual property subject to the license agreements. In return, DMI is entitled to deduct twice the amounts it has paid to maintain the intellectual property from any amounts that may become due to the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. under the license agreements, if and when the intellectual property becomes commercially viable and generates revenue. DMI paid $53,000 during 2009 in legal and patent fees to maintain the intellectual property of the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc.
Note 6 Subsequent Events
On January 12, 2010, DMI entered into a consulting agreement with Redwood Consultants, LLC for a term of twelve months, pursuant to which DMI issued 815,000 restricted shares of common stock as consideration for advisory and consulting services to be provided.
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DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6 Subsequent Events (continued)
During January 2010, DMI received $1,457,387 in proceeds from the sale of common stock under a private placement memorandum. DMI will issue 832,793 shares of common stock in exchange for these proceeds and in satisfaction of $170,002 in common stock liability outstanding at December 31, 2009 upon completion of the offering. The shares have par value of $.001 per share and are valued at $1.75 per share.
On March 2, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, or the Merger Agreement, with Chay Acquisitions, Inc., a public company. Chay Acquisitions was merged into DMI and DMI, as the Surviving Corporation, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chay. We issued 15,070,657 shares of our common stock to acquire DMI, which resulted in the stockholders of DMI owning approximately 95.7% of our outstanding common stock after the consummation of the Merger and before taking into account the issuance of 1,325,000 additional shares of our common stock described below.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, as a condition precedent to closing, DMI entered into a share purchase agreement. The share purchase agreement called for DMI to purchase a total of 263,624 shares of Chays common stock from the Chay Control Shareholders for a purchase price of $184,000.
As a further condition to Closing and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we and the Chay Control Shareholders entered into a Securities Put and Guarantee Agreement, or the Put Agreement. The Put Agreement provides that if DMI is not successful in obtaining a minimum of $5.0 million in financing, by a date which is 150 days after the Closing, the Chay Control Shareholders will have the right to put back to DMI all of the Chay common stock then owned by the Chay Control Shareholders for a put price of $250,000, subject to adjustment. Under the Put Agreement, the Guarantors agreed to jointly guarantee the payment of the put price by DMI if the put right becomes exercisable in accordance with its terms. In addition, DMI agreed to place in escrow a cash deposit of $125,000 that will be paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in the event the put right becomes exercisable by its terms. If paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in accordance with the escrow agreement, such payment will reduce the amount then owed by the Guarantors to the Chay Control Shareholders.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Chay accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of common stock from six officers and employees of DMI, for a purchase price of $150,000. DMI made advances to the six officers and employees in the aggregate amount of $150,000 to facilitate the share purchases by the six purchasers. These shares were issued immediately before the Closing.
At the time of merger, the Stockholders adopted a stock plan, which reserves up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock for issuance to their officers, directors, employees and consultants through various means, including incentive stock options, not-qualified stock options, restricted stock grants, and other forms of equity equivalents.
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DMI BIOSCIENCES ASSETS SOLD
Financial Statements
and
Independent Auditors Report
April 15, 2009 and September 30, 2008
DMI BIOSCIENCES ASSETS SOLD
Table of Contents
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Financial Statements |
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Board of Directors and Stockholders
DMI BioSciences Assets Sold
Denver, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of DMI BioSciences Assets Sold. (BioSciences) as of April 15, 2009 and September 30, 2008, and the related statement of operations, statements of parents investment, and cash flows for the periods then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of BioSciences management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DMI BioSciences Assets Sold as of April 15, 2009 and September 30, 2008, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the periods then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC
March 8, 2010
Denver, Colorado
Balance Sheets
April 15, 2009 |
September 30,
2008 |
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Assets | ||||||||
Assets |
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Property and equipment, net |
$ | | $ | 19,296 | ||||
Total assets |
$ | | $ | 19,296 | ||||
Liabilities and Contribution from Parent | ||||||||
Current liabilities |
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Accrued liabilities |
$ | 48,515 | $ | | ||||
Accrued interest |
3,740 | 534 | ||||||
Notes payable |
200,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
252,255 | 75,534 | ||||||
Contribution from Parent |
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Contribution from parent |
1,160,648 | 897,978 | ||||||
Deficit accumulated |
(1,572,891 | ) | (954,216 | ) | ||||
Net contribution from Parent |
(252,255 | ) | (56,238 | ) | ||||
Total liabilities and contribution from Parent |
$ | | $ | 19,296 | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
Period from
September 30, 2008 through April 15, 2009 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2008 |
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Revenue |
$ | 53,750 | $ | 50,000 | ||||
Expenses |
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Research and development |
499,246 | 879,844 | ||||||
General and administrative |
9,451 | 123,838 | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
508,697 | 1,003,682 | ||||||
Other income (expense) |
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Interest income |
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Interest expense |
3,740 | 534 | ||||||
Total other income (expense) |
3,740 | 534 | ||||||
Net loss |
$ | (458,687 | ) | $ | (954,216 | ) | ||
See notes to financial statements.
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Statement of Contribution from Parent
Contribution
from Parent |
Accumulated
Deficit |
Total Net
Assets |
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Balance September 30, 2007 |
$ | 194,880 | $ | | $ | 194,880 | |||||
Contribution from parent |
703,098 | | 703,098 | ||||||||
Net loss |
| (954,216 | ) | (954,216 | ) | ||||||
Balance September 30, 2008 |
897,978 | (954,216 | ) | (56,238 | ) | ||||||
Contribution from parent |
262,670 | | 262,670 | ||||||||
Net loss |
| (458,687 | ) | (458,687 | ) | ||||||
Balance April 15, 2009 |
$ | 1,160,648 | $ | (1,412,903 | ) | $ | (252,255 | ) | |||
See notes to financial statements.
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Statements of Cash Flows
Period from
September 30, 2009 to April 15, 2009 |
Year Ended
September 30, 2008 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net loss |
$ | (458,687 | ) | $ | (954,216 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities |
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Loss on disposal of assets |
| 140,680 | ||||||
Depreciation |
19,296 | 34,904 | ||||||
Increase in accounts payable |
48,515 | | ||||||
Increase in accrued interest |
3,206 | 534 | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(387,670 | ) | (778,098 | ) | ||||
Cash used in financing activities |
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Proceeds from note |
125,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
125,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Cash used in investing activities |
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Contribution from parent |
262,670 | 703,098 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
262,670 | 703,098 | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | | $ | | ||||
See notes to financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Business and Basis of Financial Statement Presentation
On April 16, 2009, DMI Life Sciences, Inc. (Life Sciences) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with DMI BioSciences (BioSciences) to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities (Assets sold). Under the Asset Purchase Agreement, BioSciences sold office and lab equipment, cell lines and intellectual property, including patents and license agreements, and relinquished certain liabilities to Life Sciences in exchange for 3,500,000 shares of common stock of Life Sciences. In conjunction with the Asset Purchase Agreement, the parties entered into a Royalty Agreement which granted Life Sciences with a 10% revenue royalty based upon license revenue that BioSciences receives, subject to Life Sciences committing to additional funding.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements contain financial information related to the Assets sold, which closed on April 16, 2009. Historically, financial statements have not been prepared for the Assets sold, as they were not held in a separate legal entity nor segregated within BioSciences as a division. The accompanying carve-out financial statements present the statements of financial position of the Assets sold and the statement of operations and cash flows of the Assets sold for inclusion in Life Sciences Form 8-K filing for purposes of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements include only those assets, liabilities and related operations of the Assets sold and exclude all other assets, liabilities and operations of BioSciences. The accompanying carve-out financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America using allocations and estimates where data is not maintained on a specific basis within the books and records. Allocations were based primarily on the percentage of expenses related to the research and development of the intellectual property transferred as compared to the expenses incurred for BioSciences other activities, adjusted when needed based on facts and circumstances where a more specific allocation was deemed more appropriate. Due to the significant amount of allocations and estimates used to prepare these carve-out financial statements, they may not reflect the financial position, cash flows or results of operations of the Assets sold in the future or what its operations, cash flows and financial positions would have been had the Assets sold been operated on a stand-alone basis during the periods presented. These financial statements do not include a carve-out for cash as the operations have historically been funded by BioSciences.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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DMI BIOSCIENCES ASSETS SOLD
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives for owned assets, ranging from five to seven years or, for leasehold improvements, the term of the related lease.
Patents and Patent Applications
Costs of establishing patents consisting of legal fees paid to third parties are expensed as incurred until such time as the patent is deemed viable and will produce a source of revenue.
Research and Development
Research and development cost are expensed as incurred.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Assets to Be Disposed Of
Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is generally measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. There has been no impairment loss recognized during the periods ended September 30, 2008 or April 15, 2009.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues from royalties are recognized when all of the following criteria have been met: (a) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (b) delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, (c) the price is fixed or determinable, and (d) collectability is reasonably assured.
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DMI BIOSCIENCES ASSETS SOLD
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 2 - Debt
In September of 2008, a note demand was made to BioSciences, with no set maturity date from an unrelated third party for $75,000 bearing interest at 10%. This obligation increased to $200,000 as of April 16, 2009 and was transferred as part of the Assets sold.
Note 3 - Related Party Transactions
BioSciences has a Sponsored Research Agreement with Trauma Research LLC (TRLLC), a related it research organization. Under the terms of the Sponsored Research Agreement, BioSciences was to provide personnel and equipment with an equivalent value of $600,000 per year and to make monthly equipment rental payments of $7,236 on behalf of TRLLC. In exchange, TRLLC will assign any intellectual property rights it develops. The Sponsored Research Agreement expires in 2014 and may be terminated by either party on six months notice or immediately if either party determines that the other is not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement. There were no outstanding liabilities related to the Sponsored Research Agreement at September 30, 2008 and the seven months ended April 15, 2009. The obligations under this agreement were transferred through issuance of a new agreement between TRLLC and Life Sciences.
BioSciences has license agreements with the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. a related nonprofit research organization. Under the license agreements, BioSciences paid the costs associated with maintaining intellectual property subject to the license agreements. In return, BioSciences was entitled to deduct twice the amounts it has paid to maintain the intellectual property from any amounts that may become due to the Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc. under the license agreements, if and when the intellectual property becomes commercially viable and generates revenue. BioSciences paid $0 and $15,227 during the seven months ended April 15, 2009 and twelve months ended September 20, 2008, respectively, in legal and patent fees to maintain the intellectual property of the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Inc. These costs are included in the accompanying financial statements as this contract was assumed by Life Sciences as part of the Assets sold.
Note 4 - Subsequent Events
Operating expenses were paid on behalf of DMI, and funds have been advanced and repaid between Life Sciences and the Company during 2009. Receipts from Life Sciences during 2009, including prepayment of liabilities assumed under the Asset Purchase Agreement totaled $111,943. Life Sciences owed $7,261 to the Company in a short-term non-interest bearing advance at December 31, 2009.
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Pro Forma Unaudited Consolidated statement of Operations
For the Year ended December 31, 2009
Chay Year
Ended December 31, 2009 (unaudited) |
Adjustments
for the Sale of Assets |
DMI Year
Ended December 31, 2009 |
Pro Forma
Combined |
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Expenses |
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Research and development |
| | 1,070,370 | 1,070,370 | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative |
21,872 | (21,872 | ) | (1 | ) | 441,135 | 441,135 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
21,872 | (21,872 | ) | 1,511,505 | 1,511,505 | ||||||||||||||
Other income (expense) |
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Interst income |
| | 1,091 | 1,091 | |||||||||||||||
Interst expense |
(4,179 | ) | 4,179 | (1 | ) | (1,414 | ) | (1,414 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense) |
(4,179 | ) | 4,179 | (323 | ) | (323 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Loss |
$ | 26,051 | $ | (26,051 | ) | $ | 1,511,828 | $ | 1,511,828 | ||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
929,718 | | 8,787,650 | 17,061,752 | |||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per common share |
$ | 0.03 | | $ | 0.17 | $ | 0.09 | ||||||||||||
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance sheet Data as of December 31, 2009
Chay |
DMI
LifeSciences |
Adjustments
for Assets and Liabilities not acquired |
Pro forma
Adjustments |
Pro Forma
Combined |
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Current Assets |
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Cash |
$ | 527 | $ | 71,983 | $ | (527 | ) | (1 | ) | $ | 150,183 | (2 | ) | $ | 1,050,551 | |||||||||||
1,287,385 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(184,000 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(150,000 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(125,000 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Cash |
125,000 | (2 | ) | $ | 125,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
| 7,036 | | | 7,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Related party receivable |
| 7,261 | | 7,261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total current assets |
527 | 86,280 | (527 | ) | 1,103,568 | 1,189,848 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments in real estate |
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Fall River County |
30,154 | | (30,154 | ) | (1 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Total non-current assets |
30,154 | | (30,154 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 30,681 | $ | 86,280 | $ | (30,681 | ) | $ | 1,103,568 | $ | 1,189,848 | |||||||||||||||
Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable |
4,602 | 79,446 | (4,602 | ) | (1 | ) | | 79,446 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued salaries |
| 73,391 | | | 73,391 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued real estate taxes |
1,201 | | (1,201 | ) | (1 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Accrued interest payable, related parties |
7,628 | 1,414 | (7,628 | ) | (1 | ) | | 1,414 | ||||||||||||||||||
Advances payable, related parties |
9,078 | | (9,078 | ) | (1 | ) | | | ||||||||||||||||||
Related parties notes payable |
78,087 | 200,000 | (78,087 | ) | (1 | ) | | 200,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Common stock put option |
| | | 250,000 | (7 | ) | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities |
100,596 | 354,251 | (100,596 | ) | 250,000 | 604,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
100,596 | 354,251 | (100,596 | ) | 250,000 | 604,251 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholder' equity |
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Common stock subscribed |
| 170,002 | (170,002 | ) | (5 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||
Note receivable, stockholders |
| | (150,000 | ) | (2 | ) | (150,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value |
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Series A Preferred stock, $.001 par value |
| 1,078 | (1,078 | ) | (4 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock, no par value |
30,418 | | (30,418 | ) | (1 | ) | 150,183 | (2 | ) | 2,500,520 | ||||||||||||||||
2,600,337 | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(250,000 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value |
| 11,930 | 1,078 | (4 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,457 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(14,465 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional paid in capital |
| 1,313,942 | 1,285,928 | (3 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||
(2,415,870 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(184,000 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated deficit to July 31, 2001 |
(1,790 | ) | | 1,790 | (1 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage |
(98,543 | ) | (1,764,923 | ) | 98,543 | (1 | ) | (1,764,923 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total shareholders' equity (deficit) |
(69,915 | ) | (267,971 | ) | 69,915 | 853,568 | 585,597 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit) |
$ | 30,681 | $ | 86,280 | $ | (30,681 | ) | $ | 1,103,568 | $ | 1,189,848 | |||||||||||||||
Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information
(1) | to remove the assets and liabilities not assumed in the merger |
(2) | to reflect the sale of 1,325,000 shares common stock in Chay Enterprises between December 31, 2009 and March 2, 2010 for $150,183 which was funded by a note from DMI Life Sciences. In addition DMI Life Sciences put $125,000 into escrow as a condition of the merger agreement. |
(3) | to reflect the sale of 735,649 shares of common stock in DMI Life Sciences for $1,287,385 in cash between January 1, 2010 and March 2, 2010, and the issuance of shares for common stock subscribed prior to December 31, 2009. |
(4) | to convert the Preferred stock to common stock based upon the automatic conversion feature triggered due to the merger of Chay and DMI Life Sciences |
(5) | to reflect the merger of Chay and DMI Life sciences through the issuance of 15,070,657 shares of common stock of Chay |
(6) | to reflect the payment of $184,000 to Chay shareholders for the merger transaction for the redemption of DMI acquiring 263,624 shares of common stock |
(7) | to reflect the $250,000 put option held by the Chay shareholders which was a condition of the merger transaction |
CHAY ENTERPRISES, INC. AND
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
Explanatory Notes
The unaudited pro forma financial data set forth below at and for the year ended December 31, 2009 is based upon Chays historical financial statements, adjusted to give effect to:
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The transaction with DMI Life Sciences, Inc. and |
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The contemporaneous sale of the corporation to the purchasing corporation. |
On March 2, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Chay Acquisitions, Inc., a public company. Chay Acquisitions was merged into DMI and DMI, as the Surviving Corporation, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chay. We issued 15,070,657 shares of our common stock to acquire DMI, which resulted in the stockholders of DMI owning approximately 95.7% of our outstanding common stock after the consummation of the Merger and before taking into account the issuance of 1,325,000 additional shares of our common stock sold to management of DMI.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, as a condition precedent to closing, DMI entered into a share purchase agreement which called for DMI to purchase a total of 263,624 shares of Chays common stock from the Chay Control Shareholders for a purchase price of $184,000 which represents the cost and efforts the Control Shareholders incurred in establishing and maintaining Chay.
As a further condition to Closing and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, we and the Chay Control Shareholders entered into a Securities Put and Guarantee Agreement, or the Put Agreement. The Put Agreement provides that if DMI is not successful in obtaining a minimum of $5.0 million in financing, by a date which is 150 days after the Closing, the Chay Control Shareholders will have the right to put back to DMI all of the Chay common stock then owned by the Chay Control Shareholders for a put price of $250,000, subject to adjustment. Under the Put Agreement, the Guarantors agreed to jointly guarantee the payment of the put price by DMI if the put right becomes exercisable in accordance with its terms. In addition, DMI agreed to place in escrow a cash deposit of $125,000 that will be paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in the event the put right becomes exercisable by its terms. If paid to the Chay Control Shareholders in accordance with the escrow agreement, such payment will reduce the amount then owed by the Guarantors to the Chay Control Shareholders.
Immediately prior to the Closing, Chay accepted subscriptions for an aggregate of 1,325,000 shares of common stock from six officers and employees of DMI, for a purchase price of approximately $150,000. DMI made advances to the six officers and employees in the aggregate amount of $150,000 to facilitate the share purchases by the six purchasers.
The pro forma financial information at and for the year ended December 31, 2009 has been developed from Chays audited financial statements and DMI Life Sciences, Inc. audited financial statements, and the notes to those financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this document.
