UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2013

 

 

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

California   0-24274   33-0361285

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1070, San Diego, California 92122

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 207-4264

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Securities Purchase Agreement

On September 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the purchasers set forth on Schedule I thereto (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, for an aggregate price of $10 million, approximately 96,431,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), at a price of $0.07 per share (the “ Common Shares ”) and approximately 3,250 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $1,000 per share (the “ Preferred Shares ” and, together with the Common Shares, the “ Shares ”) (the “ Private Placement ”). The Private Placement is expected to close on September 27, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions (the “ Closing ”). The estimated proceeds to the Company, net of commissions, will be approximately $9.7 million.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company will designate a new series of preferred stock prior to the Closing: its Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series F Preferred ”). The Series F Preferred will be convertible into Common Stock at a conversion price equal to $1,000 divided by 14,285, with the conversion right for each holder subject to a “blocker” with respect to such holders’ beneficial ownership, with each such “blocker” initially set at 9.99% . This blocker may be increased or decreased by a holder of Series F Preferred upon providing 61 days’ prior written notice to the Company. The Series F Preferred will have no preferential dividend rights and is generally non-voting. The Series F Preferred has a liquidation preference that is senior to the Common Stock, but is pari passu with the Company’s Series C-1 2 Preferred (defined below). This liquidation preference entitles the holder of Series F Preferred stock to receive, in a merger, liquidation or certain other extraordinary transactions, cash or property in an amount up to the face value of the shares ($1,000 per share), as set forth in the Certificate of Determination for the Series F Preferred (the “ Certificate of Determination ”). A copy of the Certificate of Determination is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The Shares will be issued in a private placement transaction that is exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and pursuant to Rule 506 under the Securities Act. Each of the purchasers has represented that it is an accredited investor and that it is acquiring the Shares for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof.

The foregoing is a summary of the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation

As a condition to Closing, the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Stock and the holders of the Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series C-1 2 Preferred ”) shall have approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 (the “ Amended and Restated Articles ”). Upon the filing of the Amended and Restated Articles, the following series of preferred stock will be eliminated: Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series C-2 2 Preferred ”); Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series D-1 2 Preferred ”) and Series D-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series D-2 2 Preferred ” and, together with the Series C-1 2 Preferred, Series C-2 2 Preferred and Series D-1 2 Preferred, the “ Existing Preferred ”). As a result of the elimination of these series of preferred stock, only the Series C-1 2 Preferred and Series F Preferred will remain designated as preferred stock of the Company immediately after Closing.


Additionally, the Amended and Restated Articles, when filed with the California Secretary of State, will: (i) increase the “Conversion Price” for the Series C-1 2 Preferred, resetting it to $1,000 divided by 86,202; and (ii) remove certain Series C-1 2 Preferred rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions originally contained in the Articles of Incorporation, including: (a) all rights of the Holders to dividends accruing under Article IV(d)(2) of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, to the extent such dividends otherwise would have accrued on or after September 24, 2013; (b) certain protective provisions; and (c) limitations on conversion into Common Stock set forth in Article IV(d)(3)(C)(i) of the Articles of Incorporation. The complete terms of the Amended and Restated Articles are set forth in Exhibit 4.2, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

The Company obtained approval of the Amended and Restated Articles by the holders of the Existing Preferred pursuant to the Consent Agreement (defined below) and expects to obtain approval by the holders of the Common Stock by way of an action by written consent that will be executed prior to Closing. Subject to such approval, the Company expects to file the Amended and Restated Articles after an Information Statement on Schedule 14C has been prepared and distributed to the Company’s shareholders, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the California General Corporation Law.

Consent and Waiver Agreement

On September 24, 2013, the Company entered into a Consent and Waiver Agreement (the “ Consent Agreement ”) with the holders of the Existing Preferred (the “ Holders ”). Pursuant to the Consent Agreement, the Holders agreed to tender to the Company for nominal consideration shares of Series D-1 2 Preferred, as well as all warrants to purchase shares of Existing Preferred. As a result of this repurchase, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated in the Exchange Agreement (described below), the Series C-1 2 Preferred will be the only series of preferred stock that remains outstanding prior to the Closing and, as of the Closing, no purchase rights will exist for the Existing Preferred.

Also in the Consent Agreement, the Holders consented to the transactions contemplated under the Securities Purchase Agreement and agreed to waive the following rights appurtenant to the Series C-1 2 Preferred: (i) all rights of the Holders to dividends accruing under Article IV(d)(2) of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, to the extent such dividends otherwise would have accrued on or after September 24, 2013; (ii) the limitations on conversion set forth in Article IV(d)(3)(C)(i) of the Articles of Incorporation; and (iii) the protective provisions set forth in Article IV(d)(11) of the Articles of Incorporation, to the extent applicable .

Additionally, the Holders agreed in the Consent Agreement to increase the conversion price for the Series C-1 2 Preferred, notwithstanding the conversion price set forth in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, such that the Conversion Price shall equal $1,000 divided by 86,202. This increase of the conversion price will remain in effect until the Amended and Restated Articles are filed with the California Secretary of State, at which time the conversion price set forth in the Company’s charter documents will again control the conversion of the Series C-1 2 Preferred.

A copy of the Consent Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2, the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.


Exchange Agreement

On September 24, 2013, the Company also entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “ Exchange Agreement ”) with the Holders. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Holders exchanged a total of approximately 557 shares of Series C-2 2 Preferred for approximately 557 shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred Stock (the “ Exchange Shares ”). The terms of the Series C-1 2 Preferred are substantially similar in all respects to the Series C-2 2 Preferred and the exchange of the Series C-2 2 Preferred eliminated all outstanding shares and allows for the removal of this series of preferred stock.

The Company issued the Exchange Shares in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act by virtue of the exemption provided for in Section 3(a)(9) of the Act for securities exchanged by the issuer with an existing security holder. No commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such exchange.

A copy of the Exchange Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3, the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The disclosures set forth above in Item 1.01 regarding the issuance of the Shares and the Exchange Shares are incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure set forth below under Item 5.02 regarding the issuance of the Stock Awards is also incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosure set forth above in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

Restricted Stock Awards

On September 24, 2013, the Company issued restricted stock awards to the Company’s officers, directors and key employees (the “ Stock Awards ”). The Stock Awards issued to officers and directors included the following: (i) 66,352,429 shares issued to George Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Director; and (ii) 3,981,146 shares issued to Saiid Zarrabian, Director. The total number of Stock Awards issued represented approximately 87 million shares of common stock. The Stock Awards were issued outside of the Company’s existing shareholder-approved equity compensation plans, but will be governed in all respects as if issued under the 2013 Equity Plan (defined below).

The Stock Awards issued to Dr. Tidmarsh vest pursuant to the following schedule, provided that Dr. Tidmarsh remains employed with the Company during this time:

 

    4,739,459 shares vesting January 20, 2015;


    4,739,459 shares vesting January 20, 2016;

 

    18,957,836 shares vesting on the earlier of first drug approval or the Company’s common stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $0.21/share;

 

    9,478,918 shares vesting on the Company’s common stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $0.14/share;

 

    9,478,918 shares vesting on the Company’s common stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $0.25/share;

 

    9,478,918 shares vesting on the Company’s common stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $0.30/share; and

 

    9,478,918 shares vesting on the Company’s common stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $0.35/share.

Dr. Tidmarsh’s awards will be forfeited if the vesting conditions are not met within seven years from the date of grant. In the event of the Change of Control (as defined in the 2013 Equity Plan) or a termination without cause or Dr. Tidmarsh’s resignation for good reason, the vesting of the Stock Awards issued to Dr. Tidmarsh will accelerate and such awards will immediately become fully vested.

The awards issued to Mr. Zarrabian vest in full on March 1, 2014, or sooner in certain circumstances if Mr. Zarrabian is removed as a director without cause.

The offering of the Stock Awards was made pursuant to an offering exemption afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No consideration was paid for the initial issuance of the Stock Awards, although consideration will be provided to the Company over the applicable vesting period in the form of services to be rendered to the Company. The form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to which the Equity Awards were granted is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Adoption of Equity Compensation Plan

On September 24, 2013, the Board of Directors approved and adopted an equity compensation plan entitled the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2013 Equity Plan ”). The 2013 Equity Plan is an omnibus equity compensation plan that permits the issuance of various types of equity-based compensation, including options, stock awards, stock appreciation rights and restricted stock units, as well as cash awards, to employees, directors and eligible consultants of the Company. The 2013 Equity Plan has a ten-year term and, subject to shareholder approval as provided under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, will permit the issuance of incentive stock options. The administrator under the plan has broad discretion to establish the terms of awards, including the size, term, exercise price (if applicable) and applicable vesting conditions.

The 2013 Equity Plan initially reserves for issuance a total of approximately 21,460,086 shares of Common Stock, subject to an annual increase on or after January 1 of each year (commencing on January 1, 2014), such that the sum of: (i) the total number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2013 Equity Plan, plus (ii) the total number of shares issued pursuant to the


2013 Equity Plan through December 31 of the prior year, equals the lesser of: (x) 10% of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of such December 31, or (y) 5% of the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of such December 31, calculated on a fully diluted, as-converted basis.

A copy of the 2013 Equity Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.5, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

The disclosures set forth above in Item 1.01 regarding the designation of the Series F Preferred and the approval of the Amended and Restated Articles are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The disclosures set forth above in Item 1.01 regarding the matters acted upon by the Holders pursuant to the Consent Agreement are incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to the Consent Agreement, the Holders, acting by written consent dated as of September 24, 2013, approved the following actions by a unanimous vote of the Existing Preferred: (i) approval and adoption of the Amended & Restated Articles; (ii) approval of the 2013 Equity Plan; and (iii) approval of the designation of the Series F Preferred.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.    Description
4.1    Form of Certificate of Determination of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock
4.2    Form of Amended & Restated Articles of Incorporation
10.1    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 24, 2013, by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein.
10.2    Consent and Waiver Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013
10.3    Exchange Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013
10.4    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
10.5    2013 Equity Incentive Plan


SIGNATURES

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

 

    LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Date: September 25, 2013     By:   /s/ George Tidmarsh
    Name:   George Tidmarsh
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.    Description
4.1    Form of Certificate of Determination of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock
4.2    Form of Amended & Restated Articles of Incorporation
10.1    Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 24, 2013, by and among the Company and the purchasers named therein.
10.2    Consent and Waiver Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013
10.3    Exchange Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013
10.4    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
10.5    2013 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit 4.1

CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION

of

SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

of

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Pursuant to Section 401 of the

California General Corporation Law

The undersigned, being the President and Secretary of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, in accordance with the provisions of 401 of the California General Corporation Law (“ CGCL ”), does hereby certify that:

1. The Corporation hereby designates 10,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock.

2. None of the shares of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock have been issued.

3. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, in accordance with CGCL Section 401, duly adopted the following resolution on September 24, 2013, which authorizes a new series of the Corporation’s previously authorized Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”):

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors hereby establishes a Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, with par value $0.0001 per share, and hereby states the number of shares and fixes the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of such series of shares as follows:

I. DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT

The designation of the new series, which consists of 10,000 shares of Preferred Stock, is the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ New Preferred Stock ”).

II. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Certificate of Determination, the following terms shall have the following meanings:


  A. “Change of Control” means the following:

 

  i. the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Corporation with or into another entity (other than a consolidation, merger or other business combination in which holders of the Corporation’s voting power immediately prior to the transaction continue after the transaction to hold, directly or indirectly, in substantially the same proportion as immediately preceding the transaction, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities);

 

  ii. the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any such action effected by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the intellectual property or assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (including, without limitation, any such action effected by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries; or

 

  iii. the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Corporation with or into another entity that results in the cancellation of shares of New Preferred Stock or that results in the conversion of shares of New Preferred Stock into: (1) shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation; (2) securities of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such securities); (3) any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property); or (4) any combination of the foregoing.

 

  B. Closing Date ” means 11:59 p.m. on the date of the closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 24, 2013 by and among the Corporation and the purchasers named therein, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”).

 

  C.

Closing Sales Price ” means, on any particular date: (i) the last trading price per share of the Common Stock on such date during regular trading hours on the principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P (or a comparable reporting service of national reputation selected by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders, if Bloomberg Financial L.P. is not then reporting closing sales prices of the Common Stock) (collectively, “ Bloomberg ”), or if there is no such price on such date, then the last trading price during regular trading hours on such Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such date as reported by Bloomberg; or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed then on a Trading Market, the last trading price for a share of Common Stock in the over-the-counter market during regular


  trading hours, as reported in the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices at the close of business on such date; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not then reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), then the average of the “Pink Sheet” quotes on such date, as determined in good faith by the holder; or (iv) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders.

 

  D. Common Stock ” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

  E. Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation or of any subsidiary of the Corporation that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire, directly or indirectly, at any time, Common Stock or any security of any subsidiary of the Corporation, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other agreement, document or instrument that is at any time convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock or any security of any subsidiary of the Corporation.

 

  F. Conversion Date ” means, for any Optional Conversion (as defined in Article IV.A.), the date specified in the notice of conversion in the form attached hereto (the “ Notice of Conversion ”), so long as a copy of the Notice of Conversion is delivered via electronic mail resulting in notice to the Corporation before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Conversion Date indicated in the Notice of Conversion; provided, however , that if the Notice of Conversion is not so e-mailed before such time, then the Conversion Date shall be the date the holder e-mails the Notice of Conversion to the Corporation.

 

  G. Conversion Price ” means the price obtained by dividing $1,000 by 14,285, and shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Article VIII below.

 

  H. Face Amount ” means, with respect to the New Preferred Stock, $1,000.00 per share, as adjusted (i) for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or the like and (ii) with respect to any given share or shares of New Preferred Stock, to account for any accretion in the Face Amount as a result of accrued but unpaid dividends or any other increase provided for in this Certificate of Determination.

 

  I. Original Issue Date ” means, with respect to each share of New Preferred Stock, the date of issuance of such share.

 

  J. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Certificate of Determination, each reference to a “ person ” refers to any individual, entity or association, including, without limitation, any corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, and trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a government or agency or any political subdivision thereof.


  K. Requisite Holders ” means the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of New Preferred Stock.

 

  L. Trading Day ” means, except as set forth below, a day on which the Corporation’s securities are traded on a Trading Market; provided, however, that in the event that the Corporation’s securities are not traded on a Trading Market, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close. Notwithstanding the foregoing , the following shall not be deemed Trading Days:

 

  i. December 24 to January 2;

 

  ii. The Fridays immediately before Memorial Day and immediately before Labor Day;

 

  iii. The weekday immediately before and the weekday immediately after Independence Day, provided that if Independence Day is on a Wednesday, then the two following weekdays

 

  iv. Columbus Day; or

 

  v. The Friday immediately after Thanksgiving.

 

  M. Trading Market ” means the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”) or the NYSE MKT, or any successor markets thereto.

III. DIVIDENDS

Holders of New Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of New Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of the New Preferred Stock; and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.


IV. CONVERSION

 

  A. Conversion at the Option of the Holder . Subject to the limitations on conversions contained in Paragraph C of this Article IV, each holder of shares of New Preferred Stock may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “ Optional Conversion ”) each of its shares of New Preferred Stock into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following formula:

Face Amount

Conversion Price

 

  B. Mechanics of Conversion . In order to effect an Optional Conversion, a holder shall deliver via electronic mail a copy of the fully executed Notice of Conversion (in the form attached hereto) to the Corporation (Attention: Secretary). Such notice shall be delivered to conversions@ljpc.com or such other address as the Corporation may, from time to time, provide to the holders upon delivery of a written notice. Upon receipt by the Corporation of a copy of a Notice of Conversion from a holder, the Corporation shall promptly send, via facsimile or electronic mail, a confirmation to such holder stating that the Notice of Conversion has been received, the date upon which the Corporation expects to deliver the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and the name and telephone number of a contact person at the Corporation regarding the conversion.

 

  i. Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. The Corporation (itself, or through its transfer agent) shall, no later than the third Trading Day following the Conversion Date (the “Delivery Period ”), issue and deliver (i.e., deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service postage prepaid) to the holder or its nominee a certificate representing that number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of New Preferred Stock being converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company ( “DTC ”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program or any other program that provides for the electronic delivery of Common Stock, the Corporation shall cause its transfer agent, by the end of the Delivery Period, to electronically transmit the Common Stock (not in physical stock certificate form) issuable upon conversion to the holder by crediting the account of the holder or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or with any such equivalent program.

 

  ii. Taxes . The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes that may be imposed upon it with respect to the issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the New Preferred Stock.

 

  iii. No Fractional Shares. If any conversion of New Preferred Stock would result in the issuance of a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be payable in cash based upon the Closing Sales Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the New Preferred Stock shall be the next lower whole number of shares.


  iv. Conversion Disputes . In the case of any dispute with respect to a conversion, the Corporation shall promptly issue such number of shares of Common Stock as are not disputed in accordance with subparagraph (i) above. If such dispute involves the calculation of the Conversion Price, and such dispute is not promptly resolved by discussion between the relevant holder and the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit the disputed calculations to an independent outside accountant within three Trading Days of receipt of the Notice of Conversion. The accountant, at the Corporation’s sole expense, shall promptly audit the calculations and notify the Corporation and the holder of the results no later than three Trading Days from the date it receives the disputed calculations. The Board of Directors shall consider the accountant’s calculation in good faith and determine the final valuation. The Corporation shall then issue the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with subparagraph (i) above.

 

  C. Restrictions on Conversion or Transfer . Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate of Determination to the contrary and except as set forth in this paragraph, at no time may the Corporation issue or sell shares of Common Stock (including transfers by the Corporation of treasury stock) to a holder of New Preferred Stock, and in no event shall any holder of shares of New Preferred Stock have the right to convert shares of New Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, in each such case (x) to the extent that such issuance or sale or right to effect such conversion would result in the holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially owning more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or (y) if such holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially own more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to such purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion. For purposes of this subparagraph, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and Regulation 13D-G thereunder. The restriction contained in this subparagraph may only be waived (or amended to a different percentage of beneficial ownership) in writing by the holder upon providing the Corporation with at least 61 days prior written notice of such waiver or amendment. Except as permitted in the preceding sentence, the restriction contained in this subparagraph may not otherwise be waived or amended. Any purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion effected in violation of this paragraph shall be null and void. Certificates representing shares of New Preferred Stock shall have imprinted, typed, stamped or otherwise affixed thereon a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND CONVERSION RESTRICTIONS AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED OR CONVERTED ONLY AS PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION SETTING FORTH THE RIGHTS, POWERS AND PREFERENCES OF SUCH PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE UPON A REQUEST THEREFOR SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY.


V. RESERVATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

If the authorized and unissued number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Reserved Amount ”) for any three consecutive Trading Days shall be less than a number sufficient to provide for the conversion in full, at the then current Conversion Price thereof, without taking into account the conversion limitations set forth in Article IV.C., of all of the New Preferred Stock then outstanding, (the “ Required Reserve Amount ”), then the Corporation shall immediately notify the holders of New Preferred Stock of such occurrence and shall take immediate action (including, if necessary, seeking shareholder approval to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue) to increase the Reserved Amount to at least the Required Reserve Amount. Nothing contained in this Article V. shall limit any other rights or remedies of the holders of the New Preferred Stock hereunder or under applicable law.

VI. FAILURE TO SATISFY CONVERSIONS

Without limiting the other rights or remedies of the holders, unless the Corporation has notified the applicable holder in writing prior to the delivery by such holder of a Notice of Conversion that the Corporation is unable to honor conversions, if (i) the Corporation fails to timely deliver during the Delivery Period shares of Common Stock to a holder upon a conversion of shares of New Preferred Stock and (ii) thereafter, such holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock (the “ Cover Shares ”) to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale by such holder of the shares of Common Stock (the “ Sold Shares ”) that such holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “ Buy-In ”), at the election of the holder as a redemption to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall pay such holder (in addition to any other remedies available to the holder) the amount equal to such holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Cover Shares and, upon making such payment, the Corporation’s conversion obligations shall be deemed satisfied and the New Preferred Stock that was tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion shall thereupon be cancelled and the holder shall not have any further right or remedy against the Corporation with respect to such shares of New Preferred Stock that were tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion. A holder shall provide the Corporation written notification and supporting documentation indicating any amounts payable to such holder pursuant to this Article VI. The Corporation shall make any payments required pursuant to this Article VI in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article XI. E.

VII. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE

 

  A.

If (i) the Corporation shall: (1) commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law; (2) consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property; or (3) make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the


  Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (iii) the Corporation sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or in a series of related transactions and, on account of any such event as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), the Corporation shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise liquidate, dissolve or wind up (a “ Liquidation Event ”), no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than to (x) the Corporation’s Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series C Preferred Stock ”), which shall be pari passu with the New Preferred Stock, and (y) senior securities pursuant to the rights, preferences and privileges thereof) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the holders of shares of New Preferred Stock shall have received the Liquidation Preference with respect to each share then outstanding. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds legally available for distribution among the holders of the New Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock and holders of any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the New Preferred Stock and the pari passu securities (including the Series C Preferred Stock), shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares.

