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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2011

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware
  2834
  51-0327886

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

10220 South 51st Street, Suite 2

Phoenix, AZ 85044-5231

(602) 910-2617

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Michael L. Babich

President and Chief Executive Officer

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

10220 South 51st Street, Suite 2

Phoenix, AZ 85044-5231

(602) 910-2617

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Matthew T. Browne, Esq.

Charles S. Kim, Esq.

Sean M. Clayton, Esq.

Cooley LLP

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 550-6000

 

Cheston J. Larson, Esq.

Divakar Gupta, Esq.

Matthew T. Bush, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, CA 92130

(858) 523-5400

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), check the following box.   ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

  ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨

Non-accelerated filer

  ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company   ¨

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 
Title of each class of securities to be registered  

Proposed

maximum

aggregate
offering price(1)

  Amount of
registration fee

Common Stock, $0.0002145 par value per share

  $55,000,000   $6,386
 
 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act. Includes the offering price of shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.

The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

PROSPECTUS    SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 29, 2011   

LOGO

             Shares

Common Stock

 

 

This is an initial public offering of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. We are offering              shares of common stock. We currently estimate that the initial public offering price of our common stock will be between $             and $             per share.

We have filed an application for our common stock to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “INRX.”

 

 

Investing in our common stock involves risk. See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 9.

 

       Per Share      Total  

Initial price to public

       $                    $              

Underwriting discounts and commissions

       $                    $              

Proceeds, before expenses, to Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

       $                    $              

We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to             additional shares of common stock to cover over-allotments, if any, exercisable at any time until 30 days after the date of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares on or about                     , 2011.

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Securities   JMP Securities

 

 

Oppenheimer & Co.

Prospectus dated                     , 2011.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

Prospectus Summary

     1   

Risk Factors

     9   

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     47   

Use of Proceeds

     49   

Dividend Policy

     50   

Industry and Market Data

     50   

Capitalization

     51   

Dilution

     53   

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

     55   

Selected Financial Data

     60   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     62   

Business

     78   

Management

     105   

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

     112   

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

     134   

Principal Stockholders

     140   

Description of Capital Stock

     142   

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

     146   

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock

     148   

Underwriting

     152   

Legal Matters

     158   

Experts

     158   

Where You Can Find More Information

     158   

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-1   

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and in any free writing prospectus that we may provide to you in connection with this offering. Neither we nor any of the underwriters has authorized anyone to provide you with information different from, or in addition to, that contained in this prospectus or any such free writing prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither we nor any of the underwriters is making an offer to sell or seeking offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where or to any person to whom the offer or sale is not permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus and the information in any free writing prospectus that we may provide you in connection with this offering is accurate only as of the date of that free writing prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects may have changed since those dates.

For investors outside the United States: neither we nor any of the underwriters has done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus or any free writing prospectus we may provide to you in connection with this offering in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus and any such free writing prospectus outside of the United States.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights information contained in other parts of this prospectus. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, especially “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and the notes to these financial statements, before deciding to buy shares of our common stock.

Overview

We are a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and seeks to commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products that target the unmet needs of cancer patients, with an initial focus on cancer-supportive care. We have assembled a product pipeline targeting cancer-supportive care and cancer therapy that we believe can be developed cost efficiently and, if approved, commercialized through a targeted commercial organization. Our supportive care product candidates include Fentanyl SL Spray, a proprietary, fast-acting sublingual fentanyl spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain, or BTCP, and our family of dronabinol product candidates for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, or CINV, and appetite stimulation in AIDS patients. Our proprietary Fentanyl SL Spray and our generic Dronabinol SG Capsule product candidates are both under review for marketing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. We are also developing proprietary cancer therapeutics, the most advanced of which is LEP-ETU, an improved formulation of paclitaxel, the active ingredient in the cancer drugs Taxol and Abraxane.

We focus our research and development efforts on product candidates that utilize innovative formulations to address the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial pharmaceutical products. We intend to build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and our other proprietary products, if approved. We expect to utilize an incentive-based sales model similar to that employed by Sciele Pharma, Inc. and other companies previously led by members of our board, including our founder and Executive Chairman.

There were approximately 11.7 million patients in the United States diagnosed or living with cancer in 2007 according to the National Cancer Institute. Debilitating side effects and symptoms such as pain, nausea and vomiting are prevalent in cancer patients and generally are caused by their disease as well as the radiation or chemotherapy treatment regimens intended to eradicate or inhibit the progression of the cancer. These side effects, among others, can impact a patient’s quality of life and ability to tolerate cancer treatment regimens. We believe effective supportive care is an important component in the treatment of cancer that is not adequately addressed by existing marketed therapies. By focusing on supportive care products, we believe we can contribute to the improvement of cancer patient outcomes and survival rates.

We are led by a management team and board of directors with substantial experience founding and managing pharmaceutical and related companies. Our founder and Executive Chairman, Dr. John N. Kapoor, has held executive management and board positions at Sciele Pharma and OptionCare, Inc., among others. Dr. Kapoor has also had significant experience with cancer-supportive care products, including Marinol, while he was Chairman of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael L. Babich, has board and management experience at Alliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc. Our Director of Scientific Development, Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, is a renowned oncologist and a founder of ILEX Oncology, Inc. Dr. Von Hoff previously led the development of several approved cancer and cancer-supportive care therapies including drugs such as Campath, Camptosar and Clofarabine. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Larry Dillaha, previously served as the Chief Medical Officer of Sciele Pharma. We intend to leverage the

 

 

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experience of our management team to build Insys into a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing innovative therapies that address unmet medical needs of cancer patients.

Our Product Candidates

The following table summarizes certain information regarding our most advanced product candidates:

 

Franchise

 

Product Candidate

   Regulatory
Pathway
     

Indication

 

Status

Spray   Fentanyl SL Spray    505(b)(2)         BTCP in Opioid-Tolerant
Patients
  NDA Submitted

Dronabinol

  Dronabinol SG Capsule    ANDA     CINV and Appetite Stimulation
in Patients with AIDS
  ANDA
Submitted
3
 

Dronabinol RT Capsule

 

   sANDA 1   }     Pending 4
  Dronabinol Oral Solution    505(b)(2) 1     CINV and Appetite Stimulation
in Patients with AIDS
2
  Pre-Phase 3 5
 

Dronabinol Inhalation Device

 

   505(b)(2) 1       Preclinical
  Dronabinol IV Solution    505(b)(2) 1       Preclinical
           

Oncology

  LEP-ETU    505(b)(2) 1       Metastatic Breast Cancer 2   Phase 2

 

1  

Anticipated regulatory pathway

2  

Initial targeted indication

3  

Abbreviated New Drug Application, or ANDA, under expedited review

4  

Supplemental ANDA, or sANDA, expected to be filed following approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule ANDA

5  

End-of-Phase 2 meeting completed; planning to initiate pivotal bioequivalence study

Fentanyl SL Spray

Fentanyl SL Spray is a proprietary, single-use product that delivers fentanyl, an opioid analgesic, in seconds for transmucosal absorption underneath the tongue. In March 2011, we submitted a New Drug Application, or NDA, to the FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray for the treatment of BTCP in opioid-tolerant patients. BTCP is characterized by sudden, often unpredictable, episodes of intense pain which can peak in severity at three to five minutes despite background pain medication. Fentanyl SL Spray is the only transmucosal product to show statistically significant pain relief when measuring the sum of pain intensity difference at five minutes in a Phase 3 BTCP clinical trial using fentanyl. We believe this product is further differentiated by ease and speed of administration relative to the most widely-prescribed treatment alternatives. BTCP occurs in 50 to 90% of patients with cancer pain based on industry publications. According to IMS Health, transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, or TIRF, products generated $440 million in U.S. sales in 2010. We believe this market has the potential to expand if faster-acting and more convenient products such as Fentanyl SL Spray are approved by the FDA and this product class is more effectively promoted to oncologists and pain specialists.

Dronabinol Product Family

We are developing a portfolio of dronabinol product candidates for the treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, as well as other indications where dronabinol could have potential therapeutic benefits. Dronabinol, the active ingredient in Marinol, is a synthetic cannabinoid whose chemical name is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Our portfolio consists of two product candidates intended to be generic equivalents to Marinol in addition to three proprietary formulations, including Dronabinol Oral Solution. We believe our family of dronabinol products, if approved, has the

 

 

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potential to capture a broader share of the CINV market, which, according to IMS Health, generated $1.9 billion in U.S. sales in 2010.

We produce dronabinol active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API, for our product candidates at our U.S.-based, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, which we believe provides us with a significant competitive advantage. We believe that this facility has the capacity to supply sufficient commercial quantities of the API for our dronabinol product candidates for the foreseeable future.

Dronabinol SG Capsule .     Dronabinol SG Capsule, the most advanced product candidate in our dronabinol family, is a dronabinol soft gelatin capsule intended to be a generic equivalent to Marinol. In June 2010, we submitted an amendment to our ANDA to the FDA for this product candidate. If approved, we intend to commercialize Dronabinol SG Capsule with the aim of generating near-term cash flows to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates, as well as validating our dronabinol supply chain and internal manufacturing capabilities. We have had significant interaction with the FDA since filing the amendment to our ANDA in June 2010, and we expect an approval decision in 2011.

Dronabinol RT Capsule .    Dronabinol RT Capsule is a proprietary dronabinol soft gel capsule that is stable at room temperature. We intend to submit an sANDA to the FDA for Dronabinol RT Capsule following the approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule. We believe Dronabinol RT Capsule, if approved, would offer convenience advantages to distributors, pharmacies and patients, as product labeling for Marinol requires storage at refrigerated temperatures.

Dronabinol Oral Solution .    Dronabinol Oral Solution is a proprietary synthetic THC in an oral liquid formulation which may offer advantages, including more consistent bioavailability, faster onset of action and more flexible dose titration. We have completed an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and plan to initiate a pivotal bioequivalence study for this product candidate in the second half of 2011. Marinol is characterized by a highly variable bioavailability and an onset of action that ranges from 30 minutes to one hour. In our Phase 1 clinical trial, Dronabinol Oral Solution demonstrated a more reliable absorption profile and rapid onset of action as compared to Marinol. We believe these product attributes, coupled with increased acceptance of THC as a therapeutic alternative, could result in Dronabinol Oral Solution capturing market share and potentially expanding the market for dronabinol-based products.

Cancer Therapeutics

In addition to our cancer-supportive care products, we intend to develop proprietary cancer therapeutics targeting limitations of existing commercial products.

LEP-ETU.     LEP-ETU is a proprietary NeoLipid liposomal, or microscopic membrane-like structure created from lipids, formulation that incorporates paclitaxel. LEP-ETU, our most advanced proprietary cancer therapeutic, is in Phase 2 clinical development. We are developing this product candidate to improve efficacy and reduce paclitaxel-related side effects. According to IMS Health, paclitaxel products generated $393 million in U.S. sales in 2010.

 

 

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Our Strategy

Our goal is to become a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing and developing innovative therapies that address unmet medical needs of cancer patients. Key elements of our strategy are to:

 

   

Obtain FDA approval of Fentanyl SL Spray.

 

   

Build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and complementary products.

 

   

Obtain FDA approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule, and commercialize these products through a distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company.

 

   

Develop innovative dronabinol formulations to expand usage of synthetic THC for CINV and appetite stimulation in AIDS patients, as well as other indications.

 

   

Advance clinical development of LEP-ETU for the treatment of cancer.

 

   

Add commercial products or product candidates to our portfolio that complement our core competencies.

Risks Associated with Our Business

Our business and our ability to execute our business strategy are subject to a number of risks that you should be aware of before you decide to buy our common stock. In particular, you should consider the following risks, which are discussed more fully in “Risk Factors:”

 

   

We have not had commercial sales of any of our product candidates and may never become profitable.

 

   

Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry and prevent us from meeting our obligations.

 

   

We are highly dependent on the success of our Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and other product candidates, and we cannot give any assurance that any of these product candidates will receive regulatory approval or acceptable Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, classification, or be successfully commercialized.

 

   

We face significant competition from both branded and generic products, and our operating results will suffer if we fail to compete effectively.

 

   

We are subject to numerous complex regulations and failure to comply with these regulations, or the cost of compliance with these regulations, may harm our business.

 

   

The anticipated development of a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies, or REMS, program for Fentanyl SL Spray could cause significant delays in the approval process and would add additional layers of regulatory requirements that could significantly impact our ability to commercialize Fentanyl SL Spray and dramatically reduce its market potential.

 

   

We have recently taken a number of significant actions aimed at growing our business and will need to further increase the size and complexity of our organization in the future, and we may experience difficulties in managing our growth and executing our growth strategy.

 

   

If we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or execute on our sales and marketing strategy, we may not be able to effectively market and sell any of our products, if approved, and generate product revenue.

 

 

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We produce our dronabinol API internally and may encounter manufacturing failures that could delay the preclinical and clinical development or regulatory approval of our dronabinol product candidates, or their commercial production if approved.

 

   

We rely on third parties to manufacture our product candidates, supply API and conduct our clinical trials.

 

   

If we fail to attract and keep management and other key personnel, as well as our board members, we may be unable to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates and implement our business plan.

 

   

We may not be able to obtain and enforce patent rights or other intellectual property rights that cover our product candidates and are of sufficient breadth to prevent third parties from competing against us.

 

   

Our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder can individually control our direction and policies, and his interests may be adverse to the interests of our stockholders.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated as Oncomed Inc. in Delaware in June 1990, and subsequently changed our name to NeoPharm, Inc. On October 29, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary and a Delaware corporation. On November 8, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, ITNI Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. survived as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this transaction herein as the Merger. Following the Merger, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. and we changed our name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. In connection with the Merger, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Insys Pharma prior to the Merger were exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of our common stock and 14,864,607 shares of our newly-created convertible preferred stock. Each share of our convertible preferred stock is convertible into 35 shares of our common stock. As a result of the Merger, 95% of our common stock on an as-converted basis was held by the then-existing stockholders of Insys Pharma.

Our principal executive offices are located at 10220 South 51st Street, Suite 2, Phoenix, Arizona and our telephone number is (602) 910-2617. Our corporate website address is www.insysrx.com. We do not incorporate the information contained on, or accessible through, our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus.

For convenience in this prospectus, “Insys,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, unless otherwise noted. We have applied for registration of the trademark “Insys Therapeutics, Inc.” and our Insys logo with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This prospectus also contains trademarks and tradenames of other companies, and those trademarks and tradenames are the property of their respective owners.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock offered

             shares (or             shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full)

 

Common stock to be outstanding after this offering

             shares (or             shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full)

 

Use of proceeds from this offering

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray, if approved; to fund the commercial production and sale of Dronabinol SG Capsule, if approved; to fund the development of Dronabinol Oral Solution; to fund oncology trials of LEP-ETU; to fund the preclinical testing of Dronabinol Inhalation Device and our other early-stage product candidates; and for working capital and for other general corporate purposes. Please see the section entitled “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Risk factors

You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of certain of the factors to consider carefully before deciding to purchase any shares of our common stock.

 

Proposed Nasdaq Global Market symbol

INRX

The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding after this offering is based on 568,169,716 shares outstanding as of February 28, 2011, after giving effect to the conversion of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of such date into an aggregate of 520,261,245 shares of our common stock which will occur automatically immediately prior to the closing of this offering, and excludes:

 

   

1,936,012 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of February 28, 2011 under our equity incentive plans, with a weighted average exercise price of $1.42 per share;

 

   

61,582,310 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of February 28, 2011 under the Insys Pharma, Inc. equity incentive plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.03 per share; and

 

   

         shares of our common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2011 equity incentive plan, 2011 non-employee directors’ stock award plan and 2011 employee stock purchase plan, each of which will become effective upon the signing of the underwriting agreement for this offering.

Unless otherwise stated, all information contained in this prospectus assumes:

 

   

a                  reverse stock split of our common stock to be effected prior to the closing of this offering;

 

   

the conversion of all of our outstanding convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 520,261,245 shares of common stock automatically immediately prior to the closing of this offering;

 

   

the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and adoption of our amended and restated bylaws, which will occur upon the closing of this offering; and

 

   

no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.

 

 

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Summary Financial Data

The following tables set forth our summary financial data. The summary financial data for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 are derived from our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read this summary financial data in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and the information under the headings “Selected Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

On October 29, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary and a Delaware corporation. On November 8, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, ITNI Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. survived as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this transaction as the Merger. Following the Merger, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. and we changed our name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. In connection with the Merger, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Insys Pharma prior to the Merger were exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of our common stock and 14,864,607 shares of our newly-created convertible preferred stock. Each share of our convertible preferred stock is convertible into 35 shares of our common stock. As a result of the Merger, 95% of our common stock on an as-converted basis was held by the then-existing stockholders of Insys Pharma. Since Insys Pharma is the acquiring entity for accounting purposes, the financial statements for all periods up to and including the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the financial statements of the entity that is now our subsidiary, Insys Pharma. The financial statements for all periods subsequent to the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and Insys Pharma. However, for all periods, the financial statements are labeled “Insys Therapeutics, Inc.” financial statements. In addition, the audited financial statements of NeoPharm for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are also included in this prospectus.

The summary unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2010 below is based on the historical consolidated statements of operations of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and NeoPharm, giving effect to the Merger and the conversion of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010 into 520,261,245 shares of our common stock, as if both transactions had occurred on January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data is based on the estimates and assumptions set forth in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements. Please see the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.” These estimates and assumptions are preliminary and subject to change, and have been made solely for the purposes of developing such pro forma information. The summary unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data is not necessarily indicative of the combined results of operations to be expected in any future period or the results that actually would have been realized had the entities been a single entity during the period presented.

The pro forma balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 below gives effect to (1) the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will occur upon the closing of this offering and (2) the conversion of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of such date into 520,261,245 shares of our common stock, which will occur automatically immediately prior to the closing of this offering. The pro forma as adjusted balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 below gives further effect to our receipt of the estimated net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock by us in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

 

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     Pro Forma     Actual  
     Year Ended December 31,  
     2010     2010     2009     2008  
     (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

        

Revenues

   $      $      $      $   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     13,244        10,428        8,982        14,729   

General and administrative

     5,265        3,539        4,504        10,221   

Loss on settlement of vendor dispute

                          1,104   
                                

Total operating expenses

     18,509        13,967        13,486        26,054   
                                

Loss from operations

     (18,509     (13,967     (13,486     (26,054

Other income

     1,532        797        31        780   

Interest expense, net.

     (1,093     (1,148     (999     (1,913

Income tax benefit

            575                 
                                

Net loss

     (18,070     (13,743     (14,454     (27,187
                                

Net loss allocable to preferred stockholders

            13,144        13,932        26,205   
                                

Net loss allocable to common stockholders

   $ (18,070   $ (599   $ (522   $ (982
                                

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.03   $ (0.03   $ (0.12   $ (0.31
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted(1)

     568,293,492        23,695,408        4,517,891        3,137,767   
                                

 

(1) Please see Note 2 to our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for an explanation of the method used to calculate the net loss per common share and the number of common shares used in the computation of historical per share amounts.

 

     As of December 31, 2010  
     Actual     Pro
Forma
    Pro Forma
As Adjusted(1)
 
     (in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 64      $ 64      $                

Total current assets

     1,147        1,147     

Total assets

     14,755        14,755     

Total current liabilities

     37,970        37,970     

Total liabilities

     40,277        40,277     

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (25,522     (25,522  

 

(1) A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $        per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) each of cash and cash equivalents, total current assets, total assets and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $        million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in shares of our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our common stock. The occurrence of any of the following risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects. In these circumstances, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Financial Position

We have not had commercial sales of any of our product candidates and may never become profitable.

We have accumulated a large deficit since inception that has primarily resulted from the significant research and development expenditures we have made. We expect that our losses will continue to be substantial for at least the short term and that our operating and general and administrative expenses will be significant and increase as we transition to a public company and in connection with our planned research and development and commercialization efforts, including our anticipated creation of a commercial organization. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had a consolidated net loss of $13.7 million. As of December 31, 2010, we had a consolidated accumulated deficit of $85.7 million. Moreover, as of December 31, 2010, we owed $34.9 million in secured debt and accrued interest that is payable on demand to trusts controlled by our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, Dr. John N. Kapoor.

Our ability to become profitable depends upon our ability to generate significant continuing revenues. To generate revenues, we must succeed, either alone or with others, in developing, obtaining regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification for, and manufacturing, selling and marketing, our product candidates, and in particular Fentanyl SL Spray and Dronabinol SG Capsule.

To date, our product candidates have not generated any revenues from commercial sales, and we do not know if or when we will generate any such revenue. Our ability to generate revenue depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to:

 

   

achievement of regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification for our product candidates, and in particular for Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule;

 

   

successfully manufacturing commercial quantities of our product candidates at acceptable cost levels if regulatory approvals are obtained;

 

   

successful sales, distribution and marketing of our products, if approved, including execution on our plans to build a capital-efficient commercial organization and successful partnering with third parties;

 

   

successful completion of formulation development, preclinical studies and clinical trials for our product candidates, including Dronabinol Oral Solution, Dronabinol Inhalation Device, Dronabinol IV Solution and LEP-ETU.

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with our development efforts and other factors, we are unable to predict when we will generate revenues or become profitable, if ever. Even if we do achieve profitability, we may not be able to sustain or increase profitability on an ongoing basis.

 

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Our level of indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry and prevent us from meeting our obligations.

As of December 31, 2010, we owed $34.9 million in secured debt and accrued interest to trusts controlled by our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, Dr. John N. Kapoor. This secured debt is currently payable upon demand of the debt holder. This outstanding debt and related debt service obligations could have material adverse consequences to us, including:

 

   

if called for repayment, requiring a significant portion or all of our available cash to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on this indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our available cash to fund our operations and product development activities, sales and marketing activities (if any), capital and other expenditures, and future business opportunities, possibly forcing us to sell assets, and possibly forcing us to seek to restructure our indebtedness;

 

   

if called for payment and we do not have available cash to repay that indebtedness, requiring us to find alternative funding to pay such indebtedness, which alternative funding may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us or at all;

 

   

if we default on a required repayment, the debt holder could pursue remedies related to its security interest in all of our assets which could have a material adverse effect on our business;

 

   

heightening our vulnerability to downturns in our business or our industry or the general economy and restricting us from making improvements or acquisitions, or exploring business opportunities;

 

   

limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and

 

   

limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who have greater capital resources.

We have significant and increasing cash burn and may require additional funding.

Our operations have consumed substantial amounts of cash since inception. Our cash flow used for operating activities in 2010 was $15.0 million. We expect our operating and general and administrative expenses and cash used for operations to continue to be significant and increase substantially as we transition to a public company and in connection with our planned research, development and commercialization efforts, including our anticipated creation of a commercial organization. We believe that the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with interest thereon, will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next 12 months. We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could spend our available financial resources much faster than we currently expect. Further, we may need to raise additional capital following this offering to fund our operations and continue to conduct clinical trials to support potential regulatory approval of marketing applications.

The amount and timing of our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:

 

   

the timing of FDA approval and DEA classification of our Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and other product candidates, if at all;

 

   

the timing and amount of revenue from sales of any of our product candidates, if approved, or revenue from grants or other sources;

 

   

the rate of progress and cost of our clinical trials and other product development programs for our dronabinol product candidates, LEP-ETU product candidate and any other product candidates that we may develop, in-license or acquire;

 

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costs of establishing or outsourcing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities;

 

   

costs and timing of completion of outsourced commercial manufacturing supply arrangements for each product candidate;

 

   

costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights associated with our product candidates;

 

   

costs of operating as a public company;

 

   

the effect of competing technological and market developments;

 

   

our ability to acquire or in-license products and product candidates, technologies or businesses;

 

   

personnel, facilities and equipment requirements; and

 

   

the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing, co-promotion or other arrangements that we may establish.

Raising additional funds by issuing securities or through licensing or lending arrangements may cause dilution to you, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish proprietary rights.

We may need to raise additional funds to finance future cash needs through public or private equity offerings, debt financings or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. To the extent that we raise additional capital by issuing equity securities or convertible debt, your ownership will be diluted. Any future debt financing into which we enter may impose upon us covenants that restrict our operations, including limitations on our ability to incur liens or additional debt, pay dividends, redeem our stock, make certain investments and engage in certain merger, consolidation or asset sale transactions. Any borrowings under any future debt financing will need to be repaid, which creates additional financial risk for us, particularly if our business or prevailing financial market conditions are not conducive to paying-off or refinancing our outstanding debt obligations. In addition, if we raise additional funds through corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish potentially valuable rights to our product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.

If we are unable to raise additional capital when required or on acceptable terms, we may be required to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue one or more of our product development programs or commercialization efforts, or other aspects of our business plan. We also may be required to relinquish, license or otherwise dispose of rights to product candidates or products that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize ourselves on terms that are less favorable than might otherwise be available. In addition, our ability to achieve profitability or to respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

We are highly dependent on the success of our Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and our other product candidates, and we cannot give any assurance that any of these product candidates will receive regulatory approval or acceptable DEA classification, or be successfully commercialized.

We currently have no drug products for sale and, to date, we have not successfully commercialized any products. We have expended significant time, resources and effort on the development of our product candidates, and our future results of operations depend heavily on our ability to obtain regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification, if applicable, for and successfully commercialize our product candidates. Moreover, we do not have internal new drug discovery capabilities, and our primary focus is on developing improved formulations and delivery methods for existing FDA-approved

 

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products. In the near-term, we are highly dependent on our ability to obtain regulatory approval for Dronabinol SG Capsule and Fentanyl SL Spray.

There can be no guarantee that the FDA will accept any of our submissions and approve any of our product candidates on our anticipated timelines, or at all, including our Dronabinol SG Capsule ANDA and NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray. The FDA may identify new or additional deficiencies related to our submissions. These deficiencies could require us to take a number of actions that could have a material adverse impact on our operations and business plan, including requiring us to undertake additional time-consuming and expensive clinical trials and manufacturing and testing activities, which could cause significant delay in the review and potential approval of our product candidates, or prevent us from receiving approval at all. Moreover, with respect to Dronabinol SG Capsule, any requirement by the FDA to produce additional test batches could result in significant increased costs and also prevent or significantly delay the potential approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule. In addition, the success of Dronabinol SG Capsule is also important in terms of generating near-term cash flows to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates, validate our dronabinol supply chain and internal manufacturing capabilities, and allow us to file a supplement to our ANDA for our Dronabinol RT Capsule product candidate.

If we do not obtain regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification, if applicable, for and successfully commercialize our product candidates, and in particular for Dronabinol SG Capsule or Fentanyl SL Spray, on our anticipated timelines or at all, we may be unable to generate sufficient revenues to sustain and grow our business, our reputation would be harmed, our competitive position would be compromised, and our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially adversely affected. In addition, delays in obtaining regulatory approval for any of our product candidates increases the chances that our competition will produce and obtain regulatory approval for competing products before us, which would likely have a material negative impact upon our competitive position and ability to generate revenue from sales of any approved products. This in turn could have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute on our business plan, develop our other product candidates or achieve or maintain profitability.

With respect to Dronabinol SG Capsule, prior to 2008, the FDA issued two “major deficiency” letters citing various deficiencies relating to our ANDA for our hard gelatin capsule formulation of this product candidate. In response to the FDA’s request, we made new registration batches of soft gelatin capsules and performed a new bioequivalence study. This study was completed and data from this study along with responses to other deficiencies was submitted to the FDA in the form of a major amendment in June 2010. On October 15, 2010, we received a letter from the FDA expressing the need for clarifications related to bioequivalence and we responded to this letter on November 15, 2010. In December 2010, we received a quality deficiency “minor” letter from the FDA related to Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control, or CMC, to which we responded in January 2011. Separately in January 2011, we received another deficiency letter from the FDA related to labeling comments to which we also responded in January 2011. On February 10, 2011, we submitted an electronic Final Product Label in response to a request from the FDA. Any failure to adequately respond to the FDA’s requests and deficiency letters could delay approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule and have a material adverse effect on our business plan.

We face significant competition from both branded and generic products, and our operating results will suffer if we fail to compete effectively.

Our industry is characterized by rapidly advancing technologies, intense competition and a strong emphasis on proprietary products. We face competition from many different sources, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, specialty pharmaceutical and generic drug companies, drug delivery companies, academic institutions, government agencies and private and public research institutions, many of which have significantly greater financial, technical and other resources than us.

 

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If Fentanyl SL Spray receives regulatory approval, it will compete against numerous branded and generic products already being marketed and potentially those which are or will be in development. In the BTCP market, physicians often treat BTCP with a variety of short-acting opioid medications, including morphine, morphine and codeine derivatives and fentanyl. Some currently marketed products against which we will likely directly compete include Cephalon, Inc.’s Fentora and Actiq, BioDelivery Sciences International’s Onsolis, Nycomed International Management GmbH’s Instanyl and ProStrakan Group plc’s Abstral. Some generic fentanyl products against which we will compete are marketed by TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In addition, we are aware of numerous companies developing other treatments and technologies for rapid delivery of opioids to treat BTCP, including transmucosal, transdermal, nasal spray, inhaled delivery systems and sublingual delivery systems, among others. For example, Archimedes Pharma Ltd.’s PecFent, a fentanyl nasal spray solution which has been approved in Europe, is currently under review by the FDA for approval in the United States. Additionally, we are aware of companies with product candidates in late stage development for BTCP, including AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s ARX-02 and Akela Pharma Inc.’s Fentanyl TAIFUN, both of which are Phase 3 ready. If these treatments and technologies are successfully developed and approved, they could represent significant additional competition for Fentanyl SL Spray.

With respect to our dronabinol product candidates, and in particular our generic Dronabinol SG Capsule, the market in which we will compete is challenging in part because generic products generally do not benefit from patent protection. If any of our dronabinol product candidates, and in particular Dronabinol SG Capsule, receive the requisite regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification and are marketed, the competition from generic products which we will encounter may have an effect on our product prices, market share, revenues and profitability. We may not be able to differentiate any products that we may market from those of our competitors, successfully develop or introduce new products that are less costly or offer better performance than those of our competitors, or offer purchasers of our products payment and other commercial terms as favorable as those offered by our competitors. In addition, there are a number of established therapies and products already commercially available and under development by other companies that treat the indications for which we are developing dronabinol products and with which our product candidates will compete if approved. If we receive regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification for our dronabinol product candidates, these product candidates will compete against therapies and products such as Abbott Laboratories’ Marinol, Marinol generics and Valeant Pharmaceutical International Inc.’s Cesamet. Moreover, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. markets an approved generic version of Marinol and we believe that other companies are pursuing regulatory approval for generic dronabinol products. We cannot give any assurance that any such other companies will not obtain regulatory approval or acceptable DEA classification for, or commercialize their generic dronabinol products on a more rapid timeline or more successfully than us.

Moreover, our products will compete with non-synthetic cannabinoid drugs, including therapies such as GW Pharmaceuticals plc’s Sativex, especially in many countries outside of the United States where non-synthetic cannabinoids are legal and in the United States if non-synthetic cannabinoids are legalized. The DEA’s proposed rule issued on November 1, 2010, if finalized, would classify naturally-derived dronabinol derived from plant material as a Schedule III controlled substance if part of an approved ANDA. In addition, literature has been published arguing the benefits of natural cannabis, or marijuana, over dronabinol, and there are a number of states that have already enacted laws legalizing medicinal marijuana. Irrespective of its potential medical applications, there is some support in the United States for legalization of marijuana. We also cannot assess the extent to which patients utilize marijuana illegally to alleviate CINV, instead of using prescribed therapies such as approved dronabinol products. Furthermore, in the treatment of CINV, physicians typically offer conventional anti-nausea drugs prior to initiating chemotherapy, such as Sanofi-Aventis’ Anzemet, Eisai Inc./Helsinn Group’s Aloxi, Roche Holding AG’s Kytril, MonoSol Rx’s Zuplenz and GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Zofran and its generic equivalents, as well as Neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists on the market including

 

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ProStrakan’s SANCUSO and Merck & Co., Inc.’s Emend. To the extent that our proprietary dronabinol products compete in a broader segment of the CINV market, we will also face competition from these products.

Additionally, we are aware of companies with product candidates in late stage development for CINV, including A.P. Pharma’s APF530, which has received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA, Aphios Corp.’s Zindol, which is in Phase 2/3 development, Roche Holding/Helsinn Group’s netupitant, which is in Phase 3 development, and Tesaro’s Rolapitant, which is in Phase 2 development. If these products are successfully developed and approved over the next few years, they could represent significant competition for our dronabinol family of product candidates, if any are approved.

Our LEP-ETU product candidate, if approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer or other cancer indications, will compete with the leading taxanes currently on the market, including those with formulations that specifically incorporate paclitaxel as the active ingredient such as Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Taxol and its generic equivalents and Celgene Corporation’s Abraxane, as well as other taxanes, such as Sanofi-Aventis’ Taxotere. Furthermore, LEP-ETU could face future competition, if approved, from Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals’ new formulation of paclitaxel known as EmPac, which is undergoing preclinical studies. In addition, LEP-ETU would compete with other cytotoxic agents beyond the taxane class, including capecitabine, gemcitabine, ixabepilone and navelbine. Additionally, there are numerous biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies that currently have extensive development efforts and resources within oncology. Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca PLC., Bayer AG, Biogen Idec Inc., Eisai Co., Ltd., F. Hoffmann- LaRoche Ltd., Johnson and Johnson, Merck and Co., Inc., Novartis AG, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc., Sanofi-aventis and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., are among some of the leading companies researching and developing new compounds in oncology.

We will also face competition from third parties in obtaining allotments of fentanyl and dronabinol under applicable DEA annual quotas, recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and enrolling patients in clinical trials, and in identifying and acquiring or in-licensing new products and product candidates.

New developments, including the development of other drug technologies and delivery methods, occur in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries at a rapid pace. Compared to us, many of our potential competitors have substantially greater:

 

   

research and development resources, including personnel and technology;

 

   

regulatory experience;

 

   

drug development, clinical trial and drug marketing and commercialization experience;

 

   

experience and expertise in intellectual property rights;

 

   

name recognition; and

 

   

capital resources.

As a result of these and other factors, our competitors may obtain FDA approval of their products more rapidly than us or may obtain patent protection or other intellectual property rights that limit our ability to develop or commercialize our product candidates. Our competitors may also develop products that are more effective, better tolerated, subject to fewer or less severe side effects, more useful, more widely-prescribed or accepted, or less costly than ours. If we receive regulatory approvals for our products, sales and marketing efficiency are likely to be significant competitive factors. Our plan is to build a commercial organization without using third-party sales or marketing channels in the United States for most of our proprietary product candidates if approved, and there can be no assurance that we can develop these capabilities in a manner that will be capital efficient and competitive with the sales and marketing efforts of our competitors, especially since some or all of those competitors could expend greater economic resources than we do and/or employ third-party sales and marketing channels.

 

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We are subject to numerous complex regulations and failure to comply with these regulations, or the cost of compliance with these regulations, may harm our business.

The research, testing, development, manufacturing, quality control, approval, labeling, packaging, storage, recordkeeping, promotion, advertising, marketing, distribution, possession and use of our product candidates, among other things, are subject to regulation by numerous governmental authorities in the United States and elsewhere. The FDA regulates drugs under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or FDC Act, and implementing regulations. Noncompliance with any applicable regulatory requirements can result in refusal to approve products for marketing, warning letters, product recalls or seizure of products, total or partial suspension of production, prohibitions or limitations on the commercial sale of products or refusal to allow the entering into of federal and state supply contracts, fines, civil penalties and/or criminal prosecution. Additionally, the FDA and comparable governmental authorities have the authority to withdraw product approvals that have been previously granted. Moreover, the regulatory requirements relating to our products may change from time to time and it is impossible to predict what the impact of any such changes may be.

We are developing product candidates that are controlled substances as defined in the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or CSA, which establishes, among other things, certain registration, production quotas, security, recordkeeping, reporting, import, export and other requirements administered by the DEA. The DEA regulates controlled substances as Schedule I, II, III, IV or V substances. Schedule I substances by definition have no established medicinal use, and may not be marketed or sold in the United States. A pharmaceutical product may be listed as Schedule II, III, IV or V, with Schedule II substances considered to present the highest risk of abuse and Schedule V substances the lowest relative risk of abuse among such substances. Fentanyl is listed by the DEA as a Schedule II substance under the CSA. Dronabinol in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in the form previously approved by the FDA for the commercial sale of Marinol is currently listed by the DEA as a Schedule III substance under the CSA. Dronabinol in bulk or other product forms is currently classified by the DEA as a Schedule I substance under the CSA. If the FDA approves formulations of dronabinol which differ from Marinol, the DEA will have to make a scheduling determination and place the products in a schedule other than Schedule I in order for such products to be marketed in the United States.

The manufacture, shipment, storage, sale and use, among other things, of controlled substances that are pharmaceutical products are subject to a high degree of regulation. For example, all Schedule II substance prescriptions, such as prescriptions for fentanyl, must be written and signed by a physician, physically presented to a pharmacist and may not be refilled without a new prescription.

The DEA also conducts periodic inspections of registered establishments that handle controlled substances. Facilities that conduct research, manufacture, distribute, import or export controlled substances must be registered to perform these activities and have the security, control and inventory mechanisms required by the DEA to prevent drug loss and diversion. Failure to maintain compliance, particularly non-compliance resulting in loss or diversion, can result in regulatory action that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. The DEA may seek civil penalties, refuse to renew necessary registrations, or initiate proceedings to suspend or revoke those registrations. In certain circumstances, violations could lead to criminal proceedings.

Individual states also have controlled substances laws. Though state controlled substances laws often mirror federal law, because the states are separate jurisdictions, they may separately schedule our product candidates as well. While some states automatically schedule a drug when the DEA does so, other states schedule drugs through rulemaking or a legislative action. State scheduling may delay commercial sale of any product for which we obtain federal regulatory approval and adverse scheduling could have a material adverse effect on the commercial attractiveness of such product. We or our partners must also obtain separate state registrations, permits or licenses in order to be able to obtain, handle, and distribute controlled substances for clinical trials or commercial sale, and failure to

 

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meet applicable regulatory requirements could lead to enforcement and sanctions from the states in addition to those from the DEA or otherwise arising under federal law.

The anticipated development of a REMS program for Fentanyl SL Spray could cause significant delays in the approval process and would add additional layers of regulatory requirements that could significantly impact our ability to commercialize Fentanyl SL Spray and dramatically reduce its market potential.

Section 505-1 of the FDC Act permits the FDA to require sponsors to submit a proposed REMS program to ensure the safe use of the drugs in question following commercial approval. A REMS program is a strategic safety program that the FDA requires to ensure that the benefits of a drug continue to outweigh its risks. In determining whether a REMS program is necessary, the FDA must consider the size of the population likely to use the drug, the seriousness of the disease or condition to be treated, the expected benefit of the drug, the duration of treatment, the seriousness of known or potential adverse events, and whether the drug is a new molecular entity. A REMS program may be required to include various elements, such as a medication guide, patient package insert, a communication plan, elements to assure safe use, and an implementation system, and must include a timetable for assessment of the REMS program. Elements to assure safe use can restrict the prescribing, sale and distribution of drug products.

In September 2007 and in December 2007, the FDA issued a safety alert to healthcare professionals and consumers concerning recent reports of deaths and other adverse events in patients using approved TIRF products. The FDA has determined that TIRF products will be required to have a REMS program to ensure that the benefits of the drugs continue to outweigh the serious risks of overdose, abuse, misuse, addiction and serious complications due to medication errors. A classwide REMS program is being developed jointly by all manufacturers and IND application holders of TIRF products, and we participate actively in this program. This REMS program is expected to be a single shared program across the TIRF class of products. We expect that the FDA will approve a classwide REMS program in the second half of 2011. In addition, we continue to pursue a REMS program specific to our company as a potential alternative to the classwide REMS program.

There can be no assurance that the FDA will approve the classwide REMS program or our alternative individual REMS program that we submitted as part of our NDA submission on our anticipated timeline, or at all. Delays in the REMS program approval process could result in significant delays in the approval process for our Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate. In addition, as part of the REMS program relating to Fentanyl SL Spray, the FDA could require significant restrictions, such as restrictions on the prescribing, distribution and patient use of the product, which could significantly impact our ability to effectively commercialize Fentanyl SL Spray and dramatically reduce its market potential.

We have recently taken a number of significant actions aimed at growing our business and will need to further increase the size and complexity of our organization in the future, and we may experience difficulties in managing our growth and executing our growth strategy.

Our management and personnel, systems and facilities currently in place may not be adequate to support our business plan and future growth. In November 2010, we completed the Merger, which resulted in Insys Pharma becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary. Prior to the Merger, Insys Pharma in September 2009 obtained assets which have given us the ability to manufacture our supply of dronabinol API internally through our manufacturing facility in Texas. Both of these transactions have significantly increased the complexity of our business operations. We recently expanded our management team and board of directors. In addition, we grew the number of our full-time employees from 12 as of December 31, 2009 to 32 as of December 31, 2010, due in large part to the Merger. We will need to further expand our managerial, operational, financial and other resources, and build a sales force and marketing infrastructure, in order to manage and fund our future operations and clinical trials, continue our research and development activities, and commercialize our product candidates, if approved.

 

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Our need to effectively manage our operations, growth and various projects requires that we:

 

   

continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and reporting systems and procedures;

 

   

attract and retain sufficient numbers of talented employees;

 

   

manage our clinical trials effectively;

 

   

manage our internal dronabinol production operations effectively and in a cost effective manner;

 

   

manage our development efforts effectively while carrying out our contractual obligations to licensors, contractors and other third parties; and

 

   

continue to improve our facilities.

In addition, historically, we have utilized and continue to utilize the services of part-time outside consultants to perform a number of tasks for us, including tasks related to accounting and finance, clinical trial management, regulatory affairs, formulation development and other drug development functions. For example, in addition to seeking advice from our scientific advisory board, we utilize consultants for tasks such as state licensing procurement and accounting and book-keeping services. Our growth strategy may also entail expanding our use of consultants to implement these and other tasks going forward. Because we rely on consultants for certain functions of our business, we will need to be able to effectively manage these consultants to ensure that they successfully carry out their contractual obligations and meet expected deadlines. There can be no assurance that we will be able to manage our existing consultants or find other competent outside consultants, as needed, on economically reasonable terms, or at all. If we are not able to effectively expand our organization by hiring new employees and expanding our use of consultants, we may be unable to successfully implement the tasks necessary to further develop and commercialize our product candidates and, accordingly, may not achieve our research, development and commercialization goals.

If we are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities or execute on our sales and marketing strategy, we may not be able to effectively market and sell any approved products and generate product revenue.

We do not currently have an organization for the sales, marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical products, and we must build this organization or make arrangements with third parties to perform these functions in order to commercialize any products we successfully develop and for which we obtain regulatory approvals and acceptable DEA classifications, if applicable.

If Dronabinol SG Capsule or Dronabinol RT Capsule is approved, we intend to enter into a distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company with respect to these products. There can be no assurances that we will be able to enter into such an arrangement on terms acceptable to us, or at all. If we are unable to do so, we will need to consider alternatives, such as establishing a commercial organization for these products. This would likely result in delays in our commercialization efforts and significantly increase the related costs and risks.

If Fentanyl SL Spray or our other proprietary dronabinol product candidates are approved, we expect to utilize an incentive-based sales model to market those products similar to that employed at Sciele Pharma and other companies previously led by members of our board, including our founder and Executive Chairman. Under this model, we expect to maintain a smaller and lower cost commercial organization than many of our competitors, which could hinder our efforts to broadly market any products that we are able to commercialize as compared to our competitors. The establishment of a commercial organization may be costly and time consuming and could delay any product launch. We cannot be certain that we will be able to successfully develop these capabilities on the economic terms we currently anticipate, if at all. If we are unable to establish our sales and marketing capabilities or any other capabilities as currently anticipated, we will need to consider alternatives, such as entering into

 

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arrangements with third parties to market and sell such products. Such an arrangement would likely result in significantly greater sales and marketing expenses or lower revenues than currently estimated in our business plan. Moreover, although we expect to rely on a sales model similar to that employed at companies previously led by members of our board of directors, we cannot assure you that we will be able to effectively implement such a model to market our products.

To the extent we receive the requisite approvals to market our product candidates internationally, we plan to enter into arrangements with third parties to market and sell our products as opposed to building an international commercial organization. We currently possess limited sales and marketing resources and may not be successful in establishing our own commercial organization for the United States or in establishing arrangements with third parties for international sales on acceptable terms, if at all.

We produce our dronabinol API internally and may encounter manufacturing failures that could delay the preclinical and clinical development or regulatory approval of our dronabinol product candidates, or their commercial production if approved.

Any performance failure on the part of our internal dronabinol API manufacturing operations could delay the preclinical and clinical development or regulatory approval of our dronabinol product candidates, and harm our reputation. Our internal manufacturing operations may encounter difficulties involving, among other things, production yields, regulatory compliance, quality control and quality assurance, obtaining DEA quotas which allow us to produce dronabinol in the quantities needed to execute on our business plan, as well as shortages of qualified personnel. Approval of our dronabinol product candidates could be delayed, limited or denied if the FDA does not approve and maintain the approval of our manufacturing processes and facilities. In addition, we may encounter difficulties with the manufacturing processes required to manufacture commercial quantities of dronabinol or the quantities needed for our preclinical studies or clinical trials. We are especially prone to such difficulties because we have no experience producing dronabinol in commercial quantities. Such difficulties could result in delays in our preclinical studies, clinical trials and regulatory submissions, in the commercialization of our product candidates if approved, or, in the recall or withdrawal of approved products from the market. If we fail to produce the required commercial quantities or quantities needed for our preclinical studies and clinical trials on a timely basis and upon terms that we find acceptable, we may be unable to meet demand for any of our product candidates that may receive approval, and could lose potential revenue.

We are only aware of two other manufacturers that are able to produce dronabinol in the United States. We are aware of only five manufacturers that hold Drug Master Files for the production of dronabinol in the United States. Because dronabinol is a controlled substance, inability to manufacture dronabinol in the United States would have a material adverse effect on our business given the regulatory restrictions associated with obtaining authorization to import and transport controlled substances into the United States. Moreover, we believe dronabinol is difficult to produce and if there was any problem in manufacturing it internally, we may not be able to identify a third party to manufacture it for us in a cost effective manner, if at all.

We must comply with current good manufacturing practices, or cGMP, enforced by the FDA through its facilities inspection program and review of submitted technical information. In addition, we must obtain and maintain necessary DEA and state registrations, and must establish and maintain processes to assure compliance with DEA and state requirements governing, among other things, the storage, handling, security, recordkeeping and reporting for controlled substances. We must also apply for and receive a quota for these products. Any failure to comply with these requirements may result in penalties, including fines and civil penalties, suspension of production, suspension or delay in product approvals, product seizure or recall, operating restrictions, criminal prosecutions or withdrawal of product approvals, any of which could significantly and adversely affect our business. If the safety of any drug product or component is compromised due to a failure to adhere to applicable laws or for

 

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other reasons, we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or successfully commercialize the affected product candidate, and we may be held liable for any injuries sustained as a result. Any of these factors could cause a delay or termination of preclinical studies and clinical trials, regulatory submissions, approvals or commercialization of our product candidates if approved, entail higher costs or result in our being unable to effectively commercialize our approved products. Certain changes in our dronabinol API manufacturing processes or procedures, including a change in the location where the material is manufactured, generally require prior FDA, or foreign regulatory authority, review and/or approval. We may need to conduct additional preclinical studies and clinical trials to support approval of such changes. This review and approval process may be costly and time-consuming, and could delay or prevent the launch of a product candidate.

We have no internal manufacturing capabilities other than for our dronabinol API, and if we fail to develop and maintain supply and manufacturing relationships with various third parties, we may be unable to develop or commercialize many of our product candidates.

We rely on a number of third parties for the development of our product candidates and their commercialization, if approved. Our ability to develop and commercialize many of our product candidates depends, in part, on our ability to successfully obtain the API (or starting materials for the API, as the case may be) and outsource most if not all of the aspects of their manufacturing at competitive costs, in accordance with regulatory requirements and in sufficient quantities for clinical testing and eventual commercialization. If we fail to develop and maintain supply relationships with these third parties, we may be unable to develop or commercialize our product candidates.

Manufacturers and suppliers are subject to regulatory requirements covering, among other things, manufacturing, testing, quality control and recordkeeping relating to our product candidates, and are subject to ongoing inspections by FDA, DEA and other regulatory agencies. We purchase the fentanyl API utilized in connection with our Fentanyl SL Spray and the starting materials for our dronabinol API from several third parties. We do not have long-term agreements with any of these parties, but rather purchase material on a purchase order basis. Moreover, some of the starting material for our dronabinol API is difficult to procure and produce. Our ability to obtain fentanyl API and the starting materials for our dronabinol API in sufficient quantities and quality, and on a timely basis, is critical to the successful completion of our related preclinical studies and clinical trials and the timeliness of their commercial sale. There is no assurance that these suppliers will continue to produce the materials in the quantities and quality and at the times they are needed, if at all, especially in light of the fact that we intend to significantly increase our orders for these materials in the near future, if approved. Moreover, the replacement of any of these suppliers, particularly the supplier of the starting material for our dronabinol API that is difficult to produce, could lead to significant delays and increase in our costs.

Our Dronabinol SG Capsule is manufactured and packaged by Catalent Pharma Solutions. Our Fentanyl SL Spray sub-component manufacturing is performed by AptarGroup, Inc., with the final fill, assembly and packaging of Fentanyl SL Spray currently performed by another third party. Though we have contracts in place with Catalent Pharma Solutions and AptarGroup, we do not have a contract in place with the third party responsible for the final fill, assembly and packaging of Fentanyl SL Spray. We are currently in the process of negotiating a contract with this third party and there can be no assurances these negotiations will result in a contract on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, if there are problems relating to the equipment utilized to manufacture our Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate, we will be responsible for fixing or replacing that equipment. Any requirement to do so could result in unexpected costs and expenses and delay the production of this product candidate which could in turn negatively impact our business and development efforts.

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particularly in scaling up and validating initial production. These problems can include difficulties with production costs and yields, quality control, including stability of the product, quality assurance testing, shortages of qualified personnel, as well as compliance with strictly enforced federal, state and foreign regulations. We cannot assure you that any such issues relating to the manufacture of any of our products will not occur in the future. Additionally, our manufacturers may experience manufacturing difficulties due to resource constraints or as a result of labor disputes or unstable political environments. If our manufacturers were to encounter any of these difficulties, or otherwise fail to comply with their contractual obligations, our ability to commercially launch any approved product candidates or provide any product candidates for preclinical studies or clinical trials could be jeopardized. Any delay or interruption in our ability to commercialize approved product candidates will result in the loss of potential revenues and could adversely affect our ability to gain market acceptance for these products. In addition, any delay or interruption in the supply of preclinical study or clinical trial supplies could delay the completion of those studies or trials, increase the costs associated with maintaining our programs and, depending upon the period of delay, require us to commence new studies or trials at additional expense or terminate studies or trials completely.

Moreover, the facilities used by our third-party manufacturers must be approved by the applicable regulatory authorities. We do not control the manufacturing processes of third-party manufacturers and are currently completely dependent on them. If any of our third-party manufacturers cannot successfully manufacture product that conforms to our specifications and the applicable regulatory authorities’ strict regulatory requirements, they will not be able to secure or maintain regulatory approval for the manufacturing facilities. In addition, we have no control over the ability of third-party manufacturers to maintain adequate quality control, quality assurance and qualified personnel. If the FDA or any other applicable regulatory authorities do not approve these facilities for the manufacture of our product candidates or if they withdraw any such approval in the future, we may need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, which would significantly impact our ability to develop, obtain regulatory approval for or market any approved product candidates.

Failures by the third-party suppliers or manufacturers could materially adversely affect our business and delay or impede the development and commercialization of our product candidates, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects. And in the event we need to replace a current supplier or manufacturer, we cannot assure you that we would be able to do so on a timely basis or in a cost effective manner, or at all.

If we fail to attract and keep management and other key personnel, as well as our board members, we may be unable to successfully develop or commercialize our product candidates and implement our business plan.

Our ability to compete in the highly competitive biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly qualified managerial, scientific, medical and other personnel. We are highly dependent on our management, scientific and medical personnel, as well as our board members, including our founder and Executive Chairman, Dr. John N. Kapoor, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael L. Babich, our Director of Scientific Development, Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, and our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Larry Dillaha. The loss of the services of any of these individuals could delay or prevent the development and commercialization of our product candidates and negatively impact our ability to successfully implement our business plan. If we lose the services of any of these individuals, we may not be able to find suitable replacements on a timely basis or at all, and our business would likely be harmed as a result. We do not maintain “key man” insurance policies on the lives of these individuals or the lives of any of our other employees. We employ all of our executive officers and key personnel on an at-will basis and their employment can be terminated by us or them at any time, for any reason and without notice. In order to retain valuable employees at our company, in addition to salary and cash incentives, we provide incentive stock options that vest over time. The value to employees of stock options that vest over time will be significantly affected by movements in our

 

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stock price that are beyond our control, and may at any time be insufficient to counteract offers from other companies.

We may not be able to attract or retain qualified management and other key personnel in the future due to the intense competition for qualified personnel among biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other businesses, particularly in the Phoenix, Arizona area where we are headquartered and nearby geographic locales such as Southern California. Our industry has experienced a high rate of turnover of management personnel in recent years. As such, we could have difficulty attracting experienced personnel to our company and may be required to expend significant financial resources in our employee recruitment and retention efforts. Many of the other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with whom we compete for qualified personnel have greater financial and other resources, different risk profiles and longer histories in the industry than we do. They also may provide more diverse opportunities and better chances for career advancement. Some of these characteristics may be more appealing to high quality candidates than that which we have to offer. If we are not able to attract and retain the necessary personnel to accomplish our business objectives, we may experience constraints that will impede significantly the achievement of our business objectives, our ability to raise additional capital and our ability to implement our business strategy.

In addition, we have scientific and clinical advisors who assist us in formulating our development and clinical strategies. These advisors are not our employees and may have commitments to, or consulting or advisory contracts with, other entities that may limit their availability to us. In addition, our advisors may have arrangements with other companies to assist those companies in developing products or technologies that may compete with ours.

Our short operating history as a combined company and the recent additions to our management team and board of directors make it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects and may increase the risk of your investment.

In November 2010, we completed the Merger, which resulted in Insys Pharma becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary. We therefore have a short operating history as a combined company. Moreover, our business has had limited operations in the several years immediately prior to the Merger. Our Chief Executive Officer joined Insys Pharma in 2007 and was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer in March 2011. Our Chief Financial Officer was promoted to that position from Corporate Controller in March 2011. Our Chief Medical Officer joined Insys Pharma in April 2010. Our Director of Scientific Development started working with us in December 2010. Moreover, three members of our board of directors joined us in March 2011. In addition, we have not yet demonstrated an ability to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize any product candidate. Consequently, any predictions about our future performance may not be as accurate as they could be if we had a history of successful development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products or if our management team and board or directors had been with us and working together for a longer period of time.

Failure to obtain or maintain Schedule III classification for any of our dronabinol product candidates would substantially limit our ability to produce and commercialize any such product candidates.

The DEA generally regulates dronabinol as a Schedule I controlled substance, except in the case of the FDA-approved Marinol product and its generics, which are Schedule III controlled substances. Schedule I controlled substances are deemed not to have any medically recognized use and may not lawfully be commercially sold or marketed. After the initial FDA approval of Marinol in 1985, the DEA scheduled dronabinol in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule as a Schedule II substance. In 1999, the DEA promulgated a regulation that reclassified this formulation as a Schedule III controlled substance. This regulation directly corresponds to the product characteristics of Marinol, whose sponsor had petitioned the DEA for the scheduling change. DEA regulations currently limit the formulation of FDA-approved dronabinol products that are classified in Schedule III. Specifically, classification in Schedule III is limited to “dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft

 

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gelatin capsule in” an FDA-approved product. There is a possibility that generic versions of Marinol would not meet these specific conditions, and therefore, would not be classified as a Schedule III substance, but rather would be considered as Schedule I products until otherwise scheduled for marketing. Currently, several products are the subject of ANDAs under review by the FDA, including our application for Dronabinol SG Capsule. On November 1, 2010, the DEA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the listing of approved drug products containing dronabinol in Schedule III. The DEA proposed rulemaking would amend the scheduling regulations to expand the Schedule III listing of dronabinol to include formulations having naturally-derived dronabinol and hard gelatin capsules. If this ruling is allowed, it may increase the number of generics approved as we believe there are active ANDAs which utilize naturally-derived dronabinol and hard gelatin capsule technology. The DEA may ultimately schedule Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule, if approved, under a schedule other than Schedule III. These product candidates are also subject to regulation by state-controlled substance authorities. We cannot assure you that Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule, if approved, will be classified as Schedule III substances, in the timeline that we currently anticipate, or at all.

In addition, because the DEA currently regulates the scheduling of dronabinol on a product-specific basis as opposed to regulating all dronabinol-containing products under one schedule, we believe that the DEA will also need to make individual scheduling decisions with respect to our proprietary dronabinol product candidates if approved, based on, among other factors, assessments of the drug abuse potential for each of our formulations. Therefore, even if the DEA agrees to classify Dronabinol SG Capsule under Schedule III, because our other proprietary dronabinol product candidates will, if approved, represent novel dosage forms, and in the case of the Dronabinol Inhalation Device, a novel route of administration for dronabinol, the DEA may determine that stricter scheduling controls than those applicable to Schedule III controlled substances are appropriate for the additional product candidates. In fact, these product candidates may default to Schedule I until the DEA completes a scheduling action for them. Moreover, there may be significant delay in the issuance of DEA’s scheduling decisions with respect to our products following FDA approval, if such approval is granted. Even with FDA approval, we will not be able to market any of our controlled substance products until the DEA has issued a scheduling decision with respect to each drug product.

Because the restrictions on the manufacture, sale, distribution, prescribing, and dispensing of Schedule II substances are greater than for Schedule III substances, failure to obtain Schedule III classification for our dronabinol product candidates could significantly impact our anticipated ability to produce and commercialize any such dronabinol products and would have a material adverse effect on our business and ability to generate revenue. For example, Schedule II drugs or substances may not be dispensed without the written prescription of a practitioner, and prescriptions for these drugs or substances may not be refilled. Although the DEA regulates the frequency of Schedule III prescription refills, physicians may call in the prescriptions and they may be refilled. A failure by the DEA to respond favorably to our classification petition before, or in a timely manner after, FDA approval of our dronabinol product candidates, and in particular our Dronabinol SG Capsule product candidate, or a refusal by the DEA to grant our request to schedule our dronabinol product candidates under Schedule III, if approved by the FDA, would have an adverse impact on our ability to promptly or effectively commercialize such products.

Even if we obtain regulatory approvals and acceptable DEA classifications for our fentanyl and dronabinol product candidates or any other product candidate, if those products do not achieve broad market acceptance among physicians, patients, hospitals, healthcare payors and the medical community, we will likely generate limited revenues from sales of those products.

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third-party payors, including government payors, generally is also necessary for commercial success. The degree of market acceptance of any of our approved products will depend on a number of factors, including:

 

   

the clinical indications for which the product is approved;

 

   

our ability to provide acceptable evidence of safety and efficacy, and acceptance by physicians and patients of the product as a safe and effective treatment;

 

   

the relative convenience and ease of administration, and with respect to Dronabinol RT Capsule, our expectation that this product will be preferred over cool or refrigerated storage versions of dronabinol;

 

   

pricing and cost effectiveness;

 

   

a final REMS program applicable to our Fentanyl SL Spray;

 

   

the prevalence and severity of any adverse side effects;

 

   

warnings or limitations contained in a product’s FDA-approved labeling;

 

   

the DEA scheduling classification;

 

   

our ability to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements;

 

   

the availability of alternative treatments, and the perceived advantages of one product over alternative treatments;

 

   

the effectiveness of our sales, marketing and distribution strategies, particularly the targeted commercial organization we anticipate building; and

 

   

our ability to obtain sufficient third-party coverage or reimbursement.

Our ability to successfully sell generic products in particular, such as Dronabinol SG Capsule if approved, depends in large part on the acceptance of those products by third parties such as wholesalers, pharmacies, physicians and patients. Although the brand-name products generally have been marketed safely for many years prior to the introduction of a generic alternative, there is a possibility that one of our generic products could produce an unanticipated clinical side effect, or be considered less effective or less convenient, or otherwise inferior, to the branded product, which could result in an adverse effect on our ability to achieve acceptance by third parties.

In addition, fentanyl and dronabinol treatments can be costly to third-party payors and patients. Accordingly, hospitals and physicians may resist prescribing our products and third-party payors and patients may not purchase our products due to cost. If any of our product candidates are approved and receive acceptable DEA classifications but do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance by physicians, patients, hospitals, healthcare payors and the medical community, we may not generate sufficient revenue from these products and we may not become or remain profitable.

Furthermore, the potential market for dronabinol products may not expand as anticipated or may even decline based on numerous factors, including the introduction of superior alternative products and regulatory action negatively impacting the dronabinol market. Moreover, even if we obtain regulatory approval for our dronabinol product candidates and they are successfully commercialized, there is no guarantee that introduction of improved formulations of dronabinol will result in expansion of the dronabinol market or permit us to gain share in that market or maintain or increase any market share we may capture. New dronabinol products that we introduce could potentially replace our then currently marketed dronabinol products, thus not impacting the overall size of the market or increasing our overall share of that market. If we are unable to expand the market for the medical use of dronabinol or gain, maintain or increase market share in that market, this failure would have a material adverse effect on our ability to execute on our business plan and ability to generate revenue.

 

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Even if our Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA and classified as a Schedule III substance by the DEA, the FDA may not conclude that our planned approach for regulatory approval for Dronabinol RT Capsule is appropriate and may require us to provide additional data prior to approval.

If our Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA and classified as a Schedule III substance by the DEA, we intend to submit an sANDA for a dronabinol soft gel formulation that is stable at room temperature, or Dronabinol RT Capsule. If the FDA does not allow us to pursue the sANDA pathway, we may be required to conduct additional clinical trials, provide additional data and information, and meet additional standards for regulatory approval. If this were to occur, the time and financial resources required to obtain FDA approval for Dronabinol RT Capsule, and the complications and risks associated with this product candidate, may increase. Moreover, the inability to obtain regulatory approval of Dronabinol RT Capsule through an sANDA would likely delay our ability to market this product on the timeline anticipated, and potentially result in competitors’ products reaching the market more quickly than our product candidate, which could materially adversely impact our competitive position and prospects. Even if we are allowed to pursue regulatory approval via an sANDA, we cannot assure you that Dronabinol RT Capsule will receive the requisite approvals and acceptable DEA classification for commercialization.

If the FDA does not conclude that certain of our product candidates satisfy the requirements for the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory approval pathway, or if the requirements for such product candidates under Section 505(b)(2) are not as we expect, the approval pathway for those product candidates will likely take significantly longer, cost significantly more and entail significantly greater complications and risks than anticipated, and in either case may not be successful.

We are developing several proprietary dronabinol product candidates, including Dronabinol Oral Solution, Dronabinol Inhalation Device and Dronabinol IV Solution, for which we intend to seek FDA approval through the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. In addition, we have submitted an NDA for approval of our Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate under Section 505(b)(2) of the FDC Act. Section 505(b)(2), if applicable to us under the FDC Act would allow an NDA we submit to FDA to rely in part on data in the public domain or the FDA’s prior conclusions regarding the safety and effectiveness of approved compounds, which could expedite the development program for our product candidates by potentially decreasing the amount of clinical data that we would need to generate in order to garner FDA approval. If the FDA does not allow us to pursue the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway as anticipated, we may need to conduct additional clinical trials, provide additional data and information, and meet additional standards for regulatory approval. If this were to occur, the time and financial resources required to obtain FDA approval for these product candidates, and complications and risks associated with these product candidates, would likely substantially increase. We would likely need to obtain substantially more additional funding than currently anticipated, which could result in significant dilution to the ownership interests of our then existing stockholders to the extent we issue equity securities or convertible debt. We cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain such additional financing on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Moreover, inability to pursue the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway would likely result in new competitive products reaching the market more quickly than our product candidates, which would likely materially adversely impact our competitive position and prospects. Even if we are allowed to pursue the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway, we cannot assure you that our product candidates will receive the requisite approvals for commercialization.

In addition, notwithstanding the approval of a number of products by the FDA under Section 505(b)(2) over the last few years, certain brand-name pharmaceutical companies and others have objected to the FDA’s interpretation of Section 505(b)(2). If the FDA’s interpretation of Section 505(b)(2) is successfully challenged, the FDA may be required to change its 505(b)(2) policies and practices, which could delay or even prevent the FDA from approving any NDA that we submit under Section 505(b)(2). In addition, the pharmaceutical industry is highly competitive, and

 

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Section 505(b)(2) NDAs are subject to special requirements designed to protect the patent rights of sponsors of previously approved drugs that are referenced in a Section 505(b)(2) NDA. These requirements may give rise to patent litigation and mandatory delays in approval of our NDAs for up to 30 months or longer depending on the outcome of any litigation. It is not uncommon for a manufacturer of an approved product to file a citizen petition with the FDA seeking to delay approval of, or impose additional approval requirements for, pending competing products. If successful, such petitions can significantly delay, or even prevent, the approval of the new product. However, even if the FDA ultimately denies such a petition, the FDA may substantially delay approval while it considers and responds to the petition. In addition, even if we are able to utilize the Section 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway, there is no guarantee this would ultimately lead to accelerated drug development or earlier approval.

Moreover, even if our product candidates are approved under Section 505(b)(2), the approval may be subject to limitations on the indicated uses for which the products may be marketed or to other conditions of approval, or may contain requirements for costly post-marketing testing and surveillance to monitor the safety or efficacy of the products.

Annual DEA quotas on the amount of dronabinol allowed to be produced in the United States and our specific allocation of dronabinol by the DEA could significantly limit the clinical development of our dronabinol product candidates as well as the production or sale of any dronabinol product candidates for which we obtain regulatory approval.

Dronabinol, a Schedule I substance, is subject to the DEA’s production and procurement quota scheme. The DEA establishes annually an aggregate quota for the amount of dronabinol that may be produced in the United States based on the DEA’s estimate of the quantity needed to meet legitimate scientific and medicinal needs. This limited aggregate amount of dronabinol that the DEA allows to be produced in the United States each year is allocated among individual companies, who must submit applications annually to the DEA for individual production and procurement quotas. We are required to receive an annual quota from the DEA in order to manufacture and produce dronabinol. The DEA may adjust aggregate production quotas and individual production and procurement quotas from time to time during the year and has substantial discretion in deciding whether or not to make such adjustments. The DEA’s aggregate production quota for dronabinol was 312.5 kilograms for each of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. For 2011, this aggregate production quota was increased to 393.0 kilograms. For 2011, we were allocated what we believe is a sufficient quantity of dronabinol to meet our currently anticipated testing and production needs through 2011. However, we may need additional amounts of dronabinol in future years to implement our business plan.

In terms of the allocation of our dronabinol quota for 2011, a significant portion will be used for our planned production of Dronabinol SG and Dronabinol RT Capsules, if approved. Because we are allocated a finite amount of dronabinol for 2011, changes in the amount of dronabinol used for a certain purpose will impact other parts of our business plan utilizing dronabinol.

We do not know what amounts of dronabinol other companies developing dronabinol product candidates may have requested for 2011 or will request in future years. The DEA, in assessing factors such as medical need, abuse potential and other policy considerations, may have chosen to set the aggregate dronabinol quota for 2011 lower than the total amount requested by the companies, and may do so in the future. Though companies are permitted to petition the DEA to increase the aggregate quota for dronabinol in a given year after it is initially established, there is no guarantee the DEA would act upon such a petition. The success of our business plan will depend in part on our being able to expand the overall market for the medical use of dronabinol by introducing new dronabinol formulations, and to sell significant amounts of our approved dronabinol products. In order to do so, we will need to receive from the DEA significantly increased allotments of dronabinol quotas over time and likely an increase in the aggregate annual quota. Any delay or refusal by the DEA in establishing quotas necessary for us to execute on our business plan could negatively impact our preclinical studies and clinical trials, as well

 

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as our ability to sell any approved products, which would in turn have a material adverse effect on our business, our ability to execute on our business plan, our financial position and results of operations, our prospects, and our ability to generate revenue to fund the development of our other product candidates.

Clinical trials for our product candidates are expensive, time consuming, uncertain and susceptible to change, delay or termination.

Clinical trials are very expensive, time consuming and difficult to design and implement. Even if the results of our clinical trials are favorable, we estimate that the clinical trials for a number of our product candidates will continue for several years and may take significantly longer than expected to complete. In addition, we, the FDA, an Institutional Review Board, or other regulatory authorities, including state and local, may suspend, delay or terminate our clinical trials at any time, or the DEA could suspend or terminate the registrations and quota allotments we require in order to procure and handle controlled substances, for various reasons, including:

 

   

lack of effectiveness of any product candidate during clinical trials;

 

   

discovery of serious or unexpected toxicities or side effects experienced by study participants or other safety issues;

 

   

slower than expected rates of subject recruitment and enrollment rates in clinical trials;

 

   

difficulty in retaining subjects who have initiated a clinical trial but may withdraw at any time due to adverse side effects from the therapy, insufficient efficacy, fatigue with the clinical trial process or for any other reason;

 

   

delays or inability in manufacturing or obtaining sufficient quantities of materials for use in clinical trials, in particular obtaining sufficient quantities of dronabinol and fentanyl due to regulatory and manufacturing constraints;

 

   

inadequacy of or changes in our manufacturing process or product formulation;

 

   

delays in obtaining regulatory authorization to commence a study, or “clinical holds” or delays requiring suspension or termination of a study by a regulatory agency, such as the FDA, before or after a study is commenced;

 

   

DEA-related recordkeeping, reporting, or security violations at a clinical site, leading the DEA or state authorities to suspend or revoke the site’s controlled substance license and causing a delay or termination of planned or ongoing studies;

 

   

changes in applicable regulatory policies and regulations;

 

   

delays or failure in reaching agreement on acceptable terms in clinical trial contracts or protocols with prospective clinical trial sites;

 

   

uncertainty regarding proper dosing;

 

   

unfavorable results from ongoing clinical trials and preclinical studies;

 

   

failure of our contract research organizations, or CROs, or other third-party contractors to comply with all contractual and regulatory requirements or to perform their services in a timely or acceptable manner;

 

   

failure by us, our employees, our CROs or their employees to comply with all applicable FDA, DEA or other regulatory requirements relating to the conduct of clinical trials or the handling, storage, security and recordkeeping for controlled substances;

 

   

scheduling conflicts with participating clinicians and clinical institutions;

 

   

failure to design appropriate clinical trial protocols;

 

   

insufficient data to support regulatory approval;

 

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inability or unwillingness of medical investigators to follow our clinical protocols;

 

   

difficulty in maintaining contact with subjects during or after treatment, which may result in incomplete data; or

 

   

regulatory concerns with cannabinoid or opioid products generally and the potential for abuse of the drugs.

Generally, there is a high rate of failure for drug candidates proceeding through clinical trials. We may suffer significant setbacks in our clinical trials similar to the experience of a number of other companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, even after receiving promising results in earlier trials. Further, even if we view the results of a clinical trial to be positive, the FDA or other regulatory authorities may disagree with our interpretation of the data. In the event that that the FDA does not approve our NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray or our ANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule, or we abandon or are delayed in our clinical development efforts related to our other dronabinol and fentanyl product candidates, LEP-ETU or any of our other product candidates, we may not be able to generate sufficient revenues or obtain financing to continue our operations or become profitable, we may not be able to execute on our business plan effectively, our reputation in the industry and in the investment community would likely be significantly damaged and our stock price would likely decrease significantly.

The results of preclinical studies and clinical trials are not necessarily predictive of future results, and our current product candidates may not have favorable results in later studies or trials.

Companies frequently suffer significant setbacks in advanced clinical trials, even after earlier clinical trials have shown promising results. Favorable results in our early studies or trials may not be repeated in later studies or trials, including continuing preclinical studies and large-scale clinical trials, and our product candidates in later stage trials may fail to show desired safety and efficacy despite having progressed through earlier trials. Preclinical data and limited clinical results for our product candidates may differ from results from studies in larger numbers of subjects drawn from more diverse populations treated for longer periods of time. Preclinical data also may not predict the ability of the product candidates to achieve or sustain the desired effects in the intended population or to do so safely. Unfavorable results from ongoing preclinical studies or clinical trials could result in delays, modifications or abandonment of ongoing or future clinical trials. In addition, we may report top-line data from time to time, which is based on a preliminary analysis of key efficacy and safety data, and is subject to change following a more comprehensive review of the data related to the applicable clinical trial. Any of our planned later stage clinical trials may not be successful for a variety of reasons, including the clinical trial designs, the failure to recruit or enroll a sufficient number of suitable subjects, undesirable side effects and other safety concerns, and the inability to demonstrate efficacy or safety.

We rely on third parties to conduct and oversee our clinical trials. If these third parties do not meet our deadlines or otherwise conduct the trials as required we may not be able to obtain regulatory approval for or commercialize our product candidates when expected or at all.

We rely on third-party CROs to conduct and oversee our clinical trials. For example, for our proprietary LEP-ETU product candidate, we have contracted with Excel Life Sciences based out of India to serve as our master CRO for our Phase 2 clinical trial in metastatic breast cancer. We also intend to engage a CRO to conduct our Dronabinol Oral Solution pivotal bioequivalence study.

We also rely upon various medical institutions, clinical investigators and contract laboratories to conduct our trials in accordance with our clinical protocols and all applicable regulatory requirements, including the FDA’s good clinical practice regulations and DEA and state regulations governing the handling, storage, security and recordkeeping for controlled substances. These CROs and third parties

 

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play a significant role in the conduct of these trials and the subsequent collection and analysis of data from the clinical trials. We rely heavily on these parties for the execution of our clinical and preclinical studies, and control only certain aspects of their activities.

If any of our clinical trial sites terminate their involvement in one of our clinical trials for any reason, we may experience the loss of follow-up information on patients enrolled in our ongoing clinical trials unless we are able to transfer the care of those patients to another qualified clinical trial site. In addition, principal investigators for our clinical trials may serve as scientific advisors or consultants to us from time to time and receive cash or equity compensation in connection with such services. If these relationships and any related compensation result in perceived or actual conflicts of interest, the integrity of the data generated at the applicable clinical trial site may be questioned by the FDA.

We conducted clinical trials outside the United States and the FDA may not accept data from any such trial. Furthermore we may choose to conduct additional trials in any of our product lines outside the United States and the FDA may not accept data from such trials.

We have conducted and may in the future choose to conduct one or more of our clinical trials outside the United States. For example, our Phase 3 Fentanyl SL Spray safety trial was conducted at 46 sites in the United States and 10 sites in India. In addition, we have conducted a Phase 2 clinical trial in India on patients with metastatic breast cancer for LEP-ETU. In addition, though we are not conducting this trial, we are currently providing the dronabinol API for and paying certain monitoring fees in connection with an ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial for the use of dronabinol in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, or MS, in the United Kingdom. Although the FDA may accept data from clinical trials conducted outside the United States, acceptance of such study data by the FDA is subject to certain conditions. For example, the study must be well designed and conducted and performed by qualified investigators in accordance with ethical principles. The study population must also adequately represent the U.S. population, and the data must be applicable to the U.S. population and U.S. medical practice in ways that the FDA deems clinically meaningful. The FDA has advised us that the patient population in which our clinical studies are conducted should be representative of the population for whom we intend to label the product in the United States. In addition, such studies would be subject to the applicable local laws and FDA acceptance of the data would be dependent upon its determination that the studies also complied with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations. There can be no assurance the FDA will accept data from trials conducted outside of the United States. If the FDA does not accept any such data, that would likely result in the need for additional trials, which would be costly and time-consuming and delay aspects of our business plan.

We are subject to uncertainty relating to healthcare reform measures and reimbursement policies which, if not favorable to our product candidates, could hinder or prevent our product candidates’ commercial success.

Our ability to commercialize any approved product candidates successfully will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities, private health insurers and other third-party payors establish appropriate coverage and reimbursement levels for our product candidates and related treatments. As a threshold for coverage and reimbursement, third-party payors generally require that drug products have been approved for marketing by the FDA. Third-party payors are increasingly imposing additional requirements and restrictions on coverage and limiting reimbursement levels for medical products. For example, federal and state governments reimburse covered prescription drugs at varying rates below average wholesale price. These restrictions and limitations influence the purchase of healthcare services and products. Legislative proposals to reform healthcare or reduce costs under government insurance programs may result in lower reimbursement for our product candidates or exclusion of our product candidates from coverage and reimbursement programs. The cost containment measures that healthcare payors and providers are instituting and the effect of any healthcare reform could significantly reduce our revenues from the sale of any approved product. We

 

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cannot provide any assurances that we will be able to obtain third-party coverage or reimbursement for our product candidates in whole or in part.

In the United States, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes to the healthcare system in ways that could affect our future revenues and profitability and the future revenues and profitability of our potential customers. For example, the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit allows beneficiaries to obtain prescription drug coverage from private sector plans, which can limit the number of prescription drugs that are covered in each therapeutic category and class on their formularies. If our products are not widely included on the formularies of these plans, our ability to market our products to the Medicare population could be harmed. The State Medicaid programs also generally provide reimbursement for our commercial products, at reimbursement rates that are below the published average wholesale price and that vary from state to state. In return for including pharmaceutical products in the Medicaid programs, manufacturers have agreed to pay a rebate to state Medicaid agencies that provide reimbursement for those products. Pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or PPACA, an increase in the Medicaid rebate rate from 15.1 to 23.1% became effective on January 1, 2010, and the volume of rebated drugs has been expanded to include beneficiaries in Medicaid managed care organizations, effective as of March 23, 2010. The PPACA also includes a 50% discount on brand name drugs for Medicare Part D participants in the coverage gap. The law also revises the definition of “average manufacturer price” for reporting purposes (effective October 1, 2010), which could increase the amount of the Medicaid drug rebates paid to states once the provision is effective.

The PPACA is expected to substantially impact the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and how health care is financed by both governmental and private insurers. Some of the specific PPACA provisions, among other things:

 

   

establish annual, non-deductible fees on any entity that manufactures or imports certain branded prescription drugs and biologics, beginning 2011;

 

   

increase minimum Medicaid rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, retroactive to January 1, 2010, to 23.1% and 13.0% of the average manufacturer price, or AMP, for branded and generic drugs, respectively;

 

   

redefine a number of terms used to determine Medicaid drug rebate liability, including average manufacturer price and retail community pharmacy, effective October 2010;

 

   

extend manufacturers’ Medicaid rebate liability to covered drugs dispensed to individuals who are enrolled in Medicaid managed care organizations, effective March 23, 2010;

 

   

expand eligibility criteria for Medicaid programs by, among other things, allowing states to offer Medicaid coverage to additional individuals beginning April 2010 and by adding new mandatory eligibility categories for certain individuals with income at or below 133.0% of the Federal Poverty Level beginning 2014, thereby potentially increasing manufacturers’ Medicaid rebate liability;

 

   

establish a new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to oversee, identify priorities in and conduct comparative clinical effectiveness research;

 

   

require manufacturers to participate in a coverage gap discount program, under which they must agree to offer 50% point-of-sale discounts off negotiated prices of applicable brand drugs to eligible beneficiaries during their coverage gap period, as a condition for the manufacturer’s outpatient drugs being covered under Medicare Part D, beginning 2011; and

 

   

increase the number of entities eligible for discounts under the Public Health Service pharmaceutical pricing program, effective January 2010.

 

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There also have been, and likely will continue to be, legislative and regulatory proposals at the federal and state levels directed at containing or lowering the cost of healthcare. We cannot predict the initiatives that may be adopted in the future. The continuing efforts of the government, insurance companies, managed care organizations and other payors of healthcare costs to contain or reduce costs of healthcare may adversely affect one or more of the following:

 

   

our ability to set a price that we desire for our products;

 

   

our ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability;

 

   

the future revenues and profitability of our potential customers, suppliers and collaborators; and

 

   

the availability of capital.

In certain foreign markets, the pricing of prescription drugs is subject to government control and reimbursement may, in some cases, be unavailable. In the United States, given recent federal and state government initiatives directed at lowering the total cost of healthcare, Congress and state legislatures will likely continue to focus on healthcare reform, the cost of prescription drugs and the changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. While we cannot predict the full outcome of any such legislation, it may result in decreased reimbursement for prescription drugs, which may further exacerbate industry-wide pressure to reduce prescription drug prices. This could harm our ability to market our products and generate revenues. It is also possible that other proposals having a similar effect will be adopted.

If we fail to comply with healthcare regulations, we could face substantial penalties and our business, operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

In addition to FDA and DEA restrictions on the marketing of pharmaceutical products and federal and state restrictions on distributing and prescribing these products, several other types of state and federal laws have been applied to protect individually identifiable health information and restrict certain marketing practices in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. These healthcare laws include The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, or HIPAA, and fraud and abuse statutes such as the anti-kickback and false claims statutes.

HIPAA mandates, among other things, standards relating to the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, which require the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. In addition, many states have enacted comparable laws addressing the privacy and security of health information, some of which are more stringent then HIPAA. Failure to comply with these laws, where applicable, can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties. The costs of compliance with these laws and potential liability associated with failure to do so could adversely affect our business.

The federal healthcare program anti-kickback statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration to induce, or, in return for, purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for the purchase, lease or order of any healthcare item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally financed healthcare programs. This statute has been interpreted to apply to arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers on the one hand and prescribers, purchasers and formulary managers on the other. Although there are a number of statutory exemptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting certain common activities from prosecution, the exemptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly, and practices that involve remuneration intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exemption or safe harbor. Our practices may not, in all cases, meet all of the criteria for safe harbor protection from anti-kickback liability.

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made, a false statement to get a false claim paid. In addition, HIPAA created federal criminal laws that prohibit executing a scheme to defraud any health care benefit program or making false statements relating to health care matters. Recently, several pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been prosecuted under these laws for allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would be reimbursed by federal programs for the product. Other companies have been prosecuted for causing false claims to be submitted because of the company’s marketing of the product for unapproved, and thus non-reimbursable, uses. There are also federal “sunshine” laws that require transparency regarding financial arrangements with health care providers, such as the reporting and disclosure requirements imposed by PPACA on drug manufacturers regarding any “transfer of value” made or distributed to prescribers and other health care providers. Sanctions under these laws may include civil monetary penalties, exclusion of a manufacturer’s products from reimbursement under government programs, criminal fines and imprisonment.

The majority of states also have statutes or regulations similar to the federal anti-kickback law and false claims laws, which apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payor. Some states, such as California, Massachusetts and Vermont, also mandate implementation of corporate compliance programs to ensure compliance with these laws.

Because of the breadth of these laws and the fact that their provisions are open to a variety of interpretations, it is possible that some of our business activities could be subject to challenge under one or more of such laws. Moreover, recent health care reform legislation has strengthened these laws. For example, PPACA amends the intent requirement of the federal anti-kickback and criminal health care fraud statutes. A person or entity no longer needs to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it. In addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal anti-kickback statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal false claims laws. We also expect there will continue to be federal and state laws and/or regulations, proposed and implemented, that could impact our operations and business. The extent to which future legislation or regulations, if any, relating to health care fraud abuse laws and/or enforcement, may be enacted or what effect such legislation or regulation would have on our business remains uncertain. Any government challenge of our business practices could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our employees may engage in misconduct or other improper activities, including noncompliance with regulatory standards and requirements and insider trading.

We are exposed to the risk of employee fraud or other misconduct. Misconduct by employees could include intentional failures to comply with FDA regulations, provide accurate information to the FDA, comply with applicable manufacturing standards, comply with federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations, report financial information or data accurately or disclose unauthorized activities to us. In particular, sales, marketing and business arrangements in the healthcare industry are subject to extensive laws and regulations intended to prevent fraud, misconduct, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting, marketing and promotion, sales commission, customer incentive programs and other business arrangements. Employee misconduct could also involve the improper use of information obtained in the course of clinical trials, or illegal misappropriation of drug product, which could result in regulatory sanctions and serious harm to our reputation. We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, but it is not always possible to identify and deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in controlling unknown or unmanaged risks or losses or in protecting us from governmental investigations or other actions or lawsuits stemming from a failure to be in compliance with such laws or regulations. If any such actions are instituted against us, and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those actions could have a significant impact on our business, including the imposition of significant fines or other sanctions.

 

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We use hazardous materials, chemicals and controlled substances in our research and development and manufacturing activities and we may incur significant costs complying with the environmental, health and safety laws and regulations that govern such use. In addition, if we fail to comply with the applicable environmental, health and safety regulations, we could be exposed to significant liabilities.

Our research and development as well as manufacturing activities involve the use of potentially harmful hazardous materials, chemicals and controlled substances that could be hazardous to human health and safety or the environment and which are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws and regulations governing their use, generation, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal. These materials and various wastes resulting from their use are stored at our facility pending ultimate use and disposal. We cannot completely eliminate the risk of contamination, which could cause:

 

   

an interruption of our research and development and manufacturing efforts;

 

   

injury to our employees and others;

 

   

environmental damage resulting in costly clean up; and

 

   

liabilities under federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the use, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and specified waste products.

In such an event, we may be held liable for any resulting damages, and any such liability could exceed our resources. Although we carry insurance in amounts and type that we consider commercially reasonable, we do not carry specific biological or hazardous waste insurance coverage.

Since the starting materials we utilize to manufacture dronabinol are sourced out of India, we are exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties associated with that geographic region.

The suppliers of the starting materials we utilize to manufacture dronabinol are located in India. This exposes us to a number of risks and uncertainties outside our control. India has suffered political instability in the past due to various factors including the failure of any party to win an absolute majority in the Indian Parliament for several years. There have also been armed conflicts between India and neighboring Pakistan. Moreover, extremist groups within India and neighboring Pakistan have from time to time targeted Western interests. In addition, India is susceptible to natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. Political instability, future hostilities with countries such as Pakistan, targeting of our interests by extremist attacks, and earthquakes or other natural disasters in India could harm our operations and impede our ability to produce dronabinol on our anticipated timeline, or at all.

If we fail to successfully develop, identify and acquire or in-license additional products or product candidates, we may have limited growth opportunities.

As resources allow and opportunities present themselves, we intend to enhance our pipeline of new products and product candidates through acquisition or in-licensing. The success of this strategy will depend upon our ability to effectively identify, select and acquire or in-license pharmaceutical products or product candidates.

The process of proposing, negotiating and implementing the acquisition or in-license of a product or product candidate is lengthy and complex. Other companies, including some with substantially greater financial, marketing and sales resources, may compete with us for these products or product candidates. We have limited resources to identify and execute acquisition or in-licensing transactions. Even if we acquire or in-license additional products or product candidates, we have limited resources to integrate the acquired or licensed assets into our current infrastructure. In addition, we may devote resources to potential acquisition or in-licensing opportunities that are never completed, or we may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such efforts after expenditure of considerable time and resources. We may not be able to acquire the rights to additional products or product candidates on terms that we find acceptable, or at all.

 

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Future acquisition and in-licensing transactions may entail numerous operational and financial risks including:

 

   

exposure to unknown liabilities;

 

   

disruption of our business and diversion of our management’s time and attention to the development of these products or product candidates;

 

   

incurrence of substantial debt or dilutive issuances of securities to pay for acquisitions or in-licensing transactions; and

 

   

high acquisition and integration costs.

Product candidates that we acquire or in-license will likely require additional development efforts prior to commercial sale, including product development, extensive clinical testing and approval by the FDA and other applicable regulatory authorities. All product candidates are prone to risks of failure typical of pharmaceutical product development, including the possibility that a product candidate will not be shown to be sufficiently safe or effective for approval by regulatory authorities. In addition, we cannot provide assurance that any products or product candidates that we acquire or in-license will be manufactured profitably or achieve market acceptance.

We may engage in strategic transactions that could impact our liquidity, increase our expenses and present significant distractions to our management.

From time to time we may consider strategic transactions, such as acquisitions of companies, asset purchases and out-licensing or in-licensing of products, product candidates or technologies. For example, in November 2010, we completed the Merger which resulted in Insys Pharma becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary. Previously, in September 2009, Insys Pharma obtained assets which have given us the ability to manufacture our supply of dronabinol API internally through our manufacturing facility in Texas. Additional potential transactions include a variety of different business arrangements, spin-offs, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, restructurings, divestitures, business combinations and investments. Any such transaction may require us to incur non-recurring or other charges, may increase our near and long-term expenditures and may pose significant integration challenges or disrupt our management or business, which could harm our operations and financial results.

We may not realize any benefits and may experience detriments as a result of the combination of Insys Therapeutics and Insys Pharma.

We may not realize any benefits from the integration of the businesses of Insys Therapeutics and Insys Pharma. The timely, efficient and successful integration of the businesses will entail execution of a number of tasks, including the following:

 

   

integrating the business, operations, different locations, research and development functions and technologies of the companies;

 

   

retaining and assimilating the key personnel of each company;

 

   

managing the varying regulatory approval processes, intellectual property protection strategies and other activities of the companies;

 

   

retaining strategic partners of each company and attracting new strategic partners;

 

   

creating uniform standards, controls, procedures, policies and information systems, including with respect to disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; and

 

   

meeting the challenges inherent in efficiently managing an increased number of employees, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits and compliance programs.

 

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We may encounter difficulties successfully managing a larger and more diverse organization and may encounter significant delays in achieving successful management of our organization. Integration of our business operations will involve risks and may not be successful. These risks include the following:

 

   

the potential disruption of ongoing business and distraction of our management;

 

   

the potential strain on our financial and managerial controls and reporting systems and procedures;

 

   

our inability to manage the research and development, regulatory and reimbursement approval, and other activities of our businesses;

 

   

unanticipated or greater than anticipated expenses and potential delays related to integration of the operations, technology and other resources of our businesses;

 

   

the impairment of relationships with employees and suppliers as a result of any integration of new management personnel or other activities; and

 

   

potential unknown liabilities associated with the strategic combination and the combined operations.

We may not succeed in addressing these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with the integration of our businesses. The inability to integrate successfully the operations, technology and personnel of our businesses, or any significant delay in achieving integration, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and prospects, and on the market price of our common stock.

Our results of operations and liquidity needs could be materially negatively affected by market fluctuations and economic downturn.

Our results of operations and liquidity could be materially negatively affected by economic conditions generally, both in the United States and elsewhere around the world. Domestic and international equity and debt markets have experienced and may continue to experience heightened volatility and turmoil based on domestic and international economic conditions and concerns. In the event these economic conditions and concerns continue or worsen and the markets continue to remain volatile, our results of operations and liquidity could be adversely affected by those factors in many ways, including making it more difficult for us to raise funds if necessary.

We may incur substantial liabilities from any product liability claims if our insurance coverage for those claims is inadequate.

We face an inherent risk of product liability exposure related to the testing, manufacturing and marketing of our product candidates in human clinical trials, and will face an even greater risk if we sell our product candidates commercially. Common adverse events for dronabinol products include: abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, euphoria, paranoid reaction, somnolence, abnormal thought patterns, and difficulty with concentration/attention. Common adverse events for fentanyl products include: nausea, dizziness, somnolence, vomiting, asthenia or lack of energy and strength and anxiety. An individual may bring a liability claim against us if one of our product candidates causes, or merely appears to have caused, an injury. If we cannot successfully defend ourselves against product liability claims, we will incur substantial liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

 

   

decreased demand for our product candidates;

 

   

product recall or withdrawal from the market;

 

   

impairment to our business reputation or acceptance in the medical community;

 

   

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costs of related litigation;

 

   

distraction of management’s attention from our primary business;

 

   

substantial monetary awards to patients or other claimants;

 

   

loss of revenues; and

 

   

the inability to commercialize our product candidates.

We have obtained product liability insurance coverage for our clinical trials with a $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate limit, together with an umbrella policy of $3 million for each occurrence and $3 million aggregate limit. Our insurance coverage may not be sufficient to reimburse us for any expenses or losses we may suffer. Moreover, insurance coverage is becoming increasingly expensive, and, in the future, we may not be able to maintain insurance coverage at a reasonable cost, in sufficient amounts or upon adequate coverage terms to protect us against losses due to liability. We intend to expand our insurance coverage to include the sale of commercial products if regulatory approval is obtained for any of our product candidates. However, we may be unable to obtain this product liability insurance on commercially reasonable terms or with insurance coverage that will be adequate to satisfy any liability that may arise. Large judgments have been awarded in class action or individual lawsuits based on drugs that had unanticipated side effects, including side effects which are less severe than those of our product candidates. A successful product liability claim or series of claims brought against us could cause our stock price to decline and, if judgments exceed our insurance coverage, could decrease our cash and adversely affect our business.

Our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards, or NOLs, and research and development income tax credit carryforwards may be limited.

Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, substantial changes in our ownership may limit the amount of NOLs and research and development income tax credit carryforwards that could be utilized annually in the future to offset taxable income, if any. Specifically, this limitation may arise in the event of a cumulative change in ownership of our company of more than 50% within a three-year period. Any such annual limitation may significantly reduce the utilization of the NOLs before they expire. The closing of this offering, together with the other transactions that have occurred since our inception, may trigger an ownership change pursuant to Sections 382 and 383, which could further limit the amount of NOLs that could be utilized annually in the future to offset taxable income, if any. Any such limitation, whether as the result of prior transactions, sales of common stock by our existing stockholders or additional sales of common stock by us after this offering, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

On November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. effected the Merger in a transaction that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and resulted in a change of 50% or more of the ownership of NeoPharm. As of the Merger date, NeoPharm had $274.0 million of federal NOLs which were scheduled to expire in tax years 2011 to 2029. Under Section 382 of the Code, our utilization of the pre-Merger federal NOLs of NeoPharm to offset our post-Merger federal taxable income is significantly limited due to the Merger. Prior to the Merger, NeoPharm had completed a partial analysis of ownership changes under Section 382 of the Code to determine if a change in control of NeoPharm had occurred. Based on NeoPharm’s partial analysis, no change in control was identified, based on the review of eight test dates covering a four-year period ended December 31, 2007. A complete formal analysis of ownership change would have to be performed in order to obtain certainty that a change in control of NeoPharm had not occurred prior to the Merger, which could further limit the utilization of the NeoPharm pre-Merger NOLs by us. Based on the above, we have estimated the amount of pre-Merger federal NOLs of NeoPharm that are available to offset our post-Merger income is limited to approximately $158,000 a year for 20 years, or cumulatively $3.2 million. For state income tax purposes, we have $274.0 million of state NOLs. We have placed a valuation

 

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allowance on our deferred tax assets, which include the federal and state NOLs, for it is not more likely than not that such amounts will be realized.

Our product candidates contain controlled substances, the use of which may generate public controversy.

Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance narcotic derivative and despite the strict regulations on the marketing, prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II substances, illicit use and abuse of fentanyl products is well-documented. Moreover dronabinol, though synthetic, is a cannabinoid. Since our product candidates contain controlled substances, regulatory approval of these product candidates may generate public controversy. Political and social pressures and adverse publicity could lead to delays in, and increased expenses for, and limit or restrict the introduction and marketing of our product candidates.

Import/export regulations and tariffs may change and increase our operating costs.

We are subject to risks associated with the regulations relating to the import and export of products and materials. In particular, for dronabinol, we obtain the two chemicals that are used as starting materials for its production from suppliers in India. We cannot predict whether the import and/or export of our products will be adversely affected by changes in, or enactment of new quotas, duties, taxes or other charges or restrictions imposed by India or any other country in the future. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our operating costs.

Currency exchange rate fluctuations may increase our costs.

The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies in which we trade to conduct our business have and will likely fluctuate in the future. Any appreciation in the value of these non-U.S. currencies would result in higher expenses for our company. We do not have any hedging arrangements to protect against such exchange rate exposures.

Risks Relating to Our Intellectual Property

We may not be able to obtain and enforce patent rights or other intellectual property rights that cover our product candidates, such as Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol RT Capsule, Dronabinol Oral Solution, Dronabinol Inhalation Device, Dronabinol IV Solution and LEP-ETU and are of sufficient breadth to prevent third parties from competing against us.

Our success with respect to our product candidates, such as Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol RT Capsule, Dronabinol Oral Solution, Dronabinol Inhalation Device, Dronabinol IV Solution and LEP-ETU will depend in part on our ability to obtain and maintain patent protection in both the United States and other countries, to preserve our trade secrets, and to prevent third parties from infringing upon our proprietary rights on our product candidates. Our ability to protect any of our approved drug products from unauthorized or infringing use by third parties depends in substantial part on our ability to obtain and maintain valid and enforceable patents. Fentanyl, dronabinol and paclitaxel have been approved for many years and therefore our ability to obtain any patent protection is limited. Composition of matter patents on active pharmaceutical ingredients are a particularly effective form of intellectual property protection for pharmaceutical products as they apply without regard to any method of use or other type of limitation. However, we will not be able to obtain composition of matter patents or methods of use patents that cover the active pharmaceutical ingredients in any of our product candidates. As a result, competitors who obtain the requisite regulatory approval can offer products with the same active ingredients as our product candidates so long as the competitors do not infringe any formulation patents that we may obtain or license, if any.

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formulations. Formulation patents protect the product only when competitors use a similar formulation. However, this type of patent does not limit a competitor from making and marketing a product that is intended to be used in the same indication as long they use a different dosage form and/or formulation. Any formulation patents that we may obtain may be too narrow in scope and thus easily circumvented by competitors.

We have multiple pending patent applications in the United States and in some foreign jurisdictions that attempt to cover our formulations for our fentanyl, dronabinol, and LEP product candidates. We have no issued patents in the United States, or in many foreign countries, that pertain to either fentanyl or dronabinol formulations. We can give no assurances that any patents will issue, that if they do issue, they will provide sufficient protection against competitors, or that they would be valid and enforceable.

Due to evolving legal standards relating to patentability, validity, enforceability and claim scope of patents covering pharmaceutical inventions, our ability to maintain, obtain and enforce patents is uncertain and involves complex legal and factual questions. Accordingly, rights under any patents we may obtain or license may not provide us with sufficient protection for our product candidates and products to afford a commercial advantage against competitive products or processes, including those from branded and generic pharmaceutical companies. In addition, we cannot guarantee that any patents will issue from any pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us. Even if patents have issued or will issue, we cannot guarantee that the claims of these patents are or will be held valid or enforceable by the courts or will provide us with any significant protection against competitive products or otherwise be commercially valuable to us. Patent applications in the United States are maintained in confidence for up to 18 months after their filing. In some cases, however, patent applications remain confidential in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, for the entire time prior to issuance as a U.S. patent. Similarly, publication of discoveries in scientific or patent literature often lag behind actual discoveries. Consequently, we cannot be certain that we or our licensors were the first to invent, or the first to file patent applications on our product candidates or products. In the event that a third party has also filed a U.S. patent application relating to our drug product or a similar invention, we may have to participate in interference proceedings declared by the USPTO to determine priority of invention in the United States. The costs of these proceedings could be substantial and it is possible that our efforts would be unsuccessful, resulting in a loss of our U.S. patent position.

In addition, third parties may challenge our in-licensed patents and any of our own patents that we may obtain, which could result in the invalidation or unenforceability of some or all of the relevant patent claims. Litigation or other proceedings to enforce or defend intellectual property rights is very complex, expensive, and may divert our management’s attention from our core business and may result in unfavorable results that could adversely affect our ability to prevent third parties from competing with us.

The laws of some foreign jurisdictions do not provide intellectual property rights to the same extent as in the United States and many companies have encountered significant difficulties in protecting and defending such rights in foreign jurisdictions. If we encounter such difficulties in protecting or are otherwise precluded from effectively protecting our intellectual property in foreign jurisdictions, our business prospects could be substantially harmed. The patent positions of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies can be highly uncertain and involve complex legal and factual questions for which important legal principles remain unresolved. Changes in either the patent laws or in the interpretations of patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of our intellectual property. Accordingly, we cannot predict the breadth of claims that may be allowed or enforced in our patents or in third-party patents.

 

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The degree of future protection of our proprietary rights is uncertain. Patent protection may be unavailable or severely limited in some cases and may not adequately protect our rights or permit us to gain or keep our competitive advantage. For example:

 

   

we might not have been the first to file patent applications for these or similar inventions;

 

   

we might not have been the first to make the inventions covered by each of our pending patent applications and issued patents;

 

   

others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies or duplicate any of our technologies;

 

   

the patents of others may have an adverse effect on our business;

 

   

it is possible that none of our or our licensors’ pending patent applications will result in issued patents;

 

   

any patents we obtain or our licensors’ issued patents may not encompass commercially viable products, may not provide us with any competitive advantages, or may be challenged by third parties;

 

   

any patents we obtain or our in-licensed issued patents may not be valid or enforceable; or

 

   

we may not develop additional proprietary technologies that are patentable.

If we or our licensors fail to appropriately prosecute and maintain patent protection for these product candidates or other product candidates that we may develop, our ability to develop and commercialize these or any other product candidates we develop may be adversely affected and we may not be able to prevent competitors from making, using and selling competing products. This failure to properly protect the intellectual property rights relating to these product candidates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

Proprietary trade secrets and unpatented know-how are also very important to our business. Although we have taken steps to protect our trade secrets and unpatented know-how, by entering into confidentiality agreements with third parties, and confidential information and inventions agreements with certain employees, consultants and advisors, third parties may still obtain this information or we may be unable to protect our rights. There can be no assurance that binding agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any breach, or that our trade secrets and unpatented know-how will not otherwise become known or be independently discovered by our competitors. If trade secrets are independently discovered, we would not be able to prevent their use. Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets or unpatented know-how is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States may be less willing to protect trade secret information.

We are a defendant in a lawsuit to seek rescission of invention assignments, and we may not prevail.

Although we expect all of our employees to assign their inventions to us, and all of our employees, consultants, advisors and any third parties who have access to our proprietary know-how, information or technology to enter into confidential information and inventions agreements, we cannot provide any assurances that all such agreements have been duly executed or will be held enforceable.

For example, in September 2009, Insys Pharma and certain of its officers and directors, as well as their spouses, were named as defendants in a lawsuit in Arizona Superior Court brought by Santosh Kottayil, certain of his family members and a trust of which Dr. Kottayil is the trustee. Dr. Kottayil formerly served as President, Chief Scientific Officer and a director of Insys Pharma, among other positions. The complaint brought a cause of action, among others, seeking to rescind Dr. Kottayil’s assignment to Insys Pharma of his interest in all of the fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications we own and to recover the benefits of those interests. Insys Pharma and the other defendants answered and

 

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filed counter-claims to Dr. Kottayil’s complaint. If the patent assignments are successfully rescinded, we will not have exclusive patent rights covering our fentanyl and dronabinol product candidates, and such exclusive patent rights may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. If the assignments are rescinded, Kottayil could assign his interest in the fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications to a competitor and we would not be able to prevent generic copies of our products. Please see the section entitled “Legal Proceedings.”

We license patent rights from third-party owners. If such owners do not properly maintain or enforce the patents underlying such licenses, our competitive position and business prospects may be harmed.

We are party to a number of license agreements that give us rights to third-party intellectual property that are necessary or useful for our business. For example, we have obtained a license from Georgetown University for LEP-ETU. We may enter into additional license agreements to use third- party intellectual property in the future. Our success will depend in part on the ability of our licensors to obtain, maintain and enforce patent protection for their intellectual property, in particular, those patents to which we have secured exclusive rights. Our licensors may not successfully prosecute the patent applications to which we are licensed. Even if patents issue from these patent applications, our licensors may fail to maintain these patents, may determine not to pursue litigation against other companies that are infringing these patents, or may pursue such litigation less aggressively than we would, and in certain licenses, we only maintain the right to enforce the patents if the applicable licensor fails or decides to not take any action. In addition, our licensors may terminate their agreements with us in the event we breach the applicable license agreement and fail to cure the breach within a specified period of time. Without protection for the intellectual property we license, other companies might be able to offer substantially identical products for sale, which could adversely affect our competitive business position and harm our business prospects.

If we are sued for infringing intellectual property rights of third parties, it will be costly and time consuming to defend such litigation, and an unfavorable outcome in that litigation may have a material adverse effect on our business.

Our commercial success also depends upon our ability and the ability of our future collaborators to develop, manufacture, market and sell our product candidates and to use our proprietary technologies without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which we are developing products. Furthermore, we may not have identified all U.S. and foreign patents or published applications that affect our business either by potentially blocking our ability to commercialize our product candidates or by covering similar technologies that affect our target markets. Because patent applications can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications, which may later result in issued patents that our product candidates or proprietary technologies may infringe.

We may be exposed to, or threatened with, future litigation by third parties having patent or other intellectual property rights alleging that our product candidates and/or proprietary technologies infringe their intellectual property rights. If one of these patents was found to cover our product candidates, proprietary technologies or their uses or manufacturer, we or our future collaborators could be required to pay damages and could be unable to commercialize our product candidates or to use our proprietary technologies unless we or they obtained a license to the patent. A license may not be available to us or our future collaborators on acceptable terms, if at all. Thus, we could be prevented from commercializing the product for many years until the patent expires which would have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, during litigation, the patent holder could obtain a preliminary injunction or other equitable right which could prohibit us from making, using or selling our products, technologies or methods.

 

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There is a substantial amount of litigation involving patent and other intellectual property rights in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries generally. And in particular, the generic drug industry is characterized by frequent litigation between generic drug companies and branded drug companies. If a third party claims that we infringe its intellectual property rights, we may face a number of issues, including, but not limited to:

 

   

infringement and other intellectual property claims which, with or without merit, may be expensive and time-consuming to litigate and may divert our management’s attention from our core business;

 

   

substantial damages for infringement, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees, which we may have to pay if a court decides that the product or proprietary technology at issue infringes on or violates the third party’s rights;

 

   

a court prohibiting us from selling or licensing the product or using the proprietary technology unless the third party licenses its technology to us, which it is not required to do;

 

   

if a license is available from the third party, we may have to pay substantial royalties, fees and/or grant cross licenses to our technology; and

 

   

redesigning our product candidates or processes so they do not infringe, which may not be possible or may require substantial funds and time.

We have not conducted an extensive search of patents issued to third parties, and no assurance can be given that third-party patents containing claims covering our product candidates, technology or methods do not exist, have not been filed, or could not be filed or issued. Because of the number of patents issued and patent applications filed in our technical areas or fields, we believe there is a significant risk that third parties may allege they have patent rights encompassing our products, technology or methods. Other product candidates that we may in-license or acquire could be subject to similar risks and uncertainties.

We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their other clients or former employers to us.

As is common in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, certain of our employees were formerly employed by other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. Moreover, we engage the services of consultants to assist us in the development of our product candidates, many of whom were previously employed at or may have previously been or are currently providing consulting services to, other biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. We may be subject to claims that these employees and consultants or we have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers or their former or current customers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management. For example, on November 2, 2007, we received a letter from counsel for Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or Abbott (Solvay/Unimed), in which Abbott (Solvay/Unimed) asserted that we may have used its confidential and proprietary information in the development of our dronabinol technology and products, and requested various information and written assurances from us. Abbott (Solvay/Unimed)’s letter contains broad allegations concerning its Marinol manufacturing and business strategy, but does not specifically identify any particular confidential or proprietary information allegedly used by us. The allegations appear to be based primarily on the fact that our founder worked for Abbott (Solvay/Unimed) several years ago. We responded to Abbott (Solvay/Unimed) denying these allegations on November 14, 2007 and informed them at that time that we do not intend to comply with any of the requests made in their letter. On January 25, 2008, we received another letter from counsel for Solvay that mainly reasserted the allegations and repeated the request for information and

 

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assurances made in the November 2, 2007 letter. In response, on January 30, 2008, we responded to Solvay, once again denying their assertions and informing them we do not intend to comply with their requests. After this latest response, we have had no further communications. There can be no assurance, however, that Abbott (Solvay/Unimed) will not take further legal action with respect to such assertions or allegations. Any such litigation would likely be protracted, expensive, a distraction to our management team, not viewed favorably by investors and other third parties, and may potentially result in an unfavorable outcome.

Risks Related to This Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock

Our Executive Chairman and principal stockholder can individually control our direction and policies, and his interests may be adverse to the interests of our stockholders.

As of December 31, 2010, our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, Dr. John N. Kapoor, beneficially owned approximately 93% of our capital stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010 on an as-converted basis. Upon the closing of this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, Dr. Kapoor will beneficially own approximately     % of our outstanding shares of common stock. By virtue of his holdings, Dr. Kapoor can and will continue to be able to effectively control the election of the members of our board of directors, our management and our affairs and prevent corporate transactions such as mergers, consolidations or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets that may be favorable from our standpoint or that of our other stockholders or cause a transaction that we or our other stockholders may view as unfavorable. Accordingly, this concentration of ownership may harm the market price of our common stock by:

 

   

delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control;

 

   

impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving us; or

 

   

discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us.

In addition, sales of shares beneficially owned by Dr. Kapoor could be viewed negatively by third parties and have a negative impact on our stock price. Moreover, upon his passing, we cannot assure you as to how these shares will be distributed and subsequently voted.

Moreover, trusts controlled by Dr. Kapoor have been the sole source of financing for Insys Pharma to date. As of December 31, 2010, we owed $34.9 million in secured debt and accrued interest to Dr. Kapoor’s trusts. Dr. Kapoor’s interest as a holder of our debt may conflict with your interest as a holder of our common stock. In addition, if we were to agree to convert some or all of our debt held by Dr. Kapoor’s trusts, then Dr. Kapoor’s beneficial ownership in the common stock of our company would increase.

If we are unable to successfully remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected.

In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, our management and independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control 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. Our management and independent registered public accounting firm did not perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Had we and our independent registered public accounting firm performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, additional control deficiencies may have been identified by management or our independent registered public accounting firm, and those control deficiencies could have also represented one or more material weaknesses.

 

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Our management and independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness related to a lack of sufficient staff with appropriate training in GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with respect to financial reporting. This deficiency resulted in a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of our annual and interim financial statements would not be prevented or detected. As a result, audit adjustments to our financial statements were identified during the course of the audit. Currently, we have only one designated finance and accounting employee, our new Chief Financial Officer, and rely on consultants to provide many accounting, book-keeping and administrative services. In an effort to remediate this material weakness, we intend to hire additional finance and accounting personnel, build our financial management and reporting infrastructure, and further develop and document our accounting policies and financial reporting procedures in 2011 and 2012. For example, we have begun a search for a controller and expect to fill that position in 2011. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in these hiring efforts or that these measures will significantly improve or remediate the material weakness described above. We also cannot assure you that we have identified all or that we will not in the future have additional material weaknesses. Accordingly, material weaknesses may still exist when we report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for purposes of our attestation required by reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act after this offering. The standards required for a Section 404 assessment under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will require us to implement additional corporate governance practices and adhere to a variety of reporting requirements and complex accounting rules. These stringent standards require that our audit committee be advised and regularly updated on management’s review of internal controls. Our management may not be able to effectively and timely implement controls and procedures that adequately respond to the increased regulatory compliance and reporting requirements that will be applicable to us as a public company. If we fail to staff our accounting and finance function adequately or maintain internal controls adequate to meet the demands that will be placed upon us as a public company, including the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we may be unable to report our financial results accurately or in a timely manner and our business and stock price may suffer.

Maintaining and improving our financial controls and the requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management’s attention and affect our ability to attract and retain qualified board members.

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, or Nasdaq rules. The requirements of these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and may also place undue strain on our personnel, systems and resources. The Exchange Act will require, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and financial condition.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act will require, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be re-evaluated frequently. We are in the process of documenting, reviewing and, where appropriate, improving our internal controls and procedures in preparation for compliance with the SEC regulations adopted pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and, if we are an accelerated filer, a report by our independent auditors addressing these assessments. Both we and potentially our independent auditors will be testing our internal controls in connection with the Section 404 requirements and could, as part of that documentation and testing, identify material weaknesses, significant deficiencies or other areas for further attention or improvement. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls may require specific compliance training for our directors, officers and employees, entail substantial costs to modify our existing accounting systems, and take a significant period of time to complete. Such changes may not, however, be effective in

 

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maintaining the adequacy of our internal controls, and any failure to maintain that adequacy, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and could materially impair our ability to operate our business. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 on a timely basis could result in the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could cause the market value of our common stock to decline.

In accordance with Nasdaq rules, we will be required to maintain a majority independent board of directors. We also expect that the various rules and regulations applicable to public companies will make it more difficult and more expensive for us to maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to maintain coverage. If we are unable to maintain adequate directors’ and officers’ insurance, our ability to recruit and retain qualified directors, especially those directors who may be deemed independent for purposes of Nasdaq rules, and officers will be significantly curtailed.

Compliance with these reporting rules, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Nasdaq requirements will require us to build out our accounting and finance staff. Our Chief Financial Officer is the only dedicated accounting and finance employee currently employed by us. We will need to expand our accounting and financing staff, and our failure to adequately do so would harm our ability to comply with the requirements listed above.

We expect that the price of our common stock will fluctuate substantially.

Following this offering, the market price for our common stock is likely to be volatile, in part because there has not been a true public market for the common stock of our combined entity prior to this offering. In addition, the market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to a number of factors, most of which we cannot control, including:

 

   

the development status of our product candidates and whether and when any of our product candidates receive regulatory approval or acceptable scheduling by the DEA, including the regulatory status of our NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray and sANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule;

 

   

the results of our preclinical studies and clinical trials;

 

   

variations in the level of expenses related to our product candidates or preclinical and clinical development programs, including relating to the timing of invoices, from and other billing practices of, our CROs and clinical trial sites;

 

   

our execution of our manufacturing, sales and marketing, and other aspects of our business plan;

 

   

price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market;

 

   

changes in operating performance and stock market valuations of other pharmaceutical companies;

 

   

market conditions or trends in our industry or the economy as a whole;

 

   

our execution of collaborative, co-promotion, licensing or other arrangements, and the timing of payments we may make or receive under these arrangements;

 

   

the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with the SEC and announcements relating to litigation, intellectual property or cannabinoids, dronabinol or fentanyl impacting us or our business;

 

   

the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

 

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changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our common stock, our failure to meet these estimates or failure of those analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of our common stock;

 

   

ratings downgrades by any securities analysts who follow our common stock;

 

   

the development and sustainability of an active trading market for our common stock;

 

   

future sales of our common stock by our officers, directors and significant stockholders;

 

   

other events or factors, including those resulting from war, incidents of terrorism, natural disasters or responses to these events; and

 

   

changes in accounting principles.

In addition, the stock markets, and in particular the Nasdaq Global Market, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many pharmaceutical companies. Stock prices of many pharmaceutical companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, stockholders have instituted securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were involved in securities litigation, we could incur substantial costs and our resources and the attention of management could be diverted from our business.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We do not currently have and may never obtain research coverage by securities and industry analysts. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our stock would be negatively impacted. If we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage and if one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our stock or publishes inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.

There may not be a viable public market for our common stock.

Although our common stock was once traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and some of our common stock is currently quoted on the Pink Sheets, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities, immediately prior to this offering there is no liquid public market on which our common stock is actively and readily traded. The initial public offering price of our common stock for this offering will be determined through negotiations between us and the representatives of the underwriters, and may not be indicative of the market price of our common stock following this offering. If you purchase shares of our common stock, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the initial public offering price. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market on the Nasdaq Global Market or otherwise or how liquid that market might become. An active public market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained after the offering. If an active public market does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for you to sell your shares of common stock at a price that is attractive to you, or at all.

 

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Future sales of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock may depress our stock price.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock in the public market could occur at any time. These sales, or the perception in the market that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. After this offering, we will have outstanding shares of common stock based on the number of shares outstanding as of                      2011. This includes the shares that we are selling in this offering, which may be resold in the public market immediately unless held by an affiliate of ours. 28,408,482 of the remaining shares were outstanding prior to the Merger and, unless held by an affiliate of ours, substantially all of these shares will also be eligible for resale on the public market immediately, and              of the remaining shares may be sold after the expiration of lock-up agreements at least 180 days after the date of this prospectus pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, unless held by an affiliate of ours, as more fully described in the section entitled “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

Moreover, we also intend to register all shares of common stock that we may issue after this offering under our equity compensation plans. Once we register these shares, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to the lock-up agreements described above and in the section entitled “Underwriting—Lock-Up Agreements.”

If a large number of shares of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock are sold in the public market after they become eligible for sale, the sales could reduce the trading price of our common stock and impede our ability to raise future capital.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law might deter acquisition bids for us that you might consider favorable.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may make the acquisition of our company more difficult without the approval of our board of directors. These provisions:

 

   

establish a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board are elected at one time;

 

   

authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval, and which may include rights superior to the rights of the holders of common stock;

 

   

prohibit stockholder action by written consent, which requires all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our stockholders;

 

   

provide that the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, or repeal our bylaws; and

 

   

establish advance notice requirements for nominations for elections to our board or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings.

In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits stockholders owning in excess of 15% of our outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us. These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a transaction involving a change in control of our company, even if doing so would benefit our stockholders. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing so as to cause us to take certain corporate actions you desire.

 

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If you purchase shares of common stock sold in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution.

If you purchase shares of common stock in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the amount of $             per share, because the initial public offering price of $             is substantially higher than the pro forma as adjusted net book value per share of our outstanding common stock as of                     , 2011. This dilution is due in large part to the fact that our earlier investors paid substantially less than the initial public offering price when they purchased their shares. Moreover, investors who purchase shares of common stock in this offering will contribute approximately     % of our total funding to date but will own only     % of our outstanding shares. In addition, you may also experience additional dilution upon future equity issuances, including upon conversion of any outstanding debt, or the exercise of stock options to purchase common stock granted to our employees, consultants and directors under our stock option and equity incentive plans. Please see the section entitled “Dilution.”

Because management has broad discretion as to the use of the net proceeds from this offering, you may not agree with how we use them, and such proceeds may not be applied successfully.

Our management will have considerable discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering:

 

   

to fund the development and, if approved, commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray;

 

   

to fund the commercial production and sale of Dronabinol SG Capsule, if approved;

 

   

to fund the development of Dronabinol Oral Solution;

 

   

to fund oncology trials of LEP-ETU;

 

   

to fund the preclinical testing of Dronabinol Inhalation Device and of our other early-stage product candidates; and

 

   

for working capital and general corporate purposes.