The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what Chays actual consolidated results of operations or Chays financial position would have been had the transaction and corporation sale occurred on the dates assumed, nor is it necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations or financial position.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial data is based on preliminary estimates and various assumptions that DMI Life Sciences, Inc., and Chay believe are reasonable in these circumstances. Because the former stockholders of DMI Life Sciences, Inc., will own approximately 96% of the combined company on completion of the exchange, calculated on a fully diluted basis and Chay is selling its existing operations in conjunction with the transaction, the transaction and corporation sale will be accounted for as a recapitalization through a reverse acquisition, with no goodwill or other intangibles recorded. As such, the pro forma financial information reflects the historical financial information of DMI Life Sciences, Inc. and the remaining assets of Chay brought over at historical cost. Costs of the transaction will be charged to operations. Chay does not anticipate that any cost savings, revenue enhancements or synergies will be realized in connection with the transaction and corporation sale. The unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect the DMI Life Sciences, Inc. accounting policies, as those accounting policies will govern DMI Life Sciences Inc.s accounting after the transaction and corporation sale.
The summary consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 30, 2009 gives effect to the transaction and corporation sale as if each had occurred on January 1, 2008.
Exhibit 2.1
A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER
B Y AND A MONG
DMI L IFE S CIENCES , I NC .,
C HAY E NTERPRISES , I NC ., AND
C HAY A CQUISITIONS , I NC .
D ATED AS OF M ARCH 2, 2010
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is made and entered into as of March 2, 2010, by and among DMI Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), Chay Enterprises, Inc., a Colorado corporation ( Parent ), and Chay Acquisitions, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the Merger Subsidiary ). Each of the Company, Parent and Merger Subsidiary may be referred to herein as a Party , and collectively as the Parties .
RECITALS:
A. Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company desire to enter this Agreement pursuant to which Parent will acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company as a result of the merger of the Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company.
B. The Boards of Directors of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company, and their respective shareholders, that the Merger Subsidiary be merged with and into the Company.
C. The Boards of Directors of Parent, the Merger Subsidiary and the Company have each unanimously approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and have agreed to recommend that their respective shareholders adopt and approve this Agreement.
D. The Parties desire to effect the Merger as a reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), so that the Merger will not be taxable to the Parties or their stockholders. This Agreement constitutes a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(c).
E. Within 150 days after the Closing, Parent and the Company intend to consummate a financing involving the private placement of common stock with certain investors (the Private Placement ).
In consideration of the premises, the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below.
1933 Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Affiliate of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.
Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504 of the Code (or any analogous combined, consolidated or unitary group defined under any income Tax Law) of which the Company or Parent is or has been a member.
Agreement means this Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with all schedules and exhibits attached hereto.
Assets means all assets owned or utilized by the Company or Parent, respectively, including without limitation, Leased Real Property, Personal Property, Inventory, Accounts, goodwill, Proprietary Rights and any asset listed on the December 31 Financial Statements or any subsequently delivered balance sheet of the Company or Parent.
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Audited Financial Statements means the December 31, 2009 audited financial statements of the Company and Parent, respectively, which shall include a presentation of such periods as is required by Regulation S-X, U.S. GAAP and the rules and regulations of the SEC, as the same may be updated from time to time. For all purposes under this Agreement, Audited Financial Statements shall include a balance sheet and the related statements of loss or operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows and any required footnotes and such other disclosure materials, in each case to the extent required to be included in the Super 8-K to be filed by Parent with the SEC within four business days after occurrence of the Merger, or in the Form 10-K of Parent to be filed with the SEC on or before March 30, 2010 which shall include Audited Financial Statements of Parent as of December 31, 2009.
Business means the Companys business of discovering and developing proprietary pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products and devices designed to address a range of human conditions and diseases.
CBCA means the Colorado Business Corporation Act.
Certificate of Merger means the Certificate of Merger satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto.
Chay Control Shareholders means, collectively, Philip J. Davis, Gary A. Agron, and GM/CM Family Partners Ltd., which at the date hereof together own 723,558 shares of Parent Common Stock.
Claims or a Claim mean all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, assessments, complaints, directives, citations, information requests issued by any Governmental Agency, legal proceedings, orders, notices of potential responsibility, losses, all damages of whatever nature (including, without limitation, diminution in value and lost profits), Liabilities,
Closing means, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Agreement and compliance with the other provisions hereof, the closing of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
Closing Date means March 2, 2010, or at such other place and time as shall be mutually agreeable to the Parties hereto.
Code has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
Company Purchase Rights means any option, warrant or other right to acquire shares of Company Stock.
Company Stock means, collectively, the Series A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company on an as-converted basis (giving effect to the conversion thereof into Common Stock of the Company, which conversion shall be consummated immediately prior to the Closing), and the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company issued and outstanding.
Contracts means with respect to any Person, all agreements, contracts, commitments, franchises, covenants, authorizations, understandings, licenses, mortgages, promissory notes, deeds of trust, indentures, leases, plans or other instruments, certificates or obligations, whether written or oral, to which said Person is a party, under which said Person has or may acquire any right or has or may become subject to any obligation or by which said Person, any of said Persons outstanding shares of stock or any of its assets is bound.
DGCL means the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Effective Time means the effective time of the Merger pursuant to the application of Section 103(c)(3) of the DGCL.
Environmental Laws means all applicable Laws concerning public health and safety, the pollution or protection of the environment or the use, generation, transportation, storage, treatment, processing, disposal or release of Hazardous Substances, as the foregoing are enacted and in effect on the Closing Date, including, without limitation, the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, the Federal Clean Air Act, as amended, the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency, regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency and regulations of any state or local department of natural resources or other environmental protection agency.
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EKSH means Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman PC, independent public accounting firm engaged by the Company.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Exchange Ratio means the number (whole and fraction thereof) equal to (x) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which the Company Stock will be automatically converted at the Effective Time, divided by (y) the number of shares of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, as such number may be adjusted from time to time in such a manner as to effectuate the Parties intent that following the Effective Time the former stockholders and option holders of the Company shall hold approximately 96% of the stock of Parent on a fully-diluted basis.
FCPA means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Financial Statements mean the Audited Financial Statements of the Company and Parent, and the financial statements of Parent filed with the SEC in Parents Forms 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs, and registration statements or prospectuses.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, in the United States.
Governmental Agency means any court, tribunal, administrative agency or commission, taxing authority or other governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign, of competent jurisdiction, including, without limitation, agencies, departments, boards, commissions or other instrumentalities of any country or any political subdivisions thereof.
Governmental Licenses means all permits, licenses, franchises, orders, registrations, certificates, variances, approvals and other authorizations obtained from any Governmental Agency.
Hazardous Substances means any flammables, explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances, pollutants or contaminants or related materials regulated under, or as defined in any Environmental Law.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any Person at any date, without duplication: (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (including, without limitation, any shareholder notes, deferred purchase price obligations or earn-out obligations issued or entered into in connection with any acquisition undertaken by such Person); (iii) all obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers acceptances issued for the account of such Person; (iv) all obligations of such Person under any capitalized lease; (v) all liabilities and obligations pursuant to any interest rate swap agreements; and (vi) any accrued interest, prepayment premiums, breakage fees, penalties or similar amounts related to any of the foregoing.
Indemnified Party means a Party suffering any loss, damage or expense (including reasonable expert witness and attorneys fees) for which an Indemnifying Party is obligated to indemnify and hold such Indemnified Party harmless pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Indemnifying Party means a Party that, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, is obligated to indemnify and hold harmless an Indemnified Party suffering any loss, damage, or expense (including reasonable expert witness and attorneys fees).
Knowledge means (i) in the case of an individual, the actual knowledge of such individual, (ii) in the case of any Person other than an individual, the actual knowledge of the Board of Directors or senior level management employees (or individuals serving in similar capacities) of such Person.
Law or Laws means any and all federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations or Orders.
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Leased Real Property means all of the right, title and interest of the Company and/or Parent, as the case may be, under all leases, subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements (written or oral), pursuant to which the Company or Parent holds a leasehold or sub-leasehold estate in, or is granted the right to use or occupy, any land, buildings, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property which is used in the operation of the Companys Business or leased by the Company or Parent.
Leases means those leases and subleases of the Leased Real Property.
Liability means, with respect to any Person, any liability, debt, loss, cost, expense, fine, penalty, obligation or damage of any kind, whether known, unknown, contingent, asserted, accrued, unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, or whether due or to become due.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, encumbrance, lien, easement, option, debt, charge, claim or restriction of any kind.
Material Adverse Effect means any event, circumstance, change, occurrence or effect (collectively, Events ) that, individually or in the aggregate, is materially adverse to the Companys Business or the assets, liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Company or Parent; provided , however , that no Event will be deemed (either alone or in combination) to constitute, nor will be taken into account in determining whether there has been or may be, a Material Adverse Effect to the extent that it arises out of or relates to: (i) a general deterioration in the United States economy, (ii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war (whether or not declared) or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including an act of terrorism, (iii) a natural disaster or any other natural occurrence beyond the control of the Company or Parent, (iv) the disclosure of the fact that Parent is the prospective acquirer of the Company, (v) the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (vi) any change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon the Company or Parent or any change in applicable laws, rules or regulations or the interpretation thereof, (vii) any action required by this Agreement.
Merger means the merger of Merger Subsidiary into the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL.
Money Laundering and Related Laws means (i) applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, including the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Agency, (ii) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, or (iii) the Uniting and Strengthening of America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, and/or the rules and regulations promulgated under any such law, or any successor law.
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department.
Order means, with respect to any Person, any award, decision, decree, injunction, judgment, order or ruling directed to and naming such Person.
Parent Common Stock means the common stock, no par value per share, of Parent, the price of which is quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the ticker symbol CHYE.
Parent Shareholders Meeting means the meeting of Parents shareholders to consider the approval of this Agreement and such other matters as are described in the Shareholder Notice Materials.
PCAOB means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Permitted Liens means (i) landlords, mechanics, materialmens, carriers, workmens, contractors and warehousemens Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and for amounts which are not delinquent and are not, individually or in the aggregate, material in nature, (ii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith, provided that a reserve for such contested Taxes is maintained by the responsible Party, and (iii) liens imposed by applicable Laws.
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Person means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association, corporation, limited liability company, entity or governmental entity (whether federal, state, county, city or otherwise and including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency or department thereof).
Personal Property means all tangible personal property owned or used by the Company and Parent, as the case may be, in the conduct of each entitys business, including, without limitation, all furniture, computer hardware, fixtures that are not affixed to real property, laboratory equipment and quality control testing equipment, accessories and tools, wherever located.
Pre-Closing Period means the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time.
Proceeding means any action, arbitration, audit, complaint, investigation, litigation or suit (whether civil, criminal or administrative).
Proprietary Rights means: (i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto and all foreign and domestic patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof; (ii) all foreign and domestic trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos and trade names and all goodwill associated therewith; (iii) all foreign and domestic copyrightable works, all foreign and domestic copyrights and all foreign and domestic applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, code books, recipes, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, blue prints, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals); and (v) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof in whatever form or medium.
Put Option Agreement means the agreement among the Company, the Chay Control Shareholders and the Company Guarantors which provides, among other things, (i) for the right of the Chay Control Shareholders to put back to the Company the 634,428 shares of Parent Common Stock owned by them, for a payment of $250,000 (less any proceeds realized by the Chay Control Shareholders from private sales of their Chay common stock and proceeds of Rule 144 sales of their Chay common stock that occur before exercise of the put right) if the Company and/ or Chay are not successful in obtaining financing in the amount of $5 million or more by a date which is 150 days from the Closing of the Merger, and (ii) if the Company is incapable of paying the put price of $250,000, then such payment shall become the joint obligation of the Company Guarantors.
Real Estate means the 32 residential building lots in the City of Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, which are currently owned by Parent and which will be purchased by the Chay Control Shareholders in the Real Estate Purchase.
Real Estate Purchase means the Parents sale of all of its entire right, title and interest in and to 32 residential building lots in the City of Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, to Gary A. Agron and Philip J. Davis for a price of $154,000, paid or assumed at the Closing and comprised of $100,596 in amounts owed to Gary A. Agron and Philip J. Davis being extinguished, property taxes assumed, assumed expenses incurred in connection with the 2009 audit and 2009 financial statements, and $34,000 in cash,
Representatives means a corporate or entitys affiliates, officers, directors, employees or other agents and representatives.
Righ ts means any option, warrant or other right to acquire shares of a Persons common or preferred stock.
SAI means Schumacher & Associates, Inc., independent public accounting firm engaged by Parent.
Sarbanes-Oxley means the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance therewith, as the same may be amended from time to time.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Share Purchase means the Companys purchase of an aggregate of approximately 263,624 shares of Parent Common Stock from the Chay Control Shareholders for a purchase price of $150,000.
Shareholder Notice Materials means the notice of special or annual meeting of shareholders of Parent, together with such disclosure materials as Parent encloses therewith and which are reasonably approved by the
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Company, by which Parent will call the Parent Shareholders Meeting to approve the Merger, approve a name change of Parent (subject to later implementation), approve the restatement of Parents articles of incorporation, approve the reincorporation of Parent in the State of Delaware at such time as is designated by the board of directors acting after the Merger, approve the Put Option Agreement, and such other matters as the Parties may determine to include in the Shareholder Notice Materials.
Shareholders mean the shareholders of the Company or Parent, as the case may be.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (regardless of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.
Super 8-K means the Form 8-K which Parent must file with the SEC within four business days after the occurrence of the Merger, which Form 8-K will contain the information that would be required if Parent were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10, pursuant to Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K, after consummation of the Merger.
Surviving Corporation . means the Company after the Merger is consummated, as the surviving corporation of the Merger.
Tax means any foreign, federal, state or local income, gross receipts, franchise, estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer, real property gains, registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll, license, employee or other withholding, or other tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties, fines or additions thereto or additional amounts in respect of any of the foregoing.
Tax Return means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information return or other document (including any related or supporting schedule, statement or information) filed or required to be filed in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax.
Transfer Agent means Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., located at 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209.
WARN Act means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar foreign, state or local law, regulation or ordnance.
1.2 Exhibits. The Exhibits attached to this Agreement are set forth below.
Exhibit A |
| Certificate of Merger | ||
Exhibit B |
| Officers Certificate of the Company | ||
Exhibit C |
| Officers Certificate of Parent | ||
Exhibit D |
| Resignation and Release of Philip J. Davis |
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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
2.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and the applicable provisions of the DGCL, and on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, as of the Effective Time, the Merger Subsidiary shall merge with and into the Company , the separate corporate existence of the Merger Subsidiary shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation.
2.2 Closing . The Closing shall take place on the Closing Date or on the third business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than the conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the Closing itself), or at such other place or on such other date as is mutually agreeable to Parent and the Company.
2.3 Filing of Certificate of Merger . Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company and the Merger Subsidiary shall as soon as possible on the Closing Date or such other date as Parent and the Company shall agree, cause the merger to be consummated by filing with the Delaware Division of Corporations a duly executed Certificate of Merger.
2.4 Effect of Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided herein and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and the Merger Subsidiary shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Company and the Merger Subsidiary shall become the debts, liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving Corporation.
2.5 Certificates of Incorporation and Bylaws. Unless otherwise determined by Parent and the Company prior to the Effective Time:
(a) the Articles of Incorporation of Parent shall be amended and restated upon approval of a name change by FINRA pursuant to which, among other things, the name of Parent shall be changed to Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;
(b) the Bylaws of Parent shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time;
(c) the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended thereafter to change the name of the Company to Ampio Pharmaceutical Technologies, Inc.; and
(d) the Bylaws of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
2.6 Directors and Officers . At the Closing, the members of the Board of Directors of Parent and of any Subsidiary of Parent, and each person serving as an officer of Parent or of any Subsidiary of Parent, shall resign his or her respective positions by tendering written resignations, and the members of the Board of Directors of the Company who are members prior to the Closing, consisting of David Bar-Or, Bruce G. Miller, and Michael Macaluso, in addition to a new director, Donald B. Wingerter, Jr., shall simultaneously be appointed to serve as members of the Board of Directors of Parent and of all Subsidiaries of Parent, with such appointments to be effective as of the Closing. Upon their appointment, the members of the Board of Directors of Parent shall elect the following to serve in the offices indicated beginning as of the Closing Date: David Bar-Or, M.D., Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer; Donald B. Wingerter, Jr., Chief Executive Officer; and Bruce G. Miller, Chief Operating Officer. The officers and directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation until their successors have been duly appointed and qualified.
2.7 Effect on Stock . Immediately prior to the Effective Time, by action of the board of directors of the Company and approved by holders of the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, each share of Company Preferred Stock shall be converted into shares of Company Stock in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. Thereafter, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Subsidiary, the Company or any stockholders thereof:
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(a) any shares of Company Stock then held by the Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company (or held in the Companys treasury) shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(b) each share of Company Stock then outstanding shall be converted into one share of Parent Common Stock.
(c) each share of the common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of Merger Subsidiary then outstanding shall be converted into one share of the validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable authorized common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Stock or Parent Common Stock are changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction, then the Exchange Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted.
(e) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger, and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued, and in lieu thereof, if a fractional share of Parent Common Stock would otherwise be issued to any Company stockholder, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by such Company stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by such holder) shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
2.8 Company Purchase Rights . Prior to the Closing, the Parent Stockholders shall have approved and Parent shall have assumed, effective as of the Closing, the Company Equity Incentive Plan. At the Closing, no Company Purchase Rights will be outstanding.
2.9 No Further Ownership Rights in Company Stock . All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender of the Company Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Company of shares of Company Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.
2.10 Exchange of Certificates .
(a) At the Closing, the Company shall cause the Company Stockholders and the Company Purchase Rights Holders to surrender any and all certificates representing the Company Stock and the Assumed Purchase Rights, as applicable, together with any other reasonably required documents such as medallion guaranteed stock powers and assignments, to Parent, and the Company Stockholders and Company Purchase Rights Holders shall be entitled, upon surrender, to receive in exchange therefor certificates representing Parent Stock and Parent Purchase Rights, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Alternatively, if a Company Stockholder requests his or her Parent Common Stock to be held by a brokerage firm or other eligible nominee, Parent will provide irrevocable instructions to its Transfer Agent providing for book entry issuances of the applicable Parent Common Stock. If any certificate for Parent Common Stock is to be issued in a name other than that in which the certificate for shares of Company Stock surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of that exchange that the person requesting the exchange shall pay any transfer or other Taxes or fees required by reason of the issuance of certificates for Parent Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Company Stock certificate surrendered.