 

  B. The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other entity nor the sale or transfer by the Corporation of less than substantially all of its assets shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

 

  C. The “ Liquidation Preference ” with respect to a share of New Preferred Stock means an amount equal to the Face Amount thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the New Preferred Stock (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares). The Liquidation Preference with respect to the Series C Preferred shall be as set forth in the Amended & Restated Articles of Incorporation and, with respect to any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Determination filed in respect thereof.

VIII. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CONVERSION PRICE

The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

 

  A.

Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Etc. If, at any time on or after the Closing Date, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or other similar event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced. If the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock


  is decreased by a reverse stock split, combination or reclassification of shares, or other similar event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately increased. In any such event described in this paragraph, the Corporation shall notify the Corporation’s transfer agent of such change on or before the effective date thereof.

 

  B. Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. With respect to each share of New Preferred Stock, if, at any time after the Closing Date, there shall be (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (but not of such share of New Preferred Stock), other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a transaction causing an adjustment pursuant to Article VIII. A.; (ii) any Change of Control or any merger, conversion, consolidation or other business combination, in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock (but not such share of New Preferred Stock) is converted into or exchanged for capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such stock or securities) or into any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property) or any combination of the foregoing; or (iii) any share exchange pursuant to which all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (but not such share of New Preferred Stock) are converted into or exchanged for capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such securities) or into any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property) or into any combination of the foregoing (each of (i) — (iii) above being a “ Corporate Change ”), then the holder of such share of New Preferred Stock shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable, such shares of stock, securities and/or other property as would have been issued or payable in such Corporate Change if such share of New Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to such Corporate Change without taking into account the limitations on conversion set forth in Article IV. The Corporation shall not effect any Corporate Change unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Corporation) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Certificate of Determination. The above provisions shall apply regardless of whether or not there would have been a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available for issuance upon conversion of the shares of New Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date of such transaction, and shall similarly apply to successive recapitalizations, changes, conversions, combinations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

  C.

Adjustment Due to Distribution . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock other than a dividend (for which an adjustment is provided under Section A. or Section D. of this Article VIII.), by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any dividend or distribution to the Corporation’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary ( i.e., a spin-off)) (a “ Distribution ”), then the holders of New Preferred Stock shall be entitled, upon any conversion of shares of New Preferred Stock after the date of record


  for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution. If the Distribution involves rights, warrants, or options and the right to exercise or convert such right, warrant or option would expire in accordance with its terms prior to the conversion of the New Preferred Stock, then the terms of such right, warrant or option shall provide that such exercise or convertibility right shall remain in effect until 10 days after the date the holder of New Preferred Stock receives such right, warrant or option pursuant to the conversion thereof.

 

  D. Purchase Rights . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation issues any securities (“ Purchase Rights ”) that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for or impart a right to purchase securities other than Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (whether of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the holders of New Preferred Stock will be entitled to acquire (at the same time the holders of Common Stock receive such Purchase Rights), upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the New Preferred Stock (without giving effect to the limitations contained in Article IV) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

  E. Notice of Adjustments . Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Article VIII amounting to a more than 5% change in such Conversion Price, the Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to each holder of New Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of New Preferred Stock, furnish to such holder a like certificate setting forth: (i) such adjustment or readjustment; (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect; and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of a share of New Preferred Stock.

IX. VOTING RIGHTS

The holders of the New Preferred Stock have no voting power whatsoever, except as otherwise required by the CGCL in this Article IX and in Article X below.

Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation shall provide each holder of New Preferred Stock with prior notification of any meeting of the shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). If the Corporation takes a record of its shareholders


for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to (a) receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or (b) to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any proposed merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail a notice to each holder, at least 10 days prior to the record date specified therein (or 20 days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier, but in no event earlier than public announcement of such proposed transaction), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time.

To the extent that under the CGCL the vote of the holders of the New Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, is required to authorize a given action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote of the Requisite Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the CGCL) shall constitute the approval of such action by such class. To the extent that under the CGCL holders of the New Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on a matter with holders of Common Stock, voting together as one class, each share of New Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible (subject to the limitations contained in Article IV.C.) using the record date for the taking of such vote of shareholders as the date as of which the Conversion Price is calculated. The Corporation shall not (i) combine the outstanding shares of New Preferred Stock into a smaller number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split or otherwise) or (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of New Preferred Stock into a greater number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split, stock dividend or otherwise) without the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the New Preferred Stock to be combined or subdivided, voting as a separate class.

X. PROTECTION PROVISIONS

So long as any shares of New Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, and shall not allow any of its subsidiaries to, take any of the following actions (in each case whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the Requisite Holders (and any of the following actions taken without such approval of the Requisite Holders shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect):

 

  A. amend, alter, change or repeal the rights, powers, preferences or privileges of the New Preferred Stock;

 

  B. redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of, or permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent, other than in connection with the redemption of unvested shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to equity compensation plans or arrangements; or


  C. increase the par value of the Common Stock.

XI. MISCELLANEOUS

 

  A. Cancellation of New Preferred Stock . If any shares of New Preferred Stock are converted pursuant to Article IV or repurchased by the Corporation, the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to cause the shares so converted or redeemed to be canceled and return to the status of authorized, but unissued preferred stock of no designated series, and such shares shall not be issuable by the Corporation as New Preferred Stock.

 

  B. Lost or Stolen Certificates . Upon receipt by the Corporation of (i) evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any stock certificate(s) representing shares of New Preferred Stock (each a “ Preferred Stock Certificate ”) and (ii) (y) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity (without any bond or other security) reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or (z) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Corporation shall execute and deliver new Preferred Stock Certificate(s) of like tenor and date. However, the Corporation shall not be obligated to reissue such lost or stolen Preferred Stock Certificate(s) if the holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert in full all shares of New Preferred Stock represented by such Preferred Stock Certificate(s).

 

  C. Allocation of Reserved Amount . The Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of New Preferred Stock based on the number of shares of New Preferred Stock issued to each holder. Each increase to the Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of New Preferred Stock based on the number of shares of New Preferred Stock held by each holder at the time of the increase Reserved Amount. Any portion of the Reserved Amount which remains allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any New Preferred Stock shall be allocated to the remaining holders of shares of New Preferred Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares of New Preferred Stock then held of record by such holders.

 

  D.

Quarterly Statements of Available Shares . For each calendar quarter beginning in the Closing Date occurs and thereafter so long as any shares of New Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall deliver (or cause its transfer agent to deliver) to each holder upon its written request a written report notifying such holder of any occurrence which prohibits the Corporation from issuing Common Stock upon any such conversion. The report shall also specify: (i) the total number of shares of New Preferred Stock outstanding as of the end of such quarter; (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued upon all conversions of New Preferred Stock prior to the end of such quarter; (iii) the total number of shares of Common Stock which are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the New Preferred Stock as of the end of such quarter; and (iv) the total number of shares of Common Stock which may thereafter be issued by the Corporation upon conversion of the New Preferred Stock before the Corporation would


  exceed the Reserved Amount. In addition, the Corporation shall provide (or cause its transfer agent to provide), as promptly as practicable delivery to the Corporation of a written request by any holder, any of the information enumerated in clauses (i) — (iv) of this Paragraph D as of the date of such request.

 

  E. Payment of Cash; Defaults . Whenever the Corporation is required to make any cash payment to a holder under this Certificate of Determination, such cash payment shall be made to the holder within ten Trading Days after delivery by such holder of a notice specifying that the holder elects to receive such payment in cash and the method ( e.g. , by check, wire transfer) in which such payment should be made and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Corporation to substantiate the holder’s claim to such cash payment or the amount thereof. If such payment is not delivered within such ten Trading Day period, such holder shall thereafter be entitled to interest on the unpaid amount at a per annum rate equal to the lower of 18% and the highest interest rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full to the holder.

 

  F. Status as Shareholder . Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a holder of New Preferred Stock, (i) the shares covered thereby shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of New Preferred Stock shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a holder has not received all shares of Common Stock prior to the last Trading Day of the Delivery Period with respect to a conversion of New Preferred Stock for any reason, then (unless the holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Corporation within five Trading Days after the expiration of such Delivery Period) the holder shall regain the rights of a holder of New Preferred Stock with respect to such unconverted shares of New Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, return any certificate representing such unconverted shares to the holder. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert New Preferred Stock.

 

  G. Waiver . Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Determination to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the holders of New Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of New Preferred Stock (and the holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Requisite Holders, unless a higher percentage is required by applicable law, in which case the written consent of the holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.

 

  H. Reference to Other Agreements and Documents . When the terms of this Certificate of Determination refers to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any shareholder who makes a request therefor. Unless otherwise provided in this Certificate of Determination, a reference to any specific agreement or other document shall be deemed a reference to such agreement or document as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement or document.


  I. Severability. If any term of the New Preferred Stock is invalid, unlawful, or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms of the New Preferred Stock as set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term of the New Preferred Stock will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless so expressed in this Certificate of Determination.

 

  J. Force Majeure . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the failure of any party to timely satisfy obligations hereunder shall be excused to the extent that (i) such failure follows the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event (defined below), and (ii) such Force Majeure Event has materially adversely affected the ability of such party (or its agents, including banks, transfer agents, and clearinghouses) to perform hereunder. A failure to perform shall be excused only for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues to materially adversely affect such person’s ability to perform. For purposes of this Section, “ Force Majeure Event ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on any of such stock exchanges by the SEC or FINRA; (b) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal, New York or California authorities; (c) an act of war, terrorism or hostility shall have occurred, or (d) a strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity or Act of God shall have occurred.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set out in this certificate are true of his own knowledge, and the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the             day of             , 2013.

 

 

Name: George Tidmarsh

Title: Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary


NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder

in order to Convert the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert [insert number of shares to nearest 1/1000 th ] shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Conversion ”), represented by stock certificate No(s).         (the “ Preferred Stock Certificates ”), into shares of common stock (“ Common Stock ”) of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “ Corporation ”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Determination of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any. Each Series F Convertible Preferred Stock is attached hereto (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof).

The Corporation shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee (which is ) with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System (“ DTC Transfer ”).

The undersigned acknowledges that these securities are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”) and accordingly agrees that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon conversion of the Series F Preferred Stock have been or will be made only pursuant to an effective registration of the transfer of the Common Stock under the Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act.

Date of Conversion:                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Applicable Conversion Price:                                                                                                                                                                                 

Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (determined in accordance with Section 13(d)

of the Exchange Act):                                                                                                                                                                                                

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Exhibit 4.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Pursuant to Section 910 of the

California General Corporation Law

The undersigned, being the President and Secretary of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “ Corporation ”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, in accordance with the provisions of 910 of the California General Corporation Law (“ CGCL ”), does hereby certify that:

1. The purpose of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is to delete the authorization for the Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock and amend certain terms of the Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock. There are currently no shares of Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding. Therefore, there is no effect on any outstanding shares of Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock. With regard to the Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, the amendment resets conversion price and removes certain corporate actions that require approval by the holders of Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock.

2. The Amended and Restate Articles of Incorporation was approved by the required vote of shareholders in accordance with CGCL Sections 902, 903 and 905(c). There was 7,081.024 shares of Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding entitled to vote with respect to the amendment of which 7,081.024 shares or 100% voted in favor of the amendment. The vote equaled or exceeded the 80% approval required to authorize the amendment. There was 118,169,085 shares of Common Stock outstanding entitled to vote with respect to the amendment of which 100,329,228 shares or 84.9% voted in favor of the amendment. The vote equaled or exceeded the majority approval required to authorize the amendment.

3. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation, in accordance with CGCL Section 902, duly adopted the following resolution on September 24, 2013, which authorizes the amendment and restatement of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors hereby establishes that Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are amended and restated to read as follows:

ARTICLE I—NAME

The name of the corporation is La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “ Corporation ”).


ARTICLE II—PURPOSE

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 California ( “CGCL” ), other than the banking business, the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code.

ARTICLE III—CAPITALIZATION

(a) Authorized Shares . The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 12,008,000,000 shares, consisting of two classes: 12,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( “Common Stock” ) and 8,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ( “Preferred Stock” ).

(b) Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors may divide the Preferred Stock into any number of series. The Board of Directors shall fix the designation and number of shares of each such series. The Board of Directors may determine and alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including, but not limited to, voting rights, granted to and imposed upon any wholly unissued series of the Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors (within the limits and restrictions of any resolutions adopted originally fixing the number of shares of any series) may increase or decrease the number of shares of that series; provided , that no such decrease shall reduce the number of shares of such series to a number less than the number of shares of such series then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into shares of such series.

(c) Voting . Each holder of Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which shareholders generally are entitled to vote. To the extent that a vote of the Preferred Stock, voting as a class, is permitted or required under applicable law, including, without limitation, under Section 1201(a) of the CGCL, or under these Articles, the Preferred Stock shall vote together as a single class, voting on an as-converted basis.

(d) Designation and Amount of Convertible Preferred Stock . A series of Preferred Stock is designated as Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C-1 Preferred” ). The number of shares constituting such series is 11,000.

1. For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(A) “Change of Control” means the following:

(i) the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Corporation with or into another entity (other than a consolidation, merger or other business combination in which holders of the Corporation’s voting power immediately prior to the transaction continue after the transaction to hold, directly or indirectly, in substantially the same proportion as immediately preceding the transaction, the voting power of the surviving entity or entities necessary to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities);

 

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(ii) the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any such action effected by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all or substantially all of the intellectual property or assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (including, without limitation, any such action effected by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries; or

(iii) the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Corporation with or into another entity that results in the cancellation of shares of Series C-1 Preferred or that results in the conversion of shares of Series C-1 Preferred into: (1) shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation; (2) securities of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such securities); (3) any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property); or (4) any combination of the foregoing.

(B) “Closing Date” means the date on which these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation are initially filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California.

(C) “Closing Sales Price” means, on any particular date: (i) the last trading price per share of the Common Stock on such date during regular trading hours on the principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed as reported by Bloomberg Financial L.P (or a comparable reporting service of national reputation selected by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders, if Bloomberg Financial L.P. is not then reporting closing sales prices of the Common Stock) (collectively, “Bloomberg”), or if there is no such price on such date, then the last trading price during regular trading hours on such Trading Market on the date nearest preceding such date as reported by Bloomberg; or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed then on a Trading Market, the last trading price for a share of Common Stock in the over-the-counter market during regular trading hours, as reported in the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices at the close of business on such date; or (iii) if the Common Stock is not then reported by the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated (or similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), then the average of the “Pink Sheet” quotes on such date, as determined in good faith by the holder; or (iv) if the Common Stock is not then publicly traded, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders.

(D) “Common Stock” means the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed into.

 

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(E) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Corporation or of any subsidiary of the Corporation that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire, directly or indirectly, at any time, Common Stock or any security of any subsidiary of the Corporation, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other agreement, document or instrument that is at any time convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, Common Stock or any security of any subsidiary of the Corporation.

(F) “Conversion Date” means, for any Optional Conversion (as defined in Article III(d)(3)(A) below), the date specified in the notice of conversion in the form attached hereto (the “Notice of Conversion”), so long as a copy of the Notice of Conversion is delivered via electronic mail resulting in notice to the Corporation before 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Conversion Date indicated in the Notice of Conversion; provided, however , that if the Notice of Conversion is not so e-mailed before such time, then the Conversion Date shall be the date the holder e-mails the Notice of Conversion to the Corporation.

(G) “Conversion Price” means the price obtained by dividing $1,000 by 86,202, and shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Article III(d)(7) below.

(H) “Face Amount” means, with respect to the Series C-1 Preferred, $1,000.00 per share, as adjusted (i) for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, recapitalizations, reclassifications or the like and (ii) with respect to any given share or shares of Series C-1 Preferred, to account for any accretion in the Face Amount as a result of accrued but unpaid dividends or any other increase provided for in these Articles of Incorporation.

(I) “Original Issue Date” means, with respect to each share of Series C-1 Preferred, the date of issuance of such share.

(J) Unless otherwise expressly provided in these Articles of Incorporation, each reference to a “person” refers to any individual, entity or association, including, without limitation, any corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, trust, bank, trust company, and trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, or a government or agency or any political subdivision thereof.

(K) “ Requisite Holders” means the holders of at least 80% of the then outstanding shares of Series C-1 Preferred.

(L) “Trading Day” means, except as set forth below, a day on which the Corporation’s securities are traded on a Trading Market; provided, however, that in the event that the Corporation’s securities are not traded on a Trading Market, then Trading Day shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other government action to close. Notwithstanding the foregoing , the following shall not be deemed Trading Days:

 

    December 24 to January 2;

 

    The Fridays immediately before Memorial Day and immediately before Labor Day;

 

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    The weekday immediately before and the weekday immediately after Independence Day, provided that if Independence Day is on a Wednesday, then the two following weekdays;

 

    Columbus Day; or

 

    The Friday immediately after Thanksgiving.

(M) “Trading Market” means the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or the NYSE MKT, or any successor markets thereto.

2. Dividends . Holders of Series C-1 Preferred shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Series C-1 Preferred equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of the Series C-1 Preferred; and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.

3. Conversion .

(A) Conversion at the Option of the Holder . Subject to the limitations on conversions contained in Paragraph C of this Article III(d)(3), each holder of shares of Series C-1 Preferred may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Optional Conversion” ) each of its shares of Series C-1 Preferred into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following formula:

Face Amount

Conversion Price

(B) Mechanics of Conversion . In order to effect an Optional Conversion, a holder shall deliver via electronic mail a copy of the fully executed Notice of Conversion (in the form attached hereto) to the Corporation (Attention: Secretary). Such notice shall be delivered to conversions@ljpc.com or such other address as the Corporation may, from time to time, provide to the holders upon delivery of a written notice. Upon receipt by the Corporation of a copy of a Notice of Conversion from a holder, the Corporation shall promptly send, via facsimile or electronic mail, a confirmation to such holder stating that the Notice of Conversion has been received, the date upon which the Corporation expects to deliver the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and the name and telephone number of a contact person at the Corporation regarding the conversion.

(i) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion . The Corporation (itself, or through its transfer agent) shall, no later than the second Trading Day following the Conversion Date (the “Delivery Period” ), issue and deliver (i.e., deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service postage prepaid) to the holder or its nominee a certificate representing that number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of

 

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such shares of Series C-1 Preferred being converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program or any other program that provides for the electronic delivery of Common Stock, the Corporation shall cause its transfer agent, by the end of the Delivery Period, to electronically transmit the Common Stock (not in physical stock certificate form) issuable upon conversion to the holder by crediting the account of the holder or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or with any such equivalent program.

(ii) Taxes . The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes that may be imposed upon it with respect to the issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Series C-1 Preferred.

(iii) No Fractional Shares . If any conversion of Series C-1 Preferred would result in the issuance of a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be payable in cash based upon the Closing Sales Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C-1 Preferred shall be the next lower whole number of shares.

(iv) Conversion Disputes . In the case of any dispute with respect to a conversion, the Corporation shall promptly issue such number of shares of Common Stock as are not disputed in accordance with subparagraph (i) above. If such dispute involves the calculation of the Conversion Price, and such dispute is not promptly resolved by discussion between the relevant holder and the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit the disputed calculations to an independent outside accountant within three Trading Days of receipt of the Notice of Conversion. The accountant, at the Corporation’s sole expense, shall promptly audit the calculations and notify the Corporation and the holder of the results no later than three Trading Days from the date it receives the disputed calculations. The Board of Directors shall consider the accountant’s calculation in good faith and determine the final valuation. The Corporation shall then issue the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with subparagraph (i) above.

(C) Restrictions on Conversion or Transfer . Notwithstanding anything in these Articles of Incorporation to the contrary and except as set forth in this paragraph, at no time may the Corporation issue or sell shares of Common Stock (including transfers by the Corporation of treasury stock) to a holder of Series C-1 Preferred, and in no event shall any holder of shares of Series C-1 Preferred have the right to convert shares of Series C-1 Preferred into shares of Common Stock, in each such case (x) to the extent that such issuance or sale or right to effect such conversion would result in the holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially owning more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or (y) if such holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially own more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to such purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion. For purposes of this subparagraph, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act” ), and Regulation 13D-G thereunder. The restriction contained in this subparagraph may only be waived (or amended to a different percentage of beneficial

 

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ownership) in writing by the holder upon providing the Corporation with at least 61 days prior written notice of such waiver or amendment. Except as permitted in the preceding sentence, the restriction contained in this subparagraph may not otherwise be waived or amended. Any purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion effected in violation of this paragraph shall be null and void. Certificates representing shares of Series C-1 Preferred shall have imprinted, typed, stamped or otherwise affixed thereon a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND CONVERSION RESTRICTIONS AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED OR CONVERTED ONLY AS PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SETTING FORTH THE RIGHTS, POWERS AND PREFERENCES OF SUCH PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE UPON A REQUEST THEREFOR SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY.

4. Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . If the authorized and unissued number of shares of Common Stock (the “Reserved Amount” ) for any three consecutive Trading Days shall be less than a number sufficient to provide for the conversion in full, at the then current Conversion Price thereof, without taking into account the conversion limitations set forth in Article III(d)(3)(C), of all of the Series C-1 Preferred then outstanding, (the “Required Reserve Amount” ), then the Corporation shall immediately notify the holders of Series C-1 Preferred of such occurrence and shall take immediate action (including, if necessary, seeking shareholder approval to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue) to increase the Reserved Amount to at least the Required Reserve Amount. Nothing contained in this Article III(d)(4) shall limit any other rights or remedies of the holders of the Series C-1 Preferred hereunder or under applicable law.