In addition, a portion of the net proceeds may also be used to acquire or license products, technologies or businesses. However, we do not currently have any specific plans for use of the net proceeds from this offering, nor have we performed studies or made preliminary decisions with respect to the best use of the capital resources resulting from this offering. As such, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not necessarily improve our operating results or enhance the value of our common stock. You will be relying on the judgment of our management concerning these uses and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. The failure of our management to apply these funds effectively could result in unfavorable returns and uncertainty about our prospects, each of which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

We have never paid dividends on our capital stock, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

The continued operation and expansion of our business will require substantial funding. Accordingly, we do not anticipate that we will pay any cash dividends on shares of our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly, if you purchase shares in this offering, realization of a gain on your investment will depend on the appreciation of the price of our common stock, which may never occur. Investors seeking cash dividends in the foreseeable future should not purchase our common stock.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.” These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

   

our ability to successfully complete preclinical and clinical development of, obtain regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classifications for, and commercialize our product candidates on our expected timeframes or at all;

 

   

the content and timing of submissions to and decisions made by the FDA, the DEA and other regulatory agencies;

 

   

the safety and efficacy of our product candidates;

 

   

the benefits of our product candidates, especially in comparison to competitors’ products and product candidates;

 

   

the actions of our competitors and success of competing drugs that are or may become available;

 

   

the effects of government regulation and regulatory developments, and our ability and the ability of the third parties with whom we engage to comply with applicable regulatory requirements;

 

   

our expectations regarding the development of a REMS program for Fentanyl SL Spray;

 

   

our ability to effectively manage our anticipated future growth;

 

   

our ability to successfully integrate the operations of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and Insys Pharma, Inc., and realize any expected benefits from the Merger;

 

   

our ability to effectively remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting;

 

   

our ability to achieve and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

   

our ability to manufacture, or otherwise secure the manufacture of, sufficient amounts of our API for preclinical studies and clinical trials and, if approved, products for commercialization activities;

 

   

the performance of our manufacturers, CROs and other third parties, over whom we have limited control;

 

   

our ability to successfully execute on our commercialization strategy for any approved product candidate, including entering into a distribution agreement for Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule and building a sufficient commercial organization to sell and market Fentanyl SL Spray and certain of our other proprietary products;

 

   

our ability to realize any cost-savings associated with our anticipated plan to build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and certain of our other proprietary product candidates;

 

   

the rate and degree of market acceptance of any approved product candidates;

 

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the size and growth of the potential markets for any approved product candidates and our ability to serve or impact the size of those markets;

 

   

our expectations regarding DEA quotas;

 

   

the anticipated regulatory pathways for our product candidates;

 

   

our ability to obtain, maintain and successfully enforce adequate patent and other intellectual property protection of any of our product candidates that may be approved for sale;

 

   

our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others;

 

   

our expectations regarding ongoing litigation related matters;

 

   

our anticipated use of the net proceeds from this offering;

 

   

our ability to attract and keep management and other key personnel; and

 

   

our ability to effectively transact business in foreign countries.

In some cases, you can identify these statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of those terms, and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect our management’s beliefs and views with respect to future events and are based on estimates and assumptions as of the date of this prospectus and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We discuss many of these risks in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 27A of the Securities Act.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus, and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of the forward-looking statements in this prospectus by these cautionary statements.

Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds of approximately $         million (or approximately $         million if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) from the sale of the shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $         million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The principal purposes of this offering are to obtain additional capital to support our operations, to create an active public market for our common stock and to facilitate our future access to the public equity markets. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering as follows:

 

   

approximately $         million to fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray, if approved;

 

   

approximately $         million to fund the commercial production and sale of Dronabinol SG Capsule, if approved;

 

   

approximately $         million to fund the development of Dronabinol Oral Solution;

 

   

approximately $         million to fund oncology trials of LEP-ETU;

 

   

approximately $         million to fund the preclinical testing of Dronabinol Inhalation Device and our other early-stage product candidates; and

 

   

the remainder to fund working capital and other general corporate purposes.

We may also use a portion of the net proceeds to in-license, acquire or invest in complementary businesses or products; however, we have no current commitments or obligations to do so. Pending their use, we plan to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short- and intermediate-term interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.

We believe that the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with interest thereon, will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months.

The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the regulatory action relating to our pending Dronabinol SG Capsule ANDA and Fentanyl SL Spray NDA, the progress of our preclinical and clinical trials, and other development and commercialization efforts, as well as the amount of cash used in our operations. Therefore, the amount actually spent for the purposes described above may vary significantly. We also may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to support our operations and finance the growth and development of our business. We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to our dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, business prospects and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

We obtained the industry, market and competitive position data in this prospectus from our own internal estimates and research as well as from industry and general publications and research surveys and studies conducted by third parties. While we believe that each of these studies and publications is reliable, we have not independently verified market and industry data from third-party sources. In addition, while we believe our internal company research is reliable and the market definitions we use are appropriate, neither our internal research nor these definitions have been verified by any independent source. Estimates of historical growth rates and the size of the markets in which we operate are not necessarily indicative of the future growth rates or size of such markets.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of December 31, 2010 on:

 

   

an actual basis;

 

   

a pro forma basis to give effect to (1) the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will occur upon the closing of this offering and (2) the conversion of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of such date into 520,261,245 shares of our common stock which will occur automatically immediately prior to the closing of this offering; and

 

   

a pro forma as adjusted basis to give further effect to the sale of shares of common stock by us in this offering at an assumed initial offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The information in this table is illustrative only and our capitalization following the closing of this offering will be adjusted based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing. You should read the information in this table together with our financial statements and accompanying notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

     As of December 31, 2010  
     Actual     Pro Forma     Pro Forma
As Adjusted (1)
 
     (in thousands, except share and
per share data)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 64      $ 64      $            
                        

Debt, current and long-term

   $ 34,898      $ 34,898      $     

Stockholders’ equity:

      

Common stock, $0.0002145 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized and 47,908,471 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 600,000,000 shares authorized and 568,169,716 shares issued and outstanding, pro forma; 600,000,000 shares authorized and              shares issued and outstanding, pro forma as adjusted

     10        122     

Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 15,000,000 shares authorized and 14,864,607 shares issued and outstanding, actual; no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted

     149        —          —     

Preferred stock, $             par value: no shares authorized, issued or outstanding, actual;             shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding, pro forma and pro forma as adjusted…

     —         

Additional paid-in capital

     60,016        60,053     

Notes receivable from stockholders

     (26     (26  

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

     (85,671     (85,671  
                        

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (25,522     (25,522  
                        

Total capitalization

   $ 9,376      $ 9,376      $     
                        

 

(1)

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase

 

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(decrease) each of the pro forma as adjusted cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholder’s equity and total capitalization by approximately $         million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The number of shares of our common stock that will be outstanding upon the closing of this offering is based on 47,908,471 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2010, and excludes:

 

   

2,030,576 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of December 31, 2010 under our equity incentive plans, with a weighted average exercise price of $1.69 per share;

 

   

61,582,310 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of December 31, 2010 under the Insys Pharma, Inc. equity incentive plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.03 per share; and

 

   

             shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under our 2011 equity incentive plan, 2011 non-employee directors’ stock award plan and 2011 employee stock purchase plan, each of which will become effective upon the signing of the underwriting agreement for this offering.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our common stock and the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) per share of our common stock after this offering. The historical net tangible book deficit of our common stock as of December 31, 2010 was $30.9 million, or $0.05 per share of common stock, based on the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010, without giving effect to the conversion of our outstanding convertible preferred stock into shares of our common stock upon the closing of this offering. Historical net tangible book value (deficit) per share is determined by dividing the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010 into the amount of our total tangible assets (total assets less intangible assets) less total liabilities.

The pro forma net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2010 of $30.9 million, or $0.05 per share of our common stock, represents our historical net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2010 after giving effect to (1) the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation which will occur upon the closing of this offering and (2) the conversion of all of our outstanding convertible preferred stock into an aggregate of 520,261,245 shares of common stock which will occur automatically immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

Investors participating in this offering will incur immediate, substantial dilution. After giving further effect to the sale of             shares of common stock by us in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2010 would have been $         million, or $         per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $         per share to existing stockholders, and an immediate dilution of $         per share to investors participating in this offering. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

 

Assumed initial public offering price per share

     $            

Historical net tangible book deficit per share as of December 31, 2010

     $(0.05)     

Pro forma increase in net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2010 attributable to the conversion of convertible preferred stock

   $ —       
          

Pro forma net tangible book deficit per share as of December 31, 2010

     $(0.05)     

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to investors participating in this offering

     $     
          

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering

     $
      

Pro forma as adjusted dilution per share to investors participating in this offering

    
      

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by approximately $         per share and the dilution in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share to investors participating in this offering by approximately $         per share, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

If the underwriters exercise in full their over-allotment option to purchase additional shares at the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after the offering would be $         per share, the increase in pro forma net tangible book

 

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value per share to existing stockholders would be $         per share and the dilution to new investors would be $         per share.

The following table summarizes, on the pro forma as adjusted basis described above, as of December 31, 2010, the differences between the number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total effective cash consideration paid to us, and the average price per share paid to us by our existing stockholders and by investors participating in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

    Shares Purchased     Total Consideration     Average
Price
Per Share
    Number   Percent     Amount   Percent    

Existing stockholders before this offering

             $                        $            

Investors participating in this offering

                       
                           

Total

      100   $     100   $
                           

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, the mid-point of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the total consideration paid by investors participating in this offering by approximately $         million, and increase (decrease) the percent of total consideration paid by investors participating in this offering by         %, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

If the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, the number of shares of common stock held by existing stockholders will be further reduced to         % of the total number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering, and the number of shares of common stock held by investors participating in this offering will be further increased to         shares or         % of the total number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after this offering.

The number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010 is 47,908,471 shares and excludes:

 

   

2,030,576 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of December 31, 2010 under our equity incentive plans, with a weighted average exercise price of $1.69 per share; and

 

   

61,582,310 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of December 31, 2010 under the Insys Pharma, Inc. equity incentive plan, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.03 per share.

In addition, effective upon the signing of the underwriting agreement for this offering, an aggregate of              shares of our common stock will be reserved for issuance under our 2011 equity incentive plan, our 2011 non-employee directors’ stock award plan and our 2011 employee stock purchase plan, respectively, and these share reserves will also be subject to automatic annual increases in accordance with the terms of the plans. Furthermore, we may choose to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that any of these options are exercised, new stock awards are issued under our equity incentive plans or we issue additional shares of common stock or other equity or convertible debt securities in the future, investors participating in this offering will experience further dilution.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Introductory Note

On October 29, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the entity now known as Insys Pharma), and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary and a Delaware corporation. On November 8, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, ITNI Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. survived as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this transaction herein as the Merger. All of the outstanding share capital of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was exchanged for newly-issued shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock of NeoPharm. As a result of the Merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm and changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. NeoPharm then changed its name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 805, Business Combinations . Pursuant to the Merger agreement, all of the common stock of the entity now known as Insys Pharma prior to the Merger was exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of NeoPharm common stock and 14,864,607 shares of newly-created NeoPharm convertible preferred stock. The convertible preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a one-for-35 basis and, until converted, will be entitled to the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the same number of shares of common stock into which it is convertible. Immediately subsequent to the Merger, the former NeoPharm stockholders owned 5% of the combined entity on an as-converted basis.

As additional consideration, the NeoPharm board of directors approved the distribution, immediately after the Merger, of non-transferable contingent payment rights, or CPRs, to its stockholders of record as of November 5, 2010. These rights entitle the pre-Merger stockholders of NeoPharm to receive cash payments aggregating $20.0 million (equivalent to $0.70402 per share) if, prior to the five year anniversary of the Merger, the FDA approves a new drug application for any one or more of the NeoPharm drugs that were under development at the time of the Merger. The distribution would be payable within nine months of FDA approval. The fair value of this contingent payment was determined to be $1.8 million based on the assumed probability of this event. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Basis of Presentation

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information were prepared in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X, Article 11, giving effect to the accounting acquisition of NeoPharm, as described above, as well as certain related pro forma adjustments, all of which are described in the notes accompanying this unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.

The determination of the accounting acquirer was based on a review of the pertinent facts and circumstances. The identification of the acquiring entity in this instance is subjective and was based on a number of factors outlined in ASC 805-10-55-12, which are as follows:

 

   

the relative voting rights in the combined entity after the business combination;

 

   

the existence of a large minority voting interest in the combined entity if no other owner or organized group of owners has a significant voting interest;

 

   

the composition of the governing board of directors of the combined entity;

 

   

the composition of the senior management of the combined entity;

 

   

the terms of the exchange of equity interests;

 

   

the relative size of each entity;

 

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which party initiated the transaction; and

 

   

other qualitative factors.

After consideration of the factors outlined above, it was determined that Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (entity now known as Insys Pharma) was the accounting acquirer in this transaction based on the following:

 

   

Immediately following the Merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. stockholders held a 95% stake on an as-converted basis in the combined company and held a greater than 50% ownership in the combined entity after giving consideration to the exercise of vested, in-the-money stock options, leading to the conclusion that this criterion favored Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as the accounting acquirer.

 

   

Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc.’s board members comprised all of the combined company’s board of directors, leading to the conclusion that this criterion favored Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as the accounting acquirer.

 

   

Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. management team members comprised all of the senior management positions of the combined company, leading to the conclusion that this criterion favored Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as the accounting acquirer.

 

   

Ownership interests received by the parties in the combined company were the result of a value-for-value exchange, and given neither companies’ stock was actively and readily traded, any valuation would have been inherently subjective and may not have provided a clear indication as to a premium (if any) being paid by either party, leading to the conclusion that this was a neutral criterion not favoring either entity as the accounting acquirer.

 

   

Income statement and book value of assets indicated that Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was more significant, leading to the conclusion that this criterion favored Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as the accounting acquirer.

 

   

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. initiated the transaction discussions, led the transaction negotiations, and the combined company’s operations were anticipated to be headquartered at Insys Therapeutics, Inc.’s location going forward, leading to the conclusion that this criterion favored Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as the accounting acquirer.

The Merger was accounted for using the “acquisition method” of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase price is required to be allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair market values. Any purchase price in excess of the fair market value of the acquired tangible and intangible assets is required to be allocated to goodwill in our condensed consolidated balance sheet and amounted to $0.1 million.

We performed appraisals necessary to derive preliminary fair values of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the amounts of assets and liabilities arising from contingencies, and the amount of goodwill to be recognized as of the Merger date, and the related preliminary allocation of the purchase price. The purchase price for accounting purposes equals the fair value of the outstanding shares of NeoPharm just prior to the Merger. While NeoPharm’s outstanding common stock options remain outstanding after the Merger, their value as of the Merger date was de minimis. We believe diversifying NeoPharm’s drug product candidates with our drug product candidates to enable the combined company to better access the capital markets, and gaining access to our management and board with significant commercial experience in cancer supportive care areas, provided the primary motivation for NeoPharm to enter the Merger.

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Therapeutics, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of NeoPharm for the period from January 1, 2010 to November 8, 2010 (the date of the Merger), and gives effect to:

 

   

the Merger; and

 

   

the conversion of all outstanding shares of our preferred stock into 520,261,245 shares of common stock,

as if all such transactions had occurred on January 1, 2010.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information presented is preliminary and subject to change, is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the Merger been completed as of the date indicated or that may be achieved in future periods. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations does not include:

 

   

the effects of any non-recurring costs or income/gains resulting from:

 

   

professional fees and other direct or indirect costs incurred in connection with the Merger,

 

   

accelerated stock-based compensation expense resulting from the Merger, or

 

   

income tax benefits resulting directly from the Merger;

 

   

the costs related to restructuring or integration activities that we may implement subsequent to the closing of the Merger; and

 

   

the realization of any cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructurings that may result from the Merger.

This unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and NeoPharm and the related notes thereto and other information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    Insys
Therapeutics,
Inc.
    NeoPharm, Inc.     Pro Forma
Adjustments
(See Note 2)
    Pro Forma
Combined
 

Revenues

  $      $      $      $   

Operating expenses:

       

Research and development

    10,428        2,921        (105     13,244   

General and administrative

    3,539        2,140        (414     5,265   
                               

Total operating expenses

    13,967        5,061        (519     18,509   
                               

Loss from operations

    (13,967     (5,061     519        (18,509

Other income

    797        735               1,532   

Interest expense, net

    (1,148     55               (1,093

Income tax benefit

    575               (575       
                               

Net loss

    (13,743   $ (4,271   $ (56     (18,070
                   

Net loss allocable to preferred stockholders

    13,144              
                   

Net loss allocable to common stockholders

  $ (599       $ (18,070
                   

Loss per common share

  $ (0.03       $ (0.03
                   

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    23,695,408            568,293,492   
                   

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

NOTE 1 – PRELIMINARY PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION — NEOPHARM

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Merger are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Amount  

Cash

   $ 143   

Prepaid and other current assets

     429   

Fixed assets

     144   

Other assets

     371   

Identifiable intangible assets

     5,300   

Goodwill

     103   
        

Total assets acquired

   $ 6,490   
        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ (1,693

Unfavorable lease liability

     (120

Deferred tax liability

     (575

Contingent liability to NeoPharm stockholders

     (1,829
        

Total liabilities acquired

   $ (4,217
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 2,273   
        

 

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We have assessed the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and allocated the purchase price accordingly. This valuation resulted in the recording of in-process research and development, or IPR&D, as an intangible long-lived asset in the amount of $5.3 million. The fair value of the IPR&D was determined primarily through the use of the cost approach. The cost approach relies on historical costs incurred adjusted for estimated wasted efforts and taxes. A deferred tax liability of approximately $0.6 million was generated as a result of purchase accounting at the Merger date. Accordingly, we released $0.6 million of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets which created an income tax benefit as of the date of the Merger and offsets this deferred tax liability. The fair value of the contingent consideration of $1.8 million was determined based on the estimated probability of any payment being made to the prior NeoPharm stockholders in 2015, discounted to present value at a rate of 15%. Any subsequent changes in the estimated fair value of this contingent consideration will be recorded in our Statement of Operations.

The $2.3 million fair value of NeoPharm at the time of the Merger was derived from a valuation that was conducted for the post-Merger combination of NeoPharm and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. This valuation exercise utilized the Income Approach using Probability Weighted Expected Return Method, or PWERM. This approach involves the estimation of future potential outcomes for the company, as well as values and probabilities associated with each respective potential outcome. The fair value of the post-Merger combined entity was determined to be $0.08 per common share, and this fair value per common share was then applied to the 28,408,482 shares of NeoPharm common stock outstanding at the time of the Merger.

NOTE 2 – PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

The research and development and general and administrative pro forma adjustments relate to the:

 

   

additional amortization for the period from January 1, 2010 through November 8, 2010 that would have been recorded on the unfavorable lease liability resulting from the Merger in the amount of ($18,000);

 

   

the elimination of stock-based compensation expense recorded in the NeoPharm historical results relating to acceleration of the vesting of the NeoPharm stock options upon the Merger in the amount of ($0.2 million); and

 

   

the elimination of direct Merger-related expenses recorded in both the Insys and NeoPharm historical results in the amount of ($0.3 million).

No pro forma amortization is reflected for the IPR&D as the related product candidates are not expected to be in commercial production within one year of the Merger date.

The income tax benefit pro forma adjustment represents the elimination of a deferred income tax benefit recorded in the Insys historical results related to the reduction of its income tax valuation allowance as a direct result of the Merger.

The weighted average shares outstanding pro forma adjustment reflects:

 

   

the deemed issuance of 28,408,482 common shares to the NeoPharm stockholders on the Merger date; and

 

   

the conversion of preferred shares into 520,261,245 shares of common stock.

While the conversion of the preferred shares into common shares did increase the pro forma weighted average shares outstanding, it had no impact on earnings per share because the historical computation of per share losses is done under the two class method which essentially treats the preferred shares as-converted common shares.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following tables set forth our selected financial data. The selected statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and the period from inception (October 2002) through December 31, 2010, and the selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 are derived from our audited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are derived from our audited financial statements not included in this prospectus. You should read this selected financial data in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes and the information under the headings “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of our future results.

On October 29, 2010, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary and a Delaware corporation. On November 8, 2010, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, ITNI Merger Sub Inc. merged with and into Insys Therapeutics, Inc., and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. survived as our wholly-owned subsidiary. We refer to this transaction as the Merger. Following the Merger, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Insys Therapeutics, Inc., changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. and we changed our name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. In connection with the Merger, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Insys Pharma prior to the Merger were exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of our common stock and 14,864,607 shares of our newly-created convertible preferred stock. Each share of our convertible preferred stock is convertible into 35 shares of our common stock. As a result of the Merger, 95% of our common stock on an as-converted basis was held by the then-existing stockholders of Insys Pharma. Since Insys Pharma is the acquiring entity for accounting purposes, the financial statements for all periods up to and including the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the financial statements of the entity that is now our subsidiary, Insys Pharma. The financial statements for all periods subsequent to the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and Insys Pharma. However, for all periods, the financial statements are labeled “Insys Therapeutics, Inc.” financial statements. In addition, the audited financial statements of NeoPharm for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are also included in this prospectus.

The selected unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2010 below is based on the historical consolidated statements of operations of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and NeoPharm, giving effect to the Merger and the conversion of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of December 31, 2010 into 520,261,245 shares of our common stock, as if both transactions had occurred on January 1, 2010. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data is based on the estimates and assumptions set forth in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements. These estimates and assumptions are preliminary and subject to change, and have been made solely for the purposes of developing such pro forma information. The selected unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations data is not necessarily indicative of the combined results of operations to be expected in any future period or the results that actually would have been realized had the entities been a single entity during the period presented.

 

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    Pro Forma     Actual  
                                      Period from
October, 2002
(inception) to
December 31,

2010
 
  Year Ended December 31,    
  2010     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006    
  (in thousands, except share and per share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

             

Revenues

  $      $      $      $      $      $      $   

Operating expenses:

             

Research and development

    13,244        10,428        8,982        14,729        13,723        5,707        57,493   

General and administrative

    5,265        3,539        4,504        10,221        2,999        571        22,453   

Loss on settlement of vendor dispute

                         1,104                      1,104   
                                                       

Total operating expenses

    18,509        13,967        13,486        26,054        16,722        6,278        81,050   
                                                       

Loss from operations:

    (18,509     (13,967     (13,486     (26,054     (16,722     (6,278     (81,050

Other income

    1,532        797        31        780                      1,608   

Interest expense, net.

    (1,093     (1,148     (999     (1,913     (1,739     (727     (6,804

Income tax benefit

           575                                    575   
                                                       

Net loss

    (18,070     (13,743     (14,454     (27,187     (18,461     (7,005   $ (85,671
                   

Net loss allocable to preferred stockholders

           13,144        13,932        26,205        17,794        6,752     
                                                 

Net loss allocable to common stockholders

  $ (18,070   $ (599   $ (522   $ (982   $ (667   $ (253  
                                                 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

  $ (0.03)      $ (0.03   $ (0.12   $ (0.31   $ (0.42   $ (0.18  
                                                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted(1)

    568,293,492        23,695,408        4,517,891        3,137,767        1,590,939        1,379,642     
                                                 

 

(1) Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for an explanation of the method used to calculate the net loss per common share and the number of shares used in the computation of the per share amounts.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  
    

(in thousands)

 

Balance Sheet Data:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 64       $ 143       $ 528       $ 9       $ 17   

Total current assets

     1,147         953         3,997         43         21   

Total assets

     14,755         8,241         5,553         9,952         1,707   

Total current liabilities, including debt

     37,970         23,387         5,046         9,748         4,631   

Total long term debt

                     14,888         29,465         8,623   

Total liabilities

     40,277         23,772         20,070         39,213         13,456   

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     (25,522      (15,531      (14,517      (29,261      (11,749

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with “Selected Financial Data” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion and analysis and other parts of this prospectus contain forward-looking statements based upon current beliefs, plans and expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should carefully read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements. Please see the section entitled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

We are a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and seeks to commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products that target the unmet needs of cancer patients, with an initial focus on cancer-supportive care. We focus our research and development efforts on product candidates that utilize innovative formulations to address the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial pharmaceutical products. We have two product candidates, our proprietary Fentanyl SL Spray and our generic Dronabinol SG Capsule, under review for marketing approval by the FDA. We intend to build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and our other proprietary products, if approved.

In March 2011, we submitted an NDA to the FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray, a sublingual spray for the treatment of BTCP in opioid-tolerant patients. Fentanyl SL Spray is a proprietary, single-use product that delivers fentanyl, an opioid analgesic, in seconds for transmucosal absorption underneath the tongue.

In June 2010, we submitted an amendment to our ANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule. Dronabinol SG Capsule is a dronabinol soft gelatin capsule intended to be a generic equivalent to Marinol, a currently approved treatment for CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS. Dronabinol SG Capsule is the first in our family of dronabinol products. If Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA, we intend to submit an ANDA to the FDA for a proprietary dronabinol soft gel formulation that is stable at room temperature, which we refer to as Dronabinol RT Capsule. Our most advanced proprietary formulation of dronabinol, Dronabinol Oral Solution, is an orally administered liquid formulation. We have completed an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and plan to initiate a pivotal bioequivalence study for this product candidate in the second half of 2011. We produce our clinical and commercial supply of dronabinol API in our U.S.-based, state-of-the-art dronabinol manufacturing facility, which we believe provides us with a significant competitive advantage.

In addition to our cancer-supportive care products, we are developing proprietary cancer therapeutics, the most advanced of which is LEP-ETU, which is in Phase 2 clinical development. LEP-ETU is a proprietary NeoLipid liposomal, or microscopic membrane-like structure created from lipids, formulation that incorporates paclitaxel, the active ingredient in the cancer chemotherapy drugs Taxol and Abraxane.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in October 2002, and we maintain our headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. On November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. effected the Merger in a transaction that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. All of the outstanding share capital of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was exchanged for newly-issued shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock of NeoPharm. As a result of the Merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm and changed its name to Insys Pharma. As of immediately prior to the Merger, our Executive Chairman, Dr. John N. Kapoor, was the chairman of NeoPharm’s board of directors and beneficial holder of more than 5% of NeoPharm’s common stock. As a result of the Merger, 95% of our common stock, on an as-converted basis, was held by the then-existing

 

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stockholders of Insys Pharma. NeoPharm then changed its name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. Since Insys Pharma is the acquiring entity for accounting purposes, the financial statements for all periods up to and including the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the financial statements of the entity that is now Insys Pharma. The financial statements for all periods subsequent to the November 8, 2010 Merger date are the consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and Insys Pharma. All of the discussion in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations will reflect this financial presentation of these entities. However, for all periods, the financial statements are labeled “Insys Therapeutics, Inc.” financial statements.

We are a development-stage company. To date, we have generated no revenues and have incurred significant losses. We have financed our operations and internal growth through the issuance of promissory notes to The John N. Kapoor Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust, some of which have been converted into shares of our common stock, as well as through the sale of shares of our common stock. These trusts are controlled by our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, Dr. John N. Kapoor. We have devoted substantially all of our efforts to research and development activities, including preclinical studies and clinical trials. Our net loss applicable to common stockholders was $13.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $85.7 million. This accumulated deficit is attributable primarily to our research and development activities.

We are focusing our efforts and capital resources on obtaining approval for Fentanyl SL Spray and Dronabinol SG Capsule, developing our other proprietary product candidates, and commercializing Fentanyl SL Spray and our other proprietary products through a capital-efficient commercial organization and Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule through a distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company.

We are subject to risks and uncertainties common to biopharmaceutical companies in the development stage, including, but not limited to, obtaining regulatory approval and acceptable DEA classification for our product candidates, dependence upon market acceptance of any approved products, risks associated with intellectual property, pricing and reimbursement, intense competition, development of markets and distribution channels and dependence on key personnel.

Our ultimate success is dependent upon our ability to successfully develop, obtain approval for and market our product candidates. We anticipate we will continue to incur net losses for at least the next several years as we:

 

   

incur expenses for the regulatory approval of Fentanyl SL Spray and our Dronabinol SG Capsule and the development of our other product candidates, including Dronabinol Oral Solution;

 

   

establish sales and marketing capabilities for the anticipated U.S. commercial launch of Fentanyl SL Spray;

 

   

expand our corporate infrastructure to support growth and commercialization activities and transition to operating as a public company;

 

   

increase general and administrative expenses associated with the commercialization of our Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule product candidates, if approved, through a potential distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company; and

 

   

advance the clinical development of LEP-ETU and other product candidates either currently in our pipeline or that we may in-license or acquire in the future.

As of December 31, 2010, we had cash and cash equivalents of $64,000. We believe that the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with interest thereon, will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least 12 months . However, we may need additional financing in the event that we do not obtain regulatory approval for our product candidates when expected, or if approved, the future sales of our product candidates do not generate sufficient revenues to fund operations. Failure to raise capital if and when needed would have a negative impact on our financial condition and our ability to pursue our business strategies.

 

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Basis of Presentation

Revenues

To date, we have generated no revenues. We do not expect to begin generating any revenues unless any of our product candidates receive marketing approval from the FDA.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist of costs associated with our preclinical studies and clinical trials, and other expenses related to our drug development efforts. Our research and development expenses consist primarily of:

 

   

external research and development expenses incurred under agreements with third-party CROs and investigative sites, third-party manufacturers and consultants;

 

   

employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for the personnel involved in our preclinical and clinical drug development activities; and

 

   

facilities, depreciation and other allocated expenses, and equipment and laboratory supplies.

To date, our research and development efforts have been focused primarily on product candidates from our fentanyl, dronabinol and LEP-ETU programs. Research and development expenses for product candidates historically developed by NeoPharm, including expenses relating to development of LEP-ETU, have been consolidated since the effective date of the Merger on November 8, 2010. To date, we have spent $57.5 million in total research and development expenses.

The following table provides a breakdown of our research and development expenses over the past three years (in millions):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
       2010          2009          2008    

Fentanyl (1)

   $ 5.7       $ 6.4       $ 4.6   

Dronabinol (1)

     1.7         2.2         5.5   

Internal research and development costs (2)

     3.0         0.4         4.6   
                          

Total

   $ 10.4       $ 9.0       $ 14.7   
                          

 

(1) Consists primarily of direct research and development costs related to product development.

 

(2) Comprised primarily of salary and benefits, depreciation, facilities expenses and stock-based compensation allocated to our research and development activities.

We expect research and development expenses to increase as we continue our planned preclinical studies and clinical trials for our product candidates, particularly our proprietary dronabinol and LEP-ETU product candidates. Clinical development timelines, likelihood of regulatory approval and commercialization and associated costs are uncertain and therefore can vary significantly. We anticipate determining which research and development projects to pursue as well as the level of funding available for each project based on the scientific and preclinical and clinical results of each product candidate and related regulatory action.

Several actions and additional financial investment are necessary to complete development of our Dronabinol SG Capsule product candidate in preparation for our anticipated commercialization, if approved. For example, we plan to complete multiple process validation batches aimed to meet FDA regulatory requirements for a commercial launch of Dronabinol SG Capsule. It is anticipated that the financial requirement for these process related steps will be $1.1 million incurred over a 12-month

 

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period. We believe this investment and the processes undertaken as described above will allow us to complete development of Dronabinol SG Capsule in anticipation of potential commercial launch.

Due to the risks inherent in conducting preclinical studies and clinical trials, the regulatory approval process and the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, our development completion dates and costs will vary significantly for each product candidate and are very difficult to estimate. The lengthy process of seeking regulatory approvals and the subsequent compliance with applicable regulations require the expenditure of substantial additional resources. Any failure by us to obtain, or any delay in obtaining, regulatory approvals or acceptable DEA classifications for our product candidates could cause our research and development expenditures to increase significantly and, in turn, have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of:

 

   

personnel-related expenses, including stock-based compensation costs;

 

   

depreciation and amortization charges allocated to general and administrative expense;

 

   

costs related to raising capital and becoming a public reporting company;

 

   

facilities-related expenses; and

 

   

business development-related expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses have historically been significant, and we expect these expenses to increase as we expand our infrastructure to support increased commercialization efforts relating to our Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and other product candidates, if those product candidates are approved by the FDA. We also anticipate incurring additional expenses as a public company following the closing of this offering as a result of additional legal, accounting and corporate governance expenses, including costs associated with tax return preparations, accounting support services, expenses related to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, expenses related to filing annual, quarterly and other reports and documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission, directors’ fees, directors’ and officers’ insurance premiums, expenses related to listing and transfer agent fees, and investor relations expenses.

If our NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray is approved, we anticipate hiring a head of sales and marketing and thereafter building a sales force, supplemented by additional representatives as deemed necessary in the future. We anticipate incurring these costs sometime in the first half of 2012, depending on related regulatory action.

Interest Expense and Interest Income

Interest expense consists primarily of the interest accrued on outstanding promissory notes payable to The John N. Kapoor Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust. These trusts are controlled by our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, Dr. John N. Kapoor. The interest rate on these promissory notes is the applicable prime rate plus 2%, which was 5.25% at December 31, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, we had $34.9 million in debt owed to these trusts, including accrued interest of $5.2 million, all of which is payable on demand.

Interest income consists of amounts received from our interest-bearing checking account.

Other Income

Other income consists primarily of one-time credits for cash received related to awards for government grants and other various items.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations information for the year ended December 31, 2010 is based on the historical consolidated statements of operations of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and NeoPharm, giving effect to the Merger as if it had occurred on January 1, 2010. This pro forma information was prepared utilizing:

 

   

the audited consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of NeoPharm for the period from January 1, 2010 to November 8, 2010, the Merger date;

 

   

the preliminary purchase price allocation of the Merger, a summary of which is included in Note 1 to the pro forma information included in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information;” and

 

   

the assumptions and adjustments described in the notes to such pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is preliminary and subject to change, is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the Merger been completed as of the date indicated or that may be achieved in future periods. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations does not include:

 

   

the effects of any non-recurring costs or income/gains resulting from:

 

   

professional fees and other direct or indirect costs incurred in connection with the Merger,

 

   

accelerated stock-based compensation expense resulting from the Merger, or

 

   

income tax benefits resulting directly from the Merger;

 

   

the costs related to restructuring or integration activities that we may implement subsequent to the closing of the Merger; and

 

   

the realization of any cost savings from operating efficiencies, synergies or other restructurings that may result from the Merger.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated audited financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and NeoPharm and the related notes thereto and other information included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, our management and independent registered public accounting firm identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in rules established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB. This material weakness related to a lack of sufficient staff with appropriate training in GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with respect to financial reporting. As a result, audit adjustments to our financial statements were identified during the course of the audit. Currently, we have only one designated finance and accounting employee, our new Chief Financial Officer, and rely on consultants to provide many accounting, book-keeping and administrative services. In an effort to remediate this material weakness, we intend to hire additional finance and accounting personnel, build our financial management and reporting infrastructure, and further develop and document our accounting policies and financial reporting procedures in 2011 and 2012. For example, we have begun a search for a controller and expect to fill that position in 2011. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in these hiring or remediation efforts, or that any of these measures will significantly improve or remediate the material weakness described above.

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and are therefore not required to make an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, our management did not perform an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. Further, our independent registered public accounting firm has not been engaged to express, nor have they expressed, an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We also currently do not have an internal audit function.

For the year ending December 31, 2012, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management will be required to deliver a report that assesses the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Under current SEC rules, if we are an accelerated filer, our independent registered public accounting firm will also be required to deliver an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with the year ending December 31, 2012.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosed amounts of contingent assets and liabilities, and our reported expenses. We evaluate our estimates and judgments related to these estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates of the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe that the following accounting policies are critical to a full understanding of our reported financial results. Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 of our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Research and Development Expenses

As a development-stage company, research and development is our most significant expenditure. Our research and development expenses consist of expenses incurred in developing and testing our product candidates. These expenses include, among other things, salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation costs, consulting fees and costs reimbursed to third parties under license and research agreements, expenses related to regulatory filings for our drug candidates, facilities, depreciation and other allocated expenses, and equipment and laboratory supplies. We expense our research and development costs as incurred and expect little variability between the estimates recorded and actual research and development expenses. As we continue to develop product candidates and proceed through the various preclinical studies and clinical trials required for possible FDA approvals, we expect that research and development expenses will increase in absolute dollars, but, if and when we begin generating revenues as anticipated, decrease as a percentage of revenues going forward.

Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

We account for acquired businesses using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP accounting rules for business combinations which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Any excess of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed over the purchase price is recorded as a bargain purchase gain. The fair value of intangible assets, including developed product and in-process research and development, is based on significant judgments made by management. The valuations and useful life assumptions are based on information available near the acquisition date and are based

 

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on expectations and assumptions that are considered reasonable by management. In our assessment of the fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired in the Merger, management used valuation techniques and made various assumptions in determining the valuation. Our analysis and financial projections are based on management’s prospective operating plans and the historical performance of the acquired business. In connection with the Merger on November 8, 2010, we engaged consultants to assist management in the following:

 

   

developing an understanding of the economic and competitive environment for the industry in which we and the acquired company participate;

 

   

identifying the intangible assets acquired;

 

   

reviewing the Merger agreements and other relevant documents made available;

 

   

interviewing our employees, including the employees of the acquired company, regarding the history and nature of the Merger, historical and expected financial performance, product lifecycles and roadmap, and other factors deemed relevant to our valuation analysis;

 

   

performing additional market research and analysis deemed relevant to our valuation analysis;

 

   

estimating the fair values and recommending useful lives of the acquired intangible assets; and

 

   

preparing a narrative report detailing methods and assumptions used in the valuation of the intangible assets.

All work performed by consultants was discussed and reviewed in detail by management to determine the estimated fair values of the intangible assets. The judgments made in determining estimated fair values assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operations.

Federal and State Income Taxes

Prior to November 8, 2010, the subsidiary entity that is now known as Insys Pharma was subject to taxation under the provisions of Subchapter S of the Code in the United States, and, as a result, the federal and state income tax liabilities of that entity were the responsibility of its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision was made for federal or state income taxes of that entity, since it was the personal responsibility of the individual stockholders of that entity to separately report their proportionate share of its taxable income or loss. As of November 8, 2010, as a result of the Merger, the subsidiary entity that is now known as Insys Pharma became a Subchapter C Corporation and became subject to U.S. federal and state income tax at the corporate level. The effect of the change in tax status was to recognize a one-time non-cash tax benefit of $3.0 million to establish a $3.0 million net deferred tax asset for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of its assets and liabilities as of November 8, 2010. A full valuation allowance was recorded against this net deferred tax asset as it is not more likely than not that it will be realized.

On November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. effected the Merger in a transaction that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and resulted in a change of 50% or more of the ownership of NeoPharm. As of the Merger date, NeoPharm had $274.0 million of federal NOLs which were scheduled to expire in tax years 2011 to 2029. Under Section 382 of the Code, our utilization of the pre-Merger federal NOLs of NeoPharm to offset our post-Merger federal taxable income is significantly limited due to the Merger. Prior to the Merger, NeoPharm had completed a partial analysis of ownership changes under Section 382 of the Code to determine if a change in control of NeoPharm had occurred. Based on NeoPharm’s partial analysis, no change in control was identified, based on the review of eight test dates covering a four-year period ended December 31, 2007. A complete formal analysis of ownership change would have to be performed in order to obtain certainty that a change in control of NeoPharm had not occurred prior to the Merger, which could further limit the utilization of the NeoPharm pre-Merger NOLs by us.

 

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Based on the above, we have estimated the amount of pre-Merger federal NOLs of NeoPharm that are available to offset our post-Merger income of the Company is limited to approximately $158,000 each year for 20 years, or cumulatively $3.2 million. For state income tax purposes, we have $274.0 million of state NOLs relating to NeoPharm. We have placed a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, which include the federal and state NOLs, for it is not more likely than not that such amounts will be realized.

We account for our deferred income tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and NOLs and other tax credit carryforwards. These items are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date.

We record a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In making such determination, management considers available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.

We recognize a tax benefit from uncertain tax positions when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. We recognize interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expense.

Stock-Based Compensation

We account for stock-based compensation under the guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, 718: Compensation-Stock Compensation . Under this standard, the fair value of each share-based payment award is estimated on the date of grant using an option pricing model that meets certain requirements and the expense is amortized ratably over the vesting period. We currently use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of our share-based payment awards. The determination of the fair value of share-based payment awards utilizing the Black-Scholes model is highly subjective and requires judgment, and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected term and expected dividend yield.

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008 (there were no grants in 2009), the fair value of stock options was estimated at the grant date using the following assumptions:

 

     2010    2008

Expected volatility

   100.0% – 110.8%    123.1% – 123.2%

Risk-free interest rate

   2.5% – 2.9%    3.3% – 3.5%

Expected term (in years)

   5.0 – 6.0    6.0

Expected dividend yield

   0.0%    0.0%

Expected Volatility. Prior to the Merger, we did not have a history of market prices for our common stock and since the Merger, we do not have what we consider a sufficiently actively and readily traded market for our common stock to use historical market prices for our common stock to estimate volatility. Accordingly, we estimate the expected stock price volatility for our common stock by taking the median historical stock price volatility for industry peers based on daily price observations over a period equivalent to the expected term of the stock option grants. Industry peers consist of other public companies in the pharmaceutical industry similar in size, stage of life cycle and financial leverage. We did not rely on the implied volatilities of traded options in our industry peers’ common stock, because either the term of those traded options was much shorter than the expected term of our stock option grants, or the volume of activity was relatively low.

 

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Risk-Free Interest Rate. Generally, the risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the terms of our awards. For grants made in 2010 and 2008, the risk-free interest rate assumption was based on zero coupon U.S. Treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the expected term of our stock option grants.

Expected Term.     Generally, the expected term of the awards is based on a simplified method which defines the life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted average vesting period for all open tranches. We have very little historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior for our stock option grants. As a result, for stock option grants made during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008, the expected term was estimated using the simplified method allowed under Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, Share-Based Payment .

Expected Dividend Yield .    The dividend yield assumption is based on our history and expectation of paying no dividends.

We periodically evaluate the assumptions used to value our awards. If factors change, such as changes in the expected term of the options granted or the fair value of our common stock, and we employ different assumptions, stock-based compensation expense may differ significantly from what we may have recorded in the past. If there are any modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested securities, we may be required to accelerate, increase or cancel any remaining unearned stock-based compensation expense. Future stock-based compensation expense and unearned stock-based compensation will increase to the extent that we grant additional equity awards to employees or we assume unvested equity awards in connection with acquisitions.

We have granted to our employees options to purchase common stock at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock at the time of each grant, as determined by our board of directors. The board of directors considered objective and subjective factors in determining the estimated fair value of our common stock on each option grant date, including, among others:

 

   

the development status of our product candidates and regulatory issues encountered during the relevant period;

 

   

the composition of the management team and employees;

 

   

developments in the industry and our targeted markets;

 

   

the actual financial condition and results of operations relative to our formal operating plan during the relevant period;

 

   

lack of earnings and dividend paying capacity;

 

   

limited sources of funding and dependence on one investor for financing;

 

   

lack of revenues and estimated revenue forecasts;

 

   

risks and volatility associated with us, our industry and our peers;

 

   

the illiquidity of our capital stock;

 

   

the likelihood of a liquidity event;

 

   

certain equity award and stock restrictions; and

 

   

concentration in control of ownership.

In addition to considering such factors in determining the fair value of our common stock and common stock options, our board of directors, with the assistance of management, conducted valuations of our common stock as of April 15, 2008, May 31, 2009 and February 28, 2010. We used a valuation methodology that is consistent with the practices recommended by the American Institute of Certified

 

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Public Accountants, or AICPA, Audit and Practice Aid Series Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, or the Practice Aid. In determining the appropriate method to use in valuing our common stock, we used the Income Approach, specifically the Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, method which is the suggested method for a development stage company that is in Stage 3 as defined in the Practice Aid.

The DCF method is predicated on the concept that the fair market value of a business and its common stock is equal to the present value of cash flows earned during the forecast period, plus the value at the end of that period referred to as its terminal value. The primary assumptions applied in the DCF valuation analysis are revenue, costs of goods sold, research and development expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation, capital expenditures, debt free working capital, notes receivable, federal and state tax rates and notes outstanding.

Once the total equity capital is calculated, the analysis then determines the discount rate (cost of equity) applied to the forecasted economics based on venture capital rates of return for biotechnology companies. Insys was considered a high risk investment given its early stage of development. The residual value was calculated using the “Gordon Growth Model.”

In July 2008, we granted options to purchase a total of 18,265,213 shares of our common stock (voting and non-voting) with an exercise price of $0.37 per share (reflecting the retroactive effect of a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split effective on June 5, 2009, a 1,862,623-for-one stock split on February 22, 2010, and the Merger). Utilizing the DCF method described above, it was determined that the Adjusted Equity Value was $18.0 million, or $0.37 per share, of our common stock (voting and non-voting) using the DCF method. This valuation noted that we were still in a development stage and had a simple capital structure with only one major investor.

In 2009, we granted no options and all of the previously granted options were cancelled at the time that we effected a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split and cancelled all of the resulting fractional shares.

In February 2010, we granted options to purchase a total of 71,646,970 shares of our common stock (voting and non-voting) with an exercise price of $0.03 per share (reflecting the retroactive effect of a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split effective on June 5, 2009, a 1,862,623-for-one stock split on February 22, 2010, and the Merger). Utilizing the DCF method described above, it was determined that the Adjusted Equity Value was $14.4 million, or $0.03 per share.

On February 15, 2011, we conducted another valuation exercise utilizing the Income Approach using Probability Weighted Expected Return Method, or PWERM. This approach involves the estimation of future potential outcomes for us, as well as values and probabilities associated with each respective potential outcome. The common stock per share value determined using this approach is ultimately based upon probability-weighted per share values resulting from the various future scenarios, which can include an initial public offering, merger or sale, dissolution, or continued operation as a private company. Under a probability-weighted expected return method, in accordance with the AICPA guidelines, the value of the common stock is estimated based upon an analysis of future values for the enterprise assuming various future outcomes. Share value is based upon the probability-weighted present value of future expected investment returns, considering each of the possible future outcomes available to the enterprise, as well as the rights of each share class.

We first determined the value of our equity using the Income Approach. We also calculated the value of our equity based on the Public Company Market Multiple Method, or PCMMM, of the Market Approach as well as the “Cost Approach.” The values from these various approaches were used to conclude a future value of Insys through a PWERM analysis. PWERM was determined to be the most appropriate methodology due to Insys’ shorter expected time horizon to a potential liquidity event, as well as management’s ability to more accurately assess potential exit events and associated probabilities.

 

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The value under the Income Approach was determined using the DCF method. The discount rate used was concluded after assessing rates of return on investments in development-stage biotechnology companies. We used similar primary assumptions as used in prior year valuations in which the Income Approach was used. The value determined above using the Income Approach was used for the scenario in which we are acquired and in the scenario in which we remain private as well.

The following table sets forth the number of options granted, the fair value of the options granted based on the analyses set forth above, the total fair market value of options granted, the exercise price and the intrinsic value, if any, for each option grant made by us since January 1, 2008:

 

Option Date

   Total
Options
Granted  (1)
     Fair Market
Value Per
Share
     Total Fair
Market
Value (2)
     Exercise
Price
     Total
Exercise
Price
     Intrinsic
Value (3)
 

July 9, 2008

     157,134      $ 0.33       $ 51,851       $ 0.37       $ 58,136       $   

July 25, 2008

     18,108,079      $ 0.33       $ 5,975,666       $ 0.37       $ 6,699,989       $   

February 22, 2010

     71,646,970      $ 0.02       $ 1,530,567       $ 0.03       $ 1,927,425       $   

 

(1) Represents shares of both voting and non-voting common stock.

 

(2) Represents total stock-based compensation expense for the related grants using the Black-Scholes model at the grant date.

 

(3) The intrinsic value is defined as the positive difference between the fair market value of our common stock (voting and non-voting) at the date of grant (as determined by the valuation methods described above) and the exercise price of the options.

Stock-based compensation expense was $1.4 million, $2.5 million and $7.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Included in stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $3.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively, resulting from the difference between the fair market value per share of a controlling equity interest in us and the fair market value per share of the minority, non-marketable interest relating to certain issuances of shares of our common stock to The John N. Kapoor Trust and Dr. John N. Kapoor. On December 29, 2009, debt and accrued interest totaling $11.5 million was converted into 15,458,258 shares and on July 25, 2008, debt and accrued interest totaling $24.2 million was converted into 2,324,866 shares. See Note 10, “NeoPharm Merger” to the Insys Therapeutics consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

In connection with the one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split on June 2, 2009, we cancelled all options outstanding at that time. This resulted in a reversal of stock-based compensation expense that had been previously recorded for all of the outstanding options that had not vested as of the date cancelled. The total reversal of stock-based compensation expense related to this cancellation and employee terminations resulted in an offset to our stock-based compensation expense of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Results of Operations

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2010 to Year Ended December 31, 2009

Revenues.     We did not recognize any revenues during the years ended December 31, 2010 or 2009.

Research and Development Expenses.     For the year ended December 31, 2010, research and development expenses were $10.4 million. Of this amount, $10.2 million related to Insys Pharma operations and $0.2 million was associated with the NeoPharm operations. Of these research and development expenses, $5.7 million were for direct costs attributable to our fentanyl program and $1.7 million were direct costs attributable to our dronabinol programs. The $0.2 million expenses associated with the NeoPharm operations were for staffing and for direct costs related to the clinical trials for LEP-ETU. For the year ended December 31, 2009, research and development expenses were

 

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$9.0 million. We estimate $6.4 million of these research and development expenses was attributable to our fentanyl program and $2.2 million was attributable to our dronabinol programs. The $1.4 million, or 16%, increase in research and development expenses between the year ended December 31, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009 is primarily the result of increased stock-based compensation expenses, as well as increased personnel costs in connection with an increase in staffing at the Dronabinol API manufacturing facility that was obtained in the third quarter of 2009. Total research and development stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $0.7 million, an increase of $1.1 million over 2009. The total cancellation of all stock options outstanding and employee terminations in 2009 resulted in a $0.4 million net reversal of research and development stock-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2009.

General and Administrative Expenses.     General and administrative expenses were $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 21%, from $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This decrease was primarily due to lower stock-based compensation expenses, reduced legal expenses and decreased salaries due to a restructuring of the executive team.

Interest Expense.     Net interest expense was $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, an increase of $0.1 million, or 15%, from $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This increase was primarily a result of greater amounts outstanding under promissory notes payable to The John N. Kapoor Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust during the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the aggregate principal balance of these notes payable was $29.7 million and $14.5 million, respectively, excluding accrued interest expense payable of $5.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively.

Other Income.     Other income of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 was primarily the result of grants awarded to us under a program administered by the U.S. federal government for certain types of qualifying therapeutic discovery projects.

Income Tax Benefit.     An income tax benefit of $0.6 million that was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2010 was primarily due to the release of a portion of our valuation allowance on deferred tax assets to offset the deferred tax liability created as a result of the Merger on November 8, 2010. Prior to November 8, 2010, the federal and state income tax liabilities of Insys Pharma were the responsibility of its stockholders and, accordingly, no provision was made for federal or state income taxes in fiscal years 2009 and 2008 and prior thereto.

Comparison of Year Ended December 31, 2009 to Year Ended December 31, 2008

Revenues.     We did not recognize any revenues during the years ended December 31, 2009 or 2008.

Research and Development Expenses.     For the year ended December 31, 2009, research and development expenses were $9.0 million. Of these research and development expenses, approximately $6.4 million were direct costs attributable to the fentanyl program and $2.2 million were direct costs attributable to dronabinol programs. For the year ended December 31, 2008, research and development expenses were $14.7 million. Of these research and development expenses, approximately $4.6 million were direct costs attributable to the fentanyl program and $5.5 million was attributable to dronabinol programs. The $5.7 million, or 39%, decrease in research and development expenses between the year ended December 31, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 resulted primarily from the discontinuation of the Dronabinol HG Capsule product candidate program in 2009, partially offset by expenses for additional outside consultants hired as we expanded our development of the Dronabinol RT Capsule, Dronabinol Oral Solution and Dronabinol Inhalation Device product candidates.

General and Administrative Expenses .    General and administrative expenses were $4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, a decrease of $5.7 million, or 56%, from $10.2 million for the year

 

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ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to reduced expenses related to stock-based compensation and lower executive salaries due to restructuring. We had also incurred expenses in 2008 in connection with a contemplated initial public offering which led to higher expenses in 2008 as compared to 2009.

Interest Expense and Interest Income.     Net interest expense was $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, a decrease from $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease was primarily due to a decline in the principal balance of the demand and promissory notes payable to entities affiliated with Dr. John N. Kapoor during 2009 as compared to 2008 primarily as a result of the conversion of a portion of such debt to equity that took place in July 2008. With no further borrowing for the rest of the year, the principal balance of these notes payable, excluding $4.1 million of accrued interest payable, remained $14.3 million as of December 31, 2008.

Other Income.     Other income decreased from $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 to approximately $31,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009. Included in other income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was a one-time credit that was recorded in connection with the settlement of a dispute with a supplier.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources of Liquidity

We have incurred losses since our inception. As of December 31, 2010, we had an accumulated deficit of $85.7 million. We have financed our operations through the issuance of promissory notes to The John N. Kapoor Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust, which are controlled by our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder. During the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, we received net proceeds of $15.1 million, $11.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, from the issuance of such promissory notes.

As of December 31, 2010, we had $34.9 million in debt, including accrued interest of $5.2 million, under the promissory notes payable to The John N. Kapoor Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust, and $64,000 in cash and cash equivalents.

Cash Flows

The following table shows a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated (in millions):

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2010     2009     2008  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 0.1      $ 0.1      $ 0.5   

Cash provided by (used in):

      

Operating activities

     (15.0     (10.2     (15.4

Investing activities

     (0.2     (1.6     (0.3

Financing activities

     15.1        11.4        16.2   
                        

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   $ (0.1   $ (0.4   $ 0.5   
                        

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities.     Net cash used in operating activities was $15.0 million, $10.2 million and $15.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The net cash used in each of these periods primarily reflects the net loss for those periods, offset in part by depreciation, stock-based compensation expense and increases in other current liabilities.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities.     Net cash used in investing activities was $0.2 million, $1.6 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The significant increase in net cash used in investing activities during the year ended December 31, 2009,

 

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primarily reflects the purchase of equipment, leasehold improvements and API related to the manufacturing facility for dronabinol which we obtained in 2009.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities.     Net cash provided by financing activities was $15.1 million, $11.4 million and $16.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net cash provided by financing activities was primarily attributable to the promissory notes payable to The John N. Kapoor Trust and The Kapoor Children 1992 Trust.

Our cash flows for the remainder of 2011 and beyond will depend on a variety of factors, including anticipated regulatory approvals, revenues from commercialization of approved products and funding requirements, as well as timing of the closing of this offering and our use of net offering proceeds as described in this prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds.” Until we obtain regulatory approval and commence sales of our products, we expect our net cash outflows to continue increasing as we expand research and development, manufacturing, regulatory and sales and marketing activities and operate as a public company.

Funding Requirements

We believe that the net proceeds from this offering and our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with interest thereon, will be sufficient to fund our anticipated operating expenses and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months.

As of December 31, 2010, we had $0.3 million of undrawn funds available under a note payable to The John N. Kapoor Trust. During the first quarter of 2011, we borrowed the remaining amount available under these notes and issued an additional $5.0 million of notes to The John N. Kapoor Trust to fund our regulatory filings for Fentanyl SL Spray, working capital and general purposes. We expect that our funding requirements will be for development and commercialization of our product candidates, payments under contract manufacturing agreements and working capital and general purposes. In February 2011, The John N. Kapoor Trust agreed to fund the operations of Insys on an as-needed basis through March 31, 2012.

Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of our product candidates, we are unable to predict the amounts of increased capital outlays and operating expenditures associated with our current anticipated product introduction, clinical trials and preclinical studies. Our funding requirements will depend on numerous factors, including:

 

   

timing of FDA approval and DEA classification of our Fentanyl SL Spray, Dronabinol SG Capsule and other product candidates, if at all;

 

   

the timing and amount of revenue from sales of any of our product candidates, if approved, or revenue from grants or other sources;

 

   

rate of progress and cost of our clinical trials and other product development programs for our dronabinol, fentanyl product and LEP-ETU product candidates and any other product candidates that we may develop, in-license or acquire;

 

   

costs of establishing or outsourcing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities;

 

   

costs and timing of completion of outsourced commercial manufacturing supply arrangements for each product candidate;

 

   

costs of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights associated with our product candidates;

 

   

costs of operating as a public company;

 

   

the effects of competing technological and market developments;

 

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our ability to acquire or in-license products and product candidates, technologies or businesses;

 

   

personnel, facilities and equipment requirements; and

 

   

terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing, co-promotion or other arrangements that we may establish.

We believe that if approved, our generic Dronabinol SG Capsule will be commercialized in 2011 and will begin providing us with revenues that we intend to use toward the commercialization of our other product candidates, if approved, and toward general and administrative expenses. However, until we can consistently generate significant cash from sales of our product candidates and other operations, we expect to continue to fund our operations primarily from the net proceeds from offerings of our equity securities, including this offering, and from the issuance of notes payable to trusts controlled by Dr. John N. Kapoor. We cannot be sure that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be adequate, or that additional financing will be available when needed, or that, if available, financing will be obtained on terms favorable to us or our stockholders. Having insufficient funds may require us to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our research or development programs or to relinquish greater or all rights to product candidates at an earlier stage of development or on less favorable terms than we would otherwise choose. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, substantial dilution to existing stockholders will likely result. If we raise additional funds by incurring debt obligations, the terms of the debt will likely require significant cash payment obligations as well as covenants and specific financial ratios that may restrict our ability to operate our business.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our outstanding contractual obligations as of December 31, 2010 (in millions):

 

     Payments due by period  
     Less than One
Year (2011)
     1-3 Years      3-5 Years      Total  

Operating leases

   $ 0.7       $ 1.7       $ 0.5       $ 2.9   

Promissory notes payable (including accrued interest) 1

     34.9                         34.9   

Future interest on promissory notes 2

     1.6                         1.6   

Clinical trial expenses 3

     0.3                         0.3   

Manufacturing agreement expenses 4

     1.5                         1.5   
                                   

TOTAL

   $ 39.0       $ 1.7       $ 0.5       $ 41.2   
                                   

 

(1) These promissory notes and related accrued interest are payable upon demand. For purposes of this table, the notes and interest are assumed to be required to be paid by December 31, 2011.

 

(2) Estimated interest at an assumed interest rate of 5.25%, based on the prevailing prime interest rate as of December 31, 2010.

 

(3) Remaining commitments for clinical trial agreements for our fentanyl and LEP-ETU product candidates.

 

(4) Estimated minimum purchase obligations contingent on commercialization of product and amounts reasonably likely to be paid in future periods to contract manufacturers for the Dronabinol SG Capsule and Fentanyl SL Spray product candidates.

 

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Our exposure to market risk includes our cash and cash equivalents, which we may invest in high-quality financial instruments. Our cash may be subject to interest rate risk and could fall in value if interest rates were to increase. Additionally, the interest expense we incur on our outstanding debt is subject to interest rate risk because it is based on the prime rate, and as a result, our obligations may increase in the future if interest rates were to increase. We do not hedge interest rate exposure. Because most of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars, we do not have any material exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued amended guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. The new guidance requires additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements, amends disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets, and provides clarification regarding the level of disaggregation of fair value disclosures by investment class. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for certain Level 3 activity disclosure requirements that will be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Accordingly, we adopted this amendment on January 1, 2010, except for the additional Level 3 requirements which will be adopted in 2011. The adoption had no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which provides guidance on the criteria to be followed in recognizing revenue under the milestone method. The milestone method of recognition allows a vendor who is involved with the provision of deliverables to recognize the full amount of a milestone payment upon achievement, if, at the inception of the revenue arrangement, the milestone is determined to be substantive as defined in the standard. The guidance is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance relating to the disclosure of supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. This guidance specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. We adopted this guidance in 2010 and the disclosures relating to the Merger in Note 10 to our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus are made based on this guidance.

 

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BUSINESS

Overview

We are a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and seeks to commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products that target the unmet needs of cancer patients, with an initial focus on cancer-supportive care. We focus our research and development efforts on product candidates that utilize innovative formulations to address the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial pharmaceutical products. We have two product candidates, our proprietary Fentanyl SL Spray and our generic Dronabinol SG Capsule, under review for marketing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. We intend to build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and our other proprietary products, if approved. We expect to utilize an incentive-based sales model similar to that employed by Sciele Pharma, Inc. and other companies previously led by members of our board, including our founder and Executive Chairman.

In March 2011, we submitted a New Drug Application, or NDA, to the FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray, a sublingual spray for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain, or BTCP, in opioid-tolerant patients. BTCP is characterized by sudden, often unpredictable, episodes of intense pain which can peak in severity at three to five minutes despite background pain medication. Fentanyl SL Spray is a proprietary, single-use product that delivers fentanyl, an opioid analgesic, in seconds for transmucosal absorption underneath the tongue. In our pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, Fentanyl SL Spray demonstrated statistically significant pain relief at five minutes, which represents a result that has not been reported by any other competitor in this class of products for the treatment of BTCP. We believe this product is further differentiated by ease and speed of administration relative to the most widely-prescribed current treatments, including Actiq, a lozenge which requires patient manipulation for up to 15 minutes to fully dissolve, and Fentora, a buccal tablet which takes 14 to 25 minutes to fully disintegrate. According to IMS Health, transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl, or TIRF, products generated $440 million in U.S. sales in 2010. We believe the TIRF market has the potential to expand if faster-acting and more convenient products such as Fentanyl SL Spray are approved by the FDA and the product class is more effectively promoted to oncologists and pain specialists.

In June 2010, we submitted an amendment to our Abbreviated New Drug Application, or ANDA, to the FDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule. Dronabinol SG Capsule is a dronabinol soft gelatin capsule intended to be a generic equivalent to Marinol, a currently approved treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, or CINV, and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS. Dronabinol, the active ingredient in Marinol, is a synthetic cannabinoid whose chemical name is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Dronabinol SG Capsule is the first in our family of dronabinol products that we are developing for the treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, as well as other indications where synthetic THC could have potential therapeutic benefits, including central nervous system, or CNS, disorders such as multiple sclerosis, or MS. If approved, we intend to commercialize Dronabinol SG Capsule with the aim of generating near-term cash flows to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates, as well as to validating our dronabinol supply chain and internal manufacturing capabilities. If Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA, we intend to submit a supplemental ANDA, or sANDA, to the FDA for a proprietary dronabinol soft gel formulation that is stable at room temperature, which we refer to as Dronabinol RT Capsule. We believe this formulation, if approved, would offer convenience advantages to distributors, pharmacies and patients, as product labeling for Marinol requires storage at refrigerated temperatures. Finally, we believe we have an additional competitive advantage by producing our clinical and commercial supply of dronabinol active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API, in our U.S.-based, state-of-the-art dronabinol manufacturing facility.

We are also developing additional proprietary formulations of dronabinol, the most advanced of which is Dronabinol Oral Solution, an orally administered liquid formulation. We have completed an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA and plan to initiate a pivotal bioequivalence study for this product

 

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candidate in the second half of 2011. As Marinol is characterized by a highly variable bioavailability and an onset of action that ranges from 30 minutes to one hour, we believe a significant need exists for a dronabinol product with a more consistent bioavailability and faster onset of action. In our Phase 1 clinical trial, Dronabinol Oral Solution demonstrated a more reliable absorption profile and rapid onset of action as compared to Marinol, which we believe will offer dosing and efficacy advantages. We believe these product attributes, coupled with increased acceptance of THC as a therapeutic alternative, could result in Dronabinol Oral Solution capturing market share and potentially expanding the market for dronabinol-based products. Importantly, we believe our family of dronabinol products, if approved, has the potential to capture a broader share of the CINV market, which, according to IMS Health, generated $1.9 billion in U.S. sales in 2010.

The National Cancer Institute estimates there were approximately 11.7 million patients in the United States diagnosed or living with cancer in 2007. According to the American Cancer Society, the number of patients with cancer continues to increase as the population ages and diagnosis, treatment and survival rates improve due to higher standards of care and greater patient access to health care. Cancer patients often suffer from symptoms such as pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, weight loss and anemia as a result of their cancer or radiation and chemotherapy treatments intended to eradicate or inhibit the growth of cancerous cells and tumors. Pain is a widely prevalent symptom of cancer patients, of whom it is estimated that between 50 to 90% also suffer from BTCP. We believe that the acute pain episodes of BTCP patients are not adequately managed by oncologists and pain specialists, creating an opportunity for us to educate these medical professionals and promote effective BTCP management using our Fentanyl SL Spray. According to a 2004 study by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, it is estimated that 60 to 80% of all cancer patients who receive chemotherapy experience nausea and vomiting associated with their therapy. We believe current therapies do not adequately address the needs of many of these patients. Supportive care is an important component in the treatment of cancer patients, as suggested by an August 2010 article in the New England Journal of Medicine indicating that improved supportive care in cancer patients prolonged median survival by over two months. By focusing on supportive care products, we believe we can contribute to the improvement of cancer patient outcomes and survival rates.

In addition to our cancer-supportive care products, we are developing a portfolio of proprietary cancer therapeutics, the most advanced of which is LEP-ETU, which is in Phase 2 clinical development. LEP-ETU is a proprietary NeoLipid liposomal, or microscopic membrane-like structure created from lipids, formulation that incorporates paclitaxel, the active ingredient in the cancer chemotherapy drugs Taxol and Abraxane. We are developing this product candidate to improve efficacy and reduce paclitaxel-related side effects. According to IMS Health, paclitaxel products generated $393 million in U.S. sales in 2010.

We are led by a management team and board of directors with substantial experience founding and managing pharmaceutical and related companies. Our founder and Executive Chairman, Dr. John N. Kapoor, has held executive management and board positions at Sciele Pharma and OptionCare, Inc., among others. Dr. Kapoor has also had significant experience with cancer-supportive care products, including Marinol while he was Chairman of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael L. Babich, has board and management experience at Alliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc. Our Director of Scientific Development, Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, is a renowned oncologist and a founder of ILEX Oncology, Inc. Dr. Von Hoff previously led the development of several approved cancer and cancer-supportive care therapies including drugs such as Campath, Camptosar and Clofarabine. Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Larry Dillaha, served as the Chief Medical Officer of Sciele Pharma. We intend to leverage the experience of our management team to build Insys into a leading specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing innovative therapies that address unmet medical needs of cancer patients.

 

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Strategy

The key elements of our strategy are to:

 

   

Obtain FDA approval of Fentanyl SL Spray.     In March 2011, we submitted an NDA to the FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray, with a proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies, or REMS, program. In addition, we are currently working jointly with companies in the TIRF space in developing a classwide REMS program.

 

   

Build a capital-efficient commercial organization to market Fentanyl SL Spray and complementary products.     We intend to commercialize Fentanyl SL Spray and our proprietary dronabinol products through a capital-efficient commercial organization utilizing an incentive-based sales model similar to that employed by Sciele Pharma and other companies previously led by members of our board of directors, including our founder and Executive Chairman. We intend to target our product detailing efforts primarily towards oncologists, pain specialists and centers that focus on supportive care. We also intend to launch a related marketing campaign directed at patient advocacy groups, clinicians, researchers and the academic community.

 

   

Obtain FDA approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule, and commercialize these products through a distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company.     In June 2010, we submitted an amendment to our ANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule. If our Dronabinol SG Capsule ANDA is approved, we intend to submit an sANDA for Dronabinol RT Capsule. We intend to partner with a leading generic pharmaceutical company to distribute Dronabinol SG and RT Capsules if approved. If approved, we intend to use cash flows from Dronabinol SG and RT Capsules to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates.

 

   

Develop innovative dronabinol formulations to expand usage of synthetic THC for CINV and appetite stimulation in AIDS patients, as well as other indications.     We believe there is an unmet patient need for a more reliable and effective synthetic THC for treating CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, as well as other indications. We plan to initiate a pivotal bioequivalence study for our proprietary Dronabinol Oral Solution in the second half of 2011. Our Dronabinol Oral Solution has demonstrated what we believe is a promising product profile in Phase 1 clinical development. We are also evaluating our proprietary Dronabinol Inhalation Device and Dronabinol IV Solution in preclinical testing. Since dronabinol is difficult to import, procure and produce, we have acquired a U.S.-based, state-of-the-art dronabinol manufacturing facility, which we anticipate will be able to supply the API for all of our dronabinol product candidates.

 

   

Advance clinical development of LEP-ETU.     The results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of LEP-ETU in patients with metastatic breast cancer demonstrated a tumor reduction response rate of 30% for our product candidate in the first 35 patients. We are awaiting data from the second and final cohort of 35 patients in this trial. If LEP-ETU continues to demonstrate similar levels of clinical activity, we intend to further develop this product candidate in indications such as breast, gastric and ovarian cancers.

 

   

Add commercial products or product candidates to our portfolio that complement our core competencies.     We believe our core competencies include the development of superior formulations of existing compounds as well as building and operating a capital-efficient, incentive-based commercial organization. We intend to leverage our proprietary spray technology and know-how to develop additional existing compounds that we believe would benefit from a more rapid onset of action and convenient administration. We may also pursue opportunities to acquire commercial products or product candidates that could further leverage our planned cancer-supportive care commercial organization.

 

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Our Product Candidates

The following table summarizes certain information regarding our most advanced product candidates:

 

Franchise

 

Product Candidate

   Regulatory
Pathway
     

Indication

 

Status

Spray   Fentanyl SL Spray    505(b)(2)         BTCP in Opioid-Tolerant
Patients
  NDA Submitted

Dronabinol

  Dronabinol SG Capsule    ANDA     CINV and Appetite Stimulation
in Patients with AIDS
  ANDA
Submitted
3
 

Dronabinol RT Capsule

 

   sANDA 1   }     Pending 4
  Dronabinol Oral Solution    505(b)(2) 1     CINV and Appetite Stimulation
in Patients with AIDS
2
  Pre-Phase 3 5
 

Dronabinol Inhalation Device

 

   505(b)(2) 1       Preclinical
  Dronabinol IV Solution    505(b)(2) 1       Preclinical
           

Oncology

  LEP-ETU    505(b)(2) 1       Metastatic Breast Cancer 2   Phase 2

 

1

Anticipated regulatory pathway

2

Initial targeted indication

3

ANDA under expedited review

4

sANDA expected to be filed following approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule ANDA

5

End-of-Phase 2 meeting completed; planning to initiate pivotal bioequivalence study

Fentanyl SL Spray Product Candidate

In March 2011, we submitted an NDA to the FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray for the treatment of BTCP in opioid-tolerant patients. We believe that Fentanyl SL Spray has the potential to address certain key limitations of currently-marketed fentanyl formulations by providing more rapid onset of pain control, increased patient convenience, a higher level of bioavailability and a lower level of gastrointestinal, or GI, side effects. We submitted our NDA via the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. If we receive FDA approval for Fentanyl SL Spray, we intend to build a capital-efficient, incentive-based commercial organization to market this product primarily to oncologists, pain specialists and centers that focus on supportive care. In addition, we may conduct post-marketing clinical trials to seek to establish other advantages that Fentanyl SL Spray may have over existing fentanyl products.

Fentanyl is an opioid analgesic approved in the United States for acute and chronic pain management. Depending upon the type of pain, physicians currently prescribe fentanyl in three forms of administration: injectable, transmucosal, or delivery by diffusion through the mucous membranes of the mouth, and transdermal, or delivery through the skin. Fentanyl imitates natural biochemicals found in the body that moderate pain and block the transmission of pain signals that travel along nerves to the brain. We believe these properties make fentanyl a potent and effective therapy for use in patients with cancer who suffer from acute or breakthrough episodes of pain.

 

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Fentanyl SL Spray is a proprietary, single-use product developed to treat BTCP through the delivery of a liquid fentanyl formulation in 100, 200, 400, 600 and 800 microgram, or mcg, dosages. We have also tested Fentanyl SL Spray in 1200 and 1600 mcg doses, which are delivered by consecutively spraying two 600 and 800 mcg unit dose spray products, respectively. The mechanism by which the liquid is delivered is a highly consistent, one-step process in which a plume of fentanyl is generated by the actuation of the device. The plume disperses a small volume of liquid across the surface area of the sublingual mucosa and facilitates rapid absorption by the body.

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Cancer Pain Market Overview

Cancer pain can occur as a result of tumors pressing on nerves, damage caused by cancer cells in bone and treatments for cancer such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery. Many cancer patients experiencing pain suffer from two types of pain: (1) persistent or continuous pain, which is typically managed by long-acting or sustained-release drugs taken by patients on a regular schedule, and (2) breakthrough pain, which can be severe and sudden, and may require a stronger, fast-acting medication. Opioids are the most widely-prescribed treatment for cancer pain followed by medications commonly used to treat inflammatory pain, such as corticosteroids, anesthetics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anticonvulsants and antidepressants. A report published by Worldwide Marketing Research estimated that the value of the U.S. cancer pain market was $3.1 billion in 2008 and will increase to $5.3 billion by 2018.

BTCP is characterized by sudden, often unpredictable, episodes of intense pain which peak in severity at three to five minutes despite background pain medication. These episodes can last several minutes to an hour, and usually occur several times per day. Pain is a widely prevalent symptom of cancer patients, of whom it is estimated that between 50 to 90% suffer from BTCP, which is particularly difficult to treat due to its severity, rapid onset and the often unpredictable nature of its occurrence. Physicians typically treat BTCP with a variety of short-acting opioid medications, including morphine, morphine and codeine derivatives and fentanyl.

Morphine and morphine and codeine derivatives have been available for decades in immediate-release forms of tablets, capsules or liquids that are ingested by the patient. More recently approved short-acting opioid-based fentanyl formulations utilize transmucosal delivery in an attempt to improve upon existing fentanyl therapies. Cephalon, Inc.’s Actiq, approved by the FDA in 1998 and now available in several generic options, is an oral transmucosal lozenge, and Fentora, approved by the FDA in 2006, is a fentanyl buccal tablet. BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.’s Onsolis, a soluble film placed on the buccal area after wetting the inside of the cheek with saliva or water, was approved in 2009 by the FDA. Most recently, in January 2011, ProStrakan Group plc’s received FDA approval for Abstral, an immediate-release transmucosal sublingual tablet. According to IMS Health, oral fentanyl products indicated for BTCP generated $440 million in U.S. sales in 2010. Although these existing therapies provide improvements over oral opioids, we believe that the current treatment options have limitations and that there remains a significant unmet need for therapies that provide faster pain relief, more convenient dose administration and a better pharmacokinetic, or PK, profile.

 

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Limitations of Existing Therapies

We believe that the BTCP market is underserved due to the limitations of existing therapies, which include:

 

   

Time until statistically significant pain relief:     Patients suffering from BTCP require rapid pain relief as peak intensity of episodic breakthrough pain can occur between three and five minutes from the onset of pain symptoms. The peak effect of transmucosal delivery systems may be delayed as it may take up to 14 to 30 minutes for the lozenge or tablet to fully dissolve and be absorbed. In addition, oral immediate-release opioids are metabolized in the liver and consequently may take up to 30 to 45 minutes to become effective.

 

   

Inconvenient delivery:     We believe current commercially available therapies do not adequately address patient ease of use and convenience needs. Existing BTCP therapies can require an administration period of several minutes, disrupt daily activities and cause patient discomfort. For example, some products require patients to place lozenges between their cheeks and lower gums and rub the lozenge from side to side over a 15-minute period. In addition, patients with dry mouth and oral mucositis may experience difficulty in using some current commercially available therapies.

 

   

Pharmacokinetic profile:     Actiq, the current market leader, and its generic equivalents achieve bioavailability of approximately 50% and require 15 to 30 minutes for absorption. Up to half of the delivered dose of competing treatments is swallowed and is absorbed slowly through the GI tract, which we believe may delay the onset of pain relief and contribute to side effects.

 

   

Limited dosage forms :     Actiq and its generic equivalents are available in six dosage strengths ranging from 200 to 1600 mcg. No other commercially available BTCP therapies are offered in the 1200 and 1600 mcg dosage range. According to IMS Health, approximately 45% of the U.S. sales of Actiq in 2010 were in the 1200 and 1600 mcg doses.

Our Solution

We believe Fentanyl SL Spray’s formulation and sublingual delivery mechanism will offer several advantages over current FDA-approved transmucosal treatment alternatives, and these advantages may lead to improved patient compliance and expanded medical use of fentanyl for BTCP. Such advantages include:

 

   

Statistically significant pain relief in five minutes:     Fentanyl SL Spray is the only product to show statistically significant pain relief when measuring the sum of pain intensity difference at five minutes in a Phase 3 BTCP clinical trial using fentanyl. We believe that Fentanyl SL Spray is able to achieve this rapid delivery of fentanyl through sublingual delivery because there is a high density of blood vessels beneath the tongue and the thin layer in the mucosa enables higher absorption. The product sprays in a manner that is designed to maximize the area covered by the product.

 

   

Administered in seconds:     Fentanyl SL Spray is administered in one step using a small handheld delivery system that sprays fentanyl beneath the patient’s tongue. This delivery mechanism allows for administration in a matter of seconds, rather than the 14 to 30 minutes or more required for Actiq and Fentora. Further, Fentanyl SL Spray can be administered without moistening the tongue or cheek, allowing for administration in cancer patients suffering from dry mouth and oral mucositis.

 

   

Superior pharmacokinetic profile:     As compared to Actiq’s PK profile, Fentanyl SL Spray’s PK profile is characterized by higher peak blood concentrations, which are achieved at a more rapid rate. This profile is, in part, due to rapid absorption and higher bioavailability. Because a small volume of liquid is sprayed on to the sublingual mucosa, we believe this method of administration

 

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reduces the amount of liquid swallowed and subsequently absorbed via the digestive system. As a result, we believe that less fentanyl is exposed to first-pass metabolism in the liver.

 

   

Full range of dosage strengths allows for proper titration and better pain relief:     If approved, Fentanyl SL Spray will be the first product in the TIRF market to be available in the complete spectrum of dosage levels per pain episode, at 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200 and 1600 mcg. We believe it is important to offer a product in all dose ranges for the treatment of BTCP, as all branded products, and, to our knowledge, all product candidates currently in development, are not, or will not be, available in the 1200 and 1600 mcg dosage strengths.

Completed Clinical Trials

We have completed two Phase 3 clinical trials and two Phase 1 clinical trials involving an aggregate of over 500 patients to support our NDA for Fentanyl SL Spray.

Phase 3 Clinical Trials

Our Phase 3 clinical program for Fentanyl SL Spray was comprised of a 130-patient safety and efficacy trial and a 300-patient safety trial. We conducted these clinical trials based on guidance received from the FDA in our December 2007 end-of-Phase-2 meeting and subsequent dialogue.

Our Phase 3 safety and efficacy trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted at 27 U.S. clinical sites. Patients enrolled in the study experienced one to four BTCP episodes during a four-day screening period and were opioid-tolerant, defined as actively using long-acting oral opioids or transdermal fentanyl as a background analgesic and short-acting solid oral opioids to manage breakthrough episodes. Prior to entering the treatment period, patients were titrated to establish the optimal dose of Fentanyl SL Spray to relieve their BTCP. Patients could receive 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1200 (2 x 600 mcg) and 1600 mcg (2 x 800 mcg) doses of Fentanyl SL Spray. The primary endpoint of this study was pain relief at 30 minutes using the sum of pain intensity differences, or SPID, at 30 minutes for Fentanyl SL Spray versus placebo. We also evaluated the secondary endpoints of SPID across time periods ranging from five minutes to 60 minutes post-administration as well as safety, tolerability and acceptability. Fentanyl SL Spray met all primary and secondary endpoints with statistical significance and, notably, demonstrated statistically significant pain relief at five minutes. We completed this study in 2010 and intend to present full results in May 2011 at the American Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting.

Our Phase 3 safety trial was a three-month open-label study conducted at 46 sites in the United States and 10 sites in India. Patients enrolled in the study included those rolled-over from the Phase 3 safety and efficacy study as well as new patients that met the same major inclusion criteria. The new patients were also titrated to the optimal dose of Fentanyl SL Spray for the study period. The primary endpoint of this study was safety over a three-month treatment period. We were required to enroll 300 patients in this study, of which 150 needed to complete 90 days on the treatment. No serious adverse events were reported in this study. The most common adverse events observed in this trial were principally those identified as typical of fentanyl products, including sleepiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath.

 

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Phase 1 Clinical Trials

We have conducted two Phase 1 clinical trials evaluating the absorption rate, bioavailability and PK of Fentanyl SL Spray. The results of our Phase 1 open-label trial in 21 healthy, normal volunteers, completed in April 2007, compared the rate of absorption and availability of the active drug to the patients on Fentanyl SL Spray relative to patients receiving Actiq and a fentanyl intravenous injection, or fentanyl IV. These results are presented below.

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In the trial, we observed Fentanyl SL Spray reaching higher peak blood concentration, or Cmax, than Actiq, as well as a more rapid rate of absorption, or Tmax. Fentanyl SL Spray had a mean Cmax of 0.813 nanograms per milliliter, or ng/mL, versus 0.607 ng/mL for Actiq. In addition, Fentanyl SL Spray reached maximum concentration in the body in approximately 1.3 hours versus 1.7 hours for Actiq. We also observed that Fentanyl SL Spray remained in the body at higher levels when compared to the same dose of Actiq. As expected, we observed that fentanyl IV achieved a higher Cmax more rapidly than Fentanyl SL Spray, but that its plasma concentration in the body declined much more rapidly than Actiq and Fentanyl SL Spray. Cmax for fentanyl IV was 0.929 ng/mL and time to maximum plasma concentration was 0.16 hours.

Data from our Phase 1 clinical trial relative to PK results supports our belief in the relatively rapid absorption of fentanyl using Fentanyl SL Spray. The data further illustrates that the duration of action of Fentanyl SL Spray is comparable to Actiq, providing support for our belief that Fentanyl SL Spray may be a faster and more convenient alternative to existing treatment options. A second Phase 1 single-site trial was completed in 49 patients evaluating PK data across five different doses of Fentanyl SL Spray. The results suggest that the administration of fentanyl using a sublingual spray is dose-proportional over a 100 to 800 mcg range.

The final Phase 1 study was conducted in 18 patients with Grade 1 and Grade 2 mucositis. The results of this study showed no statistically significant variation in plasma blood levels in patients with mucositis compared to those without mucositis.

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS)

In September 2007 and in December 2007, the FDA issued a safety alert to healthcare professionals and consumers concerning recent reports of deaths and other adverse events in patients using approved TIRF products. The FDA has determined that TIRF products will be required to have a REMS program to ensure that the benefits of the drugs continue to outweigh the serious risks of overdose, abuse, misuse, addiction and serious complications due to medication errors. Each REMS program includes, or will include, a Medication Guide, elements to assure safe use including prescriber certification or training, dispenser certification, and documentation of safe-use conditions, an

 

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implementation system, and a timetable for submission of assessments. This shared REMS program is being developed jointly by all manufacturers and Investigational New Drug, or IND, application holders of TIRF products. We participate actively in this collaborative development effort. This REMS program is expected to be a single shared system across the TIRF class of products. We expect that the FDA will approve a classwide REMS program in the second half of 2011. In addition, we continue to pursue an Insys-specific REMS program strategy as a potential alternative to the classwide REMS program. As a result, we believe the timeline for FDA approval of the classwide REMS program will not be an impediment to the approval of Fentanyl SL Spray.

Dronabinol Product Candidates

We are developing a portfolio of dronabinol product candidates for the treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, as well as other indications. This portfolio includes Dronabinol SG Capsule, for which we submitted an amendment to the ANDA to the FDA in June 2010, and our proprietary Dronabinol Oral Solution, for which we intend to begin a pivotal clinical trial in the third quarter of 2011. In addition, we intend to seek regulatory approval for Dronabinol RT Capsule through an sANDA filing upon approval of Dronabinol SG Capsule and we are evaluating proprietary inhaled and intravenous formulations of dronabinol in preclinical studies.

Dronabinol, the active ingredient in Marinol, is a synthetic form of THC. THC is an orally active cannabinoid which, like other cannabinoids, has complex effects on the CNS. Approved by the FDA in 1985, Marinol is indicated for the treatment of CINV in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conventional treatments, as well as for the treatment of appetite loss associated with weight loss in patients with AIDS. Marinol is formulated in sesame oil and encapsulated in soft gelatin capsules and must be stored in cool storage conditions or in a refrigerator.

Market Overview

CINV is a commonly known side effect of chemotherapy that can have a significant negative impact on quality of patient life. CINV is classified into five categories:

 

   

Acute: Occurs within 24 hours of chemotherapy administration.

 

   

Delayed: Occurs more than 24 hours after chemotherapy administration, with peak intensity two to three days post-administration and duration of up to one week.

 

   

Anticipatory: Occurs prior to treatment.

 

   

Breakthrough: Occurs after use of antiemetic agents.

 

   

Refractory: Occurs after failed use of breakthrough therapy.

The majority of chemotherapy patients experience at least one type of CINV. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, or NCCN, estimates that 70 to 80% of patients undergoing chemotherapy experience vomiting, with 10 to 44% experiencing anticipatory vomiting. Predictive factors for developing CINV can include: age of less than 50 years, female gender, vomiting during previous chemotherapy, pregnancy-induced nausea/vomiting, history of motion sickness and anxiety. In addition to generally affecting patient quality of life, CINV can result in weakness, weight loss, electrolyte imbalance, dehydration or anorexia. According to a study published by Ballatori, et al in 2007, 90% of patients who experienced CINV reported an impact on daily activities.

Although the pathophysiology of CINV is not clearly understood, it is thought that chemotherapeutic agents cause vomiting by activating neurotransmitter receptors located in the chemoreceptor trigger zone, GI tract, and vomiting center, or VC. Activation of the VC directly or through the chemoreceptor trigger zone results in stimulation of the salivation and respiratory centers as well as control of the pharyngeal, GI and abdominal muscles. This stimulation can trigger the body to retch and vomit.

 

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Treatment of CINV is highly patient-specific and is based on the emetogenic potential of the chemotherapy regimen. According to IMS Health, U.S. sales for drugs treating CINV were $1.9 billion in 2010, though published reports suggest that current therapies are not entirely effective. A 2004 report published in Cancer estimated that approximately 35% of patients treated with CINV therapies continue to experience acute nausea, with 13% of CINV patients experiencing acute vomiting after first-line treatment.

Limitations of Existing Therapies

We believe that the synthetic cannabinoid market is underserved due to the limitations of existing therapies, which include:

 

   

Cool storage requirement:     Marinol and its generic equivalents require cool storage conditions at 8 to 15°C or in a refrigerator. We believe this cool storage requirement limits the market potential for Marinol by making its treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS inconvenient for patients and physicians and also increasing costs and storage burdens for pharmacies and distributors.

 

   

Delayed onset of action:     Marinol is only available in a capsule formulation, which must be dissolved and digested before it is metabolized in the patient’s liver, where the drug is broken down by enzymes. We believe that this capsule formulation and digestion process delays onset of action and relief of nausea and vomiting. After oral administration, Marinol has an onset of action of approximately 30 minutes to one hour and peak effect at two to four hours.

 

   

Side effects:     Marinol side effects include euphoria, dizziness and confusion. Such side effects are greater or more severe in patients taking higher doses. The variability levels among patients vary widely, making it difficult to predict the level or severity of side effects experienced by different patients.

 

   

Lower level of efficacy:     Due to the capsule formulation and digestion process of Marinol, only 10 to 20% of an administered dose of Marinol reaches the systemic circulation in the body. This poor absorption profile significantly reduces the bioavailability of the API in patients using its capsule formulation which may result in lower efficacy.

 

   

Lack of flexibility in dosing:     Marinol and its generic equivalents are only available in 2.5, 5.0 and 10.0 milligram, or mg, soft-gelatin capsules. The fixed dosage amounts may cause patients to ingest improper dosage amounts, which can result in increased side effects and/or a lower level of efficacy.

Our Solutions

We believe our family of dronabinol products has the potential to address many of the limitations that exist in synthetic cannabinoid products by providing a number of key advantages, including:

 

   

Room temperature storage:     Dronabinol RT Capsule, if approved, will allow for storage in room temperature conditions, thereby allowing more storage flexibility and convenience to distributors, physicians, pharmacies and patients.

 

   

Faster onset of action:     Dronabinol Oral Solution is a liquid solution and therefore is absorbed faster than a capsule formulation which has to dissolve in the GI tract. We believe that quicker absorption will lead to faster onset of action for an oral solution product. Separately, we believe that our Dronabinol Inhalation Device and Dronabinol IV Solution product candidates, currently in preclinical studies, will further enhance dronabinol’s onset of action due to their delivery into the lungs and systemic circulation, respectively, thereby bypassing first-pass metabolism in the liver.

 

   

Reduced side effects:     Based on our 18-patient PK study, we believe Dronabinol Oral Solution has lower patient-to-patient variability which should lead to more consistent patient responses. Due to

 

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higher absorption rates anticipated for our Dronabinol Inhalation Device, we anticipate that lower dosages of this formulation will be required as compared to Marinol.

 

   

Level of efficacy:     By bypassing first-pass metabolism in the liver, we believe both Dronabinol IV Solution and Dronabinol Inhalation Device will demonstrate lower patient-to-patient variability compared to Marinol and, as a result, greater efficacy.

 

   

Flexibility in dosing :    Dronabinol Oral Solution allows for greater flexibility across the dosing range versus the fixed dosing necessitated by Marinol. We believe that giving physicians and patients an improved product with the opportunity to more properly titrate may increase market acceptance of dronabinol.

Dronabinol SG Capsule

In June 2010, we submitted an amendment to our ANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule to the FDA. If approved, Dronabinol SG Capsule will be a generic version of Marinol. Dronabinol SG Capsule is a simple solution of dronabinol in sesame oil that is encapsulated in soft gelatin. Dronabinol SG Capsule will be supplied in three dosage strengths containing 2.5, 5 or 10 mg. For the three dosage strengths, the percent composition of the capsule fill contents is identical to that of the respective three dosage strengths of Marinol capsules, the reference listed drug. If Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA, we intend to commercialize this product candidate through a distribution agreement with a leading generic pharmaceutical company.

We believe that Dronabinol SG Capsule, if approved, will provide us with near-term cash flow to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates.

Clinical Trials and Regulatory Status 

From 2006 to 2008, we pursued the development of a hard gelatin dronabinol capsule as a generic alternative to Marinol. In August 2009, we terminated this program based on interactions with the FDA and committed to pursue approval of a soft gelatin capsule. If approved by the FDA, Dronabinol SG Capsule could be the second FDA-approved generic version of Marinol. We have had significant interaction with the FDA since filing the amendment to our ANDA in June 2010, and we expect an approval decision in 2011.

Dronabinol RT Capsule

Dronabinol RT Capsule is a line extension of the Dronabinol SG Capsule, and is part of our strategy of developing additional products by applying improved formulations to existing pharmaceutical compounds. Dronabinol RT Capsule, for which we have filed a patent application, includes an antioxidant additive to stabilize the synthetic THC at room temperature. We believe that this formulation, if approved, will eliminate the need for cool or refrigerated storage, a requirement for Marinol and Dronabinol SG Capsule, and will make treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, as well as other indications, more convenient for patients and physicians, while concurrently reducing costs and storage burdens for pharmacies. As a result, while some patients may switch from Dronabinol SG Capsule to Dronabinol RT Capsule, we believe that Dronabinol RT Capsule, if approved, could help us further penetrate and potentially expand the market for medicinal dronabinol drugs as patients, physicians, pharmacists and payors recognize the convenience of a room temperature treatment option.

Regulatory Status.     If our ANDA for Dronabinol SG Capsule is approved by the FDA , we intend to file an sANDA seeking FDA approval for Dronabinol RT Capsule.

 

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Dronabinol Oral Solution

Dronabinol Oral Solution is a proprietary synthetic THC in an oral liquid formulation, which contains ingredients to enhance and sustain absorption. Because it is a liquid formulation as opposed to a capsule, we believe that this product candidate may provide increased flexibility in dosing, more convenient delivery and improved absorption profile in patients. We believe these attributes may ultimately increase patient compliance because of better efficacy and fewer side effects, which we believe may permit us to further penetrate and expand the market for the medical use of dronabinol.

Clinical Trials and Regulatory Status.     In early 2009, we conducted an 18-patient Phase 1 study in which we tested Dronabinol Oral Solution in healthy patients. We conducted an end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in May 2010. After the meeting and upon receiving feedback from the FDA, we submitted a bioequivalence study design to the FDA. Our current plan is to initiate this study in the second half of 2011.

LEP-ETU Product Candidate

Paclitaxel is an anti-microtubule agent that prevents cell division by promoting the assembly and stabilization of microtubules. It is active in a broad spectrum of malignancies. Our LEP-ETU product candidate is a proprietary formulation of a liposomal delivery system for paclitaxel consisting of small uniformly sized liposomes.

We believe there are several limitations with current paclitaxel therapies, including resistance to the drug, severe hypersensitivity reaction and the lack of efficacy in many types of cancers. Based on early preclinical data, we believe LEP-ETU has the potential to address many of the limitations of existing paclitaxel therapies by providing a number of key advantages, which may include better antitumor activity, no allergic reactions and potentially more activity in the tumor types for which current paclitaxel formulations are not approved for use. We believe small-sized trials may help us demonstrate improved efficacy in additional cancer indications.

We have conducted a Phase 2 clinical trial in India in patients with metastatic breast cancer, the results of which have not yet been presented to the FDA. We have currently evaluated tumor response rates using National Cancer Institute sanctioned criteria from the first set of 35 patients and currently are awaiting data from the analysis of the second and final cohort of 35 patients. We intend to discuss the overall dataset with the FDA in the second half of 2011.

Other Product Candidates

Our other product candidates include other dronabinol line extensions and dronabinol combination products, fentanyl label expansion and analogues of morphine-6-O-sulfate.

Other Dronabinol Line Extensions and Dronabinol Combination Products.      We plan to develop additional dronabinol delivery systems, including Dronabinol Inhalation Device and Dronabinol IV Solution. We are considering the use of dronabinol for additional treatment indications, including the treatment of MS. In addition, we are evaluating and developing product candidates that combine dronabinol with other compounds for the treatment of pain disorders and cancer cachexia, a progressive loss of body weight in patients with cancer.

Proprietary Spray Technology.     We are committed to leveraging our existing spray technology to acquire or in-license products or product candidates that complement our core competencies. Our scientific advisory team has identified other potential candidates for this technology platform that will focus on utilizing capital-efficient 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway strategies to help mitigate clinical and financial risk.

Fentanyl Label Expansion.     We plan to investigate using fentanyl as a treatment option in other indications such as the areas of neuropathic and post-operative breakthrough pain relief. We also plan to investigate additional fentanyl delivery methods.

 

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Morphine-6-O-Sulfate.     We have licensed a morphine derivative from the University of Kentucky. Preliminary studies suggest that this morphine derivative may prolong analgesic response several hours longer than morphine and it is reported to be several times more potent. These advantages could offer improved efficacy and a reduced side effect profile. We plan to continue the development of this compound in the future.

Sales and Marketing

Key members of our management and board have extensive experience in building and implementing capital-efficient, incentive-based commercial organizations as well as commercializing cancer-supportive care products, including dronabinol. If approved, we intend to first commercialize our Fentanyl SL Spray and then Dronabinol Oral Solution through a U.S.-based sales and marketing organization focused on cancer-supportive care. We intend to build this commercial organization utilizing an incentive-based model similar to that employed by Sciele Pharma and other companies previously led by members of our board, including our founder and Executive Chairman. Our product detailing efforts will focus primarily on oncologists, pain specialists and centers that cater to supportive care. We also intend to launch a marketing campaign directed at patient advocacy groups, clinicians, researchers and the academic community. Subject to marketing approval in the relevant countries, we intend to engage sales, marketing and distribution partners in Europe, Asia and Latin America to sell our product candidates in those territories.

We believe the key factors in successful adoption of Fentanyl SL Spray will include taking share from leading fentanyl products and expanding the BTCP market further by building awareness of its rapid onset of action, convenient dosing, reduced side effect profile and broader range of dosage strengths. To successfully commercialize our family of proprietary dronabinol products we intend to focus our commercial efforts on taking share from Marinol and its generic alternatives as well as further expanding into a broader segment of the CINV market by developing awareness of our product attributes relative to currently available dronabinol products.

We currently anticipate commercializing Dronabinol SG Capsule and Dronabinol RT Capsule in partnership with a leading generic pharmaceutical company. If approved, we intend to utilize near-term cash flows from our generic dronabinol products to help fund the commercialization of Fentanyl SL Spray and the development of our proprietary dronabinol and other product candidates.

Manufacturers and Suppliers

We produce dronabinol, the API in our family of generic and proprietary dronabinol products, internally at our U.S.-based, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. We believe that we have the capacity to manufacture sufficient dronabinol to meet all projected needs for our family of dronabinol products in our current facility. We believe this investment in a wholly-owned facility gives us a significant competitive advantage since dronabinol, a Schedule I material, is not easy to procure, is difficult to import into the United States and has a limited number of suppliers domestically.

The chemical materials for this API are sourced from independent suppliers and are manufactured utilizing well-established chemical techniques. Our manufacturing facility utilizes these chemical materials to produce dronabinol through a series of synthetic reactions and purification cycles. We believe that our suppliers are equipped to meet our current and future chemical material needs for the development and commercialization of our dronabinol-based product candidates. In March 2011, we entered into a commercial manufacturing and packaging agreement with Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, or Catalent, pursuant to which we engaged Catalent on an exclusive basis to provide processing and packaging services with respect to our Dronabinol SG Capsule. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we are required to supply Catalent with the API for our Dronabinol SG Capsule, and following approval by the FDA, are required to purchase a minimum number of units of our Dronabinol SG Capsule pursuant to quarterly purchase orders. For units ordered, we are required to pay Catalent a

 

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per-unit fee, plus annual product maintenance fees. The initial term of the agreement is five years, unless earlier terminated, and automatically renews for additional periods of two years, unless we or Catalent give the other party at least 12 months’ prior written notice of its desire to terminate the agreement. Additionally, we or Catalent may terminate the agreement effective upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the other party if the other party commits a material breach of the agreement and fails to cure such breach within the 60-day period, if the other party becomes insolvent or upon 24 months’ prior written notice to the other party. Catalent and our component suppliers have been selected for their specific competencies in the manufacturing processes and materials.

Fentanyl SL Spray is manufactured by contract manufacturers and sub-component fabricators. AptarGroup, Inc., a dispensing system company based in Germany, developed the sublingual spray device that we used in our clinical development and intend to use for our commercial product, if approved. AptarGroup supplies us with the device on a purchase order basis. We are also currently in the process of negotiating a contract for the final fill, assembly and packaging of Fentanyl SL Spray with a third-party. AptarGroup and our other component suppliers have been selected for their specific competencies in manufacturing, product design and materials. FDA regulations require that materials be produced under cGMPs or QSR, as required for the respective unit operation within the manufacturing process. We believe both key suppliers have sufficient capacity to meet our projected product requirements.

Competition

Our industry is characterized by rapidly advancing technologies, intense competition and a strong emphasis on proprietary products. We face competition from many different sources, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical and generic drug companies, drug delivery companies and academic and research institutions. We believe the key competitive factors that will affect the development and commercial success of our product candidates include, but are not limited to, onset of action, bioavailability, efficacy, convenience of dosing and distribution, safety, cost and tolerability profile. Many of our potential competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and human resources and greater experience in the development of product candidates, obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals of products and the commercialization of those products. Consequently, our competitors may develop products for the treatment of BTCP, CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, cancer or other indications we pursue that are more effective, better tolerated, more useful and less costly, and they may also be more successful in manufacturing and marketing their products. We will also face competition in recruiting and retaining qualified personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and patient registration for clinical trials and in identifying and in-licensing new product candidates.

Fentanyl SL Spray Product Candidate

Fentanyl SL Spray, if approved, would compete against branded and generic TIRF products indicated to treat BTCP as well as branded and generic immediate-release opioid products such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine and hydromorphone, which are widely used for acute pain episodes including BTCP. Existing products include Cephalon Inc.’s Fentora and Actiq, BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.’s Onsolis, ProStrakan Group plc’s Abstral, Nycomed International Management GmbH’s Instanyl and Archimedes Pharma Ltd.’s PecFent. Generic fentanyl products are marketed by TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. We would also face competition from generic drugs such as morphine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory products, opioids and non opioid analgesics such as acetaminophen.

Additionally, we are aware of companies with product candidates in late stage development for BTCP, including AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s ARX-02 (Phase 3 ready) and Akela Pharma Inc.’s Fentanyl TAIFUN (Phase 3). If these technologies are successfully developed and approved over the next few years, they could represent significant competition for our Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate.

 

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Dronabinol Family of Product Candidates

If approved for the treatment of CINV and appetite stimulation in patients with AIDS, our dronabinol family of product candidates will directly compete against Abbott Laboratories’ Marinol and Valeant Pharmaceutical International, Inc.’s Cesamet. Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. markets an approved generic version of Marinol, and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets an authorized version of Marinol. We believe that other companies are pursuing regulatory approval for generic dronabinol products. We cannot give any assurance that other companies will not obtain regulatory approval or commercialize their dronabinol products before we do.

In the treatment of CINV, physicians typically offer conventional anti-nausea agents prior to initiating chemotherapy, such as Sanofi-Aventis’ Anzemet, Eisai Inc./Helsinn Group’s Aloxi, Roche Holding AG’s Kytril, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.’s Zuplenz and GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Zofran, as well as Neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists on the market including ProStrakan Group plc’s SANCUSO and Merck & Co’s Emend. To the extent that our proprietary dronabinol products compete in a broader segment of the CINV market, we will also face competition from these products.

We will compete with non-synthetic cannabinoid drugs and therapies such as GW Pharmaceuticals’ Sativex, especially in the many countries outside of the United States where natural-based cannabinoids are legal. We also cannot assess the extent to which patients utilize natural cannabis, marijuana, to alleviate CINV or loss of appetite in the case of patients with AIDS, or other indications for which synthetic THC has a therapeutic benefit, instead of using prescribed therapies such as our dronabinol products.

Additionally, we are aware of companies in late stage development for CINV product candidates, including A.P. Pharma, Inc.’s APF530, which has received a Complete Response Letter from the FDA, Aphios Corp.’s Zindol, which is in Phase 2/3 development, Roche Holding/Helsinn Group’s netupitant, which is in Phase 3 development, and Tesaro, Inc.’s rolapitant, which is in Phase 2 development. If these technologies are successfully developed and approved over the next few years, they could represent significant competition for our dronabinol family of product candidates, if any are approved.

LEP-ETU Product Candidate

LEP-ETU, if approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer or other cancer indications, will compete with the leading taxanes currently on the market, including those with formulations that specifically incorporate paclitaxel as the active ingredient such as Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Taxol and its generic equivalents and Celgene Corporation’s Abraxane, as well as other taxane derivatives, such as Sanofi-Aventis’ Taxotere. We are also aware of Cornerstone Pharmaceutical, Inc.’s new formulation of paclitaxel known as EmPac, which is in preclinical testing. In addition, LEP-ETU would compete with other cytotoxic agents beyond the taxane class, including capecitabine, gemcitabine, ixabepilone and navelbine.

Additionally, there are numerous biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with extensive development efforts and resources within oncology. Abbott Laboratories, Amgen Inc., AstraZeneca PLC., Bayer AG, Biogen Idec Inc., Eisai Co., Ltd., F. Hoffmann- LaRoche Ltd., Johnson and Johnson, Merck and Co., Inc., Novartis AG, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., Pfizer Inc., Sanofi- Aventis and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., are among some of the leading companies researching and developing new compounds in oncology.

 

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Intellectual Property

The success of most of our product candidates will depend in large part on our ability to:

 

   

obtain and maintain patent and other legal protections for the proprietary technology, inventions and improvements we consider important to our business;

 

   

prosecute our patent applications and defend our issued patents;

 

   

preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets; and

 

   

operate without infringing the patents and proprietary rights of third parties.

We intend to continue to seek appropriate patent protection for certain of our lead compounds and product candidates, drug delivery systems, molecular modifications, as well as other proprietary technologies and their uses by filing patent applications in the United States and selected other countries. We intend for these patent applications to cover, where possible, claims for compositions of matter, medical uses, processes for preparation, processes for delivery and formulations.

As of March 19, 2011, we owned or had licensed from third parties a total of 14 issued U.S. utility patents and nine pending U.S. utility patent applications. The U.S. patents licensed to us will expire in 2012 through 2022 and the U.S. patents and patent applications that we own, if they issue, will expire in 2018 through 2028. Some of the issued patents and pending applications, if issued, may also be eligible for patent term adjustment and patent term restoration, thereby extending their patent terms.

Fentanyl

The fentanyl patent portfolio currently consists of two U.S. pending patent applications and some foreign counterparts. We do not currently have any issued U.S. patents in our fentanyl patent portfolio. The claims of these applications currently cover at least formulations and methods of use relating to the Fentanyl SL Spray. Any patents that issue from our pending patent applications will expire in 2027 and 2028.

Dronabinol

Our dronabinol patent portfolio currently consists of three U.S. pending patent applications and some foreign counterparts. We do not currently have issued patents in our dronabinol patent portfolio. The claims of these applications currently cover at least formulations and methods of use relating to Dronabinol RT Capsule, Dronabinol Oral Solution, Dronabinol Inhalation Device and Dronabinol IV Solution. In addition, the patent applications include claims that would also cover other dronabinol extension products, such as a sublingual spray, a transdermal gel and an ophthalmic drop or ointment. Any patents that issue from our pending patent applications will expire between 2025 and 2028.

Other

Our LEP-ETU patent portfolio currently consists of three issued U.S. patents, one pending U.S. patent application, and some foreign counterparts. We currently license two issued U.S. patents as well as some corresponding foreign patents and patent applications from Georgetown University. These patents and applications relate to liposomal paclitaxel or paclitaxel derivatives, their compositions, methods of treating cancer and a method of modulating multidrug resistance in cancer cells. The current formulation of LEP-ETU is protected in a pending U.S. patent application that, if issues, will expire in 2024. Some of the corresponding foreign counterparts have already issued into patents.

The rest of our patent portfolio relates to patents and applications owned or licensed by Insys and directed to other potential product candidates.

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and involve complex legal and factual questions. We may not be able to develop products or processes, and may not be able to obtain issued patents from pending applications. Even if patents are granted, the allowed claims may not be sufficient to adequately protect the technology owned by or licensed to us. Any patents or patent rights that we obtain carry some risk of being circumvented, challenged or invalidated by our competitors. As described under the section “Business — Legal Proceedings,” a former officer of Insys Pharma has sought to rescind his assignment of his inventions concerning fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications described above. Ownership and inventorship disputes may arise for other patents and applications that we own or license.

We also rely on trade secrets, proprietary know-how and continuing innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position, especially when we do not believe that patent protection is appropriate or can be obtained. We intend to require each of our employees, consultants and advisors to execute proprietary information and inventions assignment agreement before they begin providing services to us. Among other things, this agreement will obligate our employee, consultant or advisor to refrain from disclosing any of our confidential information received during the course of providing services and, with some exceptions, to assign to us any inventions conceived or developed during the course of these services. We also require confidentiality agreements from third parties that receive our confidential information.

The biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent litigation based on allegations of patent infringement. As our current and potential product candidates and others based upon our proprietary technologies progress toward commercialization, the possibility of an infringement claim against us increases. While we attempt to be certain that our products and proprietary technologies do not infringe other parties’ patents and other proprietary rights, competitors or other parties may assert that we infringe on their proprietary rights.

We have conducted certain clearance searches of issued U.S. patents for our fentanyl and LEP formulations and have not conducted extensive clearance searches for our other products, and cannot guarantee that the searches we have done were comprehensive and, therefore, whether these or any of our product candidates, delivery devices, or methods of using, making or delivering our product candidates infringe the patents searched, or that other patents do not exist that cover our product candidates, delivery devices or these methods. Interpreting patent claims involves complex legal and scientific questions and it is difficult to assess whether or not our product candidates would infringe any patent. Likewise, it is difficult to predict whether or not third-party patent applications will issue and what claim scope they may obtain. If we conclude that any patents, or patent applications once they issue as patents, that we may identify from such searches cover our product candidates, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to formulate around such patents at all or without material delay or whether we can obtain reasonable license terms from their owners, if at all. There may also be other pending patent applications that are unknown to us and, if granted, may prevent us from marketing our product candidates. Other product candidates that we may develop, either internally or in collaboration with others, could be subject to similar uncertainties. If a product is found to infringe a third-party patent, we could be prevented from developing and selling that product. Please see the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Intellectual Property.”

Environmental and Safety Matters

We use hazardous materials, including chemicals, biological agents and compounds that could be dangerous to human health and safety or the environment. Our operations also produce hazardous waste products. Federal, state and local laws and regulations govern, among other things, the use, generation, manufacture, storage, handling and disposal of these materials and wastes. Compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations may be expensive, and current or future environmental laws and regulations may impair our drug development efforts.

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within the coverage terms of our workers’ compensation insurance policy. However, we do not carry specific biological or hazardous waste insurance coverage and our property and casualty and general liability insurance policies specifically exclude coverage for damages and fines arising from biological or hazardous waste exposure or contamination. Accordingly, in the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for damages or penalized with fines in an amount exceeding our resources, and our clinical trials or regulatory approvals could be suspended.

Governmental Regulation

FDA Approval Process

In the United States, pharmaceutical products are subject to extensive regulation by the FDA. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the FDC Act, and other federal and state statutes and regulations, govern, among other things, the research, development, testing, manufacture, storage, recordkeeping, approval, labeling, promotion and marketing, distribution, post-approval monitoring and reporting, sampling, and import and export of pharmaceutical products. Failure to comply with applicable U.S. requirements may subject a company to a variety of administrative or judicial sanctions, such as FDA refusal to approve pending IND applications and NDAs, or issue warning letters, product recalls, product seizures, total or partial suspension of production or distribution, injunctions, fines, civil penalties and criminal prosecution.

FDA approval is required before any new unapproved drug or dosage form, including a new use of a previously approved drug, can be marketed in the United States. Pharmaceutical product development in the United States typically involves, among other things, preclinical laboratory and animal tests, the submission to the FDA of a notice of claimed investigational exemption via an IND application, which must become effective before clinical testing may commence, and adequate and well-controlled clinical trials to establish the safety and effectiveness of the drug for each indication for which FDA approval is sought. Satisfaction of FDA pre-market approval requirements typically takes many years and the actual time required may vary substantially based upon the type, complexity and novelty of the product or disease indicated for treatment.

Preclinical tests include laboratory evaluation of product chemistry, stability, formulation and toxicity, as well as animal trials to assess the characteristics and potential safety and efficacy of the product. The conduct of the preclinical tests must comply with federal regulations and requirements including good laboratory practices. The results of preclinical testing are submitted to the FDA as part of an IND application along with other information including information about product chemistry, manufacturing and controls and a proposed clinical trial protocol. Long-term preclinical tests, such as animal tests of reproductive toxicity and carcinogenicity, may continue after the IND application is submitted. A 30-day waiting period after the submission of each IND is required prior to the commencement of clinical testing in humans. If the FDA has not placed a clinical hold on the IND application within this 30-day period, the clinical trial proposed in the IND application may begin.

Clinical trials involve the administration of the investigational new drug to healthy volunteers or patients under the supervision of a qualified investigator. Clinical trials must be conducted in compliance with federal regulations, good clinical practices, or GCP, which include the requirement that all research subjects provide their informed consent in writing for their participation in any clinical trial, as well as under protocols detailing the objectives of the trial, the parameters to be used in monitoring safety and the effectiveness criteria to be evaluated. Each protocol involving testing in U.S. patients and subsequent protocol amendments must be submitted to the FDA as part of the IND application.

The FDA may order the temporary or permanent discontinuation of a clinical trial at any time or impose other sanctions if it believes that the clinical trial is not being conducted in accordance with FDA requirements or presents an unacceptable risk to the clinical trial patients. The study protocol and informed consent information for patients in clinical trials must also be submitted to an institutional

 

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review board, or IRB, for approval. An IRB may also require the clinical trial at the site to be halted, either temporarily or permanently, for failure to comply with the IRB’s requirements, or may impose other conditions.

Clinical trials to support NDAs for marketing approval are typically conducted in three sequential phases, but the phases may overlap. In Phase 1, the initial introduction of the drug into healthy human patients, the drug is tested to assess safety, metabolism, PK, pharmacological actions, side effects associated with increasing doses and, if possible, early evidence of effectiveness. Phase 2 usually involves trials in a limited patient population to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication or indications, dosage tolerance and optimum dosage, and identify possible adverse effects and safety risks. If a compound demonstrates evidence of effectiveness and an acceptable safety profile in Phase 2 evaluations, Phase 3 trials are undertaken to obtain the additional information about clinical efficacy and safety in a larger number of patients, typically at geographically dispersed clinical trial sites, to establish the overall benefit-risk relationship of the drug and to provide adequate information for the labeling of the drug. In some cases, the FDA may condition approval on the sponsor’s agreement to conduct additional clinical trials to further assess the drug’s safety and effectiveness after approval. Such post-approval studies are typically referred to as Phase 4 studies.

The current FDA standards of approving new pharmaceutical products are more stringent than those that were applied in the past. These standards were not applied to many established products currently on the market, including certain opioid products. As a result, the FDA does not have as extensive safety databases on these products as on some products developed more recently. We believe the FDA has recently expressed an intention to develop safety data for certain products, including many opioids. In particular, the FDA has expressed interest in specific impurities that may be present in a number of opioid narcotic active pharmaceutical ingredients, such as oxycodone. Based on certain structural characteristics, these impurities may have the potential to cause mutagenic effects. If, after testing, such effects are ultimately demonstrated to exist, more stringent controls on the levels of these impurities may be required for FDA approval of products containing these impurities, such as oxymorphone. Any additional testing or remedial measures that may be necessary could result in increased costs for, or delays in, obtaining approval for certain of our products in development.

After completion of the required clinical testing, an NDA is prepared and submitted to the FDA. FDA approval of the NDA is required before marketing of the product may begin in the United States. The NDA must include the results of all preclinical, clinical and other testing and a compilation of data relating to the product’s pharmacology, chemistry, manufacture and controls, and proposed labeling, among other things. The cost of preparing and submitting an NDA is substantial. Under federal law, the submission of most NDAs is additionally subject to a substantial application user fee, currently $1,542,000, and the manufacturer and/or sponsor under an approved NDA are also subject to annual product and establishment user fees, currently $86,520 per product and $497,200 per establishment. These fees are typically increased annually.

The FDA has 60 days from its receipt of an NDA to determine whether the application will be accepted for filing based on the agency’s threshold determination that it is sufficiently complete to permit substantive review. Once the submission is accepted for filing, the FDA begins an in-depth review. Under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act the FDA has agreed to certain performance goals in the review of NDAs. The FDA has a goal of reviewing applications for non-priority drug products within ten months. The review process may be extended by the FDA for three additional months to consider certain information or clarification regarding information already provided in the submission. The FDA may also refer applications for novel drug products or drug products which present difficult questions of safety or efficacy to an advisory committee, typically a panel that includes clinicians and other experts, for review, evaluation and a recommendation as to whether the application should be approved. The FDA is not bound by the recommendations of an advisory committee, but it considers such recommendations carefully when making decisions. Additionally, the FDA will inspect the facility or the facilities at which the drug is manufactured. The FDA will not approve the product

 

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unless the facility demonstrates compliance with current cGMPs and the NDA contains data that provides substantial evidence that the drug is safe and effective for the indication sought in the proposed labeling. Additionally, the FDA will typically inspect one or more clinical trial sites to assure compliance with GCPs before approving an NDA.

After the FDA evaluates the NDA and the manufacturing facilities, it may issue an approval letter, or a complete response letter. A complete response letter generally outlines the deficiencies in the submission and may require substantial additional testing or information in order for the FDA to reconsider the application. If and when those deficiencies have been addressed to the FDA’s satisfaction in a resubmission of the NDA, the FDA will issue an approval letter. The FDA has committed to reviewing such resubmissions in two to six months depending on the type of information included.

An approval letter authorizes commercial marketing of the drug with specific prescribing information for specific indications. As a condition of NDA approval, the FDA may require substantial post-approval testing and surveillance to monitor the drug’s safety or efficacy and may impose other conditions, including labeling or distribution restrictions or other risk-management mechanisms which can materially affect the potential market and profitability of the drug. Further, if there are any modifications to the drug, including changes in indications, labeling, or manufacturing processes or facilities, we may be required to submit and obtain FDA approval for a new or supplemental NDA, which may require us to develop additional data or conduct additional preclinical studies and clinical trials. Once granted, product approvals may be withdrawn if compliance with regulatory standards is not maintained or problems are identified following initial marketing.

The FDA may require sponsors of investigational drugs to submit proposed REMS in order to ensure that the benefits of the drugs continue to outweigh the risks. Sponsors of certain drug applications approved without a REMS program may also be required to submit a proposed REMS program if the FDA becomes aware of new safety information and makes a determination that a REMS program is necessary. A REMS program can include a Medication Guide, Patient Package Insert, a communication plan, elements to assure safe use, and an implementation system, and must include a timetable for assessment of the REMS program. Elements to assure safe use can restrict the prescribing, sale and distribution of drug products. In February 2009, the FDA notified manufacturers of branded and generic extended release opioid products that they may be required to submit a REMS program to reduce the risks associated with misuse and abuse. The FDA later notified manufacturers of transmucosal fentanyl products that they must submit a REMS program. As of February 2011, a REMS program had been approved for two fentanyl products, Onsolis and Abstral. Both of these REMS include elements to assure safe use.

The Hatch-Waxman Act

Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs)

In seeking approval for a drug through an NDA, applicants are required to list with the FDA each patent with claims that cover the applicant’s product. Upon approval of a drug, each of the patents listed in the application for the drug is then published in the FDA’s Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations, commonly known as the Orange Book. Drugs listed in the Orange Book can, in turn, be cited by potential competitors in support of approval of an ANDA. An ANDA provides for marketing of a drug product that has the same active ingredients in the same strengths and dosage form as the listed drug and has been shown to be bioequivalent to the listed drug. ANDA applicants are not required to conduct or submit results of preclinical or clinical tests to prove the safety or effectiveness of their drug product, but are required to conduct bioequivalence testing, which compares the bioavailability of their drug product to that of the listed drug to confirm chemical and therapeutic equivalence. Drugs approved in this way are commonly referred to as generic versions of the listed drug, and can often be substituted by pharmacists under prescriptions written for the original listed drug.

 

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The ANDA applicant is required to certify to the FDA concerning any patents listed for the approved product in the FDA’s Orange Book. Specifically, the applicant must certify that: (1) the required patent information has not been filed; (2) the listed patent has expired; (3) the listed patent has not expired, but will expire on a particular date and approval is sought after patent expiration; or (4) the listed patent is invalid or will not be infringed by the new product. A certification that the new product will not infringe the already approved product’s listed patents or that such patents are invalid is called a Paragraph IV certification. If the applicant does not challenge the listed patents via a Paragraph IV certification, the FDA will not approve the ANDA application until all the listed patents claiming the referenced product have expired.

If the ANDA applicant has provided a Paragraph IV certification to the FDA, the applicant must also send notice of the Paragraph IV certification to the NDA and patent holders once the ANDA has been accepted for filing by the FDA. The NDA and patent holders may then initiate a patent infringement lawsuit in response to the notice of the Paragraph IV certification. The filing of a patent infringement lawsuit within 45 days of the receipt of a Paragraph IV certification prevents the FDA from approving the ANDA until the earlier of 30 months from the date of the lawsuit, expiration of the patent, settlement of the lawsuit or a decision in the infringement case that is favorable to the ANDA applicant. As an incentive for the rapid development of generic drug products, the first ANDA(s) filed that challenges a listed patent by filing a Paragraph IV certification may be granted a 180-day marketing exclusivity period during which the FDA may not approve another ANDA for the same product. There may be multiple such “first filers.” The 180-day marketing exclusivity period is triggered either by commercial launch of any first-filed ANDA approved product or from the date of a court decision finding the challenged patent to be invalid, unenforceable or not infringed, whichever is first. The 180-day exclusivity can be forfeited, among other reasons, if the first filed and approved ANDA is not marketed, does not obtain tentative approval or the challenged patent expires.