(b) Upon surrender of a Company Stock certificate to Parent, the holder of such Company Stock certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing the number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions hereof, together with one additional whole share of Parent Common Stock for any fractional share of Parent Common Stock that would otherwise be issuable to a Company Stockholder, and the Company Stock certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.10, each Company Stock certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock as contemplated hereby.
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(c) If any Company Stock certificates representing shares of Company Stock shall have been lost or destroyed, the Company Stockholders who are the registered owners of those shares may obtain the certificate representing the Parent Common Stock to which the Company Stockholders are entitled by reason of the consummation of the Merger, provided that the Company Stockholders deliver to Parent and the Transfer Agent a statement certifying to the loss or destruction and providing for indemnity or a bond satisfactory to Parent and the Transfer Agent indemnifying Parent and the Transfer Agent against any loss or expense either of them may incur if the lost or destroyed certificates are thereafter presented to Parent or the Transfer Agent for exchange. to the Transfer Agent.
(d) All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon surrender and exchange of Company Common Stock, in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Common Stock.
(e) Any Parent Common Stock which remains undistributed to the holders of Company Stock Certificates for six months after the Effective Time shall be retained by Parent, and any holders of Company Stock certificates who have not previously surrendered their Company Stock certificates in accordance with this Section 2.10 shall thereafter look only to Parent for issuance of the Parent Common Stock to which such holders are entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor the Company shall be liable to any holder of Company Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, as the case may be, for such shares of Parent Common Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
2.11 Exemption from Registration . The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be issued in a transaction exempt from registration under the 1933 Act and applicable state Blue Sky Laws pursuant to Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act and analogous state exemptions under applicable Blue Sky Laws, and such shares will constitute restricted securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act.
2.12 Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is reasonably determined by Parent to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of Merger Subsidiary and the Company, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be fully authorized (in the name of Merger Subsidiary, in the name of the Company and otherwise) to take such action.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
3.1 Conditions to the Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI shall be true and correct in all respects, at and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though then made and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout such representations and warranties (except that those representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date need only be true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of Parent or the Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall have each performed in all material respects all the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the Closing;
(c) No waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been required;
(d) No Proceeding before any Governmental Agency shall be pending which, if successful for the Governmental Agency, would result in an Order that would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or cause such transactions to be rescinded;
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(e) Parent shall have delivered to Company an opinion of the Law Office of Gary A. Agron, dated the Closing Date, in a form reasonably acceptable to Company counsel legal counsel and dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The incorporation, existence, good standing and capitalization of Parent are as stated in this Agreement and, assuming the effectiveness of the Merger and tender of the Company Stock by the holders thereof, the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to and received by the Company Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable; all outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive right of shareholders; and, to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no existing option, warrant, right, call, subscription or other agreement or commitment obligating Parent to issue or sell, or to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock other than as stated in this Agreement.
(ii) Parent has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Parent, and (assuming the due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent.
(iii) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no actions, suits or proceedings, pending or threatened against Parent by any Governmental Authority which seek to restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(iv) The execution and performance by Parent of this Agreement will not violate the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of Parent.
(v) To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or Governmental Authority which has not been obtained is required on behalf of Parent for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(vi) The issuance of the Parent Shares by Parent is exempt from Section 5s registration provisions of the 1933 Act.
In rendering its opinion, counsel may rely as to factual matters on certificates of public officials and officers or employees of Parent, provided that copies of such opinions and certificates shall be delivered with such opinion, and provided further that in the case of any such reliance, counsel shall state that it believes that it is justified in relying on such opinions and certificates for such matters.
(f) On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent shall have delivered to the Company each of the following:
(i) certificate from the Chief Executive Officer of Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that the applicable preconditions specified in Section 3.1(a) and (b) hereof have been satisfied, and certifying such other matters reasonably requested by the Company;
(ii) certified copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors and shareholders of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby; and
(iii) copies of any consents, approvals, releases from and filings with, Governmental Agencies required in order to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which Parent is responsible to obtain pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(g) Any and all debt owed to any related or third party by Parent shall have been paid and discharged, or debt forgiveness agreements shall have been obtained from such parties such that Parent shall have no debt or liabilities of any kind as of the Effective Time;
(h) As contemplated by Article II of this Agreement, the members of Parents and any Subsidiary of Parents current Boards of Directors and each person serving as an officer of Parent or of any Subsidiary of Parent shall resign his or her respective positions by tendering written resignations and current members of the Companys Board will have been appointed to serve as members of the Board of Directors of Parent and of all Subsidiaries of Parent;
(i) Dissenters rights of appraisal shall not have been exercised by stockholders owning four percent of the outstanding shares of Parent, if such rights are applicable under the CBCA.
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(j) The assumption of the Company Equity Incentive Plan as contemplated by Section 2.8 shall have occurred.
(k) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent or Merger Subsidiary, and no event shall have occurred or circumstance shall exist that, in combination with any other events or circumstances, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or Merger Subsidiary.
(l) All certificates, instruments and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby reasonably requested by the Company shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company; and
(m) The Company shall have obtained the requisite approval of its shareholders with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby.
Any condition specified in this Section 3.1 except (m) may be waived by the Company; provided , however , that no such waiver will be effective unless it is set forth in a writing executed by the Company.
3.2 Conditions to Parents and the Merger Subsidiarys Obligations . The obligations of Parent and the Merger Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a) Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article V shall be true and correct in all respects, at and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though then made and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout such representations and warranties (except that those representations and warranties that are made as of a specific date need only be true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) The Company shall have performed in all material respects all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the Closing;
(c) No waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been required;
(d) No Proceeding before any Governmental Agency shall be pending which, if successful for the Governmental Agency, would result in a Order that would prevent the carrying out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions contemplated hereby or cause such transactions to be rescinded;
(e) shall have received an opinion of counsel from Richardson & Patel LLP, legal counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The incorporation, existence, good standing and capitalization of the Company are as stated in this Agreement; all outstanding shares of Company Stock are duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have not been issued in violation of any preemptive right of shareholders; and, to the knowledge of such counsel, there is no existing option, warrant, right, call, subscription or other agreement or commitment obligating the Company to issue or sell, or to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock other than as stated in this Agreement.
(ii) The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and (assuming the due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by Parent) constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company.
(iii) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no actions, suits or proceedings, pending or threatened against the Company or its Subsidiary by any Governmental Authority which seek to restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iv) The execution and performance by the Company of this Agreement will not violate the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws of the Company.
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(v) To the knowledge of such counsel, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or Governmental Authority which has not been obtained is required on behalf of the Company its Subsidiary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
In rendering its opinion, counsel may rely as to factual matters on certificates of public officials and officers or employees of the Company, provided that copies of such opinions and certificates shall be delivered with such opinion, and provided further that in the case of any such reliance, counsel shall state that it believes that it is justified in relying on such opinions and certificates for such matters.
(f) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have delivered to Parent each of the following:
(i) Certificates from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company dated the Closing Date, stating that the applicable preconditions specified in Section 3.2(a) and (b) hereof have been satisfied, and certifying such other matters reasonably requested by Parent;
(ii) Certified copies of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the Merger and the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock of the Company into shares of Common Stock of the Company; and
(iii) The items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.8(d) hereof;
(g) Parent and the Merger Subsidiary shall have each obtained the approval of its shareholders with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) Parent shall have obtained the Governmental Agency and third party consents, approvals and releases all of which are necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(i) Company shall have delivered to Parent Financial Statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP and SEC Regulation S-X, required to be filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K described in Section 4.8 hereto.
(j) Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, and no event shall have occurred or circumstance shall exist that, in combination with any other events or circumstances, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(k) All certificates, instruments and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby reasonably requested by Parent shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent; and
(l) Parent shall have obtained the requisite approval of its shareholders with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby.
Any condition specified in this Section 3.2 except (l) may be waived by Parent; provided , however , that no such waiver shall be effective unless it is set forth in a writing executed by Parent.
3.3 Other Conditions .
(a) At the Closing, the Company shall effect the Share Purchase from the Chay Control Shareholders and Gary A. Agron and Philip J. Davis shall effect the Real Estate Purchase.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing Sections 3.1 and 3.2 or any other provision of this Agreement, the following shall be considered to have the written approval of both the Company and Parent:(i) any transaction or other matter described in this Agreement, the assumption of the Company Equity Incentive Plan by Parent, and the performance of the Share Purchase and the Real Estate Purchase, and (ii) written approval also is deemed to have been granted hereunder to the Company for capital-raising transactions with third parties that are not affiliated with or related to the Company, on arms-length terms that the Board of Directors of the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Company. Once such terms are determined, Company Affiliates may be afforded the opportunity to participate in the capital raising transactions on the same terms as are offered to unrelated third parties.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING
4.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date, except as otherwise provided herein:
(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, subject to any laws and regulations relating to the exchange of information, confidentiality or similar provisions in agreements to which the Company is a party, and reasonable restrictions on the disclosure of trade secrets or proprietary information, the Company shall, and shall cause the respective Representatives of the Company to: (i) provide Parent and Parents Representatives with reasonable access to the Companys Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Company; and (ii) provide Parent and Parents Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Company, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company as Parent may reasonably request.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, subject to laws and regulations relating to the exchange of information, Parent shall, and shall cause the respective Representatives of Parent to: (i) provide the Company and the Companys Representatives with reasonable access to Parents Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to Parent and Merger Subsidiary; and (ii) provide the Company and the Companys Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to Parent and Merger Subsidiary, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Parent and Merger Subsidiary as the Company may reasonably request.
(c) Parent and the Company will conduct their respective businesses only in the usual and ordinary course of business in accordance with past custom and practice including, without limitation, paying all accounts payable within terms consistent with past practices and paying all Taxes of the Company and Parent.
(d) Parent and the Company will permit the other Partys officers, accountants and legal counsel, at the sole cost of the Party to which such access is provided, to (i) have reasonable access to the non-requesting Partys premises, books and records, during normal business hours and with prior written notice, provided that any inspections of the premises by the requesting Party shall be conducted in a reasonable manner and at such reasonable times as shall not unreasonably disrupt the non-requesting Partys business, and (ii) discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with the non-requesting Partys executive officers.
(e) By the end of the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall have terminated all consulting, management or any other agreements to which it is currently a party, if any, such that Parent shall be free of any and all contractual obligations (except under this Agreement) of any kind or nature. In addition, by the end of the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall have negotiated the payment, or forgiveness, of all indebtedness or liabilities owing by Parent at the date hereof to any party, related or otherwise, such that Parent will have no indebtedness or liabilities of any kind, whether actual, contingent, realized or realizable, on the Closing Date.
4.2 Negative Covenants . From the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date or as otherwise provided herein, neither the Company nor Parent nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the other Party:
(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of capital stock or other securities;
(ii) sell, issue, grant or authorize the issuance or grant of (A) any capital stock or other security (except Company Stock on conversion of Company Preferred Stock) , (B) any option, call, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or other security except in the ordinary course of business, or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security, except that: (1) the Company may issue common stock upon the valid exercise of options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and (2) the Company may, in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices (x) grant options under its stock option plans to employees or consultants hired by the Company from and after November 1, 2009 through the Effective Time, and (y) issue restricted stock under agreements with employees or consultants hired by the Company from and after November 1, 2009;
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(iii) amend or waive any of its rights under, or accelerate the vesting under (except as otherwise provided in such stock option, warrant, stock purchase agreement or related contract on the date hereof), any provision of any of its stock option plans, any provision of any agreement evidencing any outstanding stock option or any restricted stock purchase agreement, or otherwise modify any of the terms of any outstanding option, warrant or other security or any related contract;
(iv) amend or permit the adoption of any amendment to its articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other charter or organizational documents, or effect or become a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction, other than the Merger and except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement;
(v) form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity, except as contemplated by this Agreement;
(vi) except in the ordinary course of business, make any capital expenditure;
(vii) enter into or become bound by, or permit any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by, any material contract, or amend or terminate, or waive or exercise any material right or remedy under, any material contract;
(viii) acquire, lease or license any right or other asset from any other Person or sell or otherwise dispose of, or lease or license, any right or other asset to any other Person (except in each case for immaterial assets acquired, leased, licensed or disposed of in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices), or waive or relinquish any material contractual right;
(ix) lend money to any Person, or incur or guarantee any indebtedness (except for loans or advances to subsidiaries, in each case in accordance with past practices);
(x) establish, adopt or amend any employee benefit plan, pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees (except the Company may implement routine, reasonable salary increases in connection with customary employee review process and customary bonuses consistent with past practices);
(xi) change any of its business policies, or, except as required by GAAP or a change in applicable law, any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any respect;
(xii) make any Tax election or take or omit to take any other action, in any such action or omission would increase such Partys Tax liability or reduce a Tax asset;
(xiii) commence or settle any Legal Proceeding material to such Party taken as a whole or the settlement of which will not have a Material Adverse Effect on such Party;
(xiv) except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, enter into any material transaction or take any other material action outside the ordinary course of business inconsistent with past practices;
(xv) revalue in any material respect any of its assets, including without limitation, writing-off notes or accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business;.
(xvi) take or omit to take any action, the taking or omission of which would have the effect of causing such Partys representations or warranties to be untrue in a material respect; or
(xviii) agree or commit to take any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (xvi) of this Section 4.2 except as otherwise permitted or contemplated by this Agreement.
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4.3 Notice of Developments .
(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly notify Parent in writing of: (i) the discovery by the Company of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement; (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement if (A) such representation or warranty had been made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstance, or (B) such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (iii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation of the Company; and (iv) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article III impossible or unlikely or that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing of: (i) the discovery by Parent of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Parent in this Agreement; (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by Parent in this Agreement if (A) such representation or warranty had been made as of the time of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstance, or (B) such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred, arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (iii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation of Parent; and (iv) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article III impossible or unlikely or that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
4.4 Exclusivity . From and after the date hereof until the earlier of (a) the Closing or (b) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof ( Exclusivity Period ), neither the Company, Parent nor their respective Representatives (acting in any capacity, including individually) shall solicit, negotiate, act upon or entertain in any way an offer from any other Person to purchase all or any part of the securities or assets of the Company or Parent (other than sales of assets in immaterial amounts or in the normal and ordinary course of business of the Company), or furnish any information to any other Person in that regard. The Company will promptly (within 24 hours) notify Parent upon receipt of any unsolicited offer to purchase any such securities, assets, or any portion thereof, and further will notify Parent of the proposed terms and conditions thereof. The Parties hereby represent and warrant that neither is obligated to sell to or discuss with any other potential purchaser the sale of all or any portion of each Partys securities or any material part of each Partys assets.
4.5 HSR Act Filing . Each Party has reviewed the requirements of the HSR Act and has concluded the transactions contemplated hereby do not require any HSR Act filing.
4.6 Consents . As soon as reasonably practical after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall give any notices to those Persons entitled to such notice and obtain, prior to the Closing Date, all material consents and authorizations of other Persons necessary to consummate, or required in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.7 Publicity . Parent acknowledges that certain information relating to the Company which may be acquired by Parent in connection with the Merger constitutes material and non-public information about the Company. Except as provided in Sections 4.9 and 4.10 or as required by federal securities Laws or other applicable Laws as reasonably determined by Parent and counsel for Parent, with the concurrence of counsel for the Company, and such disclosures necessary to allow the Company to consummate the Private Placement, no Party will make any public announcement or disclosure of the transaction contemplated hereby, without the prior written or electronic consent of Parent and the Company which is concurred in by counsel for both Parties, except for public announcements previously made in accordance with this Section 4.7. The Parties shall cooperate in preparing and disseminating press releases upon execution of this Agreement, subject to prior review and approval by counsel for both Parties. Furthermore, the Company shall prepare and distribute the press release announcing the consummation of the Merger hereunder, which shall be approved by Parent and its counsel before its release.
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4.8 Super 8-K Preparation and Filing . The Company will prepare at least seven (7) days prior to Closing the draft Super 8-K announcing the Closing, together with the Company Financial Statements prepared by the Company and opined upon by EKSH, the pro forma financial statements, and such other information that is required to be disclosed with respect to the Merger under applicable SEC rules, regulations and forms. The Super 8-K shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and its counsel prior to being filed with the SEC, and will be filed by the Company.
4.9 Shareholder Notice Materials; Parent Shareholders Meeting .
(a) As promptly as practicable, Parent will prepare and send to its shareholders the Shareholder Notice Materials. Prior to mailing, the Company and its counsel shall be given the reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Shareholder Notice Materials, including without limitation those portions involving disclosure of the Company. Parent will reasonably respond to any comments of the Company and its counsel concerning the contents of the Shareholder Notice Materials prior to the finalization and mailing of the Shareholder Notice Materials to Parent shareholders.
As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company and Parent will cooperate in the preparation and filing of any other filings required under any federal or state blue sky laws relating to the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the Other Filings ). Subject to the Companys right to review and comment on the Shareholder Notice Materials set forth above, the Company hereby consents to the disclosure of information regarding the Company, as well as the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby, in the Shareholder Notice Materials and the Other Filings. Each Party will notify the other promptly upon the receipt of any comments from any federal or state securities regulator and of any request by any Governmental Agency for amendments or supplements to any Other Filing or for additional information, and will supply the other Party with copies of all correspondence between such Party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Agency, on the other hand, with respect to the Shareholder Notice Materials, the Merger or any Other Filing. The Shareholder Notice Materials and the Other Filings will comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of Law. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Shareholder Notice Materials or any Other Filing, the Company or Parent, as the case may be, will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with any Governmental Agency and/or mailing to shareholders of the Company and Parent, such amendment or supplement. Parent will not solicit proxies from its shareholders in connection with seeking approval of the Merger, and Parent represents that it can obtain the requisite shareholder approvals of the transactions contemplated hereby without soliciting proxies from its shareholders.