5. Failure to Satisfy Conversions . Without limiting the other rights or remedies of the holders, unless the Corporation has notified the applicable holder in writing prior to the delivery by such holder of a Notice of Conversion that the Corporation is unable to honor conversions, if (i) the Corporation fails to timely deliver during the Delivery Period shares of Common Stock to a holder upon a conversion of shares of Series C-1 Preferred and (ii) thereafter, such holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock (the “Cover Shares” ) to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale by such holder of the shares of Common Stock (the “Sold Shares” ) that such holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “Buy-In” ), at the election of the holder as a redemption to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall pay such holder (in addition to any other remedies available to the holder) the amount equal to such holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Cover Shares and, upon making such payment, the Corporation’s conversion obligations shall be deemed satisfied and the Series C-1 Preferred that was tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion shall thereupon be cancelled and the holder shall not have any further right or remedy against the Corporation with respect to such shares of Series C-1 Preferred that were tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion. A holder shall provide the Corporation written notification and supporting documentation indicating any amounts payable to such holder pursuant to this Article III(d)(5). The Corporation shall make any payments required pursuant to this Article III(d)(5) in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article III(d)(10)(D).

 

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6. Liquidation Preference

(A) If (i) the Corporation shall: (1) commence a voluntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law; (2) consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property; or (3) make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under the U.S. Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (iii) the Corporation sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or in a series of related transactions and, on account of any such event as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), the Corporation shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise liquidate, dissolve or wind up (a “Liquidation Event” ), no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than to (x) the Series F Preferred, which shall be pari passu with the Series C-1 Preferred, and (y) senior securities pursuant to the rights, preferences and privileges thereof) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the holders of shares of Series C-1 Preferred shall have received the Liquidation Preference with respect to each share then outstanding. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds legally available for distribution among the holders of the Series C-1 Preferred, the holders of the Series F Preferred and holders of any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Series C-1 Preferred and the pari passu securities (including the Series F Preferred), if any, shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares.

(B) The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other entity nor the sale or transfer by the Corporation of less than substantially all of its assets shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(C) The “Liquidation Preference” with respect to a share of Series C-1 Preferred means an amount equal to the Face Amount thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series C-1 Preferred (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares). The Liquidation Preference with respect to the Series F shall be as set forth in these Articles of Incorporation and, with respect to any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be as set forth in the certificate of determination filed in respect thereof.

 

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7. Adjustments to the Conversion Price . The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(A) Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Etc. If, at any time on or after the Closing Date, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or other similar event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced. If the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a reverse stock split, combination or reclassification of shares, or other similar event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Conversion Price shall be proportionately increased. In any such event described in this paragraph, the Corporation shall notify the Corporation’s transfer agent of such change on or before the effective date thereof.

(B) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. With respect to each share of Series C-1 Preferred, if, at any time after the Closing Date, there shall be (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (but not of such share of Series C-1 Preferred), other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a transaction causing an adjustment pursuant to Article III(d)(7)(A).; (ii) any Change of Control or any merger, conversion, consolidation or other business combination, in each case pursuant to which the Common Stock (but not such share of Series C-1 Preferred) is converted into or exchanged for capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such stock or securities) or into any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property) or any combination of the foregoing; or (iii) any share exchange pursuant to which all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (but not such share of Series C-1 Preferred) are converted into or exchanged for capital stock or other securities of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation or any other person (or the right to receive any such securities) or into any property (including, without limitation, cash and the right to receive cash or other property) or into any combination of the foregoing (each of (i) — (iii) above being a “Corporate Change” ), then the holder of such share of Series C-1 Preferred shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable, such shares of stock, securities and/or other property as would have been issued or payable in such Corporate Change if such share of Series C-1 Preferred had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to such Corporate Change without taking into account the limitations on conversion set forth in Article III(d)(3). The Corporation shall not effect any Corporate Change unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Corporation) assumes by written instrument the obligations of these Articles of Incorporation. The above provisions shall apply regardless of whether or not there would have been a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available for issuance upon conversion of the shares of Series C-1 Preferred outstanding as of the date of such transaction, and shall similarly apply to successive recapitalizations, changes, conversions, combinations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

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(C) Adjustment Due to Distribution . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock other than a dividend for which an adjustment is provided under Section A. or Section D. of this Article III(d)(7), by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any dividend or distribution to the Corporation’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution” ), then the holders of Series C-1 Preferred shall be entitled, upon any conversion of shares of Series C-1 Preferred after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution. If the Distribution involves rights, warrants, or options and the right to exercise or convert such right, warrant or option would expire in accordance with its terms prior to the conversion of the Series C-1 Preferred, then the terms of such right, warrant or option shall provide that such exercise or convertibility right shall remain in effect until 10 days after the date the holder of Series C-1 Preferred receives such right, warrant or option pursuant to the conversion thereof.

(D) Purchase Rights . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation issues any securities ( “Purchase Rights” ) that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for or impart a right to purchase securities other than Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (whether of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the holders of Series C-1 Preferred will be entitled to acquire (at the same time the holders of Common Stock receive such Purchase Rights), upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Series C-1 Preferred (without giving effect to the limitations contained in Article III(d)(3)) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(E) Notice of Adjustments . Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Article III(d)(7) amounting to a more than 5% change in such Conversion Price, the Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to each holder of Series C-1 Preferred a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of Series C-1 Preferred, furnish to such holder a like certificate setting forth: (i) such adjustment or readjustment; (ii) the Conversion Price at the time in effect; and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of a share of Series C-1 Preferred.

8. Voting Rights . The holders of the Series C-1 Preferred have no voting power whatsoever, except as otherwise required by the CGCL in this Article III(d)(8) and in Article III(d)(9) below.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation shall provide each holder of Series C-1 Preferred with prior notification of any meeting of the shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). If the Corporation takes a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to (a) receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or (b) to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any proposed merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail a notice to each holder, at least 10 days prior to the record date specified therein (or 20 days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier, but in no event earlier than public announcement of such proposed transaction), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time.

To the extent that under the CGCL the vote of the holders of the Series C-1 Preferred, voting together as a single class, is required to authorize a given action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote of the Requisite Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the CGCL) shall constitute the approval of such action by such class. To the extent that under the CGCL holders of the Series C-1 Preferred are entitled to vote on a matter with holders of Common Stock, voting together as one class, each share of Series C-1 Preferred shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible (subject to the limitations contained in Article III(d)(3)(C)) using the record date for the taking of such vote of shareholders as the date as of which the Conversion Price is calculated. The Corporation shall not (i) combine the outstanding shares of the Series C-1 Preferred into a smaller number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split or otherwise) or (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of the Series C-1 Preferred into a greater number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split, stock dividend or otherwise) without the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the Series C-1 Preferred to be combined or subdivided, voting as a separate class.

9. Protection Provisions . So long as any shares of Series C-1 Preferred are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, and shall not allow any of its subsidiaries to, take any of the following actions (in each case whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the Requisite Holders (and any of the following actions taken without such approval of the Requisite Holders shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect):

(A) amend, alter, change or repeal the rights, powers, preferences or privileges of the Series C-1 Preferred;

(B) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of, or permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent, other than in connection with the redemption of unvested shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to equity compensation plans or arrangements; or

 

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(C) increase the par value of the Common Stock.

10. Miscellaneous .

(A) Cancellation of Series C-1 Preferred . If any shares of Series C-1 Preferred are converted pursuant to Article III(d)(3) or repurchased by the Corporation, the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to cause the shares so converted or redeemed to be canceled and return to the status of authorized, but unissued preferred stock of no designated series, and such shares shall not be issuable by the Corporation as Series C-1 Preferred.

(B) Lost or Stolen Certificates . Upon receipt by the Corporation of (i) evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any stock certificate(s) representing shares of Series C-1 Preferred (each a “Preferred Stock Certificate” ) and (ii) (y) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity (without any bond or other security) reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or (z) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Corporation shall execute and deliver Series C-1 Preferred Certificate(s) of like tenor and date. However, the Corporation shall not be obligated to reissue such lost or stolen Preferred Stock Certificate(s) if the holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert in full all shares of Series C-1 Preferred represented by such Preferred Stock Certificate(s).

(C) Allocation of Reserved Amount . The Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of Series C-1 Preferred based on the number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred issued to each holder. Each increase to the Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of Series C-1 Preferred based on the number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred held by each holder at the time of the increase Reserved Amount. Any portion of the Reserved Amount which remains allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any Series C-1 Preferred shall be allocated to the remaining holders of shares of Series C-1 Preferred, pro rata based on the number of shares of Series C-1 Preferred then held of record by such holders.

(D) Payment of Cash; Defaults . Whenever the Corporation is required to make any cash payment to a holder under these Articles of Incorporation, such cash payment shall be made to the holder within ten Trading Days after delivery by such holder of a notice specifying that the holder elects to receive such payment in cash and the method (e.g., by check, wire transfer) in which such payment should be made and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Corporation to substantiate the holder’s claim to such cash payment or the amount thereof. If such payment is not delivered within such ten Trading Day period, such holder shall thereafter be entitled to interest on the unpaid amount at a per annum rate equal to the lower of 18% and the highest interest rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full to the holder.

 

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(E) Status as Shareholder . Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a holder of Series C-1 Preferred, (i) the shares covered thereby shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series C-1 Preferred shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of these Articles of Incorporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a holder has not received all shares of Common Stock prior to the last Trading Day of the Delivery Period with respect to a conversion of Series C-1 Preferred for any reason, then (unless the holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Corporation within five Trading Days after the expiration of such Delivery Period) the holder shall regain the rights of a holder of Series C-1 Preferred with respect to such unconverted shares of Series C-1 Preferred and the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, return any certificate representing such unconverted shares to the holder. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series C-1 Preferred.

(F) Waiver . Notwithstanding any provision in these Articles of Incorporation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the holders of Series C-1 Preferred granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series C-1 Preferred (and the holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Requisite Holders, unless a higher percentage is required by applicable law, in which case the written consent of the holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.

(G) Reference to Other Agreements and Documents . When the terms of these Articles of Incorporation refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any shareholder who makes a request therefor. Unless otherwise provided in these Articles of Incorporation, a reference to any specific agreement or other document shall be deemed a reference to such agreement or document as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement or document.

(H) Severability . If any term of the Series C-1 Preferred is invalid, unlawful, or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms of the Series C-1 Preferred as set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term of the Series C-1 Preferred will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless so expressed in these Articles of Incorporation.

(I) Force Majeure . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the failure of any party to timely satisfy obligations hereunder shall be excused to the extent that (i) such failure follows the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event (defined below), and (ii) such Force Majeure Event has materially adversely affected the ability of such party (or its agents, including banks, transfer agents, and clearinghouses) to perform hereunder. A failure to perform shall be excused only for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues to materially adversely affect such person’s ability to perform. For purposes of this Section, “Force Majeure Event” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) trading in securities generally on either the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited, or minimum or maximum prices shall have been generally established on

 

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any of such stock exchanges by the SEC or FINRA; (b) a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by any of federal, New York or California authorities; (c) an act of war, terrorism or hostility shall have occurred, or (d) a strike, fire, flood, earthquake, accident or other calamity or Act of God shall have occurred.

(e) Designation and Amount of Convertible Preferred Stock . A series of Preferred Stock is designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series F Preferred” ). The number of shares constituting such series is 10,000.

1. For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(A) “Series F Conversion Price” means the price obtained by dividing $1,000 by 14,285, and shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Article III(e)(7) below.

(B) “Series F Requisite Holders” means the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series F Preferred.

2. Dividends . Holders of Series F Preferred shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Series F Preferred equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) are paid on shares of the Common Stock. Other than as set forth in the previous sentence, no other dividends shall be paid on shares of the Series F Preferred; and the Corporation shall pay no dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock) on shares of the Common Stock unless it simultaneously complies with the previous sentence.

3. Conversion .

(A) Conversion at the Option of the Holder . Subject to the limitations on conversions contained in Paragraph C of this Article III(e)(3), each holder of shares of Series F Preferred may, at any time and from time to time, convert (an “Series F Optional Conversion” ) each of its shares of Series F Preferred into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock determined in accordance with the following formula:

Face Amount

Series F Conversion Price

(B) Mechanics of Conversion . In order to effect an Series F Optional Conversion, a holder shall deliver via electronic mail a copy of the fully executed Notice of Conversion (in the form attached hereto) to the Corporation (Attention: Secretary). Such notice shall be delivered to conversions@ljpc.com or such other address as the Corporation may, from time to time, provide to the holders upon delivery of a written notice. Upon receipt by the Corporation of a copy of a Notice of Conversion from a holder, the Corporation shall promptly send, via facsimile or electronic mail, a confirmation to such holder stating that the Notice of Conversion has been received, the date upon which the Corporation expects to deliver the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion and the name and telephone number of a contact person at the Corporation regarding the conversion.

 

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(i) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion . The Corporation (itself, or through its transfer agent) shall, no later than the third Trading Day following the Conversion Date (the “Series F Delivery Period”), issue and deliver (i.e., deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier service postage prepaid) to the holder or its nominee a certificate representing that number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Series F Preferred being converted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation’s transfer agent is participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer program or any other program that provides for the electronic delivery of Common Stock, the Corporation shall cause its transfer agent, by the end of the Series F Delivery Period, to electronically transmit the Common Stock (not in physical stock certificate form) issuable upon conversion to the holder by crediting the account of the holder or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system or with any such equivalent program.

(ii) Taxes . The Corporation shall pay any and all taxes that may be imposed upon it with respect to the issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of the Series F Preferred.

(iii) No Fractional Shares . If any conversion of Series F Preferred would result in the issuance of a fractional share of Common Stock, such fractional share shall be payable in cash based upon the Closing Sales Price on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series F Preferred shall be the next lower whole number of shares.

(iv) Conversion Disputes . In the case of any dispute with respect to a conversion, the Corporation shall promptly issue such number of shares of Common Stock as are not disputed in accordance with subparagraph (i) above. If such dispute involves the calculation of the Series F Conversion Price, and such dispute is not promptly resolved by discussion between the relevant holder and the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit the disputed calculations to an independent outside accountant within three Trading Days of receipt of the Notice of Conversion. The accountant, at the Corporation’s sole expense, shall promptly audit the calculations and notify the Corporation and the holder of the results no later than three Trading Days from the date it receives the disputed calculations. The Board of Directors shall consider the accountant’s calculation in good faith and determine the final valuation. The Corporation shall then issue the appropriate number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with subparagraph (i) above.

(C) Restrictions on Conversion or Transfer . Notwithstanding anything in these Articles of Incorporation to the contrary and except as set forth in this paragraph, at no time may the Corporation issue or sell shares of Common Stock (including transfers by the Corporation of treasury stock) to a holder of Series F Preferred, and in no event shall any holder of shares of Series F Preferred have the right to convert shares of Series F Preferred into shares of Common Stock, in each such case (x) to the extent that such issuance or sale or right to effect such conversion would result in the holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially owning

 

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more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock or (y) if such holder or any of its affiliates together beneficially own more than 9.999% of the then issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to such purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion. For purposes of this subparagraph, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder. The restriction contained in this subparagraph may only be waived (or amended to a different percentage of beneficial ownership) in writing by the holder upon providing the Corporation with at least 61 days prior written notice of such waiver or amendment. Except as permitted in the preceding sentence, the restriction contained in this subparagraph may not otherwise be waived or amended. Any purported issuance, sale, transfer or conversion effected in violation of this paragraph shall be null and void. Certificates representing shares of Series F Preferred shall have imprinted, typed, stamped or otherwise affixed thereon a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SHARES OF STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND CONVERSION RESTRICTIONS AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED OR CONVERTED ONLY AS PERMITTED BY THE TERMS OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SETTING FORTH THE RIGHTS, POWERS AND PREFERENCES OF SUCH PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE UPON A REQUEST THEREFOR SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY.

4. Reservation of Shares of Common Stock . If the Reserved Amount for any three consecutive Trading Days shall be less than a number sufficient to provide for the conversion in full, at the then current Series F Conversion Price thereof, without taking into account the conversion limitations set forth in Article III(e)(3)(C), of all of the Series F Preferred then outstanding, (the “Series F Required Reserve Amount” ), then the Corporation shall immediately notify the holders of Series F Preferred of such occurrence and shall take immediate action (including, if necessary, seeking shareholder approval to increase the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue) to increase the Reserved Amount to at least the Series F Required Reserve Amount. Nothing contained in this Article III(e)(4) shall limit any other rights or remedies of the holders of the Series F Preferred hereunder or under applicable law.

5. Failure to Satisfy Conversions . Without limiting the other rights or remedies of the holders, unless the Corporation has notified the applicable holder in writing prior to the delivery by such holder of a Notice of Conversion that the Corporation is unable to honor conversions, if (i) the Corporation fails to timely deliver during the Series F Delivery Period shares of Common Stock to a holder upon a conversion of shares of Series F Preferred and (ii) thereafter, such holder makes a Buy-In, at the election of the holder as a redemption to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall pay such holder (in addition to any other remedies available to the holder) the amount equal to such holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Cover Shares and, upon making such payment, the Corporation’s conversion obligations shall be deemed satisfied and the Series F Preferred that was tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion shall thereupon be cancelled and the holder shall not have any further right or remedy against the Corporation with respect to such shares of

 

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Series F Preferred that were tendered pursuant to the Notice of Conversion. A holder shall provide the Corporation written notification and supporting documentation indicating any amounts payable to such holder pursuant to this Article III(e)(5). The Corporation shall make any payments required pursuant to this Article III(e)(5) in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article III(e)(10)(D).

6. Series F Liquidation Preference

(A) In the event of a Liquidation Event, no distribution shall be made to the holders of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (other than to (x) the Series C-1 Preferred, which shall be pari passu with the Series F Preferred, and (y) senior securities pursuant to the rights, preferences and privileges thereof) upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up unless prior thereto the holders of shares of Series F Preferred shall have received the Series F Liquidation Preference with respect to each share then outstanding. If, upon the occurrence of a Liquidation Event, the assets and funds legally available for distribution among the holders of the holders of Series F Preferred, the Series C-1 Preferred and holders of any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution to the Series F Preferred and the pari passu securities (including the Series C-1 Preferred), shall be distributed ratably among such shares in proportion to the ratio that the Series F Liquidation Preference payable on each such share bears to the aggregate Series F Liquidation Preference payable on all such shares.

(B) The purchase or redemption by the Corporation of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other entity nor the sale or transfer by the Corporation of less than substantially all of its assets shall, for the purposes hereof, be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(C) The “Series F Liquidation Preference” with respect to a share of Series F Preferred means an amount equal to the Face Amount thereof plus all accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series F Preferred (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares). The Series F Liquidation Preference with respect to the Series C-1 shall be as set forth in these Articles of Incorporation and, with respect to any other pari passu securities, if any, shall be as set forth in the certificate of determination filed in respect thereof.

7. Adjustments to the Series F Conversion Price . The Series F Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(A) Stock Splits, Stock Dividends, Etc. If, at any time on or after the Closing Date, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or other similar event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Series F Conversion Price shall be proportionately reduced. If the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a reverse stock split, combination or reclassification of shares, or other similar

 

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event (in each case, whether by merger or otherwise), then, after the date of record for such event, the Series F Conversion Price shall be proportionately increased. In any such event described in this paragraph, the Corporation shall notify the Corporation’s transfer agent of such change on or before the effective date thereof.

(B) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. With respect to each share of Series F Preferred, if, at any time after the Closing Date, there shall be a Corporate Change, then the holder of such share of Series F Preferred shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion, in lieu of the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable, such shares of stock, securities and/or other property as would have been issued or payable in such Corporate Change if such share of Series F Preferred had been converted into Common Stock immediately prior to such Corporate Change without taking into account the limitations on conversion set forth in Article III(e)(3). The Corporation shall not effect any Corporate Change unless the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Corporation) assumes by written instrument the obligations of these Articles of Incorporation. The above provisions shall apply regardless of whether or not there would have been a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and available for issuance upon conversion of the shares of Series F Preferred outstanding as of the date of such transaction, and shall similarly apply to successive recapitalizations, changes, conversions, combinations, reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

(C) Adjustment Due to Distribution . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation shall declare or make any Distribution, then the holders of Series F Preferred shall be entitled, upon any conversion of shares of Series F Preferred after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution. If the Distribution involves rights, warrants, or options and the right to exercise or convert such right, warrant or option would expire in accordance with its terms prior to the conversion of the Series F Preferred, then the terms of such right, warrant or option shall provide that such exercise or convertibility right shall remain in effect until 10 days after the date the holder of Series F Preferred receives such right, warrant or option pursuant to the conversion thereof.

(D) Purchase Rights . If, at any time after the Closing Date, the Corporation issues Purchase Rights pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the holders of Series F Preferred will be entitled to acquire (at the same time the holders of Common Stock receive such Purchase Rights), upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such holder could have acquired if such holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of the Series F Preferred (without giving effect to the limitations contained in Article III(e)(3)) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

 

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(E) Notice of Adjustments . Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Series F Conversion Price pursuant to this Article III(e)(7) amounting to a more than 5% change in such Series F Conversion Price, the Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to each holder of Series F Preferred a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of Series F Preferred, furnish to such holder a like certificate setting forth: (i) such adjustment or readjustment; (ii) the Series F Conversion Price at the time in effect; and (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of a share of Series F Preferred.