The ANDA application also will not be approved until any non-patent market exclusivity, such as exclusivity for obtaining approval of a new chemical entity, listed in the Orange Book for the referenced product has expired. Federal law provides an exclusive period of five years following approval of a drug containing no previously approved active ingredients, during which ANDAs for generic versions of those drugs cannot be submitted unless the submission contains a Paragraph IV challenge to a listed patent, in which case the submission may be made four years following the original product approval. Federal law additionally provides for a period of three years of exclusivity following approval of a drug that contains previously approved active ingredients but is approved in a new dosage form, route of administration or combination, or for a new use, the approval of which was required to be supported by new clinical trials conducted by or for the sponsor. The FDA cannot grant effective approval of an ANDA based on that listed drug during this three-year period.

Section 505(b)(2) Regulatory Pathway

Most drug products obtain FDA marketing approval pursuant to an NDA or an ANDA. A third alternative is a special type of NDA, commonly referred to as a Section 505(b)(2) NDA. Section 505(b)(2) of the FDC Act enables the applicant to rely, in part, on the FDA’s findings of safety and efficacy for an existing product, or published literature, in support of its application.

505(b)(2) NDAs often provide an alternate regulatory pathway to FDA approval for new or improved formulations or new uses of previously approved products. Specifically, Section 505(b)(2) permits the filing of an NDA where at least some of the information required for approval comes from studies not conducted by or for the applicant and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of reference. The applicant may rely upon the FDA’s findings from preclinical or clinical studies conducted for an approved product. The FDA may also require 505(b)(2) applicants to perform additional studies or measurements to support the change from the approved product. The FDA may then approve the new product candidate for all or some of the label indications for which the referenced product has been approved, as well as for any new indication sought by the Section 505(b)(2) applicant. To the

 

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extent that the Section 505(b)(2) applicant is relying on findings of safety or efficacy for an already approved product, the applicant is subject to existing exclusivity for the reference product and is required to certify to the FDA concerning any patents listed for the approved product in the Orange Book to the same extent that an ANDA applicant would. Thus approval of a Section 505(b)(2) NDA can be stalled until all the listed patents claiming the referenced product have expired, until any non-patent exclusivity, such as exclusivity for obtaining approval of a new chemical entity, listed in the Orange Book for the referenced product has expired, and, in the case of a Paragraph IV certification and subsequent patent infringement suit, until the earlier of 30 months, settlement of the lawsuit or a decision in the infringement case that is favorable to the Section 505(b)(2) applicant.

Post-Approval FDA Requirements

Once an NDA is approved, a product will be subject to extensive and ongoing post-approval requirements. For instance, the FDA closely regulates the post-approval marketing and promotion of drugs, including standards and regulations for direct-to-consumer advertising, off-label promotion, industry-sponsored scientific and educational activities and promotional activities involving the internet. FDA post-market regulations also include, among other things, requirements relating to drug listing, recordkeeping, periodic reporting, product sampling and distribution, manufacturing and reporting of adverse events arising from use of the product. Failure to comply with these regulatory requirements may result in restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of the product, recall or market withdrawal, fines, warning letters, refusal to approve pending applications, suspension or revocation of approvals, product seizure or detention, injunctions and/or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

Drugs may be marketed only for the approved indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved labeling. Changes to some of the conditions established in an approved application, including changes in indications, labeling, or manufacturing processes or facilities, require submission and FDA approval of a new NDA or NDA supplement before the change can be implemented. An NDA supplement for a new indication typically requires clinical data similar to that in the original application, and the FDA uses the same procedures and actions in reviewing NDA supplements as it does in reviewing NDAs.

Adverse event reporting and submission of periodic reports is required following FDA approval of an NDA. The FDA also may require post-marketing testing, known as Phase 4 testing, a REMS program and surveillance to monitor the effects of an approved product or place conditions on an approval that could restrict the distribution or use of the product.

In addition, quality control as well as drug manufacture, packaging, and labeling procedures must continue to conform to cGMPs after approval. Drug manufacturers and certain of their subcontractors are required to register their establishments with FDA and certain state agencies, and are subject to periodic unannounced inspections by the FDA during which the agency inspects manufacturing facilities to access compliance with cGMPs. Accordingly, manufacturers must continue to expend time, money and effort in the areas of production and quality control to maintain compliance with cGMPs. The FDA and comparable state regulatory authorities may withdraw product approvals or request product recalls if a company fails to comply with regulatory standards, if it encounters problems following initial marketing, or if previously unrecognized problems are subsequently discovered.

The distribution of prescription pharmaceutical products is also subject to the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, or PDMA, which governs the distribution of drugs and drug samples at the federal level, and sets minimum standards for the licensing and regulation of drug distributors by the states. Both the PDMA and state laws limit the distribution of prescription pharmaceutical product samples and impose requirements to ensure accountability in distribution.

 

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Controlled Substances; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

We intend to sell products that are “controlled substances” as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act of 1970, or CSA, which establishes registration, security, recordkeeping, reporting, storage and other requirements administered by the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA. States impose similar requirements. The DEA regulates entities that handle controlled substances and the equipment and raw materials used in their manufacture and packaging, in order to prevent loss and diversion into illicit channels of commerce.

The DEA regulates controlled substances as Schedule I, II, III, IV or V substances. Schedule I substances by definition have no established medicinal use, and may not be marketed or sold in the United States. A pharmaceutical product may be listed as Schedule II, III, IV or V, with Schedule II substances considered to present the highest risk of abuse and Schedule V substances the lowest relative risk of abuse among such substances. Fentanyl, the active ingredient in one of our products, is listed by the DEA as a Schedule II substance under the CSA. Consequently, its manufacture, shipment, storage, sale and use are subject to a high degree of regulation. For example, all Schedule II drug prescriptions must be signed by a physician and physically presented to a pharmacist before filling and may not be refilled without a new prescription.

Dronabinol is listed by the DEA as a Schedule I substance, but when formulated in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule, it is listed as a Schedule III substance. DEA regulations currently limit the formulation of FDA-approved dronabinol products that are classified in Schedule III. Specifically, classification in Schedule III is limited to “dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in” an FDA-approved product. There is a concern that generic versions of Marinol would not meet these specific conditions, and therefore, would not be classified as a Schedule III substance, but rather would be considered as Schedule I products until otherwise scheduled for marketing. Currently, several products are the subject of ANDAs, including our application for Dronabinol SG Capsule, under review by the FDA. On November 1, 2010, the DEA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the listing of approved drug products containing dronabinol in Schedule III. The DEA proposed rulemaking would amend the scheduling regulations to expand the Schedule III listing of dronabinol to include formulations containing naturally-derived dronabinol and formulations encapsulated in hard gelatin capsules. If this ruling is allowed, it may increase the number of generics approved as we believe there are active ANDAs which utilize naturally-derived dronabinol and hard gelatin capsule technology.

DEA registration is required for any facility that manufactures, distributes, dispenses, imports or exports any controlled substance. The registration is specific to the particular location, activity and controlled substance schedule. For example, separate registrations are needed for import and manufacturing, and each registration will specify which schedules of controlled substances are authorized to be handled under that registration.

The DEA typically inspects a facility to review its security controls, recordkeeping and reporting prior to issuing a registration. Security requirements vary by controlled substance schedule, with the most stringent requirements applying to Schedule I and Schedule II substances. Security measures required by the DEA include background checks on employees and physical control of inventory through measures such as vaults, cages, surveillance cameras and inventory reconciliations. Records must be maintained for the handling of all controlled substances, and periodic reports made to the DEA, for example distribution reports for Schedule I and II controlled substances, Schedule III substances that are narcotics, and other designated substances. Reports must also be made for thefts or losses of any controlled substance, suspicious orders, and to obtain authorization to destroy any controlled substance. In addition, special authorization and notification requirements apply to imports and exports.

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special order forms, with copies provided to the DEA. Absent Marinol-like formulation and encapsulation exception, dronabinol is a Schedule I controlled substance and, therefore, subject to the DEA’s production and procurement quota scheme. The DEA establishes annually an aggregate quota for how much total dronabinol may be produced in the United States based on the DEA’s estimate of the quantity needed to meet legitimate scientific and medicinal needs. This limited aggregate amount of dronabinol that the DEA allows to be produced in the United States each year is allocated among individual companies, who must submit applications annually to the DEA for individual manufacturing and procurement quotas. We or our partners, including our contract manufacturers, must receive an annual quota from the DEA in order to produce or procure any Schedule I or Schedule II substance, including dronabinol and fentanyl. The DEA may adjust aggregate production quotas and individual manufacturing quotas from time to time during the year, although the DEA has substantial discretion in whether or not to make such adjustments. Our, or our contract manufacturers’, quota of the active ingredient may not be sufficient to meet commercial demand or complete clinical trials. Any delay or refusal by the DEA in establishing our, or our contract manufacturers’, quota for controlled substances could delay or stop our clinical trials or product launches which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations.

The DEA conducts periodic inspections of registered establishments that handle controlled substances. Failure to maintain compliance with applicable requirements, particularly as manifested in loss or diversion, can result in enforcement action that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The DEA may seek civil penalties, refuse to renew necessary registrations, or initiate proceedings to revoke those registrations. In certain circumstances, violations could result in criminal proceedings.

Individual states also regulate controlled substances, and we and our contract manufacturers will be subject to state regulation on distribution of these products, including licensing, recordkeeping and security.

Anti-Kickback, False Claims Laws & The Prescription Drug Marketing Act

In addition to FDA restrictions on marketing of pharmaceutical products, several other types of state and federal laws have been applied to restrict certain marketing practices in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years. These laws include anti-kickback statutes and false claims statutes. The federal healthcare program anti-kickback statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration to induce or in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for the purchase, lease or order of any healthcare item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally financed healthcare programs. This statute has been interpreted to apply to arrangements between pharmaceutical manufacturers on the one hand and prescribers, purchasers and formulary managers on the other. Violations of the anti-kickback statute are punishable by imprisonment, criminal fines, civil monetary penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. Although there are a number of statutory exemptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting certain common activities from prosecution or other regulatory sanctions, the exemptions and safe harbors are drawn narrowly, and practices that involve remuneration intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny if they do not qualify for an exemption or safe harbor.

Federal false claims laws prohibit any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false claim for payment to the federal government, or knowingly making, or causing to be made, a false statement to have a false claim paid. Recently, several pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies have been prosecuted under these laws for allegedly inflating drug prices they report to pricing services, which in turn were used by the government to set Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates, and for allegedly providing free product to customers with the expectation that the customers would bill federal programs for the product. In addition, certain marketing practices, including off-label promotion, may also violate false claims laws. The majority of states also have statutes

 

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or regulations similar to the federal anti-kickback law and false claims laws, which apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, apply regardless of the payor.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, amends the intent requirement of the federal anti-kickback and criminal health care fraud statutes. A person or entity no longer needs to have actual knowledge of this statute or specific intent to violate it. In addition, the government may assert that a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal anti-kickback statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the federal false claims laws.

Coverage and Reimbursement

Our ability to commercialize any approved product candidates successfully will depend in part on the extent to which governmental authorities, private health insurers and other third-party payors establish appropriate coverage and reimbursement levels for our product candidates and related treatments. As a threshold for coverage and reimbursement, third-party payors generally require that drug products have been approved for marketing by the FDA. Third-party payors are increasingly imposing additional requirements and restrictions on coverage and limiting reimbursement levels for medical products. For example, federal and state governments reimburse covered prescription drugs at varying rates below average wholesale price. These restrictions and limitations influence the purchase of healthcare services and products. Legislative proposals to reform healthcare or reduce costs under government insurance programs may result in lower reimbursement for our product candidates or exclusion of our product candidates from coverage and reimbursement programs. The cost containment measures that healthcare payors and providers are instituting and the effect of any healthcare reform could significantly reduce our revenues from the sale of any approved product. We cannot provide any assurances that we will be able to obtain third-party coverage or reimbursement for our product candidates in whole or in part.

Healthcare Privacy and Security Laws

We may be subject to various privacy and security regulations, including but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, or collectively, HIPAA. HIPAA mandates, among other things, the adoption of uniform standards for the electronic exchange of information in common healthcare transactions, as well as standards relating to the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, which require the adoption of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. In addition, many states have enacted comparable laws addressing the privacy and security of health information, some of which are more stringent then HIPAA. Failure to comply with these laws, where applicable, can result in the imposition of significant civil and criminal penalties.

Approval Outside the United States

In order to market any product outside of the United States, we must comply with numerous and varying regulatory requirements of other countries regarding safety and efficacy and governing, among other things, clinical trials and commercial sales and distribution of our products. Approval procedures vary among countries and can involve additional product testing and additional administrative review periods, and may be otherwise complicated by our product candidates being controlled substances such as synthetic cannabinoids and fentanyl. The time required to obtain approval in other countries might differ from and be longer than that required to obtain FDA approval and DEA classification. Regulatory approval in one country does not ensure regulatory approval in another, but a failure or delay in obtaining regulatory approval in one country may negatively impact the regulatory process in others.

 

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To date, we have not initiated any discussions with the European Medicines Agency or any other foreign regulatory authorities with respect to seeking regulatory approval for any indication in Europe or in any other country outside the United States. As in the United States, the regulatory approval process in Europe and in other countries is a lengthy, challenging and inherently uncertain process.

If we fail to comply with applicable foreign regulatory requirements, we may be subject to fines, suspension or withdrawal of regulatory approvals, product recalls, seizure of products, operating restrictions and criminal prosecution.

Employees

As of December 31, 2010, we employed 32 full-time employees, consisting of 20 employees in research, development and regulatory affairs, and 12 in management, administration, finance and facilities. As of the same date, 10 of our employees had a Ph.D. or M.D. degree. None of our employees is subject to a collective bargaining agreement and we consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

Scientific Advisory Board

We have established a scientific advisory board consisting of industry experts with knowledge of our target markets. Our scientific advisors generally meet twice a year as a group to assist us in formulating our research, development, clinical and sales and marketing strategies. Some individual scientific advisors consult with and meet informally with us on a more frequent basis. Our scientific advisors are not our employees and may have commitments to, or consulting or advisory contracts with, other entities that may limit their availability to us. In addition, our scientific advisors may have arrangements with other companies to assist those companies in developing products or technologies that may compete with ours.

Properties

We lease approximately 16,000 square feet of office and lab space in Phoenix, Arizona under a lease agreement that expires in October 2012. We have an option to extend this lease for an additional five years and a right of first offer to purchase the facility. In addition, we are responsible for expenses associated with the use and maintenance of our Arizona facility, such as utility and common area maintenance expenses. We believe that the Phoenix, Arizona facility is adequate to meet our current needs, and that suitable additional or alternative space will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms. We also have a 9,000 square facility in Lake Bluff, Illinois which houses a laboratory and office space, the lease for which expires in 2015. Lastly, we own our U.S.-based, state-of-the-art dronabinol manufacturing facility, which is located in Texas and housed four employees as of December 31, 2010.

Legal Proceedings

In September 2009, Insys Pharma, Inc. and certain of its officers and directors, as well as their spouses, were named as defendants in a lawsuit in Arizona Superior Court brought by Santosh Kottayil, Ph.D., certain of his family members and a trust of which Dr. Kottayil is the trustee. Dr. Kottayil formerly served as President, Chief Scientific Officer and a director of Insys Pharma, among other positions. The complaint brought a cause of action for statutory and common law appraisal of Dr. Kottayil’s Insys Pharma common stock. The cause of action for appraisal relates to a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split that Insys Pharma effected in June 2009, which resulted in Dr. Kottayil’s ownership position becoming a fractional share of Insys Pharma common stock. Following the reverse stock split, Insys Pharma cancelled all resulting fractional shares, including the fractional share held by Dr. Kottayil, and offered a cash payment in lieu of the fractional shares. The complaint also brought causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation in the defendants’ dealings with Dr. Kottayil on the subject of his compensation and stock ownership in Insys Pharma. In January 2010, the plaintiffs

 

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added claims seeking to rescind Dr. Kottayil’s assignment to Insys Pharma of his interest in all of the fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications we own and to recover the benefits of those interests. Dr. Kottayil is seeking, among other relief, the fair value of his Insys Pharma common stock as of June 2, 2009, compensatory and punitive damages, and rescission of all assignments to Insys Pharma of his interest in the patent applications, as well as attorneys’ fees, costs and interest.

In February 2010, Insys Pharma and the other defendants answered and filed counter-claims to Dr. Kottayil’s amended complaint. The counter-claims include actions for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence with respect to the time during which Dr. Kottayil was employed at Insys Pharma. The counter-claims, among other relief, seek compensatory and punitive damages. We do not expect a trial of this action to take place before 2012, although an earlier date is possible. We are not able at this time to estimate the range of potential loss or any potential recovery from the counter-claims, nor are we able to predict the outcome of this litigation. If the patent assignments are successfully rescinded, we may not have exclusive patent rights covering our fentanyl and dronabinol product candidates, and such patent rights may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business. We intend to vigorously defend against the plaintiffs’ claims and pursue our counter-claims.

Insys Pharma has received letters from the counsel of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., who market and sell Marinol, asserting that Insys Pharma’s founder may have utilized their confidential and proprietary information for the ANDA of dronabinol. Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Unimed Pharmaceuticals are requesting various information and written assurances from Insys Pharma related to the ANDA of dronabinol. The matter has been handled out of court thus far and we intend to vigorously defend each and every claim and request made in the letters if the complaint escalates. Management is unable to estimate the potential outcome or range of possible loss, if any. Any such litigation could be protracted, expensive, and potentially subject to an unfavorable outcome.

In 2001, we and certain of our former officers were named in a complaint, which alleged various violations of the federal securities laws in connection with our public statements regarding our LEP-ETU drug product candidate during the period from October 31, 2001 through April 19, 2002. In November 2002, we moved to have the complaint dismissed. This motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in February 2003. In November 2004, the plaintiffs filed a motion to amend and a motion for summary adjudication. The motion to amend sought to include certain pre-class period statements in the complaint. The motion for summary adjudication asked the Court to rule that certain statements made in an arbitration award regarding the LEP drug product candidate be deemed facts established in this proceeding. In February 2007, the Court entered an order denying both the plaintiffs’ motion to amend and the plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication. Fact and expert discovery is closed. In March 2008, the dispositive motion filing deadline, we filed a motion for summary judgment. On March 31, 2010, the Court granted in part and denied in part our motion for summary judgment. The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims based on statements made before January 14, 2002 but held that there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether we could be liable for statements made between January 14, 2002 and April 19, 2002. On April 27, 2010, the Court set a trial date of February 22, 2011 and also set a settlement conference date of July 27, 2010. On October 25, 2010, the parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement which set forth the terms and conditions for a proposed settlement of the litigation and for dismissal of the litigation with prejudice. The parties have agreed to settle the litigation for $3,350,000 in cash to be distributed to eligible class members of the plaintiff. At the settlement hearing on March 17, 2011, the Court gave final approval of the settlement, which was paid by the Company’s insurers. None of our company’s current directors or officers were named in this complaint.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers, Key Persons and Directors

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers, key persons and directors as of February 28, 2011:

 

Name

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Position(s)

Michael L. Babich

     34       President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Martin McCarthy

     53       Chief Financial Officer

Larry Dillaha, M.D.

     47       Chief Medical Officer

Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D.

     63       Director of Scientific Development

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D.

     67       Director and Executive Chairman of the Board

Patrick P. Fourteau(1)(2)

     63       Director

Pierre Lapalme(2)(3)

     70       Director

Richard Mallery(3)

     73       Director

Steven Meyer(1)(2)

     54       Director

Brian Tambi(1)(3)

     67       Director

 

(1) Member of the audit committee.

 

(2) Member of the compensation committee.

 

(3) Member of the nominating and corporate governance committee.

Michael L. Babich has served on our board of directors since November 2010. In connection with the Merger with Insys Pharma, of which company Mr. Babich was a director and the Chief Operating Officer, the Merger agreement provided that Mr. Babich would be elected to our board of directors following the closing of the Merger. Mr. Babich has also served as our President since November 2010 and was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer in March 2011. From March 2007 until the Merger in November 2010, Mr. Babich served as the Chief Operating Officer and a director of Insys Pharma. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2007 Mr. Babich worked at EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc., a venture capital firm specializing in early stage and startup investments primarily in the healthcare sector. During his time at EJ Financial Enterprises, Mr. Babich held various roles and worked on various projects, including private equity transactions, asset management and strategic consulting for both public and private companies. Prior to his work at EJ Financial Enterprises, Mr. Babich worked at the Northern Trust Corporation managing mid- to large-cap portfolios for high net worth individuals. Mr. Babich also has served as a director and in management roles at Alliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Babich received a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The board of directors believes that Mr. Babich’s business expertise, including his experience working with the investment community, provides him the operational expertise, breadth of knowledge and valuable understanding of our industry to qualify him to serve on our board of directors and as our President and Chief Executive Officer.

Martin McCarthy has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2011. From November 2007 until the Merger in November 2010, Mr. McCarthy served as our Corporate Controller and Acting Chief Financial Officer. From November 2006 until June 2007, Mr. McCarthy served as Chief Financial Officer for 411 Solutions, Inc., an information technology services firm. Prior to that, from August 2001 to November 2006, Mr. McCarthy served as Director of Finance for the AmerisourceBergen Technology Group of AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Fortune 50 pharmaceutical services company. From September 1998 to August 2001, Mr. McCarthy served as Director of Finance for Yesmail.com, an internet marketing and services company and division of infoGroup (formerly InfoUSA). From September 1990 to August 1998, Mr. McCarthy served as Director of Financial Accounting & Treasury Services at Tang Industries, Inc., a privately held diversified holding company. Mr. McCarthy has also been employed by the accounting firms of Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC

 

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from September 1984 to August 1990. He is a member of the Illinois and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. McCarthy received a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University.

Larry Dillaha, M.D. has served as our Chief Medical Officer since March 2011. Prior to joining our company, he served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer for Shionogi and Co., Ltd. (formerly Sciele Pharma, Inc. and First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp.). While at Shionogi/Sciele, Dr. Dillaha oversaw the development and successful FDA filings of numerous compounds integral to the success of the company. He has extensive experience interacting with the FDA and designing successful drug development plans. Prior to serving as an officer of Shionogi/Sciele, Dr. Dillaha served as Medical Director for Sanofi-aventis, a multinational pharmaceutical company, where he was involved in several major clinical studies for the company’s lead compounds. Dr. Dillaha also serves as a member of the board of directors of InVasc Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Dr. Dillaha earned his M.D. degree as well as a B.A. in Biology from the University of Tennessee.

Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D. has served as our Director of Scientific Development and consultant since March 2011. He is currently Physician in Chief, Distinguished Professor and Director of Clinical Translational Research Division at the Translational Genomics Research Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also Chief Scientific Officer for US Oncology and for Scottsdale Healthcare’s Clinical Research Institute and holds an appointment as Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ. Dr. Von Hoff was involved in the initial development of many of the anticancer agents now used routinely, including: mitoxantrone, fludarabine, paclitaxel, docetaxel, gemcitabine, irinotecan, nelarabine, capecitabine, lapatinib and others. Dr. Von Hoff has published more than 569 papers, 135 book chapters and over 1,000 abstracts. Dr. Von Hoff received the 2010 David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology for his outstanding contributions to cancer research leading to significant improvements in patient care. Dr. Von Hoff served on the National Cancer Advisory Board from 2004 to 2010. He is the former President of the American Association for Cancer Research, the world’s largest cancer research organization, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member and former board member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is a founder of ILEX Oncology, Inc., acquired by Genzyme after Ilex had two agents, alemtuzumab and clofarabine, approved by the FDA for patients with leukemia. Dr. Von Hoff is a co-founder and the Editor Emeritus of Investigational New Drugs — The Journal of New Anticancer Agents; and Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Cancer Therapeutics . He is a co-founder of the AACR/ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop.

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D. has served on our board of directors since our formation in 1990 and has served as Chairman from 1990 to 2004 and Executive Chairman since June 2006. Dr. Kapoor also served as a director of Insys Pharma from its inception in 2002. Dr. Kapoor has served as the President and Chairman of the board of directors of EJ Financial Enterprises since forming the company in 1990. Dr. Kapoor is also the Managing Partner of Kapoor-Pharma Investments, an investment company that he founded in 2000. Dr. Kapoor serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Akorn, Inc., a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer from March 2001 to December 2002 and from May 1996 to November 1998. Dr. Kapoor also served as the chairman of the board of directors of Sciele Pharma and OptionCare, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical services company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from August 1993 to April 1996. Dr. Kapoor received his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a B.S. in Pharmacy from Bombay University in India. The board believes that Dr. Kapoor’s leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry and his success as a venture capitalist add valuable expertise and insight to our board of directors and uniquely qualify him to serve as our Executive Chairman.

Patrick P. Fourteau has served on our board of directors since March 2011. From August 2007 until the Merger, Mr. Fourteau served as a director of Insys Pharma. Mr. Fourteau served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Shionogi from 2008 until 2010. Prior to the acquisition of Sciele by Shionogi and Co. Ltd., Mr. Fourteau served as President and CEO of Sciele Pharma from 2003 until 2008 and served on the board of directors of Sciele from 2004 until 2008. He is a seasoned pharmaceutical

 

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industry executive having over 30 years of healthcare industry experience, with particular expertise in executing sales strategies for pharmaceutical products. Mr. Fourteau served as President of Worldwide Sales of inVentiv Health, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. Mr. Fourteau served as President of various divisions of St. Jude Medical, Inc. from 1995 to 2000 and as an Executive of Eli Lilly and Company prior to 1995. Mr. Fourteau earned his B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard University. The board believes that Mr. Fourteau’s leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry will add valuable expertise and insight to our board of directors.

Pierre Lapalme has served on our board of directors since March 2011. Mr. Lapalme has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, since January 2004. From 1995 until his retirement in 2003, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of North America Ethypharm, Inc., a drug delivery company. Throughout his career, Mr. Lapalme held numerous senior management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Rhône-Poulenc Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from 1979 to 1994, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of North America Ethicals, divisions of Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. (which in 1999 merged with Hoechst AG to form Aventis, which then went on to merge with Sanofi-Synthélabo forming Sanofi-Aventis). Mr. Lapalme served on the board of the National Pharmaceutical Council and was a board member of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada where he played a role in reinstituting certain patent protection for pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lapalme studied at the University of Western Ontario and INSEAD France. The board believes that Mr. Lapalme’s experience in the pharmaceutical industry gives him a valuable understanding of our industry which qualify him to serve as a director on our board.

Richard Mallery has served on our board of directors since March 2011. He has been with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer, of which he is a senior partner, since 1964. Mr. Mallery served on the board of directors of Caris Life Sciences, Inc. from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, he was a founding chair of Molecular Profiling Institute and served on its board of directors from 2004 to 2008. Since 2004, Mr. Mallery has served as an advisory board member of the National Foundation for Cancer Research. Mr. Mallery was also a founding chair of the International Genomics Consortium, and has served on its board of directors since 2000. Mr. Mallery received his B.A. at DePauw University, M.A. at Cornell University and J.D. at Stanford Law School. The board believes that Mr. Mallery’s legal expertise and experience with numerous pharmaceutical companies will bring important strategic insight and expertise to our board of directors.

Steven Meyer has served on our board of directors since November 2010. The terms of the Merger provided that Mr. Meyer would be elected to our board of directors following the closing of the Merger. From August 2007 until the Merger, Mr. Meyer served as a director of Insys Pharma. Since November 2005, Mr. Meyer has served as the Chief Financial Officer of JVM Realty Corporation, a private investment firm specializing in the acquisition, re-positioning and management of real estate for investors. Prior to that, Mr. Meyer was employed by Baxter International Incorporated, a global healthcare company, where he served as Corporate Treasurer from January 1997 to July 2004. Mr. Meyer earned his MBA in finance and accounting from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois in Campaign-Urbana. He is an Illinois Certified Public Accountant. The board believes that Mr. Meyer’s management experience and his knowledge of the finance and healthcare industries give him a valuable understanding of our industry which qualifies him to serve as a director on our board.

Brian Tambi has served on our board of directors since November 2010. In connection with our merger with Insys Pharma, of which company Mr. Tambi was a director, the merger agreement provided that Mr. Tambi would be elected to our board of directors following the closing of the Merger. Mr. Tambi currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Akorn, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceuticals company. From August 2007 until the Merger, Mr. Tambi served as a director of Insys Pharma. Since forming the company in January 2007, Mr. Tambi has served as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of BrianT Laboratories LLC, a pharmaceutical company

 

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currently focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing combinations of leading single agent drugs and delivery systems. Dr. Kapoor is an investor in BrianT Laboratories. Prior to that, since 1995 Mr. Tambi served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and he currently serves as Morton Grove’s non-executive Chairman of the Board. Prior to Morton Grove, Mr. Tambi served as President of Ivax North American Pharmaceuticals and as a member of the board of directors of Ivax Corporation (acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.), a publicly traded pharmaceutical company. Mr. Tambi also served as Chief Operating Officer of Fujisawa USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd. Mr. Tambi also held executive positions at Lyphomed, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb. He earned his MBA in International Finance & Economics in 1974 and his B.S. in Corporate Finance in 1972, both from Syracuse University. The board believes that Mr. Tambi’s drug development and commercialization expertise as well as his experience in the finance sector will bring important strategic insight to our board of directors.

BOARD COMPOSITION

Our business and affairs are organized under the direction of our board of directors, which currently consists of seven members. The primary responsibilities of our board of directors are to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling and direction to our management. Our board of directors meets on a regular basis and additionally as required.

Our board of directors has determined that five of our seven directors, Patrick P. Fourteau, Pierre Lapalme, Richard Mallery, Steven Meyer and Brian Tambi, are independent directors, as defined by Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules.

Effective upon the closing of this offering, we will divide our board of directors into three classes, as follows:

 

   

Class I, which will consist of Richard Mallery and Brian Tambi, whose terms will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2012;

 

   

Class II, which will consist of Pierre Lapalme and Michael L. Babich, whose terms will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2013; and

 

   

Class III, which will consist of Patrick P. Fourteau, John N. Kapoor, Ph.D. and Steven Meyer, whose terms will expire at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2014.

At each annual meeting of stockholders to be held after the initial classification, the successors to directors whose terms then expire will serve until the third annual meeting following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The authorized size of our board of directors is currently seven members. The authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors will be distributed between the three classes so that, as nearly as possible, each class will consist of one-third of the directors. This classification of the board of directors may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in our control or management. Our directors may be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66-  2 / 3 % of our voting stock.

Board Leadership Structure

Our board of directors is currently chaired by our Executive Chairman, Dr. Kapoor. As a general policy, our board of directors believes that separation of the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer reinforces the independence of the board of directors from management, creates an environment that encourages objective oversight of management’s performance and enhances the effectiveness of the board of directors as a whole. As such, Mr. Babich serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer while Dr. Kapoor serves as our Executive Chairman of the board of directors but is not

 

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an officer. We expect and intend the positions of Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer to be held by two individuals in the future as well.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

One of the key functions of our board of directors is informed oversight of our risk management process. The board of directors does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the board of directors as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of our board of directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our board of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure and our audit committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The audit committee also monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. Our nominating and corporate governance committee monitors the effectiveness of our corporate governance practices, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct. Our compensation committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking.

Board Committees

Our board of directors has established an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee.

Audit Committee

Our audit committee consists of Patrick P. Fourteau, Steven Meyer and Pierre Lapalme. Our board of directors has determined that each of the members of our audit committee satisfies the Nasdaq Stock Market and SEC independence requirements. Mr. Meyer serves as the chair of our audit committee. The functions of this committee include, among other things:

 

   

evaluating the performance, independence and qualifications of our independent auditors and determining whether to retain our existing independent auditors or engage new independent auditors;

 

   

reviewing and approving the engagement of our independent auditors to perform audit services and any permissible non-audit services;

 

   

monitoring the rotation of partners of our independent auditors on our engagement team as required by law;

 

   

prior to engagement of any independent auditor, and at least annually thereafter, reviewing relationships that may reasonably be thought to bear on their independence, and assessing and otherwise taking the appropriate action to oversee the independence of our independent auditor;

 

   

reviewing our annual and quarterly financial statements and reports, including the disclosures contained under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and discussing the statements and reports with our independent auditors and management;

 

   

reviewing with our independent auditors and management significant issues that arise regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation, and matters concerning the scope, adequacy and effectiveness of our financial controls;

 

   

reviewing with management and our auditors any earnings announcements and other public announcements regarding material developments;

 

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establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding financial controls, accounting or auditing matters and other matters;

 

   

preparing the audit committee report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement;

 

   

reviewing and providing oversight of any related-person transactions in accordance with our related-person transaction policy and reviewing and monitoring compliance with legal and regulatory responsibilities, including our code of business conduct and ethics;

 

   

reviewing our major financial risk exposures, including the guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is implemented;

 

   

reviewing on a periodic basis our investment policy; and

 

   

reviewing and evaluating on an annual basis the performance of the audit committee, including compliance of the audit committee with its charter.

Our board of directors has determined that Steven Meyer qualifies as an audit committee financial expert within the meaning of SEC regulations and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the NASDAQ Listing Rules. In making this determination, our board has considered Mr. Meyer’s formal education and the nature and scope of experience that he has previously had with public companies. Both our independent registered public accounting firm and management periodically meet privately with our audit committee.

Compensation Committee

Our compensation committee consists of Patrick P. Fourteau, Pierre Lapalme and Brian Tambi. Patrick P. Fourteau serves as the chair of our compensation committee. Each member of our compensation committee is a non-employee director, as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, is an outside director, as defined pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code and satisfies the Nasdaq Stock Market independence requirements. The functions of this committee include, among other things:

 

   

reviewing, modifying and approving (or if it deems appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) our overall compensation strategy and policies;

 

   

reviewing and approving the compensation and other terms of employment of our executive officers;

 

   

reviewing and approving performance goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of our executive officers and assessing their performance against these goals and objectives;

 

   

reviewing and approving (or if it deems it appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) the equity incentive plans, compensation plans and similar programs advisable for us, as well as modifying, amending or terminating existing plans and programs;

 

   

evaluating risks associated with our compensation policies and practices and assessing whether risks arising from our compensation policies and practices for our employees are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us;

 

   

reviewing and approving (or if it deems it appropriate, making recommendations to the full board of directors regarding) the type and amount of compensation to be paid or awarded to our non-employee board members;

 

   

establishing policies with respect to votes by our stockholders to approve executive compensation as required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act and determining our recommendations regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation;

 

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reviewing and assessing the independence of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other advisors as required by Section 10C of the Exchange Act;

 

   

administering our equity incentive plans;

 

   

establishing policies with respect to equity compensation arrangements;

 

   

reviewing the competitiveness of our executive compensation programs and evaluating the effectiveness of our compensation policy and strategy in achieving expected benefits to us;

 

   

reviewing and approving the terms of any employment agreements, severance arrangements, change in control protections and any other compensatory arrangements for our executive officers;

 

   

reviewing the adequacy of its charter on a periodic basis;

 

   

reviewing with management and approving our disclosures under the caption “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in our periodic reports or proxy statements to be filed with the SEC;

 

   

preparing the compensation committee report that the SEC requires in our annual proxy statement; and

 

   

reviewing and assessing on an annual basis the performance of the compensation committee.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our nominating and corporate governance committee consists of Brian Tambi, Steven Meyer and Richard Mallery. Our board of directors has determined that each of the members of this committee satisfies the Nasdaq Stock Market independence requirements. Mr. Tambi serves as the chair of our nominating and corporate governance committee. The functions of this committee include, among other things:

 

   

identifying, reviewing and evaluating candidates to serve on our board of directors consistent with criteria approved by our board of directors;

 

   

determining the minimum qualifications for service on our board of directors;

 

   

evaluating director performance on the board and applicable committees of the board and determining whether continued service on our board is appropriate;

 

   

evaluating, nominating and recommending individuals for membership on our board of directors;

 

   

evaluating nominations by stockholders of candidates for election to our board of directors;

 

   

considering and assessing the independence of members of our board of directors;

 

   

developing a set of corporate governance policies and principles, including a code of business conduct and ethics, periodically reviewing and assessing these policies and principles and their application, and recommending to our board of directors any changes to such policies and principles;

 

   

considering questions of possible conflicts of interest of directors as such questions arise;

 

   

reviewing the adequacy of its charter on an annual basis; and

 

   

annually evaluating the performance of the nominating and corporate governance committee.

 

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview

Our board of directors, together with our compensation committee, have administered our executive compensation program. Following this offering, our compensation committee will have the primary role of overseeing our compensation and benefits plans and policies, administering our stock plans and reviewing and approving all compensation decisions relating to our executive officers.

Our Philosophy

Our executive compensation programs are guided by several key beliefs of our board of directors and compensation committee:

 

   

Competition.     Compensation should reflect the competitive marketplace, so we can retain, attract, and motivate talented executives. Compensation provided to executives should remain competitive relative to compensation paid by companies of similar size and stage of development operating in the pharmaceutical industry, taking into account our relative performance, financial position and our own strategic objectives.

 

   

Accountability for Product and Patent Development.     Compensation should be tied, in part, to the growth of our business through development of patents and licenses and other product pipeline related activities, as well as the commercial performance of any approved products.

 

   

Accountability for Financial Performance.     Compensation should be tied, in part, to financial performance, so that executive officers are held accountable through their compensation for contributions to our performance as a whole and through the performance of the businesses for which they are responsible.

 

   

Accountability for Individual Performance.     Compensation should be tied, in part, to the executive officer’s individual contributions to our overall performance. Our board of directors and compensation committee considers individual performance as well as performance of the businesses and responsibility areas that an executive officer oversees, and weighs these factors as appropriate in assessing a particular executive officer’s performance.

 

   

Alignment with Stockholder Interests.     Compensation should be tied, in part, to our stock performance through equity awards to align executives’ interests with those of our stockholders.

 

   

Mix of Compensation.     Compensation should include short-term and long-term components, including cash and equity-based compensation, and should reward performance that consistently meets or exceeds expectations.

Application of our Philosophy

Our executive compensation program aims to encourage our executive officers to continually pursue our strategic opportunities while effectively managing the risks and challenges inherent to our business. Specifically, we have created an executive compensation package that we believe is most appropriate to provide incentives to our executive officers and reward them for achieving the following goals:

 

   

develop a culture that embodies a passion for our business, creative contribution and a drive to achieve success for our business;

 

   

provide leadership to the organization in such a way as to maximize the results of our business operations;

 

   

lead us by demonstrating forward thinking in the operation, development and expansion of our business;

 

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effectively manage organizational resources to derive the greatest value possible from each dollar invested; and

 

   

take strategic advantage of market opportunities to expand and grow our business.

The components of our executive compensation program not only aim to be competitive in our industry, but also to be fair relative to (i) compensation paid to other professionals within our organization; (ii) our short- and long-term performance and (iii) the value we deliver to our stockholders. We seek to maintain a performance-oriented culture and a compensation approach that rewards our executive officers when we achieve our goals and objectives, while putting at risk an appropriate portion of their compensation against the possibility that our goals and objectives may not be achieved. Overall, our approach is designed to tie the compensation of our executive officers to (x) the achievement of short and longer term goals and objectives; (y) their willingness to challenge and improve existing policies and structures and (z) their capability to take advantage of unique opportunities and overcome difficult challenges within our business.

Role of Chief Executive Officer in Compensation Decisions

Our Chief Executive Officer typically evaluates the performance of other executive officers and employees, along with the performance of the company as a whole, and makes recommendations to the board of directors and compensation committee with respect to salary adjustments, bonuses and stock option grants. Each of the board of directors and compensation committee exercises its own independent discretion in setting salary adjustments and discretionary cash and equity-based awards for all executive officers. The Chief Executive Officer is not present during deliberations or voting with respect to his own compensation.

Components of Executive Compensation

Our current executive compensation program consists of three components: short-term compensation (including base salary and annual bonuses), long-term equity-based incentives and benefits.

Short-Term Compensation

We utilize short-term compensation, including base salary, annual adjustments to base salary and annual bonuses, to motivate and reward our executive officers in accordance with our performance-based program. Each executive officer’s short-term compensation components are tied to an annual assessment of his or her performance in the prior year.

Our compensation amounts historically have been highly individualized, resulted from arm’s length negotiations and were based on a variety of informal factors including, in addition to the factors listed above, our financial status, our need for that particular position to be filled and the compensation levels of our other executive officers, each as of the time of the applicable compensation decision. In addition, we consider the competitive market for corresponding positions within comparable geographic areas and industries. Although members of our board of directors and compensation committee possess general knowledge regarding the compensation given to some of the executive officers of other companies in our industry, the board of directors and compensation committee have each historically applied its subjective discretion to make compensation decisions and have not formally benchmarked executive compensation against a particular set of comparable companies or used a formula to set the compensation for our executives in relation to survey data. We anticipate that our recently reconstituted compensation committee will more formally benchmark executive compensation against a peer group of comparable companies in the future. We also anticipate that our compensation committee may make adjustments in executive compensation levels in the future as a result of this more formal benchmarking process.

 

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Base Salary.     Base salaries for our executives are established based on the executive officer’s seniority, position and functional role and level of responsibility. The base salary of each executive officer is reviewed on an annual basis and adjustments are made to reflect performance-based factors, our current financial position, as well as competitive conditions. Increases are considered within the context of our overall merit increase structure as well as individual and market competitive factors. We do not apply specific formulas to determine increases. Generally, executive officer base salaries are adjusted based on a review of:

 

   

the executive’s general performance during the applicable review period;

 

   

an assessment of the executive’s professional effectiveness, consisting of a portfolio of competencies that include leadership, commitment, creativity and organizational accomplishment; and

 

   

the executive’s knowledge, skills and attitude, focusing on ability to drive results.

In January 2010, our board of directors and compensation committee approved base salaries for our named executive officers for 2010 in an amount equal to $340,000 for Dr. Aquilur Rahman, our then-current President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Advisor, $178,750 for Dr. Shahid Ali, our Executive Vice President, Research & Development, and $151,250 for Martin McCarthy, our Chief Financial Officer. In September 2010, due to our diminishing cash resources and then-current cash burn rate, our board of directors, together with input from our executive officers, reduced base salaries for our then-current named executive officers by 25%. This decrease in base salary was not a reflection of the performance of our executive officers, but merely intended to preserve our cash resources and reduce our cash burn rate. In November 2010, following the Merger, Dr. Rahman left the company, and Mr. Babich become our acting President. As our acting President, Mr. Babich’s base salary was $181,771, which was the same base salary he received as Chief Operating Officer of Insys Pharma prior to the Merger. Mr. Babich’s base salary while Chief Operating Officer of Insys Pharma was established by its board of directors based on (i) the scope of his responsibilities and individual experience, (ii) the company’s overall performance, including its progress towards research and development goals, and (iii) the pay provided to executives by companies of similar size and stage of development operating in the pharmaceutical industry. In March 2011, the board of directors, in connection with its annual review of executive compensation, approved base salaries for our executive officers in an amount equal to $365,000 for Mr. Babich, $175,000 for Mr. McCarthy and $225,000 for Dr. Dillaha. In approving these base salary adjustments, the board of directors considered our current financial status, the growth of our company and attainment of development milestones, and the fact that we are in the process of actively pursuing an initial public offering.

Annual Bonuses.     Our executive officers’ annual bonuses are discretionary and tied to the achievement of corporate objectives, functional area objectives and/or individual performance objectives and a thorough review of the applicable performance results of the company, business, function and/or individual during the applicable period. Final determinations as to discretionary bonus levels are based in part on the achievement of these company-wide and personal objectives, as well as the assessment as to the overall development of our business and corporate accomplishments. Based on a review of such factors, final bonus amounts, if any, are determined at the sole discretion of the compensation committee and our board of directors. For 2010, due to our diminishing cash resources and then-current cash burn rate, no discretionary cash bonuses were paid. Additionally, no bonuses were paid to executives of Insys Pharma during 2010. Discretionary bonuses for 2011, if any, will be determined by our compensation committee and our board of directors and paid at the end of 2011 or in early 2012.

Long-Term Equity-Based Compensation

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responsibilities in such a way as to generate long-term benefit to us and our stockholders. Through possession of stock options, our executive officers participate in the long-term results of their efforts, whether by appreciation of our company’s value or the impact of business setbacks, either company-specific or industry-based. Additionally, stock options provide a means of retaining our executive officers, in that they are in almost all cases subject to vesting over an extended period of time.

Upon joining us, each executive officer is granted an initial option award that is primarily based on competitive conditions applicable to such officer’s specific position. These competitive conditions are primarily based on the supply and demand for executive officers of that type at the time of hiring, which may be evidenced by competing offers for a particular individual. In addition, our board of directors and compensation committee considers the number of options held by other executive officers within our company. We believe this strategy is consistent with the approach of other companies at the same stage of development in our industry and, in our board of directors’ and compensation committee’s view, is appropriate for aligning the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders over the long term.

Periodic awards to executive officers are made based on an assessment of their sustained performance over time, their ability to impact results that drive value to our stockholders and their organization level. Option awards are not granted at regular intervals or automatically to our executive officers. Our Chief Executive Officer periodically reviews the performance of our executive officers on the bases noted above and recommends to our board of directors and compensation committee any option awards deemed appropriate.

During 2010, our named executive officers were awarded stock options in the amounts indicated in the section below entitled “Grants of Plan-Based Awards,” which our board of directors or compensation committee, based upon input from our Chief Executive Officer, believed provided the named executive officers with sufficient incentive to execute their responsibilities in such a way as to generate long-term benefit to us and our stockholders.

Benefits

We provide the following benefits to our executive officers on the same basis as the benefits provided to all employees:

 

   

health and dental insurance;

 

   

life insurance;

 

   

short- and long-term disability; and

 

   

401(k) plan.

We believe that these benefits are consistent with those offered by other companies and specifically with those companies with which we compete for employees.

Our Competitive Market

The market for experienced management with the knowledge, skills and experience our organization requires is highly competitive. Our objective is to attract and retain the most highly qualified executives to manage each of our business functions. In doing so, we draw upon a pool of talent that is highly sought after by other companies in our industry and other industries that also produce the requisite skills we seek.

We believe that our ability to offer significant upside potential through equity-based compensation gives us a competitive advantage compared to many larger or more established companies with which we compete for executives. Nonetheless, we must also offer cash compensation to our existing and prospective executive officers through base salaries and cash bonuses that are competitive in the marketplace and allow them to satisfy their day to day financial requirements.

 

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We also compete on the basis of our vision of future success, our culture and company values, and the excellence of our other management personnel.

Total Compensation

We intend to continue our strategy of compensating our executive officers at competitive levels, with the opportunity to impact their total annual compensation through performance-based compensation that includes both cash and equity elements. Our approach to total executive compensation is designed to drive results that maximize our financial performance and deliver value to our stockholders. In light of our compensation philosophy, we believe that the total compensation package for our executives should continue to consist of base salary, annual bonus and long-term equity-based awards.

Evolution of our Compensation Approach

Our compensation approach is necessarily tied to our stage of development as a company. Accordingly, the specific direction, emphasis and components of our executive compensation program will continue to evolve as our company and its underlying business strategy continue to grow and develop. In the future, we may engage a compensation consultant to assist our board of directors and compensation committee in continuing to evolve our executive compensation program, and we may look to programs implemented by comparable public companies in refining our compensation approach, including the benchmarking of our compensation using a formal peer group. Additionally, we expect that our executive compensation policies may further evolve as we transition from a research and development organization to a commercial organization.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides information regarding the compensation earned during the year ended December 31, 2010 by each person serving in 2010 as our Chief Executive Officer or our Chief Financial Officer and our other most highly compensated executive officer serving in 2010. We refer to these executives as our named executive officers.

 

Name and Principal

Position

   Year      Salary
($)
    Option
Awards
($)(1)
    All Other
Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 

Michael L. Babich(2)

     2010         181,771 (3)      446,109 (4)             627,880   

President and Chief Executive Officer

           

Martin McCarthy(5)

     2010         151,250        7,830        9,988 (6)      169,068   

Chief Financial Officer

           

Shahid Ali, Ph.D.(7)

     2010         178,750        13,050        11,523 (8)      203,323   

Executive Vice President, Research and Development

           

Aquilur Rahman, Ph.D.(9)

     2010         290,417        39,150               329,567   

Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Advisor

           

 

(1) Represents the full grant date fair value of stock option awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions for stock option awards to Mr. Babich, see Note 6, “Stock-Based Compensation” to the Insys Therapeutics consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus. For a discussion of valuation assumptions for stock option awards to Mr. McCarthy, Dr. Ali and Dr. Rahman, see Note 3, “Stock-Based Compensation” to the NeoPharm consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

 

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(2) Prior to the Merger, Mr. Babich was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Insys Pharma. Upon closing the Merger, Mr. Babich became our President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Babich became our Chief Executive Officer in March 2011.

 

(3) Represents salary paid to Mr. Babich during 2010 by both Insys Pharma and us. Of this amount, $154,407 was paid by Insys Pharma prior to the Merger.

 

(4) Upon closing of the Merger in November 2010, we assumed outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock of Insys Pharma and converted these options into options to purchase shares of our common stock. The value of Mr. Babich’s stock options shown represent the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,434,476 shares of our common stock and the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,648,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 13,560,485 shares of our common stock.

 

(5) Mr. McCarthy served as our Corporate Controller and Acting Financial Officer until March 2011, at which time he became our Chief Financial Officer.

 

(6) Includes payment of a car allowance of $4,800 and payment of qualified non-elective contributions to Mr. McCarthy’s 401(k) account of $5,188.

 

(7) Following the Merger, Dr. Ali ceased to be an executive officer.

 

(8) Includes payment of a car allowance of $4,800 and payment of qualified non-elective contributions to Dr. Ali’s 401(k) account of $6,723.

 

(9) In connection with the Merger, Dr. Rahman resigned effective November 8, 2010.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

Payments Made Upon Termination .    Regardless of the manner in which a named executive officer’s employment terminates, the named executive officer is entitled to receive amounts earned during his term of employment, including salary and unused vacation pay.

Potential Termination-Based Payments.     During 2010, none of our executive officers had the right to receive payments upon termination of their services, except for potential accelerated vesting of stock options under our equity incentive plans in the event of certain corporate transactions. For more information regarding accelerated vesting of stock options under our equity incentive plans in the event of certain corporate transactions, please see “— Employee Benefit Plans” below.

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

Stock options granted to our named executive officers were granted under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, except for options granted to former employees of Insys Pharma, which were granted under the Insys Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan. Following February 2009 and prior to the Merger, the exercise price per share of each stock option granted by us was equal to the mean between the lowest and highest reported sales prices of our common stock on the OTC market on the grant date. For options granted by Insys Pharma, the exercise price per share of each stock option was based on the per share fair market value of Insys Pharma common stock, as determined in good faith by the Insys Pharma board of directors on the grant date.

 

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The following table sets forth certain information regarding grants of plan-based awards to our named executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

Name

   Grant Date      All Other Option
Awards: Number
of Securities
Underlying Options

(#)
    Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards

($/Sh)(1)
    Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($)(2)
 

Michael L. Babich

     2/22/10         7,434,476 (3)      0.03 (4)      155,181   
     2/22/10         13,560,485 (3)      0.03 (4)      290,927   

Martin McCarthy

     2/10/10         30,000 (5)      0.31        7,830   

Shahid Ali, Ph.D.

     2/10/10         50,000 (5)      0.31        13,050   

Aquilur Rahman, Ph.D.(7)

     2/10/10         150,000 (5)(6)      0.31        39,150   

 

(1) Represents the mean between the lowest and highest reported sales prices of our common stock on the OTC market as of the grant date. For options granted by Insys Pharma, represents the per share fair market value of Insys Pharma common stock, as determined in good faith by the Insys Pharma board of directors on the grant date.

 

(2) Represents the full grant date fair value of stock option awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions for stock option awards to Mr. Babich, see Note 6, “Stock-Based Compensation” to the Insys Therapeutics consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus. For a discussion of valuation assumptions for stock option awards to Mr. McCarthy, Dr. Ali and Dr. Rahman, see Note 3, “Stock-Based Compensation” to the NeoPharm consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

(3) Upon closing of the Merger in November 2010, we assumed outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock of Insys Pharma and converted such options into options to purchase shares of our common stock. The shares underlying Mr. Babich’s stock options shown represent the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,434,476 shares of our common stock and the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,648,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 13,560,485 shares of our common stock.

 

(4) The exercise prices of Mr. Babich’s stock option awards shown are based on options to purchase shares of common stock of Insys Pharma at an exercise price of $0.10, converted to give effect to the exchange rate applicable to our assumption and conversion of such options as a result of the Merger in November 2010.

 

(5) Shares subject to vesting pursuant to these stock option grants became immediately vested upon the closing of the Merger in November 2010.

 

(6) In November 2010 our board of directors extended the period during which Dr. Rahman’s unexercised stock options are exercisable to allow for exercise at any time during the full ten-year term of the stock option.

 

(7) In connection with the Merger, Dr. Rahman ceased to be our President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Advisor.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2010

The following table sets forth certain information regarding equity awards granted to our named executive officers that were outstanding as of December 31, 2010.

 

       Option Awards  

Name

   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options  –
Exercisable
(#)
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options –
Unexercisable
(#)
    Option
Exercise
Price ($)(1)
    Option
Expiration
Date ($)
 

Michael L. Babich

     3,717,238 (1)      3,717,238 (2)(3)      0.03 (4)      2/22/2020   
     13,560,485 (1)             0.03 (4)      2/22/2020   

Martin McCarthy

     20,000               1.09        11/5/2017   
     30,000               0.08        2/9/2019   
     30,000               0.31        2/10/2020   

Shahid Ali, Ph.D.

     4,312               13.78        2/1/2012   
     13,000               8.82        12/30/2012   
     9,000               19.91        2/17/2014   
     9,900               7.95        4/28/2015   
     8,100               12.46        1/25/2016   
     15,000               7.11        12/5/2016   
     50,000               0.99        8/16/2017   
     75,000               0.08        2/9/2019   
     50,000               0.31        2/10/2020   

Aquilur Rahman, Ph.D.

     200,000               0.99        8/16/2017   
     150,000               0.08        2/9/2019   
     150,000               0.31        2/10/2020   

 

(1) Represents mean between the lowest and highest reported sales prices of our common stock on the OTC market as of the grant date. For options granted by Insys Pharma, represents the per share fair market value of Insys Pharma common stock, as determined in good faith by the Insys Pharma board of directors on the grant date.

 

(2) Upon closing of the Merger in November 2010, we assumed outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock of Insys Pharma and converted such options into options to purchase shares of our common stock. The shares underlying Mr. Babich’s stock options shown represent the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,434,476 shares of our common stock and the conversion of an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,648,000 shares of common stock of Insys Pharma into an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 13,560,485 shares of our common stock.

 

(3) These options became fully vested on February 22, 2011.

 

(4) The exercise prices of Mr. Babich’s stock option awards shown are based on options to purchase shares of common stock of Insys Pharma at an exercise price of $0.10, converted to give effect to the exchange rate applicable to our assumption and conversion of such options as a result of the Merger in November 2010.

Pension Benefits

Our named executive officers did not participate in or have account balances in qualified or nonqualified defined benefit plans sponsored by us. Our board of directors or compensation committee may elect to adopt qualified or nonqualified benefit plans in the future if it determines that doing so is in our best interests.

 

 

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

Our named executive officers did not participate in or have account balances in nonqualified defined contribution plans or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans maintained by us. Our board of directors or compensation committee may elect to provide our executive officers and other employees with nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation benefits in the future if it determines that doing so is in our best interests.

Director Compensation

Prior to the Merger, our board of directors had adopted a compensation policy applicable to all non-employee directors. This compensation policy provided that each such non-employee director received the following compensation for service on our board of directors:

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $24,000 for service as chairman of the board of directors;

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $22,500 for service as chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committee;

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $20,000 for service as chairman of the audit committee;

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $10,000 for service as chairman of the compensation committee;

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $10,000, $10,000 and $4,000 for service as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee, the audit committee and the compensation committee, respectively; and

 

   

an annual option grant to purchase 14,500 shares of our common stock, with the chairman of our board of directors receiving an option grant to purchase 21,750 shares of our common stock.

The following table provides information regarding the compensation earned during the year ended December 31, 2010 by our non-employee directors during that year.

 

Name

   Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
     Option
Awards
($)(2)(3)
     Total
($)
 

Frank Becker(1)

     29,750         14,500         44,250   

Bernard Fox, M.D.(1)

     31,937         14,500         46,437   

Paul Freiman(1)

     26,250         14,500         40,750   

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D.(4)

     21,000         21,750         42,750   

Rao Akella, M.D.

                       

Brian Tambi

                       

Steven Meyer

                       

 

(1) Resigned as a member of our board of directors following the Merger.

 

(2) Represents the full grant date fair value of stock option awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, see Note 3, “Stock-Based Compensation” to the NeoPharm consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

(3) The aggregate number of shares subject to each director’s outstanding option awards as of December 31, 2010 was as follows: Mr. Becker 62,500 shares; Dr. Fox 62,500 shares; Mr. Freiman 62,500 shares; Dr. Kapoor 93,750 shares; Dr. Akella 1,434,638 shares; Mr. Tambi 1,091,009 shares; and Mr. Meyer 1,091,009 shares.

 

(4) From June 2008 until September 2010, Dr. Kapoor served as Chief Executive Officer of Insys Pharma but received no compensation in this capacity.

 

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Following the year ended December 31, 2010, our board of directors adopted a new compensation policy applicable to all of our non-employee directors. This compensation policy provides that each such non-employee director will receive the following compensation for service on our board of directors:

 

   

an annual cash retainer of $         ;

 

   

an additional annual cash retainer of $          for service as chairman of the audit committee, compensation committee or the nominating and corporate governance committee;

 

   

an annual option grant to purchase          shares of our common stock vesting monthly over one year following the grant date for serving as a member of the audit committee, compensation committee or the nominating and corporate governance committee;

 

   

upon first joining our board of directors, an automatic initial grant of an option to purchase          shares of our common stock vesting monthly over one year following the grant date; and

 

   

for each non-employee director whose term continues on January 1st of each year, an automatic annual grant of an option to purchase          shares of our common stock vesting monthly over one year following the grant date.

Equity Benefits Plans

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

We adopted our 2006 equity incentive plan, or the 2006 plan, in April 2006. As of February 28, 2011, no shares of common stock have been issued upon the exercise of options granted under our 2006 plan, options to purchase 1,756,250 shares of common stock were outstanding and 1,643,750 shares remained available for future grant. Upon the effective date of this offering, no further option grants will be made under our 2006 plan. We intend to grant all future equity awards under our 2011 equity incentive plan, or the 2011 plan and our 2011 non-employee directors’ stock award plan, or the directors’ plan. However, all stock options granted under our 2006 plan will continue to be governed by the terms of our 2006 plan.

Eligibility.     Our 2006 plan permits us to grant stock awards, including stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and other stock awards to our employees, directors and consultants. Our board of directors has granted only stock options under our 2006 plan. A stock option may be an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or a nonstatutory stock option.

Stock option provisions generally.     In general, the duration of a stock option granted under our 2006 plan cannot exceed 10 years. No later than the grant date of any option, the exercise price of such stock option is required to be determined; provided, however, that our board of directors may elect to determine the exercise price as of the date the grantee is hired or promoted (or similar event), if the grant date occurs not more than 90 days after the date of hiring, promotion or other event. The exercise price of a stock option (other than an incentive stock option) shall not be less than 85% of the fair market value of our common stock on the grant date. If, and to the extent deemed necessary by our board of directors with respect to a nonstatutory stock option granted to a named executive officer, the price to be paid for each share of our common stock upon exercise of such stock option shall be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date such stock option is granted, the exercisability of such stock option must be subject to one or more of the performance goals set forth in the 2006 plan that will enable such stock option to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Incentive stock options may be granted only to our employees or employees of any designated subsidiary of ours as permitted under the applicable provisions of the Code. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of shares of our common stock with respect to which incentive

 

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stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock possessing more than 10% of our total combined voting power unless (a) the option exercise price is at least 110% of fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (b) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant.

Effect on stock options of certain change in control events.     Unless otherwise provided in an award agreement, if we experience a change in control, stock options held by individuals whose service has not terminated prior to the change in control will be accelerated in full and shall be immediately exercisable in full on the date of such change in control.

Other provisions.     Our board of directors will appropriately adjust the class and the maximum number of shares subject to the 2006 plan in the event of a consolidation of shares, stock dividend or stock split. Our board of directors may also provide for cash settlement and/or make such other adjustments to the terms of the outstanding awards as it deems appropriate in the context of a transaction in which our stockholders receive capital stock of another corporation in exchange for their shares in a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation or reorganization.

1998 Equity Incentive Plan

We adopted our 1998 equity incentive plan, as amended and restated, or the 1998 plan, in July 1998. The 1998 plan provided for the grant of stock awards, primarily stock options, to employees, directors, and consultants to acquire up to 4,600,000 shares of our common stock. The 1998 plan also permitted the grant of performance shares, performance units and bonus stock. The 1998 plan terminated in accordance with its terms on July 23, 2008 and accordingly no further shares can be granted pursuant to this plan. As of February 28, 2011, options to purchase 179,762 shares of common stock were outstanding and no shares remained available for future grant. Following the approval of the 2006 plan by our stockholders in June 2006, no further awards were made under the 1998 plan. We intend to grant all future equity awards under our 2011 plan and our directors’ plan. However, all stock options granted under our 1998 plan will continue to be governed by the terms of our 1998 plan.

Option awards under the 1998 plan were generally granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant, but may have been granted with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of our common stock. Option awards under the 1998 plan typically had a 10-year life and vested ratably on the first four anniversaries of the grant, subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to our non-employee directors under the 1998 plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Outstanding awards issued under the 1998 plan vested immediately upon a change in control.

Effect on stock options of certain change of control events.     If we experience a change in control, all stock options will be accelerated in full and shall be immediately exercisable in full on the date of such change in control.

Insys Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan

In connection with the Merger, on November 8, 2010, we assumed all of the outstanding stock options granted under Insys Pharma, Inc’s amended and restated equity incentive plan, or the Insys Pharma plan. Subsequent to the Merger, these stock options were adjusted to cover shares of our common stock at the exchange ratios set forth in the applicable Merger Agreement. As of February 28, 2011, options to purchase an aggregate of 61,582,310 shares of our common stock under the Insys Pharma plan were outstanding. The Insys Pharma plan was terminated and we will not grant additional equity awards under the Insys Pharma plan.

Share Reserve.     Except with respect to the outstanding options referenced above, no shares of our common stock remain reserved or available for issuance under the Insys Pharma plan.

 

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Administration.     Our board of directors administers the Insys Pharma plan, but the board may delegate authority to administer the Insys Pharma plan to a committee that complies with applicable law. Our board of directors has broad authority to administer the Insys Pharma plan.

Eligibility.     The Insys Pharma plan permitted for the grant of nonstatutory stock options to key employees, non-employee directors and consultants, and permitted for the grant of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code to employees.

Stock option provisions generally.     In general, the duration of a stock option granted under the Insys Pharma plan cannot exceed ten years. An incentive stock option may be transferred only on death, but a nonstatutory stock option may be transferred as permitted by our board of directors or other permitted plan administrator. In addition, our board of directors may amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any outstanding option or may waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any outstanding option.

The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of shares of our common stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. An incentive stock option granted to a person who at the time of grant owns or is deemed to own more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of our outstanding stock or any of our affiliates must have a term of no more than five years and an exercise price that is at least 110% of fair market value at the time of grant.

Effect on stock options of certain change in control events.     If we experience a change in control, stock options held by individuals whose service has not terminated prior to the change in control will be immediately exercisable in full on the date of such change in control.

Other provisions.     If there is a transaction or event which changes our stock that does not involve our receipt of consideration, such as a merger, consolidation, reorganization, stock dividend or stock split, our board of directors will appropriately adjust the class and the maximum number of shares subject to the Insys Pharma plan.

2011 Equity Incentive Plan

Our board of directors adopted the 2011 plan in              2011, and we expect our stockholders will approve the 2011 plan prior to the closing of this offering. The 2011 plan will become effective immediately upon the signing of the underwriting agreement related to this offering. The 2011 plan will terminate in 2021, unless sooner terminated by our board of directors. The purpose of the 2011 plan is to attract, retain and motivate selected employees, consultants and directors through the granting of stock-based compensation awards and cash-based performance bonus awards. The 2011 plan is also designed to permit us to make cash-based awards and equity-based awards intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.

Stock Awards.     The 2011 plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance-based stock awards and other forms of equity compensation, or collectively, stock awards. In addition, the 2011 plan provides for the grant of performance cash awards. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees, subject to certain limitation described below. All other awards may be granted to employees, including officers, as well as directors and consultants.

The principal features of the 2011 plan are summarized below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2011 plan, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Share reserve.     Following this offering, initially, the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards under the 2011 plan after the 2011 plan becomes effective is          shares, which number is the sum of (1) the number of shares reserved for future

 

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issuance under the 2006 plan and the 1998 plan at the time the 2011 plan becomes effective, (2) an additional number of          new shares plus an additional number of shares in an amount not to exceed          shares, that are subject to outstanding stock awards granted under the 2006 plan or the 1998 plan that expire or terminate for any reason prior to their exercise or settlement and would otherwise return to the 2006 plan or the 1998 plan reserve, respectively. Then, the number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each year, starting on January 1,          and continuing through January 1,         , by the least of (a)     % of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, (b)          shares, or (c) such lesser number of shares of common stock as determined by our board of directors. The maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options under the 2011 plan is shares.

No person may be granted stock awards covering more than          shares of our common stock under the 2011 plan during any calendar year pursuant to stock options or stock appreciation rights. In addition, no person may be granted a performance stock award covering more than          shares or a performance cash award covering more than          shares in any calendar year. Such limitations are designed to help assure that any deductions to which we would otherwise be entitled with respect to such stock awards will not be subject to the $1,000,000 limitation on the income tax deductibility of compensation paid per covered executive officer imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code.

If a stock award granted under the 2011 plan expires or otherwise terminates without being exercised in full, or is settled in cash, the shares of our common stock not acquired pursuant to the stock award again become available for subsequent issuance under the 2011 plan. In addition, the following types of shares under the 2011 plan may become available for the grant of new stock awards under the 2011 plan: (a) shares that are forfeited to or repurchased by us prior to becoming fully vested; (b) shares withheld to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes; (c) shares used to pay the exercise price of an option in a net exercise arrangement; and (d) shares tendered to us to pay the exercise price of an option. As of the date hereof, no shares of our common stock have been issued under the 2011 plan.

Administration.     Our board of directors has delegated its authority to administer the 2011 plan to our compensation committee. The compensation committee is required to consist of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and/or two or more “non-employee directors” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. Subject to the terms of the 2011 plan, our board of directors or an authorized committee, referred to as the plan administrator, determines recipients, dates of grant, the numbers and types of stock awards to be granted and the terms and conditions of the stock awards, including the period of their exercisability and vesting. Subject to the limitations set forth below, the plan administrator will also determine the exercise price of options granted, the consideration (if any) to be paid for restricted stock awards and the strike price of stock appreciation rights.

The plan administrator has the authority to reprice any outstanding stock award (by reducing the exercise price of any outstanding option, canceling an option in exchange for cash or another equity award or any other action that may be deemed a repricing under generally accepted accounting provisions) under the 2011 plan without the approval of our stockholders.

Stock options.     Incentive and nonstatutory stock options are granted pursuant to incentive and nonstatutory stock option agreements adopted by the plan administrator. The plan administrator determines the exercise price for a stock option, within the terms and conditions of the 2011 plan, provided that the exercise price of a stock option cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Options granted under the 2011 plan vest at the rate specified by the plan administrator.

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the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder’s relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases for any reason other than for cause, disability or death, the optionholder may exercise any vested options for a period of three months following the cessation of service. If an optionholder’s service relationship with us is terminated for cause, then the option terminates immediately. If an optionholder’s service relationship with us or any of our affiliates ceases due to disability or death, or an optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the award agreement following cessation of service, the optionholder or a beneficiary may exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months in the event of disability and 18 months in the event of death. The option term may be extended in the event that exercise of the option following termination of service is prohibited by applicable securities laws. In no event, however, may an option be exercised beyond the expiration of its maximum term.

Acceptable consideration for the purchase of common stock issued upon the exercise of a stock option will be determined by the plan administrator and may include (a) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (b) a broker-assisted cashless exercise, (c) the tender of common stock previously owned by the optionholder, (d) a net exercise of the option and (e) other legal consideration approved by the plan administrator.

Unless the plan administrator provides otherwise, options generally are not transferable except by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order. An optionholder may, however, designate a beneficiary who may exercise the option following the optionholder’s death.

Limitations on Incentive Stock Options.     Incentive stock options may be granted only to our employees. The aggregate fair market value, determined at the time of grant, of shares of our common stock with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by an optionholder during any calendar year under all of our stock plans may not exceed $100,000. No incentive stock option may be granted to any person who, at the time of the grant, owns or is deemed to own stock comprising more than 10% of our total combined voting power or that of any of our affiliates unless (a) the option exercise price is at least 110% of the fair market value of the stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (b) the term of the incentive stock option does not exceed five years from the date of grant.

Restricted stock awards.     Restricted stock awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock awards may be granted in consideration for (a) cash, check, bank draft or money order, (b) past or future services rendered to us or our affiliates, or (c) any other form of legal consideration. Shares of common stock acquired under a restricted stock award may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option or forfeiture restriction in our favor in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the plan administrator. Rights to acquire shares under a restricted stock award may be transferred only upon such terms and conditions as set by the plan administrator. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock awards that have not vested will be forfeited or subject to repurchase upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

Restricted stock unit awards.     Restricted stock unit awards are granted pursuant to restricted stock unit award agreements adopted by the plan administrator. Restricted stock unit awards may be granted in consideration for any form of legal consideration. A restricted stock unit award may be settled by cash, delivery of stock, a combination of cash and stock as deemed appropriate by the plan administrator, or in any other form of consideration set forth in the restricted stock unit award agreement. Additionally, dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares covered by a restricted stock unit award. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, restricted stock units that have not vested will be forfeited upon the participant’s cessation of continuous service for any reason.

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price for a stock appreciation right which generally cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, we will pay the participant an amount equal to the product of (a) the excess of the per share fair market value of our common stock on the date of exercise over the strike price, multiplied by (b) the number of shares of common stock with respect to which the stock appreciation right is exercised. A stock appreciation right granted under the 2011 plan vests at the rate specified in the stock appreciation right agreement as determined by the plan administrator.

The plan administrator determines the term of stock appreciation rights granted under the 2011 plan, up to a maximum of 10 years. If a participant’s service relationship with us, or any of our affiliates, ceases, then the participant, or the participant’s beneficiary, may exercise any vested stock appreciation right for three months (or such longer or shorter period specified in the stock appreciation right agreement) after the date such service relationship ends. In no event, however, may a stock appreciation right be exercised beyond the expiration of its term.

Performance awards.     The 2011 plan permits the grant of performance stock awards and performance cash awards that may qualify as performance-based compensation that is not subject to the $1,000,000 limitation on the income tax deductibility of compensation paid per covered executive officer imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code. To assure that the compensation attributable to performance-based awards will so qualify, our committee can structure such awards so that stock will be issued or paid pursuant to such award only upon the achievement of certain pre-established performance goals during a designated performance period. The maximum benefit number of shares that may be granted to a participant in any calendar year attributable to performance stock awards may not exceed          shares of common stock and the maximum value that may be granted to a participant in any calendar year attributable to performance cash awards may not exceed $            .

Other stock awards.     The plan administrator may grant other awards based in whole or in part by reference to our common stock. The plan administrator will set the number of shares under the award and all other terms and conditions of such awards.

Changes to capital structure.     In the event that there is a specified type of change in our capital structure, such as a stock split, appropriate adjustments will be made to (a) the class and maximum number of shares reserved under the 2011 plan, (b) the maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase automatically each year, (c) the class and maximum number of shares subject to options, stock appreciation rights and performance stock awards that can be granted in a calendar year, (d) the class and maximum number of shares that may be issued upon exercise of incentive stock options and (e) the number of shares and exercise price or strike price, if applicable, of all outstanding stock awards.

Corporate transactions.     In the event of certain significant corporate transactions, our board of directors has the discretion to:

 

   

arrange for the assumption, continuation, or substitution of a stock award by a surviving or acquiring entity or parent company;

 

   

arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us to the surviving or acquiring entity;

 

   

accelerate the vesting of a stock award and provide for its termination prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction;

 

   

arrange for the lapse of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by us with respect to the stock award;

 

   

provide for the surrender of a stock award in exchange for a payment equal to the excess of (a) the value of the property that the optionholder would have received upon the exercise of the stock award over (b) the exercise price otherwise payable in connection with the stock award; or

 

   

cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the stock award, to the exact non-vested or exercised prior to the effective time of the corporate transaction.

 

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Changes in control.     Our board of directors has the discretion to provide for additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability of a stock award upon or after a change in control in a participant’s award agreement. For example, the board may provide that a stock award will immediately vest as to all or any portion of the shares subject to the stock award (a) immediately upon the occurrence of certain specified change in control transactions, whether or not such stock award is assumed, continued or substituted by a surviving or acquiring entity in the transaction or (b) in the event a participant’s service with us or a successor entity is terminated actually or constructively within a designated period following the occurrence of certain specified change in control transactions. Stock awards held by participants under the 2011 plan will not vest automatically on such an accelerated basis unless specifically provided in the participant’s applicable award agreement. For purposes of the 2011 plan, a change in control is the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

   

a transaction in which one person or a group acquires stock that, combined with stock previously owned, controls more than 50% of our value or voting power;

 

   

a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving us (directly or indirectly) in which our stockholders immediately before the transaction do not own at least 50% of the outstanding securities following such transaction;

 

   

our complete liquidation or dissolution;

 

   

a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, other than to an entity in which more than 50% of the voting power is owned by our stockholders in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of our voting securities immediately prior to such transaction; or

 

   

a majority of our board of directors is replaced by persons whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of our board of directors.

Dissolution or Liquidation.     In the event of our dissolution or liquidation, except as otherwise provided in the award agreement, all outstanding stock awards under the 2011 plan will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation and shares of common stock subject to our repurchase rights or to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by us. Our board of directors may, however, in its sole discretion, cause some or all such stock awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture before the dissolution or liquidation is completed, but contingent upon its completion.

Plan Suspension, Termination.     Our board of directors has the authority to suspend or terminate the 2011 plan at any time provided that such action does not impair the existing rights of any participant.

Securities laws and federal income taxes.     The 2011 plan is designed to comply with various securities and federal tax laws as follows:

Securities laws.     The 2011 plan is intended to conform to all provisions of the Securities Act and Exchange Act and any and all regulations and rules promulgated by the SEC thereunder, including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3. The 2011 plan will be administered, and options will be granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.

Section 409A of the Code.     Certain awards under the 2011 plan may be considered “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, which imposes certain additional requirements regarding the payment of deferred compensation. Generally, if at any time during a taxable year a nonqualified deferred compensation plan fails to meet the requirements of Section 409A, or is not operated in accordance with those requirements, all amounts deferred under the 2011 plan and all other equity incentive plans for the taxable year and all preceding taxable years, by any participant with respect to whom the failure relates, are includable in gross income for the taxable year to the extent not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and not previously included in gross income. If a deferred amount is required to be

 

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included in income under Section 409A, the amount also is subject to interest and an additional income tax. The interest imposed is equal to the interest at the underpayment rate plus one percentage point, imposed on the underpayments that would have occurred had the compensation been includible in income for the taxable year when first deferred, or if later, when not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. The additional federal income tax is equal to 20% of the compensation required to be included in gross income. In addition, certain states, including California, have laws similar to Section 409A, which impose additional state penalty taxes on such compensation.

Section 162(m) of the Code.     In general, under Section 162(m) of the Code, income tax deductions of publicly held corporations may be limited to the extent total compensation (including, but not limited to, base salary, annual bonus, and income attributable to stock option exercises and other non-qualified benefits) for certain executive officers exceeds $1,000,000 (less the amount of any “excess parachute payments” as defined in Section 280G of the Code) in any taxable year of the corporation. However, under Section 162(m), the deduction limit does not apply to certain “performance-based compensation” established by an independent compensation committee that is adequately disclosed to, and approved by, stockholders. In particular, stock options and SARs will satisfy the “performance-based compensation” exception if the awards are made by a qualifying compensation committee, the 2011 plan sets the maximum number of shares that can be granted to any person within a specified period and the compensation is based solely on an increase in the stock price after the grant date. Specifically, the option exercise price must be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the stock subject to the award on the grant date.

We have attempted to structure the 2011 plan in such a manner that the compensation attributable to stock options, stock appreciation rights and other performance-based awards which meet the other requirements of Section 162(m) will not be subject to the $1,000,000 limitation. We have not, however, requested a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel regarding this issue.

2011 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan

We expect our board of directors to adopt the directors’ plan, in              2011 and we expect our stockholders will approve the directors’ plan prior to the closing of this offering. The directors’ plan will become effective immediately upon the execution and delivery of the underwriting agreement for this offering. The directors’ plan will terminate at the discretion of our board of directors. The purpose of the directors’ plan is to retain the services of new non-employee directors and provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts towards our success by giving them an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of our common stock. The directors’ plan provides for the automatic grant of nonstatutory stock options to purchase shares of our common stock to our non-employee directors. The directors’ plan also provides for the discretionary grant of nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock awards

Share Reserve.     An aggregate of          shares of our common stock are reserved for issuance under the directors’ plan. This amount will be increased annually on January 1, from          until         , by the lesser of          shares or the aggregate number of shares of our common stock subject to awards granted under the directors’ plan during the immediately preceding fiscal year. However, our board of directors will have the authority to designate a lesser number of shares by which the share reserve will be increased.

Shares of our common stock subject to stock awards that have expired or otherwise terminated under the directors’ plan without having been exercised in full shall again become available for grant under the directors’ plan. Shares of our common stock issued under the directors’ plan may be previously unissued shares or reacquired shares bought on the market or otherwise. If the exercise of any stock option granted under the directors’ plan is satisfied by tendering shares of our common stock held by the participant, then the number of shares tendered shall again become available for the grant of awards under the directors’ plan. In addition, any shares reacquired to satisfy income or employment withholding taxes shall again become available for the grant of awards under the directors’ plan.

 

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Administration.     Our board of directors has delegated its authority to administer the directors’ plan to our compensation committee. The compensation committee must consist of two or more “non-employee directors” pursuant to the Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act.

Stock Options.     Stock options will be granted pursuant to stock option agreements. The exercise price of the options granted under the directors’ plan will be equal to 100% of the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant. Initial grants vest in equal monthly installments over      months after the date of grant and annual grants vest in equal monthly installments over      months after the date of grant.

In general, the term of stock options granted under the directors’ plan may not exceed ten years. Unless the terms of an optionholder’s stock option agreement provide otherwise, if an optionholder’s service relationship with us, or any affiliate of ours, ceases due to death or disability, the optionholder or his or her beneficiary may then exercise any vested options for a period of 12 months in the event of disability, or 18 months in the event of death. If an optionholder’s service with us or any affiliate ceases for any other reason, the optionholder may exercise the vested options for up to three months following cessation of service.

Acceptable consideration for the purchase of our common stock issued under the directors’ plan may include cash, a “net” exercise, common stock previously owned by the optionholder or a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board.

Generally, an optionholder may not transfer a stock option other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. However, an optionholder may transfer an option under certain circumstances with our written consent if a Form S-8 registration statement is available for the exercise of the option and the subsequent resale of the shares. In addition, an optionholder may designate a beneficiary who may exercise the option following the optionholder’s death.

Non-discretionary Grants

 

   

Initial Grant.     Any person who becomes a non-employee director for the first time after the closing of this offering will automatically receive an initial grant of an option to purchase         shares of our common stock upon his or her election or appointment, subject to adjustment by our board of directors from time to time. These options will vest in equal monthly installments over      months. These initial grants may also be issued in the form of other types of stock awards if so determined by our board of directors.

 

   

Annual Grant.     In addition, any person who is a non-employee director on the date of each annual meeting of our stockholders automatically will be granted, on the annual meeting date, beginning with our          annual meeting, an option to purchase          shares of our common stock, or the annual grant, subject to adjustment by our board of directors from time to time. These options will vest in equal monthly installments over months. These annual grants may also be issued in the form of other types of stock awards if so determined by our board of directors.

Discretionary Grants     In addition to the non-discretionary grants noted above, our board of directors may grant stock awards to one or more non-employee directors in such numbers and subject to such other provisions as it shall determine. These awards may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, restricted stock or other stock awards and shall vest pursuant to vesting schedules to be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion.

Changes to Capital Structure.     In the event there is a specified type of change in our capital structure not involving the receipt of consideration by us, such as a stock split or stock dividend, the number of shares reserved under the directors’ plan, the maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase automatically each year, the number of shares subject to the initial and annual grants and the number of shares and exercise price of all outstanding stock options will be appropriately adjusted.

 

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Change in Control Transactions.      In the event of a change in control transaction, the vesting of options held by non-employee directors whose service has not terminated may be accelerated in full according to the provisions of the award agreement. Additionally, if a non-employee directors are terminated within the      months following a change in control in which options were accelerated, the non-employee director may exercise vested options for up to 12 months following termination according to the provisions of the award agreement. A change in control is the occurrence of one or more of the following events:

 

   

a transaction in which one person or a group acquires stock that, combined with stock previously owned, controls more than 50% of our value or voting power;

 

   

a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving us (directly or indirectly) in which our stockholders immediately before the transaction do not own at least 50% of the outstanding securities following such transaction;

 

   

our complete liquidation or dissolution;

 

   

a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets, other than to an entity in which more than 50% of the voting power is owned by our stockholders in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of our voting securities immediately prior to such transaction; or

 

   

a majority of our board of directors is replaced by persons whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of our board of directors.

Plan Amendments.     Our board of directors will have the authority to amend or terminate the directors’ plan. However, no amendment or termination of the directors’ plan will adversely affect any rights under awards already granted to a participant unless agreed to by the affected participant. We will obtain stockholder approval of any amendment to the directors’ plan that is required by applicable law.

2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Our board of directors adopted our 2011 employee stock purchase plan, or the 2011 purchase plan, in 2011, and we expect our stockholders will approve the 2011 purchase plan prior to the closing of this offering. The purpose of the 2011 purchase plan is to assist us in retaining the services of new employees and securing the services of new and existing employees while providing incentives for such individuals to exert maximum efforts toward our success.

Share reserve.     Upon the closing of this offering, the 2011 purchase plan authorizes the issuance of shares of our common stock pursuant to purchase rights granted to our employees or to employees of our subsidiaries. The number of shares of our common stock reserved for issuance will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year, from January 1,                      through January 1,                     , by the least of (a) 5% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, (b) shares, or (c) a number determined by our board of directors that is less than (a) or (b). The 2011 purchase plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. As of the date hereof, no shares of our common stock have been purchased under the 2011 purchase plan.

Administration.     Our board of directors has delegated its authority to administer the 2011 purchase plan to our compensation committee. The 2011 purchase plan is implemented through a series of offerings of purchase rights to eligible employees. Under the 2011 purchase plan, we may specify offerings with durations of not more than 27 months, and may specify shorter purchase periods within each offering. Each offering will have one or more purchase dates on which shares of our common stock will be purchased for employees participating in the offering. An offering may be terminated under certain circumstances.

 

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Payroll deductions.     Generally, all regular employees, including executive officers, employed by us or by any of our designated affiliates, may participate in the 2011 purchase plan and may contribute, normally through payroll deductions, up to % of their earnings for the purchase of our common stock under the 2011 purchase plan. Unless otherwise determined by our board of directors, common stock will be purchased for accounts of employees participating in the 2011 purchase plan at a price per share equal to the lower of (a) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the first date of an offering or (b) 85% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of purchase.

Limitations.     Employees may have to satisfy one or more of the following service requirements before participating in the 2011 purchase plan, as determined by our board of directors: (a) customarily employed for more than 20 hours per week, (b) customarily employed for more than five months per calendar year or (c) continuous employment with us or one of our affiliates for a period of time not to exceed two years. No employee may purchase shares under the 2011 purchase plan at a rate in excess of $25,000 worth of our common stock based on the fair market value per share of our common stock at the beginning of an offering for each year such a purchase right is outstanding. Finally, no employee will be eligible for the grant of any purchase rights under the 2011 purchase plan if immediately after such rights are granted, such employee has voting power over 5% or more of our outstanding capital stock measured by vote or value pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code.

Changes to capital structure.     In the event that there occurs a change in our capital structure through such actions as a stock split, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or similar transaction, the board of directors will make appropriate adjustments to (a) the number of shares reserved under the 2011 purchase plan, (b) the maximum number of shares by which the share reserve may increase automatically each year and (c) the number of shares and purchase price of all outstanding purchase rights.

Corporate transactions.     In the event of certain significant corporate transactions, including a sale of all our assets, the sale or disposition of 90% of our outstanding securities, or the consummation of a merger or consolidation where we do not survive the transaction, any then-outstanding rights to purchase our stock under the 2011 purchase plan may be assumed, continued or substituted for by any surviving or acquiring entity (or its parent company). If the surviving or acquiring entity (or its parent company) elects not to assume, continue or substitute for such purchase rights, then the participants’ accumulated payroll contributions will be used to purchase shares of our common stock within 10 business days prior to such corporate transaction, and such purchase rights will terminate immediately.

Plan Amendment, Termination.     Our board has the authority to amend or terminate the 2011 purchase plan at any time. If our board determines that the amendment or terminating of an offering is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, then our board may terminate any offering on any purchase date, establish a new purchase date with respect to any offering then in progress, amend the 2011 purchase plan and the ongoing offering to refuse or eliminate detrimental account treatment or terminate any offering and refuse any money contributed back to the participants. We will obtain stockholder approval of any amendment to the 2011 purchase plan as required by applicable law.

401(k) Plan

We maintain a defined contribution employee retirement plan, or 401(k) plan, for our employees. Our executive officers are also eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan on the same basis as our other employees. The 401(k) plan is intended to qualify as a tax-qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the Code. The plan provides that each participant may contribute up to the lesser of 100% of his or her pre-tax compensation or the statutory limit, which is $16,500 for calendar year 2011. Participants that are 50 years or older can also make “catch-up” contributions, which in calendar year 2011 may be up to an additional $5,500 above the statutory limit. The 401(k) plan provides for us to make qualified

 

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non-elective contributions on behalf of all eligible participants. Employees are eligible to receive the non-elective contribution if they were eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan at any time during the year. The contribution is 3% of an employee’s eligible compensation. Under the 401(k) plan, each participant is fully vested in his or her deferred salary contributions when contributed. Participant contributions are held and invested, pursuant to the participant’s instructions, by the plan’s trustee.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

We have established a compensation committee which has and will make decisions relating to compensation of our executive officers. Our board of directors appointed Patrick P. Fourteau, Pierre Lapalme and Brian Tambi to serve on the compensation committee. None of these individuals has ever been an executive officer or employee of ours. None of our executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last completed fiscal year, on the compensation committee or board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our board of directors or compensation committee.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, limits the liability of directors to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability for any:

 

   

breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;

 

   

act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

   

transaction from which the directors derived an improper personal benefit.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, does not eliminate a director’s duty of care and, in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies, such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief, which remain available under Delaware law. These limitations also do not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other laws, such as the federal securities laws or other state or federal laws. Our amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, provide that we will indemnify our directors and executive officers, and may indemnify other officers, employees and other agents, to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, also provide that we are obligated to advance expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding and also permit us to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in connection with their services to us, regardless of whether our amended and restated bylaws permit such indemnification. We have obtained a policy of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

We have entered, and intend to continue to enter, into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated bylaws. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or executive officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We believe that these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

 

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The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

Except as otherwise disclosed under the heading “Business-Legal Proceedings” in the Business section of this prospectus, at present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or executive officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The following includes a summary of transactions since January 1, 2008 to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded $120,000, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements, which are described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

The Merger

We acquired our wholly-owned subsidiary, Insys Pharma, Inc., in the Merger on November 8, 2010. As of immediately prior to the Merger, our Executive Chairman, Dr. John N. Kapoor, was the Chairman of our board of directors and beneficial holder of more than 5% of our common stock. Dr. Kapoor was also a director and majority stockholder of Insys Pharma at the time of the Merger. In connection with the Merger, each share of Insys Pharma common stock was exchanged for (i) 0.134 shares of our common stock and (ii) 0.102 shares of our convertible preferred stock. Each share of convertible preferred stock issued pursuant to the Merger is convertible into 35 shares of our common stock. The following table shows the number of shares of our common stock acquired as a result of the Merger by our directors, executive officers or beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock:

 

Insys Pharma Stockholder

  Relationship
to our
Company

at Time of
the Merger
    Number of
Insys Pharma
Shares Held
    Shares of
our
Common
Stock Issued
upon the
Merger
    Shares of our
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Issued upon  the
Merger
    Shares of our
Common Stock
Issuable Upon
Conversion of
our Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Total Common
Stock on an As-
Converted Basis
 

The John N. Kapoor

Trust dated 9/20/89

    (a     116,102,336        15,541,220        11,846,877        414,640,695        430,181,915   

John N. Kapoor

1999 Descendants Trust

    (a     5,587,869        747,980        570,176        19,956,160        20,704,140   

Kapoor Children’s 1992 Trust

    (a     18,626,230        2,493,268        1,900,588        66,520,580        69,013,848   

Robert Kapoor

    (b     136,738        18,303        13,953        488,355        506,658   

Vijay Kapoor

    (b     136,738        18,303        13,953        488,355        506,658   

Michael L. Babich

    (c     186,169        24,920        18,996        664,860        689,780   

 

(a) Controlled by Dr. Kapoor, a director and greater than 5% stockholder.

 

(b) Family member of Dr. Kapoor, a director and greater than 5% stockholder.

 

(c) Mr. Babich is our current President and Chief Executive Officer and a director, and was the Chief Operating Officer and a director of Insys Pharma immediately prior to the Merger.

Prior to the Merger, our compensation committee approved an amendment to our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The amendment provided that each stock option to purchase shares of our common stock held by the members of our board of directors at the time, comprised of Frank Becker, Dr. Bernard Fox, Paul Freiman, Dr. John N. Kapoor and Dr. Aquilur Rahman, would remain outstanding through the term of the option notwithstanding termination of the director’s relationship with our company as a director, employee or consultant.

In connection with the Merger, all outstanding unvested stock options to purchase shares of our common stock as of immediately prior to the Merger, including those held by Dr. Kapoor, a current director, and Martin McCarthy, our current Chief Financial Officer, became vested and immediately exercisable.

We issued to each of our stockholders of record as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger a contingent payment right, or CPR, for each share of our common stock then-held. Each CPR entitles the holder to receive a pro rata share of an aggregate of $20.0 million, payable in cash, if, within five years of the effective date of the Merger, one of the NeoPharm product candidates in development

 

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prior to the Merger receives FDA approval. Of these product candidates, we are actively developing LEP-ETU, but we cannot predict when, if ever, this product candidate will receive FDA approval. Based on his ownership of our common stock at the time of the Merger, Dr. Kapoor, who was a director and 5% stockholder of NeoPharm and Insys Pharma, received, along with certain family members and entities controlled by him, the majority of the CPRs issued in connection with the Merger.

We also assumed the outstanding Insys Pharma stock options in connection with the Merger. Please see “Stock Options Granted to Executive Officers and Directors” below.

Sale of Securities

In connection with the promissory note dated February 15, 2008, discussed below, Insys Pharma, pursuant to a conversion agreement, issued a warrant to The JNK Trust to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,153,969 shares of Insys Pharma common stock. This warrant expired in February 2011.

In July 2008, Insys Pharma issued 2,324,866 shares of its non-voting common stock (reflecting a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split effective on June 5, 2009, a 1,862,623-for-one stock split effective on February 22, 2010 and the Merger) to The JNK Trust in exchange for cancellation of a series of promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $23.0 million and accrued interest of $1.2 million. As additional compensation to The JNK Trust for cancellation of these notes, Insys Pharma sold shares of its voting common stock to various affiliates of Dr. Kapoor, as set forth in the following table (which such share amounts reflect a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split effective on June 5, 2009, and a 1,862,623-for-one stock split effective on February 22, 2010 and the Merger):

 

Name

  Shares of
Insys Pharma  Common Stock(1)
    Purchase Price  

Rani Aneja 1992 Trust

    9,549      $ 99,383   

Jagdish Lal Mehra 1992 Trust

    9,549      $ 99,383   

Gopal Mehra 1992 Trust

    9,549      $ 99,383   

Banarsi Das Mehra 1992 Trust

    9,549      $ 99,383   

Kamalavati Mehra 1992 Trust

    9,549      $ 99,383   

Hillock Family 1992 Trust

    66,841      $ 695,681   

John K. Kapoor 1999 Descendants Trust

    827,115      $ 8,608,636   

Vijay Kapoor

    2,476      $ 25,767   

Bob Kapoor 1992 Trust

    16,622      $ 173,000   
(1) See Note 10, “NeoPharm Merger” to the Insys Therapeutics consolidated financial statements located elsewhere in this prospectus.

Loan Transactions

Since January 1, 2008, we and Insys Pharma have entered into various loan arrangements with entities controlled by Dr. Kapoor, our founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, pursuant to which we or Insys Pharma have issued secured promissory notes and secured demand notes. Below is a summary of certain information relating to such notes for each of 2010, 2009 and 2008:

 

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Loan transactions with entities affiliated with Dr. John N. Kapoor (in thousands)

 

     2010      2009      2008  

Principal amount of promissory and demand notes issued

   $ 15,145       $ 11,498       $ 9,514   

Largest aggregate principal amount outstanding

     29,687         25,814         40,421   

Interest expense accrued on notes payable

     1,150         1,037         1,931   

Principal and interest repaid

                     3,141   

Principal and interest converted to equity

             11,549         24,197   

Each of the above notes carries interest at the then-applicable prime rate plus 2% per annum and is currently payable on demand. All of the notes are secured against the assets of the issuing entity. As of December 31, 2010, we and Insys Pharma had $34.9 million in outstanding indebtedness, including accrued interest, pursuant to these notes and other notes issued by us or Insys Pharma in prior years to trusts controlled by Dr. Kapoor.

 

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Stock Options Granted to Executive Officers and Directors

We have granted stock options under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan to our executive officers and directors. The table below summarizes the stock option grants made to such persons since January 1, 2008.

 

Name

 

Grant Date

  Shares of Our  Common
Stock Subject to
Option Grants
    Exercise Price
Per  Share
 

Frank Becker

Former Director

  August 22, 2008     50,000      $ 0.42   
  July 24, 2009     50,000      $ 0.23   
  August 2010     62,500      $ 0.29   

Bernard Fox, M.D.

Former Director

  August, 2008     50,000      $ 0.42   
  July 2009     50,000      $ 0.23   
  August 2010     62,500      $ 0.29   

Paul Freiman

Former Director

  August 2008     50,000      $ 0.42   
  July 2009     50,000      $ 0.23   
  August 2010     62,500      $ 0.29   

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D.

Executive Chairman

  August 2008     75,000      $ 0.42   
  July 2009     75,000      $ 0.23   
  August 2010     93,750      $ 0.29   

Aquilur Rahman, Ph.D.

Former Director and Former

President and Chief Executive

Officer

  February 2009     150,000      $ 0.08   
  February 2010     150,000      $ 0.31   
     
     

Martin McCarthy

Chief Financial Officer

  February 2009     30,000      $ 0.08   
  February 2010     30,000      $ 0.31   
  March 2011     2,470,000      $ 0.08   

Michael L. Babich

Director / President and Chief

Executive Officer

  March 2011     6,007,294      $ 0.08   

Richard Mallery

Director

  March 2011     1,500,000      $ 0.08   

Pierre Lapalme

Director

  March 2011     1,500,000      $ 0.08   

Patrick P. Fourteau

Director

  March 2011     1,500,000      $ 0.08   

Steven Meyer

Director

  March 2011     1,400,000      $ 0.08   

Brian Tambi

Director

  March 2011     1,400,000      $ 0.08   

Larry Dillaha, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

  March 2011     3,160,282      $ 0.08   

 

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In connection with the Merger, stock options to purchase shares of Insys Pharma common stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Merger were converted into options, or Converted Options, to purchase shares of our common stock. The Merger did not affect the vesting schedule of the Converted Options. Each Converted Option was converted to an option to purchase a number of shares of our common stock approximately equal to the product of the number of shares of Insys Pharma common stock subject to the option multiplied by 3.717, at an exercise price per share of our common stock approximately equal to the quotient of the exercise price per share of Insys Pharma common stock subject to the option divided by 3.717. The table below shows the number of shares of our common stock purchasable by each of our executive officers and directors who received Converted Options in the Merger, with the corresponding exercise prices.

 

Name

  Shares of Insys Pharma
Common Stock Subject
to Options
    Exercise Price
Per Share
    Shares of our
Common  Stock
Subject to
Converted
Options
    Adjusted
Exercise
Price Per Share
 

Michael L. Babich

Director / President and Chief Executive Officer

    5,461,831      $ 0.10        20,302,926      $ 0.03   

Dr. Larry Dillaha

Chief Medical Officer

    1,840,000      $ 0.10        6,839,718      $ 0.03   

Brian Tambi

Director

    239,000      $ 0.10        1,091,009      $ 0.03   

Steven Meyer

Director

    239,500      $ 0.10        1,091,009      $ 0.03   

For further information regarding stock option grants to our executive officers and directors, please see the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

Indemnification Agreements

We have entered, and intend to continue to enter, into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to the indemnification provided for in our amended and restated bylaws. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and executive officers for certain expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or executive officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or executive officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request. We believe that these bylaw provisions and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our stockholders. A stockholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

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Related Party Director

One of our directors, Richard Mallery, who was appointed by our board of directors in March 2011, is a partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP, one of the outside law firms we engage for legal services. We plan to engage Snell & Wilmer in 2011; however, we anticipate that this engagement will result in substantially less than 5% of Snell & Wilmer’s gross revenues for its 2011 fiscal year.

Policies and Procedures for Transactions with Related Persons

We have adopted a written related-person transactions policy that sets forth our policies and procedures regarding the identification, review, consideration and oversight of “related-person transactions.” For purposes of our policy only, a “related-person transaction” is a transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which we and any “related person” are participants involving an amount that exceeds $120,000.

Transactions involving compensation for services provided to us as an employee, consultant or director are not considered related-person transactions under this policy. A related person is any executive officer, director or a holder of more than 5% of our common stock, including any of their immediate family members and any entity owned or controlled by such persons.

Under the policy, where a transaction has been identified as a related-person transaction, management must present information regarding the proposed related-person transaction to our audit committee (or, where review by our audit committee would be inappropriate, to another independent body of our board of directors) for review. The presentation must include a description of, among other things, the material facts, the direct and indirect interests of the related persons, the benefits of the transaction to us and whether any alternative transactions are available. To identify related-person transactions in advance, we rely on information supplied by our executive officers, directors and certain significant stockholders. In considering related-person transactions, our audit committee or other independent body of our board of directors takes into account the relevant available facts and circumstances including, but not limited to:

 

   

the risks, costs and benefits to us;

 

   

the impact on a director’s independence in the event the related person is a director, immediate family member of a director or an entity with which a director is affiliated;

 

   

the terms of the transaction;

 

   

the availability of other sources for comparable services or products; and

 

   

the terms available to or from, as the case may be, unrelated third parties or to or from our employees generally.

In the event a director has an interest in the proposed transaction, the director must recuse himself or herself from the deliberations and approval.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2011 by:

 

   

each person, or group of affiliated persons, known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock;

 

   

each of our directors;

 

   

our named executive officer; and

 

   

all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

The percentage ownership information shown in the table is based upon 568,169,716 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2011, which assumes the conversion of all of our outstanding convertible preferred stock into 520,261,245 shares of common stock, which will occur immediately prior to the closing of this offering. The percentage ownership information assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.

Information with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities. In addition, these rules require inclusion of shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options or warrants that are either immediately exercisable or exercisable on or before April 29, 2011, which is 60 days after February 28, 2011. These shares are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned by the person holding those options or warrants for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person, but they are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons or entities identified in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.

 

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Except as otherwise noted below, the address for each person or entity listed in the table is c/o Insys Therapeutics, Inc., 10220 South 51 st Street, Suite 2, Phoenix, Arizona 85044.

 

     Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
     Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned
 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

      Before
Offering
    After
Offering
 

5% or Greater Stockholders

       

The John N. Kapoor Trust dated September 20, 1989

     432,317,188         76.1           % 

1925 W. Field Ct., Ste. 300

       

Lake Forest, IL 60045

       

The Kapoor Children’s 1992 Trust

     69,013,848         12.1           % 

1925 W. Field Ct., Ste. 300

       

Lake Forest, IL 60045

       

Named Executive Officer and Directors

       

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D.(1)

     526,147,304         92.6           % 

Michael L. Babich(2)

     20,992,706         3.6           % 

Larry Dillaha, M.D.(3)

     5,129,788         *              % 

Steven Meyer(4)

     1,091,009         *              % 

Brian Tambi(5)

     1,091,009         *              % 

Aquilar Rahman, Ph.D.(6)

     500,000         *              % 

Shahid Ali, Ph.D.(7)

     234,312         *              % 

Martin McCarthy(8)

     92,000         *              % 

Patrick P. Fourteau

     0         *              % 

Pierre Lapalme

     0         *              % 

Richard Mallery

     0         *              % 

All current executive officers and directors as a group (nine persons)(9)

     554,543,816         93.0           % 

 

  * Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

 

(1) Includes 76,983 shares held by Dr. Kapoor in his individual capacity; 243,750 shares that Dr. Kapoor has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options; 432,317,188 shares held by The John N. Kapoor Trust, dated September 20, 1989, of which Dr. Kapoor is the sole trustee and sole beneficiary; and 1,144,586 shares held by EJ Financial/NEO Management, L.P., of which Dr. Kapoor is Managing General Partner. Also includes 69,013,848 shares held by The Kapoor Children’s 1992 Trust, or the Children’s 1992 Trust, for which Dr. Kapoor is the grantor; 20,704,140 shares held by The John N. Kapoor 1999 Descendants Trust, or the Descendants Trust, for which Dr. Kapoor is the grantor; 379,500 shares held by The John and Editha Kapoor Charitable Foundation, or the Charitable Foundation, of which Dr. Kapoor is a joint trustee; 1,874,089 shares held by The John N. Kapoor 1994-A Annuity Trust, or the Annuity Trust, of which the sole trustee is Dr. Rao Akella, who is an employee of EJ Financial Enterprises, Inc., of which Dr. Kapoor is the sole stockholder and President; 393,220 shares held by four trusts which have been established for Dr. Kapoor’s children, or the Children’s Trusts, of which the sole trustee is Dr. Akella. Dr. Kapoor does not have or share voting, investment or dispositive power with respect to the shares owned by the Annuity Trust or the Children’s Trusts and Dr. Kapoor disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares as well as the shares held by the Children’s 1992 Trust, the Descendants Trust and the Charitable Foundation.

 

(2) Includes 689,780 shares held by Mr. Babich and 20,302,926 shares that Mr. Babich has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(3) Represents 5,129,788 shares that Dr. Dillaha has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(4) Represents 1,091,009 shares that Mr. Meyer has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(5) Represents 1,091,009 shares that Mr. Tambi has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(6) Represents 500,000 shares that Dr. Rahman has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(7) Represents 234,312 shares that Dr. Ali has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(8) Includes 12,000 shares held by Mr. McCarthy and 80,000 shares that Mr. McCarthy has the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

(9) Includes 27,938,482 shares that our current executive officers and directors as a group have the right to acquire from us within 60 days of February 28, 2011 pursuant to the exercise of stock options.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

Upon the closing of this offering and the filing of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our authorized capital stock will consist of          shares of common stock, par value $             per share, and          shares of preferred stock, par value $                 per share. The following is a summary of the rights of our common and preferred stock and some of the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, and of the Delaware General Corporation Law. This summary is not complete. For more detailed information, please see our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, amended and restated certificate of designations, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as the relevant provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Common Stock

On February 28, 2011, there were 47,908,471 shares of our common stock outstanding, held of record by 139 stockholders. As of February 28, 2011, there were 63,518,322 shares of our common stock subject to outstanding options. Based on (i) 47,908,471 shares of our common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2011, (ii) the conversion of 14,864,607 shares of convertible preferred stock into 520,261,245 shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering and (iii) the issuance of          shares of common stock in this offering, there will be          shares of our common stock outstanding upon the closing of this offering.

Voting.     Our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors, and does not have cumulative voting rights. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors can elect all of the directors standing for election.

Dividends.     Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of legally available funds.

Liquidation.     In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities, subject to the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Rights and Preferences.     Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Fully Paid and Nonassessable.     All of our outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares of common stock to be issued in this offering will be, fully paid and nonassessable.

Contingent Payment Rights.     In connection with the Merger, each of our stockholders immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, on November 8, 2010 was distributed a contingent payment right, or CPR, for each share of our common stock held on that date. Each CPR entitles the holder to receive a pro rata share of up to an aggregate of $20.0 million, payable in cash, if, within five years of the Merger, one of the NeoPharm product candidates that was in development prior to the Merger receives FDA approval.

 

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Preferred Stock

As of February 28, 2011, there were 14,864,607 shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding, held of record by 21 stockholders. Pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of designations, as amended, each share of convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into shares of our common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering, at the then-applicable conversion ratio. Each share of our convertible preferred stock is convertible into 35 shares of our common stock. Accordingly, immediately prior to the closing of this offering, the outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into 520,261,245 shares of our common stock.

Following this offering, under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our board of directors will have the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to          shares of preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each wholly unissued series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power, impair the liquidation rights of our common stock or otherwise adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of common stock. We have no current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Our Bylaws and Delaware Law

Delaware Anti-Takeover Law.     We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or Section 203. Section 203 generally prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

   

prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding (a) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

   

on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Section 203 defines a business combination to include:

 

   

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

   

any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation;

 

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subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder;

 

   

subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; and

 

   

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by the entity or person.

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws.     Provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in our control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Among other things, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:

 

   

permit our board of directors to issue up to          shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate (including the right to approve an acquisition or other change in our control);

 

   

provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors;

 

   

provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;

 

   

divide our board of directors into three classes;

 

   

require that any action to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and not be taken by written consent;

 

   

provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide notice in writing in a timely manner, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice;

 

   

do not provide for cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose); and

 

   

provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of the board, our Chief Executive Officer or by the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors.

The amendment of any of these provisions, with the exception of the ability of our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock and designate any rights, preferences and privileges thereto, would require approval by the holders of at least 66-2/3% of our then outstanding common stock.

 

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Nasdaq Global Market Listing

We have applied for listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “INRX.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 350 Indiana Street, Suite 750, Golden, Colorado 80401.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Although our common stock was once traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market and our common stock is currently quoted on the Pink Sheets, immediately prior to this offering, we do not believe that there is currently a liquid public market on which our common stock is actively and readily traded. Future sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices. Furthermore, since a relatively limited number of our outstanding shares will be available for sale shortly after this offering due to contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of common stock in the public market after these restrictions lapse could adversely affect the prevailing market price for our common stock as well as our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

Based on 47,908,471 shares of common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2011, the conversion of 14,864,607 shares of convertible preferred stock into 520,261,245 shares of common stock immediately prior to the closing of this offering and the issuance of          shares of common stock in this offering, upon the closing of this offering,          shares of common stock will be outstanding, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option and no exercise of outstanding stock options. All of the shares sold in this offering will be freely tradable unless held by an affiliate of ours. Immediately prior to the Merger, there were 28,408,482 shares of our common stock outstanding, and we expect that substantially all of these shares will also be freely tradable after this offering unless held by an affiliate of ours. Except as set forth below, the remaining 539,761,234 shares of common stock outstanding upon the closing of this offering will be restricted as a result of securities laws or lock-up agreements. These remaining shares will generally become available for sale in the public market under Rule 144 or Rule 701 upon expiration of lock-up agreements at least 180 days after the date of this offering or longer if the lock-up period is extended, in certain circumstances, subject to volume limitations pursuant to Rule 144.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, may sell shares without restriction, provided current public information about us is available. In addition, under Rule 144, any person who is not an affiliate of ours and has held their shares for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares immediately upon the closing of this offering without regard to whether current public information about us is available. Beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person who is an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than one of our affiliates, is entitled to sell a number of restricted shares within any three-month period that does not exceed the greater of:

 

   

1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately              shares immediately after this offering; or

 

   

the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

Sales of restricted shares under Rule 144 held by our affiliates are also subject to requirements regarding the manner of sale, notice and the availability of current public information about us. Rule 144 also provides that affiliates relying on Rule 144 to sell shares of our common stock that are not restricted shares must nonetheless comply with the same restrictions applicable to restricted shares, other than the holding period requirement.

 

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Notwithstanding the availability of Rule 144, the holders of substantially all of our restricted shares have entered into lock-up agreements as described below and their restricted shares will become eligible for sale at the expiration of the restrictions set forth in those agreements.

Rule 701

Under Rule 701, shares of our common stock acquired upon the exercise of currently outstanding options or pursuant to other rights granted under our stock plans may be resold by:

 

   

persons other than affiliates, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, subject only to the manner-of-sale provisions of Rule 144; and

 

   

our affiliates, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, subject to the manner-of-sale and volume limitations, current public information and filing requirements of Rule 144, in each case, without compliance with the six-month holding period requirement of Rule 144.

As of February 28, 2011, options to purchase a total of 63,518,322 shares of common stock were outstanding, of which 60,098,463 were vested. Of the total number of shares of our common stock issuable under these options, substantially all are subject to contractual lock-up agreements with us or the underwriters described below under the section entitled “Underwriting — Lock-Up Agreements” and will become eligible for sale at the expiration of those agreements unless held by an affiliate of ours.

Lock-Up Agreements

As described under the section entitled “Underwriting — Lock-Up Agreements” below, we, each of our directors and officers, the holders of substantially all of the other shares of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering, other than shares outstanding prior to the Merger, and the holders of substantially all of our options outstanding prior to this offering, have agreed, subject to specified exceptions, not to, directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of our common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock, without the prior written consent of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC, for a period of 180 days from the date of the final prospectus for the offering, or longer if the lock-up period is extended.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC, may, in their sole discretion, at any time or from time to time and without notice, release for sale in the public market all or any portion of the shares restricted by the terms of the lock-up agreements.

Equity Incentive Plans

We intend to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering the shares of common stock reserved for issuance under our 2011 plan, our directors’ plan and our 2011 purchase plan. The registration statement is expected to be filed and become effective as soon as practicable after the closing of this offering. Accordingly, shares registered under the registration statement will be available for sale in the open market following its effective date, subject to Rule 144 volume limitations and the lock-up agreements described above, if applicable.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO

NON-U.S. HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK

The following summary describes the material U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our common stock acquired in this offering by Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below). This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income and estate taxes and does not deal with foreign, state and local consequences that may be relevant to Non-U.S. Holders in light of their particular circumstances, nor does it address U.S. federal tax consequences other than income and estate taxes. Special rules different from those described below may apply to certain Non-U.S. Holders that are subject to special treatment under the Code, such as financial institutions, insurance companies, tax-exempt organizations, broker-dealers and traders in securities, U.S. expatriates, “controlled foreign corporations,” “passive foreign investment companies,” corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, persons that hold our common stock as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or integrated investment or other risk reduction strategy, partnerships and other pass-through entities, and investors in such pass-through entities or an entity that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (regardless of its place of organization or formation). Such Non-U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Code, and Treasury regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences different from those discussed below. We have not requested a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, with respect to the statements made and the conclusions reached in the following summary, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will agree with such statements and conclusions. This discussion assumes that the Non-U.S. Holder holds our common stock as a “capital asset” within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment).

The following discussion is for general information only and is not tax advice. Persons considering the purchase of our common stock pursuant to this offering should consult their own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences of acquiring, owning and disposing of our common stock in light of their particular situations as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction, including any state, local or foreign tax consequences.

For the purposes of this discussion, a “Non-U.S. Holder” is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a beneficial owner of common stock that has not been excluded from this discussion and is not a U.S. Holder. A “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (c) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source or (d) a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.

Distributions

Subject to the discussion below, distributions, if any, made on our common stock to a Non-U.S. Holder of our common stock to the extent made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles) generally will constitute dividends for U.S. tax purposes and will be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. To obtain a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder generally will be required to provide us with a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN, or other appropriate form, certifying the Non-U.S. Holder’s entitlement to benefits under that treaty. In the case

 

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of a Non-U.S. Holder that is an entity, Treasury Regulations and the relevant tax treaty provide rules to determine whether, for purposes of determining the applicability of a tax treaty, dividends will be treated as paid to the entity or to those holding an interest in that entity. If a Non-U.S. Holder holds stock through a financial institution or other agent acting on the holder’s behalf, the holder will be required to provide appropriate documentation to such agent. The holder’s agent will then be required to provide certification to us or our paying agent, either directly or through other intermediaries. If you are eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty, you should consult with your own tax advisor to determine if you are able to obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS.

We generally are not required to withhold tax on dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, are attributable to a permanent establishment that such holder maintains in the United States) if a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI, stating that the dividends are so connected, is furnished to us (or, if stock is held through a financial institution or other agent, to such agent). In general, such effectively connected dividends will be subject to U.S. federal income tax, on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates, unless a specific treaty exemption applies. A corporate Non-U.S. Holder receiving effectively connected dividends may also be subject to an additional “branch profits tax,” which is imposed, under certain circumstances, at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty) on the corporate Non-U.S. Holder’s effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to certain adjustments.

To the extent distributions on our common stock, if any, exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, they will constitute a non-taxable return of capital and will first reduce your adjusted basis in our common stock, but not below zero, and then will be treated as gain and taxed in the same manner as gain realized from a sale or other disposition of common stock as described in the next section.

Gain on Disposition of Our Common Stock

A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain realized on a sale or other disposition of our common stock unless (a) the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business of such holder in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment that such holder maintains in the United States), (b) the Non-U.S. Holder is a nonresident alien individual and is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are met, or (c) we are or have been a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2) at any time within the shorter of the five-year period preceding such disposition or such holder’s holding period. In general, we would be a United States real property holding corporation if interests in U.S. real estate comprised (by fair market value) at least half of our business assets. We believe that we are not, and do not anticipate becoming, a United States real property holding corporation. Even if we are treated as a United States real property holding corporation, gain realized by a Non-U.S. Holder on a disposition of our common stock will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax so long as (1) the Non-U.S. Holder owned, directly, indirectly and constructively, no more than 5% of our common stock at all times within the shorter of (i) the five-year period preceding the disposition or (ii) the holder’s holding period and (2) our common stock is regularly traded on an established securities market. There can be no assurance that our common stock will continue to qualify as regularly traded on an established securities market.

If you are a Non-U.S. Holder described in (a) above, you will be required to pay tax on the net gain derived from the sale at regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates, unless a specific treaty exemption applies, and corporate Non-U.S. Holders described in (a) above may be subject to the additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. If you are an individual Non-U.S. Holder described in (b) above, you will be required

 

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to pay a flat 30% tax on the gain derived from the sale, which gain may be offset by U.S. source capital losses (even though you are not considered a resident of the United States).

Information Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding

Generally, we or certain financial middlemen must report information to the IRS with respect to any dividends we pay on our common stock including the amount of any such dividends, the name and address of the recipient, and the amount, if any, of tax withheld. A similar report is sent to the holder to whom any such dividends are paid. Pursuant to tax treaties or certain other agreements, the IRS may make its reports available to tax authorities in the recipient’s country of residence.

Dividends paid by us (or our paying agents) to a Non-U.S. Holder may also be subject to U.S. backup withholding. U.S. backup withholding generally will not apply to a Non-U.S. Holder who provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or otherwise establishes an exemption. The current backup withholding rate is 28%.

Under current U.S. federal income tax law, U.S. information reporting and backup withholding requirements generally will apply to the proceeds from a disposition of our common stock effected by or through a U.S. office of any broker, U.S. or foreign, except that information reporting and such requirements may be avoided if the holder provides a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or otherwise meets documentary evidence requirements for establishing Non-U.S. Holder status or otherwise establishes an exemption. Generally, U.S. information reporting and backup withholding requirements will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds to a Non-U.S. Holder where the transaction is effected outside the United States through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker. Information reporting and backup withholding requirements may, however, apply to a payment of disposition proceeds if the broker has actual knowledge, or reason to know, that the holder is, in fact, a U.S. person. For information reporting purposes, certain brokers with substantial U.S. ownership or operations will generally be treated in a manner similar to U.S. brokers.

If backup withholding is applied to you, you should consult with your own tax advisor to determine if you are able to obtain a tax benefit or credit with respect to such backup withholding.

Recently Enacted Legislation Affecting Taxation of Our Common Stock Held by or Through Foreign Entities

Recently enacted legislation generally will impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on dividends and the gross proceeds from a disposition of our common stock paid after December 31, 2012 to a foreign financial institution (as specifically defined for this purpose) unless such institution enters into an agreement with the U.S. government to withhold on certain payments and to collect and provide to the U.S. tax authorities substantial information regarding U.S. account holders of such institution (which includes certain equity and debt holders of such institution, as well as certain account holders that are foreign entities with U.S. owners). The legislation also will generally impose a U.S. federal withholding tax of 30% on dividends and the gross proceeds from a disposition of our common stock paid after December 31, 2012 to a non-financial foreign entity unless such entity provides the withholding agent with either a certification that it does not have any substantial direct or indirect U.S. owners or provides information regarding direct and indirect U.S. owners of the entity. Under certain circumstances, a Non-U.S. Holder might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes. Holders are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of the legislation on their investment in our common stock.

Federal Estate Tax

An individual Non-U.S. Holder who is treated as the owner of, or has made certain lifetime transfers of, an interest in our common stock will be required to include the value thereof in his or her gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax unless an

 

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applicable estate tax treaty provides otherwise, even though such individual was not a citizen or resident of the United States at the time of his or her death.

THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME AND ESTATE TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT TAX ADVICE. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, HOLDING AND DISPOSING OF OUR COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW.

 

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UNDERWRITING

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters named below, and the underwriters, for whom Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC are acting as joint-book running managers and representatives, have severally agreed to purchase, the respective numbers of shares of common stock appearing opposite their names below:

 

Underwriter

   Number of Shares  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

  

JMP Securities LLC

  

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc

  
        

Total

  

All of the shares to be purchased by the underwriters will be purchased from us.

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters are subject to various conditions, including approval of legal matters by counsel. The shares of common stock are offered by the underwriters, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify the offer and to reject orders in whole or in part.

The underwriting agreement provides that the underwriters are obligated to purchase all the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus if any are purchased, other than those shares covered by the over-allotment option described below. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.

Over-Allotment Option

We have granted a 30-day option to the underwriters to purchase up to a total of          additional shares of our common stock from us at the initial public offering price per share less the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions per share, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and less any dividends or distributions declared, paid or payable on the shares that the underwriters have agreed to purchase from us but that are not payable on such additional shares, to cover over-allotment, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in whole or in part, then the underwriters will be severally committed, subject to the conditions described in the underwriting agreement, to purchase the additional shares of our common stock in proportion to their respective commitments set forth in the prior table.