(b) As soon as practicable following its approval by the Parties, Parent shall distribute the Shareholder Notice Materials to the holders of Parent Stock and, pursuant thereto, shall call the Parent Shareholders Meeting in accordance with the CBCA a nd, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, request the holders of Parent Stock that attend the Parent Shareholders Meeting to vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other matters presented to the shareholders of Parent at the Parent Shareholders Meeting. The sole officer and director of Parent has informed the Company that, subject to compliance with his fiduciary duties and the completion and mailing of the Shareholder Notice Materials, such Person will vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, approval of the Merger, and related matters presented at the Parent Shareholders Meeting,
(c) Parent shall comply with all applicable provisions of the CBCA in the preparation, filing and distribution of the Shareholder Notice Materials, and the calling and holding of the Parent Shareholders Meeting. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent shall ensure that the Shareholder Notice Materials does not, as of the date on which it is distributed to the holders of Parent Stock, and as of the date of the Parent Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Parent, acting through its board of directors, shall include in the Shareholder Notice Materials the recommendation of its board of directors that the holders of Parent Stock who attend the Parent Shareholders Meeting vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement and shall otherwise use reasonable best efforts to obtain approval of the Parent shareholders.
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4.10 Company Shareholder Approval . The Company will (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the approval of its shareholders of the adoption, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the approval of the Merger. Prior to any Company shareholder vote or written consent concerning the matters described in this Section 4.10 , the Company shall provide to Parent drafts of all materials to be distributed to the Company shareholders including proposed resolutions, and allow Parent and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on same.
4.11 Votes of Principal Stockholders . The principal stockholders of each Party have informed Parent and the Company, as the case may be, that in their capacities as principal stockholders (and not as directors, if that be the case), each of its principal stockholders will vote in favor of the Merger. The principal stockholders obligations to act in the best interests of Parent or the Company, respectively, in their capacities as directors (as the case may be) and in accordance with their fiduciary duties shall not in any way be affected by the foregoing.
4.12 Financing . The Company will use reasonable efforts to secure financing in the Private Placement, and will provide Parent with periodic updates from time to time of the status of the Private Placement and related negotiations. In connection therewith, Parent will provide its reasonable cooperation in promptly reviewing and commenting upon securities purchase agreements or other documents that the Company prepares or intends to use prior to the Closing in connection with the Private Placement, copies of which the Company will provide to Parent at a reasonable time prior to their dissemination or use.
4.13 Copies of Tax Returns . The Parties shall provide each other with copies of all state and federal income Tax Returns filed by the Company or Parent subsequent to the date hereof reasonably promptly following said filing and shall provide each other with written notice of all estimated state and federal income Tax payments made by the Company or Parent after the date hereof. At least three (3) days prior to the Closing Date, the Parties shall have prepared and filed applicable state and federal income Tax returns for 2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the preparation of such Tax returns is unable to be completed prior to the Closing, then the Parties agree that they shall reasonably cooperate in the preparation and filing of all Tax returns to be filed with any Governmental Agency, and will provide copies of such proposed filings a reasonable period of time prior to the filing of same.
4.14 Other Actions . The Company and Parent shall further cooperate with each other and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on its part under this Agreement and applicable Laws to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as soon as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Person (including the respective independent accountants of the Company and Parent) and/or any Governmental Agency in order to consummate the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby. Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information and the preservation of any applicable attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, self-audit privilege or other similar privilege, each of the Company and Parent shall have the right to review and comment on in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the other on, all the information relating to such Party that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any Person and/or any Governmental Agency in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. In exercising the foregoing right, each of the Company and Parent shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable.
4.15 Required Information . In connection with the preparation of the Super 8-K, the Shareholder Notice Materials, and the approval of the Merger by the Companys shareholders, and for other reasonable purposes, the Company and Parent each shall, upon request by the other, furnish the other with all information concerning themselves, their respective directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Merger, or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of the Company or Parent to any Person and/or any Governmental Agency in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each Party warrants and represents to the other Party, and only the other Party, that all such information shall be true and correct in all material respects and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 4.8, 4.9 or 4.10 , neither Party may amend, supplement or distribute the Shareholder Notice Materials or Other Filings containing information concerning any other Party hereto or its respective directors, officers ad shareholders without the prior written or electronic consent of such other Party.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
As a material inducement to Parent to enter into this Agreement, the Company hereby represent and warrant to Parent as follows, which representations and warranties are true, correct and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing (as though made then and as though the Closing were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article V), except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule. Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein, however, unless the Disclosure Schedule identifies the exception with particularity and describes the relevant facts in detail. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein (unless the representation or warranty has to do with the existence of the document or other item itself). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this Article V. References in this Article V to the Company will, in all instances, be read to include the Companys Subsidiary unless specifically provided to the contrary below or unless the context otherwise requires.
5.1 Organization and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments . Each of the Company and its Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The Company and its Subsidiary are each qualified to do business as foreign entities and are in good standing in the jurisdictions listed on the attached Schedule 5.1 , which jurisdictions constitute all of the jurisdictions in which the ownership of properties or the conduct of the Companys business requires the Company or its Subsidiary to be so qualified except where the failure to be qualified would not result in the Company incurring any material Liability. The Company and the Subsidiary have all requisite power and authority to own their assets and carry on their business as now conducted. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and Subsidiary which have previously been furnished to Parent reflect all amendments thereto and are correct and complete in all respects. The Company has one Subsidiary, DMI Acquisition Corp., and has no other Subsidiaries. The Company does not own or control (directly or indirectly) any partnership interest, joint venture interest, equity participation or other security or interest in any Person.
5.2 Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the other agreements contemplated hereby and each of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will be, upon approval of the Companys shareholders, duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action and, other than the approval of the Companys shareholders, no other act or proceeding on the part of the Company or its board of directors is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement constitutes, and the other agreements contemplated hereby upon execution and delivery by the Company will each constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
5.3 Capitalization . As of March 2, 2010, the Company had issued and outstanding a total of 15,255,984 shares of common stock (after giving effect to conversion of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock into common stock). All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and none were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. No other class of capital stock of the Company is authorized or outstanding at the date hereof. The Company Preferred Stock will be converted into Company Stock prior to the consummation of the Merger. Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 5.3 , there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts, pledges, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights or other agreements or commitments to which the Company is a party or which is binding upon the Company providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its equity or any rights or interests exercisable therefor. There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Company.
5.4 No Breach . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation of each of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not (a) violate, result in any breach of, constitute a default under, result in the termination or acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, any material Law, any material Order or any material Contract to which the Company or its assets is bound; (b) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any assets or any of the
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equities of the Company; or (c) require any material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any Governmental Agency or other Person under the provisions of any material Law, material Order or any material Contract by which the Company or its assets is bound.
5.5 Financial Statements .
(a) Each of the Company Audited Financial Statements when delivered will be accurate and complete in all material respects and will present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company throughout the periods covered thereby and will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods indicated. The Company Financial Statements shall be in compliance with Regulation S-X to the extent required. The representations and warranties contained in this subsection 5.5(a) shall only become effective as to each Company Financial Statement as and when the Company delivers such Financial Statement to Parent and indicates that it is acceptable for inclusion in the Super 8-K.
(b) There has not been, since December 31, 2009, nor to the Companys Knowledge is there pending, any material change in accounting requirements or principles imposed on the Company.
5.6 Absence of Certain Developments . Since December 31, 2009, the Company has conducted its businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice, and the Company has not:
(a) Suffered a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Sold, leased, assigned, licensed or transferred any of its material assets or any material portion thereof (other than in the ordinary course of business, or sales of obsolete assets) or mortgaged, pledged or subjected them to any Lien;
(c) Made any material capital expenditures or commitments, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice;
(d) Created, incurred or assumed any material Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness that is incurred in the ordinary course of business, and has not guaranteed any Indebtedness or Liability of any Person;
(e) Declared, set aside or paid any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to any shareholder of the Company with respect to its equity or purchased, or redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its equity or any warrants, options or other rights to acquire its equity;
(f) Amended or authorized the amendment of its certificate of incorporation (except with respect to the increase in authorized common stock effective February 16, 2010) or bylaws;
(g) Committed or agreed to any of the foregoing; or
(h) Received any notice from any Person with whom the Company has a material business relationship indicating that said Person intends to change their respective relationship the Company.
5.7 Real Property Leases .
(a) The Company has immaterial real property leases for its headquarters and has no other real property leases.
(b) All conditions and agreements under the Leases to be satisfied or performed by each landlord or sublandlord under the Leases have been satisfied and performed. To the Knowledge of the Company, there are no uncured defaults on the part of each landlord or sublandord under the Leases. The Company has not sent any notice of default under the Leases to any landlord or sublandlord under the Leases; and there are no events which have occurred that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would result in a default by any landlord or sublandlord under the Leases.
5.8 Title to Assets . Except for leased IT equipment which is immaterial in amount, and Proprietary Rights licensed from third parties, the Company owns good and valid title, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, to all of the personal, tangible and intangible personal property and assets used in its business, including, without limitation, the assets shown on the Company Audited Financial Statements. The Company owns all of the issued and outstanding stock of its Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens. None of the Permitted Liens materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the Companys business or materially detract from the use, occupancy, value or marketability of title of the assets subject thereto.
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5.9 Contracts and Commitments .
(a) The Company currently is party to intellectual property assignment agreements, a sponsored research agreement, employment agreements, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, research and testing agreements, and professional service provider agreements (the Material Contracts ). With these exception, the Company has no:
(i) Contracts (other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business) which involve commitments to make capital expenditures or which provide for the purchase of goods or services by the Company from any one Person under which the undelivered balance of such products or services has a purchase price in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
(ii) Contracts (other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business) which provide for the sale of products or services by the Company or Parent and under which the undelivered balance of such products or services has a sale price in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
(iii) Contracts relating to the borrowing of money by the Company, to the granting by the Company of a Lien on any of its assets, or any guaranty by the Company of any obligation or liability in any case involving a liability in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
(iv) Contracts pursuant to which the Company is a lessor or a lessee of any property, personal or real, or holds or operates any tangible personal property owned by another Person, except for any leases of personal property;
(v) Contracts for the use, license or sublicense of any Proprietary Rights owned or licensed by the Company or otherwise used in the Business (other than any license of mass-marketed or otherwise generally available software);
(vi) any power of attorney (whether revocable or irrevocable) given to any Person by the Company;
(vii) Contracts by the Company not to compete in any business or in any geographical area or with respect to which the Company is the beneficiary of any non-compete provision;
(viii) Contracts restricting the right of the Company to use or disclose any information in their possession or with respect to which the Company is the beneficiary of any confidentiality, nondisclosure or non-use provision;
(ix) any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangements;
(x) any employment agreements, severance agreements, bonus agreements and non-competition agreements with employees of the Company; and
(xi) any Contract with any officer, director, shareholder or any of their respective Affiliates except for employment agreements with its officers which shall be identified on Schedule 5.9(a) ).
(b) The Company has not materially breached or cancelled any Material Contract; to the Companys Knowledge, none of the Companys Material Contracts have been breached in any respect or canceled by the other party which has not been duly cured or reinstated; to the Companys Knowledge, the Company is not in receipt of any written claim of default under any Material Contract; to the Companys Knowledge, no event has occurred which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in a material breach or default under any Contract or create in any Person the right to accelerate, suspend, terminate, modify, cancel or exercise any other material right under any Company Material Contract; no Person has given notice to the Company of repudiation of any provision of any Material Contract; and the Company has not received any notice of any, and to the Companys Knowledge there is no, impending change of any business relationship with any Person with whom the Company has a material business relationship. To the Companys Knowledge, each Material Contract is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(c) Each of the Companys Material Contracts has been entered into without the commission of any act by or on behalf of the Company, alone or in concert with any other Person, or any consideration having been paid or promised, that, in either case, is or would be in violation of any Law.
5.10 Proprietary Rights .
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(a) The Company is the owner of, or has the exclusive right to use all Proprietary Rights used in the operation of the Business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted by the Surviving Corporation following the Closing. Each item of Proprietary Rights will be owned or available for use by the Company on identical terms and conditions immediately subsequent to the Effective Time.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Proprietary Rights of any Person, and there are no unresolved charges, complaints, claims, demands, or notices alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that Company must license, or refrain from using, any Proprietary Rights of any Person. To the Knowledge of Company, no Person has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Proprietary Rights owned or used by the Company in the Companys business. There are no Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, which challenges the validity, legality, enforceability, use or ownership of any Proprietary Rights owned or used by the Company in its business.
(c) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not engaged in any business practices that are unfair, improper or illegal, including any misrepresentation of the origin, source, or composition of any of its Proprietary Rights and any misrepresentation as to the endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation of any of the Companys Proprietary Rights by any Person or group.
(d) The Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of each patent, trademark registration and copyright registration which has been issued to the Company or its predecessor in interest, as well as applications for any patents, trademark registrations and copyright applications (as amended to date or otherwise modified) and all other written documentation evidencing ownership and prosecution (if applicable) of each such item. With respect to each of the foregoing items of Proprietary Rights, except as disclosed to Parent, the Company possesses all right, title and interest in and to the item, free and clear of any Lien; the item is not subject to any outstanding Order; and to the Knowledge of the Company, all necessary application, registration, maintenance and renewal fees in connection with all patent, trademark and copyright registrations and applications for registration have been paid and all necessary documents and certificates in connection therewith have been filed with the relevant authority for the purpose of maintaining the registrations or applications for registration; and to the Knowledge of the Company, no issued patent and no trademark or copyright registration is subject to cancellation, re-examination, termination or withdrawal based upon circumstances existing on or prior to the date of the Closing.
(e) The Company has also made available to Parent correct and complete copies of (a) each item of Proprietary Rights that the Company exploits pursuant to a license, sublicense, permission or other agreement, and (b) each item of Proprietary Rights that the Company licenses or sublicenses to any third Person or otherwise allows any third Person to use. With respect to each of the foregoing items of Proprietary Rights, to the Companys Knowledge:
(i) the license, sublicense, agreement, or permission covering the item is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect;
(ii) the license, sublicense, agreement or permission shall continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on identical terms following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(iii) no party to the license, sublicense, agreement or permission is in breach or default and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time would constitute a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder;
(iv) no party to the license, sublicense, agreement or permission has repudiated any provision thereof;
(v) with respect to each sublicense, the representations and warranties set forth in subsections (i) through (iv) above are true and correct with respect to the underlying license;
(vi) no item is subject to any outstanding Order; and
(vii) the Companys ability to exploit each item is not limited in any material respect.
(f) The Company has taken all reasonably necessary and desirable actions to maintain and protect its right, title and interest in Proprietary Rights, including efforts to obtain confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements from each Person with access to such Proprietary Rights. To the Knowledge of the Company, each
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Person who has had access to confidential and proprietary information relating to the Business has a legal obligation of confidentiality to the Company or Parent with respect to such information.
5.11 Governmental Licenses and Permits . The Company owns or possesses all right, title and interest in and to all material Governmental Licenses that are necessary to its business as presently conducted. Each such Governmental License has been duly obtained, is valid and in full force and effect and is not subject to any Proceeding to revoke, cancel, modify, limit, restrict or declare such Governmental Licenses invalid in any material respect. The Company has materially complied with and is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of such Governmental Licenses and has not received any written notices of the violation of any of the terms or conditions of such Governmental Licenses. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both or otherwise) (i) constitute or result, directly or indirectly in a material violation of or a failure to comply with any term or requirement of any material Governmental License, or (ii) result directly or indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental License. All applications required to have been filed for the continued validity or renewal of any Governmental License have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Agency or other Person, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to the Governmental License have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Agency or other Person.
5.12 Proceedings . T here are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, or any of its assets or its business and to the Companys Knowledge, there is no basis for any Proceeding against the Company or any of its assets or its business. Except as set forth in the Companys Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, the Company is not currently required, whether by contract or operation of Law, to indemnify any of the officers, directors or employees (past or present) of the Company and there have been no claims made against the Company for indemnity by any past or present officer, director or employee.
5.13 Compliance with Laws . The Company has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders. No written notice has been received by the Company alleging a violation of or liability or potential responsibility under any such Law or Order. To the Companys Knowledge, since December 31, 2009, there has been no change in any applicable Laws that may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and there is no impending change in any applicable Laws that may have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
5.14 Environmental Matters . The Company has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws. The has not received any notice regarding any, and to the Companys Knowledge, there has been no, violation of, or any liability or investigatory, corrective or remedial obligation under, any Environmental Law with respect to the past or current operations, properties or facilities of the Company. The Company has not treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, or released any Hazardous Substance in a manner which has given rise to any liabilities or investigatory, corrective or remedial obligations pursuant to Environmental Laws. To the Companys Knowledge, (i) there has been no disposal, burial or placement of Hazardous Substances on or about the Leased Real Property; (ii) the Company has not used all or part of the Leased Real Property or any lands contiguous to the Leased Real Property in violation of any Environmental Laws; (iii) there is no contamination, pollution or danger of pollution resulting from a condition on or under the Leased Real Property, or on or under any lands in the vicinity of the Leased Real Property; (iv) there are no storage tanks on or under the Leased Real Property; (v) environmental conditions associated with the Leased Real Property are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; and (vi) the Company has disclosed to Parent all information in the Companys possession relating to the environmental condition of the Leased Real Property. The Company has not received any information from neighboring property owners indicating they have any concerns about existing environmental conditions which could affect the Leased Real Property or suggesting they might look to the Company for contribution to clean up such condition.
5.15 Employees . The Company has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor. There are no administrative charges or court complaints pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any federal, foreign, state or local court or agency concerning alleged employment discrimination or any other matters relating to the employment of labor. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no basis for any administrative charge or court complaint regarding any matters relating to the employment
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of labor. The Company has not experienced any union organization attempts, labor disputes or work stoppage or slowdowns due to labor disagreements. There is no labor strike, dispute, work stoppage or slowdown involving any of the employees of the Company pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened. The Company is not a party to any labor or union agreement. The Company has not implemented any employee layoffs that could implicate the WARN Act.
5.16 Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) The Company has no employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, and has no employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA. With the exception of the Companys equity incentive plan and a health insurance plan that is allocated among various benefits by each participant as he or she elects (and as permitted by Tri-Net)(collectively, the Employee Plans), the Company maintains no other plan, policy, program or arrangement which provides nonqualified deferred compensation benefits, equity-based compensation, options or bonuses, health, life, disability, accident, vacation, severance, tuition reimbursement or other fringe benefits or with respect to which the Company is reasonably expected to have any material Liability.
(b) Neither the Company, Parent nor any other Person that is or that has been a member of a controlled group or any other similar arrangement that would be combined with the Company or Parent under Code Section(s) 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) participates in or contributes to and has not participated in or contributed to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(c) The Company provides no post-termination health, accident or life insurance benefits, other than health benefits required to be provided to former employees, their spouses and other dependents under Code Section 4980B.