8. Voting Rights . The holders of the Series F Preferred have no voting power whatsoever, except as otherwise required by the CGCL in this Article III(e)(8) and in Article III(e)(9) below.

Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation shall provide each holder of Series F Preferred with prior notification of any meeting of the shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). If the Corporation takes a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to (a) receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or (b) to vote in connection with any proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any proposed merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail a notice to each holder, at least 10 days prior to the record date specified therein (or 20 days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier, but in no event earlier than public announcement of such proposed transaction), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such vote, dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time.

To the extent that under the CGCL the vote of the holders of the Series F Preferred, voting together as a single class, is required to authorize a given action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote of the Series F Requisite Holders (except as otherwise may be required under the CGCL) shall constitute the approval of such action by such class. To the extent that under the CGCL holders of the Series F Preferred are entitled to vote on a matter with holders of Common Stock, voting together as one class, each share of Series F Preferred shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible (subject to the limitations contained in Article III(e)(3)(C)) using the record date for the taking of such vote of shareholders as the date as of which the Series F Conversion Price is calculated. The Corporation shall not (i) combine the outstanding shares of the Series F Preferred into a smaller number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split or otherwise) or (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of the Series F Preferred into a greater number of shares of such series (whether by reclassification, merger, stock split, stock dividend or otherwise) without the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the Series F Preferred to be combined or subdivided, voting as a separate class.

 

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9. Protection Provisions . So long as any shares of Series F Preferred are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, and shall not allow any of its subsidiaries to, take any of the following actions (in each case whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by the CGCL) of the Series F Requisite Holders (and any of the following actions taken without such approval of the Series F Requisite Holders shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect):

(A) amend, alter, change or repeal the rights, powers, preferences or privileges of the Series F Preferred;

(B) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of, or permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or apply to or set aside any monies for the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent, other than in connection with the redemption of unvested shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to equity compensation plans or arrangements; or

(C) increase the par value of the Common Stock.

10. Miscellaneous .

(A) Cancellation of Series F Preferred . If any shares of Series F Preferred are converted pursuant to Article III(e)(3) or repurchased by the Corporation, the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to cause the shares so converted or redeemed to be canceled and return to the status of authorized, but unissued preferred stock of no designated series, and such shares shall not be issuable by the Corporation as Series F Preferred.

(B) Lost or Stolen Certificates . Upon receipt by the Corporation of (i) evidence of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any stock certificate(s) representing shares of Series F Preferred (each a “Series F Preferred Stock Certificate” ) and (ii) (y) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity (without any bond or other security) reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or (z) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Series F Preferred Stock Certificate(s), the Corporation shall execute and deliver Series F Preferred Certificate(s) of like tenor and date. However, the Corporation shall not be obligated to reissue such lost or stolen Series F Preferred Stock Certificate(s) if the holder contemporaneously requests the Corporation to convert in full all shares of Series F Preferred represented by such Series F Preferred Stock Certificate(s).

(C) Allocation of Reserved Amount . The Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of Series F Preferred based on the number of shares of Series F Preferred issued to each holder. Each increase to the Reserved Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the holders of Series F Preferred based on the number of shares of Series F Preferred held by each holder at the time of the increase Reserved Amount. Any portion of the Reserved Amount which remains allocated to any person or entity which does not hold any Series F Preferred shall be allocated to the remaining holders of shares of Series F Preferred, pro rata based on the number of shares of Series F Preferred then held of record by such holders.

 

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(D) Payment of Cash; Defaults . Whenever the Corporation is required to make any cash payment to a holder under these Articles of Incorporation, such cash payment shall be made to the holder within ten Trading Days after delivery by such holder of a notice specifying that the holder elects to receive such payment in cash and the method (e.g., by check, wire transfer) in which such payment should be made and any supporting documentation reasonably requested by the Corporation to substantiate the holder’s claim to such cash payment or the amount thereof. If such payment is not delivered within such ten Trading Day period, such holder shall thereafter be entitled to interest on the unpaid amount at a per annum rate equal to the lower of 18% and the highest interest rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full to the holder.

(E) Status as Shareholder . Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a holder of Series F Preferred, (i) the shares covered thereby shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the holder’s rights as a holder of such converted shares of Series F Preferred shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such holder because of a failure by the Corporation to comply with the terms of these Articles of Incorporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a holder has not received all shares of Common Stock prior to the last Trading Day of the Series F Delivery Period with respect to a conversion of Series F Preferred for any reason, then (unless the holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Corporation within five Trading Days after the expiration of such Series F Delivery Period) the holder shall regain the rights of a holder of Series F Preferred with respect to such unconverted shares of Series F Preferred and the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, return any certificate representing such unconverted shares to the holder. In all cases, the holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Corporation’s failure to convert Series F Preferred.

(F) Waiver . Notwithstanding any provision in these Articles of Incorporation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the holders of Series F Preferred granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series F Preferred (and the holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Series F Requisite Holders, unless a higher percentage is required by applicable law, in which case the written consent of the holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.

(G) Reference to Other Agreements and Documents . When the terms of these Articles of Incorporation refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a copy of such agreement or document at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any shareholder who makes a request therefor. Unless otherwise provided in these Articles of Incorporation, a reference to any specific agreement or other document shall be deemed a reference to such agreement or document as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of such agreement or document.

(H) Severability . If any term of the Series F Preferred is invalid, unlawful, or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms of the Series F Preferred as set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term of the Series F Preferred will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless so expressed in these Articles of Incorporation.

 

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(I) Force Majeure . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the failure of any party to timely satisfy obligations hereunder shall be excused to the extent that (i) such failure follows the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, and (ii) such Force Majeure Event has materially adversely affected the ability of such party (or its agents, including banks, transfer agents, and clearinghouses) to perform hereunder. A failure to perform shall be excused only for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues to materially adversely affect such person’s ability to perform.

ARTICLE IV—BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(a) Number of Directors; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be not fewer than three and not more than seven, each of whom shall be a natural person. All elections of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast. The number of directors initially shall be three. Subject to the previous sentence and to the special rights of the holders of any class or series of stock to elect directors, the precise number of directors shall be fixed exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Newly-created directorships shall be filled exclusively pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, whether or not less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and each director so elected shall hold office until his or her successor is elected at an annual, regular or special meeting of the shareholders.

(b) Shareholders of the Corporation shall not be entitled to cumulate their votes at any election of directors at any time during which the Corporation qualifies as a “listed corporation” (as defined in Section 301.5(d) of the CGCL).

ARTICLE V—LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

(a) Limitation of Director Liability . The liability of the directors of the Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law (as in existence on the date hereof or as may hereafter be amended). No amendment to, or modification or repeal of, this Article V(a) shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, modification or repeal.

(b) Indemnification . The Corporation is authorized, whether by bylaw, agreement or otherwise, to provide the indemnification of agents (as defined in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code) in excess of that otherwise permitted by Section 317 of the California Corporations Code for those agents of the Corporation for any breach of duty to the Corporation and its shareholders, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the California Corporations Code.

 

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(c) Insurance . The Corporation shall purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of the Corporation, or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, non-profit entity or other enterprise (including, but not limited to, service with respect to employee benefit plans), against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article V.

(d) Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The indemnification provided by this Article V is not exclusive of other indemnification rights arising under any bylaw, agreement, vote of directors or shareholders or otherwise, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs of such indemnitee.

(e) Fulfillment of Standard of Conduct . Any indemnitee shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct required for such indemnification unless the contrary has been established by a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.

ARTICLE VI—MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

(a) Special Meetings of Shareholders . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of shareholders of the Corporation may be called only by (a) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, (b) the President, (c) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies, or (d) the holders of 10% of the total votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors.

(b) Election of Directors by Written Ballot . Election of directors shall be by written ballot.

ARTICLE VII—AMENDMENTS TO THE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred on shareholders herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided , however , that any amendment of Article IV or this Article VII will require an affirmative vote of the holders of seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation.

The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation subject to the power of the shareholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws.

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The undersigned certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth in this Certificate are true and correct of our own knowledge.

Executed at                     , California, on                     , 2013.

 

By:    
Name:   George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Title:   President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary

 

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NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Registered Holder

in order to Convert the Series [C-1 2 /F] Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert [insert number of shares to nearest 1/1000 th ] shares of Series [C-1 2 /F] Preferred Stock (the “Conversion” ), represented by stock certificate No(s).             (the “Preferred Stock Certificates” ), into shares of common stock ( “Common Stock” ) of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “Corporation” ) according to the conditions of the Articles of Incorporation, as of the date written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any. Each Preferred Stock Certificate is attached hereto (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof).

The Corporation shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee (which is             ) with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System ( “DTC Transfer” ).

The undersigned acknowledges that these securities are “restricted securities” under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act” ) and accordingly agrees that all offers and sales by the undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon conversion of the Series C-12 Preferred Stock have been or will be made only pursuant to an effective registration of the transfer of the Common Stock under the Act, or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act.

Date of Conversion:                                                                                                                                                                                         

Applicable Conversion Price:                                                                                                                                                                       

Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act):                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Signature:                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

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Exhibit 10.1

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of September 24, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and among La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a California corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers listed on Schedule I hereto (each a “ Purchaser ” and together the “ Purchasers ”). Certain terms used and not otherwise defined in the text of this Agreement are defined in Section 11 hereof.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”) and shares of Series F Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “ Series F Preferred ”), in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, each Purchaser’s investment will be allocated between Common Stock and Series F Preferred, as set forth on Schedule I;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Authorization of Securities . The Company has authorized the issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock in an aggregate amount of up to 96,431,775 shares of Common Stock (the “ Common Shares ”) and shares of Series F Preferred in an aggregate amount of up to 3,249.9383 shares (the “ Preferred Shares ” and, together with the Common Shares, the “ Shares ”).

2. Sale and Purchase of the Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein contained, the Company agrees to sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, at the Closing (as defined in Section 3 ), that number of Shares of Common Stock and Series F Preferred set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule I hereto, for the aggregate purchase price set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule I , which amount represents the number of shares of Common Stock purchased by such Purchaser multiplied by the price per share of $0.07 and the number of shares of Series F Preferred purchased by such Purchaser multiplied by the price per share of $1,000. The aggregate price paid by all Purchasers, as set forth on Schedule I , shall be referred to as the “ Total Purchase Price .”

3. Closing. Subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in Section 7 , the closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transaction contemplated in Section 2 hereof shall take place at the offices of Ropes & Gray LLP, Three Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on the third Business Day after the Effective Date, or at

 

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such other time and place as the Company and Purchasers may agree, including remotely via the exchange of documents and signatures (the “ Closing Date ”). Unless physical delivery of share certificates is requested by a particular Purchaser, delivery of the Shares at Closing shall be made by way of book entry.

4. Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that the statements contained in this Section 4 are true and complete as of the date of this Agreement:

4.1. Organization . The Purchaser represents that the Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has not been organized, reorganized or recapitalized specifically for the purpose of investing in the Company and has all corporate, partnership, limited liability or similar power and authority, as applicable, to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.2. Validity . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability or similar actions, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies.

4.3. Brokers . There is no broker, investment banker, financial advisor, finder or other Person which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Purchaser who would be entitled to any fee or commission for which the Company will be liable in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.4. Investment Representations and Warranties . The Purchaser understands and agrees that the offering and sale of the Shares has not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws and is being made in reliance upon federal and state exemptions for transactions not involving a public offering, the availability of which depend upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent and the accuracy of the Purchaser’s representations contained in Section 4 of this Agreement.

4.5. Investor Questionnaire . In connection with the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company may require the Purchaser to furnish to the Company such information regarding the Purchaser and the Registrable Securities as the Company may reasonably request in writing and as shall reasonably be required in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement. At least five Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Purchaser of the information the Company requests from the Purchaser.

 

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4.6. Acquisition for Own Account . The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view toward distribution in a manner that would violate the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.

4.7. Ability to Protect Its Own Interests and Bear Economic Risks . The Purchaser, by reason of its business and financial experience (if an individual) or the business and financial experience of its management (if an entity or other organization), is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Shares. The Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Shares and is able to sustain a loss of all of its investment in the Shares without economic hardship, if such a loss should occur.

4.8. Accredited Investor . The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

4.9. Access to Information . The Purchaser (a) has been given access to all Company documents, records, and other information; and (b) has had adequate opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees, agents, accountants, and representatives, concerning the Company’s business, operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters relevant to its investment in the Shares. Purchaser understands that an investment in the Shares bears significant risk and represents that it has reviewed the SEC Reports.

4.10. Restricted Securities .

(a) The Purchaser understands that the Shares and the Common Stock underlying the Preferred Shares (the “ Conversion Shares ”) will be characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a private placement transaction under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and that under such laws and applicable regulations such Shares and Conversion Shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances.

(b) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares and the Conversion Shares must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available. The Purchaser understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Shares or the Conversion Shares, except as provided herein.

(c) The Purchaser is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which permit limited resale of securities purchased in a private placement.

 

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4.11. Tax Advisors . The Purchaser has had the opportunity to review with the Purchaser’s own Tax advisors the federal, state and local Tax consequences of this investment, where applicable, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is relying solely on the Purchaser’s own determination as to Tax consequences or the advice of such Tax advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents and understands that the Purchaser (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Purchaser’s own Tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5. Representations and Warranties by the Company . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports (as defined below) filed after January 1, 2013 and before the date of this Agreement or as may be disclosed by the Company in a written Disclosure Schedule provided by the Company to the Purchasers dated the date hereof (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”), the Company represents and warrants to the Purchasers that the statements contained in this Section 5 are true and complete as of the date of this Agreement.

5.1. Capitalization .

(a) As of the date hereof, without giving effect to the Closing, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 12,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 8,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), 11,000 of which are designated as Series C-1 2  Convertible Preferred Stock, 22,000 of which are designated as Series C-2 2  Convertible Preferred Stock, 5,134 of which are designated as Series D-1 2  Convertible Preferred Stock, 10,868 of which are designated as Series D-2 2  Convertible Preferred Stock and 10,000 of which will, after the Effective Date, be designated as Series F Convertible Preferred Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock will be as set forth in the Certificate of Determination, attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Certificate of Determination ”).

(b) On the Effective Date and immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement, certain officers, directors and/or employees of the Company received equity awards described on Annex I attached hereto (the “ Equity Awards ”). Other than the Equity Awards, no additional equity awards to currently serving officers, directors and/or employees are, as of the Effective Time, contemplated to be issued. The issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, without giving effect to the Equity Awards, is as set forth in the SEC Reports and (without giving effect to any reverse split of the Common Stock as authorized at the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 5, 2013), immediately following the Closing, the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, including the Equity Awards, will be substantially as set forth in Annex I attached hereto.

5.2. Due Issuance and Authorization of Capital Stock . All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable, and all shares of capital stock of the Company that may be issued pursuant

 

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to any compensatory stock option or other compensation plan or arrangement will be, when issued, duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. Except as set forth on Section 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedule and for: (a) the exercise of any outstanding purchase rights or the conversion of any convertible securities, in each case as described in the SEC Reports; and (b) changes arising since June 30, 2013 resulting from the exercise of warrants or options to purchase shares of Company Stock under compensatory stock options or compensation plans or arrangements outstanding on such date and described in the SEC Reports and the vesting of awards made in the form of rights to receive unrestricted Common Stock outstanding on such date described in the SEC reports, there are no outstanding: (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company; (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company; (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company, or other obligation of the Company to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company; or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, the Company. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or other equity interests of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of the preceding sentence. As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote. Except as set forth herein, there are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Common Stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders. The issuance and sale of the Shares will not result in a right of any current holder of the Company’s securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities.

5.3. Organization . The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of California and has all corporate power and authority to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any material licenses, authorizations and permits issued by any Governmental Entity, except for any licenses, authorizations and permits the loss of which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.4. Subsidiaries . The Company does not have and has never had any Subsidiaries.

5.5. Consents . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby require no material action by or in respect of, or material filing with, any Governmental Entity other than compliance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other federal and state securities laws.

 

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5.6. Authorization; Enforcement . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the corporate powers of the Company and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies. No vote by holders of any of the Company’s capital stock is necessary in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.7. Valid Issuance of Shares . The Shares have been duly authorized and, when paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and shall be free and clear of all Encumbrances. The Conversion Shares, when issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free and clear of all Encumbrances.

5.8. No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares) will not: (a) violate any of the Charter Documents (as defined below); (b) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.5 , violate any Applicable Law; (c) require any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of the Company or to a loss of any benefit to which the Company is entitled under any provision of any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any asset of the Company, with such exceptions, in the case of each of clauses (b) through (d), as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.9. Material Contracts . Each Material Contract is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies. The Company is in compliance with all material terms of the Material Contracts, and there has not occurred any breach, violation or default or any event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice or the election of any Person, or any combination thereof, would constitute a breach, violation or default by the Company under any such Material Contract or, to the knowledge of the Company, by any other Person to any such contract except where such breach, violation or default would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not been notified that any party to any Material Contract intends to cancel, terminate, not renew or exercise an option under any Material Contract, whether in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise.

 

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5.10. Right of First Refusal; Stockholders Agreement; Voting and Registration Rights . Except as provided in this Agreement or in Section 5.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no party has any right of first refusal, right of first offer, right of co-sale, preemptive right or other similar right or any registration right regarding the securities of the Company. There are no provisions of the Company’s articles of incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws (collectively, the “ Charter Documents ”), and no contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or its assets or properties are bound, other than this Agreement, that: (a) may affect or restrict the voting rights of any Purchaser with respect to the Shares purchased by it hereunder in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company; (b) restrict the ability of any Purchaser, or any successor thereto or assignee or transferee thereof, to transfer the Shares or the Conversion Shares; or (c) would adversely affect the Company’s or any Purchaser’s right or ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.11. Private Offering; No Integrated Offering . Assuming the correctness of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Section 4 , the offer and sale of the Shares hereunder, and the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Preferred Shares, are and will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any other Person acting on the Company’s behalf, has directly or indirectly engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising with respect to the Shares, nor have any of such Persons made any offers or sales of any security of the Company or its Affiliates or solicited any offers to buy any security of the Company or its Affiliates under circumstances that would require registration of the Shares or the Conversion Shares under the Securities Act or any other securities laws or cause this offering of securities to be integrated with any prior offering of securities of the Company for purposes of the Securities Act in any manner that would affect the validity of the private placement exemption under the Act for the offer and sale of the Shares hereunder.

5.12. SEC Filings; Financial Statements .

(a) The Company has filed with or furnished to the Commission all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 15(d) thereof, since January 1, 2012 (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Report prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of its filing date (and as of the date of any amendment), each SEC Report complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. As of its filing date (and, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each SEC Report did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All agreements to which the Company is a party or to which the property or assets of the Company are subject, which are required to be described in or filed as exhibits to an SEC Report, have been so described or filed.

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financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

5.13. Disclosure Controls and Procedures . The Company is in compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are applicable to it, except where such non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company’s certifying officers are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act) for the Company and they have (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under their supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the certifying officers by others within the Company, particularly during the periods in which the Company’s filings under the Exchange Act have been prepared; and (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in the SEC Reports their conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periods covered by such filings under the Exchange Act based on such evaluation.

5.14. Absence of Litigation . There is no claim, action, suit, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding pending against, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its properties or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of its respective officers or directors before any arbitrator or any Governmental Entity.

5.15. Taxes . The Company has not, prior to the fiscal 2012 Tax year, been required to file any federal, foreign, state, local, or other Tax returns and reports. The Company has either filed Tax returns for the fiscal 2012 Tax year or has received an extension of time with respect to Tax returns required to be filed for the fiscal 2012 Tax year. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment made to its employees the amount of all Taxes required to be withheld or collected therefrom and has paid all such amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities when due. The Company is not aware of any Tax deficiency that has been or might be asserted or threatened against it that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.16. Employee Matters .

(a) The Company has disclosed in the SEC Reports any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (“ ERISA ”)), all employment, consulting, or personal services contracts, whether written or oral, and all equity compensation, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, deferred compensation, bonus, incentive, employee loan, severance, employment, change-in-control, fringe benefit, medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA (including any funding mechanism

 

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therefore now in effect or required in the future as a result of the purchase of the Shares or otherwise), whether formal or informal, oral or written, legally binding or not, under which (i) any current or former employee, director or consultant of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate (the “ Company Employees ”), has any present or future right to benefits and which are contributed to, sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, or (ii) the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any actual or contingent present or future Liability or other obligation. All such plans, agreements, programs, policies and arrangements shall be collectively referred to as the “ Plans .” For purposes of this Section, the term “ ERISA Affiliate ” means any entity, including but not limited to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that, together with the Company is, or at any time was, treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA.

(b) No Plan or law exists that, as a result of the execution of this Agreement, consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events), could (i) result in severance pay, termination indemnity or any similar payment or any increase in severance pay, termination indemnity or any similar payment, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or result in any payment or funding (through a grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under, increase the amount payable or result in any other material obligation pursuant to, any of the Plans, (iii) limit or restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any Plan, (iv) cause the Company to record additional compensation expense on its income statement with respect to any outstanding stock option or other equity-based award, (v) result in payments under any Plan which would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code, or (vi) impair any of the rights of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to any Plan (including, without limitation, the right to amend or terminate any Plan at ant time).