Discounts and Commissions

Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus and to certain dealers at that price less a concession of not more than $             per share, of which up to $             per share may be reallowed to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession and reallowance to dealers may be changed.

 

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The following table summarizes the underwriting discounts and commissions and the proceeds, before expenses, payable to us, both on a per share basis and in total, assuming either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option:

 

            Total  
     Per Share      Without
Option
     With
Option
 

Public offering price

   $                       $                    $                

Underwriting discounts and commissions

   $         $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

   $         $         $     

We estimate that the expenses of this offering payable by us, not including underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $            .

Indemnification of Underwriters

The underwriting agreement provides that we will indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

Lock-Up Agreements

We, each of our directors and officers, the holders of substantially all of the other shares of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering, other than shares outstanding prior to the Merger, and the holders of substantially all of our options outstanding prior to this offering, have agreed, subject to specified exceptions, that, without the prior written consent of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC, we and they will not, during the period beginning on and including the date of this prospectus through and including the date that is the 180th day after the date of this prospectus, directly or indirectly:

 

   

issue (in the case of us), offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock;

 

   

in the case of us, file or cause the filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any shares of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock, other than registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the SEC after the closing date of this offering; or

 

   

enter into any swap or other agreement, arrangement, hedge or transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our common stock or other capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock or other capital stock,

whether any transaction described in any of the foregoing bullet points is to be settled by delivery of our common stock or other capital stock, other securities, in cash or otherwise, or publicly announce an intention to do any of the foregoing. Moreover, if:

 

   

during the last 17 days of the lock-up period, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to us occurs; or

 

   

prior to the expiration of the lock-up period, we announce that we will release earnings results or become aware that material news or a material event relating to us will occur during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the lock-up period,

 

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the restrictions described in the immediately preceding sentence will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as the case may be, unless Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC waive, in writing, that extension.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JMP Securities LLC may, in their sole discretion and at any time or from time to time, without notice, release all or any portion of the shares or other securities subject to the lock-up agreements. Any determination to release any shares or other securities subject to the lock-up agreements would be based on a number of factors at the time of determination, which may include the market price of the common stock, the liquidity of the trading market for the common stock, general market conditions, the number of shares or other securities proposed to be sold or otherwise transferred and the timing, purpose and terms of the proposed sale or other transfer.

Nasdaq Global Market Listing

We have applied to have our common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “INRX.”

Stabilization

In order to facilitate this offering of our common stock, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may sell more shares of common stock than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position. A short sale is covered if the short position is no greater than the number of shares of common stock available for purchase by the underwriters under the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out a covered short sale by exercising the over-allotment option or purchasing common stock in the open market. In determining the source of common stock to close out a covered short sale, the underwriters may consider, among other things, the market price of common stock compared to the price payable under the over-allotment option. The underwriters may also sell shares of common stock in excess of the over-allotment option, creating a naked short position. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares of common stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after the date of pricing of this offering that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

As an additional means of facilitating this offering, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, common stock in the open market to stabilize the price of our common stock, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. The underwriting syndicate may also reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing common stock in this offering if the underwriting syndicate repurchases previously distributed common stock to cover syndicate short positions or to stabilize the price of the common stock.

The foregoing transactions, if commenced, may raise or maintain the market price of our common stock above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the common stock.

The foregoing transactions, if commenced, may be effected on the Nasdaq Global Market or otherwise. Neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation that the underwriters will engage in any of these transactions and these transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without notice. Neither we nor any of the underwriters makes any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of the effect that the transactions described above, if commenced, may have on the market price of our common stock.

 

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Discretionary Accounts

The underwriters have informed us that they do not intend to confirm sales to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority in excess of 5% of the total number of shares of common stock offered by them.

Pricing of this Offering

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. Consequently, the initial public offering price for our common stock was determined between us and the representative of the underwriters. The factors considered in determining the initial public offering price included:

 

   

prevailing market conditions;

 

   

our results of operations and financial condition;

 

   

financial and operating information and market valuations with respect to other companies that we and the representative of the underwriters believe to be comparable or similar to us;

 

   

the present state of our development; and

 

   

our future prospects.

An active trading market for our common stock may not develop. It is possible that the market price of our common stock after this offering will be less than the initial public offering price. In addition, the estimated initial public offering price range appearing on the cover of this preliminary prospectus is subject to change as a result of market conditions or other factors.

Relationships

The underwriters and/or their respective affiliates may in the future provide various financial advisory, investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services to us, for which they may receive compensation.

Sales Outside the United States

No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit an initial public offering of the common stock, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or the common stock in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the common stock may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither of this prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the common stock may be distributed or published, in or from any country or jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.

Each of the underwriters may arrange to sell common stock offered by this prospectus in certain jurisdictions outside the United States, either directly or through affiliates, where they are permitted to do so. In that regard, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC may arrange to sell shares in certain jurisdictions through an affiliate, Wells Fargo Securities International Limited, or WFSIL. WFSIL is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company and an affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. WFSIL is a U.K. incorporated investment firm regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Wells Fargo Securities is the trade name for certain corporate and investment banking services of Wells Fargo & Company and its affiliates, including Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and WFSIL.

 

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European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”) an offer to the public of any shares of common stock which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus (the “Shares”) may not be made in that Relevant Member State except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any Shares may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

(a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000; and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts;

(c) to fewer than 100 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives of the underwriters; or

(d) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of Shares shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any Shares in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any Shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any Shares, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in the Relevant Member State and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71 EC (including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, in the case of Early Implementing Member States) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

United Kingdom

This prospectus and any other material in relation to the shares described herein is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospective Directive (“qualified investors”) that also (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the Order, (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The shares are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to purchase or otherwise acquire such shares will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. This offering memorandum and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus or any of its contents.

The distribution of this prospectus in the United Kingdom to anyone not falling within the above categories is not permitted and may contravene the Financial Services and Markets Act of 2000. No person falling outside those categories should treat this prospectus as constituting a promotion to him, or act on it for any purposes whatever. Recipients of this prospectus are advised that we, the underwriters and any other person that communicates this prospectus are not, as a result solely of communicating this prospectus, acting for or advising them and are not responsible for providing recipients of this prospectus with the protections which would be given to those who are clients of any aforementioned entities that is subject to the Financial Services Authority Rules.

 

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France

The prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment, supplement or replacement thereto) have not been approved either by the  Autorité des marchés financiers  or by the competent authority of another State that is a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and notified to the  Autorité des marchés financiers ; no security has been offered or sold and will be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France within the meaning of Article L. 411-1 of the French  Code Monétaire et Financier  except to permitted investors, or Permitted Investors, consisting of persons licensed to provide the investment service of portfolio management for the account of third parties, qualified investors ( investisseurs qualifiés ) acting for their own account and/or a limited circle of investors ( cercle restreint d’investisseurs ) acting for their own account, with “qualified investors” and “limited circle of investors” having the meaning ascribed to them in Articles L. 411-2, D. 411-1, D. 411-2, D. 411-4, D. 744-1, D. 754-1 and D. 764-1 of the French  Code Monétaire et Financier ; none of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying Prospectus or any other materials related to the offer or information contained therein relating to our securities has been released, issued or distributed to the public in France except to Permitted Investors; and the direct or indirect resale to the public in France of any securities acquired by any Permitted Investors may be made only as provided by Articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2, L. 412-1 and L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-3 of the French  Code Monétaire et Financier  and applicable regulations thereunder.

Notice to the Residents of Germany

This document has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements for a securities or sales prospectus under the German Securities Prospectus Act ( Wertpapierprospektgesetz ), the German Sales Prospectus Act ( Verkaufsprospektgesetz ), or the German Investment Act ( Investmentgesetz ). Neither the German Federal Financial Services Supervisory Authority ( Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht — BaFin ) nor any other German authority has been notified of the intention to distribute the securities in Germany. Consequently, the securities may not be distributed in Germany by way of public offering, public advertisement or in any similar manner AND THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE OFFERING, AS WELL AS INFORMATION OR STATEMENTS CONTAINED THEREIN, MAY NOT BE SUPPLIED TO THE PUBLIC IN GERMANY OR USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFER FOR SUBSCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES TO THE PUBLIC IN GERMANY OR ANY OTHER MEANS OF PUBLIC MARKETING. The securities are being offered and sold in Germany only to qualified investors which are referred to in Section 3, paragraph 2 no. 1, in connection with Section 2, no. 6, of the German Securities Prospectus Act. This document is strictly for use of the person who has received it. It may not be forwarded to other persons or published in Germany.

Switzerland

This document does not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of Art. 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The shares of common stock may not be sold directly or indirectly in or into Switzerland except in a manner which will not result in a public offering within the meaning of the Swiss Code of Obligations. Neither this document nor any other offering materials relating to the shares of common stock may be distributed, published or otherwise made available in Switzerland except in a manner which will not constitute a public offer of the shares of common stock in Switzerland.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Cooley LLP, San Diego, California. The underwriters are being represented by Latham  & Watkins LLP, San Diego, California.

EXPERTS

The financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010, and for the period from October 2002 (inception) to December 31, 2010, and the financial statements of NeoPharm, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the years then ended included in this Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (the report on the NeoPharm financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph regarding NeoPharm’s ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere herein, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits. For further information with respect to us and the common stock offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing us at 10220 South 51st Street, Suite 2, Phoenix, Arizona 85044 or telephoning us at (602) 910-2617.

Upon the closing of this offering, we will be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we will file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the public reference room and web site of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.insysrx.com , at which, following the closing of this offering, you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this prospectus.

 

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page  

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009

     F-3   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December  31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and the period from October 2002 (inception) through December 31, 2010

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December  31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 and the period from October 2002 (inception) through December 31, 2002

     F-5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December  31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, and the period from October 2002 (inception) through December 31, 2010

     F-6   

Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-7   

NeoPharm, Inc.

  

Independent Auditors’ Report

     F-27   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008

     F-28   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

     F-29   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

     F-30   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008

     F-31   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-32   

NeoPharm, Inc.

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

     F-48   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September  30, 2010 and 2009

     F-49   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September  30, 2010 and 2009

     F-50   

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-51   

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

Phoenix, Arizona

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a development-stage company, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and for the period from October 2002 (inception) to December 31, 2010, and the statement of stockholders’ deficit for each of the eight years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and for the period from October 2002 (inception) through December 31, 2002. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 and for the period from October 2002 (inception) through December 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Chicago, Illinois

March 29, 2011

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

BALANCE SHEETS

(in U.S. $ 000’s, except par value and share data)

 

     Pro Forma
Stockholders’
Deficit as of
December 31,
2010
(see Note 1)
    As of December 31,  
           2010             2009      
     (unaudited)              

ASSETS

      

Current Assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

     $ 64      $ 143   

Inventory

       780        780   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

       303        30   
                  

Total current assets

       1,147        953   

Fixed assets, net

       6,290        6,516   

Intangible asset

       5,300          

Goodwill

       103          

Other assets

       1,915        772   
                  

Total assets

     $ 14,755      $ 8,241   
                  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

      

Current Liabilities:

      

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     $ 2,564      $ 3,543   

Other current liabilities

       508        1,241   

Notes payable to related party, including interest

       34,898        18,603   
                  

Total current liabilities

       37,970        23,387   

Contingent payment obligation

       1,829          

Other long-term liabilities

       478        385   
                  

Total liabilities

       40,277        23,772   

Commitments and contingencies (see Notes 9 and 12)

      

Stockholders’ Deficit:

      

Common stock (par value $0.0002145 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 47,908,471 and 19,447,486 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively)

     122        10        4   

Convertible preferred stock (par value $0.01 per share, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 14,864,607 and 14,824,584 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively)

            149        149   

Additional paid-in capital

     60,053        60,016        56,265   

Deficit accumulated during the development stage

     (85,671     (85,671     (71,928

Notes receivable from stockholders

     (26     (26     (21
                        

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (25,522     (25,522     (15,531
                        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 14,755      $ 14,755      $ 8,241   
                        

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in U.S. $000’s, except share and per share data)

 

     Period from
October 2002
(inception)
through
December 31,
2010
    Year Ended December 31,  
       2010     2009     2008  

Revenues

   $      $      $      $   

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     57,493        10,428        8,982        14,729   

General and administrative

     22,453        3,539        4,504        10,221   

Loss on settlement of vendor dispute

     1,104                      1,104   
                                

Total operating expenses

     81,050        13,967        13,486        26,054   
                                

Loss from operations

     (81,050     (13,967     (13,486     (26,054

Other income

     1,608        797        31        780   

Interest expense

     (7,044     (1,150     (1,038     (1,940

Interest income

     240        2        39        27   
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (86,246     (14,318     (14,454     (27,187

Income tax benefit

     575        575                 
                                

Net loss

   $ (85,671     (13,743     (14,454     (27,187
              

Net loss allocable to preferred stockholders

       13,144        13,932        26,205   
                          

Net loss allocable to common stockholders

     $ (599   $ (522   $ (982
                          

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

     $ (0.03   $ (0.12   $ (0.31
                          

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

       23,695,408        4,517,891        3,137,767   
                          

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(in U.S. $ 000’s)

 

    Common Stock     Convertible
Preferred Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Deficit
Accumulated
During
Development-
Stage
    Notes
Receivable
from
Stockholders
    Total  
    No. of
Shares
    Amount     No. of
Shares
    Amount          

Initial capitalization, October, 2002

    1,315,152      $        1,002,524      $ 10      $ 30      $      $      $ 40   

Net loss

                                       (133            (133
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2002

    1,315,152               1,002,524        10        30        (133            (93

Net loss

                                       (751            (751
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2003

    1,315,152               1,002,524        10        30        (884            (844

Net loss

                                       (1,111            (1,111
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2004

    1,315,152               1,002,524        10        30        (1,995            (1,955

Shares awarded to executive

    51,239               39,059                                      

Net loss

                                       (2,826            (2,826
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2005

    1,366,391               1,041,583        10        30        (4,821            (4,781

Stock-based compensation expense

                                23                      23   

Exercise of common stock options

    54,308               41,398               56               (42     14   

Net loss

                                       (7,005            (7,005
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2006

    1,420,699               1,082,982        10        109        (11,826     (42     (11,749

Stock-based compensation expense

                                617                      617   

Shares issued to The John N. Kapoor Trust and family members in lieu of payment of accrued interest

    212,192               161,752        2        238                      240   

Exercise of common stock options

    81,040               61,776        1        91                      92   

Net loss

                                       (18,461            (18,461
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2007

    1,713,931               1,306,509        13        1,055        (30,287     (42     (29,261

Stock-based compensation expense

                                7,786                      7,786   

Shares issued, net of repurchases

    87,706               66,857        1        1,338                      1,339   

Shares issued to The John N. Kapoor Trust

    827,115               630,500        6        8,603                      8,609   

Shares issued to The John N. Kapoor Trust and family members in lieu of payment of notes payable and accrued interest

    2,324,866        1        1,772,217        18        24,178                      24,197   

Net loss

                                       (27,187            (27,187
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2008

    4,953,618        1        3,776,083        38        42,960        (57,474     (42     (14,517

Stock-based compensation expense

                                2,450                      2,450   

Shares returned in repayment of employee loans

    (54,767            (41,748            (33            21        (12

Shares repurchased

    (909,623            (693,395     (7     (540                   (547

Shares issued to The John N. Kapoor Trust and family members in lieu of payment of notes payable and accrued interest

    15,458,258        3        11,783,644        118        11,428                      11,549   

Net loss

                                       (14,454            (14,454
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2009

    19,447,486        4        14,824,584        149        56,265        (71,928     (21     (15,531

Stock-based compensation expense

                                1,445                      1,445   

NeoPharm, Inc. merger

    28,408,482        6                     
2,267
  
                  2,273   

Exercise of common stock options

    52,503               40,023               39               (5     34   

Net loss

                                       (13,743            (13,743
                                                               

Balance at December 31, 2010

    47,908,471      $ 10        14,864,607      $ 149      $ 60,016      $ (85,671   $ (26   $ (25,522
                                                               

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in U.S. $ 000’s)

 

     Period from
October 2002
(inception)
through
December 31,
2010
    Year Ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2008  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net loss

   $ (85,671   $ (13,743   $ (14,454   $ (27,187

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets

     1,742        754        348        324   

Loss on settlement of vendor dispute

     1,104                      1,104   

Stock-based compensation

     12,321        1,445        2,450        7,786   

Interest expense, accrued on notes payable

     6,974        1,150        1,037        1,931   

Interest income, accrued on notes receivable

     (190       (37       

Deferred income tax benefit

     (575     (575              

Loss on disposal of assets

     9                        

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of NeoPharm merger:

        

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,419     (616     (770     1,866   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities

     2,089        (3,389     1,231        (1,206
                                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (63,616     (14,974     (10,195     (15,382

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of fixed assets

     (4,092     (384     (1,601     (307

Cash received in merger

     143        143                 

Advances made under notes receivable

     (5,735                     
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,684     (241     (1,601     (307
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from note payable to related party

     67,099        15,145        11,498        9,514   

Principal payments on capital lease obligations

     (687     (9     (87     (113

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     105                        

Initial capitalization

     40                        

Repurchase of common stock

     (52                   (52

Stock issued to related parties

     8,609                      8,609   

Stock issued to others

     1,391                      1,391   

Payments of notes payable

     (3,141                   (3,141
                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     73,364        15,136        11,411        16,208   
                                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     64        (79     (385     519   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

            143        528        9   
                                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 64      $ 64      $ 143      $ 528   
                                

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

        

Shares issued in lieu of payment of notes payable and accrued interest

     $      $ 11,549      $ 24,197   

Cash paid for interest

     $      $ 1      $ 8   

The Company completed a merger with NeoPharm, Inc. on November 8, 2010 that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. All of the Company’s common stock prior to the merger was exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of NeoPharm common stock and 14,864,607 shares of newly-created NeoPharm convertible preferred stock (see Note 10).

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. INTRODUCTION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Organization

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in October 2002 and maintains its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

On November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. effected a merger with NeoPharm, Inc. (“NeoPharm”), a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1990, in a transaction that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition (see Note 10). Dr. John N. Kapoor, the Chairman of the board of directors and 96% stockholder of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was also the Chairman of the board of directors and a 21% stockholder of NeoPharm at the time of the merger. Accordingly, NeoPharm’s board of directors established a Special Committee consisting solely of independent directors not affiliated with Dr. Kapoor and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. to evaluate the proposed transaction and strategic alternatives. The Special Committee retained its own advisers and counsel, received a fairness opinion from an investment bank and unanimously recommended the merger to the NeoPharm board of directors, which also unanimously approved the transaction. All of the outstanding share capital of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. was exchanged for newly-issued shares of common stock and convertible preferred stock of NeoPharm. As a result of the merger, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm and changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. (“Insys Pharma”). NeoPharm then changed its name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

Insys Therapeutics, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Insys Pharma, Inc. is hereafter referred to as “the Company.” Since Insys Pharma is the acquiring entity for accounting purposes, the financial statements for all periods up to and including the November 8, 2010 merger date are the financial statements of the entity that is now the subsidiary Insys Pharma. The financial statements for all periods subsequent to the November 8, 2010 merger date are the consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and Insys Pharma. All of the discussion in this section will reflect this financial presentation of these entities. However, for all periods, the financial statements are labeled “Insys Therapeutics, Inc.” financial statements.

The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and seeks to commercialize innovative pharmaceutical products that target the unmet needs of cancer patients, with an initial focus on cancer-supportive care. The Company focuses its research and development efforts on product candidates that utilize innovative formulations to address the clinical shortcomings of existing commercial pharmaceutical products.

Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

The accompanying financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company is considered a development-stage entity and has disclosed inception-to-date information within these financial statements. The Company is in the process of seeking regulatory approval for certain of its product candidates.

Amounts presented have been rounded to the nearest thousand except percentages and share and per share data, unless otherwise noted.

The equity accounts and all share and per share data of the Company have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a 10-for-one stock split on October 11, 2005, a 2.5-for-one stock split on June 15, 2006, a one-for-2.35 reverse stock split on January 17, 2008, a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split on June 2, 2009, a 1,862,623-for-one stock split on February 22, 2010, and the November 8, 2010 merger with NeoPharm (see Note 10).

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Unaudited Pro Forma Stockholders’ Deficit

The unaudited pro forma stockholders’ deficit as of December 31, 2010 has been prepared assuming upon closing of an initial public offering (“IPO”), all outstanding convertible preferred stock will automatically convert into an aggregate of 520,261,245 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock issuable in the initial public offering described in Note 13 and the related estimated net proceeds are excluded from such pro forma information.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of those investments approximates their fair market value due to their short maturity and liquidity.

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of assets are charged to expense when incurred. When properties are disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported in the period the transaction takes place.

Fixed assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Acquisitions, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company accounts for acquired businesses using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective fair values. Any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Any excess of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed over the purchase price is recorded as a bargain purchase gain. The fair value of intangible assets, which consist of in-process research and development (“IPR&D”), is based on significant judgments made by management. The valuations and useful life assumptions are based on information available near the acquisition date and are based on expectations and assumptions that are considered reasonable by management. In the Company’s assessment of the fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired in the NeoPharm merger, management used valuation techniques and made various assumptions which are further described in Note 10.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The Company expects to review the IPR&D, which currently has an indefinite useful life, for impairment at least annually in the fourth fiscal quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs creating the potential for impairment, until such time as the research and development efforts are completed or abandoned. If the research and development efforts are abandoned, the related costs will be written off in the period of such determination. If the research and development efforts are completed successfully, the related assets will be amortized over the estimated useful life of the underlying products. The Company will amortize the cost of identified intangible assets using amortization methods that reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise realized. The Company reviews intangible assets that have finite useful lives when an event occurs creating the potential for impairment. The Company reviews for impairment by examining facts or circumstances, either external or internal, indicating that the Company may not recover the carrying value of the asset. The Company measures impairment losses related to long-lived assets based on the amount by which the carrying amounts of these assets exceed their fair values. The Company measures fair value generally based on the estimated future cash flows. The Company’s analysis is based on available information and on assumptions and projections that it considers to be reasonable and supportable. If necessary, the Company will perform subsequent calculations to measure the amount of the impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the impaired assets.

Income Taxes

Prior to November 8, 2010, the entity now known as Insys Pharma was subject to taxation under the provisions of Subchapter S of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and, as a result, the federal and state income tax liabilities of this entity were the responsibility of its stockholders. Accordingly, no provision was made for federal or state income taxes, since it was the personal responsibility of the individual stockholders of this entity to separately report their proportionate share of its taxable income or loss. As of November 8, 2010, as a result of the merger with NeoPharm, the entity now known as Insys Pharma became a Subchapter C Corporation and became subject to U.S. federal and state income tax at the corporate level. The effect of this change in the tax status was to recognize a one-time non-cash tax benefit of $3.0 million to establish a $3.0 million net deferred tax asset for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of its assets and liabilities as of November 8, 2010. The Company recorded a full valuation allowance against this net deferred tax asset.

The Company accounts for its deferred income tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and net operating loss carryforwards (the “NOLs”) and other tax credit carryforwards. These items are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred income tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. In making such determination, management considers all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial operations.

The Company recognizes a tax benefit from uncertain tax positions when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigations processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expense.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company will recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. From inception through December 31, 2010, the Company has not recognized any revenue.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed when incurred. These costs consist of external research and development expenses incurred under agreements with third-party contract research organizations and investigative sites, third-party manufacturing organizations and consultants; employee-related expenses, which include salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation for the personnel involved in our preclinical and clinical drug development activities; and facilities expense, depreciation and other allocated expenses, and equipment and laboratory supplies.

Stock-Based Compensation Expenses

Stock-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and the cost is recognized as expense ratably over the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model for estimating the grant date fair value of stock options. Determining the assumptions that are inputs of the model is highly subjective and requires judgment. Prior to the merger with NeoPharm, the Company did not have a history of market prices for its common stock and since the merger, it does not have what it considers a sufficiently actively and readily traded market for its common stock to use historical market prices for its common stock to estimate volatility. Accordingly, the Company estimates the expected stock price volatility for its common stock by taking the median historical stock price volatility for industry peers based on daily price observations over a period equivalent to the expected term of the stock option grants. The expected term is based on a simplified method which defines the life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted average vesting period for all open awards. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the average market rate on U.S. treasury securities in effect during the quarter in which the options were granted. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of paying no dividends.

Leases

The Company’s operating leases with scheduled rent increases are accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Capital leases are accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 840, Leases .

Segment Information

ASC 280, Segment Reporting , establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Based on the Company’s integration and management strategies, the Company operates in a single operating segment.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued amended guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. The new guidance requires additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements, amends disclosures about post-retirement benefit plan assets and provides clarification regarding the level of disaggregation of fair value disclosures by investment class. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for certain Level 3 activity disclosure requirements that will be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Accordingly, the Company adopted this amendment on January 1, 2010, except for the additional Level 3 requirements which will be adopted in 2011. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which provides guidance on the criteria to be followed in recognizing revenue under the milestone method. The milestone method of recognition allows a vendor who is involved with the provision of deliverables to recognize the full amount of a milestone payment upon achievement, if, at the inception of the revenue arrangement, the milestone is determined to be substantive as defined in the standard. The guidance is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued guidance relating to the disclosure of supplementary pro forma information for business combinations. This guidance specifies that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination(s) that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only. This guidance also expands the supplemental pro forma disclosures to include a description of the nature and amount of material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings. This guidance is effective prospectively for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance in 2010 and the disclosures relating to the NeoPharm merger in Note 10 are made based on this guidance.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period consolidated financial statements and notes to current period presentation.

 

2. NET LOSS PER SHARE

The Company computes the net loss per common share using the two-class method as its convertible preferred shares meet the definition of a participating security and thereby share in the net income or loss of the Company on a ratable basis with the common stockholders. The convertible preferred shares portion of the 2010, 2009 and 2008 net loss was 95.6%, 96.4% and 96.4%, respectively. Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss allocable to the common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The diluted loss per share further includes any common shares available to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options if such inclusion would be dilutive.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per common share (in U.S.$ 000’s):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2008  

Numerator:

      

Total net loss

   $ (13,743   $ (14,454   $ (27,187

Net loss allocable to participating securities

   $ 13,144      $ 13,932      $ 26,205   
                        

Net loss allocable to common stockholders

   $ (599   $ (522   $ (982

Denominator:

      

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     23,695,408        4,517,891        3,137,767   

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.03   $ (0.12   $ (0.31

As the Company has incurred a net loss for all periods presented, basic and diluted per share amounts are the same, since the effect of potential common share equivalents is anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive share equivalents included 63,612,886, zero and 17,147,486 outstanding stock options as of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

3. FIXED ASSETS

Fixed assets are comprised of the following (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

     Estimated
Useful Life
(in years)
   As of December 31,  
          2010             2009      

Computer equipment

   3-5    $ 132      $ 106   

Scientific equipment

   5-7      4,118        3,783   

Furniture

   5-7      108        87   

Equipment under capital lease

   7      96        96   

Leasehold improvements

   *      3,514        3,368   

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

   **      (1,678     (924
                   

Fixed assets, net

      $ 6,290      $ 6,516   
                   

 

* The estimated useful life of the leasehold improvements is the lesser of the lease term or five years.

 

** Amortization expense related to assets under capital lease is included in depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation.

Total depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $754,000, $348,000 and $324,000, respectively.

 

4. DRONABINOL API MANUFACTURING FACILITY

The Company produces its clinical and commercial supply of dronabinol active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) in its U.S.-based wholly-owned state-of-the-art dronabinol manufacturing facility.

The Company was previously party to an Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement, as amended (“Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement”), with a third-party supplier, Austin Pharma, LLC, which provided that the Company would either advance funds to Austin Pharma to purchase equipment or,

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

acquire by purchase or lease for this supplier’s use, the equipment necessary to produce the API in the Company’s dronabinol product candidate. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had advanced funds to Austin Pharma under the Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement totaling approximately $6,587,000, including accrued interest, in the form of notes receivable to purchase equipment and build out the Company’s leased dronabinol manufacturing facility. A portion of the advances was made interest free. As the Company would not ordinarily loan funds at less than prevailing market rates, the Company concluded that there were unstated rights or privileges relating to the purchase price of the API to be supplied to the Company under the Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement. The Company therefore imputed interest on these advances using the Company’s effective borrowing rate of 9.75%, discounted the notes receivable, and established an intangible asset of approximately $865,000 (representing the favorable purchase price which would then be amortized as the Company acquired the API product).

Upon review of the Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement, as well as the various promissory notes and loans made by the Company to Austin Pharma under the Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement, the Company determined that the provisions under ASC 810, Consolidation , regarding the consolidation of variable interest entities applied to Austin Pharma. Austin Pharma qualified as a variable interest entity and the Company had variable interests in Austin Pharma. The Company’s variable interests in Austin Pharma consisted of the promissory notes, loans to Austin Pharma for the purchase of equipment, and the Exclusive Purchase and Supply Agreement. As a result of these variable interests, the Company conducted an analysis to determine if the Company was the primary beneficiary of Austin Pharma. Based on the results of the analysis conducted, Austin Pharma’s parent company was deemed to be the primary beneficiary of Austin Pharma and therefore Austin Pharma was not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Austin Pharma ceased operations in late 2008 as none of the Company’s dronabinol product candidates had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) at that time. Subsequently, a settlement dispute ensued between the parties over the facility operations and funding. To resolve the dispute with Austin Pharma, in September 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets, including equipment, leasehold improvements and API inventory, for $1,944,000, assume the lease of the manufacturing facility and cancel repayment of all advances on the notes receivable. Approximately $1,250,000 of the purchase price was paid upon execution of the agreement; the remaining payment of $694,000 was deferred and paid in full in September 2010. Austin Pharma’s parent also agreed to forgive $1,931,000 of accounts payable owed by the Company as part of the transaction. These payables had accumulated for the production of the API. The Company had an appraisal done by a third-party valuation firm which estimated the fair value of the assets purchased, and the facility lease and other liabilities. The following table summarizes the Company’s loss as a result of the transaction:

Net assets recorded prior to settlement (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

Notes and interest receivable

   $ 5,722   

Intangible asset

     865   

Accounts payable

     (1,931
        
     4,656   

Cash paid for settlement

     1,944   
        
   $ 6,600   
        

Fair value of net assets exchanged:

  

Fixed Assets

   $ 5,296   

Inventory

     780   

Liabilities assumed

     (580
        

Fair value of net assets exchanged

   $ 5,496   
        

Net loss recorded on settlement

   $ (1,104
        

Based on the above, the Company recorded a net loss on settlement of $1,104,000 in the Company’s statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008 to reduce the carrying value of the notes, write-off the corresponding intangible asset and reduce the accounts payable owed to Austin Pharma.

 

5. NOTES PAYABLE—RELATED PARTY

The Company has issued several promissory and demand notes (“Kapoor Notes”) payable in favor of two trusts controlled by the Company’s founder, Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, The John N. Kapoor Trust (“The JNK Trust”) and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust. The Company draws on the Kapoor Notes as needed to pay its expenses. In general, unless otherwise noted, the principal and interest are due upon maturity. The notes carry interest at the prime rate plus 2.0% (5.25% as of December 31, 2010). The following is a summary of the outstanding Kapoor Notes as of December 31, 2010:

From 2002 to 2010, the Company issued a series of promissory and demand notes payable totaling $55,098,000 in favor of The JNK Trust and the Kapoor Children 1992 Trust. In 2008, the Company repaid approximately $3,141,000 of these notes. Additionally, a portion of the notes were converted into equity in 2008 and 2009—refer to Note 7. Approximately $299,000 remains available for borrowing as of

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

December 31, 2010. These notes bear interest at 5.25% as of December 31, 2010. The principal and interest are due on demand. The outstanding principal approximated $17,387,000 and $2,242,000 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had not repaid the principal or interest accrued on these notes and they are currently payable on demand.

In connection with one of these notes issued in February of 2008, the Company issued a warrant to The JNK Trust to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,153,969 shares of the Company, which expired in February 2011. The fair value of this warrant was deemed to be de minimus.

The Company issued a promissory note payable for $12,300,000 in favor of The JNK Trust on October 11, 2005. This note bears interest at 5.25% as of December 31, 2010. The principal and interest were due upon maturity, which was October 11, 2010. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had not repaid the principal or interest accrued on this note and it is currently payable on demand.

Total interest accrued on these notes approximated $5,211,000 and $4,061,000 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Interest expense was approximately $1,150,000, $1,038,000 and $1,940,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

The balance payable, including interest, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $34,898,000 and $18,603,000, respectively.

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company borrowed the remaining amount available under the notes described above. Refer to Note 13 for details regarding additional notes issued after December 31, 2010.

 

6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company currently has the following stock-based incentive plans:

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) provides for the grant of stock awards, including stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance units, performance shares and other stock awards, to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants. The 2006 Plan was adopted in April 2006. As of December 31, 2010, options to purchase 1,813,750 shares of common stock were outstanding and 1,586,250 shares remained available for future grant.

Awards under the 2006 Plan generally consist of stock options that have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, a 10-year term, and vest ratably over four years, subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to the Company’s non-employee directors under the 2006 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Awards under the 2006 Plan vest immediately upon a change in control. Although the 2006 Plan provides for the issuance of performance units and performance shares, the Company has not made grants of these types of awards.

1998 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”) provides for the grant of stock awards, primarily stock options, to employees, directors and consultants. The 1998 Plan also permitted the grant of performance shares, performance units and bonus stock. The 1998 Plan was adopted in July 1998. Following the approval of the 2006 Plan by the Company’s stockholders in June 2006, no further awards

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

were made under the 1998 Plan. As of December 31, 2010, options to purchase 216,826 shares of common stock were outstanding and no shares remained available for future grant because the 1998 Plan terminated in 2008.

Stock option awards under the 1998 Plan generally have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, but may have been granted with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. Stock option awards under the 1998 Plan typically have a 10-year term and vest ratably on the first four anniversaries of the grant, subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to the Company’s non-employee directors under the 1998 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Awards under the 1998 Plan vest immediately upon a change in control.

Insys Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan

Insys Pharma, Inc.’s Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the grant of stock options to employees, directors and consultants to acquire Insys Pharma, Inc.’s voting and non-voting common stock. The Plan was originally adopted by Insys Pharma, Inc. in December 2002 and was amended and restated in June 2006. In connection with the merger in November 2010, all of the outstanding options granted under the Plan were assumed by the Company and were converted into options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the exchange ratio set forth in the merger agreement. As of December 31, 2010, options to purchase an aggregate of 61,582,310 shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan were outstanding. The number of shares underlying unvested options outstanding under the Plan as of December 31, 2010 was 12,081,024 shares. The Plan has been terminated and the Company will not grant additional equity awards under the Plan.

Option awards under the Plan are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of Insys Pharma, Inc.’s common stock on the date of grant. Option awards under the Plan typically have a 10-year life and vest within the first two years of the grant, subject to continuous employment. Option awards granted to Insys Pharma, Inc.’s non-employee consultants under the Plan typically vest within two years from the date of grant. These options are marked to market at each reporting period. The expense associated with these adjustments has historically been immaterial.

Amounts recognized in the statements of operations with respect to the Company’s stock-based compensation plans were as follows (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
       2010          2009         2008    

Research and development

   $ 693       $ (389   $ 1,912   

General and administrative

     752         2,839        5,874   
                         

Total cost of stock-based compensation plans during period

   $ 1,445       $ 2,450      $ 7,786   
                         

The table above also includes the compensation expense recorded in 2010 and 2008 associated with the debt to equity conversions — refer to Note 7 for further description.

The Company has never capitalized, or recognized an income tax benefit from, stock-based compensation.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The following table summarizes employee stock option awards during the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:

 

    No. of
Shares
    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
    Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (in years)
    Aggregate Intrinsic
Value

(in U.S. $ millions)
 

Outstanding on December 31, 2007

    1,947,812      $ 0.21        $   

Granted

    18,265,213      $ 0.37       

Cancelled

    (3,065,539   $ 0.32       

Exercised

                 
             

Outstanding on December 31, 2008

    17,147,486      $ 0.36        9.49      $   

Granted

                 

Cancelled

    (17,147,486   $ 0.36       

Exercised

                 
             

Outstanding on December 31, 2009

                       $   

Exercisable on December 31, 2009

                 

Granted

    71,646,970      $ 0.03       

NeoPharm Merger

    2,049,551      $ 1.87       

Cancelled

    (8,625,630   $ 0.03       

Exercised

    (1,458,005   $ 0.03       
             

Outstanding on December 31, 2010

    63,612,886      $ 0.08        9.11      $ 3.3   

Exercisable on December 31, 2010

    51,531,862      $ 0.09        9.09      $ 2.6   

In connection with the one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split on June 2, 2009, the Company cancelled all options outstanding at that time. This resulted in a reversal of stock-based compensation expense that had been previously recorded for all of the outstanding options that had not vested as of the date cancelled. The total reversal of stock-based compensation expense related to this cancellation and employee terminations resulted in negative stock-based compensation expense associated with stock options of $709,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

The aggregate intrinsic value for stock options outstanding and exercisable is defined as the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price of the stock options. The estimated aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $39,000. As of December 31, 2010, the Company expects to recognize the remaining $82,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation in 2011.

Stock Option Valuation Information

The Company currently uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock-based payment awards. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards utilizing the Black-Scholes model is affected by our stock price and a number of assumptions, including expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected term, expected dividends yield and expected forfeiture rate. Prior to the merger, the Company did not have a history of market prices of its common stock and since the merger, it does not have what it considers a sufficiently active and readily traded market for its common stock to use historical market prices for its common stock to estimate volatility. Accordingly, the Company estimates volatility in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

using historical volatilities of similar public entities. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based on observed interest rates appropriate for the terms of our awards. The life of the awards is based on a simplified method which defines the life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted average vesting period for all open tranches. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of paying no dividends. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The weighted-average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted as calculated using the Black-Scholes model and the related weighted-average assumptions follow:

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2010    2008

Expected volatility

   100.0% – 110.8%    123.1% – 123.2%

Risk-free interest rate

   2.5% – 2.9%    3.3% – 3.5%

Expected term (in years)

   5.0 – 6.0    6.0

Expected dividend yield

   0.0%    0.0%

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2008, the weighted average estimated fair value per option granted was $0.02 and $0.33, respectively.

 

7. EQUITY

The share data presented in the balance sheet and statement of stockholders’ deficit and the share and per share data presented in the statement of operations have been retroactively adjusted to account for the a one-for-2.35 reverse stock split on January 17, 2008, a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split on June 2, 2009, a 1,862,623-for-one stock split on February 22, 2010, and the November 8, 2010 merger with NeoPharm, Inc. (see Note 10).

On December 29, 2009, debt and accrued interest payable to The JNK Trust and Dr. John N. Kapoor totaling $11,549,000 was converted into 15,458,258 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was based on the then existing fair market value per share of a minority, non-marketable interest in the Company. On July 25, 2008, The JNK Trust converted approximately $24,197,000 of debt and accrued interest into 2,324,866 shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 25, 2008, the Company sold 827,115 shares of the Company’s common stock to The JNK Trust for total proceeds of $8,609,000. Certain of these transactions were based on the then fair market value per share of a minority, non-marketable interest in the Company. Compensation expense of $3,160,000 and $3,942,000 was recognized in 2009 and 2008, respectively, for the conversions based on the difference between the fair market value per share of a 100% equity interest in the Company and the fair market value per share of the minority, non-marketable interest.

In connection with the one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split on June 2, 2009, the Company agreed to repurchase common shares from those stockholders which were left with only fractional shares after the reverse stock split. The Company recorded a liability of $547,000 to these stockholders as of December 31, 2009 relating to this repurchase of 909,623 aggregate shares. As of December 31, 2010, the remaining liability is approximately $508,000 and is included in “Other current liabilities” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

 

8. INCOME TAXES

From inception through November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. operated as a Subchapter S Corporation for income tax purposes. Losses incurred through November 7, 2010 were reported on the

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

stockholders’ tax returns and are not available to the Company as NOLs. Since that time, losses incurred result in NOLs which can be used to offset possible future taxable income of the Company.

On November 8, 2010, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. effected a merger with NeoPharm in a transaction that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition and resulted in a change of 50% or more of the ownership of NeoPharm. As of the merger date, NeoPharm had approximately $274.0 million of federal NOLs which were scheduled to expire in tax years 2011 to 2029. Under Section 382 the Company’s utilization of the pre-merger federal NOLs of NeoPharm to offset the Company’s post-merger federal taxable income is significantly limited due to the merger. Prior to the merger, NeoPharm had completed a partial analysis of ownership changes under Section 382 of the Code to determine if a change in control of NeoPharm had occurred. Based on NeoPharm’s partial analysis, no change in control was identified, based on the review of eight test dates covering a four-year period ended December 31, 2007. A complete formal analysis of ownership change would have to be performed in order to obtain certainty that a change in control of NeoPharm had not occurred prior to the merger, which could further limit the utilization of the NeoPharm pre-Merger NOLs by the Company.

Based on the above, the Company has estimated the amount of pre-acquisition federal NOLs of NeoPharm that are available to offset post- merger income of the Company is limited to approximately $158,000 a year for 20 years or cumulatively $3.2 million. For state income tax purposes, the Company has approximately $274.0 million of state NOLs. The Company has placed a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, which include the federal and state NOLs, for it is not more likely than not that such amounts will be realized.

The Company’s federal statutory tax rate is 35.0% while its effective tax rate was 4.07% in 2010.

Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation:

 

     2010     2009     2008  

U.S. statutory tax rate

     35.00     35.00     35.00

Increase (reduction) in income taxes resulting from:

      

Tax (expense)/benefit of Subchapter S status

     (31.95 )%      (35.00 )%      (35.00 )% 

Tax benefit of change in tax status

     17.34              

Tax benefit related to merger with NeoPharm

     4.07              

Change in valuation allowance

     (20.39 )%               
                        

Total benefit

     4.07     0     0
                        

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities are comprised of the following as of December 31, 2010 (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

Deferred Tax Assets:

  

NOLs

   $ 21,147   

Start-up expenditures

     3,506   

Stock based compensation

     618   

Expenses not currently deductible for tax purposes

     259   
        

Gross deferred tax assets

     25,530   

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance

     (23,102
        

Net deferred tax asset

     2,428   

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

  

In-process research and development

     (2,242

Property and equipment

     (186
        

Net deferred tax assets

   $   
        

The valuation allowance increased from $0 to $23.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company also considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income or losses, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the Company’s history of tax losses and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Company does not believe realization of these tax assets is more likely than not. As such, a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets has been established.

As of December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company has not recorded any reserves for uncertain tax positions and has not recorded any interest and penalties. It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. The Company’s tax years subsequent to 2006 remain open to examination by federal and state taxing authorities. In addition, NeoPharm’s pre-merger NOLs remain open to examination.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

9. COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitments

The Company leases facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements. Future minimum commitments for these operating leases in place as of December 31, 2010, with a remaining non-cancelable lease term in excess of one year, are as follows (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

Year Ended December 31,

   Amount  

2011

   $ 731   

2012

     725   

2013

     467   

2014

     475   

2015

     255   

Thereafter

     200   
        

Total

   $ 2,853   
        

Dr. John N. Kapoor, the Company’s Executive Chairman and principal stockholder, guarantees the lease commitments under one of these operating leases totaling $1,035,000.

The terms of certain lease agreements provide for rental payments on a graduated basis. The Company recognizes rent expense on the straight-line basis over the lease period and has accrued for rent expense incurred but not paid. Rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 was approximately $377,000, $237,000 and $208,000 respectively.

Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (401(k) Plan)

The Company sponsors a 401(k) plan covering all full-time employees. Participants may contribute up to the legal limit. The 401(k) plan provides for employee contributions, but the Company does not make any matching contributions.

Contractual Commitments

Purchase and Supply Agreements

(1) DPT Lakewood, Inc. (“DPT”) – The Company has an agreement with DPT for the completion of work related to its Fentanyl SL Spray clinical trial. The remaining estimated contractual obligation is approximately $300,000. DPT is the Company’s contractor which manufactures and packages Fentanyl SL Spray. The Company is in the process of negotiating a commercial agreement with DPT for the potential commercial manufacturing of the Fentanyl SL Spray product.

(2) Aptar Pharma/Pfeiffer of America (“Aptar”) – The Company has an agreement with Aptar for the completion of work related to its Fentanyl SL Spray trial. The remaining estimated contractual obligation is approximately $368,000. Aptar is the Company’s contractor which manufactures Fentanyl SL Spray product. The Company is in the process of negotiating a commercial agreement with Aptar for the potential commercial manufacturing of Fentanyl SL Spray.

(3) Catalent Pharma Solutions (“Catalent”) – The Company has an agreement with Catalent for the manufacturing of validation batches for the Dronabinol SG Capsule product candidate. The remaining estimated contractual obligation to be paid is approximately $1,108,000.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

Clinical Trial and Research Agreements

(1) Omnicare Clinical Research (“Omnicare”) – The Company entered into an agreement with Omnicare for the safety and efficacy studies and trials of the Company’s Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate. As of December 31, 2010, the estimated contractual obligation to be paid to Omnicare is approximately $100,000.

(2) Excel Life Sciences – The Company has an agreement with Excel Life Sciences for the safety and efficacy studies and trials of the Company’s LEP-ETU product candidate. As of December 31, 2010, the estimated contractual obligation to be paid to Excel Life Sciences is approximately $221,000.

(3) University of Plymouth – The Company entered into an agreement with the University of Plymouth in relation to the supply of the Company’s Dronabinol SG Capsule product candidate for clinical research studies in the treatment of human subjects with multiple sclerosis. Although the agreement can be terminated at any time by either party, the Company expects that the study will be completed in 2012. There is no payment due to the University as of December 31, 2010.

 

10. NEOPHARM MERGER

As described in Note 1, on November 8, 2010, the Company completed a merger with NeoPharm that was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations . Pursuant to the merger agreement, all of the common stock of Insys Therapeutics prior to the merger was exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of NeoPharm common stock and 14,864,607 shares of newly-created NeoPharm convertible preferred stock. The convertible preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a one-to-35 basis and, until converted, will be entitled to the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the same number of shares of common stock into which it is convertible. It was assumed that the convertible preferred stock was issued in this ratio in conjunction with each issuance of common stock for the period from inception through the date of the merger. Subsequent to the transaction, the former NeoPharm stockholders own five percent of the combined entity on an as-converted basis.

As additional consideration, the NeoPharm board approved the distribution, immediately after the merger, of non-transferable contingent payment rights to its stockholders of record as of November 5, 2010. These rights entitle the pre-merger stockholders of NeoPharm to receive cash payments aggregating $20.0 million (equivalent to $0.70402 per share) if, prior to the five year anniversary of the merger, the FDA approves a new drug application for any one or more of the NeoPharm product candidates that were under development at the time of the merger. The distribution is payable within nine months of FDA approval. The fair value of this contingent payment was determined to be approximately $1.8 million based on the assumed probability of this event.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

The assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the merger are as follows (in U.S. $ 000’s):

 

     Amount  

Cash

   $ 143   

Prepaid and other current assets

     429   

Fixed assets

     144   

Other assets

     371   

Identifiable intangible assets

     5,300   

Goodwill

     103   
        

Total assets acquired

   $ 6,490   
        

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ (1,693

Unfavorable lease liability

     (120

Deferred tax liability

     (575

Contingent liability to NeoPharm stockholders

     (1,829
        

Total liabilities acquired

   $ (4,217
        

Net assets acquired

   $ 2,273   
        

The Company has assessed the fair values of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities and allocated the purchase price accordingly. This valuation resulted in the recording of in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) as an intangible long-lived asset in the amount of $5.3 million. The fair value of the IPR&D was determined primarily through the use of the cost approach. The cost approach relies on historical costs incurred adjusted for estimated wasted efforts and taxes. A deferred tax liability of approximately $575,000 was generated as a result of purchase accounting at the merger date. Accordingly, the Company released $575,000 of the valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets which created an income tax benefit as of the date of the merger and offsets this deferred tax liability. The fair value of the contingent consideration of approximately $1.8 million was determined based on the estimated probability of any payment being made. Any subsequent changes in the estimated fair value of this contingent consideration will be recorded in the Company’s statement of operations. Goodwill resulting from the merger is not tax deductible.

The following table contains unaudited condensed consolidated pro forma results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, giving retroactive effect to the merger as if it closed on January 1, 2009 (in U.S. $ 000’s, except share and per share amounts):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
           2010                 2009        

Net revenues

   $      $   

Net loss

   $ (18,070   $ (21,915

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.03   $ (0.02

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     48,032,247        33,016,705   

The pro forma disclosures in the table above include adjustments to reflect results that are more representative of the combined results of the transaction if they had occurred on January 1, 2009. The pro forma results include the operating results of NeoPharm for applicable periods prior to the merger, adjusted for amortization of unfavorable lease liability established in purchase accounting and the

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

elimination of direct merger costs and accelerated stock-based compensation. Additionally, the tax benefit recorded by the Company as a result of the merger is also eliminated from the pro forma results.

This pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be indicative of the results of operation that would have actually occurred. In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in the pro forma information.

 

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

In September 2006, the FASB issued new guidance now codified as ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures . The new guidance defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements and was adopted by the Company in 2008. In February 2008, the FASB issued new guidance now codified in ASC 820 which delays the effective date for non-financial assets and liabilities that are not measured or disclosed on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and was adopted by the Company in 2009.

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.

The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The Company utilized a cost approach to value NeoPharm’s IPR&D since the IPR&D, which is currently in development, has not yet been proven in the marketplace. The to-date expenses on the acquired IPR&D were adjusted to current price levels and of this 40% were assumed to be wasted efforts and therefore excluded for this calculation. On this balance price level adjusted expense, an additional 15% was added for overhead expenses. No additional adjustment for opportunity cost was applicable given the nature of the asset and high speculation on commercialization time frames. Consequently, the IPR&D is considered a Level 3 measurement. To determine the expected value of the contingent rights and payment obligation, the Company probability-weighted (17.5%) the likelihood of the contingent consideration payment (which would occur in mid 2015 if it were to take place) and discounted the weighted payment to present value. The contingent rights and payment obligation is considered a Level 3 measurement.

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

12. LEGAL MATTERS

In September 2009, Insys Pharma and certain of its officers and directors, as well as their spouses, were named as defendants in a lawsuit in Arizona Superior Court brought by Santosh Kottayil, Ph.D., certain of his family members and a trust of which Dr. Kottayil is the trustee. Dr. Kottayil formerly served as President, Chief Scientific Officer and a director of Insys Pharma, among other positions. The complaint brought a cause of action for statutory and common law appraisal of Dr. Kottayil’s Insys Pharma common stock. The cause of action for appraisal relates to a one-for-1,500,000 reverse stock split that Insys Pharma effected in June 2009, which resulted in Dr. Kottayil’s ownership position becoming a fractional share of Insys Pharma common stock. Following the reverse stock split, Insys Pharma cancelled all resulting fractional shares, including the fractional share held by Dr. Kottayil, and offered a cash payment in lieu of the fractional shares. The complaint also states causes of action for breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation in the defendants’ dealings with Dr. Kottayil on the subject of his compensation and stock ownership in Insys Pharma. In January 2010, the plaintiffs added claims seeking to rescind Dr. Kottayil’s assignment to Insys Pharma of his interest in all of the fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications the Company owns and to recover the benefits of those interests. Dr. Kottayil is seeking, among other relief, the fair value of his Insys Pharma common stock as of June 2, 2009, compensatory and punitive damages, and rescission of all assignments to Insys Pharma of his interest in the patent applications, as well as attorneys’ fees, costs and interest.

In February 2010, Insys Pharma and the other defendants answered and filed counter-claims to Dr. Kottayil’s amended complaint. The counter-claims include actions for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and negligence with respect to the time during which Dr. Kottayil was employed at Insys Pharma. The counter-claims, among other relief, seek compensatory and punitive damages. The Company does not expect a trial of this action to take place until at least 2012, although an earlier date is possible. The Company is not able at this time to estimate the range of potential loss or any potential recovery from the counter-claims, nor is it able to predict the outcome of this litigation. If the patent assignments are successfully rescinded, the Company will not have exclusive patent rights covering its fentanyl and dronabinol product candidates, and such exclusive patent rights may not be available to the Company on acceptable terms, if at all, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. If the assignments are rescinded, Dr. Kottayil could assign his interest in the fentanyl and dronabinol patent applications to a competitor and the Company would not be able to prevent generic copies of its products. The Company intends to vigorously defend against the plaintiffs’ claims and pursue its counter-claims.

Insys Pharma has received letters from the counsel of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Unimed Pharmaceuticals (who market and sell the branded version of dronabinol, Marinol) asserting that one of Insys Pharma’s founders may have utilized their confidential and proprietary information for the abbreviated new drug application of dronabinol. Solvay and Unimed are requesting various information and written assurances from Insys Pharma related to the ANDA of dronabinol. The matter has been handled out of court thus far and the Company intends to vigorously defend each and every claim and request made in the letters if the complaint escalates. Management is unable to estimate the potential outcome or range of possible loss, if any. Any such litigation could be protracted, expensive, and potentially subject the Company to an unfavorable outcome.

In 2001, NeoPharm and certain of its former officers were named in a complaint, which alleged various violations of the federal securities laws in connection with NeoPharm’s public statements regarding its LEP-ETU product candidate during the period from October 31, 2001 through April 19, 2002. In November 2002, the Company moved to have the complaint dismissed. This motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in February 2003. In November 2004, the plaintiffs filed a motion

 

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INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(A Development-Stage Company)

NOTES TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

 

to amend and a motion for summary adjudication. The motion to amend sought to include certain pre-class period statements in the complaint. The motion for summary adjudication asked the Court to rule that certain statements made in an arbitration award regarding the LEPETU product candidate be deemed facts established in this proceeding. In February 2007, the Court entered an order denying both the plaintiffs’ motion to amend and the plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication. Fact and expert discovery is closed. In March 2008, the dispositive motion filing deadline, NeoPharm filed a motion for summary judgment. On March 31, 2010, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims based on statements made before January 14, 2002 but held that there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the Company could be liable for statements made between January 14, 2002 and April 19, 2002. On April 27, 2010, the Court set a trial date of February 22, 2011 and also set a settlement conference date of July 27, 2010. On October 25, 2010, the parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement which set forth the terms and conditions for a proposed settlement of the litigation and for dismissal of the litigation with prejudice. The parties have agreed to settle the litigation for $3,350,000 in cash to be distributed to eligible class members of the plaintiff. At the settlement hearing on March 17, 2011, the Court gave final approval of the settlement, which was paid by the Company’s insurers. None of NeoPharm’s current directors or officers were named in this complaint.

 

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated subsequent events through March 29, 2011, the date these financial statements were filed with the SEC.

NDA Filed with FDA for Fentanyl SL Spray

On March 7, 2011, the Company submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA for its Fentanyl SL Spray product candidate.

Initial Public Offering

The Company has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to an initial public offering of its common stock. There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in this offering.

Subsequent Funding

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company borrowed the remaining amounts available under the 2010 JNK Trust notes of $299,000. The Company also issued an additional $5.0 million of demand notes payable in favor of The JNK Trust. The JNK Trust also agreed to fund the Company on an as-needed basis through March 31, 2012.

 

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Independent Auditors’ Report

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

NeoPharm, Inc.

Lake Bluff, Illinois

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NeoPharm, Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NeoPharm, Inc. at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has not secured additional financing to further the development of its drug product candidates which raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Chicago, Illinois

July 9, 2010

 

 

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NeoPharm, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,  
     2009     2008  

Assets

    

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,042,000      $ 7,298,000   

Auction rate securities

     12,393,000          

Put option on auction rate securities

     1,557,000          

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     310,000        338,000   
                

Total Current Assets

     19,302,000        7,636,000   
                

Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation

     250,000        366,000   

Auction rate securities

            12,321,000   

Put option on auction rate securities

            2,379,000   

Other assets

     650,000        651,000   
                

Total Assets

   $ 20,202,000      $ 23,353,000   
                

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Current Liabilities

    

Current maturities of long-term debt

   $ 13,950,000      $   

Interest expense payable

     61,000     

Accounts payable

     67,000        222,000   

Accrued clinical trial expenses

     854,000        1,438,000   

Accrued compensation

     583,000        796,000   

Accrued research and development

     368,000        163,000   

Accrued manufacturing expenses

     61,000        739,000   

Current maturities of capital lease obligations

     36,000        34,000   

Other accrued expenses

     99,000        150,000   
                

Total Current Liabilities

     16,079,000        3,542,000   
                

Long-Term Debt, less current maturities (Note 6)

            9,201,000   

Deferred Rent

     36,000        18,000   

Capital Lease Obligations

     3,000        40,000   
                

Total Liabilities

     16,118,000        12,801,000   
                

Commitments and Other Matters

    

Stockholders’ Equity

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

              

Common stock, $.0002145 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 28,498,814 and 28,497,049 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

     6,000        6,000   

Additional paid-in capital

     291,256,000        290,998,000   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     735,000          

Accumulated deficit

     (287,913,000     (280,452,000
                

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     4,084,000        10,552,000   
                

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 20,202,000      $ 23,353,000   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NeoPharm, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

     Year ended December 31,  
       2009     2008  

Revenue

   $      $   

Operating Expenses

    

Research and development

     3,598,000        4,827,000   

Selling, general, and administrative

     2,911,000        4,315,000   

Employee termination costs

     303,000          

Facility consolidation costs

            (63,000

Gain on sale of equipment and furniture

     (21,000     (350,000
                

Total operating expenses

     6,791,000        8,729,000   
                

Operating Loss

     (6,791,000     (8,729,000
                

Unrealized loss on auction rate securities put option

     (735,000       

Interest income

     217,000        596,000   

Interest expense

     (152,000     (85,000
                

Net Loss

   $ (7,461,000   $ (8,218,000
                

Net Loss Per Share, basic and diluted

   $ (0.26   $ (0.29
                

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding, basic and diluted

     28,498,814        28,492,543   
                

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NeoPharm, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

 

    Shares of
Common
Stock
    Par
Value
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance, at January 1, 2008

    28,488,550      $ 6,000      $ 290,481,000      $ (272,234,000   $      $ 18,253,000   

Stock-based compensation

                  317,000                      317,000   

Issuance and compensation associated with restricted common stock

                  197,000                      197,000   

Issuance and common stock to employees stock purchase plan

    8,499               3,000                      3,000   

Net loss

                         (8,218,000            (8,218,000
                                               

Balance, at December 31, 2008

    28,497,049        6,000        290,998,000        (280,452,000            10,552,000   

Stock-based compensation

                  234,000                      234,000   

Issuance and compensation associated with restricted common stock

                  24,000                      24,000   

Issuance and common stock to employees stock purchase plan

    1,765                                      

Unrealized gain on investments in auction rate securities

                                735,000        735,000   

Net loss

                         (7,461,000            (7,461,000
                                               

Balance, at December 31, 2009

    28,498,814      $ 6,000      $ 291,256,000      $ (287,913,000   $ 735,000      $ 4,084,000   
                                               

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Year ended December 31,  
           2009                 2008        

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (7,461,000   $ (8,218,000

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     135,000        174,000   

Stock-based compensation expense

     258,000        514,000   

Gain on sale of equipment and furniture

            (18,000

Unrealized loss on auction rate securities put option

     735,000          

Changes in assets and liabilities

    

Interest receivable on auction rate securities

            57,000   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     29,000        87,000   

Accounts payable

     (155,000     (362,000

Other current liabilities

     (1,259,000     (2,000

Deferred rent

     18,000          
                

Net cash used in operating activities

     (7,700,000     (7,768,000
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     750,000        5,003,000   

Purchase of equipment and furniture

     (19,000     (145,000

Proceeds from sales of equipment and furniture

            19,000   
                

Net cash provided by investing activities

     731,000        4,877,000   
                

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan

            3,000   

Proceeds from borrowings, net

     4,750,000        9,200,000   

Repayment of capital lease obligation

     (37,000     (36,000
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,713,000        9,167,000   
                

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     (2,256,000     6,276,000   

Cash and Cash Equivalents, at beginning of year

     7,298,000        1,022,000   
                

Cash and Cash Equivalents, at end of year

   $ 5,042,000      $ 7,298,000   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. Nature of Operations and Principal Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

NeoPharm, Inc. (“we”, “us,” “our”, or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, was incorporated on June 15, 1990, under the name of OncoMed, Inc. In March 1995, we changed our name to NeoPharm, Inc. During 2004, we established a wholly-owned subsidiary, NeoPharm EU Limited, to comply with regulatory requirements enacted for clinical trials conducted in the European Union. All of our assets are located in the United States.

We are a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various cancers and other diseases. Our corporate office and research and development facility is located in Lake Bluff, Illinois and we had 17 active employees as of December 31, 2009.

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NeoPharm, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, NeoPharm EU Limited, and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). As of and through December 31, 2009, the subsidiary had nominal assets and had not conducted any business. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Amounts presented have been rounded to the nearest thousand.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern. Although the Company has not yet been able to secure any additional financing to further the development of its drug product candidates, management is currently involved in discussions to secure additional financing. The Company has the ability to decelerate spending in order to maximize its cash balance until financing is secured. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these efforts and therefore, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Included with cash are cash equivalents of $182,000 and $7.1 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The carrying value of these investments approximates their fair market value due to their short maturity and liquidity.

The Company has cash in excess of federally insured limits, however, it does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk.

 

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Auction Rate Securities and Put Option on Auction Rate Securities

Investments in auction rate securities have scheduled maturities greater than 90 days at the time of purchase, are classified as available-for-sale securities and are recorded at fair value (see Note 5 below). Temporary changes in the estimated fair market value of the securities are recorded through other comprehensive income. Other-than-temporary changes are recorded in operations.

The Company adopted guidance within Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 825, “ Financial Instruments ,” in 2008 for the put option on auction rate securities. Accordingly, the put option is recorded at fair value and marked to market at each reporting period. All changes in the estimated fair market value of the put option are recorded in operations.

Refer to Note 4 for further discussion regarding the Company’s auction rate securities and put option on auction rate securities.

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of assets are charged to expense when incurred. When properties are disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported in the period the transaction takes place. Total depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, was $135,000 and $174,000, respectively.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Other Assets

Other assets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 consist of cash held by banks as collateral for two standby letters of credit issued by the bank in favor of the Company. The cash held by the banks is restricted as to use for the term of the standby letter of credit. One letter of credit for $175,000 is for the capitalized lease on office equipment and the other letter of credit for $470,000 is for the lease on the facility into which the Company has moved in the first quarter of 2009.

Accrued Compensation

At December 31, 2009, accrued compensation consists of accrued severance of $253,000, accrued bonuses and related payroll taxes of $218,000, accrued 401(k) expenses of $68,000 and other accrued compensation of $44,000. At December 31, 2008, accrued compensation consisted of accrued severance of $374,000, accrued bonuses of $305,000, accrued 401(k) expenses of $68,000 and other accrued compensation of $49,000. The accrued severance liability as of December 31, 2008 was satisfied with the payment of $350,000 in March 2009.

Income Taxes

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financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We provide valuation allowances against the deferred tax asset for amounts which are not considered “more likely than not” to be realized.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. The Company recognized no revenue in 2009 or 2008.

Research and Development

Research and development, or R&D, costs are expensed when incurred. These costs include, among other things, consulting fees and costs reimbursed to third parties under license and research agreements described in Note 11, Commitments. Payments related to the acquisition of technology rights, for which development work is in process, are expensed as incurred and are considered a component of R&D costs. We charge the indirect cost of administering R&D activities to R&D expense.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan that covers the Company’s employees and is more fully described in Note 3. The Company measures compensation expense under the plan based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the grant dates and amortizes the expense over the options’ vesting periods.

Leases

The Company accounts for scheduled rent increase provisions in lease agreements by recognizing rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our capital lease is accounted for under the provision of ASC 840, Leases.

Contingencies

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated. Recoveries from other parties are recorded when realized.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments consist of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, auction rate securities and accounts payable (see Note 5 below). The carrying value of these financial instruments is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Codifications

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, “ The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 ” (ASC 105). ASC 105 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP. All guidance contained in the Codification carries an equal level of authority. The Codification does not change current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. On the effective date of ASC 105, 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 will become non-authoritative. ASC 105 is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ended after September 15, 2009. The Company has revised all references to the authoritative accounting principles to reflect the Codification.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

In September 2006, the FASB issued ASC 820, “ Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ,” (ASC 820). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820-10 was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB delayed the effective date of ASC 820 for non-financial assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. In October 2008, FASB provided guidance in determining the fair value of a financial asset when the market for that financial asset is not active. The adoption of ASC 820 did not have a material effect on the financial statements.

Subsequent Events

In May 2009, the FASB issued ASC 855, “ Subsequent Events” (ASC 855), which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date. The Company adopted ASC 855 in 2009.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period consolidated financial statements and notes to current period presentation.

 

2. Net Loss Per Share

 

     Year ended December 31,  
           2009                 2008        

Numerator

    

Net loss

   $ (7,461,000   $ (8,218,000
                

Denominator

    

Weighted average shares outstanding

     28,498,814        28,492,453   
                

Loss per share – basic and diluted

   $ (0.26   $ (0.29
                

 

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As we have incurred net losses in each of the years presented, basic and diluted loss per share amounts are the same. Common share equivalents of 1,742,901 and 1,535,950 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, have been excluded from the computation since the effect of their assumed conversion would be anti-dilutive.

 

3. Stock-Based Compensation

We currently sponsor the following stock-based payment plans:

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

In June 2006, our stockholders approved the NeoPharm, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2006 Plan. The 2006 Plan originally provided for the issuance of stock options, non-vested stock, restricted stock, performance units or performance share awards to employees, directors and consultants convertible to up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock. In 2007, the Board of Directors approved resolutions increasing the total shares available for issuance under the 2006 Plan to 3,400,000 shares and increasing the number of shares of common stock that may be granted to any grantee during any calendar year, or earned by any grantee under any performance based award during any calendar year, from 500,000 to 750,000 shares. In 2008, the board approved an increase in the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be awarded under the 2006 Plan as restricted stock or bonus stock from 500,000 to 1,500,000 and this board resolution was approved by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in August 2008. Awards under the 2006 Plan generally consist of stock options having an exercise price equal to the average of the lowest and highest reported sale prices of our common stock on the date of grant; vest ratably over four years; have a 10-year term; and are subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to our non-employee directors under the 2006 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Awards under the 2006 Plan vest immediately upon a change in control, as defined in the 2006 Plan. Although the 2006 Plan provides for the issuance of performance units and performance shares, we have not made grants of these types of awards. As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, 2,250,889 and 1,979,639 shares, respectively, were available for issuance under the 2006 Plan.

2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2006, our stockholders approved the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or the Purchase Plan, under which eligible employees may purchase shares of common stock quarterly through payroll deductions. An aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock may be issued under the Purchase Plan. The price per share under the Purchase Plan is 85% of the lower of the closing price of the common stock on (i) the first business day of the plan period or (ii) the purchase date. The Purchase Plan imposes a limitation upon a participant’s right to acquire common stock if immediately after or prior to purchase, the employee owns five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of our common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2009, 1,765 shares were issued under the Purchase Plan and the corresponding compensation expense was not material. During the year ended December 31, 2008, 8,499 shares were issued resulting in compensation expense of $3,000. As of December 31, 2009, 36,131 shares remain available for issuance.

The 1998 Plan

Our 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 1998 Plan, provided for the grant of awards, primarily stock options, to employees, directors, and consultants to acquire up to 4,600,000 shares of our common stock. Following the June 2006 stockholder approval of the 2006 Plan, no further awards have been or will be

 

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made under the 1998 Plan. Option awards under the 1998 Plan were generally granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant, but may have been granted with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of our common stock. Option awards under the 1998 Plan typically had a 10-year life and vested ratably on the first four anniversaries of the grant, subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to our non-employee directors under the 1998 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Outstanding awards issued under the 1998 Plan vested immediately upon a change in control, as defined in the 1998 Plan.

Amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of operations with respect to our stock-based compensation plans were as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
           2009                  2008        

Research and development

   $ 142,000       $ 160,000   

Selling, general and administrative

     116,000         354,000   
                 

Total cost of stock-based payment plans during period

   $ 258,000       $ 514,000   
                 

We have never capitalized, or recognized an income tax benefit from, stock-based compensation.

The following is a summary of activity relating to option awards to employees and non-employee directors:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2007

     1,252,326      $ 5.35               $   

Granted

     280,500      $ 0.42                   

Exercised

                              

Forfeited, expired and or cancelled

     (132,375   $ 2.33                   
                                  

Outstanding at December 31, 2008

     1,400,451      $ 4.65         7.12           

Granted

     800,250      $ 0.12                   

Exercised

                              

Forfeited, expired and or cancelled

     (457,800   $ 2.69                   
                                  

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     1,742,901      $ 3.08         6.79           
                                  

Exercisable at December 31, 2009

     910,401      $ 5.50         4.88       $             —   
                                  

 

As of December 31, 2009 we expect to recognize $171,000 of unrecognized share-based compensation for our outstanding options over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

Restricted Stock Awards

In June 2007, 180,665 restricted shares of common stock were granted to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, with a weighted average fair value of $1.36 per share and a four year vesting period. As of the October 2009, such CEO was terminated. 50% of the shares which had not vested were forfeited.

 

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Stock Option Valuation Information

In August 2008, the Company granted 225,000 stock options to non-employee directors with a weighted average fair value of $0.29 and a one-year vesting period. In August 2008, the Company granted 50,000 stock options to our Chief Executive Officer and in August, October and December 2008, also granted 5,500 stock options to other employees. All of these employee stock option grants have a weighted average fair value of $0.31 and a four-year vesting period.

In February 2009, the Company granted 575,250 stock options to its employees and a non-employee consultant with a weighted average fair value of $0.06 and a four-year vesting period. In July 2009, the Company granted 225,000 stock options to non-employee directors with a weighted average fair value of $0.19 and a one-year vesting period.

The Company has estimated the fair value of NeoPharm’s stock-based compensation using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the use of subjective assumptions that have a significant impact on the fair value estimate. We have based our assumptions regarding expected volatility on the historic volatility of our common stock, the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant and the expected term of options using the “Simplified Method” in accordance with SAB No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.” The weighted-average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted during 2009 and 2008 were calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the related weighted-average assumptions:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
           2009                 2008        

Expected volatility

     109.42     80.74

Risk-free interest rate

     2.42     3.45

Expected term (in years)

     5.5        5.8   

Expected dividend yield

              

 

4. Investments In and Put Option on Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”)

The fair value of the Company’s investments in ARS as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 as estimated by the investment bank which holds these auction rate securities is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year ended December 31,  
           2009                 2008        

State government agencies, at par value

   $ 13,950      $ 14,700   

Less: decline in estimated fair value

     (1,550     (2,400
                

Net estimated fair value of investments in auction rate securities

   $ 12,400      $ 12,300   
                

Investments in ARS have scheduled maturities greater than 90 days at the time of purchase, and are therefore classified as available-for-sale securities and recorded at fair value on our consolidated balance sheet. In 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with this investment bank, which gives the Company rights to sell all of the Company’s ARS at par value back to the investment bank at any time during the period between June 30, 2010 and July 2, 2012 under the terms of a non-transferable rights offering. These Rights represent a legally enforceable firm commitment from the investment bank. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a put option of $1.55 million and $2.4 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, for the difference between the par value and fair value

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)

 

of the auction rate securities. Any unrealized gains and losses and the auction rate securities put option that have been recorded in connection with the fair value accounting for the auction rate securities will be reversed and eliminated as of the June 30, 2010 par value redemption date and the Company will not incur any financial loss as a result thereof.

The estimated fair value of the ARS increased by $735,000 from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009. In accordance with the applicable accounting literature, this increase was recorded through other comprehensive income. The corresponding decrease of $735,000 in the estimated fair value of the put option is recorded as an unrealized loss in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2008, the cumulative loss recognizing the other-than-temporary decline in the estimated fair value of the ARS was offset in our consolidated statement of operations by the gain recorded in recognition of the fair value of the put option.

Issuers of the Company’s ARS redeemed a total of $750,000 of these securities during 2009 at par value. There were no redemptions in 2008. The proceeds from this redemption were used to immediately repay the ARS loan which was made by this investment bank (see Note 6 below).

 

5. Fair Value Measurement

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which include only the ARS and Put Option, are recorded in our financial statements at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company follows a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market observable inputs used in measuring fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 –

   Uses unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2 –

   Uses inputs other than Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date through correlation with market data, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities that are valued using models or other pricing methodologies that do not require significant judgment since the input assumptions used in the models, such as interest rates and volatility factors, are corroborated by readily observable data.

Level 3 –

   Uses inputs that are unobservable and are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

At December 31, 2009 and 2008, investments in the Company’s student loan-backed ARS are considered Level 3 assets and fair value measurements have been estimated by the investment bank which holds NeoPharm’s ARS using an income-approach model (discounted cash-flow analysis). The model considers factors that reflect assumptions that market participants would use in pricing similar securities, including, the collateral underlying the investments, the creditworthiness of the counterparty, expected future cash-flows, including the next time the security is expected to have a successful auction, and risks associated with the uncertainties of the current market, the formula applicable to each security which defines the interest rate paid to investors in the event of a failed auction, forward projections of

 

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the interest rate benchmarks specified in such formulas, the likely timing of principal repayments, the probability of full repayment considering the guarantees by the U.S. Department of Education of the underlying student loans, guarantees by other third parties, and additional credit enhancements provided through other means, and publicly available pricing data for recently issued student loan-backed securities which are not subject to auctions.

The fair value of the Company’s auction rate securities as estimated by the investment bank approximates $12.4 million and 12.3 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, which is $1.55 million and $2.4 million, respectively, less than their par value. These differences represent the estimated fair value of the Put Option as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, based on the Rights the Company obtained in the Settlement Agreement described in Note 4 above. This Put Option is also considered a Level 3 asset.

 

6. Auction Rate Securities Loans

NeoPharm has borrowed from the investment bank that holds our ARS amounts up to the full par value of such auction rate securities under a series of successive credit agreements executed with the investment bank during 2009 and 2008. In connection with the Settlement Agreement with this investment bank discussed in Note 4 above, the Company has the right, in the form of a put option, as well as the intent to redeem all of our ARS at par value as of June 30, 2010 and repay the ARS loan in full plus any accrued and unpaid interest expense. Approximately $13.9 million and $9.2 million were outstanding under these credit agreements as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Borrowings are collateralized by the Company’s ARS and interest is based on an annual rate equal to the sum of the prevailing LIBOR plus 125 basis points. This rate was 1.24% and 1.69% as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense on the ARS loans cannot exceed interest income on the ARS investments on a cumulative basis under the no net cost terms of the underlying credit agreements with the investment bank.

Included in interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was interest on all short-term and long-term ARS loans of $149,000 and $80,000, respectively.

 

7. Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are comprised of the following as of December 31:

 

     Estimated
Useful  Life
(Years)
    2009     2008  

Computer equipment

     3      $ 1,339,000      $ 1,326,000   

Scientific equipment

     5        3,247,000        3,242,000   

Furniture

     7        307,000        307,000   

Equipment under capital lease

     5        43,000        43,000   

Leasehold improvements

     *        107,000        107,000   

Less accumulated depreciation

     *     (4,793,000     (4,659,000
                        

Fixed assets, net

     $ 250,000      $ 366,000   
                        

 

* The estimated useful life of leasehold improvements is the lesser of the lease term or five years.

 

** Amortization expense related to assets under capital lease is included in depreciation expense and accumulated depreciation.

 

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8. Stockholders’ Equity

In February 2009, the Company voluntarily delisted its common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market and began trading on the Pink Sheets, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities. The Company also voluntarily deregistered its common stock with the SEC in February 2009, and immediately suspended the Company’s obligation to file periodic reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy Statements. The deregistration with the SEC reduced the internal and external costs of public company compliance and enabled the Company to conserve cash and reallocate resources more appropriately to development of its novel drug technologies.

In April 2009, the NeoPharm board of directors approved the termination of the Company’s Stockholder Rights Plan, which accelerated the current expiration date from July 28, 2013 to May 1, 2009. The Company had maintained a Stockholder Rights Plan whereby rights to purchase shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock became exercisable by our stockholders in the event a non-excluded party acquired, or attempted to acquire, 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

 

9. Income Taxes

From inception through October, 1995, we operated as an S Corporation for income tax purposes. Losses incurred during this period were reported on the stockholders’ tax returns, and are not available to the Company as NOLs. Since that time, losses incurred result in NOLs which could be used to offset possible future taxable income.

The NOLs will expire as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,

 

2011

   $ 1,882,000   

2012

     1,969,000   

2018

     3,122,000   

2020

     3,296,000   

2021

     12,500,000   

2022

     35,488,000   

2023

     52,200,000   

2024

     57,597,000   

2025

     40,990,000   

2026

     33,073,000   

2027

     11,916,000   

2028

     8,667,000   

2029

     7,214,000   
        

Total NOLs

   $ 269,914,000   
        

We have general business credit carryforwards of approximately $6,984,000 which expire in the period 2011-2029, and an alternative minimum tax credit of approximately $40,000 which can be carried forward for an indefinite period.

Under Section 382 of the Code, if an ownership change of more than 50% occurs there are annual limitations on the amount of NOLs and other deductions which would be available to us. Accordingly, our ability to offset any future federal taxable income with NOLs arising before any such ownership

 

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changes may be limited. The Company has completed a partial analysis of ownership change and no change in control was identified, based on the review of eight test dates covering a four-year period ended December 31, 2007. A complete formal analysis of ownership change would have to be performed in order to obtain certainty that a change in control has not occurred. However, such limitations would not have a material impact on the financial statements as the NOLs are fully reserved. Our federal statutory tax rate is 35% while our effective tax rate is 0%. Differences between the federal statutory and effective tax rates result from the establishment of a valuation allowance to reduce the carrying value of deferred tax assets to zero.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and (liabilities) as of December 31 are as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008  

NOLs

   $ 105,193,000      $ 102,412,000   

General business credit carryforwards

     6,984,000        6,766,000   

Charitable contribution carryforwards

     72,000        183,000   

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards

     40,000        40,000   

Depreciation

     46,000        49,000   

Non-deductible stock-based compensation expense

     944,000        851,000   

Expense not currently deductible for tax purposes

     57,000        52,000   
                

Total deferred tax assets

     113,336,000        110,353,000   

Valuation allowance

     (113,336,000     (110,353,000
                

Net deferred tax assets

   $      $   
                

The valuation allowance increased by $2,983,000 and $3,385,000 in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We also consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income or losses, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon our history of tax losses and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, we do not believe realization of these tax assets is more likely than not. As such, we have established full valuation allowances for the deferred tax assets.

 

10. Employee Severance Costs

The Company recorded a charge of $303,000 in the consolidated statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 for salary continuation payments to be made to the Company’s former CEO over a 12-month period beginning at the time our CEO left the Company in October 2009 in accordance with his employment agreement.

 

11. Commitments

License and Research Agreements

From time to time we enter into license and research agreements with third parties. As of December 31, 2009, we had significant agreements with four parties, as described below.

 

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Georgetown University

We have entered into two license agreements with Georgetown University whereby we obtained an exclusive worldwide license to use certain technologies. In exchange for the grant of one of these exclusive licenses that is related to taxane derivatives, we agreed to pay Georgetown University a royalty, ranging from 1.25% to 2.50% of any net sales from our products incorporating such technologies as covered by the licensed patents. The royalty will be payable for the life of the related patents. Additionally, we may be obligated to pay $400,000 upon entering into any sublicense agreement and $250,000 upon approval of an NDA.

In July 2007, we entered into an exclusive license to use certain antisense technologies covered by certain US patents. In exchange for the grant of this license, we paid Georgetown University a non-refundable license issue fee of $10,000 and are liable for yearly maintenance fees of $20,000. In addition, we agreed to pay Georgetown University a royalty of 2.75% of net sales from our products incorporating these technologies and 50% of any royalties received from sublicensees. We may also be obligated to make milestone payments totaling $900,000 upon achievement of certain objectives.

National Institutes of Health

We entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the National Institute of Health, or, NIH, in 1997 to develop and commercialize IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox). The agreement required us to pay NIH a $75,000 non-refundable license issue payment and minimum annual royalty payments of $10,000, which increase to $25,000 after the first commercial sale. The agreement further provides for us to make milestone payments to NIH of up to $585,000 and royalties of up to 3.50% based on any future product sales. We made the first milestone payment of $25,000 to NIH in November 1999 after the filing of the U.S. Investigational New Drug (“IND”) application for IL13-PE38QQR. We are required to pay the costs of filing and maintaining product patents on the licensed patents. The agreement extends to the expiration of the last to expire of the patents on the licensed patents, if not terminated earlier. The agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of NIH and us. Either party may terminate if the other party breaches a material term or condition and such breach is not cured within a certain period of time. Also, either party may unilaterally terminate by giving advanced notice.

On May 30, 2006, we entered into a non-exclusive Patent License Agreement with the NIH providing us with a non-exclusive license to utilize a patented process owned by the U.S. government relating to convection enhanced delivery, or CED, for us to use with drugs, including Cintredekin Besudotox in the treatment of gliomas, in the United States, its territories and possessions. Under the terms of this Patent License Agreement, we have paid NIH a non-creditable, nonrefundable license issue royalty of $5,000 and have agreed to pay a nonrefundable, minimum annual royalty of $2,000, which will be credited against earned royalties, which are fixed at one-half of one percent (0.5%) on aggregate future product sales over $100 million. An additional benchmark royalty of $20,000 is payable within 80 days of receiving approval from the U.S. FDA of approval to use the licensed CED process in administrating a drug for the treatment of gliomas. Pursuant to an amendment to this Patent License Agreement entered into in August 2006, we expanded the field of use to cover the treatment of cancer, were given the right to sublicense our rights and extended the time for us to reach certain benchmarks. In return for these additional rights, we agreed to pay additional sublicensing royalties one and one-half percent (1.5%), to a maximum of $200,000, on the fair market value of any upfront consideration received for granting a sublicense.

In June 2007, we entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the NIH to develop and commercialize IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox) for use in the treatment of asthma and pulmonary fibrosis. Upon entering the contract, we paid NIH a non-refundable license issue royalty of $125,000 and have agreed to pay an annual royalty of $20,000, which will be credited against earned

 

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royalties, which are fixed at four percent of net sales, including those of sublicensees. In addition, we may be obligated to make milestone payments totaling $1,410,000 upon achievement of certain objectives. We are required to pay the costs of filing and maintaining product patents on the licensed patents. The agreement extends to the expiration of the last to expire of the patents on the licensed patents, if not terminated earlier. The agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of NIH and us. Either party may terminate if the other party breaches a material term or condition and such breach is not cured within a certain period of time. Also, either party may unilaterally terminate by giving advanced notice.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In 1997 the Company entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (the “CRADA”) with the FDA. Pursuant to the CRADA, we committed to work to commercialize the IL13-PE38QQR chimeric protein which we licensed from NIH. The FDA agreed to collaborate on the clinical development and commercialization of IL13-PE38QQR. In September 2005, the Company and the FDA agreed to extend the term and funding of the CRADA through July 2009 for $165,000 per year. In 2009 the term was extended for another year, through July of 2010, for $25,000.

Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

In the third quarter of 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to pay $1.1 million for the performance of a preclinical inhalation toxicology study in non-human primates for our Cintredekin Besudotox IL13-PE38QQR therapeutic agent for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company paid $200,000 upon execution of the agreement, $500,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $135,000 in the second quarter of 2009. All of these amounts are included in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations for their respective years. The $280,000 remaining balance under this agreement was accrued in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations upon completion of the final study report in the fourth quarter of 2009, and subsequently paid in the first quarter of 2010.

Clinical Trial Commitments

As of December 31, 2009, we had clinical trial agreements with various parties, as described below.

Providence Portland Medical Center

In December 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Providence Portland Medical Center for the completion of a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LE-DT for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The agreement contains milestone payments which are based upon stages of completion of the Phase II clinical trials. The $10,000 start up fee payable to Providence Portland Medical Center upon entering the contract was accrued in research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2009. The total obligation for the Phase II clinical trial at this site is estimated to be $400,000, but is dependent on the number of patients that are enrolled and their ultimate progression in the study.

Georgetown University

In January 2010, we entered into an agreement with Georgetown University Medical Center for the completion of a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LE-DT for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The total obligation for the Phase II clinical trial at this site is estimated to be $400,000, but is dependent on the number of patients that are enrolled and their ultimate progression in the study (See Note 13 below).

 

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Excel Life Science

In April 2010, the Company entered into a new agreement with Excel Life Science (“Excel”) for the enrollment of an additional 35 patients in a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LEP-ETU for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Previously the Company had completed an initial Phase II trial under an agreement with Excel in which 35 patients were enrolled in a similar study using LEP-ETU to treat breast cancer. The total obligation for the new agreement is $368,000, and it contains milestone payments which are based upon various stages of completion of the Phase II clinical trial. The Company paid Excel $74,000 for the initial milestone at the signing of the new agreement (See Note 13 below).

Consulting Agreements

On January 1, 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Aquilur Rahman (the “Agreement”) to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Rahman was subsequently elected to the Company’s board of directors in February 2010. Under terms of the Agreement, Dr. Rahman will be compensated at the annual rate of $340,000. The Agreement supersedes Dr. Rahman’s previous consulting agreement under which he served as the Company’s Chief Scientific Advisor. Dr. Rahman will continue to serve in that role as well under the new Agreement.

Lease Commitments

The Company has a noncancelable operating lease for office and research and development space which expires in March 2015 and requires NeoPharm to pay all executory costs. Rental payments include minimum rentals, plus contingent rentals based on common area maintenance expenses and property taxes.

Rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted of the following:

 

     2009      2008  

Minimum rentals

   $ 276,000       $ 272,000   

Contingent rentals

     64,000         85,000   
                 

Rental expense

   $ 340,000       $ 357,000   
                 

The Company has an agreement which runs through June 2012 for information technology network equipment and services for the Company’s information services applications. The total of these payments for the 30-month period is approximately $133,000.

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2009 are:

 

Year ended or ending December 31,

 

2010

   $ 358,000   

2011

     330,000   

2012

     308,000   

2013

     290,000   

2014

     290,000   

Later years

     84,000   
        

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 1,660,000   
        

 

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The Company has a five-year capital lease on five copy machines which expires in January 2011. Their gross asset value in Fixed Assets-Furniture was $161,000 at the beginning of the lease in February 2006. Included in the capitalized amount is imputed interest of $28,000. These copiers were included in an impairment writedown in the third quarter of 2007. The impairment for these copiers was $64,000 leaving a gross asset value at December 31, 2007 of $43,000. Depreciation expense for the capitalized copiers was $13,000 and $16,000 for the years ended 2009 and 2008, respectively. Minimum future lease payments under a capital lease as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010

   $ 38,000   

For the year ending December 31, 2011

     3,000   
        

Total minimum lease payments

     41,000   

Less amount representing interest

     (2,000
        

Present value of minimum lease payments

   $ 39,000   
        

 

12. Contingencies

NeoPharm and certain of the Company’s former officers have been named in a consolidated amended complaint, which alleges various violations of the federal securities laws in connection with our public statements regarding our LEP-ETU product candidate during the period from October 31, 2001 through April 19, 2002. In November 2002, the Company moved to have the complaint dismissed. This motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in February 2003. In November 2004, the plaintiffs filed a motion to amend and a motion for summary adjudication. The motion to amend sought to include certain pre-class period statements in the complaint. The motion for summary adjudication asked the Court to rule that certain statements made in an arbitration award regarding the LEP-ETU product candidate be deemed facts established in this proceeding. In February 2007, the Court entered an order denying both the plaintiffs’ motion to amend and the plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication. Fact and expert discovery is closed. In March 2008, the dispositive motion filing deadline, NeoPharm filed a motion for summary judgment. On March 31, 2010, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims based on statements made before January 14, 2002 but held that there was genuine issue of material fact as to whether the Company could be liable for statements made between January 14, 2002 and April 19, 2002. On April 27, 2010, the Court set a trial date of February 22, 2011 and also set a settlement conference date of July 27, 2010. None of NeoPharm’s current directors or officers are named in this complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend each and every claim in the complaint. Management is unable to estimate the potential outcome or range of possibilities, if any. The Company maintains insurance coverage to mitigate the financial impact of any potential loss.

The Company entered into various contractual arrangements, primarily during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, under take or pay agreements, as amendments to the original contract with Diosynth RTP, Inc. (“Diosynth”). These contractual arrangements were made to secure access to manufacturing capacity for the potential manufacture and regulatory advancement of Cintredekin Besudotox through early 2008. As a result of Diosynth’s failure to complete work that it was contractually required to perform, as well as the FDA’s decision to require additional Phase III clinical testing of Cintredekin Besudotox, the Company advised Diosynth that the timing of further work to support a potential BLA submission must be delayed. Diosynth indicated that such a delay constituted a default under the Company’s contract. In response, the Company invoked the dispute resolution provisions of the contract in an attempt to resolve these and other differences between the two companies. In the fourth quarter of 2008, Diosynth filed a request for mediation. In connection with the mediation, which commenced in June 2009, the Company asserted its own claim against Diosynth for the recovery of payments made to Diosynth for work that was never started or satisfactorily completed. In December

 

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2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with Diosynth to avoid further mediation and arbitration and paid Diosynth $150,000. The Company recorded a credit to research and development expenses of $550,000 in the fourth quarter of 2009 to adjust the accrual for manufacturing expenses related to Diosynth to the amount of the settlement payment.

The employment of Mr. Guillermo Herrera, the former CEO of the Company, was terminated in March 2007 and the Company recorded a charge of $425,000 to selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations in the second quarter of 2007 for salary continuation payments to be made to Mr. Herrera over a 12-month period in accordance with his severance agreement. In May 2007, Mr. Herrera’s attorney filed a suit seeking, in addition to the salary continuation payments, payment of $121,500 for his 2006 bonus and $25,000 for a salary increase for 2007. Subsequent to the filing of this suit, the Company determined that under the terms of his employment agreement the Company should not be responsible for the payment of severance and terminated further payments. Mr. Herrera filed an Amended Complaint in February 2008, alleging breach of his employment agreement with the Company, defamation, and tortious presentation of the plaintiff in a false light, and seeking an additional $363,612 representing the remaining severance payments, plus attorneys’ fees and costs. In March 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to settle the Herrera litigation and paid $350,000, which the Company had reserved for in accrued compensation on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2008.

The Company is from time to time subject to claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company intends to defend vigorously any such litigation that may arise under all defenses that would be available to it. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of those proceedings of which management is aware, even if adverse to the Company, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. While the Company maintains insurance to cover the use of our drug product candidates in clinical trials, the Company does not presently maintain insurance covering the potential commercial use of our drug product candidates and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain or maintain such insurance on acceptable terms.

 

13. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through July 9, 2010, the date the financial statements were available for issuance. The following events were identified:

The Company entered into an agreement with Georgetown University Medical Center in January 2010 for the completion of a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LE-DT for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The total obligation for the Phase II clinical trial at this site is estimated to be $400,000, but is dependent on the number of patients that are enrolled and their ultimate progression in the study (See Note 12 above).

The Company entered into an agreement with Excel Life Sciences in March 2010 for the enrollment of an additional 35 patients in a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LEP for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The total obligation for the new agreement is $368,000, and it contains milestone payments which are based upon various stages of completion of the Phase II clinical trial. The Company paid Excel $74,000 for the initial milestone at the signing of the new agreement (See Note 11 above).

Subsequent to December 31, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital for the completion of a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LE-DT for the treatment of metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. The total obligation for the Phase II clinical trial at this site is estimated to be $400,000, but is dependent on the number of patients that are enrolled and their ultimate progression in the study (See Note 11 above).

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     September 30,
2010
    December 31,
2009
 
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 518,000      $ 5,042,000   

Investments in auction rate securities

            12,393,000   

Put option on auction rate securities

            1,557,000   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     487,000        310,000   
                

Total current assets

     1,005,000        19,302,000   

Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation

     154,000        250,000   

Other assets

     371,000        650,000   
                

Total assets

   $ 1,530,000      $ 20,202,000   
                

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Short-term debt: auction rate securities loan

   $      $ 13,950,000   

Interest expense payable: auction rate securities loan

            61,000   

Accounts payable

     208,000        67,000   

Accrued clinical trial expenses

     839,000        854,000   

Accrued compensation

     112,000        583,000   

Accrued research and development expenses

     22,000        368,000   

Accrued manufacturing expenses

            61,000   

Obligations under capital lease

     12,000        36,000   

Other accrued expenses

     105,000        99,000   
                

Total current liabilities

     1,298,000        16,079,000   
                

Deferred rent

     44,000        36,000   

Obligations under capital lease

            3,000   
                

Total long-term liabilities

     44,000        39,000   
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized: none issued and outstanding

    

Common stock, $0.0002145 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized: 28,408,482 and 28,498,814 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

     6,000        6,000   

Additional paid-in capital

     291,382,000        291,256,000   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

            735,000   

Accumulated deficit

     (291,200,000     (287,913,000
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     188,000        4,084,000   
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,530,000      $ 20,202,000   
                

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2010
    September 30,
2009
 

Total revenue

   $      $   

Expenses:

    

Research and development

     2,503,000        2,708,000   

Selling, general, and administrative

     1,575,000        2,452,000   

Gain on sale of equipment and furniture

            (21,000
                

Total expenses

     4,078,000        5,139,000   
                

Loss from operations

     (4,078,000     (5,139,000
                

Gain (loss) on auction rate securities put option

     736,000        (736,000

Net interest income (expense)

     55,000        64,000   
                

Net loss

   $ (3,287,000   $ (5,811,000
                

Net loss per share—Basic and diluted

   $ (0.12   $ (0.20
                

Weighted average shares outstanding—Basic and diluted

     28,408,482        28,498,814   
                

 

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 30,
2010
    September 30,
2009
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (3,287,000   $ (5,811,000

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     85,000        104,000   

Stock-based compensation expense

     126,000        308,000   

Gain (loss) on auction rate securities put option

     (736,000     736,000   

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     102,000        17,000   

Accounts payable

     141,000        (51,000

Other current liabilities

     (947,000     (1,344,000

Deferred rent

     8,000        14,000   
                

Net cash and cash equivalents used in operating activities

     (4,508,000     (6,027,000
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     13,950,000        350,000   

Purchase of equipment and furniture

            (5,000

Proceeds from sale of equipment and furniture

     11,000          
                

Net cash and cash equivalents provided by investing activities

     13,961,000        345,000   
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from short-term debt

            14,350,000   

Proceeds from long-term debt

            (9,200,000

Repayment of short-term debt

     (13,950,000       

Repayment of capital lease obligation

     (27,000     (26,000
                

Net cash and cash equivalents (used in) provided by financing activities

     (13,977,000     5,124,000   
                

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (4,524,000     (558,000

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     5,042,000        7,298,000   
                

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 518,000      $ 6,740,000   
                

The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

1. Basis of Presentation

Neopharm, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of drugs for treatment of various cancers and other diseases.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of NeoPharm and its wholly owned subsidiary (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2010 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments – consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments – necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2010 and the results of operations and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The condensed consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not indicative of the results that may be expected for a full year. These financial statements do not include all of the necessary disclosures and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s year end consolidated financial statements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NeoPharm and its wholly owned subsidiary, NeoPharm EU Limited, and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). As of and through September 30, 2010, the subsidiary had nominal assets and had not conducted any business. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Amounts presented have been rounded to the nearest thousand.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued amended guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures. The new guidance requires additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements, amends disclosures about postretirement benefit plan assets, and provides clarification regarding the level of disaggregation of fair value disclosures by investment class. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for certain Level 3 activity disclosure requirements that will be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. Accordingly, we adopted this amendment on January 1, 2010, except for the additional Level 3 requirements which will be adopted in 2011. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard update which provides guidance on the criteria to be followed in recognizing revenue under the milestone method. The milestone method of recognition allows a vendor who is involved with the provision of deliverables to recognize the full amount of a milestone payment upon achievement, if, at the inception of the revenue arrangement, the milestone is determined to be substantive as defined in the standard. The guidance is effective on a prospective basis for milestones achieved in fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after June 15, 2010. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption is not expected to have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period consolidated financial statements and notes to current period presentation.

 

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Research and Development

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are expensed when incurred. These costs include, among other things, salary, stock-based compensation, consulting fees and costs reimbursed to third parties under license and research agreements described in Note 9, Commitments. Payments related to the acquisition of technology rights, for which development work is in process, are expensed as incurred and are considered a component of R&D costs. The Company charges the indirect cost of administering R&D activities to R&D expense.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation cost is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award, and the cost is recognized as expense ratably over the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes model for estimating the grant date fair value of stock options. Determining the assumptions that enter into the model is highly subjective and requires judgment. The Company has based its assumptions regarding expected volatility on the historical volatility of its common stock, the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, and the expected term of options using the “Simplified Method” in accordance with SAB No. 107, “Share Based Payment.” The life of the awards is based on a simplified method which defines the life as the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted average vesting period for all open tranches. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the average market rate on U.S. treasury securities in effect during the quarter in which the options were granted. The dividend yield reflects historical experience as well as future expectations over the expected term of the option.

 

2. Net Loss Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
             2010                     2009          

Numerator:

    

Net loss

   $ (3,287,000   $ (5,811,000
                

Denominator:

    

Weighted average shares outstanding

     28,408,482        28,498,814   
                

Loss per share – basic and diluted

   $ (0.12   $ (0.20
                

As the Company has incurred net losses in each of the periods presented, basic and diluted loss per share amounts are the same. Common share equivalents of 2,047,551 and 1,742,901 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, have been excluded from the computation since the effect of their assumed conversion would be anti-dilutive.

 

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3. Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has stock-based employee incentive plans that cover the Company’s employees. The Company measures compensation expense under the plan based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the grant dates and amortizes the expense over the options’ vesting periods.

The Company currently has in place the following stock-based incentive plans:

2006 Equity Incentive Plan

In June 2006, the Company’s stockholders approved the NeoPharm 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The 2006 Plan originally provided for the issuance of stock options, non-vested stock, restricted stock, performance units or performance share awards to employees, directors and consultants convertible to up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In 2007, the board of directors approved resolutions increasing the total shares available for issuance under the 2006 Plan to 3,400,000 shares and increasing the number of shares of common stock that may be granted to any grantee during any calendar year, or earned by any grantee under any performance based award during any calendar year, from 500,000 to 750,000 shares. In 2008, the board approved an increase in the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be awarded under the 2006 Plan as restricted stock or bonus stock from 500,000 to 1,500,000 and this board resolution was approved by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held in August 2008. Awards under the 2006 Plan generally consist of stock options having an exercise price equal to the average of the lowest and highest reported sale prices of our common stock on the date of grant; vest ratably over four years; have a 10-year term; and are subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to our non-employee directors under the 2006 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Awards under the 2006 Plan vest immediately upon a change in control, as defined in the 2006 Plan. Although the 2006 Plan provides for the issuance of performance units and performance shares, the Company has not made grants of these types of awards. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, 2,555,539 and 2,250,889 shares, respectively, were available for issuance under the 2006 Plan.

2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2006, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”), under which eligible employees may purchase shares of common stock quarterly through payroll deductions. An aggregate of 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the Purchase Plan. The price per share under the Purchase Plan is 85% of the lower of the closing price of the common stock on (i) the first business day of the plan period or (ii) the purchase date. The Purchase Plan imposes a limitation upon a participant’s right to acquire common stock if immediately after or prior to purchase, the employee owns five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of the Company’s common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, 1,765 shares were issued under the Purchase Plan and the corresponding compensation expense was not material. There were no shares issued during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and a total of 36,131 shares remain available for issuance as of that date.

The 1998 Plan

The Company’s 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”) provided for the grant of awards, primarily stock options, to employees, directors, and consultants to acquire up to 4,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Following the June 2006 stockholder approval of the 2006 Plan, no further awards have been or will be made under the 1998 Plan. Option awards under the 1998 Plan were generally granted with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on

 

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the date of grant, but may have been granted with an exercise price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. Option awards under the 1998 Plan typically had a 10-year life and vested ratably on the first four anniversaries of the grant, subject to continuous employment. Stock awards granted to our non-employee directors under the 1998 Plan typically vest one year from the date of grant. Outstanding awards issued under the 1998 Plan vested immediately upon a change in control, as defined in the 1998 Plan.

Amounts recognized in the consolidated statements of operations with respect to the Company’s stock-based incentive plans were as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2010              2009      

Research and development

   $ 81,000       $ 124,000   

Selling, general and administrative

     45,000         184,000   
                 

Total cost of stock-based payment plans during period

   $ 126,000       $ 308,000   
                 

The Company has never capitalized, or recognized an income tax benefit from, stock-based compensation.

The following is a summary of activity relating to option awards to employees and nonemployee directors:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life in
Years
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Outstanding at December 31, 2009

     1,742,901      $ 3.08         6.79       $   

Granted

     615,500        0.30                   

Forfeited, expired and or cancelled

     (310,850     5.53                   
                                  

Outstanding at September 30, 2010

     2,047,551        1.86         6.27      
                                  

Exercisable at September 30, 2010

     1,063,989      $ 3.29         4.48       $   
                                  

As of September 30, 2010, there was $189,000 of unrecognized stock-based compensation for the Company’s outstanding options. As described above in the 1998 and 2006 Plans, the options vest immediately upon change in control. As described the Subsequent Events (see Note 11 below), in November 2010, all the options were vested and all of the unrecognized compensation was expensed.

Restricted Stock Awards

In June 2007, 180,665 restricted shares of common stock were granted to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company, with a weighted average fair value of $1.36 per share and a four year vesting period. As of the October 2009, the CEO’s employment was terminated and 50% of the shares which had not vested were forfeited.

 

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Stock Option Valuation Information

In February 2010, the Company granted 334,250 stock options to its employees and a nonemployee consultant with a weighted average fair value of $0.25 and a four-year vesting period. In August 2010, the Company granted 281,250 stock options to non-employee directors with a weighted average fair value of $0.23 and a one-year vesting period. The Company has estimated the fair value of the Company’s stock-based compensation using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the use of subjective assumptions that have a significant impact on the fair value estimate. The Company has based its assumptions regarding expected volatility on the historical volatility of its common stock, the risk-free interest rate on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, and the expected term of options using the “Simplified Method” in accordance with SAB No. 107, “Share-Based Payment.” The estimated weighted-average fair value of employee stock options granted during 2010 was calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the related weighted average assumptions are as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Expected volatility

     107.13

Risk-free interest rate

     3.14

Expected term (in years)

     5.5   

Expected dividend yield

    

 

4. Investments In and Put Option on Auction Rate Securities (“ARS”)

The Company’s investments in auction rate securities (“ARS”) had scheduled maturities greater than 90 days at the time of purchase, and were therefore classified as available-for-sale securities and recorded at fair value on its consolidated balance sheet.

The Company adopted guidance within Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 825, Financial Instruments , in 2008 for the put option on ARS. Accordingly, the put option was recorded at fair value and marked to market at each reporting period. All changes in the estimated fair market value of the put option were recorded in operations.

The fair value of the Company’s investments in ARS as of December 31, 2009 as estimated by the investment bank which held these auction rate securities was as follows:

 

     December 31,
2009
 

State government agencies, at par value

   $ 13,950,000   

Less: decline in estimated fair value

     (1,550,000
        

Net estimated fair value of investments in auction rate securities

   $ 12,400,000   
        

In 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with this investment bank which had invested in the ARS on the Company’s behalf, which settlement agreement gave the Company rights to sell all of the Company’s ARS at par value back to the investment bank at any time during the period between June 30, 2010 and July 2, 2012 under the terms of a non-transferable rights offering. The Company exercised its rights on June 30, 2010. These rights represented a legally enforceable firm commitment from the investment bank. Accordingly, the Company recorded a put option (the “Put Option”) of $1.55 million as of December 31, 2009, for the difference between the par value and fair

 

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value of the ARS. The unrealized gains and losses and the ARS put option that had been recorded in connection with the fair value accounting for the ARS and were reversed and eliminated as of their redemption on June 30, 2010.

The estimated fair value of the auction rate securities increased by $735,000 from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009. In accordance with the applicable accounting literature, this increase was recorded through Other Comprehensive Income. The corresponding decrease of $735,000 in the estimated fair value of the put option was recorded as an unrealized loss in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Issuers of the Company’s ARS redeemed a total of $750,000 of these securities during 2009 at par value. The proceeds from this redemption were used to immediately repay the ARS loan which was made by this investment bank (see Note 6 below).

On June 30, 2010, the Company exercised its put option and redeemed all of its ARS investments at full par value and repaid its ARS loan in full with the proceeds of this redemption. The redemption resulted in the reversal of the $735,000 unrealized loss previously recorded in connection with the ARS.

 

5. Fair Value Measurement

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities, which included only the ARS and Put Option, were recorded in the Company’s financial statements at fair value as of December 31, 2009 and prior to the June 30, 2010 redemption at full par value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company follows a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market observable inputs used in measuring fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 –

   Uses unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.

Level 2 –

   Uses inputs other than Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date through correlation with market data, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities that are valued using models or other pricing methodologies that do not require significant judgment since the input assumptions used in the models, such as interest rates and volatility factors, are corroborated by readily observable data.

Level 3 –

   Uses inputs that are unobservable and are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

At December 31, 2009, investments in the Company’s student loan backed ARS were considered Level 3 assets and fair value measurements had been estimated by the investment bank which held the Company’s ARS using an income-approach model (discounted cash-flow analysis). The model considered factors that reflect assumptions that market participants would use in pricing similar securities, including the collateral underlying the investments, the creditworthiness of the counterparty, expected future cash-flows, including the next time the security is expected to have a successful auction,

 

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risks associated with the uncertainties of the current market, the formula applicable to each security which defines the interest rate paid to investors in the event of a failed auction, forward projections of the interest rate benchmarks specified in such formulas, the likely timing of principal repayments the probability of full repayment considering the guarantees by the U.S. Department of Education of the underlying student loans, guarantees by other third parties, and additional credit enhancements provided through other means, and publicly available pricing data for recently issued student loan asset-backed securities which are not subject to auctions.

The fair value of the Company’s ARS as estimated by the investment bank approximated $12.3 million as of December 31, 2009, which was $1.55 million less than their par value. This difference represented the estimated fair value of the Put Option as of December 31, 2009, based on the rights the Company obtained pursuant to the settlement agreement described above. This Put Option was also considered a Level 3 asset.

 

6. ARS Loans

As described in Note 4 above, on June 30, 2010, the Company exercised its Put Option and redeemed all of its ARS investments at full par value, reversing all previously recorded unrealized losses and repaying its ARS loan in full with the proceeds of this redemption.

The Company had previously borrowed from the investment bank that held its ARS amounts up to the full par value of such ARS under a series of successive credit agreements executed with the investment bank during 2009 and 2008. In connection with the settlement agreement with this investment bank discussed in Note 4 above, the Company had the right, in the form of the Put Option, as well as the intent to redeem all of its ARS at par value as of June 30, 2010 and repay the ARS loan in full plus any accrued and unpaid interest expense. Approximately $13.9 million was outstanding under these credit agreements as of December 31, 2009. Borrowings were collateralized by the Company’s ARS and interest was based on an annual rate equal to the sum of the prevailing LIBOR plus 125 basis points. Interest expense on the ARS loans could not exceed interest income on the ARS investments on a cumulative basis under the no net cost terms of the underlying credit agreements with the investment bank. Included in interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was interest on all short-term and long-term ARS loans of $85,000 and $103,000, respectively.

 

7. Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs that do not extend the life of assets are charged to expense when incurred. When properties are disposed of, the related costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reported in the period the transaction takes place. Total depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, was $85,000 and $104,000, respectively.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. No impairment charges were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

 

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8. Stockholders’ Equity

In February 2009, the Company voluntarily delisted its common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market and began trading on the Pink Sheets, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities. The Company also voluntarily deregistered its common stock with the SEC in February 2009, and immediately suspended the Company’s obligation to file periodic reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, such as Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A.

In April 2009, the NeoPharm board of directors approved the termination of the Company’s Stockholder Rights Plan, which accelerated the current expiration date from July 28, 2013 to May 1, 2009. The Company had maintained a Stockholder Rights Plan whereby rights to purchase shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock became exercisable by the Company’s stockholders in the event a non-excluded party acquired, or attempted to acquire, 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

 

9. Commitments

License and Research Agreements

From time to time the Company enters into license and research agreements with third parties. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had significant agreements with four parties, as described below.

Georgetown University

The Company entered into two license agreements with Georgetown University whereby it obtained an exclusive worldwide license to use certain technologies. In exchange for the grant of one of these exclusive licenses that is related to taxane derivatives, the Company agreed to pay Georgetown University a royalty, ranging from 1.25 to 2.50% of any net sales from its products incorporating such technologies as covered by the licensed patents. The royalty will be payable for the life of the related patents. Additionally, the Company may be obligated to pay $400,000 upon entering into any sublicense agreement and $250,000 upon approval of an NDA.

In July 2007, the Company entered into an exclusive license to use certain antisense technologies covered by certain U.S. patents. In exchange for the grant of this license, the Company paid Georgetown University a non-refundable license issue fee of $10,000 and is liable for yearly maintenance fees of $20,000. In addition, the Company agreed to pay Georgetown University a royalty of 2.75% of net sales from our products incorporating these technologies and 50% of any royalties received from sub licensees. The Company may also be obligated to make milestone payments totaling $900,000 upon achievement of certain objectives.

National Institutes of Health

The Company entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with the NIH in 1997 to develop and commercialize IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox), the Company’s product candidate for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. The agreement required the Company to pay NIH a $75,000 non-refundable license issue payment and minimum annual royalty payments of $10,000, which increase to $25,000 after the first commercial sale. The agreement further provides for the Company to make milestone payments to NIH of up to $585,000 and royalties of up to 3.50% based on any future product sales. We made the first milestone payment of $25,000 to NIH in November 1999 after the filing of the U.S. Investigational New Drug IND application for IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox). The

 

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Company is required to pay the costs of filing and maintaining product patents on the licensed patents. The agreement extends to the expiration of the last to expire of the patents on the licensed patents, if not terminated earlier. The agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of NIH and the Company. Either party may terminate if the other party breaches a material term or condition and such breach is not cured within a certain period of time. Also, either party may unilaterally terminate by giving advanced notice.

On May 30, 2006 the Company entered into a non-exclusive Patent License Agreement with the NIH providing us with a non-exclusive license to utilize a patented process owned by the U.S. government relating to convection enhanced delivery (“CED”), for the Company to use with drugs, including IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox) in the treatment of gliomas, in the U.S., its territories and possessions. Under the terms of this Patent License Agreement, the Company has paid NIH a noncreditable, nonrefundable license issue royalty of $5,000 and has agreed to pay a nonrefundable, minimum annual royalty of $2,000, which will be credited against earned royalties, which are fixed at one-half of one percent on aggregate future product sales over $100 million. An additional benchmark royalty of $20,000 is payable within 30 days of receiving approval from the FDA of approval to use the licensed CED process in administrating a drug for the treatment of gliomas. Pursuant to an amendment to this Patent License Agreement entered into in August 2006, the Company expanded the field of use to cover the treatment of cancer, were given the right to sublicense the Company’s rights and extended the time for the Company to reach certain benchmarks. In return for these additional rights, the Company agreed to pay additional sublicensing royalties one and one-half percent, to a maximum of $200,000, on the fair market value of any upfront consideration received for granting a sublicense.

In June 2007, the Company entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the NIH to develop and commercialize IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox) for use in the treatment of asthma and pulmonary fibrosis. Upon entering the contract, the Company paid NIH a non-refundable license issue royalty of $125,000 and has agreed to pay an annual royalty of $20,000, which will be credited against earned royalties, which are fixed at four percent of net sales, including those of sub licensees. In addition, the Company may be obligated to make milestone payments totaling $1,410,000 upon achievement of certain objectives. The Company is required to pay the costs of filing and maintaining product patents on the licensed patents. The agreement extends to the expiration of the last to expire of the patents on the licensed patents, if not terminated earlier. The agreement may be terminated by mutual consent of NIH and the Company. Either party may terminate if the other party breaches a material term or condition and such breach is not cured within a certain period of time. Also, either party may unilaterally terminate by giving advanced notice.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

In 1997 the Company entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (the “CRADA”), with the FDA. Pursuant to the CRADA, the Company committed to commercialize the IL13-PE38QQR chimeric protein which the Company licensed from NIH. The FDA agreed to collaborate on the clinical development and commercialization of IL13-PE38QQR. In September 2005, the Company and the FDA agreed to extend the term and funding of the CRADA through July 2009 for $165,000 per year. In 2009 the term was extended for another year, through July of 2010, for $25,000.

 

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Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute

In the third quarter of 2008, the Company entered into an agreement to pay $1.1 million for the performance of a preclinical inhalation toxicology study in non-human primates for its IL13-PE38QQR (Cintredekin Besudotox) product candidate. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company paid $200,000 upon execution of the agreement, $500,000 in the fourth quarter of 2008 and $135,000 in the second quarter of 2009. All of these amounts are included in research and development expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for their respective years. The $280,000 remaining balance under this agreement was accrued in research and development expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations upon completion of the final study report in the fourth quarter of 2009, and subsequently paid in the first quarter of 2010.

Clinical Trial Commitments

As of September 30, 2010, the Company had clinical trial agreements with various parties, as described below.

Georgetown University

In January 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Georgetown University Medical Center for the completion of a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LE-DT for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The total obligation for the Phase II clinical trial at this site is estimated to be $400,000, but is dependent on the number of patients that are enrolled and their ultimate progression in the study. As of September 30, 2010, the Company had recorded a liability of $66,000 for patient enrollment costs. To date, there have been no further patients enrolled.

Excel Life Science

In April 2010, the Company entered into a new agreement with Excel Life Science (“Excel”) for the enrollment of an additional 35 patients in a Phase II clinical trial with the use of LEP-ETU for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Previously the Company had completed an initial Phase II trial under an agreement with Excel in which 35 patients were enrolled in a similar study using LEP-ETU to treat breast cancer. The total obligation for the new agreement is $368,000, and it contains milestone payments which are based upon various stages of completion of the Phase II clinical trial. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has paid Excel two milestone payments totaling $147,000 for the signing of the letter of intent and the enrollment of the first patient. Subsequent to September 30, 2010, a third milestone payment of $74,000 was made for the enrollment of the 35th patient.

Consulting Agreements

On January 1, 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Dr. Aquilur Rahman (the “Agreement”) to serve as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Rahman was subsequently elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in February 2010. Under terms of the Agreement, Dr. Rahman was compensated at the annual rate of $340,000. The Agreement superseded Dr. Rahman’s previous consulting agreement under which he served as the Company’s Chief Scientific Advisor. Dr. Rahman served in that role as well under the new Agreement until his resignation effective at the time of the merger with the company now known as Insys Pharma, Inc. (see Note 11 below.)

 

10. Contingencies

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public statements regarding the Company’s LEP-ETU product candidate during the period from October 31, 2001 through April 19, 2002. In November 2002, the Company moved to have the complaint dismissed. This motion to dismiss was granted in part and denied in part in February 2003. In November 2004, the plaintiffs filed a motion to amend and a motion for summary adjudication. The motion to amend sought to include certain pre-class period statements in the complaint. The motion for summary adjudication asked the Court to rule that certain statements made in an arbitration award regarding the LEP-ETU drug product candidate be deemed facts established in that proceeding. In February 2007, the Court entered an order denying both the plaintiffs’ motion to amend and the plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication. Fact and expert discovery is closed. In March 2008, the dispositive motion filing deadline, NeoPharm filed a motion for summary judgment. On March 31, 2010, the Court granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion for summary judgment. The Court dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims based on statements made before January 14, 2002 but held that there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the Company could be liable for statements made between January 14, 2002 and April 19, 2002. On April 27, 2010, the Court set a trial date of February 22, 2011 and also set a settlement conference date of July 27, 2010. On October 25, 2010, the parties entered into a Stipulation of Settlement which set forth the terms and conditions for a proposed settlement of the litigation and for dismissal of the litigation with prejudice. The parties have agreed to settle the litigation for $3.35 million in cash for distribution to eligible class members which was paid by the Company’s insurers. At the settlement hearing on March 17, 2011, the Court gave final approval of the settlement, which was paid by the Company’s insurers. None of NeoPharm’s current directors or officers are named in this complaint.

The Company entered into various contractual arrangements, primarily during the fourth quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, under take or pay agreements, as amendments to the original contract with Diosynth RTP, Inc. (“Diosynth”). These contractual arrangements were made to secure access to manufacturing capacity for the potential manufacture and regulatory advancement of Cintredekin Besudotox through early 2008. As a result of Diosynth’s failure to complete work that it was contractually required to perform, as well as the FDA’s decision to require additional Phase III clinical testing of Cintredekin Besudotox, the Company advised Diosynth that the timing of further work to support a potential BLA submission must be delayed. Diosynth indicated that such a delay constituted a default under the contract with the Company. In response, the Company invoked the dispute resolution provisions of the contract in an attempt to resolve these and other differences between the two companies. In the fourth quarter of 2008, Diosynth filed a request for mediation. In connection with the mediation, which commenced in June 2009, the Company asserted its own claim against Diosynth for the recovery of payments made to Diosynth for work that was never started or satisfactorily completed. In June 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and agreed to pay Diosynth $150,000 to avoid further mediation and arbitration. The Company recorded a credit to research and development expenses of $550,000 in its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to adjust the accrual for manufacturing expenses related to Diosynth to the amount of the settlement payment. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company paid Diosynth $150,000 pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.

The Company is from time to time subject to claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company intends to defend vigorously any such litigation that may arise under all defenses that would be available to the Company. In the opinion of management, the ultimate outcome of those proceedings of which management is aware, even if adverse to the Company, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. While the Company maintains insurance to cover the use of its drug product candidates in clinical trials, the

 

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Company does not presently maintain insurance covering the potential commercial use of its product candidates and there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain or maintain such insurance on acceptable terms.

 

11. Subsequent Events

On November 8, 2010, the Company completed a merger with Insys Therapeutics, now known as Insys Pharma, which was accounted for as a reverse acquisition of the Company by Insys Therapeutics. All of the common stock of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. prior to the Merger was exchanged for 19,499,989 shares of NeoPharm common stock and 14,864,607 shares of newly-created convertible preferred stock. The convertible preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a one-for-35 basis and, until converted, will be entitled to the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the same number of shares of common stock into which it is convertible. As a result of the Merger, Insys Therapeutics became a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm and changed its name to Insys Pharma, Inc. and NeoPharm then changed its name to Insys Therapeutics, Inc. Subsequent to the Merger, the former NeoPharm stockholders own 5% of the combined entity. Upon effectiveness of the Merger, the officers and directors of NeoPharm resigned and were replaced by the officers and directors of Insys Therapeutics.

As additional consideration, the NeoPharm board approved the distribution, immediately after the merger, of non-transferable contingent payment rights to its stockholders of record as of November 5, 2010. These rights entitle the holders of NeoPharm stock prior to the merger to receive cash payments aggregating $20.0 million (equivalent to $0.70402 per share) if, prior to the five year anniversary of the merger, the FDA approves an NDA for any one or more of the NeoPharm product candidates that were under development at the time of the merger. The distribution would be payable within nine months of FDA approval.