(d) The Company has no plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Code Section 412.
(e) The Company has provided Parent with true and complete copies of all documents embodying each Company Employee Plan, including all amendments thereto, if any.
(f) There is no pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened Proceeding (other than routine claims for benefits) by or on behalf of any Company Employee Plan. To the Companys Knowledge, no Employee Plans are under audit or investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, the PBGC or any other Governmental Agency. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no basis for any such Proceeding.
(g) To the extent due and payable, all contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) and all premiums or other such payments have been paid to each Employee Plan for any period ending on or before the Effective Time. All contributions, premiums and other payments which are not yet due have been accrued on the Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistent with past practice.
(h) Except as disclosed on Schedule 5.16(i) , the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any amount that will be: (i) non-deductible to the Company or the Surviving Corporation under Code Section 280G; (ii) characterized as an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Code Section 280G; or (iii) subject to the excise tax under Code Section 4999.
(i) Since its inception, the Company has acted in good faith compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and, to the Companys Knowledge, no employee of the Company will have compensation includable in his or her gross compensation as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. The Company is not, nor has it ever been, party to any tax indemnity agreement or other agreement that requires the Company to gross up or otherwise compensate any employee because of the imposition of any income, excise or other Tax.
(j) The Employee Plans have been maintained, funded and administered in accordance with their terms and comply in form and in application in all material respects with the applicable requirements of ERISA and the Code.
5.17 Insurance .
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(a) The Company maintains insurance coverage for property, liability, Workers Compensation coverage, and miscellaneous other matters. True and correct copies of each such policy have been provided to Parent.
(b) To the Companys Knowledge, each of its policies is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company will not cancel or allow to expire any such policies unless replaced with other comparable insurance. The Company is not in breach or default of the terms of the policies (including with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notices), and to the Companys Knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination, modification or acceleration, under the policy; and to the Companys Knowledge, no party to the policies has repudiated any provision thereof.
5.18 Tax Matters .
(a) The Company has timely filed all material Tax Returns that it is required to file as of the date of this Agreement and has paid in full all Taxes required to be paid by the Company as disclosed by such Tax Returns, which Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. On or before the Closing Date, the Company will have timely filed all Tax Returns that it will have been required to file on or before the Closing Date and will have paid in full all Taxes required to be paid by it on or before the Closing Date as disclosed by such Tax Returns and said Tax Returns will be true, correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has not requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed, nor between the date hereof and the Effective Time will the Company request any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return without promptly delivering to Parent a copy of such request. As of immediately before the Effective Time, there will be no Liens for Taxes on any of the Companys assets other than Permitted Liens. The Company has not ever been a member of a group of corporations that file a consolidated Tax Return for federal income Taxes or a member of an affiliated group other than a group of which the Company is the common parent.
(b) The Company has, and by the Closing will have, complied with all Laws relating to the withholding of Taxes required to be paid or withheld by the Company in all respects and has, within the manner prescribed by applicable Law, withheld from its employees, customers and any applicable payees and paid over to the proper Governmental Agencies all material amounts required to be withheld and paid over.
(c) The Company has not waived any statute of limitations or otherwise agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or collection of Taxes which is still effective; no Proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service or a state, local or foreign taxing authority are presently pending with regard to Taxes of the Company; the Company has not received written notice of any impending audit relating to the Taxes of the Company which has not yet commenced; and no deficiency for any Taxes required to be paid by the Company has been proposed, asserted or assessed against the Company which has not been resolved and paid in full.
(d) The Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement.
(e) The Company has not ever been and is not currently liable to pay any tax to, or file any Tax Return with, any foreign Governmental Agency.
5.19 Brokerage . The Company is not responsible for, and has not received, any claims for brokerage commissions, finders fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement made by the Company or any Company director, officer or shareholder.
5.20 Undisclosed Liabilities . To the Companys knowledge, since December 31, 2009, the Company has not incurred any Liability required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or the notes thereto pursuant to GAAP, except for Liabilities:
(a) Reflected, disclosed or reserved against in (i) the balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 or the notes thereto;
(b) Incurred in the ordinary course of business (but excluding any material Liability arising out of tort, violations of law or breaches of contract); or
(c) Fully satisfied on the Closing Date.
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5.21 Information Regarding Directors and Officers . The Company has provided a Secretarys certificate to Parent which ets forth the name of each executive officer of the Company and the offices held by each such Person. The members of the Board of Directors of the Company are David Bar-Or, Bruce G. Miller, and Michael Macaluso.
5.22 Books and Records . The books of account, minute books, stock record books and other records of the Company, all of which have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof, are complete and correct in all material respects, and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices, including the maintenance of an adequate system of internal controls. The minute books of the Company contain substantially accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate actions taken by, the shareholders, the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors, and no meeting of the shareholders, board of directors or any committee of the board of directors has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
5.23 Interest in Customers, Suppliers and Competitors . Except with respect to the Companys business relationships with Trauma Research LLC and Institute for Molecular Medicine, Inc., no Company shareholder and no officer or director of the Company, nor any Affiliate thereof or any member of their respective family, has any direct or indirect interest in any customer, supplier or competitor of the Company or in any business, firm or Person from whom or to whom the Company leases any Asset, or in any other business, firm or Person with whom the Company does business. The Company has no outstanding loans to any officer, director or shareholder, but has advanced the sum of $150,000 to certain of its officers, consultants, and employees.
5.24 Shareholder Notice Materials . The information to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Shareholder Notice Materials shall not, on the date the Shareholder Notice Materials is first mailed to Parents shareholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in a supplement to the Shareholder Notice Materials, the Company shall promptly inform Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by Parent or any Person other than the Company or any agent or representative thereof which is contained in the Shareholder Notice Materials.
5.25 FCPA Compliance . None of the Company or any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA. The Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its executive officers and directors, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
5.26 Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting Compliance . The operations of the Company are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Money Laundering and Related Laws, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority or any arbitrator involving the Company with respect to the Money Laundering and Related Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Company has not violated the Money Laundering and Related Laws, and/or the rules and regulations promulgated under any such law, or any successor law.
5.27 OFAC Compliance . None of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, and the Company has not knowingly directly or indirectly lent, contributed or otherwise made available funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
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5.28 Full Disclosure . None of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement and the schedules, certificates and other documents delivered to Parent contains, or will contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading as of the date to which it speaks.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBSIDIARY
As a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, Parent and Merger Subsidiary hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows, which representations and warranties are true, correct and complete as of the date hereof and will be true, correct and complete as of the Closing (as though made then and as though the Closing were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article VI), except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule. Nothing in the Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein, however, unless the Disclosure Schedule identifies the exception with particularity and describes the relevant facts in detail. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made herein (unless the representation or warranty has to do with the existence of the document or other item itself). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this Article VI. References in this Article VI to Parent will, in all instances, be read to include the Merger Subsidiary unless specifically provided to the contrary below or unless the context otherwise requires.
6.1 Organization and Power; Subsidiaries and Investments . Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the States of Colorado and Delaware, respectively. These jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the ownership of properties or the conduct of the its business requires Parent or Merger Subsidiary to be so qualified except where the failure to be qualified would not result in Parent incurring any material Liability. Parent and the Merger Subsidiary have all requisite power and authority to own their assets and carry on their business as now conducted. Parent and Merger Subsidiary have all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and to perform their obligations hereunder and thereunder. The articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent and Merger Subsidiary which have previously been furnished to the Company reflect all amendments thereto and are correct and complete in all respects. Parent has one Subsidiary, the Merger Subsidiary, and has no other Subsidiaries. Parent does not own or control (directly or indirectly) any partnership interest, joint venture interest, equity participation or other security or interest in any Person.
6.2 Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement, the other agreements contemplated hereby and each of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will be, upon approval of Parents shareholders, duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action and, other than the approval of Parents shareholders, no other act or proceeding on the part of Parent or Merger Subsidiary or their boards of directors is necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated hereby or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Subsidiary and this Agreement constitutes, and the other agreements contemplated hereby upon execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Subsidiary will each constitute, a valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Subsidiary, enforceable against Parent and Merger Subsidiary in accordance with its terms.
6.3 Capitalization . Parents authorized and outstanding common stock is as set forth in the Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a copy of which is filed with the SEC. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Parent have been duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and none were issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. No other class of capital stock of Parent is authorized or outstanding at the date hereof. The only shareholder of Merger Subsidiary is Parent. All outstanding capital stock of Merger Subsidiary is by Parent, free and clear of any Liens. There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights, contracts, pledges, calls, puts, rights to subscribe, conversion rights or other agreements or commitments to which Parent or Merger Subsidiary is a party or which is binding upon Parent and Merger
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Subsidiary providing for the issuance, disposition or acquisition of any of its equity or any rights or interests exercisable therefor. There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to Parent or Merger Subsidiary.
6.4 No Breach . The execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and the consummation of each of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not (a) violate, result in any breach of, constitute a default under, result in the termination or acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice under the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Parent, any material Law, any material Order or any material Contract to which Parent or its assets is bound; (b) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any assets or any of the equities of Parent; or (c) require any material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any Governmental Agency or other Person under the provisions of any material Law, material Order or any material Contract by which Parent or its assets is bound.
6.5 Financial Statements .
(a) Each of Parents Financial Statements on file with the SEC are accurate and complete in all material respects and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Parent throughout the periods covered thereby and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods indicated. The Parent Financial Statements are in compliance with Regulation S-X to the extent required.
(b) There has not been, since December 31, 2009, nor to Parents Knowledge is there pending, any material change in accounting requirements or principles imposed on Parent.
6.6 Absence of Certain Developments . Parent has conducted its businesses only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice, and Parent has not:
(a) Suffered a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) Sold, leased, assigned, licensed or transferred any of its material assets or any material portion thereof (other than in the ordinary course of business, or sales of obsolete assets) or mortgaged, pledged or subjected them to any Lien;
(c) Made any material capital expenditures or commitments, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice;
(d) Created, incurred or assumed any material Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness that is incurred in the ordinary course of business, and has not guaranteed any Indebtedness or Liability of any Person;
(e) Declared, set aside or paid any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to any shareholder of Parent with respect to its equity or purchased, or redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its equity or any warrants, options or other rights to acquire its equity;
(f) Amended or authorized the amendment of its articles of incorporation or bylaws;
(g) Committed or agreed to any of the foregoing; or
(h) Received any notice from any Person with whom Parent has a material business relationship indicating that said Person intends to change their respective relationship Parent.
6.7 Real Property Leases .
(a) Parent is not a party to any lease or other agreement related to Leased Real Property. All Leases to which Parent is a party shall be terminated by Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, and termination agreements or acknowledgments shall be provided by Parent to the Company at or prior to the Closing for each Parent Lease now in effect to which Parent or Merger Subsidiary is a party. Any such Parent Lease termination agreement shall be effective before the Effective Time such that following the Merger, Parent and Surviving Corporation shall be obligated under no Parent Leases for any financial or non-financial performance of any kind or nature. Parent is not a landlord or sublandlord under any Parent Lease, or a subtenant or tenant under any other Parent Lease, whether oral or written. Parent does not have, and has never had, any fee interest in any real property.
(b) To Parents Knowledge, there are no uncured defaults on the part of each landlord or sublandord, or Parent, under the Parent Leases. Parent has not sent any notice of default under the Parent Leases to any
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landlord or sublandlord under the Leases; and there are no events which have occurred that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would result in a default by any landlord or sublandlord, or Parent, under the Parent Leases.
6.8 Title to Assets . Parent owns good and valid title, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, to all of the personal, tangible and intangible personal property and assets shown on the Parent Financial Statements. At the Closing Date, Parent will have no assets other than its ownership of 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of Merger Subsidiary free and clear of all Liens.
6.9 Contracts and Commitments .
(a) To Parents knowledge, Parent is not currently a party to any Parent Contract, and will not be a party to any Parent Contract that will be in effect at the Effective Time
(b) Parent has not materially breached or cancelled any Contract in violation of the terms thereof; (ii) to Parents Knowledge, none of Parents Contracts have been breached in any respect or canceled by the other party except in accordance with the terms thereof; (iii) to Parents Knowledge, Parent is not in receipt of any written claim of default under any Contract; (iv) to Parents Knowledge, no event has occurred which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in a material breach or default under any Parent Contract or create in any Person the right to accelerate, suspend, terminate, modify, cancel or exercise any other material right under any Parent Contract; (v) no Person has given notice to Parent of repudiation of any provision of any Parent Contract; and (vi) Parent has not received any notice of any, and to Parents Knowledge there is no, impending change of any business relationship with any Person except the cancellation or termination of any Parent Contracts currently in effect.
(c) Each Parent Contract has been entered into without the commission of any act by or on behalf of Parent, alone or in concert with any other Person, or any consideration having been paid or promised, that, in either case, is or would be in violation of any Law.
6.10 Proprietary Rights .
(a) Parent owns no, and has no exclusive rights to use, any Proprietary Rights in the operation of its business.
(b) To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent has not interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Proprietary Rights of any Person, and there are no unresolved charges, complaints, claims, demands, or notices alleging any such interference, infringement, misappropriation, or violation (including any claim that Parent must license, or refrain from using, any Proprietary Rights of any Person. To the Knowledge of Parent, no Person has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with any Proprietary Rights owned or used by Parent in Parents business. There are no Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, which challenges the validity, legality, enforceability, use or ownership of any Proprietary Rights owned or used by Parent in its business.
(c) To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent has not engaged in any business practices that are unfair, improper or illegal, including any misrepresentation of the origin, source, or composition of any of its Proprietary Rights and any misrepresentation as to the endorsement, sponsorship or affiliation of any of Parents Proprietary Rights by any Person or group.
(d) Parent neither owns nor licenses or sublicenses any patent, trademark registration or copyright registration, nor does Parent have ownership of, or rights to, applications for any patents, trademark registrations and copyright applications (as amended to date or otherwise modified).
6.11 Governmental Licenses and Permits . Parent neither has nor uses any Governmental Licenses in the conduct of its business except such as are associated with Parents organization in the State of Colorado and the right to conduct business in the State of Delaware. Parent owns or possesses all right, title and interest in and to all material Governmental Licenses that are necessary to its business as presently conducted. Each such Governmental License has been duly obtained, is valid and in full force and effect and is not subject to any Proceeding to revoke, cancel, modify, limit, restrict or declare such Governmental Licenses invalid in any material respect. Parent has materially complied with and is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of such Governmental Licenses and has not received any written notices of the violation of any of the terms or conditions of such Governmental Licenses. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both or
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otherwise) (i) constitute or result, directly or indirectly in a material violation of or a failure to comply with any term or requirement of any material Governmental License, or (ii) result directly or indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental License. All applications required to have been filed for the continued validity or renewal of any Governmental License have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Agency or other Person, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to the Governmental License have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Agency or other Person.
6.12 Proceedings . There are no material Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, or any of its assets or its business and to Parents Knowledge, there is no basis for any Proceeding against Parent or any of its assets or its business. Except as set forth in Parents articles of incorporation or bylaws, Parent is not currently required, whether by contract or operation of Law, to indemnify any of the officers, directors or employees (past or present) of Parent and there have been no claims made against Parent for indemnity by any past or present officer, director or employee.
6.13 Compliance with Laws . Parent has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and Orders. No written notice has been received by Parent alleging a violation of or liability or potential responsibility under any such Law or Order. To Parents Knowledge, since December 31, 2009, there has been no change in any applicable Laws that may have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent and there is no impending change in any applicable Laws that may have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.
6.14 Environmental Matters . Parent has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws. Parent has not received any notice regarding any, and to Parents Knowledge, there has been no, violation of, or any liability or investigatory, corrective or remedial obligation under, any Environmental Law with respect to the past or current operations, properties or facilities of Parent. Parent has not treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, or released any Hazardous Substance in a manner which has given rise to any liabilities or investigatory, corrective or remedial obligations pursuant to Environmental Laws. To Parents Knowledge, (i) there has been no disposal, burial or placement of Hazardous Substances on or about the Parent Leased Real Property; (ii) Parent has not used all or part of the Parent Leased Real Property or any lands contiguous to the Parent Leased Real Property in violation of any Environmental Laws; (iii) there is no contamination, pollution or danger of pollution resulting from a condition on or under the Parent Leased Real Property, or on or under any lands in the vicinity of the Parent Leased Real Property; (iv) there are no storage tanks on or under the Parent Leased Real Property; (v) environmental conditions associated with the Parent Leased Real Property are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; and (vi) Parent has disclosed to the Company all information in Parents possession relating to the environmental condition of the Parent Leased Real Property. Parent has not received any information from neighboring property owners indicating they have any concerns about existing environmental conditions which could affect the Parent Leased Real Property or suggesting they might look to Parent for contribution to clean up such condition.
6.15 Employees . Parent has materially complied with and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor. There are no administrative charges or court complaints pending or, to Parents Knowledge, threatened against Parent before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any federal, foreign, state or local court or agency concerning alleged employment discrimination or any other matters relating to the employment of labor. To Parents Knowledge, there is no basis for any administrative charge or court complaint regarding any matters relating to the employment of labor. Parent has not experienced any union organization attempts, labor disputes or work stoppage or slowdowns due to labor disagreements. There is no labor strike, dispute, work stoppage or slowdown involving any of the employees of Parent pending or, to Parents Knowledge, threatened. Parent is not a party to any labor or union agreement. Parent has not implemented any employee layoffs that could implicate the WARN Act.
6.16 Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Parent has no employee pension benefit plan as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, has no employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, and has no Parent Employee Plan. Parent maintains no plan, policy, program or arrangement which provides nonqualified deferred compensation benefits, equity-based compensation, options or bonuses, health, life, disability, accident, vacation, severance, tuition reimbursement or other fringe benefits or with respect to which Parent is reasonably expected to have any material Liability.
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(b) Parent is not and has not been a member of a controlled group or any other similar arrangement that would be combined with Parent under Code Section(s) 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) participates in or contributes to and has not participated in or contributed to any multiemployer plan (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
(c) Parent provides no post-termination health, accident or life insurance benefits.
(d) Parent has no plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Code Section 412.
(e) No contributions, premiums or other such payments have been paid, or are required to be paid now or in the future, by Parent to any employer or employee plan for any period ending on or before the Effective Time.