(c) No Company Employees are, or are now reasonably expected to be, in violation of any term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant with Company, and the continued employment of each Company Employee does not subject Company to any material liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

(d) (i) Each Plan has been established and at all times has been administered in accordance with its terms, and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Applicable Laws; (ii) each Plan which is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has received a favorable determination letter, or is the subject of a favorable advisory or opinion letter as to its qualification, issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) upon which the Company is entitled to rely and no such determination or opinion letter has been revoked; and nothing has occurred, whether by action or failure to act, that could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iii) all material reports, returns and similar documents required to be filed with any Governmental Entity or distributed to any plan participant with respect to any Plan have been duly and timely filed or distributed; (iv) no event has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company, or any ERISA Affiliate to any Tax, fine, encumbrance, penalty or other Liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other Applicable Laws; (v) for each Plan with

 

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respect to which a Form 5500 has been filed, no material change has occurred with respect to the matters covered by the most recent Form 5500 since the date thereof; (vi) there is no present intention that any Plan be amended, suspended or terminated, or otherwise modified to change benefits (or the levels thereof) under any Plan at any time within the twelve months immediately following the date hereof; (vii) no Plan is a split-dollar life insurance program or otherwise provides for loans to executive officers (within the meaning of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002); (viii) neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliates has incurred, and no Plan provides for any current or projected Liability in respect of any post-employment or post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for current, former or retired employees of the Company, except as required to avoid an excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code or otherwise except as may be required pursuant to any other Applicable Law; (ix) the Company and its ERISA Affiliates have complied with the notice and continuation coverage requirements, and all other requirements, of Section 4980B of the Code and Parts 6 and 7 of Title I of ERISA, and the regulations thereunder, and any other Applicable Law with respect to each Plan that is a group health plan within the meaning of Section 5000(b)(1) of the Code; (x) no Plan that is a group health plan is a self-insured plan; (xi) no Plan is maintained outside the United States, and (xii) none of the Company, ERISA Affiliate or fiduciary of any such Plan have engaged in any transaction or acted or failed to act in any manner that violates the fiduciary requirements of ERISA or any other Applicable Law.

(e) There are no suits, actions, disputes, claims (other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course), investigations, audits or other administrative proceedings by the Department of Labor, the IRS or other Governmental Entities pending, in process or, to the knowledge of Company, threatened in connection with any Plan, but excluding any of the foregoing which would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Plan, no “prohibited transaction” has occurred within the meaning of the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code; and no reportable event within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA has occurred, other than one for which the 30-day notice requirement has been waived.

(f) No Plan is (i) an “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, (ii) a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code, or (iii) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliates has any obligation to contribute, or has any actual or contingent Liability or other obligation (including any obligation to make any contribution), to or in respect of any of the foregoing types of Plans.

5.17. Compliance with Laws .

(a) The Company has been and is in material compliance with the terms of, all franchises, permits, licenses and other rights and privileges necessary to conduct the Company’s present and proposed business and is in compliance with and is not (i) in violation of its Charter Documents or other organizational documents; (ii) in violation of any Applicable Law, except for violations of law that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) in default (and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would cause the Company to be in default) under, nor has there occurred any event giving others (with notice or lapse of time or both) any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any Material Agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company is a party.

 

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(b) The Company:

(i) has not received any FDA Form 483, notice of adverse finding, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “ FDA ”) or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority alleging or asserting material noncompliance with any Applicable Laws or any licenses, certificates, approvals, clearances, authorizations, permits and supplements or amendments thereto required by any such Applicable Laws (“ Authorizations ”);

(ii) possesses all material Authorizations and such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and the Company is not in material violation of any term of any such Authorizations;

(iii) has not received notice of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in material violation of any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and has no knowledge that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding;

(iv) has not received notice that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority has taken, is taking or intends to take action to limit, suspend, modify or revoke any material Authorizations and has no knowledge that the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority is considering such action;

(v) has filed, obtained, maintained or submitted all material reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments as required by any Applicable Laws or Authorizations and that all such reports, documents, forms, notices, applications, records, claims, submissions and supplements or amendments were materially complete and correct on the date filed (or were corrected or supplemented by a subsequent submission); and

(vi) has not, either voluntarily or involuntarily, initiated, conducted, or issued or caused to be initiated, conducted or issued, any recall, market withdrawal or replacement, safety alert, “dear doctor” letter, or other notice or action relating to the alleged lack of safety or efficacy of any product or any alleged product defect or violation and, to the Company’s knowledge, no third party has initiated, conducted or intends to initiate any such notice or action.

(c) The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company were and, if still pending, are being conducted in accordance with experimental protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to accepted professional scientific standards and all Applicable Laws and Authorizations, including, without limitation, the Federal

 

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Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, “ FFDCA ”); the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in the SEC Reports are accurate and complete and fairly present the data derived from such studies, tests and trials; the Company is not aware of any studies, tests or trials, the results of which the Company believes reasonably call into question the study, test, or trial results described or referred to in the SEC Reports when viewed in the context in which such results are described and the clinical state of development; and, except as set forth in Section 5.17 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received any notices or correspondence from the FDA or any other federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authority requiring the termination, suspension or material modification of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company.

5.18. Brokers . Other than MTS Securities, LLC, there is no investment banker, broker, finder, financial advisor or other Person that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who would be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

5.19. Environmental Matters .

(a) (i) No written notice, notification, demand, request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has been received by, and no investigation, action, claim, suit, proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Person against the Company and no penalty has been assessed against the Company with respect to any matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law; (ii) the Company is in compliance with all Environmental Laws except where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there are no liabilities of or relating to the Company relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law except such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances which could reasonably be expected to result in such a liability.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Environmental Laws ” means federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, codes, injunctions, permits and governmental agreements relating to human health and the environment, including, but not limited to, Hazardous Materials; and the term “ Hazardous Material ” means all substances or materials regulated as hazardous, toxic, explosive, dangerous, flammable or radioactive under any Environmental Law including, but not limited to: (i) petroleum, asbestos, or polychlorinated biphenyls and (ii) in the United States, all substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

5.20. Intellectual Property Matters .

(a) “ Intellectual Property ” means any and all of the following arising under the laws of the United States, any other jurisdiction or any treaty regime: (i) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereon, and all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances,

 

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divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof; (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, all common law rights and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all trade secrets and confidential business information (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals); (v) all computer software (including, without limitation, data and related documentation and except for any commercial “shrink-wrapped” software) and source codes (other than open source codes); (vi) all other proprietary rights; (vii) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium); and (viii) all licenses or agreements in connection with the foregoing. “ Company Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property which is used in connection with, and is material to, the business of the Company and all Intellectual Property owned by the Company, provided that any Intellectual Property that is licensed by the Company shall be included within the meaning of Company Intellectual Property only within the scope of use by the Company or in connection with the Company’s business.

(b) With respect to each item of Company Intellectual Property:

(i) The Company possesses all rights, titles and interests in and to the item if owned by the Company, as applicable, free and clear of any Encumbrance, license or other restriction, and possesses all rights necessary in the case of a licensed item to use such item in the manner in which it presently uses the item or reasonably contemplates using such item, and the Company has taken or caused to be taken reasonable and prudent steps to protect its rights in and to, and the validity and enforceability of, the item owned by the Company;

(ii) the item if owned by the Company is not, and if licensed, to the knowledge of the Company is not, subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling or charge naming the Company;

(iii) no action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand is pending, in process or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, use or ownership of the item;

(iv) to the knowledge of the Company, the item if owned or licensed by the Company does not infringe upon any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property right or other right of any third party;

(v) the Company is not party to any option, license, sublicense or agreement of any kind covering the item that it is in breach or default thereunder, and to the knowledge of the Company no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default or permit termination, modification or acceleration thereunder; and

 

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(vi) each option, license, sublicense or agreement of any kind covering the item is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect.

(c) All registered patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks included in the Company Intellectual Property: (i) if owned by the Company and (ii) if licensed, to the knowledge of the Company, are valid and subsisting and are not subject to any claims, Encumbrances, taxes or other fees except for periodic filing, annuity and maintenance fees and Permitted Liens.

(d) No stockholder, member, director, officer or employee of the Company has any right, title or interest in any of the Company Intellectual Property.

(e) To the knowledge of the Company, it is not, nor will it be, necessary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees made prior to their employment by the Company, except for valid and enforceable inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information that have been assigned to the Company.

(f) The Company maintains policies and procedures regarding data security, privacy and data use that are commercially reasonable and, in any event, comply with the Company’s obligations to its customers and Applicable Laws, rules and regulations. To the knowledge of the Company, there have not been, and the transactions contemplated under this Agreement will not result in, any security breaches of any security policy, data use restriction or privacy breach under any such policies or any Applicable Laws, rules or regulations.

(g) Except as set forth on Section 5.20(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company Intellectual Property.

(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, there does not exist any claim, allegation, or basis for any claim or allegation, that any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or that any Intellectual Property otherwise used by the Company is invalid or unenforceable or that the Company’s rights with respect thereto are subject to claims or defenses that would impair or preclude enforcement of such rights, including misuse, laches, acquiescence, statute of limitations, abandonment or fraudulent registration.

5.21. Title to Property and Assets . The Company does not own any real property. The Company owns or has legally enforceable rights to use or hold for use its personal property and assets free and clear of all Encumbrances except: (a) Permitted Liens; and (b) such other Encumbrances, if any, that individually or in the aggregate, do not and would not detract from the value of any asset or property of the Company or interfere with the use or contemplated use of any personal property of the Company. With respect to any real property, the Company is not in violation in any material respect of any of its leases. All machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures and other personal property that is material to the Company’s business and all buildings, structures and other facilities, if any, including, without limitation, office or other space used by the Company in the conduct of its business and material to its business, are in good operating condition and fit for operation in the ordinary course of business (subject to normal wear and tear) except for any defects which will not interfere with the conduct of normal operations of the Company.

 

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5.22. Absence of Changes . Since January 1, 2013, the business of the Company has been conducted in the ordinary course consistent with past practices and there has not been any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.23. Regulatory Permits . The Company possesses all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct its business, as they are currently being conducted (“ Material Permits ”), and the Company has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

5.24. Indebtedness . Other than Permitted Indebtedness which does not as of the date hereof, and will not as of the Closing, exceed $1,000,000, the Company (a) has no outstanding Indebtedness; (b) is not a party to any contract, agreement or instrument, the violation of which, or default under which, by any other party to such contract, agreement or instrument could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (c) is not in violation of any term of or in default under any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, except where such violations and defaults would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect; or (d) is not a party to any contract, agreement or instrument relating to any Indebtedness, the performance of which, in the judgment of the Key Employees, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.25. Investment Company . The Company is not, and immediately after the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not be, an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”) and shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become subject to the Investment Company Act.

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

5.27. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities . There are no Liabilities of the Company of any kind, other than:

(a) Liabilities provided for in the Company’s most recent balance sheet included in an SEC Report prior to the date hereof or in the notes thereto;

(b) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company consistent with past practices since the date of the Company’s most recent balance sheet included in an SEC Report prior to the date hereof, which Liabilities do not, in the aggregate, exceed $1,000,000;

 

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(c) Liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement as set forth on Schedule 5.27(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(d) Liabilities disclosed on Section  5.2 7(d) of the Disclosure Schedule; or

(e) other undisclosed Liabilities which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the Company.

5.28. No Manipulation of Common Stock . The Company has not taken and will not, in violation of Applicable Law, take, any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares.

6. Covenants .

6.1. Efforts . Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to timely satisfy each of the conditions to be satisfied by it as provided in Section 7 of this Agreement.

6.2. Reporting Status . During the Reporting Period, the Company shall: (a) file all reports required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder; and (b) not take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the Securities Act or the rules promulgated thereunder) to terminate or suspend the Company’s reporting and filing obligations under the Exchange Act or Securities Act.

6.3. Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares for general corporate purposes, including research and development, sales, marketing, working capital and general and administrative expenses.

6.4. Financial Information . As long as any Shares or Conversion Shares remain held of record by the Purchasers, the Company agrees to send the following to the Purchasers during the Reporting Period (except to the extent that the following are publicly available, in which case the Company shall have no obligations under this Section 6.4 with respect to such publicly available information): (a) within one Business Day after the filing thereof with the Commission, a copy of its Annual Reports and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-K or 10-Q, respectively, any interim reports or any consolidated balance sheets, income statements, stockholders’ equity statements and/or cash flow statements for any period other than annual, any Current Reports on Form 8-K and any registration statements (other than on Form S-8) or amendments filed pursuant to the Securities Act; (b) on the same day as the release thereof, facsimile or e-mailed copies of all press releases issued by the Company; and (c) copies of any notices and other information made available or given to the stockholders of the Company generally, contemporaneously with the making available or giving thereof to the stockholders. As used herein, “ Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

 

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6.5. Conduct of Business . So long as any Shares or Conversion Shares remain held of record by the Purchasers, the business of the Company shall not be conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any Governmental Entity, except where such violations would not result, either individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

6.6. Pledge of Shares . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Shares and Conversion Shares may be pledged by the Purchasers in connection with a bona fide margin agreement or other loan or financing arrangement that is secured by such securities. The pledge of Shares or the Conversion Shares shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Shares hereunder, and in effecting a pledge of Shares or the Conversion Shares, the Purchasers shall not be required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement. The Company hereby agrees to execute and deliver such documentation as a pledgee of the Shares or the Conversion Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge of such securities to such pledgee by the Purchasers.

6.7. Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information .

(a) On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue a press release describing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. On or before 8:30 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form required by the Exchange Act and attaching this Agreement as an exhibit to such filing (including all attachments, the “ 8-K Filing ”). Subject to the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Purchasers shall issue any press releases or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company or any Purchaser shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Company or any of the Purchasers, (as applicable) to make any other press release or other public disclosure with respect to such transactions: (a) in substantial conformity with the 8-K Filing and contemporaneously therewith; and (b) as may be required by Applicable Law and regulations, including the Exchange Act (and, in such a case, solely to the extent so required). From and after the 8-K Filing, no Purchaser who has not entered into a separate confidentiality agreement with the Company shall be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company or any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing.

(b) After the public disclosure of this Agreement as contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other person acting on its behalf, has provided or will provide any Purchaser with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement regarding the confidentiality and use of and specifically identifying such information as material and non-public.

6.8. Additional Obligations of the Company . The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to: (a) cause the Company’s shareholders to vote in favor of (i) the adoption of a new equity incentive plan with a share reserve in the amount set forth on Annex I attached hereto (the “ New Plan ”) and (ii) amend and restate the Company’s Articles of

 

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Incorporation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation ” and, collectively with the New Plan, the “ Shareholder Proposals ”); and (b) list the Company’s Common Stock on either the NASDAQ Capital Market or the NYSE MKT. The Company will prepare and distribute an information statement on Schedule 14-C describing the Shareholder Proposals promptly after Closing and will use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the Shareholder Proposals thereafter.

6.9. Equity Awards. Except for the issuance of equity securities either made pursuant to: (a) shareholder-approved equity compensation plans; or (b) the “inducement” exemption set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4) (or any successor rule thereto, without regard to whether the Company’s securities are then listed on NASDAQ), the Company will not, after the date of Closing, issue any equity-based compensation to officers, directors or employees where such issuance would be eligible for registration on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.

7. Conditions of Parties’ Obligations .

7.1. Conditions of the Purchasers’ Obligations at the Closing . The obligations of the Purchasers under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment, prior to the Closing, of all of the following applicable conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Purchasers in their absolute discretion. If the following conditions are not satisfied on or before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the tenth day following the Effective Date, then any Purchaser may terminate this Agreement with respect to that particular Purchaser upon providing written notice to the Company.

(a) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and in any certificate, if any, or other writing, if any, delivered by the Company pursuant hereto shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date in which case as of such earlier date).

(b) Performance . The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied by it on or before the applicable Closing.

(c) Consents and Waivers . The Company shall have obtained all consents, permits or waivers necessary to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the consent and irrevocable waiver duly executed by the holders of the Preferred Stock (excluding the Series F Preferred) attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Preferred Waiver ”). All corporate and other action and governmental filings necessary to effectuate the terms of this Agreement, including the filing of the Certificate of Determination with the California Secretary of State, and other agreements and instruments executed and delivered by the Company in connection herewith shall have been made or taken, and no Material Adverse Effect has occurred with respect to the operation of the Company’s business.

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(e) Litigation . No action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court of quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, provincial, local or foreign jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling would prevent the performance of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, declare unlawful the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, cause such transactions to be rescinded, or result in the payment of damages in a material amount, and no judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling shall have been entered which has any of the foregoing effects.

7.2. Conditions of the Company’s Obligations . The obligations of the Company under Section 2 hereof are subject to the fulfillment prior to or on the Closing Date of all of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company: (a) each Purchaser at the Closing shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing; (b) the Certificate of Determination shall have been accepted for filing by the California Secretary of State; (c) the Shareholder Proposals shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the Company’s shareholders; and (d) the representations and warranties of the Purchasers at the Closing contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct at and as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date) in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects). If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied on or before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the tenth day following the Effective Date, then the Company may terminate this Agreement upon providing written notice to the Purchasers.

8. Transfer Restrictions; Restrictive Legend .

8.1. Transfer Restrictions . The Purchasers understand that the Company may, as a condition to the transfer of any of the Shares or Conversion Shares, require that the request for transfer be accompanied by an opinion of counsel, which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer does not result in a violation of the Securities Act, unless such transfer is covered by an effective registration statement or by Rule 144 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act; provided , however , that an opinion of counsel shall not be required for a transfer by a Purchaser that is: (a) a partnership transferring to its partners or former partners in accordance with partnership interests; (b) a corporation transferring to a wholly-owned subsidiary or a parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of such Purchaser; (c) a limited liability company transferring to its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company; (d) an individual transferring to such Purchaser’s family member or trust for the benefit of an individual Purchaser; (e) transferring its Shares or Conversion Shares to any Affiliate of such Purchaser, in the case of an institutional investor, or other Person under common management with such Purchaser; or (f) a transfer that is made pursuant to a bona fide gift to a third party; provided , further , that: (i) the transferee in each case agrees to be subject to the restrictions in this Section 8 and provides the Company with a representation letter containing substantially the same representations and warranties in Sections 4.6 through 4.9 hereof; (ii) the Company satisfies itself that the number of transferees is sufficiently limited; and (iii) in the case of transferees that are partners or limited liability company members, the transfer is for no consideration. It is understood that the certificates evidencing any Shares or Conversion Shares may bear substantially the following legend:

 

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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NO SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION, GIFT, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OR OFFER TO DO ANY OF THE FOREGOING MAY BE MADE UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES IS THEN IN EFFECT, OR IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH OPINION SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER, SUCH REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.”

8.2. Unlegended Certificates . The certificates representing the Shares or Conversion Shares shall not be required to contain any legend (a) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, (b) if such Shares or Conversion Shares are eligible for sale without restriction under Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or any successor thereto) under the Securities Act, (c) following a sale, assignment or other transfer, if the selling, assigning or transferring holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company, to the effect that such sale, assignment or transfer may be made without registration under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and that such legend is no longer required or (d) following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, provided that the Purchaser covenants that it shall only sell pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Following such time as a legend is no longer required for certain Shares or Conversion Shares, the Company will, no later than five Trading Days following the delivery by any Purchaser to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent of a legended certificate representing such securities and a request that such certificates be reissued without a legend, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such securities that is free from all restrictive and other legends or (if requested by such Purchaser or such other holder of such securities) issue to such holder by electronic delivery at the applicable balance account at The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”). The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with such issuance. As used herein “ Trading Day ” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Trading Market.

 

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9. Registration, Transfer and Substitution of Certificates for Shares .

9.1. Stock Register; Ownership of Shares . The Company will keep at its principal office a register in which the Company will provide for the registration of transfers of the Shares and the Conversion Shares. The Company may treat the Person in whose name any of the Shares or Conversion Shares are registered on such register as the owner thereof and the Company shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. All references in this Agreement to a “ holder ” of any Shares or Conversion Shares shall mean the Person in whose name such securities are at the time registered on such register.

9.2. Transfer Agent Instruction . Subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 , the Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent, and any subsequent transfer agent, to credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC, registered in the name of the Purchaser or its nominee(s), for the Shares. The Company warrants that no instruction other than the irrevocable transfer agent instructions referred to in this Section 9.2 will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Shares and Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. If a Purchaser effects a transfer of the Shares or Conversion Shares in accordance with Section 8.1 , the Company shall permit the transfer and shall promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates or credit shares to the applicable balance accounts at DTC in such name and in such denominations as specified by such Purchaser to effect such transfer. In the event that any sale, assignment or transfer involves Shares sold, assigned or transferred pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144, the transfer agent shall issue such Shares or Conversion Shares to the Purchaser, assignee or transferee, as the case may be, without any restrictive legend. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Purchasers. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 9.2 will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section 9.2 , that the Purchaser shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an order and/or injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate issuance and transfer, without necessity of showing economic loss and without bond or other security being required.

9.3. Replacement of Certificates . Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate representing any of the Shares or Conversion Shares, and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender of such certificate for cancellation at the office of the Company maintained pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new certificate representing such Security, of like tenor.