The Company evaluated events through March 29, 2011, the date these financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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LOGO

 

                     Shares

Common Stock

 

 

PROSPECTUS

            , 2011

Wells Fargo Securities

JMP Securities

Oppenheimer & Co.

Through and including             , 2011 (25 days after the commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 


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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth all costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by us in connection with the sale of the common stock being registered. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the Nasdaq Global Market filing fee.

 

     Amount to be paid  

SEC registration fee

   $ 6,386   

FINRA filing fee

     6,000   

Nasdaq Global Market filing fee

     125,000   

Blue sky qualification fees and expenses

     *   

Printing and engraving expenses

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

     *   

Accounting fees and expenses

     *   

Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses

     *   

Miscellaneous expenses

     *   
        

Total

   $ *   
        

 

* To be provided by amendment.

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was illegal. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any persons who were, are, or are threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit provided such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, each of which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, provide for the indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability for any:

 

   

transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit;

 

   

act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or

 

   

breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation includes such a provision. Expenses incurred by any officer or director in defending any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition shall be paid by us upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by us.

Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, among other things, that a director who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, we have entered into indemnity agreements with each of our directors and executive officers, that require us to indemnify such persons against any and all costs and expenses (including attorneys’, witness or other professional fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such persons in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including derivative actions), whether actual or threatened, to which any such person may be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer or is or was acting or serving as an officer, director, employee or agent of Insys or any of its affiliated enterprises. Under these agreements, we are not required to provided indemnification for certain matters, including:

 

   

indemnification beyond that permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

   

indemnification for any proceeding with respect to the unlawful payment of remuneration to the director or officer;

 

   

indemnification for certain proceedings involving a final judgment that the director or officer is required to disgorge profits from the purchase or sale of our stock

 

   

indemnification for proceedings involving a final judgment that the director’s or officer’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct or a breach of his or her duty of loyalty, but only to the extent of such specific determination;

 

   

indemnification for proceedings or claims brought by an officer or director against us or any of our directors, officers, employees or agents, except for claims to establish a right of indemnification or proceedings or claims approved by our board of directors or required by law;

 

   

indemnification for settlements the director or officer enters into without our consent; or

 

   

indemnification in violation of any undertaking required by the Securities Act or in any registration statement that we file.

The indemnification agreements also set forth certain procedures that will apply in the event of a claim for indemnification thereunder.

 

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Except as otherwise disclosed under the heading “Legal Proceedings” in the Business section of this registration statement, there is at present no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors or executive officers as to which indemnification is required or permitted, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.

We have an insurance policy in place that covers our officers and directors with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.

We plan to enter into an underwriting agreement which provides that the underwriters are obligated, under some circumstances, to indemnify our directors, officers and controlling persons against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Reference is made to the following documents filed as exhibits to this registration statement regarding relevant indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein:

 

Item 15. Recent sales of unregistered securities.

The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities sold by us since January 1, 2008:

 

  (1) Between February 12, 2009 and November 8, 2010, we granted stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 842,500 shares of our common stock to employees, consultants and directors under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan at exercise prices ranging from $0.29 and $0.415 per share. Except for options to purchase 27,000 shares of our common stock, all of these options have since vested. Of these options, as of February 28, 2011, no options to purchase shares of common stock have been exercised and options to purchase 815,500 shares of common stock remain exercisable.

 

  (2) In November 2010, we acquired Insys Pharma, Inc. in the Merger. In connection with the Merger, we issued 19,499,989 shares of our common stock and 14,864,607 shares of our convertible preferred stock to the stockholders of Insys Pharma, and also assumed stock options of Insys Pharma, which were converted into stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 68,924,171 shares of our common stock.

 

  (3) On January 24, 2011, we and Insys Pharma issued demand notes to The John N. Kapoor Trust dated September 20, 1989 in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million.

 

  (4) On February 11, 2011, we issued a demand note to The John N. Kapoor Trust dated September 20, 1989 in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 million.

 

  (5) On March 21, 2011, we issued a demand note to The John N. Kapoor Trust dated September 20, 1989 in an aggregate principal amount of $1.5 million.

 

  (6) On March 28, 2011, we granted stock options to purchase up to an aggregate of 31,018,442 shares of our common stock to employees, consultants and directors under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan at an exercise price of $0.08 per share.

All of the offers, sales and issuances of the securities described in paragraph (1), and the offers and issuances of options to purchase an aggregate of 12,080,866 shares of our common stock described in paragraph (6), were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Rule 701 in that the transactions were under compensatory benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of such securities were our employees, directors or bona fide consultants and received the securities under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. Appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.

The offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described in paragraph (2) were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

 

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The offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described in paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) and the offers and issuances of options to purchase an aggregate of 18,937,576 shares of our common stock described in paragraph (6), were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated under Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited investor within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act and had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and financial statement schedules.

(a) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
number

  

Description of document

  1.1†    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger Among the Registrant, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and ITNI Merger Sub Inc. dated October 29, 2010.
  3.1    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as currently in effect.
  3.2†    Form of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to become effective upon the closing of this offering.
  3.3    Registrant’s Bylaws, as currently in effect.
  3.4†    Form of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to become effective upon the closing of this offering.
  3.5    Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Convertible Preferred Stock of Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
  3.6    Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Convertible Preferred Stock of Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
  4.1†    Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant.
  5.1†    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1+    Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between the Registrant and its directors and officers.
10.2+    Insys Therapeutics, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
10.3+    Insys Therapeutics, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
10.4+    Insys Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
10.5+†    2011 Equity Incentive Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement and Form of Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.
10.6+†    2011 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement and Forms of Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.
10.7+†    2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Form of Offering Document thereunder.

 

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Exhibit
number

  

Description of document

10.8    Lease dated as of March 12, 2007 between the Insys Pharma, Inc. and First Industrial, L.P. as predecessor in interest to Kachina Investments, LLC.
10.9    Lease Agreement dated as of December 20, 2007, as amended, between the Registrant and Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as successor trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, as successor trustee to American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust No. 10207306.
10.10†    Softgel Commercial Manufacturing and Packaging Agreement dated as of March 21, 2011 between the Registrant and Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC.
10.11†    Form of Note issued by the Registrant.
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of BDO USA, LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2†    Consent of Cooley LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1    Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.

 

To be filed by amendment.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the SEC

(b) Financial statement schedules.

No financial statement schedules are provided because the information called for is not required or is shown either in the financial statements or the notes thereto.

 

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The Registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (a)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A

 

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and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona, on the 29th day of March, 2011.

 

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ M ICHAEL L. B ABICH      

  Michael L. Babich
  President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael L. Babich, Martin McCarthy and John N. Kapoor and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments), and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their, his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/ S / M ICHAEL L. B ABICH

Michael L. Babich

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / M ARTIN M C C ARTHY

Martin McCarthy

   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   March 29, 2011

/ S / J OHN N. K APOOR

John N. Kapoor, Ph.D.

   Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / P ATRICK P. F OURTEAU

Patrick P. Fourteau

   Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / S TEVEN M EYER

Steven Meyer

   Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / B RIAN T AMBI

Brian Tambi

   Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / P IERRE L APALM

Pierre Lapalm

   Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

/ S / R ICHARD M ALLERY

Richard Mallery

   Member of the Board of Directors   March 29, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
number

  

Description of document

  1.1†    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger Among the Registrant, Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and ITNI Merger Sub Inc. dated October 29, 2010.
  3.1    Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended and as currently in effect.
  3.2†    Form of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to become effective upon the closing of this offering.
  3.3    Registrant’s Bylaws, as currently in effect.
  3.4†    Form of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws to become effective upon the closing of this offering.
  3.5    Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Convertible Preferred Stock of Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
  3.6    Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Convertible Preferred Stock of Insys Therapeutics, Inc.
  4.1†    Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant.
  5.1†    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
10.1+    Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between the Registrant and its directors and officers.
10.2+    Insys Therapeutics, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
10.3+    Insys Therapeutics, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
10.4+    Insys Pharma, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan.
10.5+†    2011 Equity Incentive Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement and Form of Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.
10.6+†    2011 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Award Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement and Forms of Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.
10.7+†    2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Form of Offering Document thereunder.
10.8    Lease dated as of March 12, 2007 between the Insys Pharma, Inc. and First Industrial, L.P. as predecessor in interest to Kachina Investments, LLC.
10.9    Lease Agreement dated as of December 20, 2007, as amended, between the Registrant and Chicago Title Land Trust Company, as successor trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, as successor trustee to American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust No. 10207306.
10.10†    Softgel Commercial Manufacturing and Packaging Agreement dated as of March 21, 2011 between the Registrant and Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC.
10.11†    Form of Note issued by the Registrant.
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1    Consent of BDO USA, LLP Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2†    Consent of Cooley LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1    Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.

 

 

To be filed by amendment.

 

+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 

* Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Exhibit 2.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Among

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

NeoPharm, Inc.

and

ITNI Merger Sub Inc.

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ARTICLE I

 

THE MERGER …………………………………………………………………………………………

     2   

1.1

  The Merger  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………      2   

1.2

  Closing  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..      2   

1.3

  Effective Time ………………………………………………………………………………………………..      2   

1.4

  Effects  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………      2   

1.5

  Surviving Corporation Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws …………………………………………...      2   

ARTICLE II

 

EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES ……………………………….

     3   

2.1

  Effect on Capital Stock ……………………………………………………………………………………….      3   

2.2

  Exchange of Certificates …………………………………………………………………………………...…      4   

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NEOPHARM AND MERGER SUB …………….

     5   

3.1

  Corporate Organization ……………………………………………………………………………………….      5   

3.2

  Capitalization  …………………………………………………………………………………………………      6   

3.3

  Authority; No Violation ………………………………………………………………………………………      7   

3.4

  Consents and Approvals ……………………………………………………………………………………...      8   

3.5

  Financial Statements ………………………………………………………………………………………….      8   

3.6

  Brokers’ Fees …………………………………………………………………………………………………      9   

3.7

  Absence of Certain Changes or Events ……………………………………………………………………….      9   

3.8

  Legal Proceedings …………………………………………………………………………………………….      9   

3.9

  Taxes and Tax Returns ………………………………………………………………………………………..      9   

3.10

  Employee Benefits ……………………………………………………………………………………………      10   

3.11

  Labor and Employment Matters ……………………………………………………….……………………..      12   

3.12

  Compliance with Laws; Licenses …………………………………………………………………………….      12   

3.13

  Certain Contracts ……………………………………………………………………………………...………      13   

3.14

  Intellectual Property ……………………………………………………………………………..……………      13   

3.15

  Fairness Opinion …………………………………………………………………………………..………….      14   

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INSYS …………………………..……………..…

     14   

4.1

  Corporate Organization ……………………………………………………………………………………….      14   

4.2

  Capitalization  ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…      14   

4.3

  Authority; No Violation ……………………………………………………………………………………....      15   

4.4

  Consents and Approvals ………………………………………………………………………………………      16   

4.5

  Financial Statements ………………………………………………………………………………………….      16   

4.6

  Brokers’ Fees …………………………………………………………………………………………………      16   

4.7

  Absence of Certain Changes or Events ……………………………………………………………………….      16   

4.8

  Legal Proceedings …………………………………………………………………………………………….      16   

4.9

  Taxes  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….      16   

4.10

  Stock Plans  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………      17   

4.11

  Compliance with Laws; Licenses …………………………………………………………………………….      17   

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS …………………………………………

     17   

 

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5.1

  Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time ………………………………...……………………......      17   

5.2

  NeoPharm Forbearances ………………………………………………………………………………….....      17   

5.3

  Insys Forbearances ………………………………………………………………………………………......      19   

5.4

  Control of Other Party’s Business …………………………………………………………………………...      20   

5.5

  No Solicitation ……………………………………………………………………….....……………………      21   

ARTICLE VI

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS  ……………………..……………………………………………….

     22   

6.1

  Access to Information …………………………………..……………………………..…………………….      22   

6.2

  Required Actions ……………………………………....…………………………………………………….      23   

6.3

  Stock Plans ………………………………………………..…………………………….…………………...      23   

6.4

  Fees and Expenses ………………………..………………....………………………....…………………….      24   

6.5

  Indemnification  ………………………………………………………………………...……………………      24   

6.6

  Transaction Litigation ……………………………………………………………………………………….      25   

6.7

  Director and Officer Transition ……………………….……………………………………………………..      25   

ARTICLE VII

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ……………………………………………...........……………………

     25   

7.1

  Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation To Effect the Merger …….……………………………………........      25   

7.2

  Conditions to Obligations of Insys ……………………………………..…………...…………………….....      25   

7.3

  Conditions to Obligations of NeoPharm ………………..……………..………………………………….....      26   

ARTICLE VIII

 

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT …………….………………………………………………..

     27   

8.1

  Termination  ……………………………………………………………………………....………………….      27   

8.2

  Effect of Termination …………………………………………………………………....…………………..      28   

8.3

  Amendment  ………………………………………………………………………………………………….      28   

8.4

  Extension; Waiver ………………………………………………………….…………....…………………..      28   

ARTICLE IX

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS ……………………………………………………....……………………

     28   

9.1

  Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties ………………………………………………………….....      28   

9.2

  Notices  …………………………………………………………………………………….…………………      28   

9.3

  Definitions  …………………………………………………………………………………………………...      29   

9.4

  Interpretation  ……………….…………………………………………………………..……………………      31   

9.5

  Severability  …………………………………………………………………………...……………………..      32   

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  Counterparts  …………………..…………………………………………………………..…………………      32   

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  Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries ………….……………………………………………......      32   

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  GOVERNING LAW …….…………………………………………………………...……..……………….      32   

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  Assignment  ………………………………………………………………………………….……………….      32   

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  Specific Enforcement ……………………………………………………………………….……………….      33   

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  Jurisdiction  ……………………………………………………………………………….....……………….      33   

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  Waiver of Jury Trial ……………………………………………………………...................……………….      33   

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  Publicity  ………………………………………………………………………………...........………………      34   

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of October 29, 2010 among Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Insys ”), NeoPharm, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ NeoPharm ”), and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm (“ Merger Sub ”).

WHEREAS a duly constituted special committee of the Board of Directors of NeoPharm consisting exclusively of independent directors not affiliated with Insys (the “ Special Committee ”) and the Boards of Directors of Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub (i) deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective corporations, (ii) their stockholders that Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub engage in a business combination and have determined that such business combination shall be effected pursuant to the terms of this Agreement through the Merger (as defined in Section 1.1 ); and have approved and adopted this Agreement.

WHEREAS the Boards of Directors of Merger Sub and Insys have resolved to recommend the adoption of this Agreement by their stockholders;

WHEREAS the Board of Directors of NeoPharm has designated 15,000,000 shares of NeoPharm’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, as Convertible Preferred Stock (“ Convertible Preferred Stock ”) pursuant to a Certificate of Designations filed on October 29, 2010, a portion of which shares are to be issued as part of the Merger Consideration (as defined in Section 2.1(a)(iii) );

WHEREAS the distribution of the Merger Consideration to the stockholders of Insys is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof;

WHEREAS immediately following, and subject to, the consummation of the Merger, NeoPharm intends to distribute to its stockholders of record as of immediately prior to the Merger rights to receive certain contingent payments (“ Contingent Payment Rights ”) pursuant to a Contingent Payment Rights Agreement in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto;

WHEREAS for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes, it is intended that (a) the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”) (such Tax treatment being referred to as the “ Intended Tax Treatment ”), (b) this Agreement be, and is hereby, adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code and (c) Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub each be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code; and

WHEREAS Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the Merger.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree as follows. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 9.3 .


ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

1.1 The Merger . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Law ”), on the Closing Date, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Insys (the “ Merger ”). At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Insys shall continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”). As a result of the Merger, Insys shall become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm.

1.2 Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”) of the Merger shall take place at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606-5096 at 10:00 a.m., Central time, on a date to be specified by Insys and NeoPharm, which shall be no earlier than November 8, 2010 and, on or after that date, no later than the second Business Day following the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver by the party or parties entitled to the benefits thereof of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by law) waiver of those conditions), or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed in writing between NeoPharm and Insys; provided , however , that, if any of the conditions set forth in Article VII is not satisfied or (to the extent permitted by law) waived on such second Business Day, then the Closing shall take place on the first Business Day on which all such conditions shall have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by law) waived. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date .”

1.3 Effective Time . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as soon as practicable on the Closing Date, the parties shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger in such form as required by, and executed and acknowledged in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the Delaware Law, and, as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date, shall make all other filings required under the Delaware Law or by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at the time that the certificate of merger relating to the Merger (the “ Certificate of Merger ”) has been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as NeoPharm and Insys shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being the “ Effective Time ”).

1.4 Effects . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and Section 259 of the Delaware Law.

1.5 Surviving Corporation Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws . The certificate of incorporation of Insys, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law. The by-laws of Insys as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.

 

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ARTICLE II

EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK;

EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

2.1 Effect on Capital Stock .

(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Insys, NeoPharm, Merger Sub or the holder of any shares of capital stock of Insys or Merger Sub:

(i) Capital Stock of Merger Sub . Each share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Merger Sub (the “ Merger Sub Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.

(ii) Cancellation of Treasury Stock . Each share of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of Insys (such shares, the “ Insys Common Stock ”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned by Insys shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.

(iii) Conversion of Insys Common Stock . Subject to Section 2.2(c) , each share of Insys Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares to be canceled in accordance with Section 2.1(a)(ii)) , shall be converted into 0.133857945 fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.0002145 per share, of NeoPharm (the “ NeoPharm Common Stock ”) and 0.102038229 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (such shares of NeoPharm Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock into which shares of Insys Common Stock are converted pursuant to this Section 2.1(a)(iii) , the “ Merger Consideration ”). All shares of Insys Common Stock converted pursuant to this Section 2.1(a)(iii) , when so converted, shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Insys Common Stock (a “ Certificate ”) shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive certificates representing the Merger Consideration.

(b) Certain Adjustments . If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time (and as permitted by Article V ), the outstanding shares of NeoPharm Common Stock or Insys Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class of shares by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event shall have occurred, then the Merger Consideration shall be appropriately and proportionately adjusted to provide to the holders of NeoPharm Common Stock and the holders of Insys Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.

 

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2.2 Exchange of Certificates .

(a) Exchange Procedures . At the Closing, NeoPharm shall deliver to each holder of record of a Certificate whose shares were converted pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii) into the Merger Consideration, upon proper surrender of such Certificate, stock certificates representing that number of whole shares of NeoPharm Common Stock and that number of whole shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into which the aggregate number of shares of Insys Common Stock previously represented by such Certificate pursuant to Section 2.1 has been converted, and the Certificate so surrendered shall immediately be canceled.

(b) No Further Ownership Rights in Insys Common Stock . The shares of NeoPharm Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock delivered upon conversion of shares of Insys Common Stock shall be deemed to have been delivered and paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Insys Common Stock. From and after the Effective Time, (i) all holders of Certificates shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of Insys other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration, and (ii) the stock transfer books of Insys shall be closed with respect to all shares of Insys Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Insys Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificates formerly representing shares of Insys Common Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation or NeoPharm for any reason, such Certificates shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article II .

(c) No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of NeoPharm Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger, no certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of NeoPharm Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock shall be delivered upon the conversion of Insys Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1 , and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a holder of NeoPharm Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of shares of Insys Common Stock converted pursuant to the Merger shall receive only that number of full shares of NeoPharm Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock to which such holder shall be entitled (after aggregating all shares represented by the Certificates delivered by such holder).

(d) Withholding Rights . NeoPharm shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable to any holder of a Certificate pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under applicable tax law. Any amounts so deducted, withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the Certificate in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.

(e) Lost Certificates . If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by NeoPharm, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as NeoPharm may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be

 

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made against it with respect to such Certificate, shall deliver, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NEOPHARM AND MERGER SUB

Except as disclosed in the disclosure letter (the “ NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule ”) delivered by NeoPharm to Insys prior to the execution of this Agreement (which letter sets forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule relates) NeoPharm and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to Insys as follows:

3.1 Corporate Organization .

(a) NeoPharm.

(i) NeoPharm is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. NeoPharm has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.

(ii) True and complete copies of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NeoPharm, as amended through, and as in effect as of, the date of this Agreement (the “ NeoPharm Charter ”), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of NeoPharm, as amended through, and as in effect as of, the date of this Agreement (the “ NeoPharm Bylaws ”), have previously been made available to Insys. NeoPharm is not subject to Section 203 of the Delaware Law.

(b) Merger Sub.

(i) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub does not hold and has not held any assets or incurred any liabilities, and has not carried on any business activities other than in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 1,000 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock, all of which have been duly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned directly by NeoPharm free and clear of any liens.

(ii) True and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of Merger Sub, each as in effect as of the date of this Agreement, have previously been made available to Insys.

 

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3.2 Capitalization .

(a) Authorized and Issued Shares.

(i) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized NeoPharm capital stock consists of (A) 50,000,000 shares of NeoPharm Common Stock, of which, as of the close of business on October 19, 2010 (such date and time, the “ Measurement Date ”), 28,408,482 shares were issued and outstanding and, (B) 15,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which, as of the Measurement Date, no shares were issued and outstanding and all of which have been designated as Convertible Preferred Stock. As of the Measurement Date, zero shares of NeoPharm Common Stock were held in NeoPharm’s treasury. As of the Measurement Date, no shares of NeoPharm’s capital stock or other voting securities of or equity interests in NeoPharm were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding except as set forth in this Section 3.2(a)(i) . As of the Measurement Date, NeoPharm Common Stock was “held of record” (as defined in Rule 12g5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) by a total of 129 Persons. All of the issued and outstanding shares of NeoPharm Common Stock are, and, at the time of issuance, all shares of NeoPharm Common Stock and Convertible Preferred Stock that may be issued as Merger Consideration or upon the exercise of NeoPharm Stock Options will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Delaware Law, the NeoPharm Charter, the NeoPharm Bylaws or any contract to which NeoPharm is a party or by which it is otherwise bound. From and after the Measurement Date through the date of this Agreement, NeoPharm has not issued any capital stock or voting securities or other equity interests.

(ii) As of the date of this Agreement, except for this Agreement and NeoPharm Stock Options, there are not issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, and there are no outstanding obligations of NeoPharm or Merger Sub to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any Equity Equivalents of NeoPharm or Merger Sub. There are no outstanding obligations of NeoPharm or Merger Sub to directly or indirectly redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock or voting securities of, other equity interests in or Equity Equivalents of NeoPharm or Merger Sub. Neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub is party to any voting agreement with respect to the voting of any capital stock or voting securities of, or other equity interests in, NeoPharm.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of NeoPharm having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders may vote are issued or outstanding.

(c) Except for the capital stock of Merger Sub, as of the date of this Agreement, NeoPharm does not have any Subsidiaries and does not beneficially own directly or indirectly any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any Person.

 

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3.3 Authority; No Violation .

(a) NeoPharm has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of NeoPharm (the “ NeoPharm Board ”) and by the Special Committee. The Special Committee and the NeoPharm Board have determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of NeoPharm and its stockholders and have approved and declared advisable this Agreement. No other corporate proceedings on the part of NeoPharm or any vote by the holders of any class or series of NeoPharm capital stock are necessary to approve or adopt this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (except for the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the Delaware Law), provided that adoption of an amendment to the NeoPharm Charter (the “ Charter Amendment ”) increasing the number of authorized shares of NeoPharm Common Stock, which is necessary to allow the Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted into NeoPharm Common Stock, is subject to the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of NeoPharm Common Stock. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by NeoPharm and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of NeoPharm, enforceable against NeoPharm in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by NeoPharm and Merger Sub nor the consummation by NeoPharm and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by NeoPharm and Merger Sub with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will (i) assuming adoption of the Charter Amendment, violate any provision of the NeoPharm Charter or Bylaws or the Merger Sub Charter or Bylaws or (ii) (A) violate any order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition (an “ Injunction ”) or, any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree applicable to NeoPharm, Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the respective properties or assets of NeoPharm or Merger Sub under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, License (as defined in Section 3.12(a) ), lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which NeoPharm or Merger Sub is a party, or by which they or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or affected.

(c) Merger Sub has full corporate or other requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Merger Sub. The Board of Directors of Merger Sub has determined that this Agreement and the

 

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transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, has approved and declared advisable this Agreement, recommended that its sole stockholder vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement, and directed that this Agreement be submitted to its sole stockholder for adoption. No other corporate proceeding on the part of Merger Sub is necessary to approve or adopt this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (except for the vote of its sole stockholder adopting this Agreement and the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Merger Sub and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Merger Sub enforceable against Merger Sub in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

3.4 Consents and Approvals . No consents, approvals of, filings or registrations with, or orders, authorizations or authority of any federal, state, local or foreign government, court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency, commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”) are necessary in connection with (i) the execution and delivery by NeoPharm and Merger Sub of this Agreement and (ii) the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

3.5 Financial Statements .

(a) NeoPharm has previously made available to Insys copies of (i) the balance sheets of NeoPharm as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, accompanied by the audit report of BDO Seidman, LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm with respect to NeoPharm for such periods, and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of NeoPharm as of September 30, 2010 and the related statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (such audited and unaudited balance sheets and statements, the “ NeoPharm Financial Statements ”). The balance sheets of NeoPharm (including the related notes, where applicable) included in the NeoPharm Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position of NeoPharm as of the dates thereof, and the other financial statements included in the NeoPharm Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable) fairly present in all material respects the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of NeoPharm for the respective fiscal periods therein set forth, subject, in the case of the unaudited NeoPharm Financial Statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments that are immaterial in nature and in amounts consistent with past experience; each of such statements (including the related notes, where applicable) has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto.

(b) Except for those liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the NeoPharm Financial Statements, and for liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2009, since such date, neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub has incurred any material liability of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute,

 

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accrued, contingent or otherwise that would be required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet of NeoPharm.

3.6 Brokers’ Fees . None of NeoPharm, Merger Sub or any of their respective officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (“ Oppenheimer ”), which firm NeoPharm retained pursuant to an engagement letter. NeoPharm has delivered to Insys a true and complete copy of such engagement letter and any amendments thereto under which any fees or expenses are payable and all indemnification and other agreements related to the engagement of Oppenheimer.

3.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since September 30, 2010, (a) no event or events or development or developments have occurred that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on NeoPharm and (b) except in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, NeoPharm has carried on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course.

3.8 Legal Proceedings .

(a) Neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub is a party to, and there are not pending or, to NeoPharm’s knowledge, threatened, any material legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations or reviews of any nature against NeoPharm or Merger Sub.

(b) There is no material Injunction, judgment or regulatory restriction imposed upon NeoPharm or the assets of NeoPharm.

3.9 Taxes and Tax Returns .

(a)(i) NeoPharm and Merger Sub have timely filed, taking into account any extensions, all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them (all such returns being accurate and complete) and have paid all Taxes required to be paid by them other than Taxes that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings; (ii) there are no liens for Taxes on any assets of NeoPharm; (iii) no deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed by a Tax authority against NeoPharm or Merger Sub which deficiency has not been paid or is not being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings; (iv) NeoPharm has provided adequate reserves in its financial statements for any Taxes that have not been paid; and (v) neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub is a party to or is bound by any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or arrangement.

(b) Within the past five years, neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” in a distribution intended to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code.

 

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(c) NeoPharm is not aware of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(d) Neither NeoPharm nor Merger Sub has been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” for purposes of Section 6011 of the Code and applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations thereunder (or a similar provision of state law).

(e) No disallowance of a deduction under Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code, or imposition of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, for any amount paid or payable by NeoPharm or Merger Sub as employee compensation, whether under any contract, plan, program or arrangement, understanding or otherwise, is reasonably expected to occur either as a result of the Merger or otherwise.

(f) Section 3.9(f) of the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) the amount on December 31, 2009 (and determined based on information available as of the date of this Agreement) of net operating losses, capital losses and alternative minimum tax credits and other credits of the consolidated group of which NeoPharm is the common parent for federal income Tax purposes, (ii) dates of expiration of such items and (iii) any limitations on such items. As of the date of this Agreement, neither NeoPharm nor any NeoPharm Subsidiary has undergone an ownership change (within the meaning of Section 382(g)(1) of the Code) since February 1, 2006.

(g) As used in this Agreement, the term “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” means (i) all federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, environmental, stamp, disability, escheat, production, value-added, occupancy, backup withholding and other taxes, or other like charges, levies or like assessments imposed by a Governmental Entity, together with all penalties and additions to tax and interest thereon and (ii) any liability for Taxes described in clause (i) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), and the term “ Tax Return ” means any return, filing, report, questionnaire, information statement or other document (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required or permitted to be filed, including any amendments that may be filed, for any taxable period with any Tax authority (whether or not a payment is required to be made with respect to such filing).

3.10 Employee Benefits.

(a) Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each employee benefit plan (as defined under ERISA §3(3)) and any other employee benefit plan, program or arrangement of any kind (an “ Employee Benefit Plan ”) that NeoPharm or any of its Affiliates maintains or to which NeoPharm or any of its Affiliates contributes or has any obligation to contribute or with respect to which NeoPharm or any of its Affiliates has any liabilities (each a “ NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan ”). With respect to each NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan:

 

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(i) Such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance Contract, or fund) has been maintained, funded and administered in accordance with the terms of such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan and complies in form and in operation in all material respects with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code, and other applicable laws.

(ii) NeoPharm and any entity treated as a single employer with NeoPharm for the purposes of Section 414 of the Code (each, an “ ERISA Affiliate ”) have complied with the requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and any similar state law in all material respects.

(iii) All contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) that are due have been made within the time periods prescribed by ERISA and the Code to each such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan and all contributions for any period ending on or before the Closing Date which are not yet due have been made to each such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan or accrued in accordance with the past custom and practice of NeoPharm. All premiums or other payments for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date have been paid with respect to each such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan.

(iv) Each such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan which is intended to meet the requirements of a “qualified plan” under Code §401(a) is so qualified and has received a determination letter or is entitled to rely on an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service that such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan is so qualified, and, to the knowledge of NeoPharm, nothing has occurred since the date of such determination that could adversely affect the qualified status of any such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan.

(v) There have been no Prohibited Transactions (as defined in ERISA §406 and Code §4975) with respect to any such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan or any Employee Benefit Plan (maintained by an ERISA Affiliate that could result in a material liability to NeoPharm). No Fiduciary ( as defined in ERISA §3(21)) has any liability for material breach of fiduciary duty or any other failure to act or comply in connection with the administration or investment of the assets of any such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan. No proceeding with respect to the administration or the investment of the assets of any such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits) is pending or, to the knowledge of NeoPharm, threatened.

(vi) NeoPharm has made available to Insys correct and complete copies of the plan documents and summary plan descriptions, the most recent determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service, the most recent annual report (Form 5500, with all applicable attachments), and all related trust agreements, insurance contracts, and other funding arrangements which implement each such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan.

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coverage mandated by law or (ii) death or retirement benefits under any NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(viii) To the extent that any such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan constitutes a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, such NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan has been operated in material compliance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance promulgated thereunder.

(b) Neither NeoPharm nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to, has any obligation to contribute to, or has any actual or potential liability under or with respect to any “defined benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA §3(35)) or any multiemployer plan (as defined in ERISA §3(37).

(c) Neither the execution of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (whether alone or together with any other event or events) (i) entitle any employee, officer or director of NeoPharm to any increase in any compensation or benefits (including any cash or equity award or benefit or severance benefit), (ii) accelerate the time at which any compensation, benefits or award may become payable, vested or required to be funded in respect of any such employee, officer or director, (iii) entitle any employee, officer or director to any additional compensation, benefits or awards or (iv) result in payments which would not be deductible under 280G of the Code.

3.11 Labor and Employment Matters . NeoPharm is not a party to any collective bargaining or other labor union contracts applicable to any employees of NeoPharm. As of the date hereof, there is no strike, work stoppage or lockout by or with respect to any employee of NeoPharm.

3.12 Compliance with Laws; Licenses .

(a) The business of NeoPharm has been conducted in material compliance with all federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders, Injunctions, arbitration awards, agency requirements and Licenses (as defined below) of all Governmental Entities, including all applicable rules, regulations, directives, orders and policies of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). NeoPharm has all permits, authorizations, waivers, consents, approvals, licenses, franchises, variances, exemptions and orders, issued or granted by a Governmental Entity (collectively, “ Licenses ”) necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted.

(b) NeoPharm is in material compliance with (i) its obligations under each of the NeoPharm Licenses and (ii) the rules and regulations of the Governmental Entity issuing such Licenses. There is not pending or, to NeoPharm’s knowledge, threatened by or before the FDA or any other Governmental Entity any proceeding, notice of violation, order of forfeiture or complaint or investigation against NeoPharm relating to any of the NeoPharm Licenses. The actions of the applicable Governmental Entities granting all NeoPharm Licenses have not been reversed, stayed, enjoined, annulled or suspended, and there is not pending or, to NeoPharm’s knowledge, threatened, any material application, petition, objection or other pleading with the

 

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FDA or any other Governmental Entity that challenges or questions the validity of or any rights of the holder under any License.

3.13 Certain Contracts .

(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following types of contracts and agreements to which NeoPharm or Merger Sub is a party, excluding contracts and agreements under which NeoPharm and Merger Sub have no further rights or obligations (such contracts and agreements as are required to be set forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule being the “ Material Contracts ”): (i) each “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 610(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to NeoPharm; (ii) each contract and agreement, whether or not made in the ordinary course of business, that contemplates an exchange of consideration with a value of more than $50,000, in the aggregate, over the term of such contract or agreement; (iii) all contracts and agreements evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money; (iv) all joint venture, partnership, strategic alliance and business acquisition or divestiture agreements (and all letters of intent, term sheets and draft agreements relating to any such pending transactions); (v) all contracts and agreements relating to issuances of securities of NeoPharm or Merger Sub (and all letters of intent, term sheets and draft agreements relating to any such pending transactions); (vi) all contracts that contain exclusivity or “most favored nation” provisions; (vii) all management contracts (excluding contracts for employment) and contracts with other consultants, including any contracts involving the payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based upon the revenues or income of NeoPharm or income or revenues related to any product of NeoPharm; (viii) all contracts and agreements with any Governmental Authority; (ix) all contracts and agreements that limit, or purport to limit, the ability of NeoPharm to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area or during any period of time; (x) all contracts and agreements providing for benefits under any Employee Benefit Plan; and (xi) all other contracts and agreements, whether or not made in the ordinary course of business, which are material to NeoPharm, or the conduct of its business, or the absence of which would constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Material Contract is a legal, valid and binding agreement of NeoPharm or Merger Sub, as the case may be. NeoPharm has not received any claim of default under or cancellation of any Material Contract and is not in breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract; and (iii) to NeoPharm’s knowledge, no other party is in breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract.

3.14 Intellectual Property . The conduct of the business as currently conducted by NeoPharm does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person, and in the three-year period immediately preceding the date of this Agreement there has been no such claim, action or proceeding commenced or, to NeoPharm’s knowledge, threatened against NeoPharm or any indemnitee thereof. There is no claim, action or proceeding pending or, to NeoPharm’s knowledge, threatened against NeoPharm or any indemnitee thereof concerning the ownership, validity, registerability, enforceability, infringement, use or licensed right to use any Intellectual Property Rights owned or held by NeoPharm or used in the business of NeoPharm.

 

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3.15 Fairness Opinion . The Special Committee has received the opinion of Oppenheimer dated the date of this Agreement, substantially to the effect that as of the date of this Agreement the consideration to be paid by NeoPharm in the Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to NeoPharm.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INSYS

Except as disclosed in the disclosure letter (the “ Insys Disclosure Schedule ”) delivered by Insys to NeoPharm prior to the execution of this Agreement (which letter sets forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the Insys Disclosure Schedule relates) hereby represents and warrants to NeoPharm and Merger Sub as follows:

4.1 Corporate Organization .

(a) Insys is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Insys has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, and is duly licensed or qualified to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or the character or location of the properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary.

(b) True and complete copies of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Insys, as amended through, and as in effect as of, the date of this Agreement (the “ Insys Charter ”), and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Insys, as amended through, and as in effect as of, the date of this Agreement (the “ Insys Bylaws ”), have previously been made available to NeoPharm.

4.2 Capitalization .

(a) Authorized and Issued Shares.

(i) As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized Insys capital stock consists of 175 million shares of Insys Common Stock, $.001 par value, 160,500,000 shares of which have been designated as Common Stock and 14,500,000 shares of which have been designated as Non-Voting Common Stock. As of the Measurement Date, 145,470,763 shares of Common Stock and 145,284 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock were issued and outstanding. As of the Measurement Date, zero shares of Insys Common Stock were held in Insys’s treasury. As of the Measurement Date, no shares of Insys capital stock or other voting securities of or equity interests in Insys were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding except as set forth in this Section 4.2(a)(i) . As of the Measurement Date, the Insys Common Stock was held by twenty one Persons. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Insys Common Stock are, and, at the time of issuance, all such shares that may be issued upon the exercise of Insys Stock Options will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Delaware Law, the Insys

 

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Charter, the Insys Bylaws or any contract to which Insys is a party or by which it is otherwise bound. From and after the Measurement Date through the date of this Agreement, Insys has not issued any capital stock or voting securities or other equity interests.

(ii) As of the date of this Agreement, except for this Agreement and Insys Stock Options, there are not issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding, and there are no outstanding obligations of Insys to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any Equity Equivalents of Insys. There are no outstanding obligations of Insys to directly or indirectly redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock or voting securities of, other equity interests in or Equity Equivalents of Insys.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement, no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Insys having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders may vote are issued or outstanding.

(c) Insys does not have and has never had any Subsidiaries and does not beneficially own directly or indirectly any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any Person.

4.3 Authority; No Violation .

(a) Insys has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of Insys (the “ Insys Board ”). The Insys Board has determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby are in the best interests of Insys and its stockholders and has approved and declared advisable this Agreement, recommended that its stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and directed that this Agreement be submitted to its stockholders for adoption. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Insys or its stockholders is necessary to approve or adopt this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (except for the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of Insys adopting this Agreement (the “Insys Stockholder Vote”) and the filing of the appropriate merger documents as required by the Delaware Law). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Insys and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto) constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Insys, enforceable against Insys in accordance with its terms (except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of equitable remedies).

(b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Insys nor the consummation by Insys of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by Insys with any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, will (i) violate any provision of the Insys Charter or Bylaws or (ii) (A) violate any order, Injunction or any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree applicable to Insys or any of their respective

 

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properties or assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of Insys under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, License, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Insys is a party, or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected.

4.4 Consents and Approvals . No consents, approvals of, filings or registrations with, or orders, authorizations or authority of any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with (i) the execution and delivery by Insys of this Agreement and (ii) the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.5 Financial Statements . Insys has previously made available to NeoPharm copies of (i) the balance sheets of Insys as of December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations, for the twelve-month and nine-month periods then ended, respectively, (such balance sheets and statements of operations, the “ Insys Financial Statements ”). The balance sheets of Insys included in the Insys Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Insys as of the dates thereof, and the statements of operations included in the Insys Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the results of operations of Insys for the respective fiscal periods therein set forth, and each of such statements has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with accounting principles consistently applied during the periods involved.

4.6 Brokers’ Fees . Neither Insys nor any of its officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or related transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since December 31, 2009, (a) no event or events or development or developments have occurred that have had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Insys and (b) except in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Insys has carried on its business in all material respects in the ordinary course.

4.8 Legal Proceedings .

(a) Insys is not a party to, nor is there pending or, to Insys’ knowledge, threatened, any material legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations or reviews of any nature against Insys.

(b) There is no material Injunction, judgment or regulatory restriction imposed upon Insys or the assets of Insys.

4.9 Taxes . Insys is not aware of any fact or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

 

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4.10 Stock Plans . Section 4.10 of the Insys Disclosure Schedule lists each Employee Benefit Plan of Insys providing for the issuance of shares of Insys Common Stock, stock options exercisable for Insys Common Stock or other equity-based compensation.

4.11 Compliance with Laws; Licenses . The business of Insys has been conducted in material compliance with all federal, state, local or foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, orders, Injunctions, arbitration awards, agency requirements and Licenses of all Governmental Entities, including all applicable rules, regulations, directives, orders and policies of the FDA. No investigation or review by the FDA or any other Governmental Entity with respect to Insys is pending or, to Insys’ knowledge, threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same. Insys has all Licenses necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

5.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except (a) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (b) as specifically set forth in Section 5.1 of the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule or Section 5.1 of the Insys Disclosure Schedule or (c) with the prior written consent of the other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each of NeoPharm and Insys will, and will cause each of its respective Subsidiaries to, (i) conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material respects, (ii) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees, and (iii) take no action that would prohibit or materially impair or delay the ability of either NeoPharm or Insys to obtain any necessary approvals of any Governmental Entity required for the transactions contemplated hereby or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1 , (i) neither party will take any action prohibited by Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 , as applicable, in order to satisfy such party’s obligations under this Section 5.1 and (ii) no party shall be deemed to have failed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 5.1 to the extent such failure resulted, directly or indirectly, from such party’s compliance with a prohibition in Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 , as applicable.

5.2 NeoPharm Forbearances . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as set forth in the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule, as required by law or as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, NeoPharm will not, and will not permit Merger Sub, without the prior written consent of Insys (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

(a) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, or make any loan or advance;

(b) adjust, split, combine or reclassify the NeoPharm Common Stock;

(c) make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock, other than the distribution of the Contingent Payment Rights;

 

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(d) grant any stock appreciation right or any right to acquire any shares of its capital stock, voting securities or equity interests or any long-term cash incentive award;

(e) except pursuant to the exercise of NeoPharm Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien (i) any additional shares of NeoPharm Common Stock or Equity Equivalents of NeoPharm or (ii) any rights that are linked in any way to the price of, to the value of or of any part of, or to any dividends or distributions paid on, any NeoPharm Common Stock or Equity Equivalents of NeoPharm;

(f) other than as required to comply with applicable law or a NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan disclosed in Section 3.10 of the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule, (i) increase the wages, salaries, compensation, bonus, pension, or other benefits or perquisites payable to any officer or employee, (ii) grant or increase any severance, change in control, termination or similar compensation or benefits payable to any officer or employee, except with respect to new hires, (iii) adopt, enter into, terminate or amend in any material respect any NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan, other than the entry into of employment agreements with newly hired employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (iv) accelerate the time of payment or vesting of, or the lapsing of restrictions with respect to, or fund or otherwise secure the payment of, any compensation or benefits under any NeoPharm Employee Benefit Plan; or

(g) sell, transfer, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets that are material to NeoPharm, in any transaction or series of transactions, to any Person other than Insys, or cancel, release or assign to any such Person any indebtedness or any claims held by NeoPharm, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(h) enter into any new line of business;

(i) settle any claim, action or proceeding, except settlements (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) to the extent subject to and not materially in excess of reserves set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of NeoPharm dated September 30, 2010 that relate to matters being settled existing as of such date in accordance with GAAP;

(j) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, directly or indirectly make, or agree to directly or indirectly make any acquisition or investment either by merger, consolidation, purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers, or by purchase of any property or assets of any other Person, or make any capital expenditures, in each case other than (i) acquisitions of or improvements to assets used in the operations of NeoPharm in the ordinary course of business and (ii) short-term investments of cash in marketable securities in the ordinary course of business;

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(l) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied, except as may be required by applicable law;

(m) enter into or amend any contract or take any other action if such contract, amendment or action (A) would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of NeoPharm, Merger Sub or Insys to conduct their respective businesses after the Effective Time in the same manner as currently conducted, or (B) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or adversely affect in a material respect the expected benefits (taken as a whole) of the Merger, in each case except as required by applicable Law;

(n) implement or adopt any material change in its tax accounting or financial accounting policies, practices or methods, other than as may be required by applicable law, GAAP or regulatory guidelines;

(o) enter into or amend any Material Contract to the extent the consummation of the Merger or compliance by NeoPharm with the provisions of this Agreement would reasonably be expected to violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination or cancellation under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of NeoPharm or Merger Sub under, any provision of such contract or amendment; and

(p) agree or commit or resolve to take any of, or participate in any negotiations or discussions with any other Person regarding any of, the actions prohibited by this Section 5.2 .

5.3 Insys Forbearances . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, except as set forth in the Insys Disclosure Schedule, as required by law or as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, Insys will not, without the prior written consent of NeoPharm (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

(a) adjust, split, combine or reclassify the Insys Common Stock;

(b) make, declare or pay any dividend, or make any other distribution on, or directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of its capital stock;

(c) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien (i) any additional shares of Insys Common Stock or Equity Equivalents of Insys or (ii) any rights that are linked in any way to the price of, or to the value of or of any part of, or to any dividends or distributions paid on, any Insys Common Stock or Equity Equivalents of Insys, except pursuant to the exercise of Insys Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement;

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Person other than NeoPharm, or cancel, release or assign to any such Person any indebtedness or any claims held by Insys, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(e) enter into any new line of business;

(f) settle any claim, action or proceeding, except settlements (i) in the ordinary course of business or (ii) to the extent subject to and not materially in excess of reserves set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of Insys dated September 30, 2010 that relate to matters being settled existing as of such date in accordance with GAAP;

(g) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, directly or indirectly make, or agree to directly or indirectly make any acquisition or investment either by merger, consolidation, purchase of stock or securities, contributions to capital, property transfers, or by purchase of any property or assets of any other Person, or make any capital expenditures, in each case other than (i) acquisitions of or improvements to assets used in the operations of Insys in the ordinary course of business and (ii) short-term investments of cash in marketable securities in the ordinary course of business;

(h) amend the Insys Charter or the Insys Bylaws;

(i) take any action that is intended or would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied, except as may be required by applicable law;

(j) enter into or amend any contract or take any other action if such contract, amendment or action (A) would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of NeoPharm, Merger Sub or Insys to conduct their respective businesses after the Effective Time in the same manner as currently conducted, or (B) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or adversely affect in a material respect the expected benefits (taken as a whole) of the Merger, in each case except as required by applicable Law; and

(k) agree or commit or resolve to take any of, or participate in any negotiations or discussions with any other Person regarding any of, the actions prohibited by this Section 5.3 .

5.4 Control of Other Party’s Business . Nothing contained in this Agreement will give NeoPharm or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control Insys or to direct the business or operations of Insys prior to the Effective Time. Nothing contained in this Agreement will give Insys, directly or indirectly, the right to control NeoPharm or Merger Sub or to direct the business or operations of NeoPharm or Merger Sub prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of NeoPharm, Merger Sub and Insys will exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its respective operations. Nothing in this Agreement, including any of the actions, rights or restrictions set forth herein, will be interpreted in such a way as to place NeoPharm or Insys in violation of any rule, regulation or policy of any Governmental Entity or applicable law.

 

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5.5 No Solicitation .

(a) NeoPharm will not, and will cause Merger Sub and each officer or director of NeoPharm and Merger Sub not to, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause each employee, agent, consultant or representative (including any financial or legal advisor or other representative) of NeoPharm or Merger Sub, not to, and on becoming aware of it will use its best efforts to stop any such Person from continuing to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage (including by way of furnishing information) any inquiries or proposals regarding, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, any merger, share exchange, consolidation, sale of assets, sale of shares of capital stock (including by way of a tender offer or exchange offer) or similar transactions involving NeoPharm that, if consummated, would constitute a Competing Transaction (any of the foregoing inquiries or proposals being referred to herein as a “ NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal ”), (ii) solicit, initiate, knowingly encourage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information in connection with any Person in connection with any NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal, or (iii) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement regarding, or that is intended to result in, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, any NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal.

(b) As used in this Agreement, “ Competing Transaction ” means, with respect to NeoPharm, any of (i) a transaction, including any tender offer, exchange offer or share exchange, pursuant to which any third Person (or group) other than the other party to this Agreement or such third Person’s Affiliates, or the stockholders of such third Person, directly or indirectly, acquires or would acquire beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of NeoPharm Common Stock or of the outstanding voting power of NeoPharm (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such common stock or other securities representing such voting power), whether from NeoPharm or pursuant to a tender offer or exchange offer or otherwise, (ii) a merger, share exchange, consolidation or business combination pursuant to which any third Person or group of Persons (other than Insys or its Affiliates) party thereto, or the stockholders of such third Person or Persons, beneficially owns or would beneficially own 10% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock or the outstanding voting power of NeoPharm, or, if applicable, any surviving entity or the parent entity resulting from any such transaction, immediately upon consummation thereof, (iii) a recapitalization of NeoPharm or any transaction similar to a transaction referred to in clause (ii)  above involving NeoPharm pursuant to which any third Person or group of Persons (other than Insys or its Affiliates) party thereto, or its stockholders, beneficially owns or would beneficially own 10% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock or the outstanding voting power of NeoPharm or, if applicable, the parent entity resulting from any such transaction immediately upon consummation thereof or (iv) any transaction pursuant to which any third Person or group of Persons (other than Insys or its Affiliates) directly or indirectly (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange, other business combination, partnership, joint venture or otherwise) acquires or would acquire control of assets of NeoPharm representing 10% or more of consolidated revenues, for the last 12 full calendar months or the fair market value of all the assets of NeoPharm immediately prior to such transaction.

 

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(c) NeoPharm shall (i) promptly advise Insys orally and in writing of any request for confidential information in connection with a NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal or of any NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such request or the NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal and the identity of the person making such request or NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal, and (ii) keep Insys promptly advised of all significant developments which could reasonably be expected to culminate in the NeoPharm Board exercising any of its rights under Section 5.5(d)

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.5 or elsewhere in this Agreement, if at any time prior to the Effective Time or the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII , (i) NeoPharm has otherwise complied with its obligations under Section 5.5(a) and NeoPharm has received from a third party a written NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal that the NeoPharm Board (acting through the Special Committee or otherwise) believes in good faith to be bona fide, (ii) the NeoPharm Board (acting through the Special Committee or otherwise) determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and legal counsel, that such NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal either constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined below), (iii) the NeoPharm Board determines (acting through the Special Committee or otherwise) in good faith, after consultation with its legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the NeoPharm’s stockholders under Delaware Law, (iv) NeoPharm provides Insys at least two business days’ prior written notice of its intention to take such action, which notice shall include the information with respect to such NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal that is specified in Section 5.5(c), and (v) at the end of such two business day period, the NeoPharm Board concludes in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors (and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by Insys), that the NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary obligations to the NeoPharm’s stockholders under Delaware Law, then NeoPharm may (A) furnish information regarding NeoPharm to the Person making the NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making the NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal regarding the NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal.

(e) For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior Proposal” shall mean any bona fide written NeoPharm Acquisition Proposal not solicited in violation of Section 5.5 , that (i) the NeoPharm Board (acting through the Special Committee or otherwise) determines in its good faith judgment, after receiving the advice of its financial advisor, is more favorable from a financial point of view to the NeoPharm stockholders (in their capacity as such) than the Merger, (ii) is not subject to a financing or due diligence condition and (iii) the NeoPharm Board (acting through the Special Committee or otherwise) determines is reasonably capable of being consummated on the terms proposed, taking into account all financing, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and any other relevant factors permitted by applicable law.

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

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representatives of the other party reasonable access during the period prior to the Effective Time to all their respective properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, each of Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub shall furnish promptly to the other party all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request.

6.2 Required Actions .

(a) Each of the parties shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably possible, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) NeoPharm shall give prompt notice to Insys, and Insys shall give prompt notice to NeoPharm, of (i) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement that is qualified as to materiality becoming untrue or inaccurate in any respect or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or (ii) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement; provided , however , that no such notification shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties under this Agreement; provided further , that a failure to comply with this Section 6.2(c) will not constitute the failure of any condition set forth in Article VII to be satisfied unless the underlying inaccuracy or breach would independently result in the failure of a condition set forth in Article VII to be satisfied.

(c) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement NeoPharm shall approve this Agreement as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

(d) As soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement Insys shall use its best efforts to solicit the Insys Stockholder Vote and shall take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Insys Stockholder Vote.

6.3 Stock Plans . Prior to the Effective Time:, Insys Board shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to adjust the terms of each Insys Stock Option outstanding as of immediately before the Effective Time to provide that, at the Effective Time, such Insys Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, shall be converted into an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as are applicable under such Insys Stock Option, a number of shares of NeoPharm Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Insys Common Stock subject to such Insys Stock Option multiplied by (ii) 3.717238095, at an exercise price per share of NeoPharm Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price per share of Insys Common Stock under such Insys Stock Option divided by (y) 3.717238095 (each, an “Insys Rollover Option”); provided , however , that in the case of any option to which Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under either Section 422 or 424 of the Code, the option price, the number of share purchasable pursuant to such option and the terms

 

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and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in order to comply with Section 424(a) of the Code.

6.4 Fees and Expenses . All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such expense.

6.5 Indemnification .

(a) Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub agree that all rights to exculpation or indemnification arising from, relating to, or otherwise in respect of, acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former directors or officers of Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub as provided in their respective certificates of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational documents shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. For a period of no less than six years from the Effective Time, NeoPharm shall maintain in effect the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of the NeoPharm Charter and the NeoPharm Bylaws in effect as of the date of this Agreement, and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any individuals who immediately before the Effective Time were current or former directors, officers or employees of NeoPharm or Merger Sub; provided , however , that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses in respect of any proceeding pending or asserted or any claim made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such proceeding.

(b) Each of NeoPharm and the Surviving Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless (and advance funds in respect of each of the foregoing and costs of defense to) each current and former director or officer of NeoPharm or Merger Sub (including such individual’s heirs, executors or administrators), in each case against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the fact that such indemnified party is or was an officer, director or fiduciary of NeoPharm or Merger Sub at or prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that the indemnified party to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking, if and only to the extent required by applicable law, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification for such expenses. No indemnified party shall settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any threatened or actual proceeding for which indemnification could be sought by an indemnified party hereunder unless NeoPharm consents in writing to such settlement, compromise or consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(c) NeoPharm shall provide NeoPharm’s current directors and officers an insurance and indemnification policy that provides coverage for events occurring prior to the Effective Time for an aggregate period of not less than six years from the Effective Time that is substantially similar (with respect to limits and deductibles) to NeoPharm’s existing policy.

 

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6.6 Transaction Litigation . NeoPharm shall give Insys the opportunity to participate in the defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against NeoPharm and/or its directors relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without the prior written consent of Insys, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. For purposes of this paragraph, “participate” means that Insys will be kept apprised of proposed strategy and other significant decisions with respect to the litigation by NeoPharm (to the extent the attorney-client privilege between the litigating party and its counsel is not undermined or otherwise affected), and Insys may offer comments or suggestions with respect to the litigation but will not be afforded any decision making power or other authority over the litigation except for the settlement consent set forth above.

6.7 Director and Officer Transition . Prior to the Effective Time (i) the NeoPharm Board shall have duly elected Michael Babich, Rao Akella, Brian Tambi and Steve Meyer to the NeoPharm Board and (ii) NeoPharm shall use its best efforts to secure the resignations of all other directors and officers of NeoPharm effective on or prior to the Effective Time.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

7.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation To Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of the parties to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by each of the parties, at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

(a) Regulatory Approvals . Any approval or authorization required to be obtained from any Governmental Entity for the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained.

(b) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality . No Injunction preventing the consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect. No statute, rule, regulation or Injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity that prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the Merger.

(c) Insys Stockholder Vote . The Insys Stockholder Vote shall have been obtained.

7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Insys . The obligation of Insys to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Insys, at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties . (i) Each of the representations and warranties of NeoPharm and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, other than in Sections 3.2(a) , 3.3(a) and 3.7(a) , shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein), individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and

 

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would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on NeoPharm, (ii) the representations and warranties of NeoPharm and Merger Sub set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.3(a) shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) the representations and warranties of NeoPharm and Merger Sub set forth in Section 3.7(a) shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date, and Insys shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of NeoPharm by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of NeoPharm to the foregoing effects.

(b) Performance of Obligations of NeoPharm . NeoPharm shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Insys shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of NeoPharm by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of NeoPharm to such effect.

(c) Resignations . NeoPharm shall have received the resignations provided in Section 6.7 from its directors and officers, and Insys shall have been provided with copies thereof.

7.3 Conditions to Obligations of NeoPharm . The obligation of NeoPharm and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by NeoPharm, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties . (i) Each of the representations and warranties of Insys set forth in this Agreement, other than Sections 4.2(a) , 4.3(a) and 4.7(a) shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein), individually or in the aggregate, has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Insys, (ii) the representations and warranties of Insys set forth in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.3(a) shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date) and (iii) the representations and warranties of Insys set forth in Section 4.7(a) shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of this Agreement, and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such date, and NeoPharm shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Insys by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of Insys to the foregoing effects.

(b) Performance of Obligations of Insys . Insys shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and NeoPharm shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Insys by the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of Insys to such effect.

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NeoPharm, (i) representing that such holder is acquiring the Merger Consideration for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof, and (ii) acknowledging that the Merger Consideration will constitute “restricted securities” and may not be disposed of except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 or in a transaction that is exempt from registration under such act.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

8.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the terminating party or parties:

(a) by mutual consent of Insys and NeoPharm in a written instrument, if the Board of Directors of each so determines;

(b) by either the Insys Board or the NeoPharm Board, if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final and nonappealable order permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that no party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) if such party’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement proximately contributed to the occurrence of such order;

(c) by either the Insys Board or the NeoPharm Board if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before December 31, 2010, subject to extension by the mutual agreement of Insys and NeoPharm (the “ End Date ”);

(d) by the Insys Board if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any inaccuracy of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of NeoPharm or Merger Sub , which breach or inaccuracy, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or (b) , unless such failure is reasonably capable of being cured, and NeoPharm is continuing to use its reasonable best efforts to cure such failure, by the End Date;

(e) by the NeoPharm Board if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any inaccuracy of any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of Insys, which breach or inaccuracy, either individually or in the aggregate, would result in, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or (b) , unless such failure is reasonably capable of being cured, and Insys is continuing to use its reasonable best efforts to cure such failure, by the End Date; and

(f) by the NeoPharm Board in order to concurrently enter into a binding written agreement concerning a transaction that constitutes a Superior Proposal, if NeoPharm has complied in all material respects with the requirements of Section 5.5 and, prior to or concurrently with such termination, NeoPharm pays to Insys a termination fee of $500,000 in cash.

 

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8.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Insys or NeoPharm in accordance with Section 8.1 , this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of Insys, NeoPharm or Merger Sub, or their respective Affiliates or any of the officers or directors of any of the foregoing shall have any liability of any nature whatsoever under this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except that (a)  Sections 3.6 , 4.6 and 6.4 , Article IX (other than Section 9.13 ) and the last sentence of Section 6.1 as well as the Confidentiality Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (b) notwithstanding any termination or any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, neither Insys, NeoPharm nor Merger Sub shall be relieved or released from liability for damages of any kind, including consequential damages and any other damages (whether or not communicated or contemplated at the time of execution of this Agreement).

8.3 Amendment . Subject to compliance with applicable law, this Agreement may be amended by NeoPharm, Merger Sub and Insys, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties.

8.4 Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Effective Time, NeoPharm (on behalf of itself and Merger Sub) and Insys may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by an authorized officer on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition will not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

9.1 Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties . None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time; provided , however , that this Section 9.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.

9.2 Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given upon receipt by the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

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(a) if to NeoPharm or Merger Sub, to

NeoPharm, Inc.

101 Waukegan Road, Suite 970

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Attention: Martin McCarthy

with a copy to:

Christopher R. Manning

Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella PC

330 N. Wabash Avenue, 22nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60611

(b) if to Insys, to

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

10220 South 51 st Street, Suite 2

Phoenix, AZ 85044

Attention: Michael L. Babich

with a copy to:

Thomas J. Murphy

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

227 W. Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60606

9.3 Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

Affiliate ” of any Person means another Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person.

Business Day ” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions are authorized or required by law to be closed in New York City.

Equity Equivalents ” of any Person means (x) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or any warrants or options or other rights to acquire, any capital stock, voting securities or equity interests of such Person, (y) any warrants or options or other rights to acquire from such Person, or any other obligation of such Person to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any capital stock, voting securities or other equity interests in such Person or (z) any rights that are linked in any way to the price of any capital stock of, or to the value of or of any part of, or to any dividends or distributions paid on any capital stock of, such Person.

 

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Insys Stock Option ” means any option to purchase Insys Common Stock granted under any Insys Stock Plan.

Insys Stock Plans ” means the equity-based compensation plans identified in Section 4.10 of the Insys Disclosure Schedule.

Intellectual Property Rights ” means, collectively, all United States and foreign (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/as, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, assumed names, fictitious names, trade names and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations for the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of same; (ii) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, and all patents, registrations, invention disclosures and applications therefor, including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and including renewals, extensions and reissues; (iii) trade secrets and confidential information and know-how, including confidential processes, schematics, business methods, formulae, drawings, prototypes, models, designs, customer lists and supplier lists; (iv) all rights in published and unpublished works of authorship, whether copyrightable or not (including computer software and databases (including source code, object code and all related documentation)), and other compilations of information, copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof; (v) moral rights, rights of publicity and rights of privacy; and (vi) all other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

Material Adverse Effect ” with respect to any Person means any events or developments that, individually or taken together, materially adversely affect the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect that results from or arises in connection with (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in which such Person operates, (ii) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions, (iii) any failure, in and of itself, by such Person to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect), (iv) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (v) any change in applicable law, regulation or GAAP (or authoritative interpretation thereof), except, in the case of clauses (i) , (ii) , and (v) , only to the extent such events or developments affect such Person to a disproportionate degree relative to other companies in the industry.

NeoPharm Restricted Shares ” means any award of NeoPharm Common Stock that is subject to restrictions based on performance or continuing service and granted under any NeoPharm Stock Plan.

NeoPharm Stock Option ” means any option to purchase NeoPharm Common Stock under any NeoPharm Stock Plan.

 

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

Subsidiary ,” when used with respect to a Person, means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, (A) of which such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner (excluding partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person do not have a majority of the voting interests in such partnership) or (B) a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.

9.4 Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any capitalized term used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereby,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “or” is not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. Any agreement, instrument or law defined or referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated. References to a person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” and “$” will be deemed references to the lawful money of the United States of America. No provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of, or against, any of the parties to this Agreement by reason of the extent to which any such party or its counsel participated in the drafting thereof or by reason of the extent to which any such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft of this Agreement, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party hereto. The Insys Disclosure Schedule and the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule, as well as all other schedules and all exhibits hereto, will be deemed part of this Agreement and included in any reference to this Agreement. The Insys Disclosure Schedule and the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule set forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section or subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the Insys Disclosure Schedule or NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule, as the case may be, relates; provided , however , that any fact or item that is disclosed in any section of the Insys Disclosure Schedule or the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule so as to make its relevance (i) to other representations made elsewhere in the Agreement, (ii) to the information called for by other sections of the Insys Disclosure Schedule or the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule or (iii) to the annexes or exhibits to this Agreement reasonably apparent shall be deemed to qualify such representations or to be disclosed in such other sections of the Insys Disclosure Schedule, the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule or the annexes or exhibits to this Agreement, as the case may be,

 

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notwithstanding the omission of any appropriate cross-reference thereto; provided , further , that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the inclusion of an item in either such disclosure schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty will not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on Insys or NeoPharm, as the case may be. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to require any Person to take any action, or fail to take any action, if to do so would violate any applicable law. References to the “other party” or “either party” will be deemed to refer to NeoPharm and Merger Sub, collectively, on the one hand, and Insys, on the other hand. All electronic communications from a Person shall be deemed to be “written” for purposes of this Agreement.

9.5 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as either the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party or such party waives its rights under this Section 9.5 with respect thereto. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

9.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

9.7 Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement, taken together with the Insys Disclosure Schedule and the NeoPharm Disclosure Schedule and the Contingent Payment Right Agreement, (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) except as provided in Section 6.5 or the Contingent Payment Rights Agreement, are not intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties any rights or remedies.

9.8 GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER ANY APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

9.9 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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9.10 Specific Enforcement . The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached, and that monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy therefor and therefore fully intend for specific performance to be the principal remedy for breaches of this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that, prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article VIII , the parties shall be entitled to an Injunction or Injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the performance of terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 9.11(a) , without proof of actual damages, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to law or inequitable for any reason, nor to object to a remedy of specific performance on the basis that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach. Each party further acknowledges and agrees that the agreements contained in this Section 9.10 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these agreements, the other party would not enter into this Agreement. Each party further agrees that no other party hereto or any other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 9.10 , and each party hereto irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

9.11 Jurisdiction . Each of the parties hereto hereby (a) agrees that any claim, suit, action or other proceeding, directly or indirectly, arising out of, under or relating to this Agreement, its negotiation or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be heard and determined in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (and each agrees that no such claim, action, suit or other proceeding relating to this Agreement will be brought by it or any of its affiliates except in such court), subject to any appeal, provided that if jurisdiction is not then available in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware, then any such claim, suit, action or other proceeding may be brought in any Delaware state court or any federal court located in the State of Delaware and (b) irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such claim, suit, action or other proceeding and irrevocably and unconditionally waives the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such claim, suit, action or other proceeding. Each of the parties hereto further agrees that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such Person’s respective address set forth in Section 9.2 will be effective service of process for any claim, action, suit or other proceeding in Delaware with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction as set forth above in the immediately preceding sentence. The parties hereto hereby agree that a final judgment in any such claim, suit, action or other proceeding will be conclusive, subject to any appeal, and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law. In connection with any such proceeding that results in a judgment, the non-prevailing party will pay the prevailing party its reasonable costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such proceeding.

9.12 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING,

 

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DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ITS NEGOTIATION OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.12 .

9.13 Publicity . Insys and NeoPharm shall consult with each other before issuing, and give each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release or other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as such party may reasonably conclude may be required by applicable law or court process.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Insys, NeoPharm and Merger Sub have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:

 

/ s/ Michael Babich

 

Name:  Michael Babich

  Title:    President

NEOPHARM, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Alquilur Rahman

 

Name:  Alquilur Rahman

  Title:    President & Chief Executive Office

ITNI MERGER SUB INC.

By:  

/s/ Martin K. McCarthy

 

Name:  Martin K. McCarthy

 

Title:    Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer

 

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EXHIBIT A

Contingent Payment Rights Agreement

See attached.

 


CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of November 8, 2010 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and between NeoPharm, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ NeoPharm ”), Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association (“ Trust Company ”) and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Computershare ” and, together with Trust Company, in their capacity as Rights Agent hereunder, the “ Rights Agent ”).

Preamble

Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Insys ”), NeoPharm and ITNI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm (“ Merger Sub ”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2010 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Insys, with Insys surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NeoPharm (the “ Merger ”).

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Insys and NeoPharm have agreed that, immediately following, and subject to, the consummation of the Merger, NeoPharm shall distribute to its stockholders of record as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger the rights to receive contingent cash payments as hereinafter described.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the consummation of the transactions referred to above, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

PART I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1. Definitions .

1.1 For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(b) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;


(c) unless the context otherwise requires, words describing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa, words denoting any gender shall include all genders and words denoting natural persons shall include corporations, partnerships and other persons and vice versa; and

(d) all references to “including” shall be deemed to mean including without limitation.

1.2 The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

Board of Directors means the board of directors of NeoPharm.

Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of NeoPharm to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

CPRs means the rights of Holders to receive contingent cash payments pursuant to this Agreement.

CPR Payment Date means the date set in accordance with Section 2.4(a) on which the CPR Payment Amount is to be paid by the Rights Agent to the Holders.

DTC means The Depository Trust Company.

CPR Payment Amount means an amount equal to $0.70402 per CPR, payable in cash.

CPR Payment Event means that, on or before the fifth anniversary of the date on which the Merger becomes effective, NeoPharm shall have received an approval letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with respect to its New Drug Application for any one or more of the primary NeoPharm drugs currently under development, those being LEP-ETU, LE-DT and IL13-PE38, which approval letter grants NeoPharm the right to market and sell such drug immediately and provides labeling for such drug that does not contain a “black box warning.”

Holde r” means a person in whose name a CPR is registered in the CPR Register.

Merger ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Merger Agreement.

NeoPharm Common Stock ” means the common stock of NeoPharm, par value $0.0002145 per share.

“Permitted Transfer” means: a transfer of CPRs (a) on death by will or intestacy; (b) pursuant to a court order; (c) by operation of law (including a consolidation or merger) or without consideration in connection with the dissolution, liquidation or termination of any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity; (d) in the case of CPRs held in

 

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book-entry or other similar nominee form, from a nominee to a beneficial owner, to the extent allowable by DTC; or (e) as provided in Section 2.6.

Rights Agent ” means the Rights Agent named in the first paragraph of this Agreement, until a successor Rights Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Rights Agent” shall mean such successor Rights Agent.

PART II

CONTINGENT PAYMENT RIGHTS

Section 1. CPRs .

The CPRs represent the right of Holders to receive contingent cash payments pursuant to this Agreement. Each Holder shall be entitled to one CPR for each share of NeoPharm Common Stock owned by such Holder immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Section 2. Nontransferable .

The CPRs shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, encumbered or in any other manner transferred or disposed of, in whole or in part, other than through a Permitted Transfer.

Section 3. No Certificate; Registration; Registration of Transfer; Change of Address .

3.1 The CPRs shall not be evidenced by a certificate or other instrument.

3.2 The Rights Agent shall keep a register (the “ CPR Register ”) for the purpose of registering CPRs and transfers of CPRs as herein provided. The CPR Register will show one position for Cede & Co. representing all the CPRs issued with respect to the shares of NeoPharm Common Stock held by DTC on behalf of beneficial owners of shares of NeoPharm Common Stock as of immediately prior to the time the Merger becomes effective. Neither NeoPharm nor the Rights Agent will have any responsibility whatsoever directly to the beneficial owners with respect to transfers of CPRs unless and until such CPRs are transferred into the name of such beneficial owners in accordance with Section 2.2 of this Agreement. With respect to any payments to be made under Section 2.4 below, the Rights Agent will accomplish the payment to any beneficial owners of shares of NeoPharm Common Stock held of record by Cede & Co., as nominee, by sending one lump payment to DTC. The Rights Agent will have no responsibilities whatsoever with regards to distribution of payments by DTC to such beneficial owners.

3.3 Subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in Section 2.2, every request made to transfer a CPR must be in writing and accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Right Agent, and NeoPharm, duly executed by the Holder thereof, his attorney duly authorized in writing, personal representative or survivor and setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances relating to the transfer and the authority of the party presenting the CPR for transfer, which authority shall include, if applicable, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association and any other reasonable evidence of authority

 

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that may be required by the Rights Agent. Upon receipt of such written notice, NeoPharm shall, subject to its reasonable determination that the transfer instrument is in proper form and the transfer otherwise complies with the other terms and conditions herein (including the provisions of Section 2.2), instruct the Rights Agent to register the transfer of the CPRs in the CPR Register. All duly transferred CPRs registered in the CPR Register shall be the valid obligations of NeoPharm, evidencing the same right, and shall entitle the transferee to the same benefits and rights under this Agreement, as those held by the transferor. No transfer of a CPR shall be valid until registered in the CPR Register, and any transfer not duly registered in the CPR Register will be void ab initio. Any transfer or assignment of the CPRs shall be without charge (other than the cost of any transfer tax) to the Holder.

3.4 A Holder may make a written request to the Rights Agent to change such Holder’s address of record in the CPR Register. The written request must be duly executed by the Holder. Upon receipt of such written notice, the Rights Agent shall promptly record the change of address in the CPR Register.

Section 4. Payment Procedures .

4.1 If (i) the Merger has occurred, and (ii) the CPR Payment Event shall occur before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date of the Merger, then, provided that doing so is not prohibited by or in violation of any law, within nine months following the occurrence of the CPR Payment Event NeoPharm shall deliver to the Rights Agent (i) a notice to the effect that the Holders are entitled to receive the CPR Payment Amount and (ii) $20,000,000 in cash, representing the aggregate CPR Payment Amount payable to the Holders.

4.2 Within five Business Days after receiving the notice and cash described in Section 2.4(a), the Rights Agent shall pay the CPR Payment Amount to each of the Holders (the amount which each Holder is entitled to receive will be based on the applicable CPR Payment Amount multiplied by the number of CPRs held by such Holder as reflected on the CPR Register) by check mailed to the address of each Holder as reflected in the CPR Register as of the close of business on the last Business Day prior to such CPR Payment Date. The Rights Agent shall have no obligation to pay the CPR Amount except to the extent it has received the necessary funds from NeoPharm.

4.3 NeoPharm shall be entitled to deduct and withhold, or cause to be deducted or withheld, from each payment pursuant to Section 2.4(b), such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to or deposited with the relevant Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Holder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made. Prior to making any such tax withholdings or causing any such tax withholdings to be made with respect to any Holder, the Rights Agent shall, to the extent practicable, provide notice to the Holder of such potential withholding and a reasonable opportunity for the Holder to provide any necessary tax forms (including an IRS Form W-9 or an applicable IRS Form W-8) in order to avoid or reduce such withholding amounts. The CPRs shall not be treated as an interest in a joint venture or partnership for tax purposes.

 

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4.4 Any portion of any CPR Payment Amount that remains undistributed to the Holders for one month after any CPR Payment Date shall be delivered by the Rights Agent to NeoPharm, upon demand, and any Holder shall thereafter look only to NeoPharm for payment of such CPR Payment Amount, but shall have no greater rights against NeoPharm than may be accorded to general unsecured creditors of NeoPharm under applicable law.

4.5 Neither NeoPharm nor the Rights Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any CPR Payment Amount delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any CPR Payment Amount has not been paid prior to two years after the CPR Payment Date (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which the CPR Payment Amount would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Entity), any such CPR Payment Amount shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property of NeoPharm, free and clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled thereto.

(f) The Company acknowledges that the bank accounts maintained by Computershare in connection with the services provided under this Agreement will be in its name and that Computershare may receive investment earnings in connection with the investment at Computershare risk and for its benefit of funds held in those accounts from time to time.

Section 5. No Voting, Dividends Or Interest; No Equity Or Ownership Interest In NeoPharm .

5.1 The CPRs shall not have any voting or dividend rights, and interest shall not accrue on any amounts payable on the CPRs to any Holder.

5.2 The CPRs shall not represent any equity or ownership interest in NeoPharm or in any constituent company to the Merger.

Section 6. Ability To Abandon The CPR .

The Holder of a CPR may at any time at its option abandon all of its rights in any CPR by transferring the CPR to NeoPharm without consideration therefor. Nothing in this Section 2.6 is intended to prohibit NeoPharm from offering to acquire CPRs for consideration in its sole discretion.

PART III

THE RIGHTS AGENT

Section 1. Certain Duties And Responsibilities.

The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for any actions taken or not taken in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent of its willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence. No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Rights Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement

 

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with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the NeoPharm to the Rights Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses.

Section 2. Certain Rights of Rights Agent.

The Rights Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. In addition:

2.1 the Rights Agent may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

2.2 whenever the Rights Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Rights Agent may, in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, rely upon a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, any vice president, the controller, the treasurer or the secretary, in each case of NeoPharm, in his or her capacity as such an officer, and delivered to the Rights Agent.;

2.3 the Rights Agent may engage and consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

2.4 the permissive rights of the Rights Agent to do things enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty;

2.5 the Rights Agent shall not be required to give any note or surety in respect of the execution of such powers or otherwise in respect of the premises;

2.6 NeoPharm agrees to indemnify Rights Agent for, and hold Rights Agent harmless against, any loss, liability, claim, demands, suits or expense arising out of or in connection with Rights Agent’s duties under this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending Rights Agent against any claims, charges, demands, suits or loss, unless such loss shall have been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a result of Rights Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful or intentional misconduct; and

2.7 NeoPharm agrees (i) to pay the fees and expenses of the Rights Agent in connection with this Agreement as agreed upon in writing by Rights Agent and NeoPharm on or prior to the date hereof, and (ii) to reimburse the Rights Agent for all taxes and governmental charges, reasonable expenses and other charges of any kind and nature incurred by the Rights Agent in the execution of this Agreement (other than taxes measured by the Rights Agent’s net income).

 

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Section 3. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

3.1 The Rights Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to NeoPharm specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect, which notice shall be sent at least 60 days prior to the date so specified. NeoPharm shall have the right to remove Rights Agent at any time by a Board Resolution specifying a date when such removal shall take effect. Notice of such removal shall be given by NeoPharm to Rights Agent, which notice shall be sent at least 60 days prior to the date so specified.

3.2 If the Rights Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, NeoPharm, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a qualified successor Rights Agent, which may be NeoPharm or a Holder. The successor Rights Agent so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), become the successor Rights Agent.

3.3 NeoPharm shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of a Rights Agent and each appointment of a successor Rights Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders as their names and addresses appear in the CPR Register. Each notice shall include the name and address of the successor Rights Agent. If NeoPharm fails to send such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by a successor Rights Agent, the successor Rights Agent shall cause the notice to be mailed at the expense of NeoPharm.

Section 4. Acceptance of Appointment By Successor.

Every successor Rights Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to NeoPharm and to the retiring Rights Agent an instrument accepting such appointment and a counterpart of this Agreement, and thereupon such successor Rights Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Rights Agent; but, on request of NeoPharm or the successor Rights Agent, such retiring Rights Agent shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Rights Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Rights Agent.

PART IV

AMENDMENTS

Section 1. Amendments Without Consent of Holders .

1.1 Without the consent of any Holders, NeoPharm, when authorized by a Board Resolution, the Rights Agent, in the Rights Agent’s sole and absolute discretion, and the consent of Insys with respect to any amendments prior to the effective time of the Merger, at any time and from time to time, may amend this Agreement, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to evidence the succession of another person as a successor Rights Agent and the assumption by any successor of the covenants and obligations of the Rights Agent herein;

 

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(b) to add such further covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions with respect to NeoPharm as the Board of Directors, the Rights Agent and NeoPharm shall consider to be for the protection of the Holders;

(c) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement; or

(d) as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that the CPRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act;

provided that, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, such amendment shall not materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders.

1.2 Promptly after the execution by NeoPharm and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.1, NeoPharm shall mail (or cause the Rights Agent to mail) a notice thereof by first class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the CPR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 2. Amendments With Consent of Holders .

2.1 Except as provided in Section 4.1, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding CPRs, whether evidenced in writing or taken at a meeting of the Holders, NeoPharm, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Rights Agent may enter into one or more amendments hereto for the purpose of adding, eliminating or changing any provisions of this Agreement, even if such addition, elimination or change is materially adverse to the interests of the Holders; provided that, without the consent of each Holder, no amendment shall change the CPR Payment Amount, the CPR Payment Date or the CPR Payment Event.

2.2 Promptly after the execution by NeoPharm and the Rights Agent of any amendment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.2, NeoPharm shall mail a notice thereof by first class mail to the Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the CPR Register, setting forth in general terms the substance of such amendment.

Section 3. Execution of Amendments.

In executing any amendment permitted by this Article IV, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel selected by NeoPharm stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. No such amendment that affects the Rights Agent’s own rights, privileges, covenants or duties under this Agreement or otherwise shall be effective without the express written agreement of the Rights Agent.

 

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Section 4. Effect of Amendments .

Upon the execution of any amendment under this Article IV, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, such amendment shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes and NeoPharm, Insys and every Holder shall be bound thereby.

PART V

OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1. Notices to the Rights Agent and NeoPharm .

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted by this Agreement to the Rights Agent and NeoPharm shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, delivered personally, or by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (with proof of service), addressed as follows:

 

  (a) if to NeoPharm, to:

NeoPharm, Inc.

101 Waukegan Road, Suite 970

Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Attention: Martin McCarthy

with a copy to:

Christopher R. Manning

Burke Warren MacKay & Serritella PC

330 N. Wabash Avenue, 22nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60611

 

  (b) if to the Rights Agent, to

Computershare

350 Indiana Street, Suite 750

Golden CO 80401

Attention: Patrick Hayes

Section 2. Notice to Holders.

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his, her or its address as it appears in the CPR Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders.

 

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Section 3. Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 4. Successors and Assigns .

All covenants and agreements in this Agreement by NeoPharm shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

Section 5. Benefits of Agreement .

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall give to any person (other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns hereunder) any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement or under any covenant or provision herein contained, all such covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns.

Section 6. Governing Law .

This Agreement and the CPRs shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its rules of conflicts of laws.

Section 7. Severability Clause .

In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the court or other tribunal making such determination is authorized and instructed to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible so that the transactions and agreements contemplated herein are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

Section 8. Counterparts .

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts (which may be effectively delivered by facsimile or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 9. Termination .

This Agreement shall be terminated and of no force or effect, the parties hereto shall have no liability hereunder, and no payments shall be required to be made, upon the earlier to occur of (a) the payment of all CPR Payment Amounts required to be paid under the terms of this Agreement and (b) the fifth anniversary of the Merger if the CPR Payment Event has not occurred by that date.

 

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Section 10. Entire Agreement .

This Agreement represents the entire understanding of the parties hereto with reference to the transactions and matters contemplated hereby and this Agreement supersedes any and all other oral or written agreements hereto made.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

NEOPHARM, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY,

N.A. and COMPUTERSHARE INC.

For both entities

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 


DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

to

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.,

NEOPHARM, INC.

and

ITNI MERGER SUB INC.

Dated as of October 29, 2010


SECTION 3.9(F) OF THE

NEOPHARM DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Taxes and Tax Returns

 

Description

   Amount     

Limitation

Net Operating Losses

     $268,873,453       Refer to Internal Revenue Code, as amended

General Business Credit

     $6,872,899       Refer to Internal Revenue Code, as amended

5 Year Contributions Carryover

     $174,423       Refer to Internal Revenue Code, as amended

Alternative Minimum Tax Credits

     $39,651       Refer to Internal Revenue Code, as amended

Capital Losses

     $0      


SECTION 3.10 OF THE

NEOPHARM DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Employee Benefits

 

Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (ADP TotalSource)
   Provider:    Employer Contribution:
Medical (HDHP Plan)    Humana    Yes
Dental    Guardian    Yes
Vision    VSP    No
Health Savings Account    JP Morgan Chase    Yes/elective
Limited Health Care FSA    ADPTS    No
Dependent Care FSA    ADPTS    No
Life & Disability Plans (ADP TotalSource)      
   Provider:    Employer Contribution:
Group Term Life    Aetna    Yes
Short Term Disability    Aetna    Yes
Long Term Disability    Aetna    Yes
NeoPharm, Inc. 401(k) Plan (ADP Retirement Services)
      Employer Contribution:
Plan 001       Yes/Safe Harbor Plan
NeoPharm, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
      Employer Contribution:
      No
Stock Options Plans      
      Employer Contribution:
NeoPharm, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan       No
NeoPharm, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan       No (See Note A)

Note A : All unvested options issued under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan will vest as a result of the merger.


SECTION 3.13 OF THE

NEOPHARM DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Certain Contracts

 

Counter Party

  

Description

Research & Development

  

Huntingdon Life Sciences

   IPF Pre-Clinical Research & Development Agreement

Delta Technical Products Company

   Lab Equipment Service Contract

Clinical

  

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

   LE-DT Phase II Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial Agreement

Georgetown University

   LE-DT Phase II Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial Agreement

Providence Portland Medical Center

   LE-DT Phase II Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial Agreement

Excel Life Sciences

   LEP Phase II Breast Cancer Clinical Trial Agreement

David Croteau, MD

   Clinical Trial Consulting Agreement

Fisher Clinical

   LE-DT Drug Storage Agreement

Mayer N. Fishman, MD, PhD

   Clinical Trial Consulting Agreement

General & Administrative

  

Chicago Title Land Trust Company

   Lake Bluff, IL Office Lease Agreement

ADP TotalSource, Inc.

   Payroll, Human Resources and Health Insurance Services Agreement

ADP Retirement Services.

   401(k) Plan Recordkeeper

John Drake & Associates, Inc.

   Master Agreement to Provide Computer Services

Marling Management, Inc.

   Gurnee, IL Industrial Building Lease

Imagetec, L.P.

   Copier Lease Finance Agreement

Dumont Ins. Brokers

   Directors & Officers Insurance Policy

Chubb

   Property & Casualty Insurance Policy

Aquilur Rahman

   Consulting Agreement

Employee Benefit Plans

  

NeoPharm, Inc. 1998 Equity Incentive Plan

   Stock Option Plan: all options issued that are still outstanding have vested

NeoPharm, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

   Stock Option Plan: all unvested options will vest as a result of the merger

NeoPharm, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  

Provides for purchases of NeoPharm’s common stock at a

discount from quoted prices

NeoPharm, Inc. 401(k) Plan (ADP Retirement Services)

  

Company is required to make an annual safe harbor

contribution to eligible employees

Life & Disability Plans (ADP TotalSource)

  

Group term life, short-term disability insurance and long-term

disability insurance

Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (ADP TotalSource)

   Medical (HDHP Plan), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Limited Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA


Counter Party

  

Description

Commercial Operations

  

National Institutes of Health

   License Agreement: IL-13 GBM NIH L-117, as amended

Georgetown University

   License Agreement: LE-raf, as amended

National Institutes of Health

   License Agreement: IL-13 GBM NIH L-024, as amended

National Institutes of Health

   License Agreement: IL-13 GBM NIH L-226, as amended

Georgetown University

   License Agreement: LEP, as amended

Letters of Credit

  

Carriage Point Limited Partnership

   Lake Bluff, IL Office Lease Letter of Credit

Imagetec, L.P.

   Copier Lease Finance Agreement Letter of Credit

Legal Settlements

  

St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company

   Settlement Agreement and Policy Release

Open Purchase Orders

  

Charles River Laboratories

   IL-13PE38 IPF Pre-Clinical Research & Development


SECTION 5.1 OF THE

NEOPHARM DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time

None.


SECTION 5.2 OF THE

NEOPHARM DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

NeoPharm Forbearances

None.


SECTION 4.8 OF THE

INSYS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Litigation

Santosh George Kottayil, et. al. v. Insys Therapeutics, Inc., et. al. Case No. CV2009-028831 in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona in and for the County of Maricopa.


SECTION 4.10 OF THE

INSYS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Stock Plans

Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan

2007 Equity Incentive Plan

2007 Non-Employee Directors’ Plan


SECTION 5.1 OF THE

INSYS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time

None.


SECTION 5.3 OF THE

INSYS DISCLOSURE SCHEDULE

Insys Forbearances

None.

 

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NEOPHARM, INC.

The undersigned, James M. Hussey, hereby certifies that he is the duly elected and acting president and chief executive officer of the corporation and further certifies the following:

The name of the corporation is Neopharm, Inc. The corporation was originally incorporated on June 15, 1990, under the name Oncomed Inc., pursuant to the General Corporation Law.

The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is NEOPHARM, INC.

SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

FOURTH: This corporation is authorized to issue Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000) shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.0002145 per share.

FIFTH: Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation so provide.

SIXTH: At all elections for directors, every registered owner of shares entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy and shall have one vote for each such share standing in his name on the books of the Corporation.

 

 

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SEVENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

EIGHTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation, subject to restrictions imposed under any applicable stockholder agreement.

NINTH: Each person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, and each person who serves or served at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another enterprise, shall be indemnified by the Corporation in accordance with and to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as it may be in effect from time to time.

TENTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If, after approval of this Article by the stockholders of the Corporation, the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

 

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Any repeal or modification of this Article Tenth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

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The foregoing amendment and restatement was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of the corporation in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law. Said amendment and restatement was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been signed and acknowledged as true and correct by the undersigned this 29th day of August, 2000.

 

NEOPHARM, INC.

/s/ James M. Hussey

James M. Hussey,
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

NEOPHARM, INC.

 

 

NeoPharm, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:

FIRST: The Board of Directors of the corporation approved and adopted the following resolution for amending its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation declaring it advisable and recommended that the amendments be submitted to the stockholders for their consideration:

RESOLVED, that ARTICLE FIRST of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

SECOND: The amendments were duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by written consent of its stockholders entitled to vote.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NeoPharm, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer this 20th day of January, 2011.

 

NEOPHARM, INC.
By:  

      /s/ Michael L. Babich

Name:   Michael L. Babich
Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer


CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

I NSYS T HERAPEUTICS , I NC ., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation” ), does hereby certify:

F IRST : The original name of the Corporation was Oncomed Inc. The date on which the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is June 15, 1990.

S ECOND : This Certificate of Amendment amends certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (the “Restated Certificate” ), and has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and further adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the stockholders of the Corporation and shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

T HIRD : The first sentence of Article FOURTH of the Restated Certificate is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

“The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 765,000,000 shares, consisting of 750,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0002145 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , Insys Therapeutics, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its President and Chief Executive Officer on March 28, 2011.

 

I NSYS T HERAPEUTICS , I NC .
By:  

/s/ Michael L. Babich

  Michael L. Babich
  President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

NEOPHARM, INC.

(as amended through September 7, 2004)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I CORPORATE OFFICES ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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1.1      REGISTERED OFFICE …………………………………………………………………………………….....

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1.2      OTHER OFFICES ……………………………………………………………………………………………..

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ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS ……………………………………………………………………….…        1   
 

2.1      PLACE OF MEETINGS ……………………………………………………………………………………...

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2.2      ANNUAL MEETING ………………………………………………………………………………………...

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2.3      SPECIAL MEETING …………………………………………………………………………………………

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2.4      ADVANCE NOTICE PROCEDURES; NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS ……….…………..

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2.5      MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE ………………………………………………

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2.6      QUORUM  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2.7      ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE …………………………………………………………………………

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2.8      VOTING  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2.9      WAIVER OF NOTICE ………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2.10    STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING ………………………..

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2.11    RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING ………………………………………………

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2.12    PROXIES  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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2.13    LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE ………………………………………………………..

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2.14    RECORD DATE FOR ACTIONS BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS …………………….

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ARTICLE III DIRECTORS  …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3.1      POWERS  ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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3.2      NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ………………………………………………………………………………….

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3.3      ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS ……………………………..

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3.4      RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES ………………………………………………………………………..

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3.5      PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE …………………………………………………..

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3.6      FIRST MEETINGS …………………………………………………………………………………………...

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3.7      REGULAR MEETINGS ……………………………………………………………………………………...

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3.8      SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE …………………………………………………………………………….

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3.9      QUORUM  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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3.10    WAIVER OF NOTICE ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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3.11    ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE ………………………………………………………………………...

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3.12    BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING ………………………………….

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3.13    FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS …………………………………………………………..

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3.14    APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS ……………………………………………………………………

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3.15    REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS ………………………………………………………………………………..

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ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES ………………………………………………………………………………………………

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4.1      COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS ……………………………………………………………………………

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4.2      COMMITTEE MINUTES …………………………………………………………………………………….

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4.3      MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES ……………………………………………………………

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ARTICLE V OFFICERS  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..       8   
 

5.1      OFFICERS  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 

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5.2      ELECTION OF OFFICERS  …………………………………………........………………………………………… 

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5.3      SUBORDINATE OFFICERS  …………………………………………………………………………........………. 

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5.4      REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS  …………………………........……………………...…....…... 

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5.5      VACANCIES IN OFFICES  ……………………………………………………………..………………………….. 

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5.6      CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD  …………..………………………………………………………………………... 

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5.7      PRESIDENT  …………..……………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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5.8      VICE PRESIDENT  …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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5.9      SECRETARY  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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5.10    TREASURER  ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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5.11    ASSISTANT SECRETARY  ………………………………………………………………………………………... 

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5.12    ASSISTANT TREASURER  ………………………………………………………………………………………... 

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5.13    AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS  ……………………………………………………………………... 

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ARTICLE VI INDEMNITY  …………………………………………………….…………………………………………………       10   
 

6.1      INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS  ………..…………………………………………….... 

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6.2      INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS …………………………………...…………………………………………... 

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6.3      INSURANCE  ……………………………………………………………………….………………………………. 

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ARTICLE VII RECORDS AND REPORTS …………………………………………………………………..…………………..       10   
 

7.1      MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS  ………………………………………………………….... 

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7.2      INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS …………………………………………..……………………………………….. 

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7.3      ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS ……………………………………………………………….... 

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7.4      REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS ……………………………………...…….... 

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ARTICLE VIII GENERAL MATTERS …………………………..……………………………………………………………….       11   
 

8.1      CHECKS  …………………………………………………....………………………………………………………. 

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8.2      EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS ……………………………..………..... 

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8.3      STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES ……………………………………………………..…….... 

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8.4      SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES ……………………..…………………………………………... 

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8.5      LOST CERTIFICATES …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 

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8.6      CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS ……………………………….……………………………………………….. 

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8.7      DIVIDENDS  …………………………………………..……………………………………………………………. 

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8.8      FISCAL YEAR …………………………..…………………………………………………………………………. 

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8.9      SEAL  ……………………………………....………..………………………………………………………………. 

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8.10    TRANSFER OF STOCK …………………………………………………………………………………………… 

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8.11    STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS ………………..…………………………………………………………… 

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8.12    REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS ………………………………………………………………………………… 

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ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS …………....………………………………………………………………………………………       13   
ARTICLE X DISSOLUTION  ……………………………..……..………………………………………………………………...       13   
ARTICLE XI CUSTODIAN  …………………………....……………………………………………..…………………………...       13   
 

11.1    APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES …………………...………………………………... 

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11.2    DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN …………………………………………………...…………………………………….. 

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BY-LAWS

OF

NEOPHARM, INC.

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office of the corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The name of the registered agent of the corporation at such location is Corporation Trust Company.

1.2 OTHER OFFICES

The board of directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation.

2.2 ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. In the absence of such designation, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the 18th of June in each year at 10:00 a.m. However, if such day falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.

2.3 SPECIAL MEETING

A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.

No business may be transacted at such special meeting other than the business specified in such notice to stockholders. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 2.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the board of directors may be held.

2.4 ADVANCE NOTICE PROCEDURES; NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

(i) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (C) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days before the one year anniversary of the date on which the corporation first mailed its proxy statement to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date of the prior year’s meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the later of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of such annual meeting and ten (10) calendar days following the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first

 

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made. A stockholder’s notice to the secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (a) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the corporation that are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (d) any material interest of the stockholder in such business, and (e) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholder’s meeting, stockholders must provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything in these by-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (i). The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (i), and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

(ii) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (ii) shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the board of directors or by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this paragraph (ii). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the board of directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the secretary of the corporation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 2.4. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (a) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (C) the class and number of shares of the corporation that are beneficially owned by such person, (D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, and (E) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (b) as to such stockholder giving notice, the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Section 2.4. At the request of the board of directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for election as a director shall furnish to the secretary of the corporation that information required to be set forth in the stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (ii). The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these by-laws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

These provisions shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at an annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees of the board of directors, but in connection therewith no new business shall be acted upon at any such meeting unless stated, filed and received as herein provided. Notwithstanding anything in these by-laws to the contrary, no business brought before a meeting by a stockholder shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with procedures set forth in this Section 2.4.

(iii) All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these by-laws not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

2.5 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE

Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

2.6 QUORUM

The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the

 

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meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

2.7 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

2.8 VOTING

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgers and joint owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as may otherwise be provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

2.9 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

2.10 STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required by this chapter to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing. If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the General Corporation Law of Delaware if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

2.11 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING

In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action; provided that the establishment of a record date in respect of expression of consents to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be governed by Section 2.14 of these By-Laws.

If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:

(i) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

 

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(ii) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

2.12 PROXIES

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for him by a written proxy, signed by the stockholder and filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after seven (7) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(c) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

2.13 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

2.14 RECORD DATE FOR ACTIONS BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS

In order that the corporation may determine the holders of any class of stock or series thereof entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, and so that the Board has adequate notice to provide for an orderly process for any action taken by written consent by the holders of any class of stock or series thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board (or such later date as the holders of any class of stock or series thereof may request). Any holder of any class of stock or series thereof of record seeking to have the holders of any class of stock or series thereof authorize or take corporate action by written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary of the corporation, request the Board to fix a record date. The Board shall promptly, but in all events within ten (10) days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board within ten (10) days after the date on which such request is received, the record date for determining the holders of any class of stock or series thereof entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Secretary of the corporation at its principal executive offices. Delivery shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by applicable law, the record date for determining the holders of any class of stock or series thereof entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

3.1 POWERS

Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.

3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

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directors; provided, however, that no reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

3.3 ELECTION, QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot.

3.4 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES

Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws:

(i) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

(ii) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10) percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware as far as applicable.

3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

The board of directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the board of directors, or any committee designated by the board of directors, may participate in a meeting of the board of directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

3.6 FIRST MEETINGS

The first meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held at such time and place as shall be fixed by the vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be present. In the event of the failure of the stockholders to fix the time or place of such first meeting of the newly elected board of directors, or in the event such meeting is not held at the time and place so fixed by the

 

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stockholders, the meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the board of directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors.

3.7 REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.

3.8 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary or any two (2) directors.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director’s address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone or by telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.

3.9 QUORUM

At all meetings of the board of directors, a majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the board of directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

3.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

3.11 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the board of directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present

3.12 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee.

3.13 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.

 

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3.14 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS

The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

3.15 REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these bylaws, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, with each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the board of directors or in the bylaws of the corporation, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the certificate of incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 15l(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation), (ii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, (iv) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or (v) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board resolution establishing the committee, the bylaws or the certificate of incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

4.2 COMMITTEE MINUTES

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

4.3 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the following provisions of Article III of these bylaws: Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.7 (regular meetings), Section 3.8 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.9 (quorum), Section 3.10 (waiver of notice), Section 3.11 (adjournment and notice of adjournment), and Section 3.12 (action without a meeting), with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

5.1 OFFICERS

The officers the corporation shall be a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more assistant vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.3 or 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be chosen by the board of directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.

5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS

The board of directors may appoint, or empower the president to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.

5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the board of directors.

5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these bylaws.

5.7 PRESIDENT

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.8 VICE PRESIDENT

In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers

 

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and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairman of the board.

5.9 SECRETARY

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and shareholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at shareholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.

The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all shareholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He shall keep’ the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.

5.10 TREASURER

The treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings, and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.

The treasurer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.

5.11 ASSISTANT SECRETARY

The assistant secretary, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors or the stockholders may from time to time prescribe.

5.12 ASSISTANT TREASURER

The assistant treasurer, or, if there is more than one, the assistant treasurers, in the order determined by the stockholders or board of directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the treasurer or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors or the stockholders may from time to time prescribe.

5.13 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS

In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or the stockholders.

 

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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNITY

6.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a “director” or “officer” of the corporation includes any person (i) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

6.2 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS

The corporation shall have the power, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the corporation (other than a director or officer) includes any person (i) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

6.3 INSURANCE

The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

ARTICLE VII

RECORDS AND REPORTS

7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of its shareholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each shareholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.

Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

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7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS

Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS

The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.

7.4 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

The chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

8.1 CHECKS

From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

8.2 EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

8.3 STOCK CERTIFICATES; PARTLY PAID SHARES

The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

 

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8.4 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES

If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

8.5 LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate; or his legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

8.6 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.

8.7 DIVIDENDS

The directors of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock pursuant to the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the corporation’s capital stock.

The directors of the corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, and meeting contingencies.

8.8 FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors and may be changed by the board of directors.

8.9 SEAL

The corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the board of directors, and may use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

8.10 TRANSFER OF STOCK

Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction in its books.

8.11 STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENTS

The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of shareholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

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8.12 REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

The original or other bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

ARTICLE X

DISSOLUTION

If it should be deemed advisable in the judgment of the board of directors of the corporation that the corporation should be dissolved, the board, after the adoption of a resolution to that effect by a majority of the whole board at any meeting called for that purpose, shall cause notice to be mailed to each stockholder entitled to vote thereon of the adoption of the resolution and of a meeting of stockholders to take action upon the resolution.

At the meeting a vote shall be taken for and against the proposed dissolution. If a majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote thereon votes for the proposed dissolution, then a certificate stating that the dissolution has been authorized in accordance with the provisions of Section 275 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers shall be executed, acknowledged, and filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such certificate’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved.

Whenever all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution consent in writing, either in person or by duly authorized attorney, to a dissolution, no meeting of directors or stockholders shall be necessary. The consent shall be filed and shall become effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware. Upon such consent’s becoming effective in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, the corporation shall be dissolved. If the consent is signed by an attorney, then the original power of attorney or a photocopy thereof shall be attached to and filed with the consent. The consent filed with the Secretary of State shall have attached to it the affidavit of the secretary or some other officer of the corporation stating that the consent has been signed by or on behalf of all the stockholders entitled to vote on a dissolution; in addition, there shall be attached to the consent a certification by the secretary or some other officer of the corporation setting forth the names and residences of the directors and officers of the corporation.

ARTICLE XI

CUSTODIAN

11.1 APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN IN CERTAIN CASES

The Court of Chancery, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for the corporation when:

(i) at any meeting held for the election of directors the stockholders are so divided that they have failed to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired or would have expired upon qualification of their successors; or

(ii) the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury because the directors are so divided respecting the management of the affairs of the corporation that the required vote for action by the board of directors cannot be obtained and the stockholders are unable to terminate this division; or

 

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(iii) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve, liquidate or distribute its assets.

11.2 DUTIES OF CUSTODIAN

The custodian shall have all the powers and title of a receiver appointed under Section 291 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, but the authority of the custodian shall be to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the Court of Chancery otherwise orders and except in cases arising under Sections 226(a)(3) or 352(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

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Exhibit 3.5

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND

RIGHTS

OF

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

NEOPHARM, INC.

 

 

Under Section 151 of the

Delaware General Corporation Law

 

 

Aquilur Rahman, as President and Chief Executive Officer of NeoPharm, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) authorizes the issuance of 15,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), and expressly vests in the Board of Directors of the Corporation the authority provided therein to issue Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more classes or series thereof, each such class or series to have such voting powers (if any), conversion rights (if any), designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and stated and expressed in a resolution or resolutions thereof providing for the issuance of such Preferred Stock.

SECOND: By unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to the authority expressly vested in it as aforesaid and Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors has adopted a resolution which approved the filing of this Certificate of Designations.

Pursuant to such resolution and the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, there is hereby created a series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, which series shall have the following powers, distinctive designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions:

1. Designation; Number of Shares . The Corporation hereby authorizes the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock, to be called the “ Convertible Preferred Stock. ” The total number of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 15,000,000.

2. Dividends; Ranking . Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be


entitled to receive, out of funds legally available therefor, dividends when, if and as declared by the Board of Directors and on a pari passu basis with, dividends (other than dividends paid in shares of Common Stock, which are provided for in Section 5(e)) paid with respect to the Common Stock, in an amount per share equal to (i) the per share amount paid with respect to one share of Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Convertible Preferred Stock could be converted pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 as of the record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the dividend.

3. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up .

(a) Treatment at Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of Common Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have received an amount equal to $0.01 per share of Convertible Preferred Stock. Thereafter, the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid, on a pari passu basis with the amount payable to the holders of Common Stock, out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to holders of the Corporation’s capital stock of all classes, whether the assets are capital, surplus or capital earnings, an amount per share equal to the amount per share that would have been payable had each share of Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock, pursuant to Section 5, immediately prior to the liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

(b) Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets . If at any time or from time to time there shall be a capital reorganization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision, combination, reclassification or exchange of shares provided for in Section 5) or a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another corporation or the acquisition of the Corporation or the sale of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s properties and assets to any other person, then, as a part of and as a condition to the effectiveness of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale, lawful and adequate provision shall be made so that the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of each share of Convertible Preferred Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Corporation or of the successor corporation resulting from the merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale, and/or the amount of cash or other property, to which such holder would have been entitled upon the capital reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale, had such share of Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock, pursuant to Section 5, immediately prior to the capital reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale.

4. Voting Power . Except as provided in Section 5(d)(i) or as required by law, each holder of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and to have a number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the holder’s shares of Convertible Preferred Stock could be converted, pursuant to Section 5, at the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote on the matter or, if no record date is

 

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established, at the date the vote is taken or any written consent of stockholders is solicited. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holders of Convertible Preferred Stock and Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters.

5. Conversion . The holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

(a) Conversion Elections . Each holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock may, at any time or from time to time after the date on which the stockholders of the Corporation approve the Charter Amendment Proposal (as defined herein) in accordance with Section 5(d)(i) (such date, the “ Stockholder Approval Date ”), elect to convert any or all of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then held by the holder into Common Stock at a rate of 35 shares of Common Stock for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Conversion Ratio ”). The initial Conversion Ratio shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided. If a holder of Convertible Preferred Stock elects to convert shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at a time when there are any declared and unpaid dividends or other amounts due on the shares, such dividends and other amounts shall be paid in full by the Corporation in connection with the conversion.

(b) Procedure for Conversion . Upon election to convert pursuant to Section 5(a), the relevant holder or holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, duly assigned or endorsed for transfer to the Corporation (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers relating thereto), at the principal executive office of the Corporation or the offices of the transfer agent for the Convertible Preferred Stock or such office or offices in the continental United States of an agent for conversion as may from time to time be designated by notice to the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock by the Corporation, or in the event the certificate or certificates are lost, stolen or missing, shall deliver an affidavit or agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith (an “ Affidavit of Loss ”) with respect to the certificates. The issuance by the Corporation of Common Stock upon election to convert the Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5(a) shall be effective as of the surrender of the certificate or certificates for the Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted, duly assigned or endorsed for transfer to the Corporation (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers relating thereto), or as of the delivery of an Affidavit of Loss for the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted. Upon surrender of a certificate representing Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, or delivery of an Affidavit of Loss, the Corporation shall issue and send by hand delivery, by courier or by first class mail (postage prepaid) to the holder thereof or to such holder’s designee, at the address designated by such holder, certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled upon conversion plus a cash payment in the amount of any declared but unpaid dividends and other amounts as contemplated by Section 5(a) in respect of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock. The issuance of certificates for Common Stock upon conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock will be made without charge to the holders of shares for any

 

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issuance tax in respect thereof or other costs incurred by the Corporation in connection with the conversion and the related issuance of such stock.

(c) Fractional Shares . The Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver to holders of Convertible Preferred Stock any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon any conversion of such Convertible Preferred Stock, but in lieu thereof may make a cash payment in respect thereof in any manner permitted by law.

(d) Stockholder Approval and Reservation of Common Stock .

(i) The Board of Directors of the Corporation has adopted resolutions approving an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation, to authorize an additional 550,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Charter Amendment Proposal ”) and recommending that the stockholders of the Corporation vote in favor of the Charter Amendment Proposal. Within five (5) business days after the effective date of the merger described in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 29, 2010 among Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Corporation and ITNI Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation will either (x) call a special meeting of stockholders at which the Corporation shall submit the Charter Amendment Proposal for a vote by the holders of Common Stock, or (y) solicit consents to obtain approval of the Charter Amendment Proposal by the holders of Common Stock; provided , that, in case of either clause (x) or (y), the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote the Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the Charter Amendment Proposal.

(ii) From and after the Stockholder Approval Date, the Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive rights or other obligations, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding. The Corporation shall prepare and shall use its best efforts to obtain and keep in force such governmental or regulatory permits or other authorizations as may be required by law, and shall comply with all requirements as to registration, qualification or listing of the Common Stock, in order to enable the Corporation lawfully to issue and deliver to each holder of record of Convertible Preferred Stock such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding and convertible into shares of Common Stock.

(e) Adjustments to Conversion Ratio Upon Common Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations . Upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on any shares of Common Stock, the subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, or the combination of outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Ratio shall, simultaneously with the happening of such dividend, subdivision or split, be adjusted by multiplying the then

 

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effective Conversion Ratio by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Each adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5(e) shall be given effect, upon payment of such a dividend or distribution, as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution (on a retroactive basis) and in the case of a subdivision or combination shall become effective immediately as of the effective date thereof.

If the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend provided for in the previous paragraph of this Section 5(e), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale of assets provided for in Section 3(b)), then and in each event the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert each share into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property to which such holder would have been entitled upon the reorganization, reclassification or other change, had such share of Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock, pursuant to Section 5, immediately prior to the reorganization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

(f) No Impairment . The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith use reasonable efforts to assist in the carrying out of all of the provisions of this Section 5 and in taking any action that may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock against impairment.

(g) Notices of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Ratio, the Corporation will furnish each holder of Convertible Preferred Stock with a certificate, prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, showing the adjustment or readjustment, and stating in detail the facts upon which the adjustment or readjustment was based.

(h) Conversion Upon Corporation’s Request . Without qualifying the rights of the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to elect to convert their shares of Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in Section 5(a), at any time from and after the date that is six (6) months after the Stockholder Approval Date, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may, upon giving fifteen days’ prior written notice to the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, elect to convert all (but not less than all) of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then applicable Conversion Ratio (a “ Mandatory Conversion Election ”). If the Board of Directors makes a Mandatory Conversion Election at a time when there are any declared and unpaid dividends or other amounts due on the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, such

 

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dividends and other amounts shall be paid in full by the Corporation in connection with the consummation of the Mandatory Conversion Election. Furthermore, if the Board of Directors makes a Mandatory Conversion Election at a time after a record date has been established with respect to any matter for which the Corporation is required to give notice to the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock under Section 7, but prior to the completion of such matter, then the shares of Common Stock that are issued in connection with the Mandatory Conversion Election shall be entitled to participate in such matter to the full extent as if such shares of Common Stock had been issued and outstanding as of the applicable record date that was established for such action. Any conversion effected pursuant to a Mandatory Conversion Election shall be governed by the procedures for conversion set forth in this Section 5.

6. No Reissuance of Convertible Preferred Stock . No share or shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock acquired by the Corporation by reason of redemption, purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and all such shares shall be canceled, retired and eliminated from the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock that the Corporation shall be authorized to issue. The Corporation may from time to time take appropriate corporate actions to reduce the authorized number of shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock accordingly. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or in any Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.

7. Notices of Record Date . If (a) the Corporation establishes a record date to determine the holders of any class of securities who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution or with respect to any other matter, or (b) there occurs any capital reorganization of the Corporation, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Corporation, any merger or consolidation of the Corporation, any acquisition of the Corporation, any transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to any other Corporation, entity or person, any sale of a majority of the voting securities of the Corporation in one or a series of related transactions or any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail to each holder of Convertible Preferred Stock at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date with respect to the events set forth in clause (a) above or the effective date of the events set forth in clause (b) above, as the case may be, a notice specifying (i) the record date for the purpose of determining entitlement to the dividend or distribution and a description of the dividend or distribution, (ii) the date on which any reorganization, reclassification, transfer, consolidation, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and (iii) the time, if any, that is to be fixed, as to when the holders of record of Common Stock (or other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or other securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon the reorganization, reclassification, transfer, consolidation, merger, acquisition, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation this 29 th  day of October  , 2010.

 

NEOPHARM, INC.
By  

/s/ Aquilur Rahman

Name:   Aquilur Rahman
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.6

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES

AND RIGHTS

OF

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

 

Michael L. Babich, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Insys Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), does hereby certify as follows:

F IRST : The original name of the Corporation was Oncomed Inc. The date on which the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is June 15, 1990.

S ECOND : This Certificate of Amendment amends certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Designations” ), and has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and further adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the requisite stockholders of the Corporation and shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

T HIRD : The following text in the first sentence of Section 4 of the Certificate of Designations is hereby stricken from the Certificate of Designations: “as provided in Section 5(d)(i) or”.

F OURTH : Section 5 of the Certificate of Designations is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:

“5. Conversion . The holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the following conversion rights:

(a) Conversion Elections . Each holder of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock may, at any time or from time to time, elect to convert any or all of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock then held by the holder into Common Stock at a rate of 35 shares of Common Stock for each share of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Conversion Ratio ”). The initial Conversion Ratio shall be subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided. If a holder of Convertible Preferred Stock elects to convert shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at a time when there are any declared and unpaid dividends or other amounts due on the shares, such


dividends and other amounts shall be paid in full by the Corporation in connection with the conversion.

(b) Procedure for Conversion . Upon election to convert pursuant to Section 5(a), the relevant holder or holders of Convertible Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock being converted, duly assigned or endorsed for transfer to the Corporation (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers relating thereto), at the principal executive office of the Corporation or the offices of the transfer agent for the Convertible Preferred Stock or such office or offices in the continental United States of an agent for conversion as may from time to time be designated by notice to the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock by the Corporation, or in the event the certificate or certificates are lost, stolen or missing, shall deliver an affidavit or agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss incurred by it in connection therewith (an “ Affidavit of Loss ”) with respect to the certificates. The issuance by the Corporation of Common Stock upon election to convert the Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5(a) shall be effective as of the surrender of the certificate or certificates for the Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted, duly assigned or endorsed for transfer to the Corporation (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers relating thereto), or as of the delivery of an Affidavit of Loss for the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted. Upon surrender of a certificate representing Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, or delivery of an Affidavit of Loss, the Corporation shall issue and send by hand delivery, by courier or by first class mail (postage prepaid) to the holder thereof or to such holder’s designee, at the address designated by such holder, certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled upon conversion plus a cash payment in the amount of any declared but unpaid dividends and other amounts as contemplated by Section 5(a) in respect of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock. The issuance of certificates for Common Stock upon conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock will be made without charge to the holders of shares for any issuance tax in respect thereof or other costs incurred by the Corporation in connection with the conversion and the related issuance of such stock.

(c) Fractional Shares . The Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver to holders of Convertible Preferred Stock any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon any conversion of such Convertible Preferred Stock, but in lieu thereof may make a cash payment in respect thereof in any manner permitted by law.

(d) Reservation of Common Stock . The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for issuance upon the conversion of Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive rights or other obligations, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding. The

 

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Corporation shall prepare and shall use its best efforts to obtain and keep in force such governmental or regulatory permits or other authorizations as may be required by law, and shall comply with all requirements as to registration, qualification or listing of the Common Stock, in order to enable the Corporation lawfully to issue and deliver to each holder of record of Convertible Preferred Stock such number of shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding and convertible into shares of Common Stock.

(e) Adjustments to Conversion Ratio Upon Common Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations . Upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on any shares of Common Stock, the subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, or the combination of outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the applicable Conversion Ratio shall, simultaneously with the happening of such dividend, subdivision or split, be adjusted by multiplying the then effective Conversion Ratio by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Each adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5(e) shall be given effect, upon payment of such a dividend or distribution, as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution (on a retroactive basis) and in the case of a subdivision or combination shall become effective immediately as of the effective date thereof.

If the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be changed into the same or different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by reclassification or otherwise (other than a subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend provided for in the previous paragraph of this Section 5(e), or a reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition or sale of assets provided for in Section 3(b)), then and in each event the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter to convert each share into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property to which such holder would have been entitled upon the reorganization, reclassification or other change, had such share of Convertible Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock, pursuant to Section 5, immediately prior to the reorganization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.

(f) No Impairment . The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith use reasonable efforts to assist in the carrying out of all of the provisions of this Section 5 and in taking any action that may be necessary or

 

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appropriate in order to protect the rights of the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock against impairment.

(g) Notices of Adjustments . In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Ratio, the Corporation will furnish each holder of Convertible Preferred Stock with a certificate, prepared by the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, showing the adjustment or readjustment, and stating in detail the facts upon which the adjustment or readjustment was based.

(h) Conversion Upon Corporation’s Request . Without qualifying the rights of the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock to elect to convert their shares of Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in Section 5(a), at any time from and after September 30, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may, upon giving fifteen days’ prior written notice to the holders of shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, elect to convert all (but not less than all) of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock at the then applicable Conversion Ratio (a “ Mandatory Conversion Election ”). If the Board of Directors makes a Mandatory Conversion Election at a time when there are any declared and unpaid dividends or other amounts due on the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, such dividends and other amounts shall be paid in full by the Corporation in connection with the consummation of the Mandatory Conversion Election. Furthermore, if the Board of Directors makes a Mandatory Conversion Election at a time after a record date has been established with respect to any matter for which the Corporation is required to give notice to the holders of the Convertible Preferred Stock under Section 7, but prior to the completion of such matter, then the shares of Common Stock that are issued in connection with the Mandatory Conversion Election shall be entitled to participate in such matter to the full extent as if such shares of Common Stock had been issued and outstanding as of the applicable record date that was established for such action. Any conversion effected pursuant to a Mandatory Conversion Election shall be governed by the procedures for conversion set forth in this Section 5.

(i) Automatic Conversion .

(i) Each share of Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock, at the then applicable Conversion Ratio, upon the earlier of (A) the date specified by the affirmative election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock, or (B) immediately prior to the closing of a firmly underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Common Stock for the account of the Corporation in which the net cash proceeds to the Corporation (after underwriting discounts, commissions and fees) are at least $30,000,000.

(ii) Upon the occurrence of either of the events specified in Section 5(i)( i ) above, the outstanding shares of Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holders of such

 

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shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Convertible Preferred Stock or Affidavits of Loss with respect to such certificates, if applicable, are delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 5(b). Thereupon, the Corporation shall issue and send by hand delivery, by courier or by first class mail (postage prepaid) to the holder thereof or to such holder’s designee, at the address designated by such holder, certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred, and any declared and unpaid dividends or other amounts due on the shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock shall be paid in full by the Corporation.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation this 28th day of March, 2011.

 

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael L. Babich

Name:   Michael L. Babich
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 10.1

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

T HIS I NDEMNITY A GREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of              ,      20    , is made by and between I NSYS T HERAPEUTICS , I NC ., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                      (“ Indemnitee ”).

R ECITALS

A. The Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals as directors, officers, employees and agents.

B. The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) require that the Company indemnify its directors and officers, and empowers the Company to indemnify its employees and agents, as authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “ Code ”), under which the Company is organized and such Bylaws expressly provide that the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive and contemplates that the Company may enter into separate agreements with its directors, officers and other persons to set forth specific indemnification provisions.

C. Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and available insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and the Company has determined that Indemnitee and other directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company may not be willing to serve or continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection.

D. The Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, as the case may be, and has proferred this Agreement to Indemnitee as an additional inducement to serve in such capacity.

E. Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, as the case may be, if Indemnitee is furnished the indemnity provided for herein by the Company.

A GREEMENT

N OW T HEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions .

(a) Agent . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “agent” of the Company means any person who: (i) is or was a director, officer, employee or other fiduciary of the

 

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Company, a subsidiary of the Company or an employee benefit plan of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company; or (ii) is or was serving at the request or for the convenience of, or representing the interests of, the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, as a director, officer, employee or other fiduciary of a foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

(b) Expenses . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’, witness, or other professional fees and related disbursements, premiums, security for and other costs relating to any bonds and other out-of-pocket costs of whatever nature), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, the Code or otherwise, and amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, but shall not include any judgments, fines or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee for such individual’s violations of law. The term “expenses” shall also include reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he is not compensated by the Company or any subsidiary or third party (i) for any period during which Indemnitee is not an agent, in the employment of, or providing services for compensation to, the Company or any subsidiary; and (ii) if the rate of compensation and estimated time involved is approved by the directors of the Company who are not parties to any action with respect to which expenses are incurred, for Indemnitee while an agent of, employed by, or providing services for compensation to, the Company or any subsidiary.

(c) Proceedings . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, and whether formal or informal in any case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of: (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company; (ii) the fact that any action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director, officer, employee or agent of the Company; or (iii) the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, and in any such case described above, whether or not serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses may be provided under this Agreement.