(f) The completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any amount that will be: (i) non-deductible to Parent or the Surviving Corporation under Code Section 280G; (ii) characterized as an excess parachute payment within the meaning of Code Section 280G; or (iii) subject to the excise tax under Code Section 4999.
(g) Since its inception, Parent has acted in good faith compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A and, to Parents Knowledge, no employee of Parent will have compensation includable in his or her gross compensation as a result of the application of Code Section 409A. Parent is not, nor has it ever been, party to any tax indemnity agreement or other agreement that requires Parent to gross up or otherwise compensate any employee because of the imposition of any income, excise or other Tax.
6.17 Insurance . Parent maintains no insurance policies currently in force.
6.18 Tax Matters .
(a) Parent has timely filed all material Tax Returns that it is required to file as of the date of this Agreement and has paid in full all Taxes required to be paid by Parent as disclosed by such Tax Returns, which Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. On or before the Closing Date, Parent will have timely filed all Tax Returns that it will have been required to file on or before the Closing Date and will have paid in full all Taxes required to be paid by it on or before the Closing Date as disclosed by such Tax Returns and said Tax Returns will be true, correct and complete in all material respects. Parent has not requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not since been filed, nor between the date hereof and the Effective Time will Parent request any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return without promptly delivering to the Company a copy of such request. As of immediately before the Effective Time, there will be no Liens for Taxes on any of Parents assets other than Permitted Liens. Parent has not ever been a member of a group of corporations that file a consolidated Tax Return for federal income Taxes or a member of an affiliated group other than a group of which Parent is the common parent.
(b) Parent has, and by the Closing will have, complied with all Laws relating to the withholding of Taxes required to be paid or withheld by Parent in all respects and has, within the manner prescribed by applicable Law, withheld from its employees, customers and any applicable payees and paid over to the proper Governmental Agencies all material amounts required to be withheld and paid over.
(c) Parent has not waived any statute of limitations or otherwise agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or collection of Taxes which is still effective; no Proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service or a state, local or foreign taxing authority are presently pending with regard to Taxes of Parent; Parent has not received written notice of any impending audit relating to the Taxes of Parent which has not yet commenced; and no deficiency for any Taxes required to be paid by Parent has been proposed, asserted or assessed against Parent which has not been resolved and paid in full.
(d) Parent is not a party to any Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement.
(e) Parent has not ever been and is not currently liable to pay any tax to, or file any Tax Return with, any foreign Governmental Agency.
6.19 Brokerage . Except as disclosed on the attached Schedule 6.19 , there are no claims for brokerage commissions, finders fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement made by Parent or any Parent director, officer or shareholder.
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6.20 Undisclosed Liabilities . To Parents knowledge, since December 31, 2009, Parent has not incurred any Liability required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or the notes thereto pursuant to GAAP, except for Liabilities:
(a) Reflected, disclosed or reserved against in (i) the balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 or the notes thereto;
(b) Incurred in the ordinary course of business not exceeding $5,000 in amount (but excluding any material Liability arising out of tort, violations of law or breaches of contract); or
(c) Fully satisfied on the Closing Date.
6.21 Information Regarding Directors and Officers . Parents Officers Certificate sets forth the name of each director and executive officer of Parent and the offices held by each such Person.
6.22 Books and Records . The books of account, minute books, stock record books and other records of Parent, all of which have been made available to the Company prior to the date hereof, are complete and correct in all material respects, and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices, including the maintenance of an adequate system of internal controls (except as otherwise publicly disclosed by Parent). The minute books of Parent contain substantially accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate actions taken by, the shareholders, the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors, and no meeting of the shareholders, board of directors or any committee of the board of directors has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
6.23 Interest in Customers, Suppliers and Competitors . To Parents Knowledge, no officer or director of Parent, nor any Affiliate thereof or any member of their respective family, has any direct or indirect interest in any customer, supplier or competitor of the Company or in any other business, firm or Person with whom the Company does business. Parent has no outstanding loans to any officer, director or shareholder of Parent or the Company or any member of their respective families.
6.24 Shareholder Notice Materials. The information to be supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Shareholder Notice Materials shall not, on the date the such materials are first mailed to Parents shareholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event relating to Parent or any of its Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by Parent which should be set forth in a supplement to the Shareholder Notice Materials, Parent shall promptly inform the Company and promptly take action to supplement the Shareholder Notice Materials. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no representation or warranty with respect to any information supplied by the Company or any Person other than Parent or any agent or representative thereof which is contained in the Shareholder Notice Materials.
6.25 Full Disclosure . None of the representations and warranties made by Parent in this Agreement and the schedules, certificates and other documents delivered to the Company contains, or will contain, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading as of the date to which it speaks.
6.26 SEC Filings . Parent has made available to the Company each statement, report, registration statement (with the prospectus in the form filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act), and other filings filed with the SEC by Parent since inception and, prior to the Closing, Parent will have furnished or made available to the Company true and complete copies of any additional documents filed with the SEC by Parent after the date hereof and prior to the Closing (collectively, the Parent SEC Documents). As of their respective filing dates, the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1933 Act. Parent has timely filed with the SEC all filings required by the 1934 Act and the 1933 Act and has provided all certifications of its officers which are required by Sarbanes-Oxley and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, as such rules and regulations have been enacted by the SEC. All documents required to be filed as exhibits to the Parent SEC Documents have been so filed, and all material contracts so filed as exhibits are in full force and effect, except those which have expired or been terminated in accordance with their terms, and Parent is not in material default thereof. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective dates, 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 made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that Parent makes no representations or warranties as to the information contained
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in or omitted from Parent SEC Documents in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Parent by or on behalf of counterparties to the material contracts included in the Parent SEC Documents.
6.27 Independent Accountants . SAI are independent public accountants with respect to Parent within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and the rules, regulations and standards of the PCAOB. SAI is duly registered and in good standing with the PCAOB. SAI has not, during the periods covered by the Parent Financial Statements, provided to Parent any material non-audit services, as such term is used in Section 10A(g) of the 1934 Act.
6.28 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance . Parent has, since being legally required to do so, and its directors and officers, in their capacities as such have, taken all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, including Section 402 related to loans, to the extent such compliance is required by Sarbanes-Oxley or the rules and regulations of the SEC.
6.29 FCPA Compliance . None of Parent or any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of Parent is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the FCPA, including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any foreign official (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA. Parent and, to the knowledge of Parent, its executive officers and directors, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
6.30 Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting Compliance . The operations of Parent are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Money Laundering and Related Laws, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority or any arbitrator involving Parent with respect to the Money Laundering and Related Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of Parent, threatened. Parent has not violated the Money Laundering and Related Laws, and/or the rules and regulations promulgated under any such law, or any successor law.
6.31 OFAC Compliance . None of Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of Parent is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC, and Parent has not knowingly directly or indirectly lent, contributed or otherwise made available funds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
6.32 Internal Controls . Parent has a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of Parent Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing only as follows:
(a) by the mutual consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by Parent providing written notice to the Company at any time prior to the Closing in the event (i) the Company is in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, (ii) Parent has notified the Company of the breach and such breach has continued without cure for a period of 30 days after delivery of such notice of breach, and (iii) there is a reasonable likelihood that such breach will result in an inability of the Company to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 3.2(a) or 3.2(b);
(c) by the Company providing written notice to Parent at any time prior to the Closing in the event (i) Parent is in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, (ii) the Company has notified Parent of the breach and such breach has continued without cure for
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a period of 30 days after delivery of such notice of breach, and (iii) there is a reasonable likelihood that such breach will result in an inability of Parent to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 3.1(a) or 3.1(b);
(d) subject to complying with subsection 7.1(f) below by either Parent or the Company if the transactions contemplated hereby have not been consummated by March 19, 2010; provided , however , that a Party shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subsection (d) if that Partys breach of this Agreement has prevented the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby at or prior to such time;
(e) by the Company if the Shareholder Notice Materials have not been sent to the holders of Parent Stock by February 22, 2010;
(f) by Parent, if consents in writing setting forth the adoption of this Agreement signed by the holders of outstanding Company Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes and/or shares, as applicable, that are necessary to authorize or take such action in accordance with the DGCL shall not have been delivered to Parent prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time by March 2, 2010; or
(g) by the Company if the holders of outstanding Parent Common Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes and/or shares, as applicable, that are necessary to authorize or take such action in accordance with the CBCA shall not have been obtained prior to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time by March 2, 2010.
Any dispute between the Parties with respect to any Partys right to terminate this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with Section 8.11 .
7.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1 hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation hereunder on the part of any of the Company or Parent, except that, in the event of an intentional or willful breach of this Agreement prior to the time of such termination, the other Parties hereto shall be entitled to the remedy of specific performance of the covenants contained herein.
7.3 Waiver of Right to Terminate . Parent shall be deemed to have waived its right to terminate this Agreement upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No such waiver shall constitute a waiver of any other rights arising from the non-fulfillment of any condition precedent set forth in Article III hereof or any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein unless such waiver is made in writing and then any such written waiver shall only constitute a waiver of the specific matters set forth therein.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS; COVENANTS AFTER CLOSING
8.1 Mutual Assistance . Subsequent to the Closing, each of the Pdarties hereto, at their own cost, will assist each other (including by the retention of records and the provision of access to relevant records) in the preparation of their respective Tax Returns and the filing and execution of Tax elections, if required, as well as in the defense of any audits or litigation that may ensue as a result of the filing thereof, to the extent that such assistance is reasonably requested.
8.2 Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements . Notwithstanding any right of Parent or the Company (whether or not exercised) to investigate the affairs of the Company or Parent or a waiver by Parent or the Company of any condition to Closing set forth in this Agreement, each Party shall have the right to rely fully upon the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the other Party contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Unless earlier terminated under Article VII above, all of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Company, Parent, and the Merger Subsidiary contained in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and continue until the second anniversary of the Closing, provided, however, that the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in Sections 5.18 (Taxes), 6.18 (Taxes) and 8.1 (Tax Cooperation) shall survive until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations for claims applicable to the matters covered thereby.
8.3 Indemnification by the Chay Control Shareholders .
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(a) The Chay Control Shareholders hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Companys executive officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents, including any person who is an officer, director, employee or agent of the Company prior to the Closing, against any and all losses, Claims, damages, Liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys and expert witness fees and other expenses of investigation and defense of any Claims or actions) to which they or any of them may become subject due to, or which results from, any of the following:
(i) Any breach of Parents covenants, agreements, warranties or representations contained in this Agreement as of the date made or as of the Closing Date.
(ii) Any misstatement of a material fact contained in this Agreement or in any of the documents executed in connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but only if the misstatement relates to information concerning Parent.
(iii) The omission to state any fact necessary to make the statements contained in this Agreement or in any of the documents executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not misleading, but only if the omission relates to information concerning Parent.
(iv) The operations of Parent or the acts of its employees, acting in their capacities as such, prior to the Closing.
(v) The ownership of the Real Estate (including, without limitation, the violation or infringement of any Environmental Laws) by Parent prior to the Closing.
(vi) Actions or inactions of Parent, or the agents of Parent acting in their capacity as agents, prior to the Closing.
(vii) Any Taxes due and payable by Parent which are payable for activities of Parent prior to Closing.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum liability of each Chay Control Shareholder for indemnification in connection with the foregoing shall not exceed pro rata share of the consideration received by the Chay Control Shareholders under the Share Purchase.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement including but not limited to Sections 8.3(b) and 8.5 , to the extent that the Company incurs any liabilities, costs or other damages related to the storage, contamination, placement or contamination of the Real Estate by Hazardous Substances (whether initiated or maintained by Parent or an adjoining property owner), each Chay Control Shareholder shall be liable for indemnification for the total amount of any such liability, cost or other damage related to such Hazardous Substances.
8.4 Indemnification by the Company . The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Parent and Parents executive officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents, including any person who is an officer, director, employee or agent of Parent prior to the Closing, against any and all losses, damages, Liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys and expert witness fees and other expenses of investigation and defense of any Claims or actions) to which they or any of them may become subject due to, or which result from, any of the following:
(a) Any breach of the Companys covenants, agreements, warranties or representations contained in this Agreement as of the date made or as of the Closing Date.
(b) Any misstatement of a material fact contained in this Agreement or in any of the documents executed in connection with transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but only if the misstatement related to information concerning the Company.
(c) The omission to state any fact necessary to make the statements contained in this Agreement or in any of the documents executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not misleading, but only if the omission relates to information concerning the Company.
(d) The operations of the Company Actions or the acts of its employees, acting in their capacities as such, prior and subsequent to the Closing.
(e) Actions or inactions of the Company, or the agents of the Company acting in their capacity as agents, prior to the Closing.
(f) Any Taxes due and payable by the Company which are payable for activities of the Company prior to Closing or the activities of the Surviving Corporation following the Closing.
8.5 Limitations on Indemnification From and after the Closing. T he Company and its officers, directors, stockholders, employees and agents shall not have the right to be indemnified pursuant to Sections 8.3(a) and 8.3(b) for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants of Parent unless and until the Company and its officers,
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directors, stockholders, employees and agents, including any person who is an officer, director, employee or agent prior to the Closing, (individually and/or collectively) shall have incurred on a cumulative basis, aggregate Liabilities in an amount exceeding (and then only to the extent exceeding) $10,000; provided, however, that in no event shall the limitations set forth in this Section 8.5 apply with respect to (i) any fraudulent breach of any such representation or warranty, where the determination of such fraudulent breach has been made by a judge or arbitrator in a final, nonappealable or non-appealed judgment or decision of a judge, jury or arbitrator, (ii) the provisions of Section 8.3(c).
8.6 Remedies . The Parties shall retain all rights to bring actions seeking specific performance as provided in Section 8.7 below and other equitable relief, except as expressly provided otherwise in Section 8.7 below; provided, however, that from and after the Closing, the rights provided for in Article VIII (other than as described in Section 8.7 ) shall be the exclusive remedy of any Party for damages resulting from the breach of any provision of this Agreement by any other Party except for damages incurred as a result of fraud, willful misconduct or willful representation.
8.7. Specific Performance . Each Partys obligation under this Agreement is unique. If any Party should default in its obligations under this Agreement, the Parties each acknowledge that it would be extremely impracticable to measure the resulting damages; accordingly, the nondefaulting Party, in addition to any other available rights or remedies, may sue in equity for specific performance, and the Parties each expressly waive the defense that a remedy in damages will be adequate. Notwithstanding any breach or default by any of the Parties of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this Agreement, if Closing occurs as contemplated, each of the Parties waives any rights that it or they may have to rescind this Agreement or the transactions consummated pursuant to it; provided, however, this wavier shall not affect any other rights or remedies available to the Parties under this Agreement or under applicable Law.
8.8 Notice Of Claim . Should any Indemnified Party suffer any loss, damage or expense for which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to indemnify and hold such Indemnified Party harmless pursuant to Article VIII of this Agreement, the following shall apply: Promptly upon receipt by the Indemnified Party of notice of any demand, assertion, Claim, action or proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to any matter as to which the Indemnifying Party is obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party under the provisions of this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party, together with a statement of such information respecting such matter as the Indemnified Party shall then have and a statement advising that the Indemnifying Party must notify it within 10 days whether the Indemnifying Party will undertake the defense of such matter. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party will, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the Indemnifying Party (i) will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability under this Section except to the extent that such failure results in prejudice or other damage to the Indemnifying Party, and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligations to any Indemnified Party other than the indemnification obligation provided above. Notice of the intention of the Indemnifying Party to contest any such Claim, and the identity of counsel that the Indemnifying Party intends to employ to contest any such Claim, shall be given by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party within 10 days from the date of receipt by the Indemnifying Party of notice by the Indemnified Party of the assertion of any such Claim. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to approve the counsel named in the Notice provided pursuant to the preceding sentence, provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in such proceedings and to be represented by attorneys of its own choosing; however, such representation shall be at the Indemnified Partys own expense if the Indemnifying Party selects different counsel of its own choosing. Notwithstanding the Indemnifying Partys election to appoint counsel to represent the Indemnified Party in an action, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, or (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party has chosen the same counsel to represent the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Parties which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party does not elect to contest any Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall be bound by the results obtained with respect thereto by the Indemnified Party, including any settlement of such Claim. If the Indemnifying
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Party elects to contest any Claim, the Indemnified Party shall be bound by the results obtained with respect thereto by the Indemnifying Party, including any settlement of such Claim. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary herein, an Indemnifying Party will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened Claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or potential party to such Claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each Indemnified Party from all Liability arising out of such Claim, action, suit or proceeding.
8.9 Confidentiality . The Chay Control Shareholders shall, for the period of two (2) years from and after the Closing Date, each shall hold in strict confidence and will keep confidential all information regarding the Company and the Business and will not use or disclose any such information to any Person except: (a) with the prior written consent of the Company; (b) to the extent that such disclosure is required by Law (provided that the disclosing party agrees to give to the Company prompt notice thereof so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy in connection therewith); or (c) to the extent that such information can be shown to be generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by one or more of the Chay Control Shareholders or their representatives.
8.10 Expenses . Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parties hereto shall be solely responsible for and shall bear all of its own costs and expenses incident to its obligations under and in respect of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, any such costs and expenses incurred by any Party hereto in connection with the negotiation, preparation and performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers or other representatives and consultants), regardless of whether the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, it being understood and agreed that the Chay Control Shareholders shall pay all costs, fees and expenses incurred by Parent in connection with this transaction prior to Closing if the assets of Parent are not sufficient to pay such costs, fees and expenses.
8.11 Disputes; Arbitration Procedure .
(a) Each of the Parties hereto agrees that it will attempt to settle any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of this Agreement through good faith negotiations in the spirit of mutual cooperation between senior business executives of Parent and the Company who have the authority to resolve the controversy.
(b) Any dispute, claim or controversy (other than claims for equitable relief or rescission of this Agreement) that cannot be resolved by the Parties hereto through good faith negotiations within thirty (30) days of notification to the counter-party of the commencement of the dispute resolution procedures of this Section 8.11 will then, upon the written request of any Party hereto, be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the then effective Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by a sole arbitrator. Such arbitrator shall be mutually agreeable to the Parties. If the Parties cannot mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the then effective Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. To the extent not governed by such rules, such arbitrator shall be directed by the Parties to set a schedule for determination of such dispute, claim or controversy that is reasonable under the circumstances. Such arbitrator shall be directed by the Parties to determine the dispute in accordance with this Agreement and the substantive rules of law (but not the rules of procedure or evidence) that would be applied by a federal court required to apply the internal law (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of Delaware. The arbitration will be conducted in Denver, Colorado. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction.