10. Registration Rights of Purchasers .

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(a) No later than 45 days after the Closing Date (the “ Filing Deadline ”), the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement under the Act on appropriate form covering the resale of the full amount of the Common Shares and the Conversion Shares (the “ Registrable Securities ”) on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective within: (i) 90 days from the Filing Deadline; or (ii) in the event the Commission reviews the Registration Statement, 120 days from the Filing Deadline (the “ Effectiveness Deadline ”).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from the date hereof until the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities, other than any registration statement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement (or supplement thereto) relating to the Company’s employee benefit plans registered on Form S-8. In no event shall the Company include any securities other than the Shares on any Registration Statement without the prior written consent of the Required Holders.

10.2. Limitation on Registrable Securities . In the event that the staff of the Commission (the “ Staff ”) provides the Company with a written comment that it is inappropriate to register the full amount of the Registrable Securities on the Registration Statement due to limitations under Rule 415 of the Securities Act, then Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the Staff that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 10.2 , the Staff refuses to alter its position, the Company shall: (i) register the resale of that portion of the Registrable Securities as the Staff may permit under its interpretations of Rule 415; and (ii) undertake to register the remaining portion of the Registrable Securities as soon as registration would be permitted under Rule 415, as determined by the Company in good faith based on the guidance of the Staff or the Staff’s publicly available interpretations of Rule 415. No Registration Delay Payment shall accrue solely as a result of a reduction in the shares eligible for registration pursuant to Rule 415.

10.3. Effect of Failure to File and Obtain and Maintain Effectiveness of Registration Statement . Subject to Section 10.2 , if: (a) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or before the Filing Deadline (a “ Filing Failure ”); (b) a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities required to be covered thereby and required to be filed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement is not declared effective by the Effectiveness Deadline (an “ Effectiveness Failure ”); or (c) on any day after the Effective Date, sales of all of the Registrable Securities required to be included on such Registration Statement cannot be made (other than during an Allowable Grace Period, as defined below) pursuant to such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, because of a failure to keep such Registration Statement effective, to disclose such information as is necessary for sales to be made pursuant to such Registration Statement or to register a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock) (a “ Maintenance Failure ”) then, in satisfaction of the damages to any holder of Registrable Securities by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the underlying shares of Common Stock, the Company shall pay

 

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to each holder of Registrable Securities relating to such Registration Statement an amount in cash equal to one percent of such holder’s Pro Rata Interest in the Total Purchase Price on each of the following dates: (i) the initial day of a Filing Failure and on every 30 th day (pro rated for periods totaling less than 30 days) thereafter until such Filing Failure is cured; (ii) the day initial of an Effectiveness Failure and on every 30 th day (pro rated for periods totaling less than 30 days) thereafter until such Effectiveness Failure is cured; and (iii) the initial day of a Maintenance Failure and on every 30 th day (pro rated for periods totaling less than 30 days) thereafter until such Maintenance Failure is cured, with a maximum penalty of six months. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 10.3 are referred to herein as “ Registration Delay Payments .” The first such Registration Delay Payment shall be paid within three Business Days after the event or failure giving rise to such Registration Delay Payment occurred and all other Registration Delay Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (A) the last day of the calendar month during which such Registration Delay Payments are incurred and (B) the third Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Registration Delay Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make a Registration Delay Payment in a timely manner, such Registration Delay Payment shall bear interest at the rate of one percent per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. In addition, the Seller shall, among seeking other remedies, be entitled to seek injunctive relief compelling the Company to address the Filing Failure, Effectiveness Failure or the Maintenance Failure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Registration Delay Payments shall accrue with regard to any portion of a Filing Failure or Maintenance Failure that occurs or continues after the first anniversary of Closing, provided that the Investors are then eligible to sell the Registrable Securities without limitation under Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

10.4. Related Obligations . At such time as the Company is obligated to file a Registration Statement with the Commission pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

(a) At least five Business Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement, amendment, supplement or prospectus, the Company shall provide each Purchaser a copy of such Registration Statement, amendment, supplement or prospectus for Purchaser’s review and comment. The Company shall not file any Registration Statement, amendment, supplement or prospectus to which Purchasers representing a majority of the Shares issued at the Closing object in good faith. If the Purchasers so objects to the filing of any Registration Statement, amendment, supplement or prospectus, the Company shall make any reasonable modifications to such Registration Statement, amendment, supplement or prospectus as may be required by such Purchasers (unless, upon the advice of counsel, such modifications would cause the Company to violate the Securities Act or any other applicable federal securities laws).

(b) The Company shall submit to the Commission, within two Business Days after the Company learns that no review of a particular Registration Statement will be made by the Staff or that the Staff has no further comments on a particular Registration Statement, as the case may be, a request for acceleration of effectiveness of such Registration Statement to a time and date not later than two Business Days after the submission of such request.

 

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(c) The Company shall keep each Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the earlier of: (i) the date as of which the Purchasers may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act; (ii) the date on which the Purchasers shall have sold all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; or (iii) assuming that no Purchaser is (or was within the three months preceding such date) an Affiliate of the Company, the first anniversary of the Closing (the “ Registration Period ”). The Company shall ensure that each Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of prospectuses, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made) not misleading.

(d) The Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such Registration Statement.

(e) If requested by the Purchaser, the Company shall furnish to the Purchasers without charge: (i) promptly after the Registration Statement including such Purchaser’s Registrable Securities is prepared and filed with the Commission, an electronic copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by the Purchaser, all exhibits and each preliminary prospectus; (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, an electronic copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto; and (iii) such other documents, including an electronic copy of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities.

(f) The Company shall notify the Purchasers in writing of the happening of any event, as promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of which the prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic information), and, promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and, if requested by the Purchaser, deliver an electronic copy of such supplement or amendment to the Purchasers. The Company shall also promptly notify the Purchasers in writing (not later than two Business Days following the date): (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has

 

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been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Purchasers by facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail); (ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information; and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.

(g) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Purchaser who holds Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(h) If a Purchaser is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of the Purchaser, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser, on the date of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as the Purchaser may reasonably request: (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Purchaser; and (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Purchaser.

(i) If a Purchaser is required under applicable securities law to be described in the Registration Statement as an underwriter, upon the written request of the Purchaser in connection with the Purchaser’s due diligence requirements, if any, the Company shall make available for inspection by (i) the Purchaser and its legal counsel; and (ii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Purchaser (collectively, the “ Inspectors ”), all pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company (collectively, the “ Records ”), as shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector solely for the purpose of establishing a due diligence defense under underwriter liability under the Act, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to the Purchaser) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors are so notified, unless: (A) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise required under the Securities Act; (B) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government body of competent jurisdiction; or (C) the information in such Records has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement. The Purchaser agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to

 

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prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in any other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Purchaser) shall be deemed to limit the Purchaser’s ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner which is otherwise consistent with Applicable Laws and regulations.

(j) The Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information concerning the Purchasers provided to the Company unless: (i) disclosure of such information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws; (ii) the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement; (iii) the release of such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final, non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction; or (iv) such information has been made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such information concerning the Purchasers is sought in or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt written notice to the Purchasers and allow the Purchasers, at each Purchaser’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective order for, such information.

(k) The Company shall cooperate with the Purchasers and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case may be, as the Purchasers may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Purchasers may request.

(l) If requested by a Purchaser, the Company shall: (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Purchaser reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement if reasonably requested by the Purchaser.

(m) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other Governmental Entities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Company shall file such documents required of the Company for blue sky clearance in states specified in writing by the Purchasers and use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such blue sky qualifications during the period the Company is required to maintain the effectiveness of any Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or has not so consented.

 

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(n) The Company shall otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration hereunder.

(o) Within five Business Days after a Registration Statement that covers Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the Commission, the Company shall cause its counsel to issue an appropriate opinion or opinions to the transfer agent substantially to the effect that the Shares are subject to an effective Registration Statement and can be reissued free of restrictive legend upon notice of a sale by the holder thereof and confirmation by such holder that it has complied with the prospectus delivery requirements, provided that the Company has not advised the transfer agent orally or in writing that the opinion has been withdrawn.

(p) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time would be, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors and its counsel, detrimental to the Company and, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, would not otherwise be required (a “ Grace Period ”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (but in any event not later than two Business Days): (i) notify the Purchasers in writing of the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period (provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of such material, non-public information to the Purchasers) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin; and (ii) notify the Purchasers in writing of the date on which the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that the Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of 30 Trading Days during any 365-day period and the first day of any Grace Period must be at least 30 days after the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an “ Allowable Grace Period ”). For purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period shall begin on and include the date the Purchasers receive the notice referred to in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Purchasers receive the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in such notice. The provisions of Section 10.4(f) hereof shall not be applicable during the period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the first sentence of Section 10.4(f) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of any Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which a Purchaser has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy of the prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement (unless an exemption from such prospectus delivery requirement exists), prior to the Purchaser’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Purchaser has not yet settled.

(q) Neither the Company nor any Affiliate thereof shall identify any Purchaser as an underwriter in any public disclosure or filing with the Commission or any applicable Trading Market and any Purchaser being deemed an underwriter by the Commission shall not relieve the Company of any obligations it has under this Agreement.

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quotation, as applicable, on each Trading Market on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or quoted, if any, if the listing or quotation of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such Trading Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 10.04(r) .

10.5. Obligations of the Purchasers .

(a) At least five Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Purchaser in writing of the information the Company requires from such Purchaser in order to have that Purchaser’s Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable Securities of a particular Purchaser that the Purchaser shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

(b) Each Purchaser, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless the Purchaser has notified the Company in writing of the Purchaser’s election to exclude all of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

(c) Each Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 10.4(g) or the first sentence of Section 10.4(f) , the Purchaser will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Purchaser’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 10.4(g) or the first sentence of Section 10.4(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement or amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which the Purchaser has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Purchaser’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 10.4(g) or the first sentence of Section 10.4(f) and for which the Purchaser has not yet settled.

(d) Each Purchaser covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.

10.6. Expenses of Registration . All reasonable expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 10 , including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.

 

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10.7. Reports under the Exchange Act . With a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Purchasers to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“ Rule 144 ”), the Company agrees to:

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, during the Reporting Period;

(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

(c) furnish to the Purchasers so long as any Purchaser owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request during the Reporting Period: (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company; and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Purchasers to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.

10.8. Assignment of Registration Rights . The rights under Section 10 shall be automatically assignable by a Purchaser to any transferee of all or any portion of the Purchaser’s Registrable Securities if: (a) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (i) the name and address of such transferee or assignee and (ii) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned; (b) at or before the time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (a) of this sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the provisions contained herein; and (c) such transfer shall have been made in accordance with the applicable requirements of this Agreement.

10.9. Indemnification .

(a) Company Indemnification . The Company will indemnify each Purchaser who holds Registrable Securities (if Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser are included in the securities as to which such registration is being effected), each of its officers and directors, partners, members and each Person controlling such Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on: (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such Registration Statement, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; or (ii) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated

 

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under such laws applicable to the Company in connection with any such registration, and in each case, the Company will reimburse each such Purchaser, each of its officers and directors, partners, members and each Person controlling such Purchaser, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred, as such expenses are incurred, in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on: (A) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by such Purchaser or controlling Person, and stated to be specifically for use therein; (B) the use by a Purchaser of an outdated or defective prospectus after the Company has notified such Purchaser in writing that the prospectus is outdated or defective; or (C) a Purchaser’s (or any other Indemnified Party’s) failure to send or give a copy of the prospectus or supplement (as then amended or supplemented), if required, pursuant to Rule 172 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) to the Persons asserting an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of Registrable Securities to such Person if such statement or omission was corrected in such prospectus or supplement; provided, further , that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 10.9(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(b) Purchaser Indemnification . Each Purchaser holding Registrable Securities will, if Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser are included in the securities as to which such registration is being effected, severally and not jointly, indemnify the Company, each of its directors and officers, other holders of the Company’s securities covered by such Registration Statement, each Person who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and each such holder, each of its officers and directors and each Person controlling such holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based on: (A) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by such Purchaser and stated to be specifically for use therein; or (B) any violation by such Purchaser of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated under such laws applicable to such Purchaser, and in each case, such Purchaser will reimburse the Company, each other holder, and directors, officers, persons, underwriters or control persons of the Company and the other holders for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred, as such expenses are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action; provided, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 10.9(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of such indemnifying Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or

 

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delayed). The liability of any Purchaser for indemnification under this Section 10.9(b) in its capacity as a seller of Registrable Securities shall not exceed the amount of net proceeds to such Purchaser of the securities sold in any such registration.

(c) Notice and Procedure . Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 10.9 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense, and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement unless the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial to an Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action and provided further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not assume the defense for matters as to which there is a conflict of interest or there are separate and different defenses. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party (whose consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10.9 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by Applicable Law contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the untrue statement or omission that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Purchaser hereunder exceed the net proceeds to such Purchaser from the sale of the securities in such registration. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any loss, claim, damage or liability shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 10.9 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

 

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(e) Survival . The obligations of the Company and the Purchasers under this Section 10.9 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement and the termination of this Agreement. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 10.9 are in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Parties may have to the Indemnified Parties and are not in diminution or limitation of other remedies or causes of action that the parties may have under this Agreement.

11. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this Section 11 shall have the meanings specified for all purposes of this Agreement.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, all accounting terms used in this Agreement, whether or not defined in this Section 11 , shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

Applicable Law ” means, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Entity that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended, unless expressly specified otherwise.

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

Effective Date ” means the date the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 10 has been declared effective by the Commission.

Encumbrances ” means, with respect to any property or asset, any Lien, claim, judgment, charge, mortgage, security interest, pledge, escrow, equity or other encumbrance other than restrictions pursuant to any applicable state or federal securities laws.

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

GAAP ” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

Governmental Entity ” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.

Indebtedness ” means: (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money; (b) all obligations issued, undertaken or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (including, without limitation, “capital leases” in accordance with GAAP) (other than trade payables entered into in the ordinary course of business); (c) all reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments; (d) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, including obligations so evidenced incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses; (e) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, or incurred as financing, in either case with respect to any property or assets acquired with the proceeds of such indebtedness (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or bank under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property); (f) all monetary

 

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obligations under any leasing or similar arrangement which, in connection with GAAP, consistently applied for the periods covered thereby, is classified as a capital lease; (g) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any mortgage, Lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights) owned by any Person, even though the Person which owns such assets or property has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness; and (h) all contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness or obligations of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above.

Key Employee ” means each of the Company’s executive officers.

knowledge of the Company ,” “ the Company’s knowledge ” or any other similar knowledge qualification or reference in this Agreement means the actual knowledge of George Tidmarsh, after reasonable inquiry of the employees of the Company who: (a) report to such named individuals in the scope of their employment; and (b) are responsible for the information that is the subject of the applicable representation or warranty.

Knowledge ” or “ knowledge ,” when used to qualify a statement with respect to the knowledge of any Person other than the Company means the following: (a) if the Person is an individual, that such individual is actually aware or reasonably should be aware, after due inquiry, by virtue of such Person’s office, of such fact or other matter; and (b) if the Person is an entity, the actual knowledge of that entity’s executive officers, after reasonable inquiry of the employees of such entity (if any) who: (a) report to such executive officers in the scope of their employment; and (b) are responsible for the information that is the subject of the applicable representation or warranty.

Liability ” or “ Liabilities ” means any liability, debt, obligation, deficiency, Tax, penalty, assessment, fine or other loss, fee, cost or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever that is required to be classified as a liability on the face of a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

Lien ” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights).

Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any Person: (a) a material adverse effect on the issuance or validity of the Shares or the transactions contemplated hereby or on the ability of such Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or (b) a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of such Person, excluding any effect resulting from: (i) changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof; (ii) changes in the general economic or political conditions or financial markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (iii) changes (including changes of Applicable Law) or conditions generally affecting the industry in which such Person operates and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such Person; or (iv) acts of war or terrorism or natural disasters.

Material Contract ” means all written and oral contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, leases, subleases, licenses, instruments, notes, commitments, commissions, undertakings,

 

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arrangements and understandings: (a) which by their terms involve, or would reasonably be expected to involve, aggregate payments by or to the Company during any twelve month period in excess of $1,000,000; (b) the breach of which by the Company would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (c) which are required to be filed as exhibits by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Items 601(b)(2), 601(b)(4) or 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission.

Permitted Indebtedness ” means: (a) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and disclosed in the SEC Reports; (b) Purchase Money Indebtedness; (c) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (d) extensions, refinancings and renewals of any items of Permitted Indebtedness in clauses (a) through (c) hereof, provided that the principal amount is not increased, other than by their existing terms, or the terms modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Company and such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any additional collateral.

Permitted Liens ” means any Lien disclosed in an SEC Report and: (a) any Lien for Taxes not yet due or delinquent or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; (b) any statutory Lien arising in the ordinary course of business by operation of law with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent; (c) any Lien created by operation of law, such as materialmen’s liens, mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, arising in the ordinary course of business with respect to a liability that is not yet due or delinquent or that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (d) Liens (i) upon or in any equipment acquired or held by the Company to secure the purchase price of such equipment or Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition or lease of such equipment, or (ii) existing on such equipment at the time of its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment; (e) Liens incurred in connection with the extension, renewal or refinancing of the Indebtedness secured by Liens of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) above, provided that any extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed or refinanced does not increase; (f) leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of the Company’s business, not interfering in any material respect with the business of the Company; and (g) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payments of custom duties in connection with the importation of goods.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Entity.

Pro Rata Interest ” means, with respect to each Purchaser, a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Shares purchased by such Purchaser hereunder and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares being sold hereunder, as reflected on Schedule I attached hereto.

Purchase Money Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness, incurred at the time of, or within 30 days after, the acquisition of any fixed assets for the purpose of financing all or any part of the acquisition cost thereof.

 

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Purchaser ” has the meaning assigned to it in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and shall include any Affiliates of the Purchaser.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement or registration statements of the Company filed under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 10 hereof.

Reporting Period ” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date as of which the Purchasers may sell all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144 and without the requirement to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) (or any successor thereto) promulgated under the Securities Act.

Required Holders ” means Purchasers who purchase, in the aggregate, at least 66% of the total number of Shares offered and sold hereby.

Subsidiary ” means any Person of which securities or other ownership interests having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such Person, or otherwise having the power to direct the business and policies of such Person, are directly or indirectly owned by Company.

Tax ” means any tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, all federal, state, local, foreign, income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, escheat, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall, profits, environmental, customs, duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar, including FICA), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated tax), together with any interest, penalty, addition to tax or additional amount, and any liability for any of the foregoing as transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

Trading Market ” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.

12. Enforcement .

12.1. Cumulative Remedies . None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred upon the Purchasers on the one hand or the Company on the other hand shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right, power or remedy, whether conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

12.2. No Implied Waiver . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no course of dealing between the Company and the Purchasers or any other holder of shares of Common Stock and no delay in exercising any such right, power or remedy conferred hereby or now or hereafter existing at law in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver of, or otherwise prejudice, any such right, power or remedy. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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13. Confidentiality . Except as otherwise agreed in writing by the Company, each Purchaser agrees that it will use reasonable care to keep confidential and not disclose, divulge, or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including notice of the Company’s intention to file a Registration Statement), unless such confidential information: (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 13 by the Purchaser); (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Purchaser without use of the Company’s confidential information; (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Purchaser by a third party without knowledge by the Purchaser of any obligation of confidentiality such third party owes to the Company with respect to the information; or (d) was known to the Purchaser prior to disclosure to the Purchaser by the Company; provided, however, that the Purchaser may disclose confidential information: (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company provided that the Purchaser informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Shares from the Purchaser, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13 ; (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder or advisor of the Purchaser in the ordinary course of business, provided that the Purchaser informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Purchaser promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and, if requested by the Company, reasonably cooperates with the Company at the Company’s sole expense to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the confidentiality obligations of this Section 13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 13 shall not apply after the earlier of the issuance of the press release described in Section 6.5 or the 8-K Filing.

14. Miscellaneous .

14.1. Waivers and Amendments . Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and the Required Holders, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective

14.2. Notices . All notices, requests, consents and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic mail (“e-mail”) transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given,

if to the Company:

La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company

4660 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 1070

San Diego, California 92122

 

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Attention: George Tidmarsh

Email: gtidmarsh@ljpc.om

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

Ropes & Gray LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, Third Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Attention: Ryan Murr, Esq. Email: ryan.murr@ropesgray.com

if to a Purchaser, to the addresses of such Purchaser set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page,

or such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

14.3. Expenses . Except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.

14.4. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided that no party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto, except that: (a) a Purchaser may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in whole or from time to time in part to one or more of its Affiliates; and (b) any party may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to any successor in interest; provided that: (i) in the case of clause (b), such successor shall have executed and delivered to the other party or parties, as applicable, an acknowledgement in writing that effective as of such transfer or assignment, such successor shall be bound by this Agreement to the identical extent applicable the assignor or transferor, as applicable; and (ii) in the case of clauses (a) and (b), no such transfer or assignment shall relieve the assigning or transferring party of its obligations hereunder or enlarge, alter or change any obligation of any other party hereto. This Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be enforceable by any other Person.

14.5. Headings . The headings of the Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

14.6. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law principles.