(d) Subsidiary . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “subsidiary” means any corporation or limited liability company of which more than 20% of the outstanding voting securities or equity interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company and one or more of its subsidiaries, and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

(e) Independent Counsel . For purposes of this Agreement, the term “independent counsel” means a law firm, or a partner (or, if applicable, member) of such a law

 

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firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party, or (ii) any other party to the proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “independent counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

2. No Employment Agreement . Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended as an employment agreement between Indemnitee and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to create any right to continued employment of Indemnitee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any capacity.

The Company acknowledges that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby, in addition to and separate from its obligations to Indemnitee under the Bylaws, to induce Indemnitee to serve, or continue to serve, as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company.

3. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification in Third Party Proceedings . Subject to Section 10 below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but, only to the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to broader indemnification rights than the Code permitted prior to adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any proceeding, for any and all expenses, actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such proceeding.

(b) Indemnification in Derivative Actions and Direct Actions by the Company . Subject to Section 10 below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but, only to the extent that such amendment permits Indemnitee to broader indemnification rights than the Code permitted prior to adoption of such amendment), if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, against any and all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement, or appeal of such proceedings.

4. Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including the dismissal of any action without prejudice, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of such proceeding.

 

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5. Partial Indemnification . If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a proceeding, but is precluded by applicable law or the specific terms of this Agreement to indemnification for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.

6. Advancement of Expenses . To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall advance the expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditures made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice) and upon request of the Company, an undertaking to repay the advancement of expenses if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Advances shall be unsecured, interest free and without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the expenses. Advances shall include any and all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee pursuing an action to enforce Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement, or otherwise and this right of advancement, including expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee acknowledges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent required by law, repay the advance if and to the extent that it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment, not subject to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The right to advances under this Section shall continue until final disposition of any proceeding, including any appeal therein. This Section 6 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 10(b).

7. Notice and Other Indemnification Procedures .

(a) Notification of Proceeding . Indemnitee will notify the Company in writing promptly upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of expenses covered hereunder. The failure of Indemnitee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise.

(b) Request for Indemnification and Indemnification Payments . Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon receiving notice of any demand, judgment or other requirement for payment that Indemnitee reasonably believes to be subject to indemnification under the terms of this Agreement, and shall request payment thereof by the Company. Indemnification payments requested by Indemnitee under Section 3 hereof shall be made by the Company no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the written request of Indemnitee. Claims for advancement of expenses shall be made under the provisions of Section 6 herein.

 

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(c) Application for Enforcement . In the event the Company fails to make timely payments as set forth in Sections 6 or 7(b) above, Indemnitee shall have the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to this Agreement. In such an enforcement hearing or proceeding, the burden of proof shall be on the Company to prove that indemnification or advancement of expenses to Indemnitee is not required under this Agreement or permitted by applicable law. Any determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, stockholders or independent counsel) that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, shall not be a defense by the Company to the action nor create any presumption that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder.

(d) Indemnification of Certain Expenses . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses incurred in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 7 unless the Company prevails in such hearing or proceeding on the merits in all material respects.

8. Assumption of Defense . In the event the Company shall be requested by Indemnitee to pay the expenses of any proceeding, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, or to participate to the extent permissible in such proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. Upon assumption of the defense by the Company and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same proceeding, provided that Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in such proceeding at Indemnitee’s sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee’s counsel delivers a written notice to the Company stating that such counsel has reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense or the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel or otherwise actively pursued the defense of such proceeding within a reasonable time, then in any such event the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to defend such proceeding shall be subject to the indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of this Agreement.

9. Insurance . To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Company or of any subsidiary (“D&O Insurance”), Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has D&O Insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

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10. Exceptions .

(a) Certain Matters . Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee on account of any proceeding with respect to (i) remuneration paid to Indemnitee if it is determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law (and, in this respect, both the Company and Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication, as indicated in Section 10(d) below); (ii) a final judgment rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting, disgorgement or repayment of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company against Indemnitee or in connection with a settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee to the extent it is acknowledged by Indemnitee and the Company that such amount paid in settlement resulted from Indemnitee’s conduct from which Indemnitee received monetary personal profit, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other provisions of any federal, state or local statute or rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) a final judgment or other final adjudication that Indemnitee’s conduct was in bad faith, knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or constituted willful misconduct (but only to the extent of such specific determination); or (iv) on account of conduct that is established by a final judgment as constituting a breach of Indemnitee’s duty of loyalty to the Company or resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee is not legally entitled. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, a final judgment or other adjudication may be reached in either the underlying proceeding or action in connection with which indemnification is sought or a separate proceeding or action to establish rights and liabilities under this Agreement.

(b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee . Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or brought by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other agents and not by way of defense, except (i) with respect to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Agreement or under any other agreement, provision in the Bylaws or the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) or applicable law, or (ii) with respect to any other proceeding initiated by Indemnitee that is either approved by the Board of Directors or Indemnitee’s participation is required by applicable law. However, indemnification or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors determines it to be appropriate.

(c) Unauthorized Settlements . Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed settlement; provided, however, that the Company may in any event decline to consent to (or to otherwise admit or agree to any liability for indemnification hereunder in respect of) any proposed settlement if the Company is also a party in such proceeding and determines in good faith that such settlement is not in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

 

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(d) Securities Act Liabilities . Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee or otherwise act in violation of any undertaking appearing in and required by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), or in any registration statement filed with the SEC under the Act. Indemnitee acknowledges that paragraph (h) of Item 512 of Regulation S-K currently generally requires the Company to undertake in connection with any registration statement filed under the Act to submit the issue of the enforceability of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement in connection with any liability under the Act on public policy grounds to a court of appropriate jurisdiction and to be governed by any final adjudication of such issue. Indemnitee specifically agrees that any such undertaking shall supersede the provisions of this Agreement and to be bound by any such undertaking.

11. Nonexclusivity and Survival of Rights . The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under any provision of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other agreements, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and Indemnitee’s action as an agent of the Company, in any court in which a proceeding is brought, and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall continue after Indemnitee has ceased acting as an agent of the Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of Indemnitee. The obligations and duties of the Company to Indemnitee under this Agreement shall be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns until terminated in accordance with its terms. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, expressly to assume and agree in writing to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her corporate status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the Code, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of expenses than would be afforded currently under the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, by Indemnitee shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy by Indemnitee.

12. Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who, at the request and expense of the Company, shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

 

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13. Interpretation of Agreement . It is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law.

14. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Agreement (including without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to Section 13 hereof.

15. Amendment and Waiver . No supplement, modification, amendment, termination, or cancellation of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

16. Notice . Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice or demand which, by the provisions hereof, is required or which may be given to or served upon the parties hereto shall be in writing and, if by telegram, telecopy or telex, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered when sent, if by overnight delivery, courier or personal delivery, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered upon actual delivery and, if mailed, shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered three (3) business days after deposit in the United States mail, as registered or certified mail, with proper postage prepaid and addressed to the party or parties to be notified at the addresses set forth on the signature page of this Agreement (or such other address(es) as a party may designate for itself by like notice). If to the Company, notices and demands shall be delivered to the attention of the Secretary of the Company.

17. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by and construed according to the laws of the State of Arizona, as applied to contracts between Arizona residents entered into and to be performed entirely within Arizona.

18. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart need be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

19. Headings . The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction hereof.

 

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20. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, the Code and any other applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, and does not diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement effective as of the date first above written.

 

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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INDEMNITEE

 

Signature of Indemnitee

 

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Exhibit 10.2

1998 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

( amended and restated as of June 6, 2002)

Introduction. NeoPharm, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes the NeoPharm 1998 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective on the Effective Date (as defined below).

1. Purpose.

The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interest of the Company by encouraging and enabling the acquisition of a larger personal financial interest in the Company by those employees and consultants upon whose judgment and efforts the Company is largely dependent on the successful conduct of its operations. An additional purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which employees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries can acquire and maintain Stock ownership, thereby strengthening their commitment to the success of the Company and their desire to remain associated with the Company and its Subsidiaries. It is anticipated that the acquisition of such financial interest and Stock ownership will stimulate the efforts of such employees and consultants on behalf of the Company, strengthen their desire to continue in the service of the Company and encourage shareholder and entrepreneurial perspectives through Stock ownership.

2. Definitions.

As used in the Plan, terms defined parenthetically immediately after their use shall have the respective meanings provided by such definitions and the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “Award” means Options, shares of Restricted Stock, performance units, performance shares, or stock bonuses granted under the Plan.

(c) “Award Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b)(vi).

(d) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e) “Cause” means conviction of the Grantee of a felony which is, in the opinion of the Administrator, likely to result in injury of a material nature to the Company or a Subsidiary; the material violation by the Grantee of written policies of the Company or a Subsidiary; the gross and habitual negligence by the Grantee in the performance of the Grantee’s duties to the Company or its Subsidiaries; or the willful and intentional action or omission to act in connection with the Grantee’s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary resulting, in the opinion of the Administrator, in injury of a material nature to the Company or a Subsidiary.


(f) “Change of Control” means any of the following:

(i)the acquisition or holding by any person, entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act (other than by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 30% or more of either the then-outstanding Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Power”); except that no such person, entity or group shall be deemed to own beneficially: (A) any securities held by the Company or a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (or any related trust) of the Company or a Subsidiary; (B) any securities acquired pursuant to a benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary; (C) any securities issuable pursuant to an option, warrant or right owned by such person, entity or group as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Effective Date; (D) any security that would otherwise be beneficially owned by such person, entity or group as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Effective Date; and (E) any securities issued in connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar recapitalization or reorganization with respect to shares covered by the foregoing exceptions; or

(ii) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director after the Effective Date whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of the incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 under the 1934 Act)) shall be deemed to be members of the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a merger, reorganization or consolidation with respect to which persons who were the respective beneficial owners of the Stock and Voting Power of the Company immediately before such merger, reorganization or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60%, respectively, of the then-outstanding common shares and the Voting Power of the corporation resulting from such merger, reorganization or consolidation, (B) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (C) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Section the votes of all Section 16 Persons shall be disregarded in determining whether stockholder approval has been obtained.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall be deemed not to have occurred with respect to any Section 16 Person if such Section 16 Person is, by agreement (written or otherwise), a participant on such Section 16 Person’s own behalf in a transaction which causes the Change of Control to occur.

(g) “Change of Control Value” means the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of a Change of Control.

 

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(h) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations and rulings thereunder. References to a particular section of the Code shall include references to successor provisions.

(i) “Committee” means a committee of the Board appointed pursuant to Section 4(a).

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

(k) “Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services and any director of the Company whether compensated for such services or not.

(I) “Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant” means that the employment or consulting relationship is not interrupted or terminated by the Company or Subsidiary. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless re-employment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; provided, further, that on the ninety-first (91st) day of any such leave (where re-employment is not guaranteed by contract or statute) the Grantee’s Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries or its successor.

(m) “Disability” means, for purposes of the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option after termination of employment, a disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and for all other purposes, a mental or physical condition which, in the opinion of the Administrator renders a Grantee unable or incompetent to carry out the job responsibilities which such Grantee held or the tasks to which such Grantee was assigned at the time the disability was incurred. and which is expected to be permanent or for an indefinite duration exceeding one year.

(n) “Effective Date” means the date of adopting of this Plan by the Board, provided, that if the shareholders do not approve the Plan, there shall be no Effective Date.;

(o) “Employee” means any person, including officers and directors, employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.

(p) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any applicable date:

(i) if the Common Stock is listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange, the closing price, regular way, of the security as reported on the American Stock Exchange Composite Tape, or if no such reported sale of the security shall have occurred on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was such a reported sale, or

(ii) if the security is not so listed, but is listed on another national securities exchange or authorized for quotation on the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc.’s NASDAQ National Market (“NASDAQ/NMS”), the closing price, regular way, of

 

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the security on such exchange or NASDAQ/NMS, as the case may be, or if no such reported sale of the security shall have occurred on such date, on the next preceding date on which there was such a reported sale, or

(iii) if the security is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange or authorized for quotation on NASDAQ/NMS, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) or, if no such prices shall have been so reported for such date, on the next preceding date for which such prices were so reported, or

(iv) if the security is not listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is not authorized for quotation on NASDAQ/NMS or NASDAQ, the fair market value of the security as determined in good faith by the Board.

(q) “Grant Date” means the date on which an Award shall be duly granted, as determined in accordance with Section 6(a)(i).

(r) “Grantee” means an individual who has been granted an Award.

(s) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(t) “including” or “includes” means “including, without limitation,” or “includes, without limitation”, respectively.

(u) “Measuring Period” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e)(i)(B).

(v) “Minimum Consideration” means $.0002145 per share of Stock or such other amount that is from time to time considered to be capital for purposes of Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(w) “1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. References to a particular section of, or rule under, the 1934 Act shall include references to successor provisions.

(x) “Noristatutory Stock Option” means an Option which does not or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(y) “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(z) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(aa) “Option Price” means the per share purchase price of Stock subject to an Option.

(bb) “Performance Percentage” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e)(i)(C).

(cc) “Plan” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

 

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(dd) “Retirement” means a termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries other than for Cause at any time after attaining age 65.

(ee) “Restricted Stock” means shares of Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 6(d) below.

(ff) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(gg) “Section 16 Person” means a person, whether or not a Grantee, who is subject to potential liability under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act with respect to transactions involving equity securities of the Company.

(hh) “Stock” means the common stock, $.0002145 par value, of the Company.

(ii) “Stock Purchase Right” means the right to purchase Stock pursuant to Section 6(d) below.

(jj) “Subsidiary” means, for purposes of grants of Incentive Stock Options, a corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code (with the Company being treated as the employer corporation for purposes of this definition) and, for all other purposes, a corporation with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the then-outstanding common shares.

(kk) “10% Owner” means a person who owns stock (including stock treated as owned under Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

3. Scope of the Plan.

(a) Subject to Section 24, an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of Stock are hereby made available and are reserved for delivery on account of the grant and exercise of Awards (including Restricted Stock) and the payment of benefits in connection with Awards under the Plan. Such shares may be treasury shares or newly-issued shares, as may be determined from time to time by the Board or the Administrator.

(b) Subject to Section 3(a) (as to the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery in connection with Awards), up to an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Restricted Stock and bonus shares of Stock may be granted under the Plan.

(c) If and to the extent an Award shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full or shall be forfeited, without, in either case, the Grantee having enjoyed any of the benefits of stock ownership (other than dividends that are likewise forfeited or voting rights), the shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock) associated with such Award shall become available for other Awards. To the extent that the benefit in connection with an Award is paid in cash, there shall be deducted from the share limit provided in Section 3(a) a number of shares equal to the amount of the cash paid divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of such payment.

 

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4. Administration.

(a)

(i) Administrative With Respect to Directors and Officers. With respect to Awards to Officers or directors of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board if the Board may administer the Plan in compliance with Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act of any successor thereto (“Rule 16b-3”) with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan, or (B) a Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to permit the Plan to comply with Rule 16b-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Rule 166-3 with respect to a plan intended to qualify thereunder as a discretionary plan.

(ii) Multiple Administrative Bodies. If permitted by Rule 16b-3, the Plan may be administered by different bodies with respect to directors, non-director Officers, Consultants and Employees who are neither directors nor Officers.

(iii) Administration With Respect to Consultants and Other Employees. With respect to Awards to Employees or Consultants who are neither directors nor officers of the Company, the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee designated by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the legal requirements relating to the administration of incentive stock option plan, if any, of Delaware corporate and securities laws, of the Code, and of any applicable stock exchange (the “Applicable Laws”). Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefore, fill vacancies, however caused, and remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by the Applicable Laws.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if required, of any stock exchange upon which the Stock is listed, the Administrator shall have full and final authority and sole discretion, as follows:

(i) to grant Awards and determine the Grant Date and term thereof;

(ii) to determine (A) when and to whom Awards may be granted, (B) the terms and conditions applicable to each Award, including the Option Price of an Option,

 

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whether an Option shall qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and the benefit payable under any performance unit or performance share, and (C) whether or not specific Awards shall be identified with other specific Awards, and if so whether they shall be exercisable cumulatively with, or alternatively to, such other specific Awards;

(iii) to determine the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for shares of Restricted Stock, whether to permit or require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and the terms related thereto, when Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise of an Option) shall be forfeited and whether such shares shall be held in escrow;

(iv) to interpret the Plan and to make all determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;

(v) to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules relating to the Plan, including rules with respect to the exercisability and nonforfeitability of Awards upon the termination of employment of a Grantee;

(vi) to determine the terms and provisions and any restrictions or conditions (including specifying such performance criteria, Measuring Period, and Performance Percentages as the Administrator deems appropriate and imposing restrictions with respect to stock acquired upon exercise of an Option, which restrictions may continue beyond the Grantee’s termination of employment) of the written agreements by which all Awards shall be evidenced (“Award Agreements”) which need not be identical and, with the consent of the Grantee, to modify any such Award Agreement at any time;

(vii) to cancel, with the consent of the Grantee, outstanding Awards and to grant new Awards in substitution therefor;

(viii) to authorize foreign Subsidiaries to adopt plans as provided in Section 15;

(ix) to accelerate the exercisability (including exercisability within a period of less than one year after the Grant Date) of, and to accelerate or waive any or all of the restrictions and conditions applicable to, any Award or any group of Awards for any reason and at any time, including in connection with a termination of employment (other than for Cause);

(x) subject to Section 6(a)(ii) and 6(c)(ii), to extend the time during which any Award or group of Awards may be exercised;

(xi) to make such adjustments or modifications to Awards of Grantees working outside the United States as are necessary and advisable to fulfill the purposes of the Plan;

(xii) to amend Award Agreements with the consent of the Grantee; provided that the consent of the Grantee shall not be required for any amendment which (A) does not adversely affect the rights of the Grantee, or (B) is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Administrator) to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result of any new or change in existing applicable law, regulation, ruling or judicial decision; provided that any such change shall be applicable only to Awards which have not been exercised;

 

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(xiii) to take any action at any time before the exercise of an Option (whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), without the consent of the Grantee, to prevent such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option;

(xiv) to impose such additional conditions, restrictions, and limitations upon the grant, exercise or retention of Awards as the Administrator may, before or concurrently with the grant thereof, deem appropriate, including requiring simultaneous exercise or related identified Awards, and limiting the percentage of Awards which may from time to time be exercised by a Grantee;

(xv) to certify in writing before the payment of any performance based Awards (except for a payment that is attributable solely to the increase in the price of the Stock of the Company) that the underlying performance goals and any other material terms have been satisfied;

(xvi) to permit an Employee or Consultant to elect, prior to earning compensation, to acquire Options pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Plan in lieu of receiving such compensation, determine the terms and conditions of such Options and determine the value of such Options on the Grant Date in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Plan:

(xvii) to specify the manner of designating a beneficiary to exercise Awards after the Grantee’s death or transferring an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option), stock appreciation right, performance unit or performance share to a revocable inter vivos trust;

(xviii) to approve the manner of payment and determine the terms related thereto by a Grantee in connection with an Award, including use of Restricted Stock to pay the Option Price, deferral of the payment or guarantee of the payment by the Company pursuant to Section 10 and elective share withholding pursuant to Section 13;

(xix) to prohibit a Grantee from making an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in accordance with Section 11;

(xx) to require a written investment representation by a Grantee as provided in Section 17;

(xxi) to make equitable adjustment of Awards as provided in Section 24;

(xxii) to take any other action with respect to any matters relating to the Plan for which it is responsible.

The determination of the Committee on all matters relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be conclusive and final. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award.

 

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5.Eligibility. Awards may be granted to Employees and Consultants with the restriction, however, that any Option which is to be an Incentive Stock Option may only be granted to an Employee. In selecting the individuals to whom Awards may be granted, as well as in determining the number of shares of Stock subject to, and the other terms and conditions applicable to, each Award, the Administrator shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant in promoting the purposes of the Plan.

6. Conditions to Grants.

(a) General Conditions.

(i) The Grant Date of an Award shall be the date on which the Administrator grants the Award or such later date as specified in advance by the Administrator.

(ii) The term of each Award (subject to Section 6(c)(ii) with respect to Incentive Stock Options) shall be a period of not more than 10 years from the Grant Date, and shall be subject to earlier termination as herein provided.

(iii) A Grantee may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards in any combination.

(iv) To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

(b) Grant of Options and Option Price. No later than the Grant Date of any Option, the Administrator shall determine the Option Price of such Option; provided, however, that the Administrator may elect to determine the Option Price as of the date the Grantee is hired or promoted (or similar event), if the Grant Date occurs not more than 90 days after the date of hiring, promotion or other event. The Option Price of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) shall not be less than (85% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date. The Award Agreement may provide that the Option shall be exercisable for Restricted Stock.

The Administrator may, in its discretion, permit an Employee or Consultant eligible to receive Awards under Section 5 of the Plan to elect, prior to earning compensation, to be granted an Option or Options under the Plan in lieu of receiving such compensation. Subject to the express terms of the Plan, such Options shall have such terms and conditions as the Administrator in its discretion specifies; provided that, in the judgment of the Administrator, the value of such options on the Grant Date equals the amount of compensation foregone by such Employee or Consultant; and provided, further, that except to the extent such condition may be waived by the securities law counsel to the Company, a Section 16 Person must irrevocably elect to forego such compensation and acquire such Option at least six months prior to the Grant Date of such Option.

Grant of Incentive Stock Options. At the time of the grant of any Option, the Administrator may designate that such Option shall be made subject to additional restrictions to permit it to qualify as an “Incentive Stock Option” under the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option:

 

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(i) shall have an Option Price of not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date except, however, that the Option Price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date if granted to a 10% Owner.

(ii) shall be for a period of not more than 10 years from the Grant Date, or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% Owner, 5 years from the Grant Date, and, in either case, shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the applicable Award Agreement;

(iii) shall not have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined for each Incentive Stock Option at its Grant Date) of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by such Grantee during any calendar year (under the Plan and any other employee stock option plan of the Grantee’s employer or any parent or Subsidiary thereof (“Other Plans”)), determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, which exceeds $100,000 (the “$100,000 Limit”);

(iv) shall, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock (determined on the Grant Date) with respect to the portion of such grant which is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (“Current Grant”) and all Incentive Stock Options previously granted under the Plan and any Other Plans which are exercisable for the first time during a calendar year (“Prior Grants”) would exceed the $100,000 Limit, be exercisable as follows:

(A) the portion of the Current Grant which would, when added to any Prior Grants, be exercisable with respect to Stock which would have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective Grant Date for such options) in excess of the $100,000 Limit shall, notwithstanding the terms of the Current Grant, be exercisable for the first time by the Grantee in the first subsequent calendar year or years in which it could be exercisable for the first time by the Grantee when added to all Prior Grants without exceeding the $100,000 Limit; and

(B) if, viewed as of the date of the Current Grant, any portion of a Current Grant could not be exercised under the preceding provisions of this Section 6(c)(iv) during any calendar year commencing with the calendar year in which it is first exercisable through and including the last calendar year in which it may by its terms be exercised, such portion of the Current Grant shall not be an Incentive Stock Option, but shall be exercisable as a Nonstatutory Stock Option at such date or dates as are provided in the Current Grant;

(v) shall be granted within 10 years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company;

(vi) shall require the Grantee to notify the Administrator of any disposition of any Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), within ten (10) days of such disposition;

(vii) shall by its terms not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the Grantee; provided, however, that the Grantee may, to the extent provided in the Plan in any manner specified by the Administrator, designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise his Incentive Stock Option after the Grantee’s death; and

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 4(c)(vi), the Administrator may, without the consent of the Grantee, at any time before the exercise of an Option (whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), take any action necessary to prevent such option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option. Any Option not specifically identified as an Incentive Stock Option, or failing to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(d) Grant of Restricted Stock.

(i) The Administrator may grant shares of Restricted Stock to any individual eligible under Section 5 to receive Awards.

(ii) The Administrator shall determine the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for shares of Restricted Stock, subject to the following sentence. Except with respect to shares of Restricted Stock that are treasury shares, for which no payment need be required, the Administrator shall require the Grantee to pay at least the Minimum Consideration for each share of Restricted Stock granted to such Grantee. Such payment shall be made in full by the Grantee before the delivery of the shares and in any event no later than 10 days after the Grant Date for such shares. In the discretion of the Administrator, and to the extent permitted by law, payment may also be made in accordance with Section 10.

(iii) The Administrator may, but need not, provide that all or any portion of a Grantee’s Award of Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock acquired upon exercise of an Option, shall be forfeited:

(A) except as otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, upon the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant for reasons other than death, Disability or any other reason specified in the Award Agreement within a specified time period after the Grant Date, or

(B) if the Company or the Grantee does not achieve specified performance goals (if any) within a specified time period after the Grant Date and before the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, or

(C) upon failure to satisfy such other restrictions as the Administrator may specify in the Award Agreement; provided that, subject to Section 4(b)(ix), in no case shall such Award become nonforfeitable before the first anniversary of the Grant Date.

(iv) If a share of Restricted Stock is forfeited, then if the Grantee was required to pay for such share or acquired such Restricted Stock upon the exercise of an Option, the Grantee shall be deemed to have resold such share of Restricted Stock to the Company at a price equal to the lesser of (A) the amount paid or, if the Restricted Stock was acquired on exercise of an Option, the Option Price paid by the Grantee for such share of Restricted Stock, or (B)  the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of such forfeiture. The Company shall pay to the Grantee the required amount as soon as is administratively practical. Such share of Restricted Stock shall cease to be outstanding, and shall no longer confer on the Grantee thereof any rights as a stockholder of the

 

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Company, from and after the later of the date the event causing the forfeiture occurred or the date of the Company’s tender of the payment specified above, whether or not such tender is accepted by the Grantee.

(v) The Administrator may provide that any share of Restricted Stock shall be held (together with a stock power executed in blank by the Grantee) in escrow by the Secretary of the Company until such shares become nonforfeitable or are forfeited. Any share of Restricted Stock shall bear an appropriate legend specifying that such share is non-transferable and subject to the restrictions set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. If any shares of Restricted Stock become nonforfeitable, the Company shall cause certificates for such shares to be issued or reissued without such legend.

(e) Grant of Performance Units and Performance Shares.

(i) Before the grant of any performance unit or performance share, the Administrator shall:

(A) determine objective performance goals and the amount of compensation under the goals applicable to such grant;

(B) designate a period, of not less than one year nor more than seven years, for the measurement of the extent to which performance goals are attained, which period may begin prior to the Grant Date (the “Measuring Period”); and

(C) assign a “Performance Percentage” to each level of attainment of performance goals during the Measuring Period, with the percentage applicable to minimum attainment being zero percent (0%) and the percentage applicable to maximum attainment to be determined by the Administrator from time to time.

(ii) If a Grantee is promoted, demoted or transferred to a different business unit of the Company during a Measuring Period, then, to the extent the Administrator determines the performance goals or Measuring Period are no longer appropriate, the Administrator may adjust, change or eliminate the performance goals or the applicable Measuring Period as it deems appropriate in order to make them appropriate and comparable to the initial performance goals or Measuring Period.

(iii) When granted, performance units and performance shares may, but need not. be identified with shares of Stock subject to a specific option or specific shares of Restricted Stock of the Grantee granted under the Plan in a number equal to or different from the number of the performance units or performance shares so granted. If perforinance units or performance shares are identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock, then unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Grantee’s associated performance units shall terminate upon (A) the expiration, termination, forfeiture or cancellation of such Option on shares of Restricted Stock, (B) the exercise of such Option or (C) the date such shares of Restricted Stock become nonforfeitable.

 

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(0 Grant of Stock Bonuses. The Administrator may grant shares of Stock as a bonus to any individual eligible under Section 5 to receive Awards in such amount and subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

7. Grantee’s Agreement to Serve. Each Grantee who is granted an Award shall, by executing such Grantee’s Award Agreement, agree that such Grantee will remain in the employ of, or available as a consultant to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for at least one year after the Grant Date. No obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as to the length of any Grantee’s employment or consulting relationship shall be implied by the terms of the Plan, any grant of an Award hereunder or any Award Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the same rights to terminate employment of any Grantee as existed before the Effective Date.

8. Limited Transferability. Each Award (other than Restricted Stock and stock bonuses) granted hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the Grantee; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of the Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) granted to a Grantee to be on terms which permit transfer by such Grantee to:

(a) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Grantee (“Immediate Family Members”);

(b) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members, or;

(c) a partnership in which such Immediate Family Members are the only partners, provided that:

(i) there may be no consideration for any such transfer;

(ii) the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Options are granted expressly provides for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section 8; and

(iii) subsequent transfers of transferred Options shall be prohibited except those in accordance with Section 14(b). Following transfer, any such Options shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that for purposes of Section 14(b) hereof the term “Grantee” shall be deemed to refer to the transferee. The provisions of this Plan relating to the period of exercisability and expiration of the Option shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Optionee, and the Options shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, set forth in this Plan as to the original Grantee.

9. Exercise.

(a) Exercise of Options. Subject to Section 4(b)(ix) and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose, each option shall become exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on each of the first four annual anniversaries of the Grant Date of such Option unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the Award Agreement.

 

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Each Option shall be exercised by delivery to the Company of written notice of intent to purchase a specific number of shares of Stock subject to the Option. The Option Price at any shares of Stock or shares of Restricted Stock as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise. Payment may, at the election of the Grantee, be made in any one or any combination of the following:

(i) cash;

(ii) check;

(iii) surrender of other shares of Stock which (i) in the case of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of an Option, have been owned by the Grantee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the Option Price of the exercised Option shares;

(iv) with the approval of the Administrator, shares of Restricted Stock held by the Grantee for at least 6 months prior to exercise of the Option, each valued at the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise;

(v) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price; or

(vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment In the discretion of the Administrator and to the extent permitted by law, payment may also be made in accordance with Section 10.

If Restricted Stock (“Tendered Restricted Stock”) is used to pay the Option Price for Stock subject to an Option, then the Administrator may, but need not, specify that (i) all the shares of Stock acquired on exercise of the Option shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered Restricted Stock, determined as of the date of exercise of the Option, or (ii) a number of shares of Stock acquired on exercise of the Option equal to the number to shares of Tendered Restricted Stock shall, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, be subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered Restricted Stock, determined as of the date of exercise of the Option.

(b) Exercise of Performance Units.

(i) Subject to Section 4(b)(ix) and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose, if, with respect to any performance unit, the minimum performance goals have been achieved during the applicable Measuring Period, then such performance unit shall be exercisable commencing on the later of (A) the first anniversary of the Grant Date or (B) the first day after the end of the applicable Measuring Period. Performance units shall be exercised by delivery to the Company of written notice of intent to exercise a specific number of performance units; provided, however, that performance units not identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock shall be deemed exercised on the date on which they first become exercisable. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the

 

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exercise of performance units which are identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock shall result in the cancellation or forfeiture of such shares of Stock subject to Option or shares at Restricted Stock, as the case may be, to the extent of such exercise.

(ii) The benefit for each performance unit exercised shall be an amount equal to the product of:

(A) the Unit Value (as defined below) multiplied by

(B) the Performance Percentage attained during the Measuring Period for such performance unit.

(iii) The Unit Value shall be, as specified by the Committee.

(A) a dollar amount, or

(B) an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

(iv) The benefit upon the exercise of a performance unit shall be payable as soon as is administratively practicable after the later of (A) the date the Grantee exercises or is deemed to exercise such performance unit, or (B) the date (or dates in the event to installment payments) as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. Such benefit shall be payable in cash, except that the Administrator may provide in the Award Agreement that benefits, with respect to any particular exercise, may be paid wholly or partly in Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrator in its discretion determines that the exercise of performance units would preclude the use of pooling of interests accounting following a sale of the Company which is reasonably likely to occur and that such preclusion of pooling would have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Company, the Administrator, in its discretion, may either unilaterally bar the exercise of performance units by canceling the performance units prior to the Change of Control or cause the Company to pay the performance units rights benefit in Stock if it determines that such payment would not cause the transaction to be ineligible for pooling. If the Award Agreement provides that the benefit may be paid wholly in Stock unless the Administrator specifies at the time of exercise that the benefit shall be paid partly or wholly in cash, the number of shares of Stock payable in lieu of cash shall be determined by valuing the Stock at its Fair Market Value on the date such benefit is to be paid.

(c) Payment of Performance Shares. Subject to Section 4(b)(ix), and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose, if, with respect to any performance share, the minimum performance goals have been achieved during the applicable Measuring Period, then the Company shall pay to the Grantee of such Award shares of Stock equal in number to the product of the number of performance shares specified in the applicable Award Agreement multiplied by the Performance Percentage achieved during such Measuring Period, except to the extent that the Administrator in its discretion determines that cash be paid in lieu of some or all of such shares of Stock. The amount of cash payable in lieu of a share of Stock shall be determined by valuing such share at its Fair Market Value on the business day next preceding the date such cash is to be paid. Payments pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall be made as soon as administratively practical after the end of the applicable Measuring Period. Any performance shares with respect to which the performance goals have not been achieved by the end of the applicable Measuring Period shall expire.

 

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(d) Special Rules for Section 16 Persons. No Option, performance unit, or performance share (if the benefit payable with respect to such performance unit or performance share is to be determined by reference to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the performance unit or performance share is exercised) shall be exercisable by a Section 16 Person during the first six months after its Grant Date, except as exempted from Section 16 of the 1934 Act under Rule 16a-2(d) under the 1934 Act or as may from time to time be permitted by the Administrator.

(e) Full Vesting upon Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control. all unvested Awards shall become immediately vested and exercisable; provided that the benefit payable with respect to any performance unit or performance share with respect to which the Measuring Period has not ended as of the date or such Change of Control shall be equal to the product of the Unit Value multiplied successively by each of the following:

(1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) that have elapsed since the beginning of such Measuring Period until the date of such Change of Control and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) in the Measuring Period; and

(2) a percentage equal to the greater of the target percentage, if any, specified in the applicable Award Agreement or the maximum percentage, if any, that would be earned under the terms of the applicable Award Agreement assuming that the rate at which the performance goals have been achieved as of the date of such Change of Control would continue until the end of the Measuring Period.

10. Loans and Guarantees. The Administrator may:

(a) allow a Grantee to defer payment to the Company of all or any portion of (i) the Option Price of an Option, (ii) the purchase price of a share of Restricted Stock, or (iii) any taxes associated with a benefit hereunder which is not a cash benefit at the time such benefit is so taxable, or

(b) cause the Company to guarantee a loan from a third party to the Grantee, in an amount equal to all or any portion of such Option Price, purchase price, or any related taxes. Any such payment deferral or guarantee by the Company pursuant to this Section 10 shall be on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine, provided, that the interest rate applicable to any such payment deferral shall not be more favorable to the Grantee than the terms applicable to funds borrowed by the Company from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Grantee shall not be entitled to defer the payment of such Option Price, purchase price or any related taxes unless the Grantee (i) enters into a binding obligation to pay the deferred amount and (ii) except with respect to treasury shares, pays upon exercise of an Option or grant of shares of Restricted Stock, as the case may be, an amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Consideration therefor. If the Administrator has permitted a payment deferral or caused the Company to guarantee a loan pursuant to this Section 10, then the Administrator may require the immediate payment of such deferred amount or the immediate release of such guarantee upon the

 

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Grantee’s termination of employment or if the Grantee sells or otherwise transfers the Grantee’s shares of Stock purchased pursuant to such deferral or guarantee. The Administrator may at any time in its discretion forgive the repayment of any or all of the principal of or interest on any such deferred payment obligation.

11. Notification under Section 83(b). The Administrator may, on the Grant Date or

any later date, prohibit a Grantee from making the election described below. If the Administrator has not prohibited such Grantee from making such election, and the Grantee, in connection with the exercise of any Option, or the grant of any share of Restricted Stock, makes the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election to include in such Grantee’s gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b) of the Code), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such election within 10 days of filing notice of the election with the internal Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Section 83(b) of the Code.

12. Mandatory Tax Withholding.

(a) Whenever under the Plan, cash or shares of Stock are to be delivered upon exercise or payment of an Award or upon a share of Restricted Stock becoming nonforfeitable, or any other event with respect to rights and benefits hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to require as a condition of delivery (i) that the Grantee remit an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements related thereto, (ii) the withholding of such sums from compensation otherwise due to the Grantee or from any shares of Stock due to the Grantee under the Plan or (iii) any combination of the foregoing.

(b) If any disqualifying disposition described in Section 6(c)(vi) is made with respect to shares of Stock acquired under an Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan or any election described in Section II is made, then the person making such disqualifying disposition or election shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements thereby incurred; provided that, in lieu of or in addition to the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to withhold such sums from compensation otherwise due to the Grantee or from any shares of Stock due to the Grantee under the Plan.

(c) In making any Award the Committee may elect to pay, as a cash bonus, the amount of the tax owed by the Grantee up to a maximum of thirty (30%) percent of the Fair Market Value of the Award.

13. Elective Share Withholding.

(a) Subject to Section 13(b), a Grantee may elect the withholding (“Share Withholding”) by the Company of a portion of the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to such Grantee upon the exercise or payment of an Award or upon a share of Restricted Stock becoming nonforfeitable (each a “Taxable Event”) having a Fair Market Value equal to:

the minimum amount necessary to satisfy required federal, state, or local tax withholding liability attributable to the Taxable Event; or

 

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(ii) with the Administrator’s prior approval, a greater amount, not to exceed the estimated total amount of such Grantee’s tax liability with respect to the Taxable Event.

(b) Each Share Withholding election by a Grantee shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(i) any Grantee’s election shall be subject to the Administrator’s right to revoke such election of Share Withholding by such Grantee at any time before the Grantee’s election if the Administrator has reserved the right to do so in the Award Agreement:

(ii) if the Grantee is a Section 16 Person, such Grantee’s election shall be subject to the disapproval of the Administrator at any time, whether or not the Administrator has reserved the right to do so;

(iii) the Grantee’s election must be made before the date (the “Tax Date”) on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined;

(iv) the Grantee’s election shall be irrevocable;

(v) a Section 16 Person may not elect Share Withholding within six months after the grant of the related Option (except if the Grantee dies or incurs a Disability before the end of the six-month period); and

(vi) except to the extent such condition may be waived by the securities law counsel to the Company, a Section 16 Person must elect Share Withholding either six months before the Tax Date or during the 10-business day period beginning on the third business day after the release of the Company’s quarterly or annual summary statement of sales and earnings.

14. Termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant. Except as otherwise provided by the Administrator in the Award Agreement or otherwise:

(a) For Cause. If a Grantee has a termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant for Cause,

(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeitable shall thereupon be forfeited, subject to the provisions of Section 6(d)(iv) regarding repayment of certain amounts to the Grantee; and

(ii) any unexercised Option, performance unit or performance share shall thereupon terminate.

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(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock that were forfeitable shall thereupon become nonforfeitable;

(ii) any unexercised Option, whether or not exercisable on the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time within twelve (12) months after such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant by the Grantee, or after the Grantee’s death, by (A) his personal representative or by the person to whom the Option is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, (B)  the Grantee’s beneficiary designated in accordance with Sections 6(c)(vii) or 8, or (C) the then-acting trustee of the trust described in Section 8; and

(iii) any unexercised performance unit or performance share may be exercised in whole or in part, at any time within 180 days after such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability by the Grantee or, after the Grantee’s death, by (A) his personal representative or by the person to whom the performance unit or performance share is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, (B) the Grantee’s beneficiary designated in accordance with Section 8, or (C) the then-serving trustee or the trust described in Section 8; provided that the benefit payable with respect to any performance unit or performance share with respect to which the Measuring Period has not ended as of the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability shall be equal to the product of the Unit Value multiplied successively by each or the following:

(1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) that have elapsed since the beginning of such Measuring Period until the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) in the Measuring Period; and

(2) a percentage determined in the discretion of the Committee that would be earned under the terms of the applicable Award Agreement assuming that the rate at which the performance goals have been achieved as of the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant would continue until the end of the Measuring Period, or, if the Administrator elects to compute the benefit after the end of the Measuring Period, the Performance Percentage, as determined by the Administrator, attained during the Measuring Period for the performance unit or performance share.

(c) On Account of Retirement. If a Grantee has a termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of Retirement, any unexercised Option to the extent then exercisable, may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time within 90 days after such Retirement. The nonforfeitability and exercisability of the Grantee’s Restricted Stock, performance units and performance shares shall be determined under Section 14(d).

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(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock, to the extent forfeitable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall be forfeited on such date;

(ii) any unexercised Option to the extent exercisable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, may be exercised in whole or in part, not later than the 90th day following the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant; provided, however, that (A) if such 90th day is not a business day, such option may be exercised not later than the first business day following such 90th day and (B) if the Grantee has entered into an agreement with the Company not to sell any shares of Stock (or the capital stock of a successor to the Company) for a specified period following the consummation of a business combination between the Company and another corporation or entity (the “Specified Period”), such Option may be exercised in whole or in part until the later of such 90th day following the termination of the Grantee’s Continous Status as an Employee or Consultant or 10 business days following the expiration of the Specified Period; and

(iii) the Grantee’s performance units and performance shares shall become non- forfeitable and may be exercised in whole or in part, but only if and to the extent determined by the Committee.

(e) Change of Status. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Grantee’s change of status from Employee to Consultant (or from Consultant to Employee), there shall not be a termination of the individual’s Award’s provided, however, any Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the 91st day following such change of status.

(0 Extension of Term. In the event of termination of the Grantee’s Continous Status as an Employee or Consultant other than for Cause, the term of any Award (whether or not exercisable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant) which by its terms would otherwise expire after the Grantee’s termination of Continous Status as an Employee or Consultant but prior to the end of the period following the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant described in Sections 14(b), (c) and (d) above for exercise of Awards may, in the discretion of the Administrator, be extended so as to permit any unexercised portion thereof to be exercised at any time within such period. The Administrator may further extend the period of exercisability to permit any unexercised portion thereof to be exercised with a specified period provided by the Administrator. However, in no event may the term of any Award expire more than 10 years after the Grant Date of such Award.

15. Equity Incentive Plans of Foreign Subsidiaries. The Administrator may authorize any foreign Subsidiary, if any, to adopt a plan for granting Awards (“Foreign Equity Incentive Plan”). All awards granted under such Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall be treated as grants under the Plan. Such Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall have such terms and provisions as the Administrator permits not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and which may be more restrictive than those contained in the Plan. Awards granted under such

 

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Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall be governed by the terms of the Plan except to the extent that the provisions of the Foreign Equity Incentive Plans are more restrictive than the terms of the Plan, in which case such teens of the Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall control.

16. Substituted Awards. If the Administrator cancels any Award (granted under this Plan or any plan of any entity acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and a new Award is substituted therefor, then the Administrator may determine the terms and conditions of such new Award; provided that (a) the Option Price of any new option shall not be less than [85]% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the new Award; and (b) no Award shall be canceled without the consent of the Grantee if the terms and conditions of the new Award to be substituted are not at least as favorable as the terms and conditions of the Award to be cancelled (and the Grant Date of the new Award shall be the date on which such new Award is granted).

17. Securities Law Matters.

(a) If the Administrator deems it necessary to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, the Administrator may require a written investment intent representation by the Grantee and may require that a restrictive legend be affixed to certificates for shares of Stock.

(b) If, based upon the opinion of counsel for the Company, the Administrator determines that the exercise or nonforfeitability of, or delivery of benefits pursuant to, any Award would violate any applicable provision of (i) federal or state securities laws or (ii) the listing requirements of any national securities exchange or national market system on which are listed any of the Company’s equity securities, then the Administrator may postpone any such exercise, nonforfeitability or delivery, as the case may be, but the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such exercise, nonforfeitability or delivery to comply with all such provisions at the earliest practicable date.

18. Code Section 162(m).

(a) The number of shares for which Options may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year shall not exceed 150,000; provided, however, that such limit shall not include Options granted at the time of initial hire of any Grantee.

(b) If the Company determines that compensation payable under the Plan is subject to the Code Section 162(m) limitation on deduction and if the Company determines that a particular grant should qualify as performance based compensation so as to be exempt from the deduction limitation, the following provisions to the extent applicable shall apply with respect to such grant:

(i) The Option Price for any Option shall equal 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date.

(ii) The performance units or performance shares awarded under the Plan to any Grantee for any Measuring Period shall not have a value in excess of the Grantee’s base annual salary in effect at the time of the grant of the Award multiplied by the number of years in the Measuring Period. The Performance Percentage with respect to

 

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performance units and performance shares attained during the Measuring Period for such performance units or performance shares shall not exceed 150%. The value of any stock bonuses awarded to a Grantee for each calendar year shall not exceed the Grantee’s base annual salary in effect for such year. The value of performance shares and stock bonuses awarded under the Plan to any Grantee for purposes of the limitations contained in this subparagraph shall be determined by valuing the Stock at its Fair Market Value on the date the performance shares or stock bonuses are granted.

(iii) The performance goals and the amount of compensation under the goals applicable to the grant of any performance unit, performance share or stock bonus shall be set forth in a written document prior to the commencement of the Grantee’s services to which the performance goals relate and while the outcome is still substantially uncertain. In establishing performance goals, the Administrator may consider any performance factor or factors it deems appropriate, including stock price, market share, sales, earning per share, return on equity, costs, or any other business criteria as contemplated in Section 162(m) of the Code. The Administrator shall certify in writing prior to payment of compensation related to any performance unit, performance share or stock bonus that the performance goals and any other material terms were satisfied.

(iv) The Administrator with respect to any person covered by Section 162(m) shall be comprised solely of two or more outside directors as defined for purposes of the regulations under Code Section 162(m).

19. Funding. Benefits payable under the Plan to any person shall be paid directly by the Company. The Company shall not be required to fund, or otherwise segregate assets to be used for payment of, benefits under the Plan.

20. No Employment Rights. Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor the granting of any Award shall be construed to (a) give any Grantee the right to remain employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any benefits not specifically provided by the Plan or (b) in any manner modify the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to modify, amend, or terminate any of its employee benefit plans.

21. Rights as a Stockholder. A Grantee shall not, by reason of any Award (other than Restricted Stock) have any right as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Stock which may be deliverable upon exercise or payment of such Award until such shares have been delivered to him. Shares of Restricted Stock held by a Grantee or held in escrow by the Secretary of the Company shall confer on the Grantee all rights of a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the Plan. The Administrator at the time of grant of Restricted Stock, may permit or require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and, if the Administrator so determines, reinvested in additional Restricted Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3 or otherwise reinvested. Stock dividends and deferred cash dividends issued with respect to Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions and other terms as apply to the shares with respect to which such dividends are issued. The Administrator may provide for crediting to and payment of interest on deferred cash dividends.

 

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22. Nature of Payments. Any and all grants, payments of cash, or deliveries of shares of Stock hereunder shall constitute special incentive payments to the Grantee and shall not be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Grantee for the purposes of defining any pension, retirement, death or other benefits under (a) any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance or other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any agreement between the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Grantee, on the other hand, except as such plan or agreement shall otherwise expressly provide.

23. Non-uniform Determinations. The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements as to (a) the identity of the Grantees, (b) the terms and provisions of Awards, and (c) the treatment, under Section 14, of terminations of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant. Notwithstanding the foregoing; the Administrator’s interpretation of Plan provisions shall be uniform as to similarly situated Grantees.

24. Adjustments. The Administrator shall make equitable adjustment of

(a) the numbers of shares of Stock, shares of Restricted Stock, and bonus stock, and the numbers of performance units, and performance shares available under Sections 3(a), 3(b) and 18(a);

(b) the number of shares of Stock, shares of Restricted Stock, performance units, or performance shares covered by an Award;

(c) the Option Price of all outstanding Options; and

(d) the Fair Market Value of Stock to be used to determine the amount of the benefit payable upon exercise of performance units, or performance shares to reflect a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, asset spin-off, split-off, reorganization, stock rights offering, liquidation or similar event, of or by the Company. NotWithstanding the foregoing, upon the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a plan of liquidation for the Company, any unexercised Options, performance units, and performance shares theretofore granted shall thereupon become exercisable, and any shares of Restricted Stock that have not become nonforfeitable shall become nonforfeitable.

25. Amendment of the Plan. The Board may from time to time in its discretion amend or modify the Plan without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, except as such stockholder approval may be required (a) to permit the grant of Awards under, and transactions in Stock pursuant to, the Plan to be exempt from potential liability under Section 16(b) of the 1’934 Act or (b) under the listing requirements of any national securities exchange or national market system on which are listed any of the Company’s equity securities.

 

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26. Termination of the Plan. The Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date or at such earlier time as the Board may determine. Any termination. whether in whole or in part, shall not affect any Award then outstanding under the Plan.

27. No Illegal Transactions. The Plan and all Awards granted pursuant to it are subject to all laws and regulations of any governmental authority which may be applicable thereto; and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award, Grantees shall not be entitled to exercise Awards or receive the benefits thereof and the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Stock or pay any benefits to a Grantee if such exercise, delivery, receipt or payment would constitute a violation by the Grantee or the Company of any such law or regulation.

28. Controlling Law. The law of Illinois, except its law with respect to choice of law, shall be controlling in all matters relating to the Plan.

29. Severability. If all or any part of the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to invalidate any portion of the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section or part of a Section so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

Amended and executed as of the 6th day of June, 2002.

 

NEOPHARM, INC.
By:  

/s/ James M. Hussey

Title: CEO/President

 

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Exhibit 10.3

NEOPHARM, INC.

2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

(as amended through July 2008)

Introduction . NeoPharm, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes the NeoPharm 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), effective on the Effective Date (as defined below).

1. Purpose .

The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company and enable the Company to attract and retain officers, directors, employees and consultants. The Plan will also encourage and facilitate the acquisition of a larger personal financial interest in the Company by those officers, directors, employees and consultants upon whose judgment and efforts the Company is largely dependent on for the successful conduct of its operations. An additional purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries can acquire and maintain Stock ownership, thereby strengthening their commitment to the success of the Company and their desire to remain associated with the Company and its Subsidiaries. It is anticipated that the acquisition of such financial interest and Stock ownership will stimulate the efforts of such officers, directors, employees and consultants on behalf of the Company, strengthen their desire to continue in the service of the Company and encourage shareholder and entrepreneurial perspectives through Stock ownership.

2. Definitions .

As used in the Plan, terms defined parenthetically immediately after their use shall have the respective meanings provided by such definitions and the terms set forth below shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

(a) “ Administrator ” means a Committee of the Board appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) “ Award ” means Options, shares of Restricted Stock, performance units, performance shares, SARs, or stock bonuses granted under the Plan.

(c) “ Award Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 4(c)(vi).

(d) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(e) “ Cause ” means conviction of the Grantee of a felony; the material violation by the Grantee of written policies of the Company or a Subsidiary; the gross and habitual negligence by the Grantee in the performance of the Grantee’s duties to the Company or its Subsidiaries; or the willful and intentional action or omission to act in connection with the Grantee’s duties to the Company or a Subsidiary resulting, in the opinion of the Administrator, in injury of a material nature to the Company or a Subsidiary.

(f) “ Change of Control ” means any of the following:

(i) the acquisition or holding by any person, entity or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act (other than by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of 30% or more of either the then-outstanding Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Power”); except that no such person, entity or group shall be deemed to own beneficially: (A) any securities held by the Company or a Subsidiary or any employee benefit plan (or any related trust) of the Company or a Subsidiary; (B) any securities acquired pursuant to a benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary; (C) any securities issuable pursuant to an option, warrant or right owned by such person, entity or group as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Effective Date; (D) any security that would otherwise be beneficially owned by such person, entity or group as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Effective Date; and (E) any securities issued in connection with a stock split, stock dividend or similar recapitalization or reorganization with respect to shares covered by the foregoing exceptions; or

 

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(ii) individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director after the Effective Date whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by at least a majority of the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors of the Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 under the 1934 Act)) shall be deemed to be members of the Incumbent Board; or

(iii) approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a merger, reorganization or consolidation with respect to which persons who were the respective beneficial owners of the Stock and Voting Power of the Company immediately before such merger, reorganization or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60%, respectively, of the then-outstanding common shares and the Voting Power of the corporation resulting from such merger, reorganization or consolidation, (B) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (C) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; provided, however, that for the purposes of this Section the votes of all Section 16 Persons shall be disregarded in determining whether stockholder approval has been obtained.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall be deemed not to have occurred with respect to any Section 16 Person if such Section 16 Person is, by agreement (written or otherwise), a participant on such Section 16 Person’s own behalf in a transaction which causes the Change of Control to occur.

(g) “ Change of Control Value ” means the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of a Change of Control.

(h) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations and rulings thereunder. References to a particular section of the Code shall include references to successor provisions.

(i) “ Committee ” means a committee of the Board appointed pursuant to Section 4(a).

(j) “ Company ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

(k) “ Consultant ” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, and any director of the Company or any Subsidiary whether compensated for such services or not.

(l) “ Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant ” means that the employment or consulting relationship (including service as a Director) is not interrupted or terminated by the individual, the Company, or the Subsidiary. Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of: (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company, including sick leave, military leave, or any other personal leave; provided, however, that for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless re-employment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract (including certain Company policies) or statute; provided, further, that on the ninety-first (91st) day of any such leave (where re-employment is not guaranteed by contract or statute) the Grantee’s Incentive Stock Option shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option, or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Subsidiaries or its successor.

(m) “ Director ” means any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

(n) “ Disability ” means, for purposes of the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option after termination of employment, a disability within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and for all other purposes, a mental or

 

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physical condition which, in the opinion of the Administrator renders a Grantee unable or incompetent to carry out the job responsibilities which such Grantee held or the tasks to which such Grantee was assigned at the time the disability was incurred and which is expected to be permanent or for an indefinite duration exceeding one year.

(o) “ Effective Date ” means the date of adoption of this Plan by the Board; provided, that if the stockholders of the Company do not approve the Plan within twelve (12) months of Board’s adoption of the Plan, then the Plan, and any Awards made pursuant to the Plan, shall be null and void, and there shall be no Effective Date.

(p) “ Employee ” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.

(q) “ Fair Market Value ” means, as of any applicable date:

(i) if the Stock is listed for trading on any stock exchange (including for this purpose the Nasdaq National Market), the mean between the lowest and highest reported sale prices of the Stock on the date in question on the principal exchange on which the Stock is then listed or admitted for trading. If no reported sale of Stock takes place on the date in question on the principal exchange, then the reported closing sale price of the Stock on such date on the principal exchange shall be determinative of Fair Market Value; provided, however, that the Administrator may establish the Fair Market Value in such other manner as may be reasonably determined in good faith by the Administrator based on the reported sale prices of the Stock on such stock exchange.

(ii) if the Stock is not at the time listed or admitted to trading on a stock exchange (including the Nasdaq National Market), the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the closing reported sale price of the Stock on the date in question in the over-the-counter market.

(iii) in the absence of an established market for the Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Committee.

(iv) in all events, Fair Market Value shall be determined without regard to any restrictions (other than restrictions which, by their terms, will never lapse).

(r) “ Grant Date ” means the date on which an Award shall be duly granted, as determined in accordance with Section 6(a)(i).

(s) “ Grantee ” means an individual who has been granted an Award.

(t) “ Incentive Stock Option ” or “ISO” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(u) “ including ” or “ includes ” means “ including, without limitation ,” or “ includes, without limitation, ” respectively.

(v) “ Measuring Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e)(i)(A).

(w) “ Minimum Consideration ” means $.0002145 per share of Stock or such other amount that is from time to time considered to be capital for purposes of Section 154 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

(x) “ 1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. References to a particular section of, or rule under, the 1934 Act shall include references to successor provisions.

 

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(y) “ Nonstatutory Stock Option ” or “ NSO ” means an Option which does not or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(z) “ Officer ” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. “ Named Executive Officer ” has the meaning specified in Section 4(b).

(aa) “ Option ” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(bb) “ Option Price ” means the per share purchase price of Stock subject to an Option.

(cc) “ Performance Goals ” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e)(i)(B).

(dd) “ Performance Percentage ” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e)(i)(C).

(ee) “ Plan ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph.

(ff) “ Retirement ” means a termination of employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries other than for Cause at any time after attaining age 65.

(gg) “ Restricted Stock ” means shares of Stock acquired pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 6(d) below.

(hh) “ SAR ” means Awards representing stock appreciation rights which constitute the conditional right of the holder to receive, in cash and/or shares of Stock, as determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion, an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the applicable exercise or designated settlement date minus a specified base price.

(ii) “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(jj) “ Section 16 Person ” means a person, whether or not a Grantee, who is subject to potential liability under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act with respect to transactions involving equity securities of the Company.

(kk) “ Stand-Alone SAR ” means an SAR that is not granted in conjunction with an Option.

(ll) “ Stock ” means the common stock, $.0002145 par value, of the Company.

(mm) “ Stock Purchase Right ” means the right to purchase Stock pursuant to Section 6(d) below.

(nn) “ Subsidiary ” means, for purposes of grants of Incentive Stock Options, a corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code (with the Company being treated as the employer corporation for purposes of this definition) and, for all other purposes, a corporation with respect to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the then-outstanding common shares.

(oo) “ Tandem SAR ” means a SAR that is awarded in conjunction with an Option.

(pp) “ 10% Owner ” means a person who owns stock (including stock treated as owned under Section 424(d) of the Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company.

 

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3. Scope of the Plan .

(a) Subject to Section 24, an aggregate of 3,400,000 shares of Stock are hereby made available and are reserved for delivery on account of the grant and exercise of Awards (including Restricted Stock) and the payment of benefits in connection with Awards under the Plan. Such shares may be treasury shares or newly-issued shares, as may be determined from time to time by the Board or the Administrator.

(b) Subject to Section 3(a) (as to the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery in connection with Awards), up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Restricted Stock and bonus shares of Stock may be granted under the Plan.

(c) If and to the extent an Award shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full or shall be forfeited, without, in either case, the Grantee having enjoyed any of the benefits of stock ownership (other than dividends that are likewise forfeited or voting rights), the shares of Stock (including Restricted Stock) associated with such Award shall become available for other Awards. To the extent that the benefit in connection with an Award is paid in cash, there shall be deducted from the share limit provided in Section 3(a) a number of shares equal to the amount of the cash paid divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of such payment.

4. Administration .

(a) The Plan shall be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), which shall appoint and remove members of the Committee in its discretion subject only to the requirements set forth herein or in the charter of the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the Board who are “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and, if deemed appropriate by the Board, are “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

(b) Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules of a stock exchange (including for this purpose rules promulgated by NASDAQ), the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked or modified by the Committee at any time, but such revocation or modification shall not invalidate any prior actions of the Committee’s delegate or delegates that were consistent with the terms of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4(b), unless the Board determines otherwise, the Committee shall not allocate any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any other person or persons with respect to grants to (i) any Officer, Director or 10% Owner of any class of the Company’s equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as more fully described under Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (ii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or person acting in such capacity) or any of the four highest compensated officers of the Company other than the Chief Executive Officer or any person who is otherwise one of the group of “covered employees,” as defined in the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Code Section 162(m) (each person described in clause (ii) a “Named Executive Officer”).

(c) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 25 hereof, and the specific duties delegated by the Board to the Committee, and subject to the requirements of applicable law and the approval of any relevant authorities, including the approval, if required, of any stock exchange (including for this purpose the Nasdaq National Market) upon which the Stock is listed, the Administrator shall have full and final authority and sole discretion, as follows:

(i) to grant Awards and determine the Grant Date and term thereof;

(ii) to determine (A) when and to whom Awards may be granted, (B) the terms and conditions applicable to each Award, including the Option Price of an Option, whether an Option shall qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions applicable to each SAR, including whether a SAR shall be a Stand-Alone SAR or a Tandem SAR, the terms and conditions applicable to Restricted Stock, and the benefit payable under any performance unit or performance share, and (C) whether or not specific Awards shall be identified with other specific Awards, and if so whether they shall be exercisable cumulatively with, or alternatively to, such other specific Awards;

 

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(iii) to determine the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for shares of Restricted Stock, whether to permit or require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and the terms related thereto, when Restricted Stock (including Restricted Stock acquired upon the exercise of an Option) shall be forfeited and whether such shares shall be held in escrow;

(iv) to interpret the Plan and to make all determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan;

(v) to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules relating to the Plan, including rules with respect to the exercisability and nonforfeitability of Awards upon the termination of employment or consulting services (including service as a Director) of a Grantee;

(vi) to determine the terms and provisions and any restrictions or conditions (including, but not limited to, specifying such performance criteria, Measuring Period, and other terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Administrator deems appropriate) and imposing restrictions with respect to Stock acquired upon exercise of an Award, which restrictions may continue beyond the Grantee’s termination of employment) of the written agreements by which all Awards shall be evidenced (“Award Agreements”) which need not be identical and, with the consent of the Grantee, to modify any such Award Agreement at any time;

(vii) to cancel, with the consent of the Grantee, outstanding Awards under this or prior plans of the Company and to grant new Awards in substitution therefor, but subject, in any such case, to the limitation of Section 25;

(viii) to authorize foreign Subsidiaries to adopt plans as provided in Section 15;

(ix) to accelerate the exercisability (including exercisability within a period of less than one year after the Grant Date) of, and to accelerate or waive any or all of the restrictions and conditions applicable to, any Award or any group of Awards for any reason and at any time, including in connection with a termination of employment or service as a Consultant (including service as a Director) (other than for Cause);

(x) subject to Section 6(a)(ii) and 6(c)(ii), to extend the time during which any Award or group of Awards may be exercised;

(xi) to make such adjustments or modifications to Awards of Grantees working outside the United States as are necessary and advisable to fulfill the purposes of the Plan;

(xii) to amend Award Agreements with the consent of the Grantee; provided that the consent of the Grantee shall not be required for any amendment of the Plans or any Award Agreement which (A) does not adversely affect the rights of the Grantee, or (B) is necessary or advisable (as determined by the Administrator) to carry out the purpose of the Award as a result of any new or change in existing applicable law, regulation, ruling or judicial decision (including, but not limited to, Code Section 409A); provided that any such change shall be applicable only to Awards which have not been exercised;

(xiii) to take any action at any time before the exercise of an Option (whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), without the consent of the Grantee, to prevent such Option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option;

 

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(xiv) to impose such additional conditions, restrictions, and limitations upon the grant, exercise or retention of Awards as the Administrator may, before or concurrently with the grant thereof, deem appropriate, including requiring simultaneous exercise or related identified Awards, and limiting the percentage of Awards which may from time to time be exercised by a Grantee;

(xv) to certify in writing before the payment of any performance based Awards (except for a payment that is attributable solely to the increase in the price of the Stock of the Company) that the underlying performance goals and any other material terms have been satisfied;

(xvi) subject to Section 6(b) hereof, to permit an Employee, Director or Consultant to elect, prior to earning compensation, to acquire Options pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Plan in lieu of receiving such compensation, determine the terms and conditions of such Options and determine the value of such Options on the Grant Date in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Plan;

(xvii) to specify the manner of designating a beneficiary to exercise Awards after the Grantee’s death or transferring an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option), SAR, performance unit or performance share to a revocable inter vivos trust;

(xviii) to approve the manner of payment and determine the terms related thereto by a Grantee in connection with an Award, including use of Restricted Stock to pay the Option Price, deferral of the payment or guarantee of the payment by the Company pursuant to Section 10 and elective share withholding pursuant to Section 13;

(xix) to prohibit a Grantee from making an election under Section 83(b) of the Code in accordance with Section 11;

(xx) to require a written investment representation by a Grantee as provided in Section 17;

(xxi) to make equitable adjustment of Awards as provided in Section 24;

(xxii) to take any other action with respect to any matters relating to the Plan which the Administrator believes are necessary or advisable and, in any case, are not in violation of any applicable law or any provision of the Plan.

The determination of the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be conclusive and final. No member of the Administrator shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award.

5. Eligibility . Awards may be granted to Officers, Employees, Directors and Consultants with the restriction, however, that any Option which is to be an Incentive Stock Option, or any SAR which is granted in tandem with an Incentive Stock Option, may only be granted to an Employee. In selecting the individuals to whom Awards may be granted, as well as in determining the number of shares of Stock subject to, and the other terms and conditions applicable to, each Award, the Administrator shall take into consideration such factors as it deems relevant in promoting the purposes of the Plan.

6. Conditions to Grants .

(a) General Conditions .

(i) The Grant Date of an Award shall be the date on which the Administrator grants the Award or such later date as specified in advance by the Administrator.

 

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(ii) The term of each Award (subject to Section 6(c)(ii) with respect to Incentive Stock Options) shall be a period of not more than 10 years from the Grant Date, and shall be subject to earlier termination as herein provided.

(iii) A Grantee may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Awards in any combination.

(iv) The terms and conditions of each Award shall be governed by and in compliance with the provisions of this Plan. To the extent not set forth in the Plan, the terms and conditions of each Award shall be set forth in an Award Agreement.

(b) Grant of Options and Option Price . No later than the Grant Date of any Option, the Administrator shall determine the Option Price of such Option; provided, however, that the Administrator may elect to determine the Option Price as of the date the Grantee is hired or promoted (or similar event), if the Grant Date occurs not more than 90 days after the date of hiring, promotion or other event. The Option Price of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) shall not be less than 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date. The Award Agreement may provide that the Option shall be exercisable for Restricted Stock or that it will be awarded in tandem with a SAR.

If and to the extent deemed necessary by the Administrator with respect to a Nonqualified Stock Option grant to a Named Executive Officer, the price to be paid for each share of Stock upon exercise of the Option shall in no event be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the Option is granted, unless the exercisability of the Option with respect to shares of Stock for which the Option price is less than such amount is subject to performance goals set forth in Section 6(e)(i)(B) that enable such Option to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code.

The Administrator may, in its discretion, permit an Employee, Director or Consultant eligible to receive Awards under Section 5 of the Plan to elect, prior to earning compensation, to be granted an Option or Options under the Plan in lieu of receiving such compensation. Subject to the express terms of the Plan, such Options shall have such terms and conditions as the Administrator in its discretion specifies; provided that, in the judgment of the Administrator, the value of such options on the Grant Date equals the amount of compensation foregone by such Employee, Director or Consultant; and provided, further, that except to the extent such condition may be waived by the securities law counsel to the Company, a Section 16 Person must irrevocably elect to forego such compensation and acquire such Option at least six months prior to the Grant Date of such Option.

(c) Grant of Incentive Stock Options . At the time of the grant of any Option, the Administrator may designate that such Option shall be made subject to additional restrictions to permit it to qualify as an “Incentive Stock Option” under the requirements of Section 422 of the Code. Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option:

(i) shall have an Option Price of not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date except, however, that the Option Price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date if granted to a 10% Owner;

(ii) shall be for a period of not more than 10 years from the Grant Date, or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a 10% Owner, 5 years from the Grant Date, and, in either case, shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the applicable Award Agreement;

(iii) shall not have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined for each Incentive Stock Option at its Grant Date) of Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by such Grantee during any calendar year (under the Plan and any other employee stock option plan of the Grantee’s employer or any parent or Subsidiary thereof (“Other Plans”)), determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, which exceeds $100,000 (the “$100,000 Limit”);

 

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(iv) shall, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock (determined on the Grant Date) with respect to the portion of such grant which is exercisable for the first time during any calendar year (“Current Grant”) and all Incentive Stock Options previously granted under the Plan and any Other Plans which are exercisable for the first time during a calendar year (“Prior Grants”) would exceed the $100,000 Limit, be exercisable as follows:

(A) the portion of the Current Grant which would, when added to any Prior Grants, be exercisable with respect to Stock which would have an aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective Grant Date for such options) in excess of the $100,000 Limit shall, notwithstanding the terms of the Current Grant, be exercisable for the first time by the Grantee in the first subsequent calendar year or years in which it could be exercisable for the first time by the Grantee when added to all Prior Grants without exceeding the $100,000 Limit; and

(B) if, viewed as of the date of the Current Grant, any portion of a Current Grant could not be exercised under the preceding provisions of this Section 6(c)(iv) during any calendar year commencing with the calendar year in which it is first exercisable through and including the last calendar year in which it may by its terms be exercised, such portion of the Current Grant shall not be an Incentive Stock Option, but shall be exercisable as a Nonstatutory Stock Option at such date or dates as are provided in the Current Grant;

(v) shall be granted within 10 years from the earlier of the date the Plan is adopted or the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company;

(vi) shall require the Grantee to notify the Administrator of any disposition of any Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), within ten (10) days of such disposition;

(vii) shall by its terms not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the Grantee; provided, however, that the Grantee may, to the extent provided in the Plan in any manner specified by the Administrator, designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise his Incentive Stock Option after the Grantee’s death; and

Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 4(c)(vi), the Administrator may, without the consent of the Grantee, at any time before the exercise of an Option (whether or not an Incentive Stock Option), take any action necessary to prevent such option from being treated as an Incentive Stock Option. Any Option not specifically identified as an Incentive Stock Option, or failing to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, shall be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(d) Grant of Restricted Stock .

(i) The Administrator may grant shares of Restricted Stock to any individual eligible under Section 5 to receive Awards.

(ii) The Administrator shall determine the amount, if any, that a Grantee shall pay for shares of Restricted Stock, subject to the following sentence. Except with respect to shares of Restricted Stock that are treasury shares, for which no payment need be required, the Administrator shall require the Grantee to pay at least the Minimum Consideration for each share of Restricted Stock granted to such Grantee. Such payment shall be made in full by the Grantee before the delivery of the shares and in any event no later than 10 days after the Grant Date for such shares of Restricted Stock. In the discretion of the Administrator, and to the extent permitted by law, payment may also be made in accordance with Section 10.

(iii) The Administrator may, but need not, provide that all or any portion of a Grantee’s Award of Restricted Stock, or Restricted Stock acquired upon exercise of an Option, shall be forfeited:

(A) except as otherwise specified in the Award Agreement, upon the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant for reasons other than death, Disability or any other reason specified in the Award Agreement within a specified time period after the Grant Date, or

 

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(B) if the Company or the Grantee does not achieve specified performance goals (if any) within a specified time period after the Grant Date and before the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, or

(C) upon failure to satisfy such other restrictions as the Administrator may specify in the Award Agreement; provided that, subject to Section 4(c)(ix), in no case shall such Award become nonforfeitable before the first anniversary of the Grant Date.

(iv) If a share of Restricted Stock is forfeited, then if the Grantee was required to pay for such share or acquired such Restricted Stock upon the exercise of an Option, the Grantee shall be deemed to have resold such share of Restricted Stock to the Company at a price equal to the lesser of (A) the amount paid or, if the Restricted Stock was acquired on exercise of an Option, the Option Price paid by the Grantee for such share of Restricted Stock, or (B) the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of such forfeiture. The Company shall pay to the Grantee the required amount as soon as is administratively practical. Such share of Restricted Stock shall cease to be outstanding, and shall no longer confer on the Grantee thereof any rights as a stockholder of the Company, from and after the later of the date the event causing the forfeiture occurred or the date of the Company’s tender of the payment specified above, whether or not such tender is accepted by the Grantee.

(v) The Administrator may provide that any share of Restricted Stock shall be held (together with a stock power executed in blank by the Grantee) in escrow by the Secretary of the Company until such shares become nonforfeitable or are forfeited. Any share of Restricted Stock shall bear an appropriate legend specifying that such share is non-transferable and subject to the restrictions set forth in the Plan and the Award Agreement. If any shares of Restricted Stock become nonforfeitable, the Company shall cause certificates for such shares to be issued or reissued without such legend.

(e) Grant of Performance Units, Performance Shares and other Performance Based Awards .

(i) Before the grant of any performance unit, performance share, or other performance based Award, the Administrator shall:

(A) condition the grant, exercise, vesting or settlement of performance units, performance shares or other performance based Awards on the achievement of specified performance goals in accordance with this Section 6, with the performance period during which achievement of such performance goals may be measured (the “Measuring Period”) being any period specified by the Administrator;

(B) take any necessary action to assure that where a performance goal is established in connection with an Award covered by this Section it must be (1) objective, so that a third party having knowledge of the relevant facts could determine whether the goal is met, (2) prescribed in writing by the Administrator before the beginning of the applicable Measuring Period or at such later date not later than 90 days after the commencement of the Measuring Period when fulfillment is substantially uncertain and in any event before completion of 25% of the Measuring Period, and (3) based on any one or more of the following performance goals (“Performance Goals”) (which may be applied to an individual, a Subsidiary, a business unit or division, or the Company and any one or more of its Subsidiaries, business units or divisions as a group, as determined by the Administrator): (i) total stockholder return; (ii) the achievement of a specified closing or average closing price of the Stock; (iii) the price of a share of Common Stock or the absolute or percentage increase in the closing or average closing price of the Stock; (iv) Fair Market Value of the Company or any Subsidiary or shares of Common Stock or stock of any Subsidiary, (v) the absolute or percentage increase in market share; (vi) one or more of the following measures of the Company’s net income for the specified Measuring Period determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as consistently applied by the Company: absolute net income (before or after taxes) or operating income or a percentage or absolute dollar increase in net income (before of after taxes) or operating income; earnings per share or a percentage or absolute dollar increase in earnings per share; return on assets employed, equity, capital or investment or a percentage or absolute dollar increase in return on assets employed, equity, capital or investment; absolute gross (or net or operating) margins or percentage increase in gross (or net or operating) margins; absolute cash flow from operations or a percentage on absolute dollar increase in cash flow; or the Company’s absolute gross revenues or a percentage or absolute dollar increase in gross revenues for the specified Measuring Period determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as consistently

 

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applied by the Company; and/or (vii) achievement of advances in research; implementation or completion of projects or processes; new product development; development of products to pre-clinical phase; commencement, advancement or completion of clinical trials for a product; FDA or other regulatory body approval for commercialization of products; commercial launch of new products; the formation of joint ventures or collaborations; increase in customer base; measures of customer satisfaction or economic value added. The awards may be based on the Company’s performance alone, or the Company’s performance may be measured against variously weighted published benchmark indices, including, but not limited to, various stock market indices with respect to the price of a share of Common Stock, that the Administrator determines are representative of the Company’s peer group. If and to the extent permitted for Awards intended to qualify as “performance-based” under Section 162(m) of the Code, the Administrator may provide for the adjustment of such performance goals to reflect changes in accounting methods, corporate transactions (including, without limitation, dispositions and acquisitions) and other similar types of events or circumstances occurring during the applicable Measuring Period.

Each performance unit will have an initial value that is established by the Administrator at the Grant Date. Each performance share shall have an initial value equal to not less than Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

(C) at the expiration of the applicable Measuring Period, determine the extent to which the performance goals established pursuant to this Section are achieved and the extent to which each performance-based Award has been earned (the “Performance Percentage”). The Administrator may not exercise its discretion to enhance the value of an Award that is subject to performance-based conditions imposed under this Section.

(ii) When granted, performance units or performance shares may, but need not, be identified with shares of Stock subject to a specific Option or specific shares of Restricted Stock of the Grantee granted under the Plan in a number equal to or different from the number of the performance units or performance shares so granted. If performance units or performance shares are identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock, then unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Grantee’s associated performance units shall terminate upon (A) the expiration, termination, forfeiture or cancellation of such Option or shares of Restricted Stock, (B) the exercise of such Option or (C) the date such shares of Restricted Stock become nonforfeitable.

(f) Grant of Stock Appreciation Rights .

(i) SARs granted under the Plan will have such vesting and other terms and conditions as the Administrator, acting in its discretion in accordance with the Plan, may determine, either at the time the SAR is granted or, if the holder’s rights are not adversely affected, at any subsequent time. The Administrator may impose restrictions on the settlement of SARs, and/or make or impose such other arrangements or conditions as it deems appropriate for the deferral of income attributable to the exercise of SARs granted under the Plan.

(ii) SARs may be awarded in conjunction with an Option award (“Tandem SARs”) or independent of any Option Award (“Stand-Alone SARs”). A Tandem SAR may be awarded either at or after the time the related Option award is granted, provided that a Tandem SAR awarded in conjunction with an ISO may only be awarded at the time the ISO is granted.

(iii) The base price per share of Stock covered by a SAR granted under the Plan may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date of the SAR, provided that, in the case of a Tandem SAR awarded in conjunction with an Incentive Stock Option granted to a “10% Owner,” the base price may not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date of the SAR.

(iv) Unless sooner terminated in accordance with its terms, a Stand-Alone SAR will automatically expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date and a Tandem SAR will expire upon the expiration of the related Option.

 

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(v) The Administrator may establish such exercisability and other conditions applicable to a SAR following the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant as it deems appropriate on a grant-by-grant basis.

(g) Grant of Stock Bonuses . The Administrator may grant shares of Stock as a bonus to any individual eligible under Section 5 to receive Awards in such amount and subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

(h) Reduction of Available Shares . Upon the granting of an Award, but subject to Section 3(c), the number of shares of Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the number of shares of Stock subject to such Award.

7. Grantee’s Agreement to Serve . Each Grantee who is granted an Award shall, by executing such Grantee’s Award Agreement, agree that such Grantee will remain in the employ of, or available as a consultant to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for at least one year after the Grant Date. No obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as to the length of any Grantee’s employment or consulting relationship shall be implied by the terms of the Plan, any grant of an Award hereunder or any Award Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the same rights to terminate employment or service of any Grantee as existed before the Effective Date.

8. Limited Transferability . Subject to the terms of this Plan, the terms of any applicable Award Agreement or the requirements of any applicable law, each Award (other than Restricted Stock and stock bonuses) granted hereunder shall not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Grantee’s lifetime, only by the Grantee; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of the Options (other than Incentive Stock Options) granted to a Grantee to be on terms which permit, once such Options have vested, transfer by such Grantee to:

(a) the spouse, children or grandchildren of the Grantee (“Immediate Family Members”);

(b) a trust or trusts for the exclusive benefit of such Immediate Family Members, or;

(c) a partnership in which such Immediate Family Members are the only partners, provided that:

(i) there may be no consideration for any such transfer;

(ii) the Award Agreement pursuant to which such Options are granted expressly provides for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section 8; and

(iii) subsequent transfers of transferred Options shall be prohibited except those in accordance with Section 14(b). Following transfer, any such Options shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer, provided that for purposes of Section 14(b) hereof the term “Grantee” shall be deemed to refer to the transferee. The provisions of this Plan relating to the period of exercisability and expiration of the Option shall continue to be applied with respect to the original Optionee, and the Options shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, set forth in this Plan as to the original Grantee.

9. Exercise .

(a) Exercise of Options . Subject to Section 4(c)(ix) and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose in the Award Agreement, each Option shall become exercisable with respect to 25% of the shares subject thereto on each of the first four annual anniversaries of the Grant Date of such Option unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the Award Agreement.

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procedures established by the Administrator. The Option Price of any shares of Stock or shares of Restricted Stock as to which an Option shall be exercised shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise. Payment may, at the election of the Grantee, be made in any one or any combination of the following:

(i) cash;

(ii) check;

(iii) surrender of other shares of Stock which (i) in the case of shares of Stock acquired upon exercise of an option under any compensation plan maintained by the Company, have been owned by the Grantee for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the Option Price of the exercised Option shares;

(iv) with the approval of the Administrator, shares of Restricted Stock (issued under the Plan or any other compensation plan maintained by the Company) held by the Grantee for at least 6 months prior to exercise of the Option, each valued at the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise;

(v) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and a broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price (a “Cashless Exercise”); or

(vi) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

In the discretion of the Administrator and to the extent permitted by law, payment may also be made in accordance with Section 10.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of shares of Stock to the extent such tender or attestation would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company’s Stock. The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company’ sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise.

If Restricted Stock (“Tendered Restricted Stock”) is used to pay the Option Price for Stock subject to an Option, then the Administrator may, but need not, specify that (i) all the shares of Stock acquired on exercise of the Option shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered Restricted Stock, determined as of the date of exercise of the Option, or (ii) a number of shares of Stock acquired on exercise of the Option equal to the number of shares of Tendered Restricted Stock shall, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, be subject to the same restrictions as the Tendered Restricted Stock, determined as of the date of exercise of the Option.

 

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(b) Exercise of Performance Units .

(i) Subject to Section 4(c)(ix) and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose or as otherwise provided in any Award Agreement, if, with respect to any performance unit, the minimum performance goals have been achieved during the applicable Measuring Period, then such performance unit shall be exercisable commencing on the later of (A) the first anniversary of the Grant Date or (B) the first day after the end of the applicable Measuring Period. Performance units shall be exercised by delivery to the Company of written notice of intent to exercise a specific number of performance units; provided, however, that performance units not identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock shall be deemed exercised on the date on which they first become exercisable. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the exercise of performance units which are identified with shares of Stock subject to an Option or shares of Restricted Stock shall result in the cancellation or forfeiture of such shares of Stock subject to Option or shares of Restricted Stock, as the case may be, to the extent of such exercise.

(ii) The benefit for each performance unit exercised shall be an amount equal to the product of:

(A) the Unit Value (as defined below) multiplied by

(B) the Performance Percentage attained during the Measuring Period for such performance unit.

(iii) The Unit Value shall be, as specified by the Administrator:

(A) a dollar amount, or

(B) an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date.

(iv) The benefit upon the exercise of a performance unit shall be payable as soon as is administratively practicable after the later of (A) the date the Grantee exercises or is deemed to exercise such performance unit, or (B) the date (or dates in the event to installment payments) as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. Such benefit shall be payable in cash, except that the Administrator may provide in the Award Agreement that benefits, with respect to any particular exercise, may be paid wholly or partly in Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrator in its discretion determines that the exercise of performance units would preclude the use of pooling of interests accounting following a sale of the Company which is reasonably likely to occur and that such preclusion of pooling would have a material adverse effect on the sale of the Company, the Administrator, in its discretion, may either unilaterally bar the exercise of performance units by canceling the performance units prior to the Change of Control or cause the Company to pay the performance units rights benefit in Stock if it determines that such payment would not cause the transaction to be ineligible for pooling. If the Award Agreement provides that the benefit may be paid wholly in Stock unless the Administrator specifies at the time of exercise that the benefit shall be paid partly or wholly in cash, the number of shares of Stock payable in lieu of cash shall be determined by valuing the Stock at its Fair Market Value on the date such benefit is to be paid.

(c) Payment of Performance Shares . Subject to Section 4(c)(ix), and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose or as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, if, with respect to any performance share, the minimum performance goals have been achieved during the applicable Measuring Period, then the Company shall pay to the Grantee of such Award shares of Stock equal in number to the product of the number of performance shares specified in the applicable Award Agreement multiplied by the Performance Percentage achieved during such Measuring Period, except to the extent that the Administrator in its discretion determines that cash be paid in lieu of some or all of such shares of Stock. The amount of cash payable in lieu of a share of Stock shall be determined by valuing such share at its Fair Market Value on the business day next preceding the date such cash is to be paid. Payments pursuant to this Section 9(c) shall be made as soon as administratively practical after the end of the applicable Measuring Period. Any performance shares with respect to which the performance goals have not been achieved by the end of the applicable Measuring Period shall expire.

 

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(d) Exercise of SARs . Subject to Section 4(c)(ix), and such terms and conditions as the Administrator may impose in the Award Agreement, each SAR shall become exercisable as provided in the Award Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, a Tandem SAR will be exercisable only at the same time and to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as the related Option is exercisable. The exercise of a Tandem SAR will terminate the related Option to the extent of the shares of Stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised, and vice versa. An outstanding and exercisable SAR may be exercised by transmitting to the Secretary of the Company (or other person designated for this purpose by the Administrator) a written notice, which may be delivered electronically in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, identifying the SAR that is being exercised, specifying the number of shares of Stock covered by the exercise and containing such other information or statements as the Administrator may require, and by satisfying any applicable tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 12. The Administrator may establish such rules and procedures as it deems appropriate for the exercise of SARs under the Plan. Upon the exercise of a SAR (or designated settlement date, if applicable), the holder will be entitled to receive an amount, in cash and/or shares of Stock as determined by the Administrator, equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Stock with respect to which the SAR is being exercised (or settled) and (ii) the difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date the SAR is exercised (or settled) and the base price per share of the SAR.

(e) Special Rules for Section 16 Persons . No Option, SAR, performance unit, or performance share (if the benefit payable with respect to such performance unit or performance share is to be determined by reference to the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the date the performance unit or performance share is exercised) shall be exercisable by a Section 16 Person during the first six months after its Grant Date, except as exempted from Section 16 of the 1934 Act under Rule 16a-2(d) under the 1934 Act or as may from time to time be permitted by the Administrator.

(f) Full Vesting upon Change of Control . Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in the applicable Award Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control, all unvested Awards shall become immediately vested and exercisable; provided that the benefit payable with respect to any performance unit or performance share with respect to which the Measuring Period has not ended as of the date of such Change of Control shall be equal to the product of the Unit Value multiplied successively by each of the following:

(1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) that have elapsed since the beginning of such Measuring Period until the date of such Change of Control and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) in the Measuring Period; and

(2) a percentage equal to the greater of the target percentage, if any, specified in the applicable Award Agreement or the maximum percentage, if any, that would be earned under the terms of the applicable Award Agreement assuming that the rate at which the performance goals have been achieved as of the date of such Change of Control would continue until the end of the Measuring Period.

10. Loans and Guarantees . The Administrator may:

(a) allow a Grantee, other than a Section 16 Person, to defer payment to the Company of all or any portion of (i) the Option Price of an Option, (ii) the purchase price of a share of Restricted Stock, or (iii) any taxes associated with a benefit hereunder which is not a cash benefit at the time such benefit is so taxable, or

(b) cause the Company to guarantee a loan from a third party to the Grantee, other than a Section 16 Person, in an amount equal to all or any portion of such Option Price, purchase price, or any related taxes.

Any such payment deferral or guarantee by the Company pursuant to this Section 10 shall be on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine, provided, that the interest rate applicable to any such payment deferral shall not be more favorable to the Grantee than the terms applicable to funds borrowed by the Company from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Grantee shall not be entitled to defer the payment of such

 

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Option Price, purchase price or any related taxes unless the Grantee (i) enters into a binding obligation to pay the deferred amount and (ii) except with respect to treasury shares, pays upon exercise of an Option or grant of shares of Restricted Stock, as the case may be, an amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Consideration therefor. If the Administrator has permitted a payment deferral or caused the Company to guarantee a loan pursuant to this Section 10, then the Administrator may require the immediate payment of such deferred amount or the immediate release of such guarantee upon the Grantee’s termination of employment or if the Grantee sells or otherwise transfers the Grantee’s shares of Stock purchased pursuant to such deferral or guarantee. The Administrator may at any time in its discretion forgive the repayment of any or all of the principal of or interest on any such deferred payment obligation.

11. Notification under Section 83(b) . The Administrator may, on the Grant Date or any later date, prohibit a Grantee from making the election described below. If the Administrator has not prohibited such Grantee from making such election, and the Grantee, in connection with the grant or exercise of any Option, the grant of any share of Restricted Stock, grant or vesting of any Stock bonus, the vesting or sale of shares of Stock or at any other time as a result of participation in the Plan, makes the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (i.e., an election to include in such Grantee’s gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b) of the Code), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such election within 10 days of filing notice of the election with the internal Revenue Service, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Section 83(b) of the Code.

12. Mandatory Tax Withholding .

(a) Whenever under the Plan, cash or shares of Stock are to be delivered upon exercise or payment of an Award or upon a share of Restricted Stock becoming nonforfeitable, or any other event with respect to rights and benefits hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to require as a condition of payment or delivery (i) that the Grantee remit an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements related thereto, (ii) the withholding of such sums from compensation otherwise due to the Grantee or from any shares of Stock due to the Grantee under the Plan or (iii) any combination of the foregoing.

(b) If any disqualifying disposition described in Section 6(c)(vi) is made with respect to shares of Stock acquired under an Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan or any election described in Section 11 is made, then the person making such disqualifying disposition or election shall remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements thereby incurred; provided that, in lieu of or in addition to the foregoing, the Company shall have the right to withhold such sums from compensation otherwise due to the Grantee or from any shares of Stock due to the Grantee under the Plan.

(c) In making any Award the Administrator may elect to pay, as a cash bonus, the amount of the tax owed by the Grantee up to a maximum of thirty (30%) percent of the Fair Market Value of the Award.

13. Elective Share Withholding .

(a) Subject to Section 13(b), and with the consent of Administrator, the giving of which shall be within the Administrator’s sole discretion, a Grantee may elect the withholding (“Share Withholding”) by the Company of a portion of the shares of Stock otherwise deliverable to such Grantee upon the exercise or payment of an Award or upon a share of Restricted Stock becoming nonforfeitable (each a “Taxable Event”) having a Fair Market Value equal to:

(i) the minimum amount necessary to satisfy required federal, state, or local tax withholding liability attributable to the Taxable Event; or

(ii) with the Administrator’s prior approval, a greater amount, not to exceed the estimated total amount of such Grantee’s tax liability with respect to the Taxable Event.

(b) Each Share Withholding election by a Grantee shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(i) any Grantee’s election shall be subject to the Administrator’s right to revoke such election of Share Withholding by such Grantee at any time before the Grantee’s election if the Administrator has reserved the right to do so in the Award Agreement;

 

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(ii) if the Grantee is a Section 16 Person, such Grantee’s election shall be subject to the disapproval of the Administrator at any time, whether or not the Administrator has reserved the right to do so;

(iii) the Grantee’s election must be made before the date (the “Tax Date”) on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined;

(iv) the Grantee’s election shall be irrevocable;

(v) a Section 16 Person may not elect Share Withholding within six months after the grant of the related Option (except if the Grantee dies or incurs a Disability before the end of the six-month period); and

(vi) except to the extent such condition may be waived by the securities law counsel to the Company, a Section 16 Person must elect Share Withholding either six months before the Tax Date or during the 10-business day period beginning on the third business day after the release of the Company’s quarterly or annual statement of financial results.

14. Termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant . Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or by the Administrator in the Award Agreement or otherwise:

(a) For Cause . If a Grantee has a termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant for Cause,

(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock that are forfeitable shall thereupon be forfeited, subject to the provisions of Section 6(d)(iv) regarding repayment of certain amounts to the Grantee; and

(ii) any unexercised Option, SAR, performance unit or performance share shall thereupon terminate.

(b) On Account of Death or Disability . If a Grantee has a termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of the Grantee’s death or Disability, then, except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement,

(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock that were forfeitable shall thereupon become nonforfeitable;

(ii) any unexercised Option, or SAR, whether or not exercisable on the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time within twelve (12) months after such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant by the Grantee, or after the Grantee’s death, by (A) his personal representative or by the person to whom the Option is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution, (B) the Grantee’s beneficiary designated in accordance with Sections 6(c)(vii) or 8, or (C) the then-acting trustee of the trust described in Section 8; and

(iii) any unexercised performance unit or performance share may be exercised in whole or in part at any time within 180 days after such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability by the Grantee or, after the Grantee’s death, by (A) his personal representative or by the person to whom the performance unit or performance share is transferred by will or

 

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the applicable laws of descent and distribution, (B) the Grantee’s beneficiary designated in accordance with Section 8, or (C) the then-serving trustee or the trust described in Section 8; provided that the benefit payable with respect to any performance unit or performance share with respect to which the Measuring Period has not ended as of the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant on account of death or Disability shall be equal to the product of the Unit Value multiplied successively by each or the following:

(1) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) that have elapsed since the beginning of such Measuring Period until the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant and the denominator of which is the number of months (including as a whole month any partial month) in the Measuring Period; and

(2) a percentage determined in the discretion of the Committee that would be earned under the terms of the applicable Award Agreement assuming that the rate at which the performance goals have been achieved as of the date of such termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant would continue until the end of the Measuring Period, or, if the Administrator elects to compute the benefit after the end of the Measuring Period, the Performance Percentage, as determined by the Administrator, attained during the Measuring Period for the performance unit or performance share.

(c) Any Other Reason . If a Grantee has a termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant for a reason other than for Cause, death, or Disability,

(i) the Grantee’s shares of Restricted Stock, to the extent forfeitable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant shall be forfeited on such date;

(ii) any unexercised Option or SAR, in either case to the extent exercisable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, may be exercised in whole or in part, not later than the 90th day following the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant; provided, however, that (A) if such 90th day is not a business day, such Option or SAR may be exercised not later than the first business day following such 90th day and (B) if the Grantee has entered into an agreement with the Company not to sell any shares of Stock (or the capital stock of a successor to the Company) for a specified period following the consummation of a business combination between the Company and another corporation or entity (the “Specified Period”), such Option may be exercised in whole or in part until the later of such 90th day following the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant or 10 business days following the expiration of the Specified Period; and

(iii) the Grantee’s performance units and performance shares shall become non- forfeitable and may be exercised in whole or in part within 90 days after termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant, but only if and to the extent determined by the Administrator or as set forth in the Award Agreement.

(d) Change of Status . Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Grantee’s change of status from Employee to Consultant (or from Consultant to Employee), there shall not be a termination of the individual’s Awards provided, however, any Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the 91st day following such change of status.

(e) Extension of Term . In the event of termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant other than for Cause, the term of any Award (whether or not exercisable on the date of the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant) which by its terms would otherwise expire after the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant but prior to the end of the period following the Grantee’s termination of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant described in Sections 14(b), (c) and (d) above for exercise of Awards may, in the discretion of the Administrator, be extended so as to permit any unexercised portion thereof to be exercised at any time within such period. The Administrator may further extend the period of exercisability to permit any unexercised portion thereof to be exercised with a specified period provided by the Administrator. However, in no event may the term of any Award expire more than 10 years after the Grant Date of such Award.

 

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15. Equity Incentive Plans of Foreign Subsidiaries . The Administrator may authorize any foreign Subsidiary, if any, to adopt a plan for granting Awards (“Foreign Equity Incentive Plan”). All Awards granted under such Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall be treated as grants under the Plan. Such Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall have such terms and provisions as the Administrator permits not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and which may be more restrictive than those contained in the Plan. Awards granted under such Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall be governed by the terms of the Plan except to the extent that the provisions of the Foreign Equity Incentive Plans are more restrictive than the terms of the Plan, in which case such terms of the Foreign Equity Incentive Plans shall control.

16. Substituted Awards . Subject to Section 18 and Section 25, if the Administrator cancels any Award (granted under this Plan or any plan of any entity acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and a new Award is substituted therefor, then the Administrator may determine the terms and conditions of such new Award; provided that (a) the Option Price of any new option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of the new Award; (b) no Award shall be canceled without the consent of the Grantee if the terms and conditions of the new Award to be substituted are not at least as favorable as the terms and conditions of the Award to be cancelled (and the Grant Date of the new Award shall be the date on which such new Award is granted); and (c) no new Award may be granted if the grant of such new Award would constitute a “repricing,” under Section 25(g), unless approved by the stockholders.

17. Securities Law Matters; Postponement of Exercise or Payout .

(a) If the Administrator deems it necessary to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, the Administrator may require a written investment intent representation by the Grantee and may require that a restrictive legend be affixed to certificates for shares of Stock.

(b) The Administrator may postpone any grant, exercise or vesting of an Award hereunder for such time as the Administrator in its sole discretion may deem necessary in order to permit the Company (i) to effect, amend or maintain any necessary registration of the Plan or the shares of Stock issuable upon the grant or exercise of any Award under the securities laws, (ii) to permit any action to be taken in order to (A) list such shares of Stock or other shares of stock of the Company on a stock exchange if such shares of Stock or other shares of stock of the Company are not then listed on such exchange or (B) comply with restrictions or regulations incident to the maintenance of a public market for such shares of Stock or other shares of stock of the Company, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the shares of Stock or other shares of stock of the Company are listed, (iii) to determine that such shares of Stock in the Plan are exempt from such registration or that no action of the kind referred to in (ii)(B) above needs to be taken, (iv) to comply with any other applicable law, including without limitation, securities laws, (v) during any such time the Company or any Subsidiary is prohibited from doing any of such acts under applicable law, including without limitation, during the course of an investigation of the Company or any Subsidiary, or under any contract, loan agreement or covenant or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or (vi) to otherwise comply with any prohibition on such acts or payments during any applicable blackout period; and the Company shall not be obligated by virtue of any terms and conditions of any applicable Award Agreement or any provision of the Plan to recognize the grant, exercise or vesting of any Award or to grant, sell or issue shares of Stock or make any such payments in violation of the securities laws or the laws of any government having jurisdiction thereof or any of the provisions hereof. Any such postponement shall not extend the term of an Award and neither the Company nor its directors and officers nor the Administrator shall have any obligation or liability to any Participant or to any other person with respect to shares of Stock or payments as to which the Award shall lapse because of such postponement.

18. Code Section 162(m) .

(a) To comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, the number of shares for which Awards may be granted to any Grantee in any calendar year, or “earned” by any Grantee under any performance-based award during

 

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any calendar year, shall not exceed 750,000 as such number may be adjusted in accordance with Section 24 of this Plan. If an equity Award under the Plan is canceled, the Stock otherwise issuable pursuant thereto shall continue to be counted against the maximum number of shares of Stock which may be covered by grants or sales under this Plan to any one individual in any calendar year and any Stock issuable pursuant to any replacement Option, SAR, Stock sale or other equity Award also shall count against such maximum limit.

(b) If the Company determines that compensation payable under the Plan is subject to the Code Section 162(m) limitation on deduction and if the Company determines that a particular Award should qualify as performance based compensation so as to be exempt from the deduction limitation, the following provisions to the extent applicable shall apply with respect to such grant:

(i) The Option Price for any Option and the exercise price for any SAR shall equal 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock on the Grant Date.

(ii) The performance units or performance shares awarded under the Plan to any Grantee for any Measuring Period shall not have a value in excess of the Grantee’s base annual salary in effect at the time of the grant of the Award multiplied by the number of years in the Measuring Period. The Performance Percentage with respect to performance units and performance shares attained during the Measuring Period for such performance units or performance shares shall not exceed 150%. The value of any stock bonuses awarded to a Grantee for each calendar year shall not exceed the Grantee’s base annual salary in effect for such year. The value of performance shares and stock bonuses awarded under the Plan to any Grantee for purposes of the limitations contained in this subparagraph shall be determined by valuing the Stock at its Fair Market Value on the date the performance shares or stock bonuses are granted.

(iii) The performance goals and the amount of compensation under the goals applicable to the grant of any performance unit, performance share, stock bonus or other performance-based Award shall be determined as provided in Section 6(e) hereof.

(iv) The Administrator with respect to any person covered by Section 162(m) shall be comprised solely of two or more outside directors as defined for purposes of the regulations under Code Section 162(m).

19. Funding . Benefits payable under the Plan to any person shall be paid directly by the Company. The Company shall not be required to fund, or otherwise segregate assets to be used for payment of benefits under the Plan.

20. No Employment Rights . Neither the establishment of the Plan, nor the granting of any Award shall be construed to (a) give any Grantee the right to remain employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any benefits not specifically provided by the Plan or (b) in any manner modify the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to modify, amend, or terminate any of its employee benefit plans.

21. Rights as a Stockholder . A Grantee shall not, by reason of any Award (other than Restricted Stock) have any right as a stockholder of the Company with respect to the shares of Stock which may be deliverable upon exercise or payment of such Award until such shares have been delivered to him. Shares of Restricted Stock held by a Grantee or held in escrow by the Secretary of the Company shall confer on the Grantee all rights of a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement. The Administrator, at the time of grant of Restricted Stock, may permit or require the payment of cash dividends thereon to be deferred and, if the Administrator so determines, reinvested in additional Restricted Stock to the extent shares are available under Section 3 or otherwise reinvested. Stock dividends and deferred cash dividends issued with respect to Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions and other terms as apply to the shares with respect to which such dividends are issued. The Administrator may provide for crediting to and payment of interest on deferred cash dividends.

 

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22. Nature of Payments . Any and all grants, payments of cash, or deliveries of shares of Stock hereunder shall constitute special incentive payments to the Grantee and shall not be taken into account in computing the amount of salary or compensation of the Grantee for the purposes of defining any pension, retirement, death or other benefits under (a) any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, bonus, life insurance or other employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any agreement between the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Grantee, on the other hand, except as such plan or agreement shall otherwise expressly provide.

23. Non-uniform Determinations . The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, Awards (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements as to (a) the identity of the Grantees, (b) the terms and provisions of Awards, and (c) the treatment, under Section 14, of terminations of Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator’s interpretation of Plan provisions shall be uniform as to similarly situated Grantees.

24. Adjustments .

(a) The aggregate number of shares of Stock issuable pursuant to the Plan and the exercise of Incentive Stock Options, the maximum number of shares with respect to which Options, SARs or other equity Awards may be granted to or earned by any Grantee in any calendar year, the number of shares of Stock and the exercise price per share covered by each outstanding Option, the number of shares of Stock and the base price per share covered by each outstanding SAR, the number of shares of Stock covered by each outstanding performance unit or performance share or other equity-based Award, and any per-share base or purchase price or target market price included in the terms of any such Award and related terms shall all be adjusted proportionately or as otherwise appropriate to reflect any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock resulting from a split-up or consolidation of shares or any like capital adjustment, or the payment of any stock dividend, and/or to reflect a change in the character or class of shares covered by the Plan arising from a readjustment or recapitalization of the Company’s capital stock.

(b) If the stockholders of the Company receive capital stock of another corporation (“Exchange Stock”) in exchange for their shares of Stock in any transaction involving a merger (other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of common stock in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation or reorganization (other than a mere reincorporation or the creation of a holding company) (an “Exchange Transaction”), all outstanding Options shall be converted into Options to purchase shares of Exchange Stock and all outstanding SARs shall be converted into SARs relating to shares of Exchange Stock unless the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that all such Options and/or SARs shall instead terminate, in which case the Company shall notify the Option holders and SAR holders in writing or electronically, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the consummation of the Exchange Transaction, that the Option and SAR holders shall have the right, contingent upon the occurrence of the Exchange Transaction, to exercise all of his or her outstanding Options and SARs in full (whether or not the vesting conditions, if any, set forth in the related Option and SAR Award Agreements have been satisfied) for the period specified in the notice (but in any case not less than fifteen days from the date of such notice); provided that, if the Exchange Transaction does not take place within the specified period in the notice for any reason whatsoever, the notice and any exercise pursuant thereto shall be null and void. The amount and exercise or base price of converted Options and SARs shall be determined by adjusting the amount and price of the Options and SARs granted hereunder in the same proportion as used for determining the number of shares of Exchange Stock the holders of the Stock receive in such merger, consolidation, acquisition or property or stock, separation or reorganization. To the extent provided in Section 9(f), the converted Options and SARs shall be fully vested whether or not the vesting requirements set forth in the Option or SAR Agreement have been satisfied. The Board, acting in its discretion, but subject to Section 9(f), may provide for cash settlement and/or make such other adjustments to the terms of any other outstanding Award as it deems appropriate in the context of an Exchange Transaction, taking into account the manner in which outstanding Options and SARs are being treated.

 

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(c) In the event of any adjustment in the number of shares covered by any Award pursuant to the provisions hereof, any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment will be disregarded and each such Award will cover only the number of full shares resulting from the adjustment.

(d) All adjustments under this Section 24 shall be made by the Administrator or the Board as applicable, and such determinations as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding and conclusive. Unless the Grantee of an Option agrees otherwise, any change or adjustment to an Incentive Stock Option shall be made in such a manner so as not to constitute a “modification” as defined in Section 424(h) of the Code and so as not to cause the Option holder’s Incentive Stock Option issued hereunder to fail to continue to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

25. Amendment of the Plan . The Board may from time to time in its discretion amend or modify the Plan without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, except that:

(a) The number of shares of Stock which may be reserved for issuance under the Plan shall not be increased except as provided in Section 24 above without stockholder approval;

(b) The types of grants and sales that may be made under the Plan may not be expanded without stockholder approval;

(c) The Option price per share of Stock subject to Incentive Stock Options may not be fixed at less than 100% of the Fair market Value of a share of Stock on the date the Option is granted and the other provisions of Section 6(c) may not be changed;

(d) The expiration date of this Plan may not be extended;

(e) The maximum period of ten (10) years during which the Awards may be exercised may not be extended;

(f) The class of persons eligible to receive grants under the Plan as set forth in Section 5 shall not be changed without stockholder approval; and

(g) The benefits to eligible participants may not be materially increased, including any change in the Plan or any Award Agreement to permit a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, or decrease in the exercise price of outstanding equity-based Awards, or to reduce the price at which Stock may be purchased (pursuant to any Option or other equity-based Award) without stockholder approval.

Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, in no event may action by the Board or stockholders to amend this Plan alter or impair the rights of a then existing Grantee, without the Grantee’s consent, under any Award previously granted to such Grantee hereunder.

26. Deferred Compensation . No deferral of compensation (as defined under Code Section 409A or guidance thereto) is intended under this Plan. If any Award would be considered deferred compensation as defined under Code Section 409A and if this Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A with respect to such Award, then notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, such Award shall be null and void. However, the Committee may permit deferrals of compensation pursuant to the terms of a participant’s Award Agreement, a separate plan or a subplan which meets the requirements of Code Section 409A and any related guidance. Additionally, to the extent any Award is subject to Code Section 409A, notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Plan does not permit any distribution pursuant to such Award, or any acceleration or delay of the time or schedule of any distribution related to such Award, except as permitted by and in compliance with Code Section 409A, the regulations thereunder, and/or the Secretary of the United States Treasury.

 

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27. Termination of the Plan . The Plan shall terminate on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date or at such earlier time as the Board may determine. Any termination, whether in whole or in part, shall not affect any Award then outstanding under the Plan.

28. No Illegal Transactions . The Plan and all Awards granted pursuant to it are subject to all laws and regulations of any governmental authority which may be applicable thereto; and notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or any Award, Grantees shall not be entitled to exercise Awards or receive the benefits thereof and the Company shall not be obligated to deliver any Stock or pay any benefits to a Grantee if such exercise, delivery, receipt or payment would constitute a violation by the Grantee or the Company of any such law or regulation.

29. Controlling Law . The law of Illinois, except its law with respect to choice of law, shall be controlling in all matters relating to the Plan.

30. Severability . If all or any part of the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to invalidate any portion of the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section or part of a Section so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of the Insys Therapeutics, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to benefit Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and its subsidiaries through the maintenance and development of the management by offering certain present and future executives, key personnel, non-employee directors and consultants a favorable opportunity to become holders of stock in the Company over a period of years, thereby giving them a permanent stake in the growth and prosperity of the Company and encouraging the continuance of their services with the Company or its subsidiaries.

2. Administration.

2.1 Plan Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the board of directors of the Company, except to the extent the board delegates its authority to a committee of the board to administer this Plan. The administrator of this Plan shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Plan Administrator .”

2.2 Grants to Section 16 Persons . If the Company’s shares of common stock are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), no option shall be granted to a director or officer who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act unless (i) approved in advance by the board or a committee of the board of directors composed solely of two or more “non-employee directors” (as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Exchange Act), (ii) approved in advance, or subsequently ratified by the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of Rule 16b-3(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, or (iii) absent approval pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii), no officer or director of the Company may sell shares acquired upon the exercise of an option during the six-month period immediately following the grant date of the option.

2.3 Compliance with Section 162(m) . If the Company’s shares of common stock are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, stock options intended to qualify as “performance based compensation” (as such term is defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”)) may be granted only by a committee of the board of directors composed of no fewer than two directors, each of whom is an “outside director” (as such term is defined under Section 162(m) of the Code).

2.4 Acts and Authority of the Plan Administrator . A majority of the persons comprising the Plan Administrator shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of such persons present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing by all such persons, shall be the acts of the Plan Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have full and final authority, in its absolute discretion, (a) to determine the persons to be granted options under the Plan, (b) to determine the number of shares subject to each option, (c) to determine the time or times at which options will be granted, (d) to determine the option price of the shares subject to each option, which price shall not be less than the minimum specified in Section 4 of the Plan, (e) to determine the time or times when each option becomes exercisable and the duration of the exercise period, (f) to determine whether or not an option is intended to be treated as an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code, (g) to prescribe the form or forms of the agreements evidencing any options granted under the Plan (which forms shall be consistent with the Plan), (h) to adopt, amend and rescind such rules and regulations as, in the Plan Administrator’s opinion, may be advisable in the administration of the Plan, (i) to construe and interpret the Plan, the rules and regulations and the agreements evidencing options granted under the Plan and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan, and (j) to appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan. Any decision made or action taken in good faith by the Plan Administrator in connection with the administration, interpretation, and implementation of the Plan and of its rules and regulations shall, to the extent permitted by law, be conclusive and binding upon all optionees under the Plan and upon any person claiming under or through such an optionee, and no director of the Company shall be liable for any such decision made or action taken by the Plan Administrator.


The Plan Administrator may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (or to such other officer or officers of the Company as the Chief Executive Officer may designate, acting under the Chief Executive Officer’s supervision), subject to such limitations as the Plan Administrator may determine, the right to grant options to employees who are not officers or directors of the Company; provided, however, that no option shall be granted pursuant to such delegation to any person who could not have been granted an option by the Plan Administrator.

3. Eligibility. Options shall be granted only to key employees, non-employee directors and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries selected initially and from time to time thereafter by the Plan Administrator on the basis of the special importance of their services in the management, development and operations of the Company or its subsidiaries; provided, however, an incentive stock option may be granted only to a person who, at the time the incentive stock option is granted, is an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (as such term is defined in Section 424 of the Code).

4. Granting of Options. The maximum number of shares of the Company Nonvoting Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“ Nonvoting Common Stock ”), reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 2,000,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 11), and the maximum number of shares of the Company Voting Common Stock, $0.001 par value (“ Voting Common Stock ” and, together with the Nonvoting Common Stock, “ Common Stock ”), reserved for issuance under the Plan shall be 1,000,000 (subject to adjustment as provided in Paragraph 11) . For purposes of determining the number of shares issued pursuant to the Plan, no shares shall be deemed issued until they are actually delivered to an optionee. Shares covered by options that either wholly or in part are not earned, or that expire or are forfeited, terminated, cancelled, settled in cash, payable solely in cash or exchanged for other awards, shall be available for future issuance under options. Shares issued under the Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards as a condition of the Company acquiring another entity shall not reduce the maximum number of shares available under the Plan. Shares subject to options may be made available from unissued or reacquired shares of Common Stock.

Any option that meets the requirements of Section 422 shall be an incentive stock option unless otherwise determined at the time of grant. An option that is not an incentive stock option shall be referred to herein as a “nonqualified stock option.”

Unless otherwise expressly provided by the Plan Administrator in any specific instance, the action of the Plan Administrator in selecting an individual to receive a grant, determining the number of shares subject to the option and setting the option price constitutes the granting of the option. The date of the Plan Administrator’s action will be considered the date the option is granted.

No options shall be granted under the Plan subsequent to the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan.

The aggregate fair market value (determined at the time of grant of the option) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time during any calendar year by an employee granted incentive stock options under this Plan or any other plan of the Company or its parent or any subsidiary shall not exceed $100,000; provided however, that this limit shall not apply to those options which are not intended to be treated as incentive stock options as defined in the Code. If an option designated as an incentive stock option exceeds such limitation, such option shall be considered an incentive stock option with respect to the number of shares, if any, that does not exceed limitation, and as a nonqualified stock option with respect to the remaining shares.

Nothing contained in the Plan or in any option granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any optionee any right to be continued in the employment of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate his or her employment at any time.

5. Option Price. The option price shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and, subject to the provisions of Paragraph 11 hereof, shall be not less than the fair market value, at the time the option is granted, of the stock subject to the option, provided however, that in the case of an incentive stock option granted to an employee who, at the time the option is granted, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of the parent or any subsidiary of the Company (a “ 10% Holder ”), the option price shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value, at the time the option is granted, of the stock subject to the option. For purposes


of this Plan, the term “fair market value” per common share shall mean (1) the closing sale price per common share on the national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are principally traded for the date in question on which there was a reported sale of shares of Common Stock on such exchange (or, if no sales of shares of Common Stock were made on that date, the closing sale price as reported for the most recent preceding day on which there was a reported sale of shares of Common Stock), or (2) if the shares of Common Stock are not then traded on a national securities exchange, the closing sale price per common share as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the date in question (or, if no sales of shares of Common Stock were made on that date, the closing sale price as reported for the most recent preceding day on which there was a reported sale of shares of Common Stock), or (3) if the shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a national securities exchange or traded in an over-the-counter market or the value of such shares is not otherwise readily ascertainable, such value as determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith.

6. Duration of Options, Increments, and Extensions. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9 hereof, each option shall be for such term of not more than ten years, as shall be determined by the Plan Administrator at the date of the grant; provided, however, that no incentive stock option granted to an employee who, at the time the option is granted, is a 10% Holder, shall have a term of more than five years. Except as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, each option shall become exercisable with respect to one-quarter of the total number of shares subject to the option six months after the date of its grant and with respect to an additional one-quarter at the end of each sixth-month period thereafter during the succeeding period (each six month period sometimes referred to herein as a “ Vesting Period ” and each share increment sometimes referred to herein as an “ Periodic vesting amount ”). Unapproved leaves of absence that continue for more than six months shall delay the exercisability of the options for a period equal in duration to the length of the unapproved absence. In the event that the number of shares subject to the option is not a whole number, any fractional shares will vest in the last Vesting Period. The exercise date shall be deemed to be the date such notice is actually received by the Secretary or another person designated by the Secretary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may in its discretion (i) specifically provide at the time of the grant for another time or other times of exercise; (ii) accelerate the exercisability of any option upon the consent of the affected optionee, if such acceleration would adversely affect an optionee, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator deems necessary and appropriate to effectuate the purpose of the Plan; or (iii) subject to the consent of the affected optionee, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of any option previously granted, extend the term of any option (including such options held by officers or directors) for such additional period as the Plan Administrator, in its discretion shall determine. In no event, however, shall the aggregate option period with respect to any option, including the original term of the option and any extensions thereof, exceed ten years (or five years, in the case of an incentive stock option granted to any employee who, at the time the option is granted, is a 10% Holder). Subject to the foregoing, all or any part of the shares to which the right to purchase has accrued may be purchased at the time of such accrual or at any time or times thereafter during the option period; provided, however, that the minimum number of shares purchased shall be no less than the greater of either (i) 100 shares or (ii) 25% of the Periodic vesting amount, unless the total number of shares purchasable shall be less than 100.

7. Change in Control. Any option previously granted under the Plan to an optionee who is an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the date of a “Change in Control” occurring at any time during the specified term of an option granted under the Plan shall be immediately exercisable in full on such date, without regard to any times of exercise established under Paragraph 6 hereof. The term “ Change in Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) The Company is merged or consolidated or reorganized into or with or shares of stock of the Company are exchanged for stock or securities of, another corporation or other legal person and as a result of such, merger, consolidation, reorganization or exchange less than 51% of the outstanding voting securities or other capital interests of the surviving, resulting or acquiring corporation or other legal person are owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or exchange;

(b) The Company sells or otherwise transfers all or substantially all of its business and/or assets to any other corporation or other legal person, less than 51% of the outstanding voting securities or other capital interests of which are owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company, directly or indirectly, immediately prior to or after such sale or transfer;


(c) There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), as promulgated under the Exchange Act, disclosing that any person or group (as the terms “person” and “group” are used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) has become the beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of voting securities of the Company; or

(d) During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of any such period constitute the directors of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless (i) the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders of each new director of the Company was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of such directors of the Company then still in office who were directors of the Company at the beginning of any such period (excluding any director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including a consent solicitation, relating to the election or removal of one or more directors of the Company), or (ii) the new directors were appointed in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5 of that certain Shareholders’ Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 1999, between the Company and certain of its shareholders.

8. Exercise of Option. An option may be exercised by giving written notice to the Company, attention of the Secretary, specifying the number of shares to be purchased, accompanied by the full purchase price for the shares to be purchased in cash or by check, provided, however, that in lieu of cash an optionee may, with the approval of the Plan Administrator, exercise his or her option by (i) tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock owned by him or her (which he or she must have held for at least six months) and with the certificates therefor registered in his or her name, having a fair market value equal to all or a portion of the cash exercise price of the shares being purchased; or (ii) delivery of an irrevocable written notice instructing the Company to deliver the shares of Common Stock being purchased to a broker selected by the Company, subject to the broker’s written guarantee to deliver cash to the Company, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) equal to the full consideration of the exercise price for the shares being purchased. For these purposes, the per share value of the Company’s shares of Common Stock shall be the fair market value at the close of business on the date preceding the date of exercise (or, if that date is not a trading day, on the trading day next preceding the date of exercise of the option).

At the time of any exercise of any option, the Plan Administrator may, if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, require the optionee (or his or her heirs, legatees, or legal representative, as the case may be) as a condition upon the exercise thereof, to deliver to the Company a written representation of present intention to purchase the shares for investment and not for distribution or resale. In the event such representation is required to be delivered, an appropriate legend may be placed upon each certificate delivered to the optionee upon his or her exercise of part of all of the option and a stop transfer order may be placed with the transfer agent. Each option shall also be subject to the requirements that, if at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the shares subject to the option upon any securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the issue or purchase of shares thereunder, the option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

If the Plan Administrator shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, an option shall provide that it is contemplated that the shares acquired through the exercise of the option will not be registered under applicable federal and state securities laws and that such shares cannot be resold unless they are registered under such laws or unless an exemption from registration is available, and the certificate for any such shares issued upon the exercise of the option shall bear a legend making appropriate reference to such provisions and a stop transfer order may be placed with the transfer agent.

At the time of the exercise of any option the Company may require, as a condition of the exercise of such option, the optionee to pay the Company an amount equal to the amount of the tax the Company may be required to withhold as a result of the exercise of such option by the optionee.


At any time when an optionee is required to pay to the optionee’s employer an amount required to be withheld under applicable income tax laws in connection with the exercise of an option, the optionee may satisfy this obligation in whole or in part by making an election (the “ Election ”) to (i) require the recipient of the shares of Common Stock to remit to the Company an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all withholding taxes or (ii) deduct from the cash payment pursuant to a broker-assisted option exercise (net to optionee in cash or shares of Common Stock) an amount sufficient to satisfy any withholding tax requirements. The value of the shares to be withheld shall be based on the fair market value of the shares of Common Stock of the company on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined (the “ Tax Date ”). Each Election must be made on or prior to the Tax Date and shall be irrevocable. The Plan Administrator may disapprove of any Election or may suspend or terminate the right to make Elections.

At the time of any exercise of any option, the Plan Administrator may, if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, require the optionee (or his or her heirs, legatees, or legal representative, as the case may be) as a condition upon the exercise thereof, to deliver to the Company a written agreement to be bound by the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement. In the event such agreement is required to be delivered, an appropriate legend may be placed upon each certificate delivered to the optionee upon his or her exercise of part of all of the option and a stop transfer order may be placed with the transfer agent.

9. Termination of Employment; Exercise Thereafter. In the event the employment or association of an optionee with the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, permanent disability or a Change in Control, such optionee’s option shall expire and the optionee may exercise the option, to the extent the option is exercisable at the time of termination, in the three-month period after such termination. Temporary absence from employment because of illness, vacation, approved leaves of absence, and transfers of employment among the Company and its subsidiaries, shall not be considered to terminate employment or to interrupt continuous employment.

In the event of termination of employment because of disability (as that term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as now in effect or as shall be subsequently amended) or death, the option may be exercised in full, without regard to any times of exercise established under Paragraph 6 hereof, by his or her heirs, legatees, or legal representative, as the case may be, during its specified term prior to one year after the date of termination.

10. Non-Transferability of Options. Unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator in the case of nonqualified stock options, no option shall be transferable by the optionee otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each option shall be exercisable during an optionee’s lifetime only by him or her.