(c) Nothing contained in this Section 8.11 shall prevent any Party hereto from resorting to judicial process if injunctive or other equitable relief from a court is necessary to prevent injury to such Party or its Affiliates. The use of arbitration procedures will not be construed under the doctrine of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of any Party hereto to assert any claim or defense.
8.12 Further Transfers . Each of the Parties hereto shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such additional action as any other Party hereto may reasonably request to effect or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Each such Party shall, on or prior to the Closing, use its best efforts to fulfill or obtain the fulfillment of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the transactions
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contemplated hereby, including the execution and delivery of any documents, certificates, instruments or other papers that are reasonably required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.13 Transfer Taxes; Recording Charges . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such similar Taxes, and all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such Taxes when due, and each Party will, at their own expense, file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such Taxes, fees and charges, and, if required by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Taxes attributable to the Real Estate or its transfer to the Chay Control Shareholders shall be paid by the Chay Control Shareholders.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Amendment and Waiver . This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by Parent, the Merger Subsidiary, and the Company . No course of dealing between or among any Persons having any interest in this Agreement will be deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Person under or by reason of this Agreement. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
9.2 Notices . All notices, demands and other communications to be given or delivered to Parent, the Company or the Chay Control Shareholders under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given when personally delivered, sent by reputable overnight courier or transmitted by facsimile or telecopy (transmission confirmed), to the addresses indicated below (unless another address is so specified in writing):
If to Parent prior to the Closing or to the Chay Control Shareholders after the Closing, to :
Chay Enterprises, Inc.
5459 South Iris Street
Littleton, Colorado 80123
Attention: Philip J. Davis, Chief Executive Officer/Principal Stockholder
with a copy to:
Law Office of Gary A. Agron
5445 DTC Parkway
Suite 520
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Gary A. Agron, Esq.
If to the Company prior to the Closing or to the Surviving Corporation or Parent after the Closing, to :
DMI Life Sciences, Inc.
8400 East Crescent Parkway
Suite 600
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
with a copy to:
Richardson & Patel LLP
c/o Robert W. Walter
9660 East Prentice Circle
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Robert W. Walter, Esq.
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9.3 Assignment . This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any rights, benefits or obligations set forth herein may be assigned by any of the Parties hereto.
9.4 Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
9.5 No Strict Construction . The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any Person. The use of the word including in this Agreement or in any of the agreements contemplated hereby shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.
9.6 Captions . The captions used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit, characterize or in any way affect any provision of this Agreement, and all provisions of this Agreement shall be enforced and construed as if no caption had been used in this Agreement.
9.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person, other than the Parties hereto and any permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement, such third parties specifically including, without limitation, employees, creditors or stockholders of any of the Parties (other than the Chay Control Shareholders).
9.8 Complete Agreement . This document and the documents referred to herein contain the complete Agreement between the Parties and supersede any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or between the Parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way, including, without limitation, that certain Letter of Intent dated February 12, 2010.
9.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, any one of which may be by facsimile, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
9.10 Governing Law and Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Colorado or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Colorado. Except as to matters subject to arbitration (other than enforcement of awards therefrom or enforcement of any Partys agreement to arbitrate) as described in Section 8.11 , to the extent permitted by law, each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state court sitting in the State of Colorado or United States federal court sitting in Colorado, over any suit, action or other proceeding brought by any Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims with respect to any such suit, action or other proceeding shall be heard and determined in such courts.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above-written.
COMPANY: | ||
DMI Life Sciences, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
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Name: |
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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PARENT: | ||
Chay Enterprises, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Philip J. Davis |
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Name: |
Philip J. Davis |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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MERGER SUBSIDIARY: | ||
Chay Acquisitions, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Philip J. Davis |
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Name: |
Philip J. Davis |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
of
CHAY ACQUISITIONS, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
with and into
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 251(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), DMI Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (DMI), hereby certifies the following information relating to the merger (the Merger) of Chay Acquisitions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (CAI), with and into DMI:
FIRST : The names and states of incorporation of the constituent corporations in the Merger (the Constituent Corporations) are:
Name : | State of Incorporation : | |
DMI Life Sciences, Inc. |
Delaware | |
Chay Acquisitions, Inc. |
Delaware |
SECOND : The Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among DMI, Chay Enterprises, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and CAI, dated as of March 2, 2010 (the Merger Agreement), setting forth the terms and conditions of the Merger, has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the Constituent Corporations in accordance with the requirements of Section 251 of the DGCL.
THIRD : The name of the corporation surviving the Merger (the Surviving Corporation) shall be DMI Life Sciences, Inc., which shall be renamed Ampio Pharmaceutical Technologies, Inc. in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of DMI to be filed hereafter.
FOURTH : The Certificate of Incorporation of DMI, as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until it is amended and restated as described hereinabove.
FIFTH : In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the effective time of the Merger shall be as of the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 103(c)(3) of the DGCL.
SIXTH : The executed Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation, which is located at 8400 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 600, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111.
SEVENTH : A copy of the Merger Agreement will be furnished to any stockholder of any Constituent Corporation by the Surviving Corporation upon request and without cost to said stockholder.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Surviving Corporation has caused this Certificate of Merger to be executed by an authorized officer on the 2nd day of March, 2010.
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT B
OFFICERS CERTIFICATE
OF
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(g) of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of March 2, 2010, by and among DMI Life Sciences, Inc., (the Company), Chay Enterprises, Inc. (Parent) and Chay Acquisitions, Inc. (the Merger Subsidiary).
The undersigned, in his capacity as an officer of the Company, and not individually, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, authorized and acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
2. The representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Merger Agreement were true and correct in all respects at and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof as though such representations and warranties were made anew on the date hereof (except for those representations and warranties that are made as of specific date, which representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct as of the date hereof has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
3. The Company has performed in all material respects all the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.
4. Attached hereto as Schedule F-1 is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted and approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company, which resolutions authorize the Company to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or amended, have been in full force and effect at all times since their adoption up to and including the date hereof and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
5. Attached hereto as Schedule F-2 is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by consent of the Companys shareholders, which resolutions authorize the Company to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or amended, have been in full force and effect at all times since their adoption up to and including the date hereof and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the 2 nd day of March , 2010.
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: |
Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Schedule B-1
Company Board of Directors Resolutions
Schedule B-2
Company Shareholder Consent
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EXHIBIT C
OFFICERS CERTIFICATE
OF
CHAY ENTERPRISES, INC.
This Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 3.2(e) of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of March 2, 2010, by and among DMI Life Sciences, Inc. (the Company), Chay Enterprises, Inc. (Parent), and Chay Acquisitions, Inc. (the Merger Subsidiary).
The undersigned, in his capacity as an officer of Parent, and not individually, hereby certifies as follows:
1. I am the duly elected, authorized and acting Chief Executive Officer of Parent.
2. Each of the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of the Merger Agreement were true and correct in all respects at and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and are true and correct in all respect as of the date hereof as though such representations and warranties were made anew on the date hereof (except for those representations and warranties that are made as of specific date, which representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects as of such date), except where the failure of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
3. Each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary has performed in all material respects all the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.
4. Attached hereto as Schedule G-1 is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted and approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Subsidiary, respectively, which resolutions authorize each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or amended, have been in full force and effect at all times since their adoption up to and including the date hereof and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
5. Attached hereto as Schedule G-2 is a true and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted and approved at a meeting of the shareholders of Parent, and a consent of the sole stockholder of Merger Subsidiary, which resolutions authorize Parent and Merger Subsidiary, respectively, to each execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and such resolutions have not in any way been rescinded or amended, have been in full force and effect at all times since their adoption up to and including the date hereof and are in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
6. Following are the
names, titles and true signatures of the duly elected and acting officers of Parent and Merger Subsidiary authorized by the attached resolutions to execute and deliver the Merger Agreement and all other agreements and documents required by the
For Parent:
Name |
Title |
Signature |
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Philip J. Davis |
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
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For Merger Subsidiary:
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Name |
Title |
Signature |
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Philip J. Davis
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Chief Executive Officer
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the 2nd day of March, 2010.
CHAY ENTERPRISES, INC. | ||
By: |
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Name: |
Philip J. Davis |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Schedule C-1
Parent and Merger Subsidiary Boards of Directors Resolutions
Schedule C-2
Parent Shareholder Resolutions and Merger Subsidiary Stockholder Consent
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EXHIBIT D
RESIGNATION AND RELEASE
(to be signed by Philip J. Davis)
THIS RESIGNATION AND RELEASE is given and delivered as of March , 2010, by Philip J. Davis, an adult resident of the State of Colorado (Individual), to and for the benefit of DMI Life Sciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), Chay Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), and their Affiliates.
WHEREAS , Chay Acquisitions, Inc, a Delaware corporation (Merger Subsidiary), will be merged with and into the Company pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 2, 2010 (the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, Merger Subsidiary and Chay Enterprises, Inc, a Colorado corporation (Parent), and, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Parent will become the Companys sole shareholder;
WHEREAS , the execution of this Resignation and Release is a condition to the obligations of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
WHEREAS , Individual is an officer and/or director of Parent and Merger Subsidiary; and
WHEREAS , Individual will receive direct and substantial benefits in the event the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are consummated.
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and as a material inducement to Merger Subsidiary and the Company to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agrees as follows:
1. Resignation . Effective as of the effective time of the merger of Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company as contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the Effective Time), Individual hereby voluntarily resigns as:
a. a member of the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Subsidiary;
b. a member of any committee of the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger Subsidiary on which he serves;
c. an executive or non-executive officer of Parent and Merger Subsidiary; and
d. a representative of Parent and Merger Subsidiary in any other capacity.
2. Release . Effective as of the Effective Time, Individual, on behalf of himself and each of his heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, hereby releases, forever discharges and covenants not to sue each of the Company, Merger Subsidiary, Parent and, following the Merger, the Surviving Corporation, and their respective shareholders, directors and officers (but only in such persons capacity as a shareholder, director or officer, and regardless of whether such claim may be brought individually or derivatively) (individually, a Company Releasee and collectively, Company Releasees ) and the Company (on behalf of itself and Parent) hereby releases, forever discharges and covenants not to sue Individual, in each case from and with respect to any and all claims, actions, demands, proceedings, causes of action, orders, obligations, contracts, agreements, debts, costs, attorneys fees, charges, controversies, promises, expenses, compensation and all other liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity, which such party or any of such partys heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against any of the Company Releasees or the Individual, as applicable, arising contemporaneously with or prior to the Effective Time ( Claims ), except (a) in the case of both parties, rights and claims arising under the Merger Agreement or any other agreement between the parties which is identified in either the Merger Agreement or the schedules attached thereto, (b) in the case of the Companys and Parents release of Individual, claims based on willful misconduct or malfeasance, criminal violations, willful failure to deal fairly with the Parent (including, without limitation, conflicts of interest), or improper personal profit or benefit at the expense of the Company or Parent, and (c) in the case of the Individuals release of the Company Releasees, rights and claims for indemnification pursuant to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Parent or the Surviving Corporation.
3. No Claims . Without limiting or expanding the release of claims set forth in Section 2 hereof, each of Individual and the Company (on behalf of itself and Parent) hereby represents and warrants to the other that it does not know of any Claim against any of the Company Releasees in the case of the representation and warranty by Individual, or Individual in the case of the representation and warranty by the Company or Parent, including, without limitation, any right to any
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compensation or any severance payments or any indemnification by the Company or Parent. Individual is not aware of any events or circumstances that would serve as the basis for a Claim by Individual against any of the Company Releasees and the Company and Parent are not aware of any events or circumstances that would serve as the basis for a Claim by the Company or Parent against Individual. Each party agrees that on and after the date hereof such party will use best efforts to cooperate with each other party and will not disparage such other party.
4. Confidentiality . Individual agrees that, for the period of two (2) years from and after the Closing Date, he or she shall hold in strict confidence and will keep confidential all information regarding the Company, Parent, and the Companys business and will not use or disclose any such information to any person except: (a) with the prior written consent of the Company; (b) to the extent that such disclosure is required by law (provided that the disclosing party agrees to give to the Company prompt notice thereof so that the Company may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy in connection therewith); (c) to the extent that such information can be shown to be generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by Individual or his representatives; or (d) that Individual and his, her or its representatives may disclose to his or her tax advisors or accountants any materials reasonably necessary (including opinions or other tax analyses) for Individual and his or her representatives to prepare and file any and all tax filings for Individual.
5. Indemnity . Individual agrees to indemnify and hold the Company Releasees harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, cost, expense and damage arising from or related to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Claim herein released or any suit, claim, demand, administrative proceeding, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism of any kind asserting any Claim herein released initiated against any of the Company Releasees by or on behalf of Individual and (b) any breach of any of the provisions of this Resignation and Release by Individual or his or its heirs, legal representatives, successors or assigns. The Company agrees to (and agrees to cause Parent to) indemnify and hold Individual harmless from and against any and all liability, loss, cost, expense and damage arising from or related to, directly or indirectly, (a) any Claim herein released or any suit, claim, demand, administrative proceeding, arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism of any kind asserting any Claim herein released initiated against Individual by or on behalf of the Company or Parent and (b) any breach of any of the provisions of this Resignation and Release by the Company or its successors or assigns.
6. General.
a. Each of the Company and Individual represents and warrants that such party is fully informed and has full knowledge and understanding of the terms, conditions and effects of this Release and Resignation, that such party has had the opportunity to consult with and has consulted with such partys legal counsel regarding this Resignation and Release, that such party has delivered this Resignation and Release voluntarily and such partys own free will and that, other than those contained herein, such party has not relied on any representation of the Company, Merger Subsidiary, or Parent, or any of their representatives in the case of Individual, or Individual in the case of the Company, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Resignation and Release.
b. Each party agrees that this Resignation and Release shall be binding upon such party and his or its heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
c. If any portion of this Resignation and Release is held invalid by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, each party agrees that the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect as if such invalid provision had not been included in this Resignation and Release.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Individual has executed this Resignation and Release as of the day and year first written.
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Exhibit 3.1
SECURITIES PUT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE
THIS SECURITIES PUT AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE (the Put Agreement ) is made and entered into on March 2, 2010, by and among DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC., a Colorado corporation ( DMI or the Company ), PHILIP J. DAVIS and GARY A. AGRON (collectively, the Chay Control Shareholders ) and the individuals identified as guarantors on Exhibit A hereto (collectively, the Guarantors ). All of the signatories hereto are collectively referred to as the Parties or individually as a Party .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company is contemporaneously entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement ) with Chay Enterprises, Inc. ( Chay ) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chay (the Merger Subsidiary ) pursuant to which Chay will acquire all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company as a result of the merger of the Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company (the Merger );
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Chay Control Shareholders and the Company have agreed, as a condition to the Merger, to enter into this Put Agreement in order to provide for a contractual right of the Chay Control Shareholders to put back to the Company (the Put Right ) an aggregate of 634,428 shares of Chay common stock owned by the Chay Control Shareholders (the Put Shares ) for the price of $250,000, subject to adjustment as provided hereinafter (the Put Payment ), which Put Right will come into existence in the event that the Company does not obtain financing in the amount of $5.0 million or more in U.S. Dollars or equivalent foreign currency (a Qualifying Financing ) by the first business day which is 150 days after the day on which the Merger is effected by the filing of a Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Division of Corporations (hereinafter the Determination Date; the 150-day period commencing the first day after the Certificate of Merger is filed with the Delaware Division of Corporations and ending on the Determination Date is hereinafter referred to as the Financing Period );
WHEREAS, as a material inducement to the Chay Control Shareholders to approve the Merger, the Company agreed to grant the Put Right to the Chay Control Shareholders, and as further security therefor, the Companys executive officers and directors, as Guarantors, agreed to jointly guarantee the Companys payment of the Put Payment by the Company, as more fully set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to further delineate the rights, obligations and arrangements with respect to the matters described above.
ACCORDINGLY, for an in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual promises, covenants, representations and warranties contained herein, and to facilitate the Merger, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by all of the Parties hereto, the Parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
1. Adoption of Recitals and Defined Terms. All of the recitals set forth above, including each of the defined terms contained therein, are hereby adopted, confirmed, ratified and approved in the same manner as if fully set forth herein.
2. Put Right Exercisability. If the Company does not receive a Qualifying Financing on or before the Determination Date, then following the Determination Date, the Put Right described herein shall become exercisable by its terms and in accordance with the procedure hereinafter described. Conversely, if the Company does receive a Qualifying Financing on or before the Determination Date, then the Put Right shall be extinguished without further action of the parties, and the Put Right shall be deemed to be of no further force or effect. For the purpose of this Agreement, the term Qualifying Financing shall (i) include, without limitation, the gross amount of any and all funds received by the Company through the sale or issuance of any type of security whatsoever including, without limitation, common stock, preferred stock, convertible instruments, debt instruments of any kind including promissory notes or credit agreements, hybrid instruments, derivative instruments, structured finance products, or other financial instruments of any kind or nature (hereinafter, all such instruments are collectively referred to as Securities ) which occurs during the Financing Period; (ii) include the total combined amount of all of such sales and issuances of any Securities which occur during the Financing Period, if proceeds of multiple types of financings
are received by the Company during the Financing Period; (iii) exclude all costs of issuance, such as commissions, discounts, finders fees, placement agent fees, and the like for any sale of Securities during the Financing Period; (iv) not take into account the Companys expenditures of amounts received from all or any part of a Qualifying Financing after the receipt of such funds but before the Determination Date; (v) take into account all funds actually received by the Company during the Financing Period, together with any bona fide funding commitments which (x) are contractually binding, (y) specify a date certain by which such funding commitments will be funded, and (z) specify an amount certain that will be funded by not later than 90 days after the Determination Date, and (vi) exclude the value of any Securities issued to the Companys shareholders in connection with the Merger.