 

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14.7. Jurisdiction . Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California in San Diego, California, so long as one of such courts shall have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, and each of the parties hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 14.2 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

14.8. Waiver of Jury Trial . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE PURCHASERS AND THE COMPANY HEREBY WAIVE AND COVENANT THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE PURCHASERS WILL ASSERT, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ON ANY ISSUE IN ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE, IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PURCHASER AND THE COMPANY HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. The Company acknowledges that it has been informed by the Purchasers that the provisions of this Section 14.8 constitute a material inducement upon which the Purchaser are relying and will rely in entering into this Agreement. The Purchaser or the Company may file an original counterpart or a copy of this Section 14.8 with any court as written evidence of the consent of the Purchaser and the Company to the waiver of the right to trial by jury.

14.9. Counterparts; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations, or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

14.10. Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, except as set forth below, such agreement supersedes and replaces all other prior agreements, written or oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not supersede any confidentiality or other non-disclosure agreements that may be in place between the Company and any Purchaser.

 

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14.11. Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Entity to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties 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 in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

14.12. Specific Performance . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California in San Diego, California, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

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

 

THE COMPANY
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
By:    
Name:   George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

[PURCHASER’S SIGNATURE PAGE SEPARATELY ATTACHED]


SCHEDULE I

 

Purchaser

   No. Shares of
Common Stock
     No. Shares of Series
F Preferred Stock
     Total Purchase Price  

Tang Capital Partners, L.P.

     17,979,016         175.780       $ 1,434,311.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Kevin C. Tang Foundation, Inc.

     823,413         8.050       $ 65,688.91   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Boxer Capital, LLC

     17,650,677         114.453       $ 1,350,000.39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MVA Investors, LLC

     1,961,186         12.717       $ 150,000.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RTW Investments, LLC

     19,420,842         140.541       $ 1,499,999.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Baker Brothers Life Sciences, L.P.

     14,882,585         2,425.722       $ 3,467,502.95   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

14159, L.P.

     372,856         60.772       $ 86,871.92   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

667, L.P. (Account #1)

     1,134,381         184.894       $ 264,300.67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

667, L.P. (Account #2)

     778,247         126.847       $ 181,324.29   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

David S Hunt

     9,500,000         —         $ 665,000.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Colt Ventures, Ltd.

     5,714,286         —         $ 400,000.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DAFNA Lifescience, Ltd.

     1,142,500         —         $ 79,975.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DAFNA Lifescience, Market Neutral Ltd.

     250,000         —         $ 17,500.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DAFNA Lifescience, Select Ltd.

     2,179,000         —         $ 152,530.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

George F. Tidmarsh, M.D. Ph.D.

     1,071,429         —         $ 75,000.03   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

MTS Health Partners, L.P.

     857,071         —         $ 59,994.97   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Jeffrey Benison IRA

     714,286         —         $ 50,000.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     96,431,775         3,249.776       $ 10,000,000.25   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


PURCHASER SIGNATURE PAGE

The undersigned Purchaser hereby executes the Securities Purchase Agreement with La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (the “ Company ”) and hereby authorizes this signature page to be attached to a counterpart of such document executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

Number of Shares

to be Purchased:

           
  Common Stock      

Name of Purchaser

(PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT)

         
  Series F Preferred      

 

U.S. Taxpayer ID No., if any:      
   By:     
       
Name (print)    
Title:    
Address:    
     
Facsimile:    
Email:    

Please set out below your registration requirements. If securities are to be registered in the name of more than one entity, provide the information requested below for each entity. (Please use multiple pages, one for each entity.)

 

Name in which Shares

are to be registered:

    

 

Number of Common Shares to

be purchased:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Number of Series F Preferred Shares to

be purchased:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Address of registered holder

(if different from above):

    
    

 

Number of Shares of the Company’s   

 


Common Stock currently Beneficially Held by the above named entity:     

 

Contact name and telephone

number regarding settlement

and registration:

    
   Name
    
   Telephone Number


ANNEX I

PRO-FORMA CAPITALIZATION

 

Class of Securities

   Number of
Shares
     Fully Diluted
Shares
 

Common Stock

     127,458,003         127,458,003   

Restricted Common Stock*

     87,142,857         87,142,857   

Series C-12 Preferred Stock

     7,081.0694         610,402,343   

Series F Preferred Stock

     3,249.9383         46,425,368   
     

 

 

 

Total

        871,428,571   

 

* See Further Detail Below

 

     Current management grants
outstanding to be canceled on
Effective Date
     Restricted stock
grants to be
issued on
Effective Date**
 
     Option      RSU     

George F. Tidmarsh,

M.D. Ph.D.

     506,300,087         —           66,352,429   

James Rolke

     67,022,886         14,129         8,846,990   

Stacey Ruiz

     —           —           2,654,097   

Saiid Zarrabian

     18,907,498         10,360,892         3,981,146   

Chester S. Zygmont, III

     —           —           5,308,195   

 

** Vesting of Restricted Stock Grants as set forth below.

**VESTING SCHEDULE

James Rolke

 

    25% on Nasdaq listing or January 20, 2016

 

    25% on January 20, 2015

 

    50% monthly starting January 20, 2014 for 24 months

Stacey Ruiz

 

    50% monthly over 24 months from January 14, 2015

 

    Earlier of 25% on Nasdaq listing (but in no event earlier than January 14, 2014) or January 14, 2015

 

    25% on January 14, 2015

Chester S. Zygmont, III

 

    25% on January 1, 2014

 

    75% monthly starting January 1, 2014


Saiid Zarrabian

 

    100% on March 1, 2014, accelerating on his removal as a director without cause

George Tidmarsh

 

    1/14 vesting January 20, 2015

 

    1/14 vesting January 20, 2016

 

    2/7 vesting on the earlier of first drug approval or stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $21/share (post reverse split assuming a 100:1 split) [forfeited if not satisfied within 7 years from date of grant]

 

    1/7 vesting on stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $14/share (post reverse split assuming a 100:1 split) [forfeited if not satisfied within 7 years from date of grant]

 

    1/7 vesting on stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $25/share (post reverse split assuming a 100:1 split) [forfeited if not satisfied within 7 years from date of grant]

 

    1/7 vesting on stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $30/share (post reverse split assuming a 100:1 split) [forfeited if not satisfied within 7 years from date of grant]

 

    1/7 vesting on stock trading for 20 consecutive days at $35/share (post reverse split assuming a 100:1 split) [forfeited if not satisfied within 7 years from date of grant]

All grants vest fully upon change of control and upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason.


EXHIBIT A

PREFERRED WAIVER & CONSENT


EXHIBIT B

AMENDED & RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION


EXHIBIT C

SERIES F CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED

CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION

Exhibit 10.2

CONSENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

This Consent and Waiver Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), entered into as of September 24, 2013, is made by and among La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a California corporation (the “ Company ”), and the undersigned holders of the Company’s Preferred Stock (defined below) (each a “ Holder ” and collectively the “ Holders ”).

WHEREAS , the Holders wish to waive certain rights arising under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or the 2010 Purchase Agreement (each, as defined below), as set forth below;

WHEREAS , the undersigned Holders wish to consent to the Company’s offering and sale of Common Stock and a Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, to be effected pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013 (the “ 2013 Purchase Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS , the undersigned Holders further wish to consent to the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “ Articles of Incorporation ”), as set forth below; and

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Articles of Incorporation.

2. Representations and Warranties of the Holders . Each of the Holders hereby represents and warrants to the Company that, with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other Holder, each Holder has the requisite power and authority to enter into the Agreement, and if the Holder is an entity, such Holder is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.

2. Waiver of Certain Rights . The Holders hereby consent to the following actions and hereby irrevocably waive the following rights arising under the Articles of Incorporation or the Purchase Agreement (defined below), with such waiver being effective as of the “Closing” (as defined in the 2013 Purchase Agreement):

(a) Pursuant to Article IV(d)(13)(G) of the Articles of Incorporation, the Holders, constituting the Requisite Holders under the Articles of Incorporation, hereby consent and irrevocably waive the following provisions of the Articles of Incorporation: (i) all rights of the Holders to dividends accruing under Article IV(d)(2), to the extent such dividends otherwise would have accrued on or after the date hereof; (ii) the limitations on conversion set forth in Article IV(d)(3)(C)(i); and (iii) the protective provisions set forth in Article IV(d)(11), to the extent such provisions are otherwise applicable to (x) the transactions contemplated in the 2013 Purchase Agreement; (y) this Agreement; or (z) the issuance of the Equity Awards (as defined in the 2013 Purchase Agreement).


(b) Pursuant to Section 8.5 of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2010, by and among the Company and the Holders (the “ 2010 Purchase Agreement ”), the Holders hereby irrevocably waive the covenants set forth in Section 3.12 of the 2010 Purchase Agreement.

3. Action by Written Consent. The following resolutions are hereby approved and adopted by the Holders, which action shall constitute the approval by the Requisite Holders, acting by written consent in accordance with Article IV(d)(10), Article IV(d)(11) and Section 2.6 of the Company’s Bylaws:

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has approved an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (the “ Amendment ”) amending certain terms of the Series C-1 2  Convertible Preferred Stock and eliminating the Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock;

WHEREAS , the Board has declared the Amendment is advisable and in the best interests of the Company, and recommended that the shareholders of the Company approve the Amendment and the restatement of the Articles of Incorporation, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Amended and Restated Articles ”);

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED : That the amendment to the Articles in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby approved and the Amended and Restated Articles are hereby adopted.

RESOLVED FURTHER : That at any time prior to the effectiveness of the filing of the Amended and Restated Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of California, notwithstanding the foregoing resolutions, the Board of Directors of the Company may abandon the Amendment without further action by the shareholders.

RESOLVED FURTHER : That the undersigned shareholders hereby consent to the foregoing Amendment in accordance with Article IV(d)(10) and Article IV(d)(11) under the Articles of Incorporation.

Equity Incentive Plan

RESOLVED , that, based upon the recommendation of the Board, the Equity Incentive Plan, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Plan ”), is hereby approved and accepted.

Certificate of Determination

RESOLVED , that, based upon the recommendation of the Board, the Certificate of Determination of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Series F Certificate ”) is hereby approved and accepted.

 

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4. Repurchase of Securities. Concurrent with the Closing, each Holder hereby agrees to sell and convey to the Company all right, title and interest in and to the following Company securities held by such Holder (the “ Repurchased Securities ”): (i) that number of shares of Series D-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock set forth on the signature page of each such Holder, as well as all rights arising under such shares, including accrued and unpaid dividends; and (ii) that number of “Warrants” (as defined in the 2010 Purchase Agreement, as such securities have been amended through the date hereof), set forth on the signature page of each such Holder. The consideration payable to each Holder for the Repurchased Securities shall be One Dollar ($1.00), which the parties acknowledge and agree is adequate consideration therefor.

5. Increase in Conversion Price. Notwithstanding Article IV(d)(1)(H) and the Company’s obligations under Article IV(d)(3), the parties hereby agree that the “Conversion Price” shall, effective as of the Closing and through the date of filing of the Amended and Restated Articles, be the price obtained by dividing $1,000 by 86,202 (as may be adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits or similar recapitalization events effected after the date hereof). As a condition to the Company’s obligations to effect any transfer of the Series C-1 2 Preferred Stock by any Holder on or after the date hereof, the Company shall be required to place the following legend on any certificates representing such shares:

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TERMS OF THIS SECURITY, AS SET FORTH IN THE CORPORATION’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AND THE CORPORATION HAVE SEPARATELY AGREED TO ALTER CERTAIN TERMS OF THIS SECURITY, INCLUDING THE PRICE AT WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE CONVERTED INTO COMMON STOCK. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY MAY INSPECT A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT AT THE OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION AND A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON REQUEST.

6. Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and, except as specifically set forth herein, neither the Company nor any Holder make any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters, and they supersede all prior understandings and agreements with respect to said subject matter, all of which are merged herein. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended on behalf of all Holders other than by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Requisite Holders of the Series C-1 2 . In addition to the foregoing, no provision of this Agreement may be amended to increase the financial obligations of any Holder under this Agreement other than by a written instrument signed by such Holder. Nothing provided in this Section 6 shall limit an individual Holder’s right to waive or amend any provision of this Agreement on its own behalf. The Holders acknowledge that any waiver effected in accordance with this Section 6 shall be binding upon each Holder (and their permitted assigns) and the Company, including, without limitation, a waiver that has an adverse effect on any or all Holders.

7. Notices . Any notice, demand, request, waiver or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in the manner and to the attention of the parties as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

8. Waivers . No waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the

 

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future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.

9. Headings . The article, section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

10. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns.

11. Governing Law . To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles which would result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Agreement to be drafted.

12. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other parties hereto, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.

13. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and, in the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any one or more of the provisions or part 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 provision or part of a provision of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reformed and construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision, or part of such provision, had never been contained herein, so that such provisions would be valid, legal and enforceable to the maximum extent possible.

14. Further Assurances . From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the request of the Holders or the Company, the Company and each Holder shall execute and deliver such instruments, documents and other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

15. Disclosure of Transactions . The Company shall, in a Current Report on Form 8-K and in a press release, describe the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and pursuant to the 2013 Purchase Agreement, with the filing of such current report and issuance of such press release to be made no later than one Business Day after the date of this Agreement. The Company will provide representatives from Tang Capital Partners, LP and Boxer Capital, LLC with the opportunity to review and approve the language describing the transactions to be used in the current report and press release prior to issuance and filing, respectively, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.

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

 

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
By:    
  Name: George F. Tidmarsh, M.D. Ph.D.
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Holder: Tang Capital Partners, LP

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:                                                          

Name of Authorized Signatory: Kevin Tang

Title of Authorized Signatory: Managing Director

Email Address of Holder: kevin@tangcapital.com

Fax Number of Holder: 858 200 3837

Address for Notice of Holder:

4747 Executive Drive, Suite 510

San Diego, CA 92121

Series D-1 2 Redeemed: 2,958.963

Warrants Redeemed: 6,583.000


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Holder: The Kevin Tang Foundation, Inc.

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:                                                          

Name of Authorized Signatory: Kevin Tang

Title of Authorized Signatory: President

Email Address of Holder: kevin@tangcapital.com

Fax Number of Holder: 858 200 3837

Address for Notice of Holder:

4747 Executive Drive, Suite 510

San Diego, CA 92121

Series D-1 2 Redeemed: 133.775

Warrants Redeemed: 296.000


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Holder: RTW Investments, LLC

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:                                                          

Name of Authorized Signatory:

Title of Authorized Signatory:

Email Address of Holder:

Fax Number of Holder:

Address for Notice of Holder:

Series D-1 2 Redeemed: 458.534

Warrants Redeemed: 988.000


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Holder: Boxer Capital, LLC

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:                                                          

Name of Authorized Signatory:

Title of Authorized Signatory:

Email Address of Holder:

Fax Number of Holder:

Address for Notice of Holder:

Series D-1 2 Redeemed: 888.234

Warrants Redeemed: 1,992.000


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Consent and Waiver Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

Name of Holder: MVA Investors, LLC

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Holder:                                                          

Name of Authorized Signatory:

Title of Authorized Signatory:

Email Address of Holder:

Fax Number of Holder:

Address for Notice of Holder:

Series D-1 2 Redeemed: 128.286

Warrants Redeemed: 287.000

Exhibit 10.3

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

This Exchange Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), entered into as of September 25, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”), is made by and among La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a California corporation (including its subsidiaries, the “ Company ”) and the undersigned holders (the “ Holders ”) of the Company’s Series C-2 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series C-2 2 Preferred ”).

WHEREAS, each Holder wishes to exchange the shares of Series C-2 2 Preferred held by such Holder for that number of shares of the Company’s Series C-1 2 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series C-1 2 Preferred ”) set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Schedule 1 hereto.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and conditions herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.

EXCHANGE OF SHARES OF SERIES C-1 2 PREFERRED

Section 1.1. On the Effective Date, each share of Series C-2 2 Preferred will be deemed exchanged for that number of shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred set forth on Schedule 1 hereto without any further action by the Company or any Holder and irrespective of whether the shares of Series C-2 2 Preferred are surrendered to the Company by the Holders (the “ Exchange ”). As soon as practicable following the Effective Date, the Company shall issue to each Holder a stock certificate evidencing the number of shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Schedule 1 hereto.

Section 1.2. The parties hereto agree that the Exchange is being effected pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and that the holders of Series C-1 2 Preferred shall, pursuant to Rule 144(d)(3)(ii) under the Securities Act, be entitled to “tack” their holding periods of the Series C-2 2 Preferred that is the subject of the Exchange.

ARTICLE 2.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDERS

Each Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect solely to itself and not with respect to any other Holder as follows as of the Effective Date:

Section 2.1. Each Holder represents and warrants that it has good and marketable title to the shares of Series C-2 2 Preferred held by such Holder free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances whatsoever.

Section 2.2. Each Holder is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization.


Section 2.3. Each Holder has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each Holder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Holder or its Board of Directors, stockholders, or partners, as the case may be, is required. When executed and delivered by the Holders, this Agreement shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of each Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditor’s rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

Section 2.4. Each Holder is acquiring the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred solely for its own account and not with a view to or for sale in connection with distribution. Each Holder does not have a present intention to sell any of the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred, nor a present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) or intention to effect any distribution of any of the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred to or through any person or entity; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, such Holder does not agree to hold the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition. Each Holder acknowledges that it (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Holder’s investment in the Company, (ii) is able to bear the financial risks associated with an investment in the Series C-1 2 Preferred and (iii) has been given full access to such records of the Company and to the officers of the Company as it has deemed necessary or appropriate to conduct its due diligence investigation.

Section 2.5. Each Holder understands that the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred must be held indefinitely unless such shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) (recognizing that the Company has no obligation hereunder to effect such registration) or an exemption from registration is available. Each Holder acknowledges that such person is familiar with Rule 144 of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”), and that such Holder has been advised that Rule 144 permits resales only under certain circumstances. Each Holder understands that to the extent that Rule 144 is not available, such Holder will be unable to sell any shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred without either registration under the Securities Act or the existence of another exemption from such registration requirement.

Section 2.6. Each Holder understands that the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred are being issued in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities laws and the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Holder set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such Holder to acquire the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred. Each Holder understands that no United States federal or state agency or any government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred.


Section 2.7. Each Holder is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and such Holder has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred. Such Holder is not required to be registered as a broker-dealer under Section 15 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such Holder is not a broker-dealer. Each Holder acknowledges that an investment in the shares of Series C-1 2 Preferred is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

ARTICLE 3

.MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.1. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of California without reference to conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.

Section 3.2. Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties to this Agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other agreements and understandings between or among any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 3.3. Amendment . Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of the Company and the Requisite Holders.

Section 3.4. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors and permitted transferees, except as may be expressly provided otherwise herein.

Section 3.5. Invalidity of Provisions . In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision, and the parties agree to negotiate, in good faith, a legal and enforceable substitute provision which most nearly effects the parties’ intent in entering into this Agreement.

Section 3.6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or similar electronic transmission will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof and will be deemed an original signature for all purposes.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this Exchange Agreement to be executed as of the date set forth above.

 

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
By:    
Name: George F. Tidmarsh, M.D., Ph.D.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed or caused this exchange agreement to be executed as of the date set forth above.

 

TANG CAPITAL PARTNERS, LP
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

KEVIN C. TANG FOUNDATION, INC.
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

RTW INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

BOXER CAPITAL, LLC
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

MVA INVESTORS, LLC
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

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Schedule 1

 

Holder

   Number of
Shares of
Series C-2 2
Preferred
     Number of
Shares of
Series C-1 2
Preferred
 

Tang Capital Partners, LP

     360.7538         311.5206   

Kevin C. Tang Foundation, Inc.

     16.7016         6.9691   

Boxer Capital, LLC

     109.1169         113.4804   

MVA Investors, LLC

     15.5581         16.4708   

RTW Investments, LLC

     54.5584         108.3234   

Exhibit 10.4

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of [            ] (the “ Effective Date ”) by and between La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a California corporation (the “ Company ”), and [            ] (“ Recipient ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on [            ], the Board of Directors approved the terms of the award conveyed by this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, Recipient and the Company are now entering into this Agreement, pursuant to which the Shares will be issued outside of the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”), but subject in all respects as if issued under the Plan, which will establish the terms and conditions of Recipient’s equity participation in the Company under this Agreement.

In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Sale of Stock . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the Grant Date (as defined below) the Company will issue to Recipient [            ] shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Grant Shares ”). In accordance with Section 7(a) of this Agreement, the Grant Shares shall be issued subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Shares ” refers to the Grant Shares and all securities received in replacement of the Grant Shares or as stock dividends or splits, all securities received in replacement of the Shares in a recapitalization, merger, reorganization, exchange or the like, and all new, substituted or additional securities or other properties to which Recipient is entitled by reason of Recipient’s ownership of the Shares (including the Grant Shares).

2. Grant . The issuance of the Shares under this Agreement shall occur at the principal office of the Company simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement by the parties or on such other date as the Company and Recipient shall agree (the “ Grant Date ”). As promptly as practicable after the Grant Date, the Company will instruct the Company’s transfer agent to issue, pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, the Shares to be acquired by Recipient (which shall be issued in book entry form in Recipient’s name).