11. Adjustment. The number of shares subject to the Plan and to options granted under the Plan shall be adjusted as follows: (a) in the event that the Company’s outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed by any stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares, the number of shares subject to the Plan and to options granted thereunder shall be proportionately adjusted; (b) in the event of any merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company with any other corporation or corporations, there shall be substituted, on an equitable basis as determined by the Plan Administrator, for each common share then subject to the Plan, whether or not at the time subject to outstanding options, the number and kind of shares of stock or other securities to which the holders of shares of Common Stock of the Company will be entitled pursuant to the transaction; (c) in the event of any other relevant change in the capitalization of the Company, the Plan Administrator shall provide for an equitable adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to the Plan, whether or not then subject to outstanding options; and (d) in the event of any such adjustment the purchase price per share shall be proportionately adjusted.

12. Amendment of Plan. The board of directors of the Company may amend or discontinue the Plan at any time. However, no such amendment or discontinuance shall change or impair any option previously granted without the consent of the optionee, and any amendment that has any of the following effects shall require the approval of the shareholders: (a) any change in the persons eligible to receive options, (b) any increase in the maximum number of shares available for issuance under the Plan, (c) any change in the minimum purchase price or the maximum number of shares with respect to which options can be granted to any individual in any given calendar year, or (d) any change in the limitations on the option period or increase the time limitations on the grant of options.


13. Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective on the date it is adopted by the shareholders of the Company and shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms unless amended or terminated by the board of directors.

14. Severability. If any provision of the Plan is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of the Plan shall not be affected but shall be applied as if the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included in the Plan.

Adopted by the Board of Directors and the shareholders by written consent in lieu of a meeting on June 29, 2006.

Exhibit 10.8

STANDARD FORM

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING LEASE

(MULTI-TENANT)

1. BASIC TERMS . This Section 1 contains the Basic Terms of this Lease between Landlord and Tenant, named below. Other Sections of the Lease referred to in this Section 1 explain and define the Basic Terms and are to be read in conjunction with the Basic Terms.

 

  1.1. Effective Date of Lease: March 12, 2007

 

  1.2. Landlord: First Industrial, L.P., a Delaware partnership

 

  1.3. Tenant: InSys Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation

 

  1.4.

Premises: Approximately 15,839 rentable square feet in the building commonly known as Phoenix Tech Center located at 10220 S. 51 st Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85044 (the “ Building ”).

 

  1.5. Property: See Exhibit A .

 

  1.6. Lease Term: Five (5) years, (“ Term ”), commencing November 1, 2007 (“ Rent Commencement Date ”) and ending October 31, 2012, subject to Section 5.2 below (“ Expiration Date ”).

 

  1.7. Permitted Uses: Operation of administrative and sales offices, research and development and testing of therapeutics and related uses thereof.

 

  1.8. Tenant’s Guarantor: None

 

  1.9. Brokers: (See Section 23 ): (A) Tenant’s Broker: Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial, LLC; and (B) Landlord’s Broker: Grubb & Ellis/BRE Commercial, LLC

 

  1.10. Security/Damage Deposit: (See Section 4.4 ): $26,719.47. Additionally, InSys Therapeutics, Inc. shall secure a letter of credit with Bank of America in accordance with the terms of Section 4.4.2 .

 

  1.11. Initial Estimated Additional Rent Payable by Tenant: $3,959.75 per month

 

  1.12. Tenant’s Proportionate Share: 69%

 

  1.13. Exhibits to Lease: The following exhibits are attached to and made a part of this Lease: A (Property); A-1 (Premises); B (Tenant Operations Inquiry Form); C (Tenant’s Work); D (Confirmation of Commencement Date); E (Broom Clean Condition and Repair Requirements); F (Rules and Regulations); and G (Employee Parking Area)

2. LEASE OF PREMISES; RENT .

2.1. Lease of Premises for Lease Term . Landlord hereby leases the Premises to Tenant, and Tenant hereby rents the Premises from Landlord, for the Term and subject to the conditions of this Lease.

 

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2.2. Types of Rental Payment . Tenant shall pay net base rent to Landlord in monthly installments, in advance, on the first day of each and every calendar month during the Term of this Lease (the “ Base Rent ”) in the amounts and for the periods as set forth below, together with all rent tax payable with respect thereto, beginning on the Rent Commencement Date:

Rental Payments

 

Months

   Monthly Base Rent      Per Sq. Ft./Per Month  

11/01/07 – 06/30/09

   $ 14,730.27       $ 0.93   

07/01/09 – 02/28/11

   $ 15,466.78       $ 0.9765   

03/01/11 – 10/31/12

   $ 16,239.73       $ 1.0253   

Tenant shall also pay (a) Tenant’s Proportionate Share (as set forth in Section 1.12 ) of Operating Expenses (as hereinafter defined), and (b) any other amounts owed by Tenant hereunder (collectively, “ Additional Rent ”). In the event any monthly installment of Base Rent or Additional Rent, or both, is not paid within 5 days after the due date thereof, a late charge in an amount equal to 5% of the then delinquent installment of Base Rent and/or Additional Rent (the “ Late Charge ”) shall be imposed with respect to the then-delinquent Rent (as defined below) payment; provided, however, that with respect to the first late payment of Rent in any twelve (12) month period, Landlord shall provide written notice to Tenant of such late payment and the Late Charge shall not be payable unless Tenant shall fail to cure such late payment within five (5) days after receipt of Landlord’s written notice. For purposes of this Lease, the Late Charge, Default Interest, as defined in Section 22.3 below, Base Rent and Additional Rent shall collectively be referred to as “ Rent .” All Rent shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord, c/o First Industrial, L.P., 21125 Network Place, Chicago IL 600673-1211 or if sent by overnight courier, Bank One 7th Floor Mailroom 525 W. Monroe Chicago IL 60661 Attn: First Industrial LP at 21125 Network Place (or such other entity designated as Landlord’s management agent, if any, and if Landlord so appoints such a management agent, the “ Agent ”), or pursuant to such other directions as Landlord shall designate in this Lease or otherwise in writing to Tenant.

2.3. Covenants Concerning Rental Payments . Commencing on the Rent Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay the Rent promptly when due, without notice or demand, and without any abatement, deduction or setoff, except as otherwise provided herein. No payment by Tenant, or receipt or acceptance by Agent or Landlord, of a lesser amount than the correct Rent shall be deemed to be other than a payment on account, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or letter accompanying any payment be deemed an accord or satisfaction, and Agent or Landlord may accept such payment without prejudice to its right to recover the balance due or to pursue any other remedy available to Landlord. If the Rent Commencement Date occurs on a day other than the first day of a calendar month, the Rent due for the first calendar month of the Term shall be prorated on a per diem basis (based on a 360 day, 12 month year) and paid to Landlord on the Rent Commencement Date, and the Term will be extended to terminate on the last day of the calendar month in which the Expiration Date stated in Section 1.6 occurs.

3. OPERATING EXPENSES .

3.1. Definitional Terms Relating to Additional Rent . For purposes of this Section and other relevant provisions of the Lease:

3.1.1. Operating Expenses . The term “ Operating Expenses ” shall mean all costs and expenses paid or incurred by Landlord with respect to, or in connection with, the ownership,

 

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repair, restoration, maintenance and operation of the Property. Operating Expenses may include, but are not limited to, any or all of the following: (i) services provided directly by employees of Landlord or Agent in connection with the operation, maintenance or rendition of other services to or for the Property; (ii) to the extent not separately metered, billed, or furnished, all charges for utilities and services furnished to either or both of the Property and the Premises, including, without limitation, the Common Areas (as hereinafter defined), together with any taxes on such utilities; (iii) all market-based premiums for commercial property, casualty, general liability, boiler, flood, earthquake, terrorism and all other types of insurance provided by Landlord and relating to the Property, all reasonable administrative costs incurred in connection with the procurement and implementation of such insurance policies, and all deductibles paid by Landlord pursuant to insurance policies required to be maintained by Landlord under this Lease; (iv) management fees to Landlord or Agent or other persons or management entities actually involved in the management and operation of the Property, which management fee shall not exceed 5% per annum of all Rent, collected from all tenants in the Property; (v) any capital improvements made by, or on behalf of, Landlord to the Property that are either or both (a) designed to reduce Operating Expenses and (b) required to keep the Property in compliance with all governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto, from time to time, the cost of which capital improvements shall be reasonably amortized by Landlord over the useful life of the improvement, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (vi) all professional fees incurred in connection with the operation, management and maintenance of the Property; (vii) Taxes, as hereinafter defined in Section 3.1.3 ; and (viii) dues, fees or other costs and expenses, of any nature, due and payable to any association or comparable entity to which Landlord, as owner of the Property, is a member or otherwise belongs and that governs or controls any aspect of the ownership and operation of the Property; and (ix) any real estate taxes and common area maintenance expenses levied against, or attributable to, the Property under any declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, reciprocal easement agreement or comparable arrangement that encumbers and benefits the Property and other real property (e.g., a business park).

3.1.2 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall not include the following: (i) any costs or expenses for which Landlord is reimbursed or indemnified (whether by an insurer, condemnor, tenant or otherwise); (ii) overhead and administrative costs of Landlord not directly incurred in the operation and/or maintenance of the Property; (iii) depreciation or amortization of the Building or its contents or components; (iv) capital expenditures, except to the extent provided in Section 3.1.1(v) above; (v) expenses for the preparation of space or other work which Landlord performs for any tenant or prospective tenant of the Building; (vi) expenses incurred in leasing or obtaining new tenants or retaining existing tenants, including leasing commissions, legal expenses, advertising or promotion; (vii) legal expenses incurred in enforcing the terms of any lease; (viii) interest, amortization or other costs, including legal fees, associated with any mortgage, loan or refinancing of the Building or the Common Areas; (ix) expenses incurred for any necessary replacement of any item to the extent that it is covered under warranty; (x) the cost of any item or service which Tenant separately reimburses Landlord or pays to third parties, or that Landlord provides selectively to one or more tenants of the Building, other than Tenant, whether or not Landlord is reimbursed by such other tenant(s), including the actual cost of any special electrical, heating, ventilation or air conditioning required by any tenant that exceeds normal building standards or is required during times other than the business hours stated in this Lease; (xi) accounting and legal fees relating to the ownership, construction, leasing or sale of the Common Areas; (xii) any interest or penalty incurred due to the late payment of any Operating Expense; (xiii) the cost of correcting defects in the construction of the Building or the Common Areas; provided, however, that repairs resulting from ordinary wear and tear shall not be deemed to be defects; (xiv) the initial cost of tools and small equipment used in the operation and maintenance of the Building, and the Common Areas which do not exceed the cost of $1,000 per year in the aggregate; (xv) the initial cost or the replacement cost of any permanent landscaping or the regular landscaping maintenance for any property other than the Property, unless associated with fees or charges arising from or in connection with any governing association or the vested owners for the Building; (xvi) the cost of correcting any applicable

 

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building or fire code violation(s) of any other applicable law relating to the Building, or the Common Areas, or the cost of any penalty or fine incurred for noncompliance with the same; (xvii) any costs incurred to test, survey, cleanup, contain, abate or remove any environmental or hazardous waste or materials, including asbestos containing materials from the Building or the Common Areas or to remedy any breach or violation of any environmental laws; (xviii) any personal property taxes of the Landlord for equipment or items not used directly in the operation or maintenance of the Building, nor connected therewith; (xix) all expenditures pertaining to administration of the Building or the Common Areas including payroll and payroll-related expenses associated with administrative and clerical personnel except to the extent attributable based on time actually spent on the operation and maintenance of the Property; general office expenditures; other administrative expenditures (including expenditures for travel, entertainment, dues, subscriptions, donations, data processing, errors and omissions insurance, automobile allowances, political donations and professional fees of any kind) unless specifically enumerated as Operating Expenses; (xx) rentals and other related expenses, if any, incurred in leasing capital items; (xxi) any costs or expenses for sculpture, paintings, or other works of art, including, costs incurred with respect to the purchase, ownership, leasing, repair, and/or maintenance of such works of art; (xxii) contributions to Operating Expense reserves; (xxiii) the cost of overtime or other expense to Landlord in performing work expressly provided in this Lease to be borne at Landlord’s expense; (xxiv) all expenses directly resulting from the negligence or willful misconduct of the Landlord, its agents, servants or other employees; (xxv) all bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserve for bad debt or rent loss; and (xxvi) any amount paid to an entity related to Landlord which exceeds the amount that would be paid for similar goods or services on an arms-length basis between unrelated parties.

3.1.3. Taxes . The term “ Taxes ,” as referred to in Section 3.1.1(vii) above shall mean (i) all governmental taxes, assessments, fees and charges of every kind or nature (other than Landlord’s income taxes), whether general, special, ordinary or extraordinary, due at any time or from time to time, during the Term and any extensions thereof, in connection with the ownership, leasing, or operation of the Property, or of the personal property and equipment located therein or used in connection therewith; and (ii) any reasonable expenses incurred by Landlord in contesting such taxes or assessments and/or the assessed value of the Property. For purposes hereof, Tenant shall be responsible for any Taxes that are due and payable at any time or from time to time during the Term and for any Taxes that are assessed, become a lien, or accrue during any Operating Year (defined in Section 3.1.4 below), which obligation shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease.

3.1.4. Operating Year . The term “ Operating Year ” shall mean the calendar year commencing January 1st of each year (including the calendar year within which the Rent Commencement Date occurs) during the Term.

3.2. Payment of Operating Expenses . Tenant shall pay, as Additional Rent and in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.3 , Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the Operating Expenses as set forth in Section 3.3 . Additional Rent commences to accrue upon the Commencement Date. The Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses payable hereunder for the Operating Years in which the Term begins and ends shall be prorated to correspond to that portion of said Operating Years occurring within the Term. Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses and any other sums due and payable under this Lease shall be adjusted upon receipt of the actual bills therefor, and the obligations of this Section 3 shall survive the termination or expiration of the Lease.

3.3. Payment of Additional Rent . Landlord shall have the right to reasonably estimate the Operating Expenses for each Operating Year. Upon Landlord’s or Agent’s written notice to Tenant of such estimated amount, Tenant shall pay, on the first day of each month during that Operating Year, an amount (the “ Estimated Additional Rent ”) equal to the estimate of the Tenant’s Proportionate Share of Operating Expenses divided by 12 (or the fractional portion of the Operating Year remaining at

 

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the time Landlord delivers its notice of the estimated amounts due from Tenant for that Operating Year). If the aggregate amount of Estimated Additional Rent actually paid by Tenant during any Operating Year is less than Tenant’s actual ultimate liability for Operating Expenses for that particular Operating Year, Tenant shall pay the deficiency within 30 days of Landlord’s written demand therefor. If the aggregate amount of Estimated Additional Rent actually paid by Tenant during a given Operating Year exceeds Tenant’s actual liability for such Operating Year, the excess shall be credited against the Estimated Additional Rent next due from Tenant during the immediately subsequent Operating Year, except that in the event that such excess is paid by Tenant during the final Lease Year, then upon the expiration of the Term, Landlord or Agent shall pay Tenant the then-applicable excess promptly after determination thereof. Landlord’s accounting to Tenant shall be accompanied by an itemized written statement setting forth: (a) a reconciliation of Tenant’s impound accounts of monies collected in advance by Landlord based on Landlord’s estimate of Tenant’s Pro Rata Share, and (b) the actual Operating Expenses for the subject year broken down by component expenses.

3.4. Inspection Rights . Tenant, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, shall have the right upon fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice to Landlord (a “ Review Notice ”), to be given only within sixty (60) days after Tenant receives Landlord’s determination of Tenant’s actual ultimate liability for Operating Expenses for any particular Operating Year, to review Landlord’s books and records relating to such determination for such immediately preceding Operating Year with respect to any specific charge or charges disputed in writing by Tenant, subject to the further terms and provisions of this Section 3.4 : (a) no review shall be conducted at any time that Tenant is in breach or default of any of the terms, covenants or provisions of this Lease; (b) any review shall be conducted only by independent certified public accountants practicing for an accounting firm of national or regional prominence, employed by Tenant on an hourly or fixed fee basis, and not on a contingency fee basis; and (c) Tenant shall not review Landlord’s books and records more than one (1) time for any Operating Year. Tenant acknowledges that Tenant’s right to review Landlord’s books and records with respect to Operating Expenses for the preceding Operating Year is for the exclusive purpose of determining whether Landlord has complied with the terms of this Lease with respect to Operating Expenses. Tenant shall have sixty (60) days after Tenant’s Review Notice to complete Tenant’s review of Landlord’s books and records concerning Operating Expenses at Landlord’s accounting office. During its review, Tenant agrees to request, in writing, all pertinent documents relating to the review. If in Landlord’s possession, Landlord will provide such documents to Tenant within ten (10) days after Landlord’s receipt of Tenant’s request and Tenant shall not remove such records from Landlord’s accounting office, but Tenant shall have the right to make copies of the relevant documents at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a copy of the results of such review within fifteen (15) days after receipt by Tenant. The nature and content of any review are strictly confidential. Tenant, for itself and on behalf of Tenant’s Parties (defined in Section 9.2 ), shall not disclose the information obtained from the review to any other person or entity including, without limitation, any other tenant of the Property or any representative of any such tenant of the Property. A breach of this confidentiality agreement shall constitute a Default under this Lease. No assignee or other transferee of Tenant shall conduct a review for any period during which such transferee was not in possession of the Premises. In the event Tenant’s review shall disclose that Landlord has overstated Tenant’s actual liability for Operating Expenses for such Operating Year by seven percent (7%) or more and Tenant has paid such overstated amounts, then Landlord shall pay for the reasonable costs of the review, not to exceed, however, Four Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($4,000.00).

4. USE OF PREMISES AND COMMON AREAS; SECURITY DEPOSIT .

4.1. Use of Premises and Property .

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which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Tenant shall not, at any time, use or occupy, or suffer or permit anyone to use or occupy, the Premises, or do or permit anything to be done in the Premises or the Property, in any manner that may (a) violate any Certificate of Occupancy for the Premises or the Property, provided that a copy of the same has been provided by Landlord to Tenant; (b) cause, or be liable to cause, injury to, or in any way impair the value or proper utilization of, all or any portion of the Property (including, but not limited to, the structural elements of the Property) or any equipment, facilities or systems therein; (c) constitute a violation of the laws and requirements of any public authority or the requirements of insurance bodies or the rules and regulations of the Property, including any covenant, condition or restriction affecting the Property, provided that copies of the same have been provided by Landlord to Tenant; (d) exceed the load bearing capacity of the floor of the Premises; (e) impair or tend to impair the character, reputation or appearance of the Property; or (f) unreasonably annoy, inconvenience or disrupt the operations or tenancies of other tenants or users of the Property. On or prior to the date hereof, Tenant has completed and delivered for the benefit of Landlord a “Tenant Operations Inquiry Form” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B describing the nature of Tenant’s proposed business operations at the Premises, which form is intended to, and shall be, relied upon by Landlord. From time to time during the Term (but no more often than once in any twelve month period unless Tenant is in default hereunder or unless Tenant assigns this Lease or subleases all or any portion of the accordance with Section 8 ), Tenant shall provide an updated and current Tenant Operations Inquiry following receipt of Landlord’s written request therefor.

4.1.2 . Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, materials of in connection with Tenant’s research, development and testing of therapeutics shall be subject to (a) Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and (b) all applicable laws.

4.2. Use of Common Areas . As used herein, “ Common Areas ” shall mean all areas within the Property that are available for the common use of tenants of the Property and that are not leased or held for the exclusive use of Tenant or other tenants or licensees, including, but not limited to, parking areas, driveways, sidewalks, loading areas, access roads, corridors landscaping and planted areas. Tenant shall have the nonexclusive right to use the Common Areas for the purposes intended, subject to such reasonable, non-discriminatory rules and regulations as Landlord may uniformly establish from time to time provided the same do not conflict with the terms of this Lease. Tenant shall not unreasonably interfere with the rights of any or all of Landlord, other tenants or licensees, or any other person entitled to use the Common Areas. Without limitation of the foregoing, Tenant shall not park or store any vehicles or trailers on, or conduct truck loading and unloading activities in, the Common Areas in a manner that unreasonably disturbs, disrupts or prevents the use of the Common Areas by Landlord, other tenants or licensees or other persons entitled to use the Common Areas. Landlord, from time to time, may change any or all of the size, location, nature and use of any of the Common Areas although such changes may result in inconvenience to Tenant, so long as such changes do not materially and adversely affect Tenant’s use of, or access to, the Premises. In addition to the foregoing, Landlord may, at any time, close or suspend access to any Common Areas to perform any acts in the Common Areas as, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, are desirable to improve or maintain either or both of the Premises and the Property, or are required in order to satisfy Landlord’s obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that Landlord shall use reasonable efforts to limit any disruption of Tenant’s use and operation of the Premises in connection therewith, and so long as such acts do not materially and adversely affect Tenant’s use of, or access to, the Premises. Landlord shall, at no cost to Tenant, provide Tenant with forty-eight (48) surface parking spaces, of which eleven (11) shall be covered, in the location identified on Exhibit G attached hereto. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Lease to the contrary, if at any time, Landlord determines, in its sole discretion, that the parking areas at the Property are or have become overburdened, Landlord may allocate parking on a proportionate basis or assign parking spaces among all tenants at the Property, provided that the number of spaces allocated to Tenant shall not be reduced below the amount of spaces identified above or changed from the type of spaces identified above.

 

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4.3. Signage . Tenant shall not affix any sign of any size or character to any portion of the Property, without prior written approval of Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Tenant shall remove all signs of Tenant upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and immediately repair any damage to either or both of the Property and the Premises caused by, or resulting from, such removal.

4.4. Security/Damage Deposit; Letter of Credit .

4.4.1. Deposit . Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord or Agent the sum set forth in Section 1.10 above, in cash (the “ Security ”), representing security for the performance by Tenant of the covenants and obligations hereunder. The Security shall be held by Landlord or Agent, without interest, in favor of Tenant; provided, however, that no trust relationship shall be deemed created thereby; the Security may be commingled with other assets of Landlord; and Landlord shall not be required to pay any interest on the Security. If Tenant defaults in the performance of any of its covenants hereunder, Landlord or Agent may, without notice to Tenant, apply all or any part of the Security to the cure of such default or the payment of any sums then due from Tenant under this Lease (including, but not limited to, amounts due under Section 22.2 of this Lease as a consequence of termination of this Lease or Tenant’s right to possession), in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord. In the event the Security is so applied, Tenant shall, upon demand, immediately deposit with Landlord or Agent a sum equal to the amount so used. If Tenant fully and faithfully complies with all the covenants and obligations hereunder, the Security (or any balance thereof) shall be returned to Tenant within thirty (30) days after the last to occur of (i) the date the Term expires or terminates or (ii) delivery to Landlord of possession of the Premises. Landlord may deliver the Security to any lender with a mortgage lien encumbering the Property or to any Successor Landlord (defined below), and thereupon Landlord and Agent shall be discharged from any further liability with respect to the Security.

4.4.2. Letter of Credit .

4.4.2.1 . Within three (3) weeks after complete execution of this Lease, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord, as protection for the full and faithful performance by Tenant of all its obligations under this Lease and for all losses and damages Landlord may suffer (or which Landlord reasonably estimates that it may suffer) as a result of any breach or default by Tenant under this Lease, an irrevocable and unconditional negotiable clean standby letter of credit (the “ Letter of Credit ”), in form and substance acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion, containing the terms required herein, payable in the City of Phoenix, Arizona, running in favor of Landlord and issued by Bank of America (the “ Bank ”), in the amount of $100,000.00 (the “ Letter of Credit Amount ”). On or before the Commencement Date, Tenant shall provide to Landlord, for Landlord’s approval, a draft of the proposed form of the Letter of Credit. After Landlord approves the draft, Tenant shall provide to Landlord the original Letter of Credit by the deadline set forth above. The Letter of Credit shall (i) be “callable” at sight, irrevocable and unconditional, (ii) be maintained in effect, whether through automatic renewal or extension, for the period from the Commencement Date and continuing until the date (the “ LC Expiration Date ”) that is one hundred twenty (120) days after the expiration of the Lease Term, and Tenant shall deliver a new Letter of Credit or certificate of renewal or extension to Landlord at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the Letter of Credit then held by Landlord, without any action whatsoever on the part of Landlord, (iii) be fully assignable by Landlord, its successors and assigns, (iv) permit partial draws and multiple presentations and drawings, and (v) be otherwise subject to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (1993-Rev), International Chamber of Commerce Publication #500, or the International Standby Practices-ISP 98, International Chamber of Commerce Publication #590. In addition to the foregoing, the form and terms of the Letter of Credit shall be acceptable to Landlord, in Landlord’s sole discretion. Landlord, or its then managing agent, shall have

 

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the right to draw down an amount up to the face amount of the Letter of Credit if any of the following shall have occurred or be applicable: (1) such amount is due to Landlord under the terms and conditions of this Lease, or (2) Tenant has filed a voluntary petition under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or any state bankruptcy code (collectively, “ Bankruptcy Code ”), or (3) an involuntary petition has been filed against Tenant under the Bankruptcy Code, or (4) the Bank has notified Landlord that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed or extended through the LC Expiration Date. The Letter of Credit will be honored by the Bank regardless of whether Tenant disputes Landlord’s rights to draw upon the Letter of Credit. Within thirty (30) days after the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease and provided Tenant has fully complied with all of its obligations under this Lease, Landlord shall promptly return the Letter of Credit to Tenant.

4.4.2.2 . The Letter of Credit shall also provide that Landlord, its successors and assigns, may, at any time and without notice to Tenant and without first obtaining Tenant’s consent thereto, transfer (one or more times) all or any portion of its interest in and to the Letter of Credit to another party, person or entity in connection with a sale, transfer or financing of Landlord’s interest in the Building; provided, however, if such transfer of Landlord’s interest in and to the Letter of Credit is made in connection with a financing, such transfer may be made separate from or as a part of the assignment by Landlord of its rights and interests in and to this Lease. In the event of a transfer of Landlord’s interest in the Building, Landlord shall transfer the Letter of Credit, in whole or in part, to the transferee and thereupon Landlord shall, without any further agreement between the parties, be released by Tenant from all liability therefor, and it is agreed that the provisions hereof shall apply to every transfer or assignment of the whole or any portion of said Letter of Credit to a new landlord. In connection with any such transfer of the Letter of Credit by Landlord. Tenant shall, at Tenant’s sole cost and expense, execute and submit to the Bank such applications, documents and instruments as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer, and Tenant shall be responsible for paying the Bank’s transfer and processing fees in connection therewith and, if Landlord advances any such fees (without having any obligation to do so), Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for all such fees as Additional Rent within ten (10) days after Landlord’s written request therefor.

4.4.2.3 . If, as a result of any drawing by Landlord on the Letter of Credit, the amount of the Letter of Credit shall be less than the Letter of Credit Amount, Tenant shall, within five (5) days thereafter, provide Landlord with additional letter(s) of credit in an amount equal to the deficiency, and any such additional letter(s) of credit shall comply with all of the provisions of this Section 4.4.2 , and if Tenant fails to comply with the foregoing, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 22 below, the same shall constitute an incurable event of default by Tenant. Tenant further covenants and warrants that it will neither assign nor encumber the Letter of Credit or any part thereof and that neither Landlord nor its successors or assigns will be bound by any such assignment, encumbrance, attempted assignment or attempted encumbrance. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Letter of Credit expires earlier than the LC Expiration Date, Landlord will accept a renewal thereof (such renewal letter of credit to be in effect and delivered to Landlord, as applicable, not later than sixty [60] days prior to the expiration of the Letter of Credit), which shall be irrevocable and automatically renewable as above provided through the LC Expiration Date upon the same terms as the expiring Letter of Credit or such other terms as may be acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion. However, if the Letter of Credit is not timely renewed, or if Tenant fails to maintain the Letter of Credit in the amount and in accordance with the terms set forth in this Section 4.4.2 , Landlord shall have the right to present the Letter of Credit to the Bank in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.4.2 , and the proceeds of the Letter of Credit may be applied by Landlord against any Base Rent, Additional Rent and other charges payable by Tenant under this Lease that are not paid when due and/or to pay for all losses and damages that Landlord has suffered or that Landlord reasonably estimates that it will suffer as a result of any breach or default by Tenant under this Lease. Any unused proceeds shall constitute the property of Landlord and need not be segregated from Landlord’s other assets. Landlord agrees to pay to Tenant

 

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within thirty (30) days after the LC Expiration Date the amount of any proceeds of the Letter of Credit received by Landlord and not applied against any Base Rent, Additional Rent and other charges payable by Tenant under this Lease that were not paid when due or used to pay for any losses and/or damages suffered by Landlord (or reasonably estimated by Landlord that it will suffer) as a result of any breach or default by Tenant under this Lease; provided, however, that if prior to the LC Expiration Date a voluntary petition is filed by Tenant, or an involuntary petition is filed against Tenant by any of Tenant’s creditors, under the Bankruptcy Code, then Landlord shall not be obligated to make such payment in the amount of the unused Letter of Credit proceeds until either all preference issues relating to payments under this Lease have been resolved in such bankruptcy or reorganization case or such bankruptcy or reorganization case has been dismissed, in each case pursuant to a final court order not subject to appeal or any stay pending appeal.

4.4.2.4 . Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that Landlord is entering into this Lease in material reliance upon the ability of Landlord to draw upon the Letter of Credit upon the occurrence of any breach or default on the part of Tenant under this Lease. If Tenant shall breach any provision of this Lease or otherwise be in default hereunder, or if a voluntary petition is filed by Tenant, or an involuntary petition is filed against Tenant by any of Tenant’s creditors, under the Bankruptcy Code, Landlord may, but without obligation to do so, and without notice to Tenant, draw upon the Letter of Credit, in part or in whole, to cure any breach or default of Tenant and/or to compensate Landlord for any and all damages of any kind or nature sustained or which Landlord reasonably estimates that it will sustain resulting from Tenant’s breach or default. If for any reason the Letter of Credit does not permit partial draws, Landlord shall have the right to make a full draw on the Letter of Credit, notwithstanding that the full amount may not be required to cure any default by Tenant. In order to draw upon the Letter of Credit, Landlord shall submit a statement, signed by Landlord or Landlord’s managing agent or legal counsel, bearing the clause “Drawn under [name of Bank] Letter of Credit No.          ”, which statement shall be accompanied by the original Letter of Credit. The use, application or retention of the Letter of Credit, or any portion thereof, by Landlord shall not prevent Landlord from exercising any other right or remedy provided by this Lease or by any applicable law, it being intended that Landlord shall not first be required to proceed against the Letter of Credit, and shall not operate as a limitation on any recovery to which Landlord may otherwise be entitled. Tenant agrees not to interfere in any way with payment to Landlord of the proceeds of the Letter of Credit, either prior to or following a “draw” by Landlord of any portion of the Letter of Credit, regardless of whether any dispute exists between Tenant and Landlord as to Landlord’s right to draw upon the Letter of Credit. No condition or term of this Lease shall be deemed to render the Letter of Credit conditional to justify the issuer of the Letter of Credit in failing to honor a drawing upon such Letter of Credit in a timely manner. Tenant agrees and acknowledges that (a) the Letter of Credit constitutes a separate and independent contract between Landlord and the Bank, (b) Tenant is not a third party beneficiary of such contract, (c) Tenant has no property interest whatsoever in the Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof, and (d) in the event Tenant becomes a debtor under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code, neither Tenant, any trustee, nor Tenant’s bankruptcy estate shall have any right to restrict or limit Landlord’s claim and/or rights to the Letter of Credit and/or the proceeds thereof by application of Section 502(b)(6) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or otherwise.

4.4.2.5 . Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that in no event or circumstance shall the Letter of Credit or any renewal thereof or substitute therefor or any proceeds thereof be deemed to be or treated as a “security deposit”. The parties hereto (A) recite that the Letter of Credit is not intended to serve as a security deposit and any and all laws, rules and regulations applicable to security deposits in the commercial context (“ Security Deposit Laws ”) shall have no applicability or relevancy thereto and (B) waive any and all rights, duties and obligations either party may now or, in the future, will have relating to or arising from the Security Deposit Laws. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of any Security Deposit Laws, now or hereafter in effect, which (i) establish the time frame by

 

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which Landlord must refund a security deposit under a lease, and/or (ii) provide that Landlord may claim from the security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by Tenant or to clean the Premises, it being agreed that Landlord may, in addition, claim those sums specified in this Section 4.4.2 and/or those sums reasonably necessary to compensate Landlord for any loss or damage caused by Tenant’s breach of this Lease or the acts or omissions of Tenant, including any damages Landlord suffers following termination of this Lease.

5. CONDITION AND DELIVERY OF PREMISES .

5.1. Condition of Premises . Tenant agrees that Tenant is familiar with the condition of both the Premises and the Property, and Tenant hereby accepts the foregoing on an “AS-IS,” “WHERE-IS” basis, except as is otherwise expressly and specifically described on Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, it being understood that, if Landlord has agreed to perform any tenant improvements in or to the Premises in consideration of Tenant’s entry into this Lease (collectively, “ Landlord’s Work ”), all of Landlord’s Work shall be described on Exhibit C . Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Agent, nor any representative of Landlord, has made any representation as to the condition of the foregoing or the suitability of the foregoing for Tenant’s intended use. Tenant represents and warrants that Tenant has made its own inspection of the foregoing. Neither Landlord nor Agent shall be obligated to make any repairs, replacements or improvements (whether structural or otherwise) of any kind or nature to the foregoing in connection with, or in consideration of, this Lease, except as expressly and specifically set forth in this Lease, including, but not limited to, Exhibit C .

5.2. Delivery of Premises . Landlord shall deliver to Tenant, and Tenant shall accept from Landlord, possession of the Premises on or before the later of (a) the date Tenant shall have delivered to Landlord (i) the Security, (ii) all Tenant Policies or Certificates of Insurance and applicable endorsements (as required by Section 10.2 ), and (iii) the draft Letter of Credit required by Section 4.4.2 above (collectively, the “ Pre-Commencement Deliveries ”), and (b) March 19, 2007 (the “ Commencement Date ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant shall have delivered to Landlord the Pre-Commencement Deliveries on or before March 19, 2007, and Landlord has not delivered or attempted to deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before March 19, 2007, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord on or before March 19, 2007, in which event any amounts previously paid by Tenant to Landlord shall be returned to Tenant and the parties shall have no further obligations hereunder.

5.3. Confirmation of Commencement Date . Upon Landlord’s delivery of possession, and as a condition precedent to such delivery, of the Premises to Tenant, and Tenant shall deliver to Landlord a Confirmation of Commencement Date in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

6. SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATES; ATTORNMENT .

6.1. Subordination and Attornment . This Lease is and shall be subject and subordinate at all times to (a) all ground leases or underlying leases that may now exist or hereafter be executed affecting either or both of the Premises and the Property and (b) any mortgage or deed of trust that may now exist or hereafter be placed upon, and encumber, any or all of (x) the Property; (y) any ground leases or underlying leases for the benefit of the Property; and (z) all or any portion of Landlord’s interest or estate in any of said items. Tenant shall execute and deliver, within ten (10) days of Landlord’s request, and in the form reasonably requested by Landlord (or its lender), any documents evidencing the subordination of this Lease. Tenant hereby covenants and agrees that Tenant shall attorn to any successor to Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the written request of Tenant,

 

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Landlord shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a future lessor, mortgagee, trustee, or holder of any such mortgage or deed of trust (collectively, a “ Lender ”), if any, to deliver to Tenant such Lender’s customary subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement (“ SNDA ”) in form and substance reasonably suitable to said Lender, which provides, among other things, that Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises shall not be disturbed on account of such subordination so long as Tenant has not committed a default under this Lease; provided, however, it shall not be a default by Landlord or a defense to the enforceability of this Lease in favor of Tenant if Landlord is unable to obtain delivery of such an SNDA to Tenant, and further provided that Tenant shall agree to pay all actual and reasonable fees and costs incurred by Landlord and/or its Lender in connection with procuring or attempting to procure any such SNDA.

6.2. Estoppel Certificate . Tenant agrees, from time to time and within 10 days after request by Landlord, to deliver to Landlord, or Landlord’s designee, an estoppel certificate stating such matters pertaining to this Lease as may be reasonably requested by Landlord. Failure by Tenant to timely execute and deliver such certificate shall constitute an acceptance of the Premises and acknowledgment by Tenant that the statements included therein are true and correct without exception. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.2 , any estoppel agreement executed by Tenant pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall not include provisions which modify the provisions of this Lease, nor which result in any increase of Tenant’s obligations or decrease any of Tenant’s rights under this Lease.

6.3. Transfer by Landlord . In the event of a sale or conveyance by Landlord of the Property, the same shall operate to release Landlord from any future liability for any of the covenants or conditions, express or implied, herein contained in favor of Tenant, and in such event Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord’s successor in interest (“ Successor Landlord ”) with respect thereto and agrees to attorn to such successor.

7. QUIET ENJOYMENT . Subject to the provisions of this Lease, so long as no Event of Default (as defined in Section 21.1 ) has occurred and is continuing, Tenant pays all of the Rent and performs all of its other obligations hereunder, Tenant shall not be disturbed in its possession of the Premises by Landlord, Agent or any other person lawfully claiming through or under Landlord; provided, however, in addition to Landlord’s rights under Section 16 and elsewhere in this Lease, Landlord and Landlord’s agents, employees, contractors and representatives shall be provided reasonable access to the Premises such that Landlord and Landlord’s agents, employees, contractors and representatives may perform the General Maintenance Services (as hereinafter defined) without undue interruption, delay or hindrance. This covenant shall be construed as a covenant running with the Property and is not a personal covenant of Landlord. Tenant shall not unreasonably interrupt, delay, prevent or hinder the performance of the General Maintenance Services by or on behalf of Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord shall have the unfettered and unilateral right to use portions of the Common Areas (inclusive of the roof of the Building) for such purposes and uses as Landlord may desire; provided, however, that in all events and under all circumstances, Landlord’s use of any portion of the Common Areas shall not interfere, in any material respect, with any or all of (a) Tenant’s rights to occupy and use the Common Areas (in the manner and for the purposes contemplated hereunder); (b) Tenant’s right to utilize the vehicular parking areas located on the Common Areas; and (c) Tenant’s right of access, ingress and egress to and from the Common Areas.

8. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING . Tenant shall not (a) assign (whether directly or indirectly), in whole or in part, this Lease, or (b) allow this Lease to be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, including, without limitation, by transfer of 49% or more of stock, membership interests or partnership interests, or by dissolution, which transfer of a controlling interest, or dissolution shall be deemed an assignment for purposes of this Lease, or (c) mortgage or pledge the Lease, or (d) sublet the Premises, in whole or in part, without (in the case of any or all of (a) through (d)

 

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above) the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8 , Landlord hereby acknowledges and consents to Tenant’s right, without further approval from Landlord, but only after written notice to Landlord, to sublease the Premises or assign its interest in this Lease (i) to a person or entity that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Tenant; (ii) in the event of the merger or consolidation of Tenant with another entity; (iii) in the event of a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the stock of Tenant or all or substantially all of Tenant’s assets; or (iv) in the event Tenant has an initial public offering of its shares pursuant to the Security and Exchange Act of 1933 or any other comparable federal or state securities acts; provided that immediately following the events enumerated in clauses (i) to (iv) above, the tangible net worth of Tenant, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, and the credit standing of Tenant is not less than the tangible net worth, calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, and credit standing of Tenant immediately prior to the events described in clauses (i) through (iv) above; and provided further that Tenant advises Landlord, in writing, in advance, and otherwise complies with the succeeding provisions of this Section 8 . In no event shall any assignment or sublease ever release Tenant or any guarantor from any obligation or liability hereunder; and in the case of any assignment, Landlord shall retain all rights with respect to the Security. Any purported assignment, mortgage, transfer, pledge or sublease made without the prior written consent of Landlord shall be absolutely null and void. No assignment of this Lease shall be effective and valid unless and until the assignee executes and delivers to Landlord any and all documentation reasonably required by Landlord in order to evidence assignee’s assumption of all obligations of Tenant hereunder. Regardless of whether or not an assignee or sublessee executes and delivers any documentation to Landlord pursuant to the preceding sentence, any assignee or sublessee shall be deemed to have automatically attorned to Landlord in the event of any termination of this Lease. If this Lease is assigned, or if the Premises (or any part thereof) are sublet or used or occupied by anyone other than Tenant, whether or not in violation of this Lease, Landlord or Agent may (without prejudice to, or waiver of its rights), collect Rent from the assignee, subtenant or occupant. In the event of an assignment of this Lease and the payment of consideration from the assignee to the Tenant in connection therewith, 50% of such consideration shall be paid to Landlord. With respect to the allocable portion of the Premises sublet, in the event that the total rent and any other considerations received under any sublease by Tenant is greater than the total Rent required to be paid, from time to time, under this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord fifty percent (50%) of such excess as received from any subtenant and such amount shall he deemed a component of the Additional Rent.

9. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .

9.1. Compliance with Laws . Tenant shall, at its sole reasonable expense (regardless of the cost thereof), comply with all local, state and federal laws, rules, regulations and requirements now or hereafter in force and all judicial and administrative decisions in connection with the enforcement thereof (collectively, “ Laws ”), pertaining to either or both of the Premises and Tenant’s use and occupancy thereof, and including, but not limited to, all Laws concerning or addressing matters of an environmental nature. If any license or permit is required for the conduct of Tenant’s business in the Premises, Tenant, at its sole expense, shall procure such license prior to the Commencement Date, and shall maintain such license or permit in good standing throughout the Term. Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord of any written notice it receives of the alleged violation of any Law or requirement of any governmental or administrative authority with respect to either or both of the Premises and the use or occupation thereof.

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result of any act or omission of, any or all of Tenant and any or all of Tenant’s Parties (defined below): (i) Tenant shall, at its own cost, at all times comply (and cause all others to comply) with all Laws relating to Hazardous Materials, and Tenant shall further, at its own cost, obtain and maintain in full force and effect at all times all permits and other approvals required in connection therewith; (ii) Tenant shall promptly provide Landlord or Agent with complete copies of all communications, permits or agreements with, from or issued by any governmental authority or agency (federal, state or local) or any private entity relating in any way to the presence, release, threat of release, or placement of Hazardous Materials on or in the Premises or any portion of the Property, or the generation, transportation, storage, use, treatment, or disposal at, on, in or from the Premises, of any Hazardous Materials; (iii) Landlord, Agent and their respective agents and employees shall have the right to either or both (x) enter the Premises upon reasonable prior written notice to Tenant and (y) conduct appropriate tests for the purposes of ascertaining Tenant’s compliance with all applicable Laws or permits relating in any way to the generation, transport, storage, use, treatment, disposal or presence of Hazardous Materials on, at, in or from all or any portion of either or both of the Premises and the Property; and (iv) upon written request by Landlord or Agent, Tenant shall provide Landlord with the results of reasonably appropriate tests of air, water or soil to demonstrate that Tenant complies with all applicable Laws or permits relating in any way to the generation, transport, storage, use, treatment, disposal or presence of Hazardous Materials on, at, in or from all or any portion of either or both of the Premises and the Property. This Section 9.1 does not authorize the generation, transportation, storage, use, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials at, to, from, on or in the Premises in contravention of this Section 9 . Tenant covenants to investigate, clean up and otherwise remediate, at Tenant’s sole expense, any release of Hazardous Materials caused, contributed to, or created by any or all of (A) Tenant and (B) any or all of Tenant’s officers, directors, members, managers, partners, invitees, agents, employees, contractors or representatives (“ Tenant Parties ”) during the Term. Such investigation and remediation shall be performed only after Tenant has obtained Landlord’s prior written consent; provided, however, that Tenant shall be entitled to respond immediately to an emergency without first obtaining such consent. All remediation shall be performed in strict compliance with Laws and to the reasonable satisfaction of Landlord. Tenant shall not enter into any settlement agreement, consent decree or other compromise with respect to any claims relating to any Hazardous Materials in any way connected to the Premises without first obtaining Landlord’s written consent (which consent may be given or withheld in Landlord’s sole, but reasonable, discretion) and affording Landlord the reasonable opportunity to participate in any such proceedings. As used herein, the term, “ Hazardous Materials ,” shall mean any waste, material or substance (whether in the form of liquids, solids or gases, and whether or not airborne) that is or may be deemed to be or include a pesticide, petroleum, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl, radioactive material, urea formaldehyde or any other pollutant or contaminant that is or may be deemed to be hazardous, toxic, ignitable, reactive, corrosive, dangerous, harmful or injurious, or that presents a risk to public health or to the environment, and that is or becomes regulated by any Law. The undertakings, covenants and obligations imposed on Tenant under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease.

10. INSURANCE .

10.1. Insurance to be Maintained by Landlord . Landlord shall maintain: (a) a commercial property insurance policy covering the Property (at its full replacement cost), but excluding Tenant’s personal property; (b) commercial general public liability insurance covering Landlord for claims arising out of liability for bodily injury, death, personal injury, advertising injury and property damage occurring in and about the Property and otherwise resulting from any acts and operations of Landlord, its agents and employees; (c) rent loss insurance; and (d) any other insurance coverage deemed appropriate by Landlord or required by Landlord’s lender. All of the coverages described in (a) through (d) shall be determined from time to time by Landlord, in its sole discretion. All insurance maintained by Landlord shall he in addition to and not in lieu of the insurance required to be maintained by the Tenant.

 

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10.2. Insurance to be Maintained by Tenant . Tenant shall purchase, at its own expense, and keep in force at all times during this Lease the policies of insurance set forth below (collectively, “ Tenant’s Policies ”). All Tenant’s Policies shall (a) be issued by an insurance company with a Best rating of A or better and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Landlord and shall be licensed to do business in the state in which the Property is located; (b) provide that said insurance shall not be canceled or materially modified unless 30 days’ prior written notice shall have been given to Landlord; (c) provide for deductible amounts that are reasonably acceptable to Landlord (and its lender, if applicable) and (d) otherwise be in such form, and include such coverages, as Landlord may reasonably require. The Tenant’s Policies described in (i) and (ii) below shall (1) provide coverage on an occurrence basis; (2) name First Industrial, L.P. (and its lender, if applicable) as additional insured; (3) provide coverage, to the extent insurable, for the indemnity obligations of Tenant under this Lease; (4) contain a separation of insured parties provision; (5) be primary, not contributing with, and not in excess of, coverage that Landlord may carry; and (6) provide coverage with no exclusion for a pollution incident arising from a hostile fire. All Tenant’s Policies (or, at Landlord’s option, Certificates of Insurance and applicable endorsements, including, without limitation, an “Additional Insured-Managers or Landlords of Premises” endorsement) shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date and renewals thereof shall be delivered to Landlord’s Corporate and Regional Notice Addresses at least 30 days prior to the applicable expiration date of each Tenant’s Policy. In the event that Tenant fails, at any time or from time to time, to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence, Landlord may (i) order such insurance and charge the cost thereof to Tenant, which amount shall be payable by Tenant to Landlord upon demand, as Additional Rent or (ii) impose on Tenant, as Additional Rent, a monthly delinquency fee, for each month during which Tenant fails to comply with the foregoing obligation, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Base Rent then in effect. Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord and Agent of any bodily injury, death, personal injury, advertising injury or property damage occurring in and about the Property.

Tenant shall purchase and maintain, throughout the Term, a Tenant’s Policy(ies) of (i) commercial general or excess liability insurance, including personal injury and property damage, in the amount of not less than $2,000,000.00 per occurrence, and $5,000,000.00 annual general aggregate, per location; (ii) comprehensive automobile liability insurance covering Tenant, against any personal injuries or deaths of persons and property damage based upon or arising out of the ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of a motor vehicle at the Premises and all areas appurtenant thereto in the amount of not less than $1,000,000, combined single limit; (iii) commercial property insurance covering Tenant’s personal property (at its full replacement cost); and (iv) workers’ compensation insurance per the applicable state statutes covering all employees of Tenant; and if Tenant handles, stores or utilizes Hazardous Materials in its business operations, (v) pollution legal liability insurance.

10.3. Waiver of Subrogation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Lease, Landlord and Tenant mutually waive their respective rights of recovery against each other and each other’s officers, directors, constituent partners, members, agents and employees, and Tenant further waives such rights against (a) each lessor under any ground or underlying lease encumbering the Property and (b) each lender under any mortgage or deed of trust or other lien encumbering the Property (or any portion thereof or interest therein), to the extent any loss is insured against or required to be insured against under this Lease, including, but not limited to, losses, deductibles or self insured retentions covered by Landlord’s or Tenant’s commercial property, general liability, automobile liability or workers’ compensation policies described above. This provision is intended to waive, fully and for the benefit of each party to this Lease, any and all rights and claims that might give rise to a right of subrogation by any insurance carrier. Each party shall cause its respective insurance policy(ies) to be endorsed to evidence compliance with such waiver.

 

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11. ALTERATIONS . Tenant may, from time to time, at its expense, make alterations or improvements in and to the Premises (hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Alterations ”), provided that Tenant first obtains the written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All of the following shall apply with respect to all Alterations: (a) the Alterations are non-structural and the structural integrity of the Property shall not be affected; (b) the Alterations are to the interior of the Premises; (c) subject to the modifications approved by Landlord in writing to the mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (“ HVAC ”) which are part of the Tenant Improvements, the proper functioning of the HVAC, sanitary and other service systems of the Property shall not be affected and the usage of such systems by Tenant shall not be increased; (d) Tenant shall have appropriate insurance coverage, reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, regarding the performance and installation of the Alterations; and (e) Tenant shall have provided Landlord with reasonably detailed plans for such Alterations in advance of requesting Landlord’s consent. Additionally, before proceeding with any Alterations, Tenant shall (i) at Tenant’s reasonable expense, obtain all necessary governmental permits and certificates for the commencement and prosecution of Alterations; (ii) if Landlord’s consent is required for the planned Alteration, submit to Landlord, for its written approval, working drawings, plans and specifications and all permits for the work to be done and Tenant shall not proceed with such Alterations until it has received Landlord’s approval (if required), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and (iii) cause those contractors, materialmen and suppliers engaged to perform the Alterations to deliver to Landlord certificates of insurance (in a form reasonably acceptable to Landlord) evidencing policies of commercial general liability insurance (providing the same coverages as required in Section 10.2 above) and workers’ compensation insurance. Such insurance policies shall satisfy the obligations imposed under Section 10.2 . Tenant shall cause the Alterations to be performed in compliance with all applicable permits, Laws and requirements of public authorities, and with Landlord’s reasonable, non-discriminatory rules and regulations or any other reasonable restrictions that Landlord may impose on the Alterations. Tenant shall cause the Alterations to he diligently performed in a good and workmanlike manner, using new materials and equipment at least equal in quality and class to the standards for the Property reasonably established by Landlord. Tenant shall provide Landlord with “as built” plans, copies of all construction contracts, governmental permits and certificates and proof of payment for all labor and materials, including, without limitation, copies of paid invoices and final lien waivers. If Landlord’s consent to any Alterations is required, and Landlord provides that consent, then at the time Landlord so consents, Landlord shall also advise Tenant whether or not Landlord shall require that Tenant remove such Alterations at the expiration or termination of this Lease. If Landlord requires Tenant to remove the Alterations, then, during the remainder of the Term, Tenant shall be responsible for the maintenance of appropriate commercial property insurance (pursuant to Section 10.2 ) therefor; however, if Landlord shall not require that Tenant remove the Alterations, such Alterations shall constitute Landlord’s Property and Landlord shall be responsible for the insurance thereof, pursuant to Section 10.1 .

12. LANDLORD’S AND TENANT’S PROPERTY . All fixtures, machinery, equipment, improvements and appurtenances attached to, or built into, the Premises at the commencement of, or during the Term, whether or not placed there by or at the expense of Tenant, shall become and remain a part of the Premises; shall be deemed the property of Landlord (the “ Landlord’s Property ”), without compensation or credit to Tenant; and shall not be removed by Tenant at the Expiration Date unless Landlord requires their removal (including, but not limited to, Alterations pursuant to Section 11 ). Further, any personal property in the Premises on the Commencement Date, movable or otherwise, unless installed and paid for by Tenant, shall also constitute Landlord’s Property and shall not be removed by Tenant. In no event shall Tenant remove any of the following materials or equipment without Landlord’s prior written consent (which consent may be given or withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion): any power wiring or power panels, lighting or lighting fixtures, wall or window coverings, carpets or other floor coverings, heaters, air conditioners or any other HVAC equipment, fencing or security gates, or other similar building operating equipment and decorations. At or before the Expiration Date, or the date of

 

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any earlier termination, Tenant, at its expense, shall remove from the Premises all of Tenant’s personal property and any Alterations that Landlord requires be removed pursuant to Section 11 , and Tenant shall repair (to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction) any damage to the Premises or the Property resulting from such installation and/or removal. Any other items of Tenant’s personal property that shall remain in the Premises after the Expiration Date, or following an earlier termination date, may, at the option of Landlord, be deemed to have been abandoned, and in such case, such items may be retained by Landlord as its property or be disposed of by Landlord, in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion and without accountability, at Tenant’s expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Tenant may remove Tenant’s personal property from the Premises only upon the express written consent of Landlord.

13. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE .

13.1. Tenant Repairs and Maintenance .

13.1.1. Tenant Responsibilities . Except for events of damage, destruction or casualty to the Premises or Property (which are addressed in Section 18 ), throughout the Term, Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense: (i) both (x) maintain and preserve the Premises, subject to normal and customary wear and tear (as is attributable to deterioration by reason of time and use, in spite of Tenant’s reasonable care) and such damage or destruction as Landlord is required to repair or restore under this Lease (the “ Same Condition ”), and (y) perform any and all repairs and replacements required in order to so maintain and preserve, in the Same Condition, the Premises and the fixtures and appurtenances therein (including, but not limited to, the Premises’ plumbing and HVAC systems, all doors, overhead or otherwise, glass and levelers located in the Premises or otherwise available in the Property for Tenant’s sole use; and excluding, however, only those specific components of the Premises for which Landlord is expressly responsible under Section Error! Reference source not found.) ; and (ii) except to the extent Landlord elects to repair and maintain the HVAC systems as part of General Maintenance Services, maintain, in full force and effect, a preventative maintenance and service contract with a reputable service provider for maintenance of the HVAC systems of the Premises (the “ HVAC Maintenance Contract ”). In addition to Tenant’s obligations under (i) and (ii) above, Tenant shall also be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred to perform any and all repairs and replacements (whether structural or non-structural; interior or exterior; and ordinary or extraordinary), in and to the Premises and the Property and the facilities and systems thereof, if and to the extent that the need for such repairs or replacements arises directly or indirectly from any act, omission, misuse, or neglect of any or all of Tenant, any of its subtenants, Tenant’s Parties, or others entering into, or utilizing, all or any portion of the Premises for any reason or purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to (a) the performance or existence of any Alterations, (b) the installation, use or operation of Tenant’s personal property in the Premises; and (c) the moving of Tenant’s personal property in or out of the Property (collectively, “ Tenant-Related Repairs ”). All such repairs or replacements required under this Section 13.1.1 shall be subject to the supervision and control of Landlord, and all repairs and replacements shall be made with materials of equal or better quality than the items being repaired or replaced.

13.1.2. General Maintenance Services . Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, however, from time to time during the Term, Landlord may elect, in its sole discretion and by delivery of not less than five (5) days’ prior written notice to Tenant, to perform on behalf of Tenant, all or some portion of the repairs, maintenance, restoration and replacement in and to the Premises required to be performed by Tenant under this Lease (any such repairs, maintenance, restoration and/or replacement activities that Landlord elects to perform on behalf of Tenant are herein collectively referred to as “ General Maintenance Services ”). Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the reasonable cost or value of all General Maintenance Services provided by Landlord as Additional Rent, simultaneously with the payment of Operating Expenses as part of Estimated Additional Rent (on a monthly estimated basis

 

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subject to annual reconciliation, as described in Section 3.3 above). Unless and until Landlord affirmatively elects to provide General Maintenance Services, nothing contained herein shall be construed to obligate Landlord to perform any General Maintenance Services or, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section  Error! Reference source not found. ) , to repair, maintain, restore or replace any portion of the Premises. Landlord may from time to time, in its sole discretion, (x) reduce or expand the scope of the General Maintenance Services that Landlord has elected to provide or (y) revoke its election to provide any or all of the General Maintenance Services, in either event, upon delivery of not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Tenant.

13.1.3. HVAC Maintenance Contract . The terms and provisions of any HVAC Maintenance Contract required by the terms of this Section 13.1.3 shall require that the service provider maintain the Premises’ HVAC system in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations and otherwise in accordance with normal, customary and reasonable practices in the geographic area in which the Premises is located and for HVAC systems comparable to the Premises’ HVAC system. If Landlord does not elect to repair and maintain the HVAC systems as part of General Maintenance Services, or revokes such election at any time after having made such election, then, within thirty (30) days following either (a) the Commencement Date or (b) the date on which Landlord advises Tenant that Landlord will no longer provide General Maintenance Services for the HVAC system, whichever date is applicable, Tenant shall procure and deliver to Landlord an HVAC Maintenance Contract. Thereafter, Tenant shall provide to Landlord a copy of renewals or replacements of such HVAC Maintenance Contract no later than 30 days prior to the then-applicable expiry date of the existing HVAC Maintenance Contract. If Tenant fails to timely deliver to Landlord the HVAC Maintenance Contract (or any applicable renewal or replacement thereof), then Landlord shall have the right to contract directly for the periodic maintenance of the HVAC systems in the Premises and to charge the reasonable cost thereof back to Tenant as Additional Rent.

13.2. Landlord Repairs . Notwithstanding anything contrary herein, Landlord shall repair, replace and restore the foundation, exterior and interior load-bearing walls, roof structure and roof covering of the Property; provided, however, that (i) all reasonable costs and expenses so incurred by Landlord to repair, replace and restore the above items shall constitute Operating Expenses; provided, however, that with respect to any costs incurred in the replacement context, those costs shall not constitute an Operating Expense except to the extent that such costs so qualify under Section 3.1.1(v) ; and (ii) notwithstanding (i) above, in the event that any such repair, replacement or restoration is a Tenant-Related Repair, then Tenant shall be required to reimburse Landlord for all reasonable costs and expenses that Landlord incurs in order to perform such Tenant-Related Repair, and such reimbursement shall be paid, in full, within 10 days after receipt by Tenant of Landlord’s delivery of demand therefor.

14. UTILITIES . Tenant shall purchase all utility services and shall provide for scavenger, cleaning and extermination services. As provided in Section 3.1.1 above, utility charges may be included within Operating Expenses; nevertheless, at Landlord’s election or with Landlord’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (a) Tenant may pay the utility charges for its Premises directly to the utility or municipality providing such service, and in that event all charges shall be paid by Tenant before they become delinquent; and (b) Landlord may directly bill Tenant for its Proportionate Share of utility expenses when and as such expenses are incurred. Tenant shall be solely responsible for the repair and maintenance of any meters necessary in connection with such services. Tenant’s use of electrical energy in the Premises shall not, at any time, exceed the capacity of either or both of (x) any of the electrical conductors and equipment in or otherwise servicing the Premises; and (y) the HVAC systems of either or both of the Premises and the Property. Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary, the electricity used and the operation of any special air conditioning systems which may be required in connection with Tenant’s research, development and testing of therapeutics or for other special equipment or machinery installed by Tenant, shall be paid for by Tenant.

 

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15. INVOLUNTARY CESSATION OF SERVICES . Landlord reserves the right, without any liability to Tenant and without affecting Tenant’s covenants and obligations hereunder, to stop service of any or all of the HVAC, electric, sanitary, elevator (if any), and other systems serving the Premises, or to stop any other services required by Landlord under this Lease, whenever and for so long as may be necessary by reason of (i) accidents, emergencies, strikes, or the making of repairs or changes which Landlord or Agent, in good faith, deems necessary or (ii) any other cause beyond Landlord’s reasonable control. Further, it is also understood and agreed that Landlord or Agent shall have no liability or responsibility for a cessation of services to the Premises or to the Property that occurs as a result of causes beyond Landlord’s or Agent’s reasonable control. No such interruption of service shall be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use and possession of the Premises or any part thereof, or render Landlord or Agent liable to Tenant for damages, or relieve Tenant from performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, including, but not limited to, the obligation to pay Rent; provided, however, that if any interruption of services persists for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours Tenant shall, as Tenant’s sole remedy, be entitled to a proportionate abatement of Rent to the extent, if any, of any actual loss of use of the Premises by Tenant.

16. LANDLORD’S RIGHTS . Landlord, Agent and their respective agents, employees and representatives shall have the right to enter and/or pass through the Premises at any time or times upon reasonable prior notice (except in the event of emergency): (a) to examine and inspect the Premises and to show them to actual and prospective lenders, prospective purchasers or mortgagees of the Property or providers of capital to Landlord and its affiliates; and in connection with the foregoing, to install a sign at or on the Property to advertise the Property for lease or sale; (b) to make such repairs, alterations, additions and improvements in or to all or any portion of either or both of the Premises and the Property, or the Property’s facilities and equipment as Landlord is required or desires to make. During the period of nine (9) months prior to the Expiration Date (or at any time, if Tenant has vacated or abandoned the Premises or is otherwise in default under this Lease), Landlord and its agents may exhibit the Premises to prospective tenants. Additionally, Landlord and Agent shall have the following rights with respect to the Premises, exercisable without notice to Tenant, without liability to Tenant, and without being deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use or possession of the Premises or giving rise to any claim for setoff or abatement of Rent: (i) to have pass keys, access cards, or both, to the Premises; and (ii) to decorate, remodel, repair, alter or otherwise prepare the Premises for reoccupancy at any time after Tenant vacates or abandons the Premises for more than 30 consecutive days or without notice to Landlord of Tenant’s intention to reoccupy the Premises. Landlord shall use its diligent, good faith efforts not to unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises in connection with the exercise by Landlord of its rights under this Section 16 . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if in the exercise of Landlord’s rights pursuant to the terms of this Section 16 , Tenant’s use of the Premises is interrupted and if any such interruption persists for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) consecutive hours, Tenant shall, as Tenant’s sole remedy, be entitled to a proportionate abatement of Rent to the extent, if any, of any actual loss of use of the Premises by Tenant.

17. NON-LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION .

17.1. Non-Liability . Except as a result of the gross negligence, sole negligence or willful misconduct of such parties (subject to Section 10.3 ), none of Landlord, Agent, any other managing agent, or their respective affiliates, owners, partners, directors, officers, agents and employees (“ Landlord Parties ”) shall be liable to Tenant for any loss, injury, or damage, to Tenant or to any other person, or to its or their property, irrespective of the cause of such injury, damage or loss. Further, except as a result of the gross negligence, sole negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord Parties, none of Landlord, Agent, any other managing agent, or their respective affiliates, owners, partners, directors, officers, agents and employees shall be liable to Tenant (a) for any damage caused by other tenants or persons in, upon or about the Property, or caused by operations in construction of any public or

 

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quasi-public work; (b) with respect to matters for which Landlord is liable, for consequential or indirect damages purportedly arising out of any loss of use of the Premises or any equipment or facilities therein by Tenant or any person claiming through or under Tenant; (c) for any defect in the Premises or the Property; (d) for injury or damage to person or property caused by fire, or theft, or resulting from the operation of heating or air conditioning or lighting apparatus, or from falling plaster, or from steam, gas, electricity, water, rain, snow, ice, or dampness, that may leak or flow from any part of the Property, or from the pipes, appliances or plumbing work of the same.

17.2. Tenant Indemnification . Except for the gross negligence, sole negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord Parties, Tenant hereby indemnifies, defends, and holds Landlord, Agent and their respective affiliates, owners, partners, members, directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, “ Landlord Indemnified Parties ”) harmless from and against any and all Losses (defined below) arising from or in connection with any or all of: (a) the conduct or management of either or both the Property and the Premises or any business therein, or any work or Alterations done, or any condition created by any or all of Tenant and Tenant’s Parties in or about the Premises from and after the Commencement Date; (b) any act, omission or negligence of any or all of Tenant and Tenant’s Parties; (c) any accident, injury or damage whatsoever occurring in, at or upon either or both of the Property and the Premises and caused by any or all of Tenant and Tenant’s Parties; (d) any breach by Tenant of any or all of its warranties, representations and covenants under this Lease; (e) any actions necessary to protect Landlord’s interest under this Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding or other proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code; (t) the creation or existence of any Hazardous Materials in, at, on or under the Premises or the Property, if and to the extent brought to the Premises or the Property or caused by Tenant or any party within Tenant’s control; and (g) any violation or alleged violation by any or all of Tenant and Tenant’s Parties of any Law (collectively, “ Tenant’s Indemnified Matters ”). In case any action or proceeding is brought against any or all of Landlord and the Landlord Indemnified Parties by reason of any of Tenant’s Indemnified Matters, Tenant, upon notice from any or all of Landlord, Agent or any Superior Party (defined below), shall resist and defend such action or proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to, or selected by, Landlord. The term “ Losses ” shall mean all claims, demands, expenses, actions, judgments, damages (actual, but not consequential), penalties, fines, liabilities, losses of every kind and nature, suits, administrative proceedings, costs and fees, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ reasonable fees and expenses, and the costs of cleanup, remediation, removal and restoration, that are in any way related to any matter covered by the foregoing indemnity. The provisions of this Section 17.2 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.

17.3. Landlord Indemnification . Landlord hereby indemnifies, defends and holds Tenant harmless from and against any and all Losses actually suffered or incurred by Tenant as the sole and direct result of any negligent, willful or intentional acts or omissions of any or all of Landlord, Agent and any parties within the direct and sole control of either or both of Landlord and Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Lease, however, in all events and under all circumstances, the liability of Landlord to Tenant, whether under this Section 17.3 or any other provision of this Lease, shall be limited to the interest of Landlord in the Property, and Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord’s interest in the Property for the recovery of any judgment or award against Landlord, it being intended that Landlord shall not be personally liable for any judgment or deficiency. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 17.3 to the contrary, the foregoing provision shall not limit Tenant’s ability to seek injunctive relief or specific performance of this Lease or Tenant’s right to recover any insurance or condemnation proceeds. The provisions of this Section 17.3 shall survive the expiration or termination of this Lease.

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have any liability whatsoever to the other, with respect to any act, event or circumstance arising out of (a) Landlord’s or Tenant’s, as the case may be, failure to fulfill, or delay in fulfilling any of its obligations under this Lease by reason of labor dispute, governmental preemption of property in connection with a public emergency or shortages of fuel, supplies, or labor, or any other cause, whether similar or dissimilar, beyond Landlord’s or Tenant’s, as the case may be, reasonable control; or (b) any failure or defect in the supply, quantity or character of utilities furnished to the Premises, or by reason of any requirement, act or omission of any public utility or others serving the Property, beyond Landlord’s or Tenant’s, as the case may be, reasonable control.

18. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION .

18.1. Notification and Repair; Rent Abatement . Tenant shall give prompt notice to Landlord and Agent of (a) any fire or other casualty to the Premises or the Property, and (b) any damage to, or defect in, any part or appurtenance of the Property’s sanitary, electrical, HVAC, elevator or other systems located in or passing through the Premises or any part thereof. In the event that, as a result of Tenant’s failure to promptly notify Landlord pursuant to the preceding sentence, Landlord’s insurance coverage is compromised or adversely affected, then Tenant is and shall be responsible for the payment to Landlord of any insurance proceeds that Landlord’s insurer fails or refuses to pay to Landlord as a result of the delayed notification. Subject to the provisions of Section 18.2 below, if either or both of the Property and the Premises is damaged by fire or other insured casualty, Landlord shall repair (or cause Agent to repair) the damage and restore and rebuild the Property and/or the Premises (except Tenant’s personal property) with reasonable dispatch after the adjustment of the insurance proceeds attributable to such damage. Landlord (or Agent, as the case may be) shall use its diligent, good faith efforts to make such repair or restoration promptly and in such manner as not to unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises, but Landlord or Agent shall not be required to do such repair or restoration work except during normal business hours of business days. Provided that any damage to either or both of the Property and the Premises is not caused by, or is not the result of acts or omissions by, any or all of Tenant and Tenant’s Parties, if (i) the Property is damaged by fire or other casualty thereby causing the Premises to be inaccessible or (ii) the Premises are partially damaged by fire or other casualty, the Rent shall be proportionally abated to the extent of any actual loss of use of the Premises by Tenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if neither party has elected to terminate this Lease pursuant to the terms of this Section 18.1 , and the Premises have not been restored to their condition existing immediately prior to the casualty within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date Landlord receives all necessary permits for Landlord’s repair work, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease upon written notice to Landlord given within ten (10) days immediately after the expiration of said 120 th day. In the event of a termination, the termination shall be effective as of the date upon which Landlord receives timely written notice from Tenant terminating this Lease pursuant to the preceding sentence. If Tenant fails to timely deliver a termination notice, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect and Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 18.1 .

18.2. Total Destruction . If the Property or the Premises shall be totally destroyed by fire or other casualty, or if the Property shall be so damaged by fire or other casualty that (in the reasonable opinion of a reputable contractor or architect designated by Landlord): (i) its repair or restoration of the Premises requires more than 180 days or (ii) such repair or restoration requires the expenditure of more than (a) 80% of the full insurable value of the Premises immediately prior to the casualty or (b) 50% of the full insurable value of the Property immediately prior to the casualty, Landlord and Tenant shall each have the option to terminate this Lease (by so advising the other, in writing) within 10 days after said contractor or architect delivers written notice of its opinion to Landlord and Tenant, but in all events prior to the commencement of any restoration of the Premises or the Property by Landlord. Additionally, if the damage (x) is less than the amount stated in (ii) above, but more than 10% of the full

 

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insurable value of the Property; and (y) occurs during the last two years of Lease Term, then Landlord, but not Tenant, shall have the option to terminate this Lease pursuant to the notice and within the time period established pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence. In the event of a termination pursuant to either of the preceding two (2) sentences, the termination shall be effective as of the date upon which either Landlord or Tenant, as the case may be, receives timely written notice from the other terminating this Lease pursuant to the preceding sentence. If neither Landlord nor Tenant timely delivers a termination notice, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (A) any holder of a mortgage or deed of trust encumbering the Property or landlord pursuant to a ground lease encumbering the Property (collectively, “ Superior Parties ”) or other party entitled to the insurance proceeds fails to make such proceeds available to Landlord in an amount sufficient for restoration of the Premises or the Property, or (B) the issuer of any commercial property insurance policies on the Property fails to make available to Landlord sufficient proceeds for restoration of the Premises or the Property, then Landlord may, at Landlord’s sole option, terminate this Lease by giving Tenant written notice to such effect within 30 days after Landlord receives notice from the Superior Party or insurance company, as the case may be, that such proceeds shall not be made available, in which event the termination of this Lease shall be effective as of the date Tenant receives written notice from Landlord of Landlord’s election to terminate this Lease. Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant, and Tenant shall not be entitled to terminate this Lease by virtue of any delays in completion of repairs and restoration. For purposes of this Section 18.2 only, “ full insurable value ” shall mean replacement cost, less the cost of footings, foundations and other structures below grade. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if neither party has elected to terminate this Lease pursuant to the terms of this Section 18.2 and the Premises have not been restored to their condition existing immediately prior to the casualty within one hundred twenty (120) days following the date Landlord receives all necessary permits for Landlord’s repair work, Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease upon written notice to Landlord given within ten (10) days immediately after the expiration of said 120 th day. In the event of a termination, the termination shall be effective as of the date upon which Landlord receives timely written notice from Tenant terminating this Lease pursuant to the preceding sentence. If Tenant fails to timely deliver a termination notice, this Lease shall remain in full force and effect and Tenant shall be deemed to have waived its right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 18.2 .

19. EMINENT DOMAIN . If the whole, or any substantial (as reasonably determined by Landlord) portion, of the Property is taken or condemned for any public use under any Law or by right of eminent domain, or by private purchase in lieu thereof, and such taking would prevent or materially interfere with the Permitted Use of the Premises, this Lease shall terminate effective when the physical taking of said Premises occurs. If less than a substantial portion of the Property is so taken or condemned, or if the taking or condemnation is temporary (regardless of the portion of the Property affected), this Lease shall not terminate, but the Rent payable hereunder shall be proportionally abated to the extent of any actual loss of use of the Premises by Tenant. Landlord shall be entitled to any and all payment, income, rent or award, or any interest therein whatsoever, which may be paid or made in connection with such a taking or conveyance, and Tenant shall have no claim against Landlord for the value of any unexpired portion of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any compensation specifically and independently awarded to Tenant for loss of business or goodwill, or for its personal property, shall be the property of Tenant.

20. SURRENDER AND HOLDOVER . On the last day of the Term, or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, or upon any re-entry by Landlord upon the Premises in accordance with the terms of Section 22.2.1 : (a) Tenant shall quit and surrender the Premises to Landlord “broom-clean” (as defined by Exhibit E , attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference), and in a condition that would reasonably be expected with normal and customary use in accordance with prudent operating practices and in accordance with the covenants and requirements imposed under this Lease, subject only to ordinary wear and tear (as is attributable to deterioration by reason of time and use, in spite of Tenant’s

 

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reasonable care) and such damage or destruction as Landlord is required to repair or restore under this Lease; (b) Tenant shall remove all of Tenant’s personal property therefrom, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Lease; and (c) Tenant shall surrender to Landlord any and all keys, access cards, computer codes or any other items used to access the Premises. Landlord shall be permitted to inspect the Premises in order to verify compliance with this Section 20 at any time prior to (x) the Expiration Date, (y) the effective date of any earlier termination of this Lease, or (z) the surrender date otherwise agreed to in writing by Landlord and Tenant. The obligations imposed under the first sentence of this Section 20 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease. If Tenant remains in possession after the Expiration Date hereof or after any earlier termination date of this Lease or of Tenant’s right to possession: (i) Tenant shall be deemed a tenant-at-will; (ii) Tenant shall pay 150% of the aggregate of all Rent last prevailing hereunder, and also shall pay all actual damages sustained by Landlord, directly by reason of Tenant’s remaining in possession after the expiration or termination of this Lease; (iii) there shall be no renewal or extension of this Lease by operation of law; and (iv) the tenancy-at-will may be terminated by either party hereto upon 30 days’ prior written notice given by the terminating party to the non-terminating party. The provisions of this Section 20 shall not constitute a waiver by Landlord of any re-entry rights of Landlord provided hereunder or by law.

21. EVENTS OF DEFAULT .

21.1. Bankruptcy of Tenant or Guarantor . It shall be a default by Tenant under this Lease (“ Default ” or “ Event of Default ”) if either or both of Guarantor (defined in Section 21.2 ) and Tenant makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or files a voluntary petition under any state or federal bankruptcy (including the United States Bankruptcy Code) or insolvency law, or an involuntary petition is filed against Tenant or Guarantor as the case may be under any state or federal bankruptcy (including the United States Bankruptcy Code) or insolvency law that is not dismissed within 90 days after filing, or whenever a receiver of Tenant or Guarantor as the case may be, or of, or for, the property of Tenant shall be appointed, or Tenant or Guarantor as the case may be admits it is insolvent or is not able to pay its debts as they mature.

21.2. Default Provisions . In addition to any Default arising under Section 21.1 above, each of the following shall constitute a Default: (a) if Tenant fails to pay Rent or any other payment when due hereunder within five days after written notice from Landlord of such failure to pay on the due date; provided, however, that if in any consecutive 12 month period, Tenant shall, on two (2) separate occasions, fail to pay any installment of Rent on the date such installment of Rent is due, then, on the third such occasion and on each occasion thereafter on which Tenant shall fail to pay an installment of Rent on the date such installment of Rent is due, Landlord shall be relieved from any obligation to provide notice to Tenant, and Tenant shall then no longer have a five day period in which to cure any such failure; (b) if Tenant fails, whether by action or inaction, to timely comply with, or satisfy, any or all of the obligations imposed on Tenant under this Lease (other than the obligation to pay Rent) for a period of 30 days after Landlord’s delivery to Tenant of written notice of such default under this Section 21.2(b) ; provided, however, that if the default cannot, by its nature, be cured within such 30 day period, but Tenant commences and diligently pursues a cure of such default promptly within the initial 30 day cure period, then Landlord shall not exercise its remedies under Section 22 unless such default remains uncured for more than 60 days after the initial delivery of Landlord’s original default notice; and, at Landlord’s election, or (c) if Tenant vacates or abandons the Premises during the Term.

22. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES .

22.1. Landlord’s Cure Rights Upon Default of Tenant . If a Default occurs, then Landlord may (but shall not be obligated to) cure or remedy the Default for the account of, and at the reasonable expense of, Tenant, but without waiving such Default.

 

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22.2. Landlord’s Remedies . In the event of any Default by Tenant under this Lease, Landlord, at its option, may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies provided in this Lease or otherwise at law or in equity do or perform any or all of the following:

22.2.1 . Terminate Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises by any lawful means, in which case this Lease shall terminate and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession to Landlord. In such event, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant all of: (i) the unpaid Rent that is accrued and unpaid as of the date on which this Lease is terminated; (ii) the worth, at the time of award, of the amount by which (x) the unpaid Rent that would otherwise be due and payable under this Lease (had this Lease not been terminated) for the period of time from the date on which this Lease is terminated through the Expiration Date exceeds (y) the amount of such rental loss that the Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; and (iii) any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by the Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which, in the ordinary course of events, would be likely to result therefrom, including but not limited to, the cost of recovering possession of the Premises, expenses of reletting, including renovation and alteration of the Premises, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and that portion of any leasing commission paid by Landlord in connection with this Lease applicable to the unexpired Term (as of the date on which this Lease is terminated). The worth, at the time of award, of the amount referred to in provision (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be computed by discounting such amount at the per annum discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of the District within which the Premises are located at the time of award, plus one percent per annum. Efforts by Landlord to mitigate damages caused by Tenant’s Default shall not waive Landlord’s right to recover damages under this Section 22.2 . If this Lease is terminated through any unlawful entry and detainer action, Landlord shall have the right to recover in such proceeding any unpaid Rent and damages as are recoverable in such action, or Landlord may reserve the right to recover all or any part of such Rent and damages in a separate suit; or

22.2.2 . Continue the Lease and Tenant’s right to possession and recover the Rent as it becomes due. Acts of maintenance, efforts to relet, and/or the appointment of a receiver to protect the Landlord’s interests shall not constitute a termination of the Tenant’s right to possession; or

22.2.3 . Pursue any other remedy now or hereafter available under the laws of the state in which the Premises are located.

22.2.4 . Without limitation of any of Landlord’s rights in the event of a Default by Tenant, Landlord may also exercise its rights and remedies with respect to any Security under Section 4.4 above.

Any and all personal property of Tenant that may be removed from the Premises by Landlord pursuant to the authority of this Lease or of law may be handled, removed or stored by Landlord at the sole risk, reasonable cost and expense of Tenant, and in no event or circumstance shall Landlord be responsible for the value, preservation or safekeeping thereof. Tenant shall pay to Landlord, within ten (10) days following receipt of written demand from Landlord, any and all reasonable expenses incurred in such removal and all storage charges for such property of Tenant so long as the same shall be in Landlord’s possession or under Landlord’s control. Any such property of Tenant not removed from the Premises as of the Expiration Date or any other earlier date on which this Lease is terminated shall be conclusively presumed to have been conveyed by Tenant to Landlord under this Lease as in a bill of sale, without further payment or credit by Landlord to Tenant. Neither expiration or termination of this Lease nor the termination of Tenant’s right to possession shall relieve Tenant from its liability under the indemnity provisions of this Lease.

 

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22.3. Additional Rights of Landlord . All sums advanced by Landlord or Agent on account of Tenant under this Section, or pursuant to any other provision of this Lease, and all Base Rent and Additional Rent, if delinquent or not paid by Tenant and received by Landlord when due hereunder, shall bear interest at the rate of 5% per annum above the “prime” or “reference” or “base” rate (on a per annum basis) of interest publicly announced as such, from time to time, by the JPMorgan Chase Bank, or its successor (“ Default Interest ”), from the due date thereof until paid, and such interest shall be and constitute Additional Rent and be due and payable upon Landlord’s or Agent’s submission of an invoice therefor. The various rights, remedies and elections of Landlord reserved, expressed or contained herein are cumulative and no one of them shall be deemed to be exclusive of the others or of such other rights, remedies, options or elections as are now or may hereafter be conferred upon Landlord by law.

22.4. Event of Bankruptcy . In addition to, and in no way limiting the other remedies set forth herein, Landlord and Tenant agree that if Tenant ever becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, composition, or other similar type proceeding under the federal bankruptcy laws, as now enacted or hereinafter amended, then: (a) “adequate assurance of future performance” by Tenant pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 365 will include (but not be limited to) payment of an additional/new security deposit in the amount of three times the then current Base Rent payable hereunder; (b) any person or entity to which this Lease is assigned, pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be deemed, without further act or deed, to have assumed all of the obligations of Tenant arising under this Lease on and after the effective date of such assignment, and any such assignee shall, upon demand by Landlord, execute and deliver to Landlord an instrument confirming such assumption of liability; (c) notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the contrary, all amounts payable by Tenant to or on behalf of Landlord under this Lease, whether or not expressly denominated as “Rent”, shall constitute “rent” for the purposes of Section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (d) if this Lease is assigned to any person or entity pursuant to the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, any and all monies or other considerations payable or otherwise to be delivered to Landlord or Agent (including Base Rent, Additional Rent and other amounts hereunder), shall be and remain the exclusive property of Landlord and shall not constitute property of Tenant or of the bankruptcy estate of Tenant. Any and all monies or other considerations constituting Landlord’s property under the preceding sentence not paid or delivered to Landlord or Agent shall be held in trust by Tenant or Tenant’s bankruptcy estate for the benefit of Landlord and shall be promptly paid to or turned over to Landlord.

22.5. Tenant’s Right to Cure . If Landlord shall fail to pay any amount or perform any act on its part to be paid or performed under this Lease and such failure (i) is not corrected within thirty (30) days after notice thereof by Tenant (except in the event of an emergency) (provided, however, that if the failure cannot, by its nature, be cured within such thirty (30) day period, but Landlord commences and diligently pursues a cure of such default within the initial thirty (30) day cure period, then Tenant shall not have the right to exercise its remedies under this Section 22.5 so long as Landlord is diligently pursuing such cure), and (ii) has a material adverse effect on Tenant’s ability to use the Premises for the Permitted Uses of the Premises, then Tenant may, without obligation to do so, and without waiving or releasing Landlord from any obligations of Landlord or limiting any other remedies Tenant may have pursuant to this Lease, make any such payment or perform any such other act on Landlord’s part to be made or performed under this Lease. All sums so paid by Tenant and all necessary and reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by Tenant may be deducted by Tenant from the next installments of Rent due hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant’s right of offset under the immediately preceding sentence shall be limited to twenty percent (20%) of each installment of Rent next becoming due unless insufficient Lease Term remains to fully recoup the amounts owed by Landlord to Tenant on the amounts expended by Tenant, in which event the amount of Tenant’s offset shall be increased so that Tenant is able to fully recoup all such amounts expended by Tenant prior to the expiration of the Lease Term.

 

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23. BROKER . Tenant covenants, warrants and represents that the broker set forth in Section 1.8(A) was the only broker to represent Tenant in the negotiation of this Lease (“ Tenant’s Broker ”). Landlord covenants, warrants and represents that the broker set forth in Section 1.8(B) was the only broker to represent Landlord in the negotiation of this Lease (“ Landlord’s Broker ”). Landlord shall be solely responsible for paying the commission of both Tenant’s Broker and Landlord’s Broker. Each party agrees to and hereby does defend, indemnify and hold the other harmless against and from any brokerage commissions or finder’s fees or claims therefor by a party claiming to have dealt with the indemnifying party and all costs, expenses and liabilities in connection therewith, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, for any breach of the foregoing. The foregoing indemnification shall survive the termination or expiration of this Lease.

24. MISCELLANEOUS .

24.1. Merger . All prior understandings and agreements between the parties are merged in this Lease, which alone fully and completely expresses the agreement of the parties. No agreement shall be effective to modify this Lease, in whole or in part, unless such agreement is in writing, and is signed by the party against whom enforcement of said change or modification is sought.

24.2. Notices . Any notice required to be given by either party pursuant to this Lease, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given, rendered or made only if personally delivered, or if sent by Federal Express or other comparable commercial overnight delivery service, addressed to the other party at the addresses set forth below each party’s respective signature block (or to such other address as Landlord or Tenant may designate to each other from time to time by written notice), and shall be deemed to have been given, rendered or made on the day so delivered or on the first business day after having been deposited with the courier service.

24.3. Non-Waiver . The failure of either party to insist, in any one or more instances, upon the strict performance of any one or more of the obligations of this Lease, or to exercise any election herein contained, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment for the future of the performance of such one or more obligations of this Lease or of the right to exercise such election, but the Lease shall continue and remain in full force and effect with respect to any subsequent breach, act or omission. The receipt and acceptance by Landlord or Agent of Base Rent or Additional Rent with knowledge of breach by Tenant of any obligation of this Lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach.

24.4. Legal Costs . If any action is brought by Landlord or Tenant with respect to its rights under this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, as determined by the court. Tenant shall pay Landlord’s reasonable attorneys’ fees not to exceed One Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,000.00) incurred in connection with Tenant’s request for Landlord’s consent under provisions of this Lease governing assignment and subletting, or in connection with any other act which Tenant proposes to do and which requires Landlord’s consent.

24.5. Parties Bound . Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Lease, this Lease shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assignees of the parties hereto. Tenant hereby releases Landlord named herein from any obligations of Landlord for any period subsequent to the conveyance and transfer of Landlord’s ownership interest in the Property provided Landlord’s transferee has assumed in writing all of Landlord’s obligations hereunder. In the event of such conveyance and transfer, Landlord’s obligations shall thereafter be binding upon each transferee (whether Successor Landlord or otherwise). No obligation of Landlord shall arise under this Lease until the instrument is signed by, and delivered to, both Landlord and Tenant.

 

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24.6. Recordation of Lease . Tenant shall not record or file this Lease (or any memorandum hereof) in the public records of any county or state.

24.7. Governing Law; Construction . This Lease shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state in which the Property is located. If any provision of this Lease shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected but shall be enforced to the extent permitted by law. The captions, headings and titles in this Lease are solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect its interpretation. This Lease shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party causing this Lease to be drafted. Each covenant, agreement, obligation, or other provision of this Lease to be performed by Tenant, shall be construed as a separate and independent covenant of Tenant, not dependent on any other provision of this Lease. All terms and words used in this Lease, regardless of the number or gender in which they are used, shall be deemed to include any other number and any other gender as the context may require. This Lease may be executed in counterpart and, when all counterpart documents are executed, the counterparts shall constitute a single binding instrument.

24.8. Time . Time is of the essence for this Lease. If the time for performance hereunder falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a day that is recognized as a holiday in the state in which the Property is located, then such time shall be deemed extended to the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday in said state.

24.9. Authority of Tenant . Tenant and the person(s) executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant hereby represent, warrant, and covenant with and to Landlord as follows: the individual(s) acting as signatory on behalf of Tenant is(are) duly authorized to execute this Lease; Tenant has procured (whether from its members, partners or board of directors, as the case may be), the requisite authority to enter into this Lease; this Lease is and shall be fully and completely binding upon Tenant; and Tenant shall timely and completely perform all of its obligations hereunder.

24.10. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . THE LANDLORD AND THE TENANT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT THEY MAY LAWFULLY DO SO, HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY TO THIS LEASE WITH RESPECT TO THIS LEASE, THE PREMISES, OR ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO THIS LEASE OR THE PREMISES.

24.11. Financial Information . From time to time during the Term, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord information and documentation describing and concerning Tenant’s financial condition, and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Landlord, within ten (10) days following Landlord’s written request therefor. Upon Landlord’s request, Tenant shall provide to Landlord the most currently available audited financial statement of Tenant; and if no such audited financial statement is available, then Tenant shall instead deliver to Landlord its most currently available balance sheet and income statement. Furthermore, upon the delivery of any such financial information from time to time during the Term, Tenant shall be deemed to automatically represent and warrant to Landlord that the financial information delivered to Landlord is true, accurate and complete, and that there has been no adverse change in the financial condition of Tenant since the date of the then-applicable financial information.

24.12. Confidential Information . Tenant agrees to maintain in strict confidence the economic terms of this Lease and any or all other materials, data and information delivered to or received by any or all of Tenant and Tenants’ Parties either prior to or during the Term in connection with the negotiation and execution hereof. The provisions of this Section 24.12 shall survive the termination of this Lease.

 

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24.13. Submission of Lease . Submission of this Lease to Tenant for signature does not constitute a reservation of space or an option to lease. This Lease is not effective until execution by and delivery to both Landlord and Tenant.

24.14. Lien Prohibition . Tenant shall not permit any mechanics or materialmen’s liens to attach to the Premises or the Property. Tenant, at its expense, shall procure the satisfaction or discharge of record of all such liens and encumbrances within 30 days after the filing thereof; or, within such thirty (30) day period, Tenant shall provide Landlord, at Tenant’s sole expense, with endorsements (satisfactory, both in form and substance, to Landlord and the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust) to the existing title insurance policies of Landlord and the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust, insuring against the existence of, and any attempted enforcement of, such lien or encumbrance. In the event Tenant has not so performed, Landlord may, at its option, pay and discharge such liens and Tenant shall be responsible to reimburse Landlord, on demand and as Additional Rent under this Lease, for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, together with Default Interest thereon, which reasonable expenses shall include reasonable fees of attorneys of Landlord’s choosing, and any actual costs in posting bond to effect discharge or release of the lien as an encumbrance against the Premises or the Property.

24.15. Counterparts . This Lease may be executed in multiple counterparts, but all such counterparts shall together constitute a single, complete and fully-executed document.

25. EARLY OCCUPANCY . Occupancy shall be granted to Tenant upon mutual execution of lease documents and any approvals required by the City of Phoenix. Tenant shall have no obligation to pay Base Rent or NNN charges during Early Occupancy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be subject to all other terms and conditions of this Lease during Early Occupancy.

26. OPTION TO RENEW . Provided Tenant is not then in default under any term(s) or provision(s) of this Lease beyond the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period, Tenant shall have Options to Renew this Lease for one (1) additional period of five (5) years each at the Rental Rates outlined below; and under the same terms and conditions as provided in the Original Terms of this Lease. Tenant must provide notice in writing to Landlord of its intention to exercise this Option to Renew, One Hundred and Twenty (120) days prior to the Expiration Date of current Lease Term.

 

Months

   Monthly Rent      Per Square Foot  

61-80

   $ 17,052.13 NNN       $ 1.0766   

81-100

   $ 17,904.74 NNN       $ 1.1304   

101-120

   $ 18,799.97 NNN       $ 1.1869   

27. RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER TO PURCHASE . Landlord hereby covenants and agrees that, during the Term of the Lease (but not any extensions of renewals thereof), Tenant shall have a one time “Right of First Offer” to purchase the Property on and subject to the following terms and conditions:

27.1 . Landlord shall first offer to Tenant the opportunity to purchase fee simple title to the entire Property by advising Tenant, in writing, (the “Offer Notice”) of Landlord’s desire to sell, and intent to market, the Property.

27.2 . In the Offer Notice, Landlord shall describe, with reasonable specificity, the purchase price and other relevant terms and conditions upon which Landlord is prepared to sell its fee simple interest in the entire Property (the “ Offer Terms ”). The “Offer Terms” shall include conveyance of the Property on an “AS-IS, WHERE-IS” basis.

 

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27.3 Upon Landlord’s delivery of the Offer Notice and Offer Terms, Tenant shall have ten (10) business days (“Tenant’s Response Period”) in which to advise Landlord, in writing, (the “Offer Response”) whether or not Tenant desires to exercise its Right of First Offer and acquire fee simple title to the entire Property on all of the Offer Terms.

28. All Riders and Exhibits attached hereto and executed (or initialed) both by Landlord and Tenant shall be deemed to be a part hereof and hereby incorporated herein.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Landlord and Tenant have duly executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.

 

LANDLORD:

First Industrial, L.P. , a Delaware limited
partnership

By:

 

/s/ illegible

Its:

 

illegible

TENANT:
InSys Therapeutics, Inc. , a Delaware corporation
By:  

/s/ illegible

Its:

 

illegible

 

Landlord’s Addresses for Notices :    Tenant’s Addresses for Notices :

First Industrial, L.P.

311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attn: Executive Vice President-Operations

  

EJ Financial

225 E. Deerpath, Suite 250

Lake Forest, IL 60045

Attn: Mike Babich

With a copy to :    With a copy to :

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

2425 E. Camelback Road, Suite 785

Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4262

Attn: Property Manager

  
With a copy to :   

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum Perlman & Nagelberg LLP

333 West Wacker Drive

Suite 2700

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attn: Suzanne Bessette-Smith

  
With a copy to :   

With a copy to:

Brier, Irish, Hubbard & Erhart, P.L.C.

2400 East Arizona Biltmore Circle

Suite 1300

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Attn: Robert N. Brier

  

 

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LEASE EXHIBIT A

Property

10220 S. 5151 Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85044

 

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LEASE EXHIBIT A-1

Premises

NOTE: Notwithstanding the location of the dotted line below, the Premises do not include any portion of the shaded area below.

LOGO

 

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LEASE EXHIBIT B

TENANT OPERATIONS INQUIRY FORM

 

1.      Name of Company/Contact  

 

 

 

2.      Address/Phone

 

 

 

 

 

3.      Provide a brief description of your business and operations:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Will you be required to make filings and notices or obtain permits as required by Federal and/or State regulations for the operations at the proposed facility? Specifically:

 

a.   SARA Title III Section 312 (Tier II) reports    YES    NO
  (> 10,000 lbs. of hazardous materials STORED at any one time)      
b.   SARA Title III Section 313 (Tier III) Form R reports    YES    NO
  (> 10,000 lbs. of hazardous materials USED per year)      
c.   NPDES or SPDES Stormwater Discharge permit    YES    NO
  (answer “No” if “No-Exposure Certification” filed)      
d.   EPA Hazardous Waste Generator ID Number    YES    NO

 

5. Provide a list of chemicals and wastes that will be used and/or generated at the proposed location. Routine office and cleaning supplies are not included. Make additional copies if required.

 

Chemical Waste  

Approximate Annual

Quantity Used or

Generated

 

Storage Container(s)

(i.e. Drums, Cartons, Totes,

Bags, ASTs, USTs, etc)

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

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LEASE EXHIBIT C

TENANT’S WORK

This Exhibit C sets forth the rights and obligations of Landlord and Tenant with respect to construction of the Work (defined below). Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined in this Exhibit, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Lease.

1. Work . Tenant desires the Work to be constructed in the Premises in substantial accordance with the Final Plan (defined below) prepared by The Smith Group , or such other space planner as may be selected by Tenant and approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (“ Space Planner ”). The tenant improvement work to be constructed in the Premises as shown in the Final Plan and as more fully detailed in the Working Drawings (defined below) and the Supplemental Materials (defined below), shall be hereinafter referred to as the “ Work ”.

2. Initial Plan and Final Plan; Working Drawings; Supplemental Materials .

(a) Initial Plan and Final Plan . Tenant shall cause an initial plan for the Work (the “ Initial Plan ”) to be prepared by Space Planner and shall submit the Initial Plan to Landlord within _ 14 _days following execution of the Lease by Landlord and Tenant. Landlord shall have 14 days following receipt of the Initial Plan to review and provide any reasonable comments Landlord may have to Tenant in connection therewith. In the event Landlord requires any reasonable changes or modifications to the Initial Plan, Tenant shall cause the Initial Plan to be revised and shall resubmit the revised Initial Plan to Landlord for approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The same time periods set forth above shall apply to Tenant’s re-submittal to Landlord of the revised Initial Plan and Landlord’s review of and comment in connection with the revised Initial Plan. The foregoing procedure shall be repeated until the Initial Plan has been reasonably mutually approved by Landlord and Tenant. No Work shall commence in the Premises until Landlord gives its final written approval of the revised Initial Plan (the “ Final Plan ”), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(b) Working Drawings . If necessary for the performance of the Work and not included as part of the Final Plan, Tenant shall prepare or cause to be prepared final working drawings and specifications for the Work (collectively, the “ Working Drawings ”). So long as the Working Drawings are consistent with the Final Plan, Landlord shall approve the Working Drawings within three (3) days after receipt of same from Tenant or from Contractor (as defined below) by initialing and returning to Tenant each sheet of the Working Drawings. In the event that the Working Drawings are included as part of the Final Plan, or in the event Tenant performs the Work without the necessity of preparing Working Drawings, then whenever the term “ Working Drawings ” is used in this Exhibit, such term shall be deemed to refer to the Final Plan.

(c) Supplemental Materials . If necessary for the performance of the Work and not included as part of the Working Drawings, Tenant shall prepare or cause to be prepared other plans, drawings, specifications, finish details and other information relating to the Work (the “ Supplemental Materials ”). So long as the Supplemental Materials are consistent with the Final Plan and the Working Drawings, Landlord shall approve the Supplemental Materials within three (3) days after receipt of same from Tenant or from Contractor by initialing and returning to Tenant each sheet of the Supplemental Materials. In the event that the Supplemental Materials are included as part of the Final Plan or the Working Drawings, or in the event Tenant performs the Work without the necessity of preparing Supplemental Materials, then whenever the term “ Supplemental Materials ” is used in this Exhibit, such term shall be deemed to refer to the Final Plan or the Working Drawings, as applicable.

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(d) Landlord’s Approval .

i) Landlord shall not be deemed to have acted unreasonably under the terms of this Exhibit C if it withholds its approval of the Initial Plan, the Final Plan, the Working Drawings or the Supplemental Materials, because, in Landlord’s reasonable opinion, the Work, as described in any such item: (A) would materially adversely affect any or all of the Building systems, the structure of the Building and either or both of the safety of the Building and its occupants, (B) would materially, adversely impair Landlord’s ability to furnish services to Tenant or other tenants in the Building; (C) would materially increase the cost of operating the Building; (D) would violate any Laws, (E) contains or uses Hazardous Materials; (F) would materially, adversely affect the appearance of the Building; (G) would materially, adversely affect another tenant’s premises; (H) is prohibited by any ground lease affecting the Building or by any mortgage, trust deed or other instrument encumbering the Property; or (I) will be substantially delayed because of unavailability or shortage of labor or materials necessary to perform the Work or the difficulties or unusual nature of such Work. The foregoing reasons, however, shall not be the only reasons for which Landlord may withhold its approval, whether or not such other reasons are similar or dissimilar to the foregoing.

ii) Neither the approval by Landlord of the Work, the Final Plan, the Working Drawings and/or the Supplemental Materials, nor any execution by Landlord’s of the contract for the Work with DPR ] , or such other contractor as may be selected by Tenant and approved by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (the “ Contractor ”), nor any supervision or monitoring by Landlord of the Work, shall constitute a warranty by Landlord to Tenant of the adequacy of the design of the Work for Tenant’s intended use of the Premises. Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that although Landlord may consent to the contract for the performance of the Work with Contractor after a contract reasonably acceptable to Landlord is presented by Tenant (the “ Contract ”), Tenant has selected Contractor, Tenant shall negotiate with Contractor and Tenant shall be solely responsible for ensuring that the Work is performed in accordance with the Final Plans, the Working Drawings and the Supplemental Materials and Landlord shall have no responsibility or liability therefor.

(e) Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Exhibit C , provided that Tenant timely submitted to Landlord all required documents, if Landlord has not approved the Space Planner, Contractor, the Contract, the Final Plan, the Working Drawings and the Supplemental Materials such that Tenant may (provided that Tenant has obtained the necessary permits therefor) commence construction of the Work on or before April 1    , 2007 (the “ Approval Date ”), Tenant shall have the right to terminate the Lease by written notice to Landlord on or before the Approval Date, in which event any amounts previously paid by Tenant to Landlord shall be returned to Tenant and the parties shall have no further obligations under the Lease.

3. Performance of the Work . Except as hereinafter provided to the contrary, Tenant shall cause the performance of the Work using (except as may be otherwise stated or shown otherwise in the Final Plan, the Working Drawings and/or the Supplemental Materials) materials, quantities and procedures then in use by Landlord, provided that Tenant has received a detailed written summary of the same prior to commencement of the Work (“ Building Standards ”).

4. Allowance . Landlord shall pay for that portion of the Cost of the Work (defined below) in an amount not to exceed $110,873.00 (such amount being $7.00 per rentable square foot of the Premises which is to be improved, as described in the Working Drawings) (the “ Allowance ”), and Tenant shall pay for the entire Cost of the Work in excess of the Allowance. Tenant shall not be entitled to any credit, abatement or payment from Landlord in the event that the amount of the Cost of the Work exceeds the Allowance.

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5. Cost of the Work . For purposes of this Exhibit, the term “ Cost of the Work ” shall mean and include any and all costs and expenses of the Work, including, without limitation, the cost to prepare and revise the Initial Plan, the Final Plan, the Working Drawings, and the Supplemental Materials, the fees and expenses of Space Planner, Contractor and Architect (as defined below), all permit and inspection fees, management and supervision fees, taxes, amounts paid to contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, architects’ fees, engineering costs, premiums for insurance, utilities, equipment rental, demolition, labor, materials, and supplies, and any other development costs related to the Lease and the opening for business in the Premises. The Cost of the Work does not include, and Landlord may not charge Tenant, any review, management, supervision or similar fee in connection with Tenant’s Work.

6. Payment . Landlord shall disburse the Allowance within thirty (30) business days after Tenant gives notice to Landlord that Tenant has opened for business in the Premises, subject to (a) Landlord’s receipt of: (i) evidence of the insurance required by the terms of the Lease (ACORD Form 25 or other evidence reasonably acceptable to Landlord), (ii) lien waivers and releases from Tenant and all of its contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, (iii) a copy of the certificate of occupancy for the Premises issued by the City of Phoenix, (iv) copies of all applications for payment, preliminary twenty-day notices, records of payments, the contract with the general contractor, all change orders, and an approved schedule of values and unit costs, and (v) copies of all invoices paid by Tenant in connection with the Work, and (b) Landlord’s inspection of the Work, which Landlord shall complete within such thirty (30) business day period, and Landlord’s approval of the Work as being in accordance with the Final Plan, the Working Drawings and the Supplemental Materials, which approval Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold or delay.

7. Substantial Completion . Tenant is solely responsible for causing the Work to be “substantially completed.” The Work shall be deemed to be “substantially completed” for all purposes under this Exhibit C and the Lease as of the date Contractor issues a written certificate to Landlord and Tenant, certifying that the Work has been substantially completed (i.e., completed except for “punchlist” items) in substantial compliance with the Final Plans, the Working Drawings, and the Supplemental Materials, or when Tenant first takes occupancy of the Premises, whichever first occurs. If the Work is not deemed to be substantially completed on or before the Rent Commencement Date, (a) Tenant agrees to use reasonable efforts to complete the Work as soon as practicable thereafter, (b) the Lease shall remain in full force and effect, (c) Landlord shall not be deemed to be in breach or default of the Lease or this Exhibit C as a result thereof and Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant as a result of any delay in occupancy (whether for damages, abatement of Rent or otherwise), and (d) notwithstanding anything contained in the Lease to the contrary, the Rent Commencement Date shall not be extended. Tenant agrees to use reasonable diligence to complete all “punchlist items” listed in the aforesaid contractor certificate promptly after substantial completion.

8. Commencement of Tenant’s Work . Tenant shall only permit Work to be performed for which Tenant, Contractor and/or Architect have obtained all appropriate and necessary permits and shall not permit any Work to commence for which a permit is required without first obtaining any and all necessary permits. It shall be a condition to the grant by Landlord and continued effectiveness of such license that:

(a) Tenant shall give to Landlord not less than five (5) days prior to the date on which the Work will commence, the following items, all in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Landlord: (i) a detailed description of and schedule for the Work; (ii) the names and addresses of all contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers and all other representatives of Tenant who or which will be entering the Premises on behalf of Tenant to perform the Work or will be supplying materials for such Work, and the approximate number of individuals, itemized by trade, who will be present in the Premises; (iii) copies of all contracts, subcontracts and material purchase orders pertaining to the Work;

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(iv) copies of plans and specifications pertaining to the Work; (v) copies of all licenses and permits required in connection with the performance of the Work; and (vi) certificates of insurance (in amounts satisfactory to Landlord and with the parties identified in, or required by, the Lease named as additional insureds) and instruments of indemnification against all losses, which may arise in connection with the Work.

(b) Tenant, Contractor, Architect and the Related Parties shall work in harmony and not interfere with other tenants of the Building, or with Landlord or Landlord’s agents in connection with any Landlord’s work in other premises and in common areas of the Building, or with the general operation of the Building. If at any time any such person shall, as a result of such parties’ gross negligence or willful misconduct, cause or threaten to cause such disharmony or interference, including labor disharmony, and Tenant shall fail, within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of written notice from Landlord, to institute and maintain such corrective actions as reasonably directed by Landlord to Tenant in writing, then Landlord may withdraw such license upon twenty-four (24) hours’ prior written notice to Tenant.

(c) Any entry into and occupancy of the Premises by Tenant, Contractor, Architect, or any of the Related Parties shall be deemed to be subject to all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Lease, specifically including the provisions of Section 11 thereof (regarding Tenant’s improvements and alterations to the Premises), and excluding only the covenant to pay Rent. Except as a result of Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, Landlord shall not be liable for any injury or death to any person or persons, loss or damage which may occur to any of the Work made in or about the Premises or to property placed therein during the period the Work is being performed, the same being at Tenant’s sole risk and liability. Except in connection with Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, Tenant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Landlord from and against all losses, which may be brought or made against Landlord, or which Landlord may pay or incur, by reason of the Tenant’s early access to the Premises pursuant to this Section or due to the Work. Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for any damage to the Premises or to any portion of the Work caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Tenant or any of its Related Parties. In the event that the performance of the Work directly, proximately and reasonably causes extra costs to Landlord or requires the use of other Building services, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for such direct, proximate and reasonable extra costs within ten (10) days following receipt of written demand from Landlord therefor.

9. Communications with Landlord’s Contractor and Architect . In no event shall Landlord pay for, or be responsible for in any other way, any amount in excess of the Allowance or any work performed by Contractor or any architect that is not first approved in writing by Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed (the “ Architect ”). If Contractor or Architect performs any work on behalf of Tenant which has not previously been approved in writing by Landlord and included in the Cost of the Work, Tenant shall pay for all such Work. Nothing contained herein shall (a) be construed as consent by Landlord to any Work performed by Contractor or Architect and/or (b) constitute a waiver of, or limit or exclude, any of Landlord’s rights or remedies under the Lease, at law or in equity.

10. Force Majeure . If either party hereto shall be delayed or prevented from the performance of any act required hereunder by reason of acts of God, strikes, lockouts, labor troubles, inability to procure materials, restrictive governmental laws or regulations or other cause without fault and beyond the control of the party obligated (financial inability excepted), performance of such act shall be excused for the period of the delay, and the period for the performance of any such act shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of such delay.

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LEASE EXHIBIT D

FORM OF CONFIRMATION OF COMMENCEMENT DATE

                     , 2007

InSys Therapeutics

15220 North 51 st St

Phoenix, AZ 85044

RE: 10220 North 51 st Street

Dear Tenant:

This letter shall confirm that the Commencement Date for the above-referenced Lease is                      , 2007.

InSys Therapeutics, Inc., as Tenant, hereby acknowledges the following: (i) Tenant is in possession of the Premises (as defined in the Lease); (ii) the Lease is in full force and effect; (iii) to the best of Tenant’s knowledge, Landlord is not in default under the Lease; and (iv) possession of the Premises is accepted by Tenant as having been delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lease.

Our records indicate the following information for the 15,839 square feet of space:

 

Commencement Date:                          , 2007
Rent Commencement Date:     November 1, 2007
Next Monthly Base Rent due:     December 1, 2007
Operating Expense commencement date:     November 1, 2007
Lease Expiration Date:     October 31, 2012

Please sign two (2) copies of this letter in the space provided below acknowledging your agreement with the above and return them to me at my office. I suggest you attach a copy of this letter to your copy of the Lease.

Thank you again for your cooperation and assistance regarding this matter. Please contact me at any time should you have questions regarding the lease, building, or any related manner.

 

Sincerely,  

Acknowledged and Agreed to this      day of                      , 2007

Sheila Reed, Operations Manager   InSys Therapeutics, Inc
  By:  

/s/ illegible

  Title:  

President & CEO

 

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LEASE EXHIBIT E

Broom Clean Condition and Repair Requirements

 

 

All lighting is to be placed into good working order. This includes replacement of bulbs, ballasts, and lenses as needed.

 

 

All truck doors and dock levelers should be serviced and placed in good operating order (including, but not limited to, overhead door springs, rollers, tracks and motorized door operator). This would include the necessary (a) replacement of any dented truck door panels, broken panels and cracked lumber, and (b) adjustment of door tension to insure proper operation. All door panels that are replaced shall be painted to match the Building standard.

 

 

All structural steel columns in the warehouse and office should be inspected for damage, and must be repaired. Repairs of this nature shall be pre-approved by the Landlord prior to implementation, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

 

HVAC system shall be in good working order, including the necessary replacement of any parts to return the unit to a well-maintained condition. This includes, but is not limited to, filters, thermostats, warehouse heaters and exhaust fans. Upon move out, Landlord will have an exit inspection performed by a certified mechanical contractor to determine the condition of the HVAC system.

 

 

All holes in the sheet rock walls shall be repaired prior to move-out. All walls shall be clean.

 

 

The carpets and vinyl tiles shall be in a clean condition and shall not have any holes or chips in them. Flooring shall be free of excessive dust, dirt, grease, oil and stains. Cracks in concrete and asphalt shall be acceptable as long as they are ordinary wear and tear, and are not the result of misuse.

 

 

Facilities shall be returned in a clean condition, including, but not limited to, the cleaning of the coffee bar, restroom areas, windows, and other portions of the Premises.

 

 

There shall be no protrusion of anchors from the warehouse floor and all holes shall be appropriately patched. If machinery/equipment is removed, the electrical lines shall be properly terminated at the nearest junction box.

 

 

All exterior windows with cracks or breakage shall be replaced. All windows shall be clean.

 

 

Tenant shall provide keys for all locks on the Premises, including front doors, rear doors, and interior doors.

 

 

All mechanical and electrical systems shall be left in a safe condition that confirms to code. Bare wires and dangerous installations shall be corrected to Landlord’s reasonable satisfaction.

 

 

All plumbing fixtures shall be in good working order, including, but not limited to, the water heater. Faucets and toilets shall not leak.

 

 

All dock bumpers shall be left in place and well-secured.

 

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Drop grid ceiling shall be free of excessive dust from lack of changing filters. No ceiling tiles may be missing or damaged.

 

 

All trash shall be removed from both inside and outside of the Building.

 

 

All signs in front of Building and on glass entry door and rear door shall be removed.

 

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EXHIBIT F

Rules and Regulations

l.  Animals . Tenants shall not bring any animals (except seeing eye and other service provider dogs) into the Building.

2.  Certain Substances . Tenant shall not, except as may be required under the terms of the acceptable use provisions of this Lease, without the prior written consent of Landlord, use, keep, or permit to be used or kept any noxious gas or substance, including without limitation flammable or combustible fluids or substances, in the Premises, or permit or suffer the Lease Premises to be occupied or used in a manner unreasonable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors, and/or vibrations, or unreasonably interfere in any way with other lessees or those having business therein.

3.  Dangerous Activities . Tenant shall not make any use of the Premises which involves unreasonable danger of injury to any person.

4.  Deliveries . Tenant shall ensure that deliveries of material and supplies to the Premises are made through such entrances, elevators and corridors and at such times as may from time to time be reasonably designated in writing to Tenant, and shall promptly pay or cause to be paid to Landlord the reasonable cost or repairing any damage in the Building caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of any person making such deliveries within ten (10) days following receipt of written demand therefor from Landlord.

5.  Fire and Security Regulations . Tenant agrees that it shall comply with all fire and security regulations that may be reasonably issued in writing to Tenant from time to time by Landlord in writing, and Tenant shall also provide Landlord with the name of a designated employee to represent Tenant in all matters pertaining to such fire or security regulations.

6.  Future Changes . Landlord reserves the right, by written notice to Tenant, to rescind, alter or waive any rule or regulation at any time prescribed for the Building when, in Landlord’s reasonable judgment, it is necessary or desirable or proper for the best interests of the Building and its tenants, with thirty (30) days prior written notice, provided that the same shall not result in any rule or regulation becoming unreasonable or discriminating against any tenant in the Building. Landlord reserves the right to make such other reasonable, non-discriminatory rules and regulations as in its reasonable judgment may be necessary or desirable for the safety, care, and cleanliness of said premises and for the preservation of good order therein. Tenant agrees to abide by all such reasonable and non-discriminatory rules and regulations that may be hereafter adopted.

7.  Heavy Articles . Except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Landlord Party, Landlord will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any safe or property from any cause, and all damage done to the Building by moving or maintaining any safe or other property shall be repaired at the reasonable expense of Tenant.

8.  Intoxication . Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the Building any person who, in the reasonable judgment of the Landlord is, intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs, or who shall in any manner do any act in violation of any of the rules and regulations of the Building.

9.  Loading and Unloading . The delivery and shipping of merchandise, supplies, fixtures and other materials or goods of whatsoever nature to or from the Premises and all loading, unloading and handling

 

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thereof shall be done only at such times, in such areas, by such means as are reasonably designated in writing to Tenant by Landlord. Landlord may from time to time make and amend regulations for the orderly and efficient operation of delivery facilities to the Property provided the same are reasonable and non-discriminatory among the tenants in the Building.

10.  Locks . Landlord may from time to time install and change locking mechanisms on entrances to the Building and Common areas thereof, and (unless 24-hour security is provided by the Building) shall promptly upon such installation or change provide to Tenant a reasonable number of keys and replacements therefor to need the bona fide requirements of Tenant. In these rules “keys” include any device serving the same purpose. If with Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, Tenant installs lock(s) incompatible with the Building master locking system:

(a) Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against any reasonable expense as a result of forced entry thereto which may be required in an emergency, and

(b) Tenant shall at the end of the Term and at Landlord’s request remove such lock(s) at Tenant’s expense.

11.  Obstructions . Tenant shall not obstruct or place anything in or on the sidewalks or driveways outside the Building or in the entrances, lobbies, corridors, stairwells, elevators, or other Common Areas of the Building, or use such locations for any purpose except access to and exit from the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent. Landlord may remove at Tenant’s expense any such obstruction or thing (unamortized by Landlord without notice or obligation to Tenant).

12.  Personal Use of Leased Premises . The Premises shall not be used or permitted to be used for residential, lodging or sleeping purposes or for the storage of personal effects or property not required for business purposes.

13.  Public Access . The halls, passages, exits, entrances, stairways, balconies, and roof are not for the use of the general public, and Landlord shall in all cases retain the right to control and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence in the reasonable judgment of Landlord shall be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation, and interests of the Building and its lessees provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent such access to persons with whom Tenant normally deals in the ordinary course of the Tenant’s business unless such persons are engaged in illegal activities. Neither Tenant nor Tenant’s employees or invitees shall be permitted on the roof of the Building.

14.  Repair, Maintenance, Alterations, and Improvements . Except in the event of an emergency, Tenant shall carry out Tenant’s repair, maintenance, alteration and improvements in the Premises only during times agreed to in advance in writing by Landlord, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, in a manner which will not unreasonably interfere with the rights of other tenants in the Building.

15.  Return of Keys . At the end of the term of the Lease, Tenant shall promptly return to Landlord all keys for the Building and Premises which are in possession of Tenant.

16.  Security . Landlord may from time to time adopt reasonable and appropriate systems and procedures for the security or safety of the Building, any persons occupying, using or entering the same, or any equipment, furnishings or contents thereof, and Tenant shall comply with Landlord’s reasonable written requirements relative thereto.

 

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17.  Shut-Down . Tenant shall cause the doors of the Premises to be closed and securely locked before leaving the Building, and shall observe strict care and caution that all water faucets or water apparatus are entirely shut off before Tenant leaves the Building, and that all electricity shall likewise be carefully shut off, so as to prevent waste or damage.

18.  Windows . Tenant shall observe Landlord’s reasonable, non-discriminatory, written rules with respect to maintaining uniform drapes at all windows in the Premises so that the Building presents a uniform exterior appearance, and shall not install any window shades, screens, drapes, covers or other materials on or at any window in the Premises without Landlord’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

19.  Wiring . Tenant will direct electricians as to the location and manner of placement of telephone and telegraph wires. The installation of significant telephone and other significant office equipment affixed to the Premises, and the installation of electrical outlets in excess of 110 volts, shall be subject to the approval of the Landlord. Landlord reserves the right to enter upon said Premises for the purpose of installing additional electrical wiring and/or other utilities for the benefit of Tenant (with Tenant’s knowledge and written approval thereof) or adjoining lessees, but only after reasonable notice to Tenant and only at times other than during normal business hours.

 

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EXHIBIT G

Employee Parking Area

 

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Exhibit 10.9

Lease of Office Space

Suite 970

at

101 Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044

Between

CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor

trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as successor trustee to AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST

COMPANY OF CHICAGO, as Trustee under Trust Agreement

dated March 16, 1987 and

known as Trust No. 10207306

as “LANDLORD”

and

NEOPHARM, INC.

as “TENANT”


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I.

  Basic Lease Provisions and Definitions
  Section 1.1        Building
  Section 1.2    Premises
  Section 1.3    Lease Term
  Section 1.4    Rental
  Section 1.5    Tenant’s Share of Operating Costs and Real Estate Taxes
  Section 1.6    Permitted Uses by Tenant
  Section 1.7    Security Deposit

ARTICLE II.

  Leased Premises
  Section 2.1    Work Letter

ARTICLE III.

  Commencement Date
  Section 3.1    Commencement Date

ARTICLE IV.

  Rental   
  Section 4.1    Rental Definition
  Section 4.2    Payment
  Section 4.3    Tenant’s Share of Operating Costs
  Section 4.4    Tenant’s Share of Real Estate Taxes
  Section 4.5    Tenant’s Share of Electrical (Gas) Costs
  Section 4.6    Tenant’s Right to Inspect Books and Records

ARTICLE V.

  Landlord’s Services
  Section 5.1    Electricity
  Section 5.2    Reserved
  Section 5.3    Reserved
  Section 5.4    Water
  Section 5.5    Janitorial Services
  Section 5.6    Landscaping Services
  Section 5.7    No Liability

ARTICLE VI.

  Other Impositions
  Section 6.1    Other Impositions

ARTICLE VII.

  Assignment and Sublease
  Section 7.1    Limitations

ARTICLE VIII.

  Compliance with Laws
  Section 8.1    Compliance with Laws

 

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ARTICLE IX.

  Quiet Enjoyment
  Section 9.1        Quiet Enjoyment

ARTICLE X.

  Signs
  Section 10.1    Signs

ARTICLE XI.

  Tenant’s Care of Premises
  Section 11.1    Waste
  Section 11.2    Alterations, Additions or Improvements
  Section 11.3    Flammables, Explosives or Toxic Substances
  Section 11.4    Property and Improvements at Tenant’s Risk
  Section 11.5    Hazardous Materials Defined
  Section 11.6    Environmental Regulations Defined
  Section 11.7    Environmental Compliance
  Section 11.8    Indemnification
  Section 11.9    Termination, Cancellation, Surrender

ARTICLE XII.

  Waiver of Claims and Indemnification
  Section 12.1    Waiver of Claims
  Section 12.2    Indemnification
  Section 12.3    Definition of Landlord and Tenant

ARTICLE XIII.