3. Notice of Qualifying Financing . If the Company has not previously done so ( e.g ., upon closing of a Qualifying Financing before the Determination Date), the Company will within 10 business days (the Notice Period ) after the Determination Date notify the Chay Control Shareholders of whether the Put Right is then exercisable (the Put Right Existence Notice ) because the Company did not close a Qualifying Financing by the Determination Date. The Company shall not have any obligation to provide a Put Right Existence Notice to the Chay Control Shareholders if during the Financing Period the Company files a Report of Current Event on Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in which the Company discloses the receipt and/or closing of a Qualifying Financing during the Financing Period, it being understood and agreed that such filing shall be constructive notice to the Chay Control Shareholders of the completion of a Qualifying Financing. If the Company is by the terms of this Section 3 required to provide the Chay Control Shareholders the Put Right Existence Notice and fails to do so, the failure to provide such notice to the Chay Control Shareholders shall not affect or otherwise limit the exercisability of the Put Right by the Chay Control Shareholders if the Put Right has become exercisable by its terms.
4. Procedure for Exercise of Put Right.
(a) | If the Put Right becomes exercisable in accordance with the terms hereof, the Chay Control Shareholders shall exercise the Put Right as follows. If the Company has sent the Put Right Existence Notice to the Chay Control Shareholders in the manner described in Section 3 above, then the Chay Control Shareholders shall have 14 business days from the date of such Put Right Exercise Notice to notify the Company of the exercise of the Put Right (the Put Right Exercise Notice ). If the Company does not send the Put Right Existence Notice to the Chay Control Shareholders as described in Section 3 above, then in that event the Chay Control Shareholders shall have 60 calendar days commencing the first business day following the Determination Date to provide the Company with a Put Right Exercise Notice. |
(b) | The form of the Put Right Exercise Notice from the Chay Control Shareholders to the Company shall be sufficient if it recites the reasonable belief of the Chay Control Shareholders that the Put Right has become exercisable in accordance with the terms of this Put Agreement, i.e ., the Company did not obtain a Qualifying Financing during the Financing Period, and specifies the number of Put Shares to be put to the Company (if less than the number of Put Shares stated in the preamble of this Put Agreement). However, the Put Right Exercise Notice must relate to all Put Shares, and not less than all Put Shares, owned by the Chay Control Shareholders as of the date of such notice. |
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If upon receipt of the Put Right Exercise Notice the Companys executive officers have a reasonable belief that the Company did obtain a Qualifying Financing during the Financing Period, then the Company shall have 10 business days from the date of the Put Right Exercise Notice to send a reply notice to the Chay Control Shareholders (the Reply Notice ) that contests the exercisability of the Put Right. If within 10 business days of the date of the Reply Notice the Company and the Chay Control Shareholders are unable to agree upon whether a Qualifying Financing was obtained or not obtained by the Company during the Financing Period, then any Party may submit the dispute to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 12 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Party submits to arbitration a dispute concerning the exercisability of the Put Right and the arbitrator determines that a Party was not acting reasonably in taking its position with respect to the exercisability or non-exercisability of the Put Right (and the arbitrator finds against the Party whose position was not reasonable in the arbitrators judgment) then, in such event and notwithstanding any expense provision |
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to the contrary elsewhere in this Put Agreement, the losing party in the arbitration shall pay the reasonable attorneys fees of the prevailing party in the arbitration. |
(d) | If the Company does not send a Reply Notice within the required time period after receipt of the Put Right Exercise Notice, then in that event the Company and the Chay Control Shareholders shall meet at the Companys offices at 10:00 a.m. on the 20th business day after the date of the Put Right Exercise Notice (hereinafter, the Closing Date ), at which time the Put Payment shall be made to the Chay Control Shareholders by the Company (or, if not made by the Company because the Company lacks the financial resources to do so or to do so legally, by the Guarantors) and the stock certificates representing the Put Shares shall be delivered from the Chay Control Shareholders to the Company (or the Guarantors, in the event the Guarantors have made such payment because of the Companys financial and/or legal inability to do so), in each case subject to adjustment of the Put Payment and the Put Shares as described in Section 5 below. |
5. Put Payment and Shares Adjustment As hereinabove set forth, the base Put Payment is $250,000 in U.S. Dollars. In the event that the Chay Control Shareholders shall have sold any of the Put Shares in privately-negotiated transactions or in transactions relying on SEC Rule 144 during the Financing Period or after the Financing Period and before sending the Put Right Exercise Notice (collectively, any such sales of the Put Shares during the time periods recited, the Share Sales ), then the Chay Control Shareholders agree that they shall divulge to the Company in the Put Right Exercise Notice the number of Put Shares previously sold, the terms of such Share Sales, and the proceeds realized therefrom. The Company shall have the right to request promptly copies of supporting documentation related to Share Sales, such as confirmation of sale, brokerage statements and/or copies of securities purchase agreements, for the purpose of verifying the proceeds realized by the Chay Control Shareholders. The Chay Control Shareholders agree that they shall promptly provide copies of such documentation upon the Companys request. The Parties agree that the Put Payment will in no event exceed $250,000, but shall be reduced by the net proceeds realized by the Chay Control Shareholders from completed Share Sales before the Chay Control Shareholders send the Put Right Exercise Notice. If the Chay Control Shareholders have engaged in Share Sales, a corresponding reduction shall likewise be made in the number of Put Shares that will delivered by the Chay Control Shareholders to the Company on payment of the adjusted Put Payment.
6. Deliveries at the Closing. Regardless of the number of Put Shares then owned by the Chay Control Shareholders, the Chay Control Shareholders shall only be obligated to deliver to the Company the stock certificates representing the Put Shares at such time as the Company or the Guarantors pay the Put Payment to the Chay Control Shareholders, which shall be made at the Closing. The Put Payment may be paid at the Closing in one or more cashiers checks or wire transfers to the Chay Control Shareholders, in immediately available funds. Likewise, at the Closing the Chay Control Shareholders shall deliver the certificates representing the Put Shares then owned by them (in each case being all Put Shares then owned by the Chay Control Shareholders), together with medallion guaranteed stock powers and such other documents as the Company shall reasonably request in conjunction with the Closing.
7. Guarantee of Put Right Payment. If DMI is unable to purchase all or any portion of the Put Shares that are the subject of the Put Right Exercise Notice because it does not have adequate equity accounts to effect such purchase under the Delaware General Corporation Law or because doing so could subject, in the reasonable judgment of the DMI board of directors, either DMI or the Chay Control Shareholders to fraudulent conveyance or similar claims then, in such event, DMI shall notify the Guarantors of the number of Put Shares DMI is so unable to purchase within 15 business days of DMIs receipt of the Put Right Exercise Notice, and the Guarantors shall purchase the Put Shares not purchased by DMI at the Closing. For these purposes the Board of Directors of DMI shall make and shall be deemed to have made all reasonable findings of fact, consistent with their fiduciary obligations, in support and in favor of making funds available for purchase of the Put Shares covered by a Put Right Exercise Notice under the Delaware General Corporation Law. To the extent that DMI is not able to purchase all the Put Shares covered by the Put Right Exercise Notice because of inadequate equity to do so, or because of any other legal constraints that are not the result of any action or omission of Chay Control Shareholders, the obligation to pay the remaining (or, as the case may be, the full) Put Payment shall become the joint obligation of the Guarantors. This obligation shall be subject to the Parties agreement that, within 72 hours of Closing, DMI shall establish at Key Bank an escrow account that will be funded with $125,000 (the Escrow Account). The Escrow Account shall be established pursuant to escrow instructions that will be jointly approved by DMI and Philip J. Davis, and shall
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instruct Key Bank to release the escrowed funds to the Chay Control Shareholders in the event the Put Right becomes exercisable by the Chay Control Shareholders, in which event the amount of the Put Payment that shall be the responsibility of the Guarantors shall be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the funds paid from the Escrow Account to the Chay Control Shareholders.
8. Representations and Warranties of Chay Control Shareholders. Each of the Chay Control Shareholders separately represents, warrants and acknowledges to DMI as follows:
(a) | Each of the Chay Control Shareholders has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to sell the Put Shares to be sold in connection herewith (assuming the Put Right becomes exercisable by its terms), and on delivery of the certificates representing the Put Shares upon receipt of the Put Payment on the Closing Date, except for restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws, DMI will acquire valid and indefeasible title to such shares of such Put Shares free and clear of any Encumbrance. For the purposes of this subpart, the term Encumbrance shall mean any security interest, pledge, option, lien, claim, commitment, proxy, equity right (including without limitation community property rights), restriction on transfer or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, other than restrictions under federal and state securities laws. |
(b) | The party executing this Agreement on behalf of GM/CM Family Partners Ltd. (the Partnership ) is duly authorized and possesses the power and authority to bind the Partnership, and the Partnership has undertaken all such action, if any, as was necessary or appropriate to authorize the entry into this Agreement and its performance by the Partnership. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Chay Control Shareholders, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited or affected by the availability of equitable remedies such as specific performance, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights, including court decisions and general equity principles relating thereto. |
(c) | The execution, delivery and performance by the Chay Control Shareholders of this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will not violate, result in any breach of, constitute a default under, result in the termination or acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice under any material law or contract to which any of the Chay Control Shareholders is a party, or require any material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any governmental agency or other person under the provisions of any material law or any material contract by which any of the Chay Control Shareholders is bound. |
9. Representations and Warranties of DMI . DMI hereby represents and warrants to the Chay Control Shareholders as follows:
(a) | DMI has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to enter into and perform this Agreement, to make the Put Payment, and to purchase the Put Shares as described herein (assuming the Put Right becomes exercisable by its terms). |
(b) | The party executing this Agreement on behalf of DMI is duly authorized and possesses the power and authority to bind DMI, and DMI has undertaken all such action as was necessary or appropriate to authorize the entry into this Agreement and its performance by DMI. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of DMI, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited or affected by the availability of equitable remedies such as specific performance, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights, including court decisions and general equity principles relating thereto. |
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DMI is not a party to any agreement or instrument that contains a restriction or limitation on DMIs ability to make the Put Payment, and DMI will not enter into any such agreement or instrument from and after the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, DMI may enter into any such agreement or instrument without the |
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consent or approval of the Chay Control Shareholders upon DMI obtaining a Qualifying Financing (including contemporaneously with obtaining such a Qualifying Financing), and may do so at any time without restriction after the Put Right is no longer exercisable by its terms. |
(d) | The Put Shares, if acquired by DMI, will be acquired for investment purposes only, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof. DMI is not a party to any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person with respect to any of the Put Shares, except as contemplated by this Agreement. |
(e) | DMI understands that the Put Shares are restricted securities under the securities laws of the United States in as much as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, only in certain limited circumstances. |
10. Representations and Warranties of the Guarantors. The Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to the Chay Control Shareholders as follows:
(a) | Each of the Guarantors has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement and the authority to purchase the Put Shares (assuming the Put Right becomes exercisable by its terms) if DMI is unable to do so. |
(b) | This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited or affected by the availability of equitable remedies such as specific performance, and by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors rights, including court decisions and general equity principles relating thereto. |
(c) | The execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantors of this Agreement and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby will not violate, result in any breach of, constitute a default under, result in the termination or acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice under any material law or contract to which any of the Guarantors is a party, or require any material authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any governmental agency or other person under the provisions of any material law or any material contract by which any of the Guarantors is bound. |
(d) | The Put Shares, if acquired by the Guarantors, will be acquired for investment purposes only, and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof. The Guarantors have no contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person with respect to any of the Put Shares. |
(e) | The Guarantors understand that the Put Shares are restricted securities under the securities laws of the United States in as much as they are being acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, only in certain limited circumstances. |
11. Remedy . In the event that DMI and/or the Guarantors do not for any reason close the purchase of the Put Shares on the Closing Date then, in such event, the sole remedy of the Chay Control Shareholders for breach of this Agreement shall be to bring an arbitration claim for specific performance against one or more of the Guarantors, who are jointly liable for the Put Payment, in accordance with Section 12 below.
12. Arbitration. Any dispute, claim or controversy including, without limitation, any claim for specific performance of this Agreement by the Chay Control Shareholders, will upon the written request of any Party hereto,
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be resolved by binding arbitration conducted in accordance with the then effective Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association by a sole arbitrator. Such arbitrator shall be mutually agreeable to the Parties. If the Parties cannot mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the then effective Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. To the extent not governed by such rules, such arbitrator shall be directed by the Parties to set a schedule for determination of such dispute, claim or controversy that is reasonable under the circumstances. Such arbitrator shall be directed by the Parties to determine the dispute in accordance with this Agreement and the substantive rules of law (but not the rules of procedure or evidence) that would be applied by a federal court required to apply the internal law (and not the law of conflicts) of the State of Colorado. The arbitration will be conducted in Denver, Colorado. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any Party hereto from resorting to judicial process if injunctive or other equitable relief from a court is necessary to prevent injury to such Party. The use of arbitration procedures will not be construed under the doctrine of laches, waiver or estoppel to affect adversely the rights of any Party hereto to assert any claim or defense.
13. Expiry of this Agreement . This Agreement shall expire and be without further force or effect on December 31, 2010, except that all terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to any Put Shares that have not been purchased as of such expiry date but which were the subject of a valid Put Right Exercise Notice, as well as any other cause of action that has accrued in favor of any Party under this Agreement prior to such expiry date.
14. Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their permitted successors and transferees.
15. Miscellaneous . The following provisions form a part of this Agreement:
(a) | Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, each Party hereto shall bear its own costs, expenses and fees incurred or assumed by such Party in the preparation or execution of this Agreement and in compliance with the covenants and conditions herein, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby shall occur. |
(b) | To the extent that any Partys further approval or other action is deemed necessary or desirable by any other Party hereto in order to effectuate the terms, conditions and purposes of this Agreement and the matters covered hereby, each of the Parties hereto hereby agrees to execute all reasonable documents and take all actions reasonably requested by any other Party. |
(c) | Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by this Agreement or any other document or instrument referred to herein which has been executed in connection herewith must be given in writing (which may be by facsimile or electronic transmission followed by mail or personal delivery), and must be personally delivered or mailed by prepaid, first class or certified or registered mail to the Party to whom such notice or communication is directed at the address of such Party set forth below. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, any Party may change its address (or redesignate the person to whom such notice shall be delivered) for purposes of this Agreement by giving notice of such change to any other Party pursuant to this provision. In all instances, any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by this Agreement shall only be effective upon actual receipt thereof by the person intended to receive same. |
If to DMI, to :
DMI Life Sciences, Inc.
8400 East Crescent Parkway
Suite 600
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Donald B. Wingerter, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
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with a copy to:
Richardson & Patel LLP
c/o Robert W. Walter
9660 East Prentice Circle
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Robert W. Walter, Esq.
If to the Chay Control Shareholders, to :
Philip J. Davis
5459 South Iris Street
Littleton, Colorado 80123
with a copy to:
Law Office of Gary A. Agron
5445 DTC Parkway
Suite 520
Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Attention: Gary A. Agron, Esq.
If to the Guarantors, to:
To each Guarantor at the address set forth on Exhibit A hereto.
(d) | Neither this Agreement nor any term hereby may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by written agreement among the Parties hereto. |
(e) | The headings of sections or paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement. |
(f) | All terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the Parties hereto whenever applicable to such Party. |
(g) | This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties hereto, supersedes and any and all prior understandings and arrangements, and may not be modified or amended except on or after the date hereof by a writing executed by the Party against whom such modification or amendment is sought to be enforced. The failure of any of the Parties to this Agreement to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions shall not be deemed to be a waiver or deprive such person or entity of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. No waiver of this Agreement, the obligations or conditions herein, shall be valid unless the writing is signed by the Party against whom said waiver is sought to be enforced. |
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This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado, the state in which it was negotiated, executed and delivered; provided , that matters relating to the corporate powers of DMI, the internal governance of DMI, DMIs right or ability to purchases the Put Shares and the obligations and/or duties of DMIs board of directors shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. Should any clause, sentence or paragraph of this Agreement be judicially or administratively declared to be invalid, unenforceable or void under the laws of the State of Colorado or Delaware, as applicable, or the United States of America or any agency or subdivision thereof, such decision shall not have the effect of invalidating or voiding the remainder of this Agreement, so long as the offending |
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provision does not go to the benefit of the economic bargain of the Parties. To the extent that any offending provision does not go to the benefit of such economic bargain, the Parties hereto agree that the part or parts of this Agreement so held to be invalid, unenforceable or void shall be deemed to have been deleted herefrom, the remainder shall have been included herein and a provision with effect as close as possible to the deleted provision but that is enforceable shall be substituted therefor by the body making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability. The Chay Control Shareholders shall be entitled to specific enforcement of their rights under this Agreement, but shall have no right to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any other rights granted by law, and the Chay Control Shareholders acknowledge that this limitation in remedies is a bargained-for and material provision in this Agreement that is being relied upon by DMI and the Guarantors in determining to execute this Agreement. The Parties agree and acknowledge that specific performance is the only remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement by DMI or the Guarantors, and that the Chay Control Shareholders must apply in arbitration (without posting any bond or other security) for specific performance in order to enforce the provisions of this Agreement. |
(i) | This Agreement does not create and shall not be construed as creating any rights enforceable by any person other than the undersigned Parties and their respective lawful successors and assigns. |
(j) | This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original for all purposes, and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and it shall not be necessary for the proof of this Agreement that any party produces or accounts for more than one such counterpart. |
(k) | This Agreement or any notices hereunder may be transmitted by facsimile or by electronic transmission, and it is the intent of the parties for the facsimile or electronically reproduced autograph by a receiving facsimile machine or computer to be an original signature, and for the facsimile or any electronic reproduction and any complete photocopy of this Agreement or notice to be deemed an original counterpart. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed, in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, by their respective, duly-authorized representatives or by the Parties hereto, as of the date and year first above written.
DMI: | ||
DMI LIFE SCIENCES, INC.., a Delaware corporation If |
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By: | / S / D ONALD B. W INGERTER , J R . | |
Name: D ONALD B. W INGERTER , J R . |
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Title: C HIEF E XECUTIVE O FFICER |
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CHAY CONTROL SHAREHOLDERS: |
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/s/ Philip J. Davis Philip J. Davis |
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/s/ Gary A. Agron Gary A. Agron |
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GUARANTORS: | ||
/s/ Michael E. Macaluso Michael E. Macaluso |
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/s/ David Bar-Or David Bar-Or |
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/s/ Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. Donald B. Wingerter, Jr. |
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/s/ Vaughan Clift Vaughan Clift |
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