  Damage and Destruction
  Section 13.1    Damage and Destruction

ARTICLE XIV.

  Waiver of Subrogation
  Section 14.1    Waiver of Subrogation

ARTICLE XV.

  Insurance
  Section 15.1    General Provisions With Regard to Insurance
  Section 15.2    Landlord’s Insurance

ARTICLE XVI.

  Eminent Domain
  Section 16.1    Eminent Domain

ARTICLE XVII.

  Access to Premises
  Section 17.1    Access to Premises

ARTICLE XVIII.

  Notices
  Section 18.1    Notices

 

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ARTICLE XIX.

  Failure to Perform, Defaults, Remedies
  Section 19.1        Defaults
  Section 19.2    Remedies
  Section 19.3    Deficiency
  Section 19.4    Breach by Tenant

ARTICLE XX.

  Condition of Premises
  Section 20.1    Condition of Premises

ARTICLE XXI.

  Landlord’s Title
  Section 21.1    Landlord’s Title

ARTICLE XXII.

  Landlord’s Right to Perform for Account of Tenant and Attorneys’ Fees Section 22.1 Landlord’s Right to Perform for Account of Tenant and Attorneys’ Fees

ARTICLE XXIII.

  Successors and Assigns
  Section 23.1    Successors and Assigns

ARTICLE XXIV.

  Reservations by Landlord
  Section 24.1    Reservations by Landlord

ARTICLE XXV.

  Rules and Regulations
  Section 25.1    Rules and Regulations

ARTICLE XXVI.

  Non-Waiver
  Section 26.1    Non-Waiver

ARTICLE XXVII.

  Other Tenants
  Section 27.1    Other Tenants

ARTICLE XXVIII.

  Termination Option
  Section 28.1    Termination Option

ARTICLE XXIX.

  Renewal Option
  Section 29.1    Renewal Option

ARTICLE XXX.

  Miscellaneous Provisions
  Section 30.1    No Constructive Eviction
  Section 30.2    Subordination
  Section 30.3    Tenant Estoppel Certificates and Financial Statements
  Section 30.4    Brokerage Fees
  Section 30.5    Unenforceability/Joint and Several Liability
  Section 30.6    Headings, Miscellaneous
  Section 30.7    Holding Over

 

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  Section 30.8    Payments
  Section 30.9    Force Majeure
  Section 30.10    Overload
  Section 30.11    Liability of Landlord
  Section 30.12    Maintenance of Building and Common Area
  Section 30.13    Addenda, Riders and Exhibits
  Section 30.14    Governing Law
  Section 30.15    Recordation of Lease
  Section 30.16    Not Binding Lease
  Section 30.17    Trustee’s Exculpation
  Section 30.18    Authority of Partnership

Execution

    

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List of Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT A

  -   Legal Description

EXHIBIT B

  -   Space Plan

EXHIBIT C

  -   Work Letter

EXHIBIT D

  -   List of Environmental Materials on Tenant Premises

EXHIBIT E

  -   Rules and Regulations

 

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101 WAUKEGAN ROAD BUILDING

THIS LEASE AGREEMENT, made as of the 20 th day of December, 2007, by and between CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor trustee to AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust No. 10207306 hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”, and NEOPHARM, INC., hereinafter referred to as “Tenant”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Landlord desires to lease to Tenant certain premises located in its office building as hereinafter defined and Tenant desires to lease the same upon the terms and conditions and for the good and valuable consideration described in this lease agreement, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Lease”;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

I

BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

1.1 Building . The “Building” is located upon the property commonly known as 101 Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois, and legally described on Exhibit “A”. The Building consists of Ninety-Four Thousand Five Hundred Four (94,504) rentable square feet.

1.2 Premises . The “Premises” or “Leased Premises” consists of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-One (12,561) rentable square feet (“Rentable Area”), designated as Suite No. 970, and is separately outlined on the Space Plan which is referenced in Exhibit “B”. The Landlord represents that the Rental Area of the Premises and the Building has been measured by the Architect and Space Planner consistent with all Leases for the Building.

1.3 Lease Term . The “Lease Term” under this Lease is for a period of seven (7) years, commencing on the Commencement Date (as defined in Section 3.1 below) and ending at midnight on the last day of the month that is seven (7) years thereafter (the “Termination Date”), or at such earlier date as this Lease may be terminated as hereinafter provided.

1.4 Rental . The Base Rental rent payments shall be as follows:

 

Term

   Annual Rent      Monthly Rent  

Months 1-12

   $ 249,963.96       $ 20,830.33   

Months 13-24

     257,462.76         21,455.23   

Months 25-36

     265,186.68         22,098.89   

 

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Months 37-48

     273,142.32         22,761.86   

Months 49-60

     281,336.52         23,444.71   

Months 61-72

     289,776.72         24,148.06   

Months 73-84

     298,469.00         24,872.50   

Base Rental shall be paid in accordance with Article IV of this Lease.

1.5 Tenant’s Share of Operating Costs and Real Estate Taxes . Tenant’s share of Building Operating Costs and Real Estate Taxes shall be 13.29% (“Tenant’s Share”) of such costs as provided in Sections 4.3 and 4.4, which payments will commence upon the Lease Commencement Date. Tenant’s Share is determined by the Rentable Area of the Leased Premises divided by the total rentable square feet of the Building.

1.6 Permitted Uses by Tenant . The Premises shall be fully occupied and used by Tenant exclusively, solely for the following purposes: operation of a medical research laboratory and for general office use. Tenant represents, covenants and warrants that the Premises will be used by its agents and employees lawfully for such purposes and for no other purpose.

1.7 Security Deposit . Tenant is depositing with Landlord within three (3) days of execution of the Lease a security deposit in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($470,000.00) (the “Security Deposit”), in the form of an irrevocable Letter of Credit in a form reasonably satisfactory to Landlord, to be held by Landlord as security for the performance of Tenant’s covenants and obligations under this Lease. Provided the Tenant is not in default under the terms of the Lease, the amount of the Security Deposit shall be reduced to $370,000.00 as of the beginning of the third year of the Lease Term; and further reduced to $270,000.00 as of the beginning of the fourth year of the Lease Term; and finally reduced to the amount of $170,000.00 as of the beginning of the fifth year of the Lease Term. The terms of any Letter of Credit shall provide for automatic renewal unless notice is given to the Landlord of the non-renewal no less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the Letter of Credit. It is expressly understood that such deposit shall not be considered an advance payment of rental or a measure of Landlord’s damages in case of default by Tenant. Upon the occurrence of any event of default by Tenant, Landlord may, without prejudice to any other remedy, use the Security Deposit to the extent necessary to make good any arrearages of rent and any other damage, injury, expense or liability caused to Landlord by such event of default. Following any such application of the Security Deposit, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, on demand, the amount so applied in order to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. If Tenant is not then in Default hereunder, the Security Deposit shall be returned to Tenant upon termination of this Lease and after delivery of the Premises in accordance with this Lease.

II

LEASED PREMISES

2.1 Work Letter . Landlord leases, demises and lets to Tenant the Premises and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord the Premises complete with improvements to be made by Landlord

 

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to the Premises (“Landlord’s Improvement Work”) as set forth under the terms of the Work Letter, Exhibit “C”, attached hereto and executed between Landlord and Tenant in connection with this Lease.

III

COMMENCEMENT DATE

3.1 Commencement Date . The “Commencement Date” of the Lease Term shall be upon Landlord’s Substantial Completion of Landlord’s Improvement Work. As used herein, the term “Substantial Completion” shall mean that the Leased Premises are (i) completed in accordance with the Final Approved Plans and Specifications (which shall be evidenced by the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, which permits the conduct of Tenant’s Permitted Use or if Tenant is the cause of a Certificate of Occupancy not being issued, the completion of Landlord’s Improvement Work for the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is confirmed by a Certificate of Substantial Completion provided by the Project Architect); (ii) free from any and all mechanics’ lien claims arising out of all work in connection therewith (other than claims filed as a result of bona fide disputes between Northern Builders and its subcontractors or material suppliers which Northern Builders is diligently contesting and which Landlord indemnifies and holds Tenant harmless from and against any such mechanics’ lien claims); and (iii) sufficiently completed and free from construction defects so that Tenant is able to occupy the Leased Premises for the Permitted Use (notwithstanding Punch List Items). “Punch List Items” means uncompleted or improperly completed items of the Landlord Improvement Work or the Leased Premises which in the aggregate do not materially interfere with Tenant’s Permitted Use and occupancy of the Leased Premises for the conduct of the Permitted Use and which Landlord will have completed no later than thirty (30) days after the Commencement Date. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant is relocating its business operations to the Premises from its current location at 1850 Lakeside, Waukegan, Illinois (“Existing Space”), that Tenant’s lease of the Existing Space is expiring and that the Tenant needs to vacate and deliver possession of the Existing Space as soon as possible. In the event that Tenant fails to deliver possession by the date six (6) weeks following issuance of a building permit by the Village of Lake Bluff (the “Outside Date”), the Tenant will incur significant damages, including, but not limited to, holdover rent. Accordingly, in the event that the Substantial Completion of Landlord’s Improvement Work is not achieved by the Outside Date, then Tenant shall be entitled to one (1) day abatement of Base Rental for every one (1) day after the Outside Date until Substantial Completion.

 

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Landlord shall notify Tenant twenty (20) days prior to the date it anticipates the Improvements will be Substantially Completed. In the event that there is a dispute as to whether or not the Improvements are Substantially Completed, the dispute shall be resolved by the Project Architect who prepared the Approved Plans and Specifications. Lessee’s acceptance in writing of the Improvements shall be deemed conclusively to establish that the Improvements have been Substantially Completed in accordance with the Final Approved Plans and Specifications, except for any Punch List Items noted by Tenant and latent defects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as promptly as practicable following the date Tenant takes possession, Landlord and Tenant shall enter into an appropriate amendment to this Lease to document the Commencement Date and expiration date of the Lease Term of the Lease.

IV

RENTAL

4.1 Rental Definition . For all purposes with respect to this Lease and the remedies available to Landlord under the terms hereof and under the laws of the State of Illinois, the term “Rental” shall include, without limitation, (a) Base Rental; (b) “Additional Rental” which shall be defined to include Tenant’s Share of Operating Costs, Real Estate Taxes, and Utility Costs as hereinafter defined; and (c) all other charges and reimbursable costs due Landlord from Tenant under this Lease.

4.2 Payment . Tenant shall pay the Rental to Landlord in advance in legal tender of the United States of America, without any demand, setoff counterclaim or deduction whatsoever, such payment to be made payable to Northern Builders, Inc., as agent at 5060 River Road, Schiller Park, Illinois 60176-1076, by electronic fund transfer to an account designated by Landlord at LaSalle Bank, or at such place or to such agent as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing. Landlord may accept partial payment of any of the Rental without prejudice to any of Landlord’s rights or remedies. The Base Rental as provided in Section 1.4 shall be paid, in advance, promptly upon the first day of every month of the Lease Term. If the initial or final month is less than a full calendar month, the Base Rental for such month shall be reduced proportionately. Any Rental payment due hereunder shall be deemed delinquent if not received by Landlord on the date on which it first became due, but shall not be considered a Default until the expiration of any applicable notice and cure periods.

4.3 Tenant’s Share of Operating Costs .

 

  (a)

Landlord shall pay, in the first instance, all Operating Costs incurred by Landlord in the efficient maintenance and operation of the Building. For these purposes, “Operating Costs” shall mean, for any calendar year, the sum of all expenses, costs and disbursements of every kind and nature which Landlord shall pay or become obligated to pay because of or in connection with the ownership, management, operation and maintenance of the Building, parking facilities, grounds and land upon which it is situated including but not limited to the following: all management office expenses; all applicable sales and use taxes;

 

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expenses incurred for heat, cooling and other utilities; cost of insurance; cost of janitorial and cleaning service trash collection services, pest control and security service; salaries, wages and other personnel costs of engineers, superintendents, watchpersons, and all other employees of the Building; chillers, boilers and/or controls; window cleaning; Building and grounds maintenance; parking lot maintenance; management fees not to exceed 4% of the Gross Rent for the applicable year (excluding taxes and insurance); permits and licenses (except as it relates to improvements to another tenant’s premises within the Building); all maintenance and repair expenses and supplies including replacement of fluorescent light bulbs and ballasts in building standard lighting fixtures; amortization, depreciation and replacement costs, interest and other debt costs with respect to equipment or machinery purchased to replace existing equipment, equipment or capital items purchased which are labor saving or energy conserving devices used in the maintenance and operation of the Building, or equipment, systems or other capital expenditures purchased to comply with the wishes or directives of a governing agency or body; and all other costs and expenses properly incurred in the operation and maintenance of an office building. Operating Costs shall exclude the following: (i) Real Estate taxes as defined in Section 4.4, Electrical Costs as defined in Section 4.5 and Landlord’s personal property taxes (if any); cost of alterations of all rentable premises; (ii) real estate brokers’ lease commissions; (iii) payment of principal and interest on mortgages; cost to Landlord of any work or service performed for any tenant at the cost of such tenant; (iv) capital expenditures except those qualifying for inclusion as listed above; (v) salaries and benefit costs for personnel above the level of property manager for the Building; (vi) costs incurred by Landlord (including attorney’s fees) in enforcing tenant lease obligations; (vii) space planning costs and costs incurred in negotiating Leases; costs associated with the operation of the business of the Landlord; (viii) depreciation; replacement costs on capital items (unless amortized according to generally accepted accounting principles); (ix) costs incurred to correct building code violations or insurance requirements existing as of the Commencement Date of this Lease; (x) environmental remediation costs; costs reimbursed by third parties (other than Tenant’s as operating costs pursuant to the Lease); and (xi) advertising expenses; and accounting charges.

 

  (b) For each calendar year during the Lease Term, Tenant agrees to pay, as Additional Rental, Tenant’s pro rata share, as set forth in Section 1.5, of the amount of the Operating Costs for such calendar year. Tenant shall pay said Additional Rental in the following manner:

 

  (i)

Prior to the last day of each calendar year falling within the Lease Term or as soon thereafter as practical, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a statement of estimated Operating Costs for the upcoming calendar year. Said statement shall be based upon Landlord’s reasonable estimate of

 

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anticipated costs. Beginning February 1 of the upcoming calendar year, Tenant shall pay, as Additional Rental, its pro rata share (as set forth in Section 1.5) of said estimated Operating Costs in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, payable in advance promptly upon the first day of each month during the term hereof. If Landlord determines that the Operating Costs are greater than the amount estimated prior to the last day of the calendar year, then Landlord may deliver to Tenant on the first day of March, June, September or December as appropriate, the revised amount of Additional Rental and Tenant shall pay to Landlord within thirty (30) days of Tenant’s notification of the revised amount, the difference between the amount estimated prior to the last day of the calendar year and the revised estimate for the portion of the current calendar year which has expired. Monthly installments of Additional Rental will be increased for the months following the receipt by Tenant of the revised estimate of Operating Costs to Tenant’s pro rata share of the annual revised Operating Costs divided by twelve (12).

 

  (ii) Not more than one hundred fifty (150) days following the last day of each calendar year, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written statement comparing the amount of estimated Operating Costs paid by Tenant in and for the Calendar year or part thereof just ended with Tenant’s pro rata share, as set forth in Section 1.5, of the Operating Costs actually incurred for said period. If the amount of estimated Operating Costs paid by Tenant for such prior calendar year or part thereof exceeds the amount Tenant should have paid for said period, Landlord shall give Tenant a credit against current payments of Rent. If, however, the amount of estimated Operating Costs paid by Tenant for such prior calendar year or part thereof is less than the amount Tenant should have paid for said period, Tenant shall pay Landlord, as Additional Rental, the difference within twenty (20) days following Tenant’s receipt of written notice thereof.

4.4 Tenant’s Share of Real Estate Taxes .

 

  (a)

“Real Estate Taxes” means all general and special real estate taxes, special assessments and other ad valorem taxes, levies and assessments (net of any refund) paid upon or in respect to the Building or the land upon which the Building is located (the “Land”) and all taxes or other charges imposed in lieu of any such taxes, including fees of counsel and experts which are reasonably incurred by, or reimbursable by, Landlord in seeking any reduction in the assessed valuation of the Building and/or the underlying land or a judicial review thereof. If any such application or review results in a refund on account of any prior assessment, Landlord shall, after payment of reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith (whether by Landlord, Tenant or other tenants of the Building), reimburse Tenant its pro rata share of such refund. Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, the term “Real Estate Taxes” shall under no circumstances include any interest or penalties paid by Landlord as a result of Landlord’s not paying Real Estate Taxes when due and payable, any net income, franchise or capital gains tax imposed or constituting a lien upon Landlord or all or any part of the Real Property.

 

  (b) For each calendar year during the Lease Term, Tenant agrees to pay, as additional Rental, Tenant’s pro rata share, as set forth in Section 1.5, of the Real Estate Taxes assessed for such calendar year. Tenant shall pay said Additional Rental in the following manner:

 

  (i) Prior to the last day of each calendar year falling within the Lease Term, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a statement of estimated Real Estate Taxes for the upcoming calendar year. Said statement shall be based upon Landlord’s reasonable estimate of anticipated Real Estate Taxes. Beginning February 1 of the upcoming calendar year, Tenant shall pay as Additional Rental, its pro rata share, as set forth in Section 1.5, of said estimated Real Estate Taxes in twelve (12) equal monthly installments, payable in advance promptly upon the first day of each month during the term hereof. If Landlord determines that the Real Estate Taxes are greater than the amount estimated prior to the last day of the calendar year, then Landlord may deliver to Tenant, when the tax bill is received, the revised amount of Additional Rental and Tenant shall pay to Landlord within thirty (30) days of Tenant’s notification of the revised amount, the difference between the amount estimated prior to the last day of the calendar year and the revised estimate for the portion of the current calendar year that has expired. Monthly installments of Additional Rental will be increased for the months following the receipt by Tenant of the revised estimate of Real Estate Taxes to the Tenant’s pro rata share of the annual revised Real Estate Taxes divided by twelve (12). Any delay or failure of Landlord in billing any tax escalation shall not constitute a waiver of or in any way impair the continuing obligation of Tenant to pay such tax escalation hereunder.

 

  (ii)

Not more than one hundred fifty (150) days following the last day of each calendar year, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written statement comparing the amount of estimated Real Estate Taxes paid by Tenant in and for the calendar year or part thereof just ended with Tenant’s pro rata share, as set forth in Section 1.5, of the Real Estate Taxes actually incurred for said period. If the amount of estimated Real Estate Taxes paid by Tenant for such prior calendar year or part thereof exceeds the amount Tenant should have paid for said period, Landlord shall give Tenant a credit against current payments of Rent. If, however, the amount of estimated Real Estate Taxes paid by Tenant for such prior calendar year or

 

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part thereof is less than the amount Tenant should have paid for said period, Tenant shall pay Landlord, as additional Rental, the difference within twenty (20) days following Tenant’s receipt of written notice thereof.

4.5 Tenant’s Share of Electrical (Gas) and Other Utility Costs . Tenant agrees to pay directly to the utility company all charges for the electricity (and for gas if separately metered) used through the receptacles and lighting fixtures in the Premises and for any other utilities serving the Premises.

4.6 Tenant’s Right to Inspect Books and Records . Tenant shall have the right to inspect Landlord’s books at Landlord’s offices with respect to the calculation of Operating Expenses within one hundred twenty (120) days of receipt of Landlord’s written reconciliation of Operating Expenses, upon reasonable notice. Landlord agrees to maintain its Operating Expense records for at least 36 months from the date of each applicable invoice to Tenant. After Landlord provides access to its records, Tenant shall have sixty (60) days to audit such records. If any audit shall indicate that, in any of Landlord’s statements, the charges were overstated by Landlord by an amount in excess of 5% of the actual costs, then Landlord shall pay to Tenant the reasonable cost of such audit. In any event, Landlord shall repay any amount owing to Tenant as a result of any overstatement.

V

LANDLORD’S SERVICES

Landlord shall provide the following services, which shall be included in Operating Costs as set forth in the Lease:

5.1 Electricity . Electricity for Tenant’s Premises shall be separately metered by the local utility provider and paid directly by Tenant to such provider. Tenant’s use of electric energy in the Premises shall not at any time exceed the capacity of any of the electrical conductors and equipment in or otherwise serving the Premises. To insure that such capacity is not exceeded and to avert possible adverse effects upon the Building electric service, Tenant shall not, without Landlord’s prior written consent in each instance, (i) connect equipment in excess of what is standard office use; heating or air-conditioning equipment; special lighting in excess of the Building standard specifications nor any other item of electrical equipment which (singly) consumes more than permitted by the Building standard specifications or (ii) make any alteration or addition to the electric system of the Premises existing on the Commencement Date of this Lease. Should Landlord grant such consent, all additional risers or other equipment required therefor shall be provided by Landlord and the cost thereof, including ten percent (10%) of direct cost for Landlord’s overhead expense, shall be paid by Tenant upon Landlord’s demand. Landlord shall permit Tenant to have access to the emergency back-up electrical systems currently located on the Common Area of the Building.

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5.3 Maintenance of the Building . Subject to Tenant’s obligations as set forth in Article XI with respect to the Premises, Landlord agrees to maintain the Building, including, but not limited to the Common Areas, parking lot and driveways, in good repair, clean and healthful condition and in compliance with all applicable laws rules, regulations and ordinances throughout the Lease Term consistent with Class B office properties in the Chicago/suburban area.

5.4 Water . Landlord shall furnish or cause to be furnished water through fixtures installed by Landlord, or, by Tenant with Landlord’s written consent, and warm water for lavatory purposes from regular Building supply at reasonable temperatures as determined by Landlord. For water furnished for any other purposes, Tenant shall pay Landlord therefor at the same rates as would have been charged Tenant by the Village of Lake Bluff. Tenant shall not waste or permit the waste of water. If, within thirty (30) days, Tenant fails to pay Landlord’s charges for water, Landlord, upon not less than ten (10) days’ written notice thereafter, may discontinue furnishing water services and no such discontinuance shall be deemed an eviction or disturbance of Tenant’s use of the Premises or render Landlord liable for damages or relieve Tenant from any obligation hereunder. Tenant shall not install any equipment that uses water without the prior express written consent of Landlord. The Landlord’s consent to the installation of water equipment shall not relieve Tenant from the obligation to use no more water than the safe capacity.

5.5 Janitorial Services . Tenant shall perform its own janitorial services and shall keep the Leased Premises in a clean condition in accordance with all applicable codes.

5.6 Landscaping Services . Landlord, as long as Tenant is not in Default under any of the terms of this Lease, shall furnish or cause to be furnished landscaping and snow removal services for the land upon which the Building is situated, which costs shall be reimbursed to Landlord through the Operating Expenses.

5.7 Shared Utility Room Services . Landlord shall provide Tenant with access to the shared utility room for Tenant’s Work to compressors and pumps and to provide access to laboratory valves. Tenant shall be responsible for maintaining the compressors and boilers. If another tenant in the Building also uses the Shared Utility Room Services, the costs of maintenance shall be shared by each user.

5.8 No Liability . Temporary interruption or malfunction of the above utilities, services and/or telephone service shall not constitute an eviction or disturbance of Tenant or a breach of Landlord. Nor shall such temporary interruption or malfunction render Landlord liable for damages (whether consequential or otherwise), release Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, or grant Tenant any right of offset, deduction, recoupment or rent abatement.

 

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VI

OTHER IMPOSITIONS

6.1 Other Impositions. In addition to the Rental provided hereunder, Tenant agrees to pay each and all license and permit fees and all taxes and increase in taxes levied and assessed by any governmental body by virtue of any leasehold improvements or by virtue of Tenant conducting its described use, business or operation on the Premises, the employment of agents servants, or other third parties, the bringing, keeping or selling of personal property or chattels of whatsoever nature from the Premises. The foregoing is intended to bind Tenant to pay, and promptly discharge, all taxes and/or levies, together with related interest and penalties, whether assessed by Federal or State authority or any political subdivision thereof, directly or indirectly related to its business, improvements, functioning, employment, assets, existence, sales, entertainment, or the like. Tenant specifically agrees to reimburse Landlord for any increase in ad valorem taxes resulting from use of fixtures or improvements by Tenant which Landlord becomes obligated to pay.

VII

ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLEASE

7.1 Limitations . Tenant shall not make or permit any sublease of all or any part of the Premises, or any assignment of this Lease in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, or any mortgage of this Lease without the prior express written consent of Landlord on a form approved by Landlord. Landlord’s consent to any sublease, assignment or mortgage shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Tenant shall not permit the use or occupancy of the Premises, or any portion thereof, by anyone other than Tenant and shall not make any transfer of any nature whatsoever of its right under this Lease or of Tenant’s interest set forth in this Lease without the prior written consent of Landlord. Any such assignment or subletting, whether approved by Landlord or not, or whether any such assignment or subletting is a permitted assignment or sublease under Section 7.2 hereunder, shall not relieve Tenant of any liability for the total agreed Rentals due hereunder nor from Tenant’s obligation to perform all the covenants herein contained including but not limited to compliance with the use set forth in Section 1.6, and if the rent specified in any such assignment or subletting documents exceeds the rent specified to be paid by Tenant under this Lease, and/or in the event additional consideration is paid or is payable to Tenant on account of such assignment or subletting, the rent specified herein shall be thereupon deemed to be increased by of the amount of any such excess and/or such additional consideration, as the case may be, and Tenant shall thereafter be responsible for the prompt payment to Landlord of such increased rent, less any costs incurred by the Tenant in obtaining the increased rent. Any payment made to Tenant on account of or in consideration of such assignment or sublease shall be payable promptly as additional rent. It is further understood and agreed that any such request for Landlord’s approval of a proposed subletting or assignment shall be accompanied by a true and complete copy of the sublease or assignment which Tenant proposes to execute. Any written consent which may in any specific instance or circumstance be

 

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given by Landlord shall not imply or be deemed to be consent in any other instance or circumstance.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 7.1 to the contrary, Tenant shall have the right, without the consent of Landlord, to assign this Lease or sublet all or any or portion of the Premises to any of its wholly owned subsidiaries, provided that no such assignment or subletting shall relieve Tenant of any of the terms, conditions, covenants and obligations of this Lease on the part of Tenant to be performed.

If Tenant is a corporation or partnership, and if at any time during the Lease Term the person or persons which, on the date of this Lease, own or owns a majority of such corporation’s shares or the general partner’s interests, voluntarily or by operation of law transfers control and/or ownership of such shares or general partner’s interest or any portions thereof as the case may be, or if Tenant sells, transfers, mortgages, pledges or grants a security interest in more than an aggregate of fifty percent of Tenant’s net assets, such event shall be deemed to be an assignment of this Lease as to which Landlord’s prior written consent shall have been required, except that this provision shall not be applicable to any corporation, all the outstanding voting stock of which is listed on a national securities exchange (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). For the purposes of this Section, stock ownership shall be determined in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 544 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the term “voting stock” shall refer to shares of stock regularly entitled to vote for the election of directors of the corporation.

VIII

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

8.1 Compliance with Laws . Tenant agrees to strictly comply with all pertinent laws, ordinances, statutes and regulations whatsoever, of any governmental body or subdivision, incident to its occupancy in the Building and its use thereof. As of the date of Substantial Completion of the Premises, Landlord represents and warrants that Landlord’s Improvement Work shall meet and comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations promulgated under the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”).

IX

QUIET ENJOYMENT

9.1 Quiet Enjoyment . Subject to the terms of Section 29.3, as long as Tenant is not in Default under the terms of this Lease, Tenant shall have peaceful and quiet possession of the Premises against all parties claiming adversely thereto by or under Landlord.

 

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X

SIGNS

10.1 Signs . Tenant shall not erect or install any sign or other type display whatsoever, either upon the exterior of the Building, upon or in any window, or in any lobby, hallway or door therein located, without the prior express written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. All signs or lettering shall conform to the sign and lettering criteria established by Landlord. At Landlord’s option, Landlord may provide suite signage at Tenant’s expense. Landlord agrees to provide a directory of the names and locations of its tenants and to maintain the same at a convenient location in the lobby of the Building. The initial listing of the name and room number of Tenant may be furnished without charge to Tenant. The listings of additional names or room numbers and changes or revisions of listings shall be made by Landlord at the cost of Tenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall be permitted to display its name on or near the exterior door and also on the interior door and/or wall space as is reasonably necessary to identify its location to visitors as agreed to by Landlord and Tenant. Tenant shall have shared rights to the monument sign and Landlord shall, at its expense, add Tenant’s name to the monument sign.

XI

TENANT’S CARE OF PREMISES

11.1 Waste . Tenant shall commit no waste with respect to the Premises and shall keep the Premises in good repair along with the fixtures therein and, at the expiration or earlier termination, or cancellation of this Lease, shall surrender the Premises and fixtures therein in the same condition as when initially received by Tenant subject to any changes to the Premises approved by Landlord, and to reasonable wear and tear resulting from normal use. If Tenant fails to make repairs to the Premises, Landlord may make the repairs and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the cost of said repairs, plus ten percent (10%) overhead within ten (10) days of receipt of Landlord’s bill for said repairs. At the termination of this Lease (including termination through an event of default of Tenant) Tenant shall surrender all keys, electronic ID cards, access devices and other building ID’s, if applicable, for the Premises to Landlord at the place then fixed for the payment of rent and shall remove all Tenant’s property before surrendering the Premises and shall surrender the Premises in “broom clean” condition. During the Lease Term, Tenant shall pay for the unstopping of any drains or water closets in the Premises caused by Tenant, its invitees or visitors.

11.2 Alterations, Additions or Improvements . Tenant shall not make any alterations, improvements, door-lock changes or other modifications of any kind to the Premises without the prior express written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed if (a) the cost of any such alteration, addition or improvement does not exceed $25,000.00 and (b) the alteration, addition or improvement does not effect the roof, structural components, any building system or equipment or component part thereof or the exterior of the Building. Requests for same shall be in writing and shall be detailed to Landlord’s reasonable

 

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satisfaction. Landlord shall approve or reject the alternations within twenty (20) days. At the time of approval Landlord shall advise Tenant whether or not Tenant shall be required to remove any and all such alterations, additions or installations upon expiration of the Lease, including improvements costing $25,000 or less made by Tenant. All alterations, additions or improvements upon or affixed to or in the Premises (including, but not limited to carpets, drapes and anything bolted, nailed or otherwise secured in a manner customarily deemed to be permanent) shall be deemed to be a fixture inuring to the Building, and shall not be subject to attachment of a mechanic’s, materialman’s or similar lien, and shall in any event be and become the property of Landlord and remain upon the Premises and be surrendered at the end of this Lease, except that Tenant shall be entitled to remove from the Premises at the end of the Lease Term all of its trade fixtures, furniture, equipment, signs, improvements, additions and alterations to the Premises to the extent they are not permanently affixed, and immediately repair any damage resulting from such removal so as to leave the Premises in the condition required by this Section 11.2. Lessee shall, at termination of the Lease, restore the Leased Premises back to its original condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Such restoration shall include, but is not limited to: removal of all furniture, lockers, trade fixtures, modular partitions, vending machines, shelving and personalty from the Leased Premises. Lessee shall also remove all voice-data / IT wiring above the acoustical ceiling as well as all process conduits and piping installed specifically for Lessee’s use / equipment and shall remove and replace the acoustical ceiling. Any building systems (i.e., mechanical, electrical, plumbing) that have been modified for Lessee’s specific use must be restored back to its original condition.

All interior lighting, exit lights, and emergency equipment must be operable. HVAC units must be operational and in well-serviced condition. All holes in drywall must be patched.

As determined by Lessor’s environmental consultants, Lessee is required to replace any building finishes or fixtures that have been contaminated by hazardous materials or have become odorous through laboratory operations. This includes, but is not limited to, flooring, acoustical ceiling tiles, drywall partitions and mechanical ductwork.

The Leased Premises must be decommissioned in a manner consistent with all applicable environmental laws and OSHA safety standards. The Leased Premises must be cleaned, sanitized and free from all environmental contaminants and chemical odors. Upon completion, Lessee is to provide Lessor with a report from an environmental consultant confirming Lessee’s compliance with this provision of the Lease.

11.3 Flammables, Explosives or Toxic Substances . Except as set forth in Exhibit “ D ”, Tenant shall not use or permit to be brought into the Premises or the Building any flammable or other articles deemed dangerous hazardous to persons or property. Tenant shall not use the Premises in any manner which shall (i) invalidate or be in conflict with fire, insurance, life safety or other policies covering the Building or the Premises, or (ii) increase the rate of fire or other insurance on the Building or the Premises. If any insurance premium should be higher than it otherwise would be by any reason of failure of Tenant to comply with provisions of this paragraph, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord as additional rent hereunder for that part of all

 

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insurance premiums paid by Landlord, which shall have been charged because of such failure by Tenant and Tenant shall make such reimbursement upon the first day of the month following such payment by Landlord.

11.4 Property and Improvements at Tenant’s Risk . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.2 or any other provisions of this Lease, it is understood and agreed that all personal property, betterments and improvements in the Premises, of whatever nature, whether owned, leased or installed by Landlord, Tenant or any other person, shall be and remain at Tenant’s sole risk and Landlord shall not assume any liability or be liable for any damage to or loss of such personal property, betterments or improvements, arising from any cause whatsoever including but not limited to theft, casualty, the bursting, overflowing or leaking of the roof or of water, sewer or steam pipes, or from heating or plumbing fixtures.

11.5 Hazardous Materials Defined . For purposes of this Section, the term “Hazardous Materials” includes, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos and asbestos containing materials, hazardous wastes, hazardous or toxic substances, or related materials defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 6901, et seq.), and in the regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant thereto, or any other federal, state or local environmental laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations dealing with hazardous materials.

11.6 Environmental Regulations Defined . For purposes of this Article XI, the term “Environmental Regulations” shall mean all federal, state and local laws, including all zoning laws or ordinances, and all regulations, codes, requirements, public and private land use restrictions, rules and orders which relate to or govern Hazardous Materials and/or the environmental conditions in, on, under or about the Premises, including, but not limited to, air quality, soil conditions and surface and subsurface water conditions.

11.7 Environmental Compliance . Tenant represents, warrants, and covenants to Landlord that Tenant shall at no time use or permit the Premises to be used in violation of any Environmental Regulations. Tenant shall assume sole and full responsibility for and shall remedy at its sole cost and expense, all such violations. Tenant’s compliance with the terms of this Section 11.7 and with all Environmental Regulations shall be at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Tenant shall pay or reimburse Landlord for any costs or expenses incurred by Landlord, including reasonable attorneys’, engineers’, consultants’ and other experts’ fees and disbursements incurred or payable to determine, review, approve, consent to or monitor the requirements for compliance with Environmental Regulations.

Tenant shall provide Landlord with written notification, immediately upon the discovery or notice or reasonable grounds to suspect, by Tenant, its successors, assigns, licensees, invitees, employees, agents, partners and/or any other third party, that any provision of this Section has not been strictly complied with. It shall be a Default under this Lease, entitling Landlord to exercise any of its rights and remedies under this Lease, if any provision of this Section is not

 

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strictly complied with at all times. On an annual basis Landlord shall have an environmental inspection of the Leased Premises performed by SafeStart at Tenant’s sole cost and expense. Any remedial work, recommendations or revisions required in the annual report shall be implemented by Tenant in order to comply with the environmental recommendations set forth in the inspection report, a copy of which shall be delivered to Landlord and Tenant. Landlord’s election to conduct inspections of the Premises shall not be construed as approval of Tenant’s use of the Premises or any activities conducted thereon, and shall in no way constitute an assumption by Landlord of any responsibility whatsoever regarding Tenant’s use of the Premises or Hazardous Materials.

11.8 Indemnification . Tenant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and its employees, agents, officers and directors from and against any claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs or expenses of whatever kind or nature, known or unknown, contingent or otherwise, arising out of or in any way related to the acts and omissions of Tenant, Tenant’s officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, subtenants and invitees with respect to (a) the generation, manufacture, operations involving, transport, treatment, storage, handling, production, processing, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials which are on, from, or affecting the Building, including, without limitation, the surrounding soil, water, vegetation, and improvements, (b) any personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of or related to such Hazardous Materials, (c) any lawsuit brought or threatened, settlement reached, or governmental order relating to such Hazardous Materials, and (d) any violations of laws, orders, regulations, requirements or demands of government authorities, or any reasonable policies or requirements of Landlord, which are based upon or in any way related to such Hazardous Materials including, without limitation, attorney and consultant fees, investigation and laboratory fees, court costs, and litigation expenses. This indemnification shall survive the termination, cancellation and surrender of this Lease however effectuated. Landlord shall defend, indemnify, and hold Tenants harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, suits, actions, judgments, liability and expenses, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or with respect to toxic or hazardous condition of the Premises not caused by Tenant.

11.9 Termination, Cancellation, Surrender . In the event this Lease is terminated, cancelled or surrendered for any reason whatsoever, Tenant shall deliver the Premises to Landlord free of any and all Hazardous Materials placed thereon by Tenant or at Tenant’s direction or request.

XII

WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND INDEMNIFICATION

12.1 Waiver of Claims . If any damage, whether to the Premises or to the Building, results from any act or neglect of Tenant, Landlord may, at Landlord’s option, repair such damage and Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days after written demand by Landlord (which demand shall include supporting documentation of the costs paid by Landlord in so repairing the damage), reimburse Landlord for the total cost of such repairs. All property of any kind

 

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belonging to Tenant that is in the Building or the Premises shall be there at the sole risk of Tenant, and Landlord shall not be liable for damage thereto or theft or misappropriation thereof. Landlord shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage to any persons or property on or about the Premises from any other cause of whatsoever nature, unless the same is directly caused by negligence or willful acts of Landlord, and Tenant shall defend and save Landlord harmless and indemnified against such injury, loss or damage, or liability or claim thereof arising from any act, omission or negligence of Tenant. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any inconvenience, interference, annoyance, loss or damage resulting from work done in or upon the Premises or any portion of the Building or adjacent grounds in a reasonable workmanlike manner.

12.2 Indemnification . After notice to Tenant, Tenant covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, directly or indirectly resulting or occasioned to, or imposed upon, Landlord (i) by injury to or destruction of life or property resulting from the use and occupancy of the Building by Tenant, or (ii) by damage to or destruction of the Building structure, or any part thereof, or of any abutting real property caused by or attributable to the negligent act or acts or omission or omissions to act of Tenant or caused by or attributable to Tenant’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease. Landlord covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, directly or indirectly resulting or occasioned to, or imposed upon, caused by or attributable to Landlord’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease.

12.2a Landlord Waiver of Claims and Indemnification . Tenant shall not be liable for any injury, loss or damage to any persons or property on or about the Premises from any other cause of whatsoever nature, unless the same is directly caused by negligence or willful acts of Tenant, and Landlord shall defend and save Tenant harmless and indemnified against such injury, loss or damage, or liability or claim thereof arising from any act, omission or negligence of Landlord. After notice to Landlord, Landlord covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, directly or indirectly resulting or occasioned to, or imposed upon, Tenant by injury to or destruction of life or property resulting from the use and occupancy of the Building by Tenant caused by or attributable to the negligent act or acts or omission or omissions to act of Landlord or caused by or attributable to Landlord’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease. Landlord covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Tenant harmless from any loss, cost or expense whatsoever, directly or indirectly resulting or occasioned to, or imposed upon, caused by or attributable to Landlord’s failure to perform its obligations under this Lease.

12.3 Definition of Landlord and Tenant . As used in this Lease, the term “Landlord” shall be deemed to include the beneficiary, any agent, managing agent, affiliate, contractor, employee, director, officer or servant of Landlord, or any corporate entity affiliated with Landlord, or third party operator and owner of the Building. “Tenant” shall be deemed to include the Tenant and any of its agents, officers, employees, servants, partners, independent contractors, licensees, invitees or visitors.

 

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XIII

DAMAGE AND DESTRUCTION

13.1 Damage and Destruction . In the event that the Building should be totally destroyed by fire, tornado or other casualty or in the event the Premises or the Building should be so damaged that rebuilding or repairs cannot be completed within two hundred ten (210) days after the date of such damage, either party may at its option terminate this Lease, in which event Base Rental shall be abated during the unexpired portion of this Lease effective as of the date of such damage. In the event the Building or the Premises should be damaged by fire, tornado or other casualty covered by Landlord’s insurance, but only to such extent that rebuilding or repairs can be completed within two hundred ten (210) days after the date of such damage, or if the damage should be more serious and both parties elect not to terminate this Lease, in either such event Landlord shall within sixty (60) days after the date of such damage commence to rebuild or repair the Building and/or the Premises and shall proceed with reasonable diligence to restore the Building and/or the Premises to substantially the same condition which existed immediately prior to the happening or the casualty, except that Landlord shall not be required to rebuild, repair or replace any part of the improvements, betterments, furniture, equipment, fixtures and other improvements which may have been placed by Tenant, Landlord or any other person within the Building or the Premises and Tenant at its sole expense shall be obligated to restore the same to substantially the same condition which existed immediately prior to the happening of the casualty. Landlord shall allow Tenant a fair diminution of Base Rental during the time and to the extent that the Premises are unfit for use by Tenant in the ordinary conduct of Tenant’s business. The abatement shall continue only until the earlier of (a) sixty (60) days following the completion of Landlord’s restoration work or (b) the completion of Tenant’s repairs. In the event any mortgagee under a deed of trust, security agreement or mortgage on the Building should require that the insurance proceeds be used to retire the mortgage debt, Landlord shall have no obligation to rebuild, and this Lease shall terminate upon notice to Tenant. Any insurance which may be carried by Landlord or Tenant against loss or damage to the Building or to the Premises shall be for the sole benefit of the party carrying such insurance and under its sole control, and Landlord’s entire obligation to rebuild or restore hereunder shall be limited to the extent of any recoverable insurance proceeds available therefor. Landlord represents that it currently carries “replacement value” insurance coverage for damage or destruction to the Building. It is understood that Landlord shall in no event be obligated to carry insurance on Tenant’s contents.

XIV

WAIVER OF SUBROGATION

14.1 Waiver of Subrogation . Each party hereby waives any and every right or cause of action for the events which occur or accrue during the term of this Lease or any extension or renewal thereof for any and all loss of, or damage to, any of its property (whether or not such loss or damage is caused by the fault or negligence of the other party or anyone for whom said other party may be responsible), which loss or damage is covered by valid and collectible fire, extended coverage, “All Risk” or similar policies covering real property, personal property or

 

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business interruption insurance policies, to the extent that such loss or damage is recovered under said insurance policies. Said waivers shall be in addition to, and not in limitation or derogation of, any other waiver or release contained in this Lease with respect to any loss or damage to property of the parties hereto. Written notice of the terms of said mutual waivers shall be given to each insurance carrier and said insurance policies shall be properly endorsed, if necessary, to prevent the invalidation of said insurance coverages by reason of said waivers.

XV

INSURANCE

15.1 General Provisions With Regard to Insurance .

 

  (a) Tenant shall provide and maintain a Broad Form Commercial General Liability Policy of insurance with respect to the Premises. Landlord, its managing agent and any designee of Landlord shall be named as additional insureds. The liability insurance policy shall protect Landlord, its managing agent, Tenant and any designee of Landlord against any liability which arises from any occurrence on or about the Premises or any appurtenance of the Premises, or which arises from any of the Claims indicated in Article XII against which Tenant is required to indemnify Landlord and its managing agent. It is understood and agreed that the liability coverage provided herein shall extend beyond the Premises to portions of the Common area used for the ingress and egress to the Leased Premises.

 

  (b) The policy is to be written by a good and solvent insurance company reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. The coverage limits of the policy shall be at least $5,000,000 per occurrence, combined single limit, and shall include contractual liability insuring the indemnity provisions of this Lease.

 

  (c) Tenant shall carry fire and all-risk coverage, vandalism and malicious mischief insurance covering all improvements, stock in trade, fixtures, furniture, furnishings, removable floor coverings, trade equipment, signs and all other decorations in the Premises to the extent of one hundred percent (100%) of their full insurable value and replacement cost without deduction for depreciation. In the event of casualty loss hereunder, the proceeds of such policies shall be applied solely to the replacement, restoration and refurbishment of such damaged items.

 

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On or before Tenant enters the Premises for any reason, and again before any insurance policy shall expire, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord the policy or a renewal thereof, as the case may be, together with evidence of payment of applicable premiums. Any insurance required to be carried under this Lease may be carried under a blanket policy covering the Premises and other locations of Tenant. If Tenant includes the Premises in blanket coverage, Tenant may deliver to Landlord a duplicate original of the blanket insurance policy. Tenant may request that Landlord accept a certificate evidencing such insurance instead of the

 

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original of the policy, however, Landlord shall have the right to insist upon receipt of an original or duplicate original of the policy.

 

  (e) All insurance policies required to be carried under this Lease by or on behalf of Tenant shall provide (and any certificate evidencing the existence of any insurance policies, shall certify) that: unless Landlord shall be given thirty (30) days’ written notice of any cancellation or failure to renew, or material change to the policies, as the case may be, (i) the insurance shall not be canceled and shall continue in full force and effect and (ii) no material change may be made in an insurance policy. As used in this Lease, the term “insurance policy” shall include any extensions or renewals of an insurance policy.

 

  (f) If Tenant fails to comply with any of the insurance requirements stated in this Lease, Landlord may obtain such insurance and keep the same in effect, and Tenant shall pay Landlord the premium cost thereof upon demand.

15.2 Landlord’s Insurance . Landlord will provide during the Lease Term casualty, general liability, rental and any other reasonable insurance in limits usual and customary for comparable properties covering the Building and Premises. Said insurance of Landlord is included in the definition of Operating Costs.

XVI

EMINENT DOMAIN

16.1 Eminent Domain . If the whole of the Premises shall be taken or condemned, or purchased in lieu thereof, by any government authority for any public or quasi-public use or purpose, then, in that event, the term of this Lease shall cease and terminate from the time when the possession shall be required for such use or purpose. The Rental shall in such case be apportioned to the date when the possession shall be required. In the event of a partial taking only of the Premises, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing and Tenant shall have the option to cancel this Lease, by giving Landlord written notice within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice from Landlord; provided the balance of the Premises remaining cannot be suitably used by Tenant for its purposes heretofore stated. If Tenant is entitled to exercise said option to cancel and does so, then such canceling shall be effective and the Rental shall in such case be apportioned to the date when the possession shall be required. In the event Tenant is not entitled to cancel the Lease or, if it is entitled to do so, but does not exercise its option, then Tenant will be responsible for the Rental apportioned to the date when the possession shall be required. The Rental herein reserved shall be reduced and Tenant shall be required to pay that proportion of the Rental herein reserved that the Rentable Area contained in the remaining Premises bears to the Rentable Area contained in the Premises before such possession was required.

Landlord and Tenant hereby agree that any award of proceeds resulting from a condemnation or sale in lieu thereof of the whole or part of the Premises shall belong solely to Landlord and Tenant hereby waives any right to make any claim therefore as the result of this

 

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Lease; provided, however, that Landlord shall not be entitled to any award specifically made to Tenant for relocation expenses and the taking of Tenant’s fixtures, furniture or leasehold improvements (exclusive of that portion paid for by Landlord), less depreciation computed from the date of said improvements to the expiration of the original term of this Lease.

XVII

ACCESS TO PREMISES

17.1 Access to Premises . Landlord or Landlord’s agents shall have the right to enter the Premises at all reasonable times, with reasonable advance notice (not less that 48 hours advance notice to Tenant), to examine the same and to show them to prospective purchasers, mortgagees, Tenants or tenants of Landlord, or to public officials lawfully having an interest therein, or to make such decorations, repairs, alterations, improvements or additions as Landlord may reasonably deem necessary or desirable or to close entrances, doors, corridors or other facilities. Landlord, Tenant and all other tenants in the Building and their respective guests, invitees and employees shall have ingress and egress to and from all common public areas of the Building, provided that (i) Landlord has the right, under reasonable regulations, to regulate and control such guests, invitees and employees with respect to such access and the days and hours of access, and (ii) all Common Areas and facilities not within the Premises, which Tenant may be permitted to use and occupy, are to be used and occupied under a revocable license, and if the amount of such areas is diminished, Landlord shall not be subject to any liability nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or diminution or abatement of rent, nor shall such diminution of such areas be deemed constructive or actual eviction. In exercising is right of access to the Premises, Landlord agrees to take reasonable precautions to minimize interference with Tenant’s business operations and use of the Premises.

XVIII

NOTICES

18.1 Notices . Any notice which Landlord may desire or be required to give to Tenant shall be deemed sufficiently given or rendered, if in writing, delivered to Tenant by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to Tenant at the Premises; and any notice which Tenant may desire or be required to give to Landlord shall be deemed sufficiently given or rendered, if in writing, delivered to Landlord, c/o Northern Builders, Inc., 5060 River Road, Schiller Park, Illinois 60176-1076, Attn: Matthew J. Grusecki, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to its business office in the Building or other such places as Landlord may from time to time designate in writing. Any notice given hereunder shall be deemed delivered when the return receipt is signed or refusal to accept the notice is noted thereon.

 

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XIX

FAILURE TO PERFORM, DEFAULTS, REMEDIES

19.1 Defaults .

 

  (a) Any one of the following events shall be deemed to be a Default by Tenant under this Lease:

 

  (i) Tenant shall fail to provide the insurance required in Article XV or pay any installment of Rental or other sum hereby reserved, or fail to provide the required replacement or valid Letter of Credit set forth in Section 1.7, and such failure shall continue for a period of ten (10) days after delivery of written notice to Tenant.

 

  (ii) Tenant shall fail to comply with any provision (including the Rules and Regulations attached hereto as Exhibit “B”) of the Lease, other than Article XV or the payment of rent, and shall not cure such failure within thirty (30) days after delivery of written notice to Tenant (which states with specificity the nature of the Default and the acts that must be undertaken by Tenant to cure such default), except that if more than thirty (30) days shall be required to cure the default and Tenant has commenced to cure the default within such thirty (30)-day period and is diligently taking action to cure the default, Tenant shall have an additional sixty (60) days to cure the default, provided that such sixty (60)-day period may be further extended subject to the written agreement of the parties hereto).

 

  (iii) The filing or execution or occurrence of: a petition in bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding by or against Tenant or any guarantor of Tenant’s obligations; or petition or answer seeking relief under any provision of the Bankruptcy Act; or an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or a petition or other proceeding by or against Tenant for the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of Tenant of any of Tenant’s which is not dismissed within ninety (90) days after filing; or a proceeding by any governmental authority for the dissolution or liquidation of Tenant which is not dismissed within ninety (90) days after filing.

 

  (iv) Tenant shall abandon, desert or vacate any substantial portion of the Premises and fail to pay rent for the Premises.

 

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19.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence of any Default by Tenant, Landlord shall have the option to pursue any one or more of the following remedies without any notice or demand whatsoever, except as elsewhere provided herein, (Tenant hereby waiving notice to quit), together with any other remedies available to Landlord at law or in equity:

 

  (a) Terminate this lease, in which event Tenant shall immediately surrender the Premises to Landlord, and Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord on demand the amount of all loss and damage which Landlord may suffer by reason of such termination under Illinois law, whether through inability to relet the Premises on satisfactory terms or otherwise.

 

  (b) Peaceably enter upon and take possession of the Premises in conformity with Illinois law and expel or remove Tenant and any other person who may be occupying the Premises or any part thereof without being liable for prosecution or any claim for damages therefor; Landlord may relet the Premises and receive the rent therefor under terms and conditions acceptable to Landlord in its sole discretion and judgment; Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord ten (10) days after written notice by Landlord, as liquidated damages, sums equivalent to the present value of the monthly rent remaining under this Lease, less the avails of reletting, if any. Tenant shall also pay within ten (10) days after written notice, any leasing commissions and inducements reasonably necessary to relet the Premises. Notwithstanding any reletting hereunder, Landlord shall have the right at its option to terminate the Lease.

 

  (c) Enter upon the Premises, without being liable for prosecution or any claim for damages therefor, and do whatever Tenant is obligated to do under the terms of this Lease; and Tenant agrees to reimburse Landlord, on demand, as additional rent, for any expenses which Landlord may incur in thus effecting compliance with Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, and Tenant further agrees that Landlord shall not be liable for any damages resulting to Tenant from such action, whether caused by the negligence of Landlord or otherwise.

Pursuit of any of the foregoing remedies shall not constitute a forfeiture or waiver of any rent due to Landlord hereunder or of any damages accruing to Landlord by reason of the violation of any of the provisions herein contained.

Any property belonging to Tenant or to any person holding by, through or under Tenant, or otherwise found upon the Premises at the time of re-entry or termination by Landlord, may be removed therefrom and stored in any warehouse, at the cost of and for the account of Tenant, or, in Landlord’s sole discretion, deemed to be abandoned by Tenant and disposed of accordingly.

The foregoing rights and remedies given to Landlord are and shall be deemed to be cumulative, and the exercise of any of them shall not be deemed to be an election excluding the exercise by Landlord at any time of a different or inconsistent remedy, and shall be deemed to be given to Landlord in addition to any other and further rights granted to Landlord by the terms hereof, or by law, and the failure of Landlord at any time to exercise any right or remedy herein granted or established by law shall not be deemed to operate as a waiver of its right to exercise such right or remedy at any other future time. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 19.2 to the contrary, Landlord shall at all times use reasonable efforts to mitigate its damages.

 

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19.3 Deficiency . If this Lease is canceled under subsection 19.1(b), Tenant shall remain liable in addition to accrued liabilities to the extent legally permissible for the Rental as defined in section 4.1 and all other charges Tenant would have been required to pay until the date this Lease would have expired had such cancellation not occurred. It is expressly agreed herein that Landlord shall have the right, at its option, to recover sums due hereunder through litigation or otherwise from time to time on one or more occasions without the Landlord being obligated to wait until the expiration of the term of this Lease before filing suit. All attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses incurred by Landlord under this Section 19.3 shall be paid by Tenant.

19.4 Breach by Tenant . In the event of any breach or threatened breach by Tenant of any covenants, agreements, terms or conditions made in this Lease, Landlord shall be entitled to enjoin such breach or threatened breach and, in addition to the rights and remedies provided hereunder, shall have any other right or remedy allowed at law or equity, by statute or otherwise. The provisions of this Article shall be construed consistent with the law of Illinois so that remedies of Landlord herein described shall be available to Landlord to the full extent but only to the extent that they are not invalid or unenforceable under the law of Illinois.

19.5 Landlord Default . If Landlord fails to perform any of the covenants, provisions or conditions it is required to perform under this Lease within thirty (30) days after Notice of default by Tenant (or if more than 30 days is required because of the nature of the default, if Landlord fails to begin to cure the default within the thirty (30)-day period), then Landlord shall be liable to Tenant for all damages sustained by Tenant as a direct result of Landlord’s breach and Tenant shall not be entitled to terminate this Lease as a result thereof. Should Tenant provide Landlord with written notice of such a default, and Landlord fails to commence to cure such default within thirty (30) days of its receipt of such notice and diligently pursue such cure, then Tenant shall deliver a second written notice to Landlord. In the event Landlord fails to commence the cure of such default within five (5) days of receipt of such second notice, Tenant may perform such cure. The costs incurred by Tenant in performing such cure shall be applied to Base Rent due under the Lease.

XX

CONDITION OF PREMISES

20.1 Condition of Premises . It is agreed that, by occupying the Premises, Tenant acknowledges that it has had full opportunity to examine the Building, including the Premises, and is fully informed independently of Landlord, as to the character, construction and structure of the Building and Premises, except for latent defects, Punch List Items and matters subject to any Contractor’s warranty. Tenant shall have sixty (60) days following the Commencement Date to notify Landlord of any defects in the Premises. It is agreed that by occupying the Premises Tenant formally accepts the same and acknowledges that Landlord has complied with all requirements imposed upon it under the terms of this Lease. This Lease does not grant any right to light or air over or about the Premises or Building. Upon delivery of possession, Tenant shall inspect the Premises and give Landlord immediate written notice of contended defects in the Landlord’s Improvement Work (as more specifically described in the Work Letter attached here

 

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to and made a part hereof as Exhibit “C”), if any, and of any contended variances of the Landlord’s Improvement Work from the requirements of this Lease. Any defect or variance not so set forth shall be deemed waived by Tenant, except to the extent covered by any Contractor’s warranty.

XXI

LANDLORD’S TITLE

21.1 Landlord’s Title . Tenant recognizes and agrees that Landlord’s title is and always will be paramount to the title of Tenant and under no circumstances shall Tenant do or be empowered to do any act which can, shall or may encumber Landlord’s title or subject the Premises or Building or any part of either to any lien or encumbrance. Tenant shall immediately remove any and all liens or encumbrances which are filed against the Premises or the Building by any person, firm, corporation or entity as a result of any act or omission of Tenant. In the event Tenant fails to remove any such lien or insure over such lien with Chicago Title Insurance Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice thereof then Landlord may, but shall not be obligated to, remove such lien at the cost and expense of Tenant.

XXII

LANDLORD’S RIGHT TO PERFORM FOR ACCOUNT OF

TENANT AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES

22.1 Landlord’s Right to Perform for Account of Tenant and Attorneys’ Fees :

 

  (a) If Tenant shall be in Default under this Lease, Landlord may cure the Default (after the expiration of any applicable notice and cure period) at any time for the account and at the expense of Tenant. If Landlord cures a Default on the part of Tenant, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any amount expended by Landlord in connection with the cure within thirty (30) days after written notice from Landlord which notice shall included documents to support the expenses paid by the Landlord.

 

  (b) In the event of litigation concerning this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement of its costs respecting such suit, or settlement thereof, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

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XXIII

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

23.1 Successors and Assigns . This Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the respective parties herein, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns whomever.

XXIV

RESERVATIONS BY LANDLORD

24.1 Reservations by Landlord . In addition to other rights conferred by this Agreement or by law, Landlord reserves the right, to be exercised in Landlord’s sole discretion, provided such changes do not materially change Tenant’s access to the Premises and do not unreasonably interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises, to: (a) change the name of the Building; (b) change entrances and exits to the Building and to the parking lot adjacent to the Building; (c) install and maintain a sign or signs on the exterior or interior of the Building; (d) change the street address of the Building; (e) designate all sources furnishing signs, sign painting and lettering; (f) take all measures as may be necessary or desirable for the safety and protection of the Premises or of the Building; sell or mortgage the Building and underlying and surrounding land; (h) have pass keys to the Premises; (i) repair, alter, add to, improve, build additional stories on, or build adjacent to said building; (i) run necessary pipes, conduits and ducts through the Premises: and (k) carry on any work, repairs, alterations or improvements in, on or about the Building or in the vicinity thereof. Tenant hereby waives any claim for damage or inconvenience caused by such work, but Landlord agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize any interruption with Tenant’s use and occupancy of the Premises. Landlord shall not be allowed to charge Tenant or its invitees for parking. Landlord shall provide the Tenant with a minimum of thirty (30) unreserved parking spaces for Tenant’s or its invitees use. This paragraph shall not be construed to diminish the obligations of Tenant provided herein, nor shall it be construed to create or increase any obligation on the part of Landlord with respect to repairs or improvements.

XXV

RULES AND REGULATIONS

25.1 Rules and Regulations . The Rules and Regulations attached hereto and marked Exhibit “E” are made a part of this Lease as if fully herein set forth. Landlord shall enforce such Rules and Regulations in a uniform and non-discriminatory manner. Tenant, its employees, agents and visitors, shall observe and abide by them and by such other and further reasonable Rules and Regulations as Landlord may prescribe which, in its judgment, are needed for the reputation, safety, care or cleanliness of the Building or Premises, or the operations and maintenance thereof and the equipment therein, or for the comfort of Tenant and the other tenants of the Building or for the parking area. Landlord, however, shall have the right to reasonably add to or change said rules and waive in writing any or all of said rules in the case of

 

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any one or more tenants. All such Rules and Regulations are of the essence hereof without which this Lease would not have been entered into by Landlord, and any material breach of any provision of these Rules and Regulations by Tenant shall at Landlord’s option constitute a default hereunder.

XXVI

NON-WAIVER

26.1 Non-Waiver . The failure of Landlord to seek redress for violations of, or to insist upon the strict performance of, any covenant or condition of the Lease or of any of the Rules and Regulations incorporated herein or hereafter adopted by Landlord, shall not prevent a subsequent act, which would have originally constituted a violation, from having all the force and effect of an original violation. The receipt by Landlord of rent with knowledge of the breach of any covenant of this Lease, or breach of the Rules and Regulations, shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach. The failure of Landlord to enforce any of the Rules and Regulations as incorporated herein or hereafter adopted against Tenant and/or any other tenant in the Building shall not be deemed a waiver of any such Rules and Regulations. The failure of Tenant to seek redress for violation of, or to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant or condition of the Lease shall not prevent a subsequent act, which would have originally constituted a violation, from having all of the force and effect of any original violation.

XXVII

OTHER TENANTS

27.1 Other Tenants . Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for failure to enforce or for violation of any of the Building Rules and Regulations or the breach of any covenant or condition in any lease by any other tenant in the Building, other than any such violations or breaches that materially and adversely affect the use and enjoyment of Tenant’s interests under the Lease.

XXVIII

TERMINATION OPTION

28.1 Termination Option . Landlord hereby grants to Tenant a one-time option to terminate this Lease with respect to the entire (but not less than the entire) Leased Premises upon the end of the fifth (5th) year of the Lease Term (“Termination Date”) with no less than nine (9) months prior written notice by Tenant of its exercise of the foregoing termination option provided any such written notice of termination shall be subject to payment by Tenant by a certified or cashier’s check, with said written notice, of the amount of the costs of all unamortized Tenant improvements, commissions and actual documented third party costs incurred by Landlord as a result of the termination. Landlord shall use a 10% discount rate in

 

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calculating such fees. Within thirty (30) days of the Lease Commencement, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a written statement of the termination fees due with this Lease.

Tenant’s exercise of the foregoing option to terminate this Lease is subject to the condition that Tenant is not in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Lease, with respect to a default for which notice has been given hereunder and is of a monetary nature or a default of a provision having a material effect upon the Leased Premises and which has not been remedied at the time that Tenant notifies Landlord of the exercise of this termination option or by the Termination Date of such option. Tenant shall deliver the Leased Premises to Landlord on or before the Termination Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Lease the same as if such Termination Date were the original expiration date of the Term of this Lease. Tenant shall continue to pay Base Rent and Additional Rent and keep, perform and observe all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Tenant’s part to be kept, performed and observed as provided herein for the period between the date written notice of an election to terminate is given and the Termination Date.

XXIX

RENEWAL OPTION

29.1 Renewal Option . Provided the Tenant is not in default under the Lease beyond any applicable cure period, the Tenant is granted one “Renewal Option” of renewing this Lease for one additional five (5) year renewal period (“Renewal Period”) provided Tenant gives Landlord notice in writing of the exercise of the option at least nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the initial Lease Term or as extended by the Renewal Period. If Tenant exercises such option to renew, the Base Rental during the Renewal Option Period shall be the Fair Market Value as defined below. The exercise of the Renewal Option by Tenant shall be irrevocable, except as provided below.

All conditions and covenants of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect during the extended period, except the Base Rent shall be the “Fair Market Value” determined as follows:

 

  (a)

The Base Rent for the above extension term shall be negotiated by the parties within the sixty day (60) period following written notice of its desire to extend the term of this Lease is delivered by Tenant. Fair Market Value shall include net rent, additional rent, any marketing concessions, including, but not limited to, rent abatements, incentives, tenant improvement allowance and brokerage commission. If, during the sixty (60) day period, Landlord and Tenant are unable to agree, then within thirty (30) days thereafter they shall institute an appraisal procedure to determine the Fair Market Value of the Premises by jointly nominating and appointing separate appraiser who shall forthwith make a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Premises. Upon the appointment of the two appraisers as aforesaid, the two appraisers so appointed shall forthwith jointly make a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Premises. If either party fails to appoint an appraiser within said 30-day period, the appraiser

 

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appointed by the other party shall forthwith make the determination of the Fair Market Value of the Premises. If the two appraisers are unable to agree upon a determination of the Fair Market Value of the Premises within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the second appraiser, but if the Fair Market Values determined by such appraisers differ by less than Ten Percent (10%) per rentable square foot per annum for each year during the Extension Term, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by taking the average of the determinations of such appraisers. If the Fair Market Value determined by such appraisers differ by more than Ten Percent (10%) per rentable square foot per annum for each year during the Extension Term, then, the two appraisers shall jointly nominate and appoint a third appraiser within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of said thirty (30) day period and give written notice of such appointment to both parties. The third appraiser shall forthwith select from the two determinations submitted by each of the first two appraisers, the one that is closer to the Fair Market Value and said selection shall thereafter be deemed the Fair Market Value. The appraisers shall make their determination in writing and give notice thereof to both parties. The Fair Market Value of the Premises shall be the rent (including rental escalations) which the Premises would generate in a non-sublease, non-renewal lease for the period of the Renewal Term in a competitive and open market lease transaction under all conditions requisite to a fair lease and assuming that: (i) Landlord and Tenant are each acting voluntarily, prudently and knowledgeably; (ii) Landlord and Tenant are each typically motivated and are acting without malice; (iii) Landlord and Tenant are each well informed or well advised and each acting in what it considers its own best interest; and (iv) a reasonable time is allowed for exposure in the open market. Each appraiser shall afford both parties a hearing and the right to submit evidence, with the privilege of cross-examination in connection with its determination of the Fair Rental Value of the Premises. In the event any appraiser appointed as aforesaid shall die or become unable or unwilling to act before completion of the appraisal, such appraiser’s successor shall be appointed in the same manner as provided above. Any appraiser appointed hereunder shall: (x) be independent of both parties (and of all persons and entities with interest in either party); (y) have not less than five (5) years experience in the appraisal of real property; and (z) hold the professional designation M.A.I., or if the M.A.I. ceases to exist, a comparable designation from an equivalent professional appraiser organization. All appraisal fees and expenses shall be borne equally by the parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Base Rent due for the Renewal Extension Period be less than the Base Rent due to Landlord during the last year of the initial term of the Lease.

 

  (b) The Renewal Option shall be evidenced by an Amendment to the Lease agreed to by the parties.

 

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  (c) The rights of Tenant under this Section will not be severed from the Lease or separately sold, assigned or transferred and will expire on the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

XXX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

30.1 No Constructive Eviction . No act or thing done or omitted to be done by Landlord or Landlord’s agents during the term of the Lease, which is necessary to enforce the terms of this Lease, or the Building Rules and Regulations, shall constitute an eviction by Landlord nor shall it be deemed an acceptance or surrender of said Premises, and no agreement to accept such surrender shall be valid unless in writing signed by Landlord. No employee of Landlord or Landlord’s agent shall have any power to accept the keys of said Premises prior to the termination of the Lease. The delivery of keys to any employee of Landlord or Landlord’s agents shall not operate as a termination of the Lease or a surrender of the Premises.

30.2 Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment . It is understood and agreed that this Lease (including all rights of Tenant hereunder) is subject and subordinate to any ground lease or underlying lease (hereinafter called “ground lease”) which may now or hereafter affect the land or Building of which the Premises form a part and is further subject and subordinate to any mortgage or deed of trust or trust indenture (hereinafter called “mortgage”) which may now, or hereafter affect the Lease or the real property of which the Premises form a part, and to any and all advances made under any such mortgage and to the interest thereon, and all renewals, replacements and extensions thereof. This section shall be self-operative and no further instrument or subordination shall be required, but Tenant shall nevertheless at any time hereafter, on the demand of Landlord, subject to non-disturbance agreements in usual and customary form with any ground Landlord or mortgagee, execute any instruments, releases or other documents that may be required by any such mortgage holder or ground Landlord or any of their respective successors in interest to evidence such subordination. If in connection with the financing (existing or future financing) of the Building, the holder of any such mortgage, or with respect to any bond financing, the trustee for any such bond holders, shall request reasonable modifications in this Lease as a condition of approval of such financing, Tenant will not unreasonably withhold, delay or defer making such modifications, provided that they do not unreasonably increase the obligations of Tenant hereunder or materially and adversely affect the leasehold interest created by this Lease. In the event of termination of this Lease through foreclosure of any mortgage to which this Lease is subordinated, or if the ground lease is terminated, Tenant will upon the demand of the purchaser of the Premises at the foreclosure sale thereof, or of the Landlord under the ground lease, attorn to and accept such purchaser or ground Landlord as Landlord under this Lease or, upon demand, enter into a new lease agreement with such purchaser or ground Landlord for the unexpired term of this Lease at the same Rental and under the same provisions of this Lease. It is further agreed by Tenant that this Lease shall be subject and subordinate at all times to any other arrangement or right to possession under which

 

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Landlord is in control of the Premises, and to the rights of the owner or owners of the Premises, the Building, and the land of which the Building is a part.

30.3 Tenant Estoppel Certificates and Financial Statements . Tenant agrees, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than ten (10) days prior written notice by Landlord, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord a written statement containing all information requested by Landlord including but not limited to (a) certification that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect for if there have been modifications, that the Lease is in full force and effect as modified and stating the modifications, (b) a statement regarding the dates to which the rent and other charges hereunder have been paid by Tenant, (c) a statement as to whether to the best of Tenant’s knowledge, Landlord is in default in the performance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Lease, and, if so, a specification of each such default of which Tenant may have knowledge, (d) a statement of the amount of monthly rent plus rent increases, if any, (e) a statement of the amount of the security deposit, if any, (f) a statement of the address to which notices to Tenant should be sent, and (g) or any other information requested by Landlord’s mortgagee or prospective purchaser. In the event Tenant fails to deliver any of the foregoing written statement(s) within ten (10) days after demand is made by Landlord in writing, Tenant does hereby make, constitute and irrevocably appoint Landlord as its attorney-in-fact, and in its name, place and stead to so execute the aforementioned statement(s). Landlord shall, if requested by Tenant, provide to Tenant a similar estoppel certificate. Tenant agrees to provide to Landlord, provided Landlord agrees to a confidentiality agreement satisfactory to both parties, upon written request from Landlord, but no more than once per year, a copy of Tenant’s current financial statement, in form satisfactory to Landlord. Tenant’s failure to deliver the financial statement within thirty (30) days after a demand is made in writing by Landlord shall be a Default under this Lease. Any of the foregoing certifications or statements delivered pursuant to this Section may be relied upon by any owner of the Building, any prospective purchaser of the Building, and any present or prospective mortgagee, deed of trust holder or trustee for bond holders with respect to the Building or of Landlord’s interest.

30.4 Brokerage Fees . Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that Tenant has negotiated with Nicolson, Porter & List and Studley, Inc., and except for said brokers, Tenant has not incurred and will not incur and will not expose Landlord to any liability for any other brokerage fees, finder’s fees, agent’s commissions or similar compensation to third parties in connection with this Lease transaction. In the event Tenant has incurred any other such fees, commissions or compensation, said fees, commissions and compensation so incurred shall be charged solely against Tenant and Tenant agrees to indemnify Landlord against and hold Landlord harmless from any and all liabilities arising from any claims for such fees, commissions or compensation, including, without limitations, the cost of counsel fees and costs and expenses in connection therewith.

30.5 Unenforceability/Joint and Several Liability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall not affect or impair any other provision. Where Tenant hereunder consists of more than one party, the obligations of each such party will be joint and several hereunder.

 

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30.6 Headings, Miscellaneous . The headings of the several articles, paragraphs and sections contained herein are for convenience only and do not define, limit or construe the contents of such articles, paragraphs and sections. All negotiations, considerations, representations and understandings between the parties are incorporated herein and are superseded hereby. There are no terms, obligations, covenants, statements, representations, warranties or conditions relating to the subject matters hereof other than those specifically contained herein. This Lease may not be amended or modified by any act or conduct of the parties or by oral agreements unless reduced and agreed to in writing signed by both Landlord and Tenant. No waiver of any of the terms of this Lease by Landlord shall be binding upon Landlord unless reduced to writing and signed by Landlord.

30.7 Holding Over . In the event Tenant remains in possession of the Premises after the expiration or termination of the term, and without the execution of a new lease, Tenant, at the option of Landlord, shall be deemed to be occupying the Premises as a Tenant from month to month at one-hundred fifty prevent (150%) of the Base Rental due for the last full calendar month during the term of the Lease in which Base Rental was paid plus all other sums due under this Lease and subject to all other provisions and obligations of the Lease that are applicable to a month-to-month tenancy.

30.8 Payments . Except as elsewhere provided herein, all amounts owed by Tenant to Landlord hereunder shall be paid within ten (10) days from the date that Landlord renders statements of account therefor and Tenant agrees to pay interest on all amounts (including Rental) not paid when due at the rate of two (2) percentage points over the prime commercial lending rate as established from time to time by the Bank of America. Time is of the essence in Tenant’s payment of Rental and Tenant’s performance of each and every term, covenant, and condition of this Lease incumbent on Tenant.

30.9 Force Majeure . In the event Landlord or Tenant is prevented or delayed in the performance of any of its covenants or obligations hereunder by circumstances beyond its control (including, but not limited to governmental regulations or prohibitions) such delay or nonperformance shall not be deemed a default hereunder.

30.10 Overload . Tenant shall not overload the floors of the Premises.

30.11 Liability of Landlord . To the extent permitted by law Landlord, and in case Landlord or Landlord’s beneficiary shall be a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, pension fund, association or other form of joint ownership, all members of any such joint venture, pension fund, partnership, tenancy-in-common, association or other form of joint ownership, shall have no personal liability with respect to any provision of this Lease or any obligation or liability arising from this Lease or in connection with this Lease in the event of a breach or default by Landlord of any of its obligations. Tenant shall look solely to the equity of the owner of the Building at the time of the breach or default (or if the interest of the Landlord is a leasehold interest at that time, Tenant shall look solely to such leasehold interest) for the satisfaction of any remedies of Tenant. In the event of the transfer and assignment by Landlord of its interest in this lease and in the building containing the Premises (other than an assignment

 

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to a lender having a first lien mortgage covering the Building containing the Premises), if such successor in interest of Landlord acknowledges to Tenant acceptance of the Landlord’s and Guarantor’s obligations hereunder, Landlord shall thereby be released from any further obligations hereunder, and Tenant agrees to look solely to such successor in interest of the Landlord for performance of such obligations. Any security given by Tenant to secure performance of Tenant’s obligations hereunder shall be assigned and transferred by Landlord to such successor in interest, with reasonable notice to Tenant, and Landlord shall thereby be discharged of any further obligations relating thereto.

30.12 Maintenance of Building and Common Area . Landlord shall maintain the Building, the property it is located on and Common Area of the “Carriage Point” project as a first class office building.

30.13 Addenda, Riders and Exhibits . Exhibits attached to the Lease are hereby made an integral part of this Lease Agreement.

30.14 Governing Law . This Lease shall be governed by and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.

30.15 Recordation of Lease . Neither party hereto may record this Lease without the prior written consent of the other party.

30.16 Not Binding Lease . This instrument is not effective as a Lease or otherwise unless and until executed by and delivered to both Landlord and Tenant.

30.17 Trustee’s Exculpation . This Lease is executed by CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor trustee to American National Bank & Trust Company of Chicago, as Trustee, not personally but as Trustee as aforesaid, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and vested in it as such Trustee, and under the express direction of the beneficiaries of a certain Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust Number 10207306 at said Bank. It is expressly understood and agreed that nothing in this Lease contained shall be construed as creating any liability whatsoever against said Trustee personally or said beneficiaries, and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there shall be no personal liability to pay any indebtedness accruing hereunder or to perform any covenant, either express or implied, herein contained, to keep, preserve or sequester any property of said Trust, and that all personal liability of said Trustee and said beneficiaries, to the extent permitted by law, of every sort, if any, is hereby expressly waived by Tenant, and by every person now or hereafter claiming any right or security hereunder; and that so far as the parties hereto are concerned the owner of any indebtedness or liability accruing hereunder shall look solely to the Trust Estate from time to time subject to the provisions of said Trust Agreement for the payment thereof. It is further understood and agreed that the said Trustee has no agents or employees and merely holds naked title to the property herein described and has no control over the management thereof or the income therefrom and has no knowledge respecting rentals, leases or other factual matter with

 

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respect to the premises, except as represented to it by the beneficiary or beneficiaries of said Trust.

30.18 Authority of Partnership . Carriage Point Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership, hereby warrants (i) that it has authority to enter into this Lease on behalf of and to bind Landlord to this Lease and (ii) that the Landlord has full authority to enter into the Lease and confer upon the Tenant the rights of Tenant hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Lease to be executed by their respective representatives thereunto duty authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

LANDLORD:
CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor trustee to AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, not individually and not personally, but as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust Number 10207306
By:   CARRIAGE POINT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

GRUSECKI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

Its general partner

By:  

LOGO

  Thomas D. Grusecki, general partner

 

TENANT:

NEOPHARM, INC.

By:  

LOGO

  Its:         CEO
Attested:  

 

    Its:

 

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EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

LOT 2 IN LAKE BLUFF BUSINESS CENTER, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 6 AND PART OF LOT 3 IN NORTH SHORE AUTO SALES AND SERVICE CENTER SUBDIVISION AND A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 44 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED MAY 23, 1984 AS DOCUMENT 2285299, IN LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

 

Property Address:

       101 Waukegan Road
       Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044

 

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EXHIBIT B

SPACE PLAN

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF

WORK LETTER AGREEMENT

December      , 2007

Re: Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) dated of even date herewith relating to Neopharm, Inc., Suite 970.

NEOPHARM, INC.

1850 Lakeside Drive

Waukegan, IL 60085

 

Re:    Suite 970
   Carriage Point
   101 Waukegan Road
   Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044

Gentlemen:

You (hereinafter referred to as the “Tenant”) and the undersigned (“Landlord”) are executing, simultaneously with this letter agreement, the Lease covering the space referred to above, as more particularly described in the Lease (therein and hereinafter called the “Premises”).

To induce Landlord and Tenant to enter into the Lease (which is hereby incorporated by reference to the extent that the provisions of this letter agreement may apply thereto, including the definitions of any capitalized terms used but not defined herein) and in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, Landlord and Tenant mutually agree as follows:

1. Landlord agrees to deliver the Premises to Tenant on a turn key basis with the Work (the “Landlord’s Work”) as described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, to conform to the Space Plan as described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and made a part hereof, completed in a good and workmanlike manner in conformance with the Plans and all applicable building codes and similar requirements. The space plans, drawings and specifications (herein called the “Plans” for the Landlord’s Work will be prepared by Landlord’s Architect (the “Architect”) at the expense of Landlord. It shall be Tenant’s responsibility to furnish Landlord with complete information concerning Tenant’s requirements with respect to the Improvement Work and to ensure that such information is furnished to Landlord on or before January 3, 2008, the “Submission Date”. It is understood that Landlord will complete Landlord Improvement Work outlined in Exhibit A attached hereto and that it is estimated that the cost of such work is $338,000 (“Cash Allowance”). Any costs which exceed $338,000 for items which are included in Exhibit A or required to be completed for Landlord to comply with Exhibit A, shall be paid by

 

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Landlord. Any costs that exceed $338,000 for change orders, or items not included in Exhibit A, but are requested by Tenant shall be paid by Tenant. If any portion of the Cash Allowance remains unused it may be converted to cash or used to offset rent, real estate taxes and operating expenses first due.

2. Landlord, at its sole cost and expense, but subject to approval of the Plans, shall cause its contractor, Northern Builders, Inc., to perform, or cause to be performed, all Improvements and other work at the Leased Premises to complete the Work and provide turnkey space for Tenant’s occupancy of the Leased Premises, all in accordance with the Plans submitted to and approved by the parties (which review and approval shall be done at no cost to Tenant, and which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Northern Builders, Inc. shall apply for the necessary permits from the applicable governmental authorities and shall diligently pursue the issuance of the permits. The Work performed by Northern Builder’s Inc. shall be constructed in a good and workmanlike fashion, in accordance with the requirements set forth herein and in compliance with all applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, orders, codes, rules, regulations, building and fire codes and other governmental requirements, including, without limitation, the ADA (i.e., to the extent ADA” compliance is imposed on Landlord under the Lease). Northern Builders, Inc. shall commence the construction of the Work promptly and shall diligently proceed with all such construction in order to complete the Work, subject to delays beyond Landlord’s reasonable control. Tenant shall coordinate any work over and above the scope of the Landlord’s Work (the “Tenant’s Work”) including Tenant’s early access for installation of Tenant’s trade fixtures so as to avoid material or unreasonable interference with the ongoing performance of the Work and with any other work being performed by or on behalf of Landlord and/or other tenants at the Building. All of Tenant’s Work shall be completed free of materialman’s or mechanics lien or similar liens. Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant and Tenants contractors to insure prompt and timely completion of Tenant’s Work.

3. Any excess amount due for work specifically requested by Tenant shall be payable by Tenant with twenty-five percent (25%) due and owing, upon execution of any change orders, and the balance due monthly on a progress pay basis. The Tenant’s Work shall be completed in accordance with Plans as prepared by Landlord’s architect and/or designer at the expense of Tenant and subject to the prior written approval of Landlord. Approval of plans and specifications by Landlord shall not constitute the assumption of any responsibility by Landlord for their accuracy or sufficiency or compliance with governmental codes and regulations, Tenant being solely responsible for all of the foregoing. Tenant agrees that Landlord’s right of approval is exercised solely to determine whether Tenant’s Work conforms to the general aesthetic character of the Building and Landlord’s standards therefor, and that, by approval, Landlord assumes no responsibility for any of Tenant’s Work. If at Tenant’s request, Landlord agrees to do any of Tenant’s Work in connection with the completion of the Premises, such shall be done at Tenant’s cost and expense as above provided, at a cost plus ten percent (10%) for overhead and profit and five percent (5%) for General Conditions. Landlord shall submit to Tenant written estimates of the cost thereof and if Tenant shall fail to approve such estimates within seven days from the receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed to be disapproved and Landlord shall not be authorized to proceed with such Tenant’s Work.

 

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4. The “Commencement Date” for the Term of the Lease shall be as set forth in Section 1.3 of the Lease. The Rental shall not abate by reason of delays in completing the Work as a result of any of the following:

 

  (a) Tenant’s failure to furnish the Architect its requirements with respect to the Work by the Submission Date as required under paragraph 1 hereof;

 

  (b) Tenant’s request for materials, finishes or installations other than Building Standard;

 

  (c) Changes in the Plans or in the Work made by Tenant (notwithstanding Landlord’s approval within five (5) business days of such changes);

 

  (d) Any other delay caused by the act or omission of Tenant, any subcontractor chosen by Tenant, or its employees or agents.

Landlord, in its sole discretion, may permit Tenant and Tenant’s employees and agents to enter the Premises prior to the Commencement Date so that Tenant may do Tenant’s completion and set up as may be required to make the Premises ready for Tenant’s use and occupancy. If Landlord permits such entry prior to the Commencement Date, it will be upon the condition that Tenant and its employees, agents, contractors and suppliers shall work in harmony with Landlord and its employees, agents, contractors and suppliers and will not interfere with the performance of the Work by Landlord or with the work of any other tenant or occupant, in the remainder of the Building. If at any time such entry shall cause or threaten to cause such disharmony or interference, Landlord shall have the right to withdraw such license upon 12 hours written notice to Tenant. Tenant agrees that any such entry or occupation of the Premises shall be governed by all of the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the Lease, except the covenant for the payment of Rental and further agrees that Landlord shall not be liable in any way for injury, loss or damage which may occur to any of Tenant’s Work or installations made in such Premises, or to any personal property placed therein, the same being at Tenant’s sole risk, except for Landlord’s negligence in connection with Tenant’s Work.

5. If Landlord permits Tenant and/or Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors to enter the Premises prior to the commencement date so that Tenant may do Tenant’s Work as may be required to make the Premises ready for Tenant’s use and occupancy, Tenant and/or Tenant’s contractors, when applicable, shall be required to provide the following types of insurance in the following minimum amounts, which shall, at Landlord’s option name Landlord and any other persons having an interest in the Building as additional insureds as their interest may appear, issued by companies approved by Landlord and the following documentation:

 

  (a)

Worker’s Compensation coverage, with limits of at least $3,000,000 for the employers’ liability coverage thereunder, and/or statutory limits whichever is greater.

 

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  (b) Broad Form Commercial General Liability Policy to include Products/Completed Operations, Broad Form Property Damage and Contractual Liability, with the coverage limit of at least $3,000,000 per occurrence, combined single limit.

 

  (c) Automobile Liability coverage, with bodily injury limits of at least $1,000,000 per person, $3,000,000 per accident and $1,000,000 per accident for property damage.

 

  (d) Written verification that the Tenant’s subcontractors are union contractors licensed to do business in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Original or duplicate policies for all of the foregoing insurance coverages shall be delivered to Landlord before Tenant’s Work is started and before any contractor’s equipment is moved onto any part of the Building or area adjacent to the Building.

6. Each contractor and subcontractor participating in Tenant’s Work shall guarantee that their work shall comply with all governmental laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and shall be free from any and all defects in workmanship and materials for the period of time which customarily applies in good contracting practice, but in no event for less than one (1) year after the acceptance of the work by Tenant and Landlord. The aforesaid guarantees of each such contractor and subcontractor shall include the obligation to repair or replace in a thoroughly first- class and workmanlike manner, and without any additional charge, all defects in workmanship and materials. All warranties or guarantees as to materials or workmanship on or with respect to Tenant’s Work, shall be contained in the contracts and subcontracts for performance of Tenant’s Work and shall be written so that they shall inure to the benefit of Landlord and Tenant as their respective interests may appear. Such warranties and guarantees shall be so written that they can be directly enforced by either party and Tenant shall give to Landlord any assignment or other assurance necessary to effectuate the same.

7. Tenant shall not employ any contractor unless previously approved in writing by Landlord. Tenant shall not be required to contract with anyone to whom Tenant has a reasonable objection. Contracts between Tenant and contractors shall (1) require each contractor, to the extent of Tenant’s Work to be performed by the contractor, to be bound to Tenant by the terms of the Lease and this Work Letter, and to assume toward Tenant all of the obligations and responsibilities which Tenant, by the Lease, assumes toward Landlord, and (2) allow to Landlord (as a third party beneficiary) the benefit of all rights, remedies and redress afforded to Tenant by the contract with the Contractor as agent and allowing Landlord to proceed directly against the Contractor without being required to first proceed against Tenant.

8. Each contractor and subcontractor participating in Tenant’s Work shall obtain prior written approval from Landlord within five (5) business days of submission of the Contractor as a proposed participant in Tenant’s Work for any space within the Building which such contractor or subcontractor desires to use for storage, handling and moving of his materials and equipment; in no event shall this paragraph be considered as a commitment of Landlord to provide Tenant, its contractors or subcontractors, any storage facilities outside of the Premises.

 

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9. Each contractor and subcontractor participating in Tenant’s Work shall make prior arrangements with Landlord for connections to the Building’s utility systems and services, with such connections being made during the time of day or night and on such a day as Landlord may reasonably determine.

10. It shall be Tenant’s responsibility to cause each of Tenant’s contractors and subcontractors participating in Tenant’s Work to remove and dispose of, at least once a week or more frequently as Landlord may direct, all debris and rubbish caused by or resulting from the construction of Tenant’s Work and, upon completion of Tenant’s Work, to remove all temporary structures, surplus materials, debris and rubbish of whatever kind remaining in the Building, which has been brought in or created by the contractors and subcontractors in the construction of Tenant’s Work at a time designated by Landlord.

11. Tenant’s contractors and subcontractors shall cause their employees and agents to enter and exit the Building via the entrance and elevators designated by Landlord. All materials, supplies and equipment shall be brought into the Building at times reasonably approved by Landlord.

12. It shall be Tenant’s responsibility to cause each of Tenant’s contractors and subcontractors to maintain continuous protection of adjacent premises in the Building in such manner as to prevent any damage to such adjacent property by reason of the performance of Tenant’s Work or any repairs to the Premises.

13. Tenant’s Work shall be coordinated with all work being performed or to be performed by Landlord and other tenants of the Building, to such extent that Tenant’s Work will not interfere with or delay the completion of any such work in the Building. The contractor or subcontractor shall not at any time damage, injure, interfere with or delay the completion of any other construction within the Building, and they and each of them shall comply with procedures and regulations prescribed by Landlord, for integration of Tenant’s Work with the work to be performed in connection with any construction in the Building.

14. In connection with Tenant’s Work, Tenant or Tenant’s contractor shall file all drawings, plans and specifications, pay all fees and obtain all permits and applications from the City of Lake Bluff Building Department, the Department of Labor and any other authorities which may have jurisdiction.

 

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BUILDING SPECIFICATIONS

 

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Neopharm Laboratories – 12,561 SF    09/20/07
Carriage Point Office Park   
Lake Bluff, Illinois   

 

01000     

GENERAL INFORMATION

    

The site shall be developed to accommodate a 12,561sf office and laboratory space in a multi-tenant building. Included is parking for 30 cars.

    

Safety: All subcontractors will comply with Northern Builders “Site Specific Safety Policy” and current OSHA Regulations.

08000     

DOORS, FRAMES & WINDOWS

08100     

Wood Doors: Interior doors shall be 1  3 / 4 ” thick, 3’0” x 7’0” solid core, plain sliced red oak veneer with solid oak styles. Doors are stained, sealed and varnished and manufactured by Weyerhauser or equal. Wood doors will be reused from exiting stock on site.

08200     

Hardware: Door hardware shall be manufactured by Schlage or equal, except for specialty doors. Door hardware is mortise and provided from the Finish Hardware Schedule. Hardware shall be ADA lever handle where required by code.

09000     

FINISHES

09200     

Drywall: New interior walls will be constructed of one (1) layer of  5 / 8 ” gypsum board on each side 3  5 / 8 ” metal studs @ 16”o/c. Partitions shall be underpinned to the finish ceiling. All drywall will be properly taped, sanded, and prepared for painting.

09500     

Acoustical Systems: Ceiling grid systems shall be prefinished white  15 / 16 ” grid at 9’-0” above floor level and will consist of new tile in the existing grid. Acoustical ceiling panels to be 2’ x 4’ x  5 / 8 ” random fissured pattern with reveal edge. Ceiling systems to be manufactured by Armstrong, Celotex, USG or equal.

09600     

Flooring

    

Resilient Flooring: Existing sheet vinyl flooring will remain in place.

    

Vinyl Base: Base at new partitions shall be 4” cove, manufactured by VPI or equal in standard colors.

    

Carpet: A new carpet allowance of $20.00 per square yard shall be included as part of the proposal. This shall cover all materials, taxes,

 

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Neopharm Laboratories – 12,561 SF    09/20/07
Carriage Point Office Park   
Lake Bluff, Illinois   

 

    

freight, floor preparation and installation. All carpet will be direct glue down unless otherwise specified. Carpet material shall be manufactured by Shaw or equal.

    

Ceramic Tile: Existing ceramic tile is to remain in place as is.” x

09900     

Paint

    

Paint materials shall be Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams or equal.

    

DrywaIl: All new drywall shall receive one (1) coat primer and two (2) coats of Premium latex paint. All existing drywall shall receive one (1) coat of premium latex paint.

10000     

SPECIALTIES

10100     

Toilet Partitions: Existing toilet room partitions shall remain in place as is.

10200     

Toilet Accessories: Existing toilet accessories shall remain in place as is.

11000     

EQUIPMENT

11100     

Laboratory Casework : NBI will not furnish, install, remove or modify any casework left from the previous tenant.

15000     

MECHANICAL

15400     

Plumbing

    

No modifications to the existing plumbing system are included in this proposal.

15500     

Fire Protection System : Existing heads from the current system may need to be repositioned to accommodate the creation of new offices.

15600     

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

    

The office heating and air conditioning will be a zoned system, consisting of roof top units providing gas fired heat and electric cooled condensing units and will include required duct smoke duct detectors with fan shutdown wiring. Heating will provide an average indoor temperature of 72F° when the outside temperature is –10F°. Air conditioning will provide

 

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Neopharm Laboratories – 12,561 SF    09/20/07
Carriage Point Office Park   
Lake Bluff, Illinois   

 

      

an average in-door condition of 78F° dry bulb, 50% relative humidity when out-door conditions are 95F dry bulb, 78F°
wet bulb. Temperature controls shall be 7-day programmable thermostats. Roof mounted exhaust system will be
provided in all toilet rooms as required by code.

16000

    

ELECTRICAL

    

Service and Distribution : 200amp, 277/480 Volt, 3 phase, 4 wire service will be provided. Any additional amperage required due to equipment loads are not included at this time.

    

Power Distribution: Main switch, distribution panels and separate meter have been included. Wiring for existing mechanical units and existing convenience outlets is included.

    

In the office area wall duplex receptacles and phone stubs will be provided. Telephone/data outlets will include a metal junction box installed in the wall and a conduit stub continuing into the plenum area above the suspended ceiling. Office area lighting to be provided by 3 lamp, 18 cell parabolic, 2’ x 4’ lay-in fixtures and controlled by wall switches.

    

Exit and emergency lighting will be provided per code based on the final Space Plan.

    

Fire alarm horns and strobes will be provided per code based on the final Space Plan.

    

All work to conform to all applicable electrical codes being currently enforced by the local municipality.

 

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Neopharm Laboratories – 12,561 SF    09/20/07
Carriage Point Office Park   
Lake Bluff, Illinois   

 

Allowances:

  

None

Items Not Included:

Our work does not include any provisions for :

Fire Extinguishers

Additional Emergency/Exit lights resulting from tenant fixturing (racks/office partitions)

Energy Management System

Utility bills after permanent meters are installed

Thickened floor slab for heavy machinery

Security System

Telephone, Data, Computer and Intercom Equipment Wiring

Appliances and Vending

Walker Duct

Lockers

Process Wiring

Office equipment, furniture, or partitions

Machine pits

Payment or performance bonds

Site lighting above code

Hose bibs

Lighting contactors

Building modifications for egress per tenant racks, conveyors or storage racks.

Painting of the interior precast, bar joists, ceiling or columns

 

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EXHIBIT D

LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS ON TENANT PREMISES

 

Category

  

Details

  

Requirements

Organic Solvents    Acetonitrile, 2-propanol, methanol    Flammable material storage cabinet required
Acids (Liquids)    70% isopropanol, Acetone, Reagent Alcohol Glacial Acetic Acid, Hydrochloric, Sulfuric Acid    Acid safety cabinet required
Bases (Liquids)    Trifluoracetic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Nitric Acid and Citric Acid (solid), Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonia    Base Safety Cabinet preferred

 

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EXHIBIT E

RULES AND REGULATIONS

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1. Landlord may refuse admission to the Building outside of ordinary business hours to any person not known to the watchman in charge or not properly identified, and may require all persons admitted to or leaving the Building outside of ordinary business hours to register. Any person whose presence in the Building at anytime shall, in the judgment of Landlord, be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation and interests of the Building or its tenants, or who may be or is creating a nuisance, may be denied access to the Building or may be ejected therefrom. In case of invasion, riot, public excitement or other commotion, Landlord may prevent all access to the Building during the continuance of the same, by closing the doors or otherwise, for the safety of the tenants, the Building and protection of property in the Building. Landlord may require any person leaving the Building with any package or other object to exhibit a pass from the tenant from whose Premises the package or object is being removed, but the establishment and enforcement of such requirement shall not impose any responsibility on Landlord for the protection of any tenant against the removal of property from the Premises of Tenant. The Landlord shall in no way be liable to any tenant for damages or loss arising from the admission, exclusion or election of any person to or from Tenant’s Premises or the Building under the provisions of this rule.

2. Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the Building any person who in the judgment of Landlord is intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs or who shall in any manner do any act in violation of these Rules and Regulations.

3. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in its Premises or bring or keep anything therein which will in any way create a nuisance or obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants, or do, or permit anything to be done in its Premises which shall, in the judgment of Landlord or its manager, in any other way injure or annoy them, or conflict with the laws relating to fire, or with the regulations of the fire department or with any insurance policy upon the Building or any part thereof or any contents therein or conflict with any of the Rules and Ordinances of the public building or health authorities.

4. Tenant shall not sell or permit the sale, at retail or wholesale, of newspapers, magazines, periodicals or theater tickets, in or from its Premises; nor shall Tenant carry on or permit or allow any employee or other person to carry on the business of stenography, typewriting, telephone answering service, or any similar business in or from its Premises for the service or accommodation of the occupants of any other portion of the Building, or the business of a barber shop, beauty shop, tobacco or pipe shop, liquor store, employment bureau, or a manicuring or chiropodist business, except with the prior written approval of Landlord. Tenant shall not occupy or permit any portion of its Premises to be occupied as an office or facility for the possession, storage, manufacture or sale of narcotics of any form or kind, without the prior written approval of Landlord.

 

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5. Tenant shall not manufacture any commodity or prepare or dispense any foods or beverages, excepting vending machines in Tenant’s cafeteria in its Premises or use the same as sleeping apartments.

6. Tenant shall not conduct directly or indirectly any auction upon its Premises, or permit any other person to conduct an auction upon the Premises. Tenant is not to conduct malodorous activities in or about its Premises or the Building. Tenant will not permit gambling to be conducted in or upon its Premises.

7. No noise, including the playing of any musical instruments, radio or television, which, in the judgment of Landlord, might disturb other tenants in the Building, shall be made or permitted by Tenant, and no cooking shall be done in the Premises or the Building, except as expressly approved by Landlord. If cooking is permitted by Landlord, Tenant shall not permit any cooking or food odors emanating within the Building to seep into other portions of the Building. All electrical equipment used by Tenant shall be U.L. approved. Nothing shall be done or permitted in Tenant’s Premises, and nothing shall be brought into or kept in the Premises which would impair or interfere with any of the Building services or the proper and economic heating, cooling, cleaning or other servicing of the Building or the Premises, or the use or enjoyment by any other tenant within the Building, nor shall there be installed by Tenant any ventilating, air-conditioning, electrical or other equipment of any kind, which, in the judgment of Landlord, might cause any such impairment or interference.

8. Tenant shall not install or operate any steam or gas engine or boiler, or carry on any mechanical business, in the Building. The use of oil, gas or inflammable liquids for heating, lighting or any other purposes is expressly prohibited. Explosives or other articles deemed extra hazardous shall not be brought into the Building. Tenant shall not use any other method of heating than that supplied by Landlord.

9. Tenant shall not leave water running in any bathroom, kitchen or elsewhere in the Building or its Premises and Tenant shall be responsible for any damage caused by the failure to shut off any water faucet, tap, etc., whether to the Building or to other occupants of same, and their furniture and fixtures.

10. Tenant must observe strict care not to leave its Premises exposed to the elements, and for any default or carelessness in this respect, Tenant shall make good all injuries or damages sustained by other tenants in the Building and by Landlord.

11. Tenant shall give Landlord prompt notice of all accidents to or defects in airconditioning equipment, plumbing, electric facilities or any part or appurtenance of its Premises.

12. Tenant shall not cause unnecessary labor by reason of carelessness and indifference to the preservation of good order and cleanliness in its Premises and in the Building. Waste and unnecessary use of electricity and other utilities is prohibited.

 

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13. Tenant shall use electric, gas and any other form of energy only from such sources of supply as is furnished in the Building. Use of extension cords and portable heaters are strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of Landlord.

14. All deliveries to the Building for or by Tenant shall be made through the service entrance to the Building as designated by Landlord, unless special permission is granted by Landlord for the use of other Building entrances. Landlord reserves the right to inspect all freight to be brought into the building and to exclude from the Building all freight which violates any of these Rules and Regulations or the lease of which these Rules and Regulations are a part. Landlord further reserves the right to change the building entrance to be utilized for deliveries.

15. Furniture, equipment or supplies shall be moved in or out of the Building only upon the Building entrances designated by Landlord and then only during such hours and in such manner as may be prescribed by Landlord. Landlord shall have the absolute right to approve or disapprove the movers or moving company employed by Tenant and Tenant shall cause said movers to use only the loading facilities designated by Landlord.

16. Should Tenant desire to place in the Building any unusually heavy equipment, including, but not limited to, large files, safes and electronic data processing equipment, it shall first obtain written approval of Landlord to place such items within the Building and for the proposed location in which such equipment is to be installed. Landlord shall have the power to prescribe the weight and position of any equipment that may exceed the weight load limits of the Building structure, and may further require, at Tenant’s expense, the reinforcement of any flooring on which such equipment may be placed, and/or to have an engineering study performed, also at Tenant’s expense, to determine such weight and position of equipment, to determine added reinforcement required, and/or determine whether or not such equipment can be safely placed within the Building. Landlord shall not be responsible for the loss or damage to such furniture or equipment from any cause. There shall not be used in any space, or in public halls or stairways of the Building, either by Tenant or by jobbers or others, in the delivery or receipt of merchandise, any hand trucks, except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards.

17. When Tenant’s corridor doors are not in use, Tenant shall use its best efforts to keep them closed on all floors where Tenant is a partial tenant on the floor. Tenant shall not place additional locks or bolts of any kind upon any of the doors or windows of its Premises and no lock on any door therein shall be changed or altered in any respect. Duplicate keys for Tenant’s Premises and toilet rooms (if applicable) shall be procured only from Landlord, which may make a reasonable charge therefor. Upon the termination of Tenant’s lease, all keys of the Premises and toilet rooms shall be delivered to Landlord. Tenant shall not prop open or otherwise interfere with the closing of exterior doors.

18. At the option of Landlord, the workmen of Landlord must be employed by Tenant for repairs, remodeling, renovation, lettering, interior moving of furniture and equipment, and other similar work that may be done on or in the Premises, such work being performed by Landlord or Landlord’s contractors at Tenant’s expense, including a reasonable

 

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mark-up of ten percent (10%) for Landlord’s overhead expense and profit for work of service performed.

19. Reserved.

20. The requirements of Tenant will be attended to only upon written application at Landlord’s management office for the Building. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work or do anything outside of their regular duties, unless under special instruction from the office of Landlord.

21. Only persons authorized by Landlord will be permitted to (a) perform construction work on the Building, (b) function as a locksmith in the Building, or (c) perform security guard services in the Building. Such services shall be furnished only at such hours, in such places within Tenant’s Premises and under such regulations as may be fixed by Landlord.

22. In the event Tenant must dispose of crates, boxes, etc., which will not fit into office wastepaper baskets, it will be the responsibility of Tenant to dispose of same or at Landlord’s option, Landlord may dispose of said waste and charge Tenant for such services. In no event shall Tenant leave any refuse in the public hallways, stairways or other areas of the Building for disposal unless Landlord has designated certain areas of the Building for the short term collections of refuse prior to its prompt disposal.

23. Tenant shall not place showcases or other articles in front of or affixed to any part of the exterior of the Building, nor placed in the hall, corridors or vestibules without the prior written consent of Landlord.

24. If Tenant’s Premises become infested with vermin, Tenant, at its sole expense, shall cause its Premises to be exterminated, from time to time, to the satisfaction of Landlord, and shall employ such exterminators therefor as shall be approved by Landlord.

25. Landlord shall have the right to prohibit any advertising by Tenant which, in Landlord’s opinion, tends to impair the reputation of the Building or its desirability as a building or office; upon written notice from Landlord, Tenant shall refrain from or discontinue such advertising. Tenant shall not be permitted to distribute written materials such as handbills or leaflets.

26. If Tenant employs laborers or others for work outside of the Building, Tenant shall not have such employees present in the building or paid in the Building, and shall arrange to make all personal contacts and work assignments and to pay their payrolls elsewhere. Tenant shall not advertise for laborers, giving an address at the Building.

27. Bicycles or other vehicles shall not be permitted in the offices, halls, corridors, lobbies of the Building, nor shall any obstruction of sidewalks or entrances of the Building by such be permitted.

 

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28. The sidewalks, entries, passages and staircases shall not be obstructed or used by Tenant, its servants, agents or visitors for any other purpose than ingress and egress to and from the respective offices.

29. Canvassing, soliciting and peddling in the Building is prohibited and Tenant shall cooperate to prevent the same.

30. No animals, birds, or pets of any kind, excepting mice used for clinical or laboratory research, shall be allowed in Tenant’s Premises or Building. All mice will be in a controlled secure enclosure.

31. The water closets, urinals, waste lines, vents or flues of the Building shall not be used for any purpose other than those for which they were constructed, and no rubbish, acids, vapors, newspapers or other such substances of any kind shall be thrown into them. The expense caused by any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from a violation of this rule by Tenant, its employees, visitors, guests or licensees, shall be paid by Tenant.

32. All contractors and/or technicians performing work for Tenant within the Building shall be referred to Landlord for approval before performing such work. This shall apply to all work including but not limited to, installation of telephone or telegraph equipment, electrical devices and attachments, and all installations affecting floors, walls, windows, doors, ceilings, equipment or any other physical feature of the Building. None of this work shall be done by Tenant without Landlord’s prior written approval.

33. If Tenant desires radio signal, communication, alarm or other utility or service connection installed or changed, such work shall be done at the expense of Tenant, with the prior written approval and under the direction of Landlord. No wiring shall be installed in any part of the Building without Landlord’s approval and direction. Landlord reserves the right to disconnect any radio, signal or alarm system when, in Landlord’s opinion, such installation or apparatus interferes with the proper operation of the Building or systems within the Building. Further, unless otherwise agreed upon by Landlord, all telecommunications equipment necessary to serve Tenant shall be located in the Premises, or at Tenant’s expense and at Landlord’s option, in a lockable enclosure in a common area location designated by Landlord.

34. Except as permitted by Landlord, Tenant shall not mark upon, paint signs upon, cut, drill into, drive nails or screws into, or in any way deface the walls, ceilings, partitions or floors of its Premises or of the Building and the cost and repair cost of any defacement, damage or injury caused by Tenant, its agents or employees, shall be paid for by Tenant. Tenant will be responsible for any damage to carpeting and flooring as a result of rust or corrosion of file cabinets, post holders, roller chairs and metal objects. Tenant shall provide and maintain hard surface protective mats under all desk chairs which are equipped with casters to avoid excessive wear and tear to carpeting. If Tenant fails to provide such mats, the cost of carpet repair or replacement made necessary by such excessive wear and tear shall be charged to and paid for by Tenant.

 

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35. All glass, lighting fixtures, locks and trimmings in or upon the doors and windows of Tenant’s Premises shall be kept whole and whenever any part thereof shall be broken through cause attributable to Tenant, its agents, guests or employees, the same shall immediately be replaced or repaired at Tenant’s expense, and put in order under the direction and to the satisfaction of Landlord and shall be left whole or in good repair, together with the same number and kind of keys as may be received by Tenant on entering upon possession of any part of said Building, or during the tenancy.

36. The cost of repairing any damage to the public portions of the Building or the public facilities or to any facilities used in common with other tenants, caused by Tenant or the employees, licensees, agents or invitees of Tenant, shall be paid by Tenant.

37. Any painting or decorating as may be agreed to be done by and at the expense of Landlord shall be done during regular weekday working hours; should Tenant desire such work done on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or outside of regular working hours, Tenant shall pay for the extra cost thereof. All decorating, carpentry work, or any labor required for the installation of Tenant’s equipment, furnishings or other property shall be performed at Tenant’s expense by Landlord’s employees or at Landlord’s option and consent by persons or contractors authorized in writing by Landlord.

38. Tenant shall not install any wall covering, resilient tile or floor covering in the Premises except in a manner approved by Landlord. Tenant shall not remove any Carpet, or wall coverings, window blinds, or window draperies in its Premises without the prior written approval from Landlord.

39. No awnings or other projections shall be attached to the outside walls of the Building or on or around the windows of the Premises by Tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord. No curtains, blinds, draperies, shades or screens shall be attached to or hung in, or used in connection with, any window or door of Tenant’s Premises by Tenant, without the prior written consent of Landlord. Such awnings, projections, curtains, blinds, draperies, shades, screens or other fixtures must be of a quality, type, material and color, and attached in the manner approved by Landlord.

40. The sashes, cash doors, windows, side glass, glass floors and any lights or skylights that reflect or admit light into halls or other places of Building shall not be covered or obstructed by Tenant without the prior written approval from Landlord.

41. No carpet, rug or other article shall be placed, hung or shaken on or in any perimeter opening of the Premises, nor shall anything be thrown or allowed to drop by Tenant out of such openings or down the passages, courts, light wells or atrium of the Building, or from balconies, and Tenant shall not sweep or throw or permit to be swept or thrown from its Premises any dirt, refuse or other similar substances upon the sidewalks or into any of the corridors or halls, lobbies, courts of stairways, light wells or areaways of the Building.

 

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42. Tenant shall not walk upon the roof of the Building, nor make any installations upon or through the roof or walls of the Building, without the prior written consent of Landlord.

43. Tenant shall cooperate fully with the life safety plans of the Building as established and administered by Landlord. This includes participation by Tenant and employees of Tenant in exit drills, fire inspections, life safety orientations and other programs relating to safety that may be promulgated by Landlord.

44. Tenant recognizes Landlord’s interest in being free from labor difficulties, strikes, picketing, or handbilling on or near Premises in which Landlord has a possessory or reversionary interest. Should such difficulties, strikes, picketing, or handbilling be engaged in by Tenant’s employees or the employees of Tenant’s contractors, subcontractors, or agents, or be caused by the actions or presence of Tenant’s employees, contractors, subcontractors, agents, or their employees, Tenant will take all reasonable steps to restore harmony. Furthermore, Tenant will be liable for all damages to Landlord occurring as a result of such difficulties, strikes, picketing, or handbilling.

45. Landlord shall not be responsible for lost or stolen personal property, equipment, money, or jewelry from the Premises or from the public areas of the Building, regardless of whether such loss occurs when the area is locked against entry or how or when such loss occurs. Landlord will not be liable to Tenant or Tenant’s employees, customers or invitees for any damages or losses to persons or property caused by other tenants in the Building or from damages or losses caused by theft, burglary, assault, vandalism, or other crimes.

46. Employees of Landlord shall not receive or carry messages for or to any Tenant or other person, nor contract with or render free or paid services to any Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, or invitees; in the event any of Landlord’s employees perform any such services, such employee shall be deemed the agent of Tenant regardless of whether or how payment is arranged for services and Landlord is expressly relieved from any and all liability in connection with any such services and any associated injury or damage to person or property.

47. Tenant and its employees, agents, and invitees shall observe and comply with the driving and parking signs and markers on the premises surrounding the building.

48. Only Tenant and employees of tenants, guests, invitees, and visitors of tenants may park their motor vehicles in the parking areas. No tenant or employee, guest, or invitee of tenants shall park a motor vehicle in the parking areas except during normal business hours and only when lawfully within the parking areas. Parking after business hours will be permitted only when the driver is lawfully conducting business in the Building.

49. No representation or warranty is made by Landlord as to the number or location of parking spaces comprising the parking areas, or any portion thereof, except that Landlord has agreed to provide Tenant with no less than twenty-six (26) parking spaces during the term of the Lease.

 

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50. Motor vehicles shall only be parked in the striped parking spaces located within the parking area and no motor vehicles shall be parked in any other location.

51. Not more than one motor vehicle may be parked on each parking space and no motor vehicle may be parked on more than one parking space.

52. Parking areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking of permitted motor vehicles thereon. No commercial activity shall be conducted from the parking areas.

53. No repairs (other than emergency repairs) or washing of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the parking areas.

54. Tenant, its employees, agents, guests, visitors and invitees assume full responsibility and Landlord shall have no liability for (a) all loss, damage, injury or death caused to person or property of third parties by reason of their use of the parking areas; and (b) protecting their motor vehicles against theft, vandalism and damage and for protecting their person against injury and assault by reason of their use of the parking areas.

55. Landlord reserves the right from time to time without notice to Tenant to (a) change the location or configuration of the parking areas, or any portion thereof; (b) change the number of parking spaces located within the parking areas, or any portion thereof; (c) install systems to control and monitor parking in the parking areas, or any portions thereof, including without limitation, a parking gate and identification card system; (d) utilize parking guards or attendants to supervise and control parking within the parking areas and to enforce these Rules; (e) designate the terms, conditions, and charges upon which parking license agreements will be entered into by Landlord; (f) have full access to the parking areas (including the right to close or alter the means of access to the parking areas, or portions thereof) to make repairs and alterations thereto, to prevent a taking by adverse possession or prescription or to comply with applicable legal and governmental requirements; (g) modify these Rules by posting notices thereof in the common areas or by other means deemed appropriate by Landlord; (h) tow motor vehicles parked in violation of these Rules and (i) enforce these Rules by appropriate legal action.

 

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor trustee to AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust No. 10207306 hereinafter referred to as “Landlord”, and NEOPHARM, INC., hereinafter referred to as “Tenant” are parties to that certain Lease dated December 20, 2007 (the “Lease”), whereby Tenant has leased certain premises from Landlord, and Landlord has demised to Tenant, Suite 970 of the Carriage Point Building located at 101 Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044, herein called “Leased Premises”; and

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to amend such Lease to confirm the actual square footage of the Leased Premises and to modify the amount of the Base Rent due on the Leased Premises. Accordingly, Landlord and Tenant desire to make certain modifications and revisions to the Lease; and

WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant have agreed to amend the Lease as herein provided.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:

1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Lease.

2. Premises . Section 1.2 of the Lease is amended to provide that the Leased Premises shall increase by an additional One Hundred Four (104) square feet for a total Rentable Area of Twelve Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Five (12,665) square feet designated as Suite 970. The Landlord represents that the Rental Area of the Premises and the Building has been measured by the Architect and Space Planner consistent with all Leases for the Building.

3. Rental . Section 1.4 of the Lease regarding the rent payment schedule shall be and hereby is amended to provide that the Base Rental rent payments shall be as follows:

 

Term

   Annual Rent      Monthly Rent  

03/21/08-03/31/08

     N/A       $ 7,452.60   

04/01/08-03/31/09

   $ 252,033.48         21,002.79   

04/01/09-03/31/10

     259,632.48         21,636.04   

04/01/10-03/31/11

     267,358.20         22,279.85   

04/01/11-03/31/12

     275,463.72         22,955.31   

04/01/12-03/31/13

     283,695.96         23,641.33   

04/01/13-03/31/14

     292,181.52         24,348.46   

04/01/14-03/31/15

     300,920.40         25,076.70   

Base Rental shall be paid in accordance with Article IV of the Lease.

 

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NeoPharm, Inc.

Deferred Rent Calc

Carriage Point Contract: 101 Waukegan Rd., Suite 970 Office    # of months in contract    84    2600-00-000-000
          

 

Month   Date   Rent due per contract     Straight line rent calc     Deferred rent amount     Deferred rent balance     GL Check  
1   4/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($  1,988.71  
2   5/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($  3,977.41  
3   6/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($  5,966.12     $0.09   
4   7/1/03     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($  7,954.83  
5   8/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($  9,943.54  
6   9/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($11,932.24     ($0.08
7   10/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($13,920.95     ($0.08
8   11/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($15,909.66  
9   12/1/08     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($17,898.36     ($0.07
10   1/1/09     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($19,887.07  
11   2/1/09     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($21,875.78  
12   3/1/09     $21,002.79        $22,991.50        ($1,988.71     ($23,864.49  
13   4/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($25,219.94  
14   5/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($26,575.40  
15   6/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($27,930.86     ($0.06
16   7/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($29,286.31  
17   8/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($30,641.77  
18   9/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($31,997.23     ($0.05
19   10/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($33,352.69  
20   11/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($34,708.14  
21   12/1/09     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($36,063.60     ($0.04
22   1/1/10     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($37,419.06  
23   2/1/10     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($38,774.51  
24   3/1/10     $21,636.04        $22,991.50        ($1,355.46     ($40,129.97     ($0.03
25   4/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($40,841.62  
26   5/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($41,553.27  
27   6/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($42,264.91     $0.02   
28   7/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($42,976.56  
29   8/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($43,688.21  
30   9/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($44,399.85     ($0.01
31   10/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($45,111.50  
32   11/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($45,823.15  
33   12/1/10     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($46,534.80  
34   1/1/11     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($47,246.44  
35   2/1/11     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($47,958.09  
36   3/1/11     $22,279.85        $22,991.50        ($   711.65     ($48,669.74  
37   4/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,705.92  
38   5/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,742.11  
39   6/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,778.30  
40   7/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,814.49  
41   8/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,850.67  
42   9/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,886.86  
43   10/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,923.05  
44   11/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,959.23  
45   12/1/11     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($48,995.42  
46   1/1/12     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($49,031.61  
47   2/1/12     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($49,067.80  
48   3/1/12     $22,955.31        $22,991.50        ($     36.19     ($49,103.98  
49   4/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($48,454.15  
50   5/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($47,804.32  
51   6/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($47,154.48  
52   7/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($46,504.65  
53   8/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($45,854.82  
54   9/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($45,204.99  
55   10/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($44,555.15  
56   11/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($43,905.32  
57   12/1/12     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($43,255.49  
58   1/1/13     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($42,605.65  
59   2/1/13     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($41,955.82  
60   3/1/13     $23,641.33        $22,991.50        $   649.83        ($41,305.99  
61   4/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($39,949.03  
62   5/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($38,592.06  
63   6/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($37,235.10  
64   7/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($35,878.14  
65   8/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($34,521.17  
66   9/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($33,164.21  
67   10/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($31,807.25  
68   11/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($30,450.29  
69   12/1/13     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($29,093.32  
70   1/1/14     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($27,736.36  
71   2/1/14     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($26,379.40  
72   3/1/14     $24,348.46        $22,991.50        $1,356.96        ($25,022.43  
73   4/1/14     $25,076.70        $22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($22,937.23  


NeoPharm, Inc.

Deferred Rent Calc

Carriage Point Contract: 101 Waukegan Rd., Suite 970 Office    # of months in contract    84    2600-00-000-000
          

 

Month   Date     Rent due per contract     Straight line rent calc     Deferred rent amount     Deferred rent balance     GL Check  
74     5/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($20,852.03  
75     6/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($18,766.83  
76     7/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($16,681.62  
77     8/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($14,596.42  
78     9/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($12,511.22  
79     10/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($10,426.01  
80     11/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($  8,340.81  
81     12/1/14        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($  6,255.61  
82     1/1/15        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($  4,170.41  
83     2/1/15        $    25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($  2,085.20  
84     3/1/15        $     25,076.70        $    22,991.50        $2,085.20        ($         0.00  
                             
      $1,931,285.76        $1,931,285.76        ($       0.00    
                             


STATEMENT SPECIFYING COMMENCEMENT DATE

AND TERMINATION DATE

It is agreed between the parties herein that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Lease, the actual Commencement Date of the Lease is March 21, 2008 and the Termination Date of the Lease is March 31, 2015.

 

LANDLORD:
CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, as successor trustee to LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as successor trustee to AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, not individually and not personally, but as Trustee under Trust Agreement dated March 16, 1987 and known as Trust Number 10207306

 

By:   CARRIAGE POINT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By:  

GRUSECKI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

Its general partner

By:  

LOGO

  Thomas D. Grusecki, general partner

TENANT:

NEOPHARM, INC.

 

By:  

LOGO

  Its:         CEO

 

Attested:  

LOGO

  Its:   Corporate Controller

Exhibit 21.1

Subsidiaries of Insys Therapeutics, Inc.:

 

NAME:

 

JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION:

Insys Pharma, Inc.   Delaware
Austin Pharma, LLC   Texas

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders

Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

Phoenix, Arizona

We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated March 29, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Insys Therapeutics, Inc., which is contained in that Prospectus.

We also hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated July 9, 2010, relating to the financial statements of NeoPharm, Inc., which also is contained in that Prospectus. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding NeoPharm’s ability to continue as a going concern.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption “Experts” in the Prospectus.

 

/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 2011