3. Limitations on Transfer . Recipient shall not assign, encumber or dispose of any interest in the Shares except in compliance with applicable securities laws. All transferees of Shares or any interest therein will receive and hold such Shares or interest subject to the provisions of this Agreement. Any sale or transfer of the Shares shall be void unless the provisions of this Agreement are satisfied.

4. Transfer Restrictions.

(a) Stop-Transfer Notices . Recipient agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.


(b) Refusal to Transfer . The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

5. No Employment Rights . Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a parent or subsidiary of the Company, to terminate Recipient’s employment or consulting relationship, for any reason, with or without cause.

6. Vesting . The Shares will vest in accordance with the following schedule: [            ]; provided , that in the event of a Change of Control (as defined herein) the Shares shall fully vest and become exercisable. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “ Change of Control ” shall be deemed to occur if the Company shall sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business or merge with or into or consolidate with any other corporation, limited liability company or other entity (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation) or effect any other transaction or series of related transactions in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Company is transferred; provided that none of the following shall be considered a Change of Control: (i) a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company or (ii) an equity financing in which the Company is the surviving corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any case where the occurrence of a Change of Control could affect the payment under an award granted hereunder that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the term “Change of Control” shall mean an occurrence that both (i) satisfies the requirements set forth above in this definition, and (ii) is a “change in control event” as that term is defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code.

7. Miscellaneous.

(a) Plan Terms . This Agreement is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Plan, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall govern. Recipient acknowledges that, prior to execution of this Agreement, he has been provided with a copy of the Plan.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merge all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability . If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

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(d) Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

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The parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

COMPANY:
LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
By:                                                                                                 
Name:
Title:

RECIPIENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL CONFER UPON RECIPIENT ANY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUATION OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMPANY, NOR SHALL IT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH RECIPIENT’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE RECIPIENT’S EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

RECIPIENT:
[            ]

 

(Signature)
Address:

 

 

I,                    , spouse of [            ], have read and hereby approve the foregoing Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to acquire the Shares as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby agree to be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further agree that any community property or similar interest that I may have in the Shares shall be similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.

 

 

Spouse of [            ]

 

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Exhibit 10.5

LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. DEFINED TERMS

Exhibit A , which is incorporated by reference, defines the terms used in the Plan and sets forth certain operational rules related to those terms.

2. PURPOSE

The Plan has been established to advance the interests of the Company by providing for the grant to Participants of Stock-based and other incentive Awards.

3. ADMINISTRATION

The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award; prescribe forms, rules and procedures; and otherwise do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan. In the case of any Award intended to be eligible for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), the Administrator will exercise its discretion consistent with qualifying the Award for that exception. Determinations of the Administrator made under the Plan will be conclusive and will bind all parties.

4. LIMITS ON AWARDS UNDER THE PLAN

(a) Number of Shares . The maximum number of shares of Stock that may be delivered upon satisfaction of Awards under the Plan shall initially be 21,460,086 shares of Stock, subject to an annual increase on or after January 1 of each year (commencing on January 1, 2014), such that the sum of: (i) the total number of shares of Stock issuable under the Plan, plus (ii) the total number of shares issued pursuant to the Plan through December 31 of the prior year, equals the lesser of: (x) 10% of the total number of shares of Stock issued and outstanding as of such December 31, or (y) 5% of the total number of shares of Stock issued and outstanding as of such December 31, calculated on a fully diluted, as-converted basis (as adjusted, the “Reserve”).

The limits set forth in this Section 4(a) shall be construed to comply with Section 422. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no more than 43,571,428 shares of Stock may be issued in satisfaction of the exercise or surrender of ISOs granted under the Plan. To the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 422 and with other applicable legal requirements (including applicable stock exchange requirements), Stock issued under awards of an acquired company that are converted, replaced, or adjusted in connection with the acquisition shall not reduce the number of shares available for Awards under the Plan.


(b) Type of Shares . Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company. No fractional shares of Stock will be delivered under the Plan.

(c) Section 162(m) Limits . The maximum number of shares subject to Awards that may be granted to any person in any calendar year and the maximum number of shares of Stock subject to SARs granted to any person in any calendar year will each be equal to one half of the initial Reserve and, commencing on January 1, 2014, one-half of the Reserve as determined as of January 1 of any given year. The maximum amount payable to any person in any year under Cash Awards will be $250,000. The foregoing provisions will be construed in a manner consistent with Section 162(m).

5. ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

The Administrator will select Participants from among those key Employees and directors of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its Affiliates; provided , that, subject to such express exceptions, if any, as the Administrator may establish, eligibility shall be further limited to those persons as to whom the use of a Form S-8 registration statement is permissible. Eligibility for ISOs is limited to employees of the Company or of a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as those terms are defined in Section 424 of the Code.

6. RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

(a) All Awards

(1) Award Provisions. The Administrator will determine the terms of all Awards, subject to the limitations provided herein. By accepting (or, under such rules as the Administrator may prescribe, being deemed to have accepted) an Award, the Participant agrees to the terms of the Award and the Plan. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, awards of an acquired company that are converted, replaced or adjusted in connection with the acquisition may contain terms and conditions that are inconsistent with the terms and conditions specified herein, as determined by the Administrator.

(2) Term of Plan. No Awards may be made after September 24, 2023, although previously granted Awards may continue beyond that date in accordance with their terms.

(3) Transferability . Neither ISOs nor, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 6(a)(3) , other Awards may be transferred other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a Participant’s lifetime ISOs (and, except as the Administrator otherwise expressly provides in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 6(a)(3) , other Awards requiring exercise) may be exercised only by the Participant. The Administrator may permit Awards, other than ISOs, to be transferred by gift, subject to such limitations as the Administrator may impose.

 

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(4) Vesting, Etc. The Administrator may determine the time or times at which an Award will vest or become exercisable and the terms on which an Award requiring exercise will remain exercisable. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may at any time accelerate the vesting or exercisability of an Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax consequences resulting from such acceleration. Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, however, the following rules will apply:

(A) Immediately upon the cessation of the Participant’s Employment and except as provided in (B) and (C) below, each Award requiring exercise that is then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, will cease to be exercisable and will terminate, and all other Awards that are then held by the Participant or by the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, to the extent not already vested will be forfeited.

(B) Subject to (C) and (D) below, all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of three months or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4) , and will thereupon terminate.

(C) All Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the Participant’s death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) the one year period ending with the first anniversary of the Participant’s death or (ii) the period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard to this Section 6(a)(4) , and will thereupon terminate.

(D) All Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant or the Participant’s permitted transferees, if any, immediately prior to the cessation of the Participant’s Employment will immediately terminate upon such cessation of Employment if the Administrator, in its sole discretion, determines that such cessation of Employment has resulted for reasons which cast such discredit on the Participant as to justify immediate termination of the Award.

(5) Taxes . The delivery, vesting or retention of Stock under an Award is conditioned upon full satisfaction by the Participant of all tax withholding requirements with respect to the Award. The Administrator will prescribe such rules for the withholding of taxes as it deems necessary. The Administrator may, but need not, hold back shares of Stock from an Award or permit a Participant to tender previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of tax withholding requirements (but not in excess of the minimum withholding required by law).

(6) Dividend Equivalents, Etc. The Administrator may provide for the payment of amounts in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with respect to Stock subject to an Award. Any entitlement to dividend equivalents or similar entitlements shall be established and administered consistent either with exemption from, or compliance with, the requirements of Section 409A.

 

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(7) Rights Limited . Nothing in the Plan will be construed as giving any person the right to continued employment or service with the Company or its Affiliates, or any rights as a stockholder except as to shares of Stock actually issued under the Plan. The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of Employment for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an obligation of the Company or any Affiliate to the Participant.

(8) Section 162(m) . This Section 6(a)(8) applies to any Performance Award intended to qualify as performance-based for the purposes of Section 162(m) other than a Stock Option or SAR. In the case of any Performance Award to which this Section 6(a)(8) applies, the Plan and such Award will be construed to the maximum extent permitted by law in a manner consistent with qualifying the Award for such exception. With respect to such Performance Awards, the Administrator will pre-establish, in writing, one or more specific Performance Criteria no later than 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the performance relates (or at such earlier time as is required to qualify the Award as performance-based under Section 162(m)). Prior to grant, vesting or payment of the Performance Award, as the case may be, the Administrator will certify whether the applicable Performance Criteria have been attained and such determination will be final and conclusive. No Performance Award to which this Section 6(a)(8) applies may be granted after the first meeting of the stockholders of the Company held in the fifth year following the year in which the stockholders last approved the list of possible performance measures specified in the definition of “Performance Criteria” until the listed performance measures set forth in the definition of “Performance Criteria” (as originally approved or as subsequently amended) have been resubmitted to and reapproved by the stockholders of the Company in accordance with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code, unless such grant is made contingent upon such approval.

(9) Coordination with Other Plans . Awards under the Plan may be granted in tandem with, or in satisfaction of or substitution for, other Awards under the Plan or awards made under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates. For example, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, awards under other compensatory plans or programs of the Company or its Affiliates may be settled in Stock (including, without limitation, Unrestricted Stock) if the Administrator so determines, in which case the shares delivered shall be treated as awarded under the Plan (and shall reduce the number of shares thereafter available under the Plan in accordance with the rules set forth in Section 4 ). In any case where an award is made under another plan or program of the Company or its Affiliates and such award is intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), and such award is settled by the delivery of Stock or another Award under the Plan, the applicable Section 162(m) limitations under both the other plan or program and under the Plan shall be applied to the Plan as necessary (as determined by the Administrator) to preserve the availability of the Section 162(m) performance-based compensation exception with respect thereto.

(10) Section 409A . Each Award shall contain such terms as the Administrator determines, and shall be construed and administered, such that the Award either (i) qualifies for an exemption from the requirements of Section 409A, or (ii) satisfies such requirements.

 

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(11) Certain Requirements of Corporate Law . Awards shall be granted and administered consistent with the requirements of applicable California law relating to the issuance of stock and the consideration to be received therefor, and with the applicable requirements of the stock exchanges or other trading systems on which the Stock is listed or entered for trading, in each case, as determined by the Administrator.

(b) Awards Requiring Exercise

(1) Time And Manner Of Exercise . Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a notice of exercise (in form acceptable to the Administrator), which may be an electronic notice, signed (including electronic signature in form acceptable to the Administrator) by the appropriate person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award. If the Award is exercised by any person other than the Participant, the Administrator may require satisfactory evidence that the person exercising the Award has the right to do so.

(2) Exercise Price . The exercise price (or the base value from which appreciation is to be measured) of each Award requiring exercise shall be 100% (in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent shareholder within the meaning of subsection (b)(6) of Section 422, 110%) of the fair market value of the Stock subject to the Award, determined as of the date of grant, or such higher amount as the Administrator may determine in connection with the grant. To the extent the Company has a class of securities listed for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market, no Award, once granted, may be re-priced other than in accordance with the applicable stockholder approval requirements of NASDAQ. Fair market value shall be determined by the Administrator consistent with the applicable requirements of Section 422 and Section 409A.

(3) Payment Of Exercise Price . Where the exercise of an Award is to be accompanied by payment, payment of the exercise price shall be by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator, or, if so permitted by the Administrator and if legally permissible, (i) through the delivery of unrestricted shares of Stock that have a fair market value equal to the exercise price, subject to such minimum holding period requirements, if any, as the Administrator may prescribe, (ii) through a broker-assisted exercise program acceptable to the Administrator, (iii) by other means acceptable to the Administrator, or (iv) by any combination of the foregoing permissible forms of payment. The delivery of shares in payment of the exercise price under clause (i) above may be accomplished either by actual delivery or by constructive delivery through attestation of ownership, subject to such rules as the Administrator may prescribe.

(4) Maximum Term . Awards requiring exercise will have a maximum term not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant (five (5) years from the date of grant in the case of an ISO granted to a ten-percent shareholder described in Section 6(b)(2) ).

7. EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

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(a) Mergers, etc. Except as otherwise provided in an Award, the following provisions shall apply in the event of a Covered Transaction:

(1) Assumption or Substitution . If the Covered Transaction is one in which there is an acquiring or surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for the assumption of some or all outstanding Awards or for the grant of new awards in substitution therefor by the acquiror or survivor or an affiliate of the acquiror or survivor.

(2) Cash-Out of Awards . If the Covered Transaction is one in which holders of Stock will receive a payment (whether cash, non-cash or a combination of the foregoing) upon consummation, then subject to Section 7(a)(5) the Administrator may provide for payment (a “cash-out”), with respect to some or all Awards or any portion thereof, equal in the case of each affected Award or portion thereof to the excess, if any, of (A) the fair market value of one share of Stock (as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion) times the number of shares of Stock subject to the Award or such portion, over (B) the aggregate exercise or purchase price, if any, under the Award or such portion (in the case of an SAR, the aggregate base value above which appreciation is measured), in each case on such payment terms (which need not be the same as the terms of payment to holders of Stock) and other terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Administrator determines; provided , that the Administrator shall not exercise its discretion under this Section 7(a)(2) with respect to an Award or portion thereof providing for “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A in a manner that would constitute an extension or acceleration of, or other change in, payment terms if such change would be inconsistent with the applicable requirements of Section 409A.

(3) Other Actions . If the Covered Transaction (whether or not there is an acquiring or surviving entity) is one in which there is no assumption, substitution or cash-out, all outstanding Awards requiring exercise will cease to be exercisable and all Awards providing for the future delivery of Stock (including Stock Units and Performance Awards to the extent consisting of Stock Units) shall expire, in each case after such payment or other consideration, if any, as the Administrator deems equitable in the circumstances, as of the effective time of the Covered Transaction.

(4) Termination of Awards Upon Consummation of Covered Transaction . Each Award will terminate upon consummation of the Covered Transaction, other than the following: (i) Awards assumed pursuant to Section 7(a)(1) above; (ii) Awards converted pursuant to the proviso in Section 7(a)(3) into an ongoing right to receive payment other than Stock; and (iii) outstanding shares of Restricted Stock (which shall be treated in the same manner as other shares of Stock, subject to Section 7(a)(5) ).

(5) Additional Limitations . Any share of Stock, cash or other property delivered pursuant to Section 7(a)(2) or Section 7(a)(3) above with respect to an Award may, in the discretion of the Administrator, contain such restrictions, if any, as the Administrator deems appropriate to reflect any performance or other vesting conditions to which the Award was subject and that did not lapse (and were not satisfied) in connection with the Covered Transaction. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a cash-out under Section 7(a)(2) above or the acceleration of exercisability of an Award under Section 7(a)(3) above shall

 

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not, in and of itself, be treated as the lapsing (or satisfaction) of a performance or other vesting condition. In the case of Restricted Stock that does not vest in connection with the Covered Transaction, the Administrator may require that any amounts delivered, exchanged or otherwise paid in respect of such Stock in connection with the Covered Transaction be placed in escrow or otherwise made subject to such restrictions as the Administrator deems appropriate to carry out the intent of the Plan.

(b) Changes in and Distributions With Respect to Stock

(1) Basic Adjustment Provisions . In the event of a stock dividend, stock split or combination of shares (including a reverse stock split), recapitalization or other change in the Company’s capital structure, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of shares specified in Section 4(a) that may be delivered under the Plan and to the maximum share limits described in Section 4(c) , and shall also make appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of shares of stock or securities subject to Awards then outstanding or subsequently granted, any exercise prices relating to Awards and any other provision of Awards affected by such change.

(2) Certain Other Adjustments . The Administrator may also make adjustments of the type described in Section 7(b)(1) to take into account distributions to stockholders other than those provided for in Section 7(a) and Section 7(b)(1) , or any other event, if the Administrator determines that adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan and to preserve the value of Awards made hereunder, having due regard for the qualification of ISOs under Section 422, the requirements of Section 409A, and for the performance-based compensation rules of Section 162(m), where applicable.

(3) Continuing Application of Plan Terms . References in the Plan to shares of Stock will be construed to include any stock or securities resulting from an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7 .

8. LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove any restriction from shares of Stock previously delivered under the Plan until: (i) the Company is satisfied that all legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been addressed and resolved; (ii) if the outstanding Stock is, at the time of delivery, listed on any stock exchange or national market system, the shares to be delivered have been listed or authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of issuance; and (iii) all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. If the sale of Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company may require, as a condition to exercise of the Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of such Act. The Company may require that certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock, and the Company may hold the certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.

9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

 

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The Administrator may at any time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may at the time be permitted by law, and may at any time terminate the Plan as to any future grants of Awards; provided , that except as otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Administrator may not, without the Participant’s consent, alter the terms of an Award so as to affect materially and adversely the Participant’s rights under the Award, unless the Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so at the time of the Award. Any amendments to the Plan shall be conditioned upon stockholder approval only to the extent, if any, such approval is required by law (including the Code and applicable stock exchange requirements), as determined by the Administrator.

10. OTHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award will not in any way affect the Company’s right to award a person bonuses or other compensation in addition to Awards under the Plan.

11. MISCELLANEOUS

(a) Waiver of Jury Trial . By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim concerning any rights under the Plan and any Award, or under any amendment, waiver, consent, instrument, document or other agreement delivered or which in the future may be delivered in connection therewith, and agrees that any such action, proceedings or counterclaim shall be tried before a court and not before a jury. By accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant certifies that no officer, representative, or attorney of the Company has represented, expressly or otherwise, that the Company would not, in the event of any action, proceeding or counterclaim, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers.

(b) Limitation of Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, neither the Company, nor any Affiliate, nor the Administrator, nor any person acting on behalf of the Company, any Affiliate, or the Administrator, shall be liable to any Participant or to the estate or beneficiary of any Participant or to any other holder of an Award by reason of any acceleration of income, or any additional tax (including any interest and penalties), asserted by reason of the failure of an Award to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 or Section 409A or by reason of Section 4999 of the Code, or otherwise asserted with respect to the Award; provided, that nothing in this Section 11(b) shall limit the ability of the Administrator or the Company, in its discretion, to provide by separate express written agreement with a Participant for a gross-up payment or other payment in connection with any such acceleration of income or additional tax.

12. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUB-PLANS

The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying applicable blue sky, securities or tax laws of various jurisdictions. The Board will establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan setting forth (i) such

 

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limitations on the Administrator’s discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable and (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board will be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement will apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company will not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction that is not affected.

13. GOVERNING LAW

Except as otherwise provided by the express terms of an Award agreement or under a sub-plan described in Section 12 , the provisions of the Plan and of Awards under the Plan and all claims or disputes arising out of our based upon the Plan or any Award under the Plan or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

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EXHIBIT A

Definition of Terms

The following terms, when used in the Plan, will have the meanings and be subject to the provisions set forth below:

“Administrator”: The Board, except that the Board may delegate (i) to one or more of its members (or one or more other members of the Board) such of its duties, powers and responsibilities as it may determine; and (ii) to such Employees or other persons as it determines such ministerial tasks as it deems appropriate. In the event of any delegation described in the preceding sentence, the term “Administrator” shall include the person or persons so delegated to the extent of such delegation.

“Affiliate” : Any corporation or other entity that stands in a relationship to the Company that would result in the Company and such corporation or other entity being treated as one employer under Section 414(b) and Section 414(c) of the Code.

“Award”: Any or a combination of the following:

(i) Stock Options.

(ii) SARs.

(iii) Restricted Stock.

(iv) Unrestricted Stock.

(v) Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units.

(vi) Performance Awards.

(vii) Cash Awards.

(viii) Awards (other than Awards described in (i) through (vii) above) that are convertible into or otherwise based on Stock.

“Board”: The Board of Directors of the Company.

“Cash Award”: An Award denominated in cash.

“Code”: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as from time to time amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.

 

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“Company”: La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a California corporation.

“Covered Transaction”: Any of (i) a consolidation, merger, or similar transaction or series of related transactions, including a sale or other disposition of stock, in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of all or substantially all of the Company’s then outstanding common stock by a single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in concert, (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Company’s assets, or (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company. Where a Covered Transaction involves a tender offer that is reasonably expected to be followed by a merger described in clause (i) (as determined by the Administrator), the Covered Transaction shall be deemed to have occurred upon consummation of the tender offer.

“Employee”: Any person who is employed by the Company or an Affiliate.

“Employment”: A Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company and its Affiliates. Employment will be deemed to continue, unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, so long as the Participant is employed by, or otherwise is providing services in a capacity described in Section 5 to the Company or its Affiliates. If a Participant’s employment or other service relationship is with an Affiliate and that entity ceases to be an Affiliate, the Participant’s Employment will be deemed to have terminated when the entity ceases to be an Affiliate unless the Participant transfers Employment to the Company or its remaining Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing and the definition of “Affiliate” above, in construing the provisions of any Award relating to the payment of “nonqualified deferred compensation” (subject to Section 409A) upon a termination or cessation of Employment, references to termination or cessation of employment, separation from service, retirement or similar or correlative terms shall be construed to require a “separation from service” (as that term is defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations) from the Company and from all other corporations and trades or businesses, if any, that would be treated as a single “service recipient” with the Company under Section 1.409A-1(h)(3) of the Treasury Regulations. The Company may, but need not, elect in writing, subject to the applicable limitations under Section 409A, any of the special elective rules prescribed in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations for purposes of determining whether a “separation from service” has occurred. Any such written election shall be deemed a part of the Plan.

“ISO”: A Stock Option intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422. Each option granted pursuant to the Plan will be treated as providing by its terms that it is to be a non-incentive stock option unless, as of the date of grant, it is expressly designated as an ISO.

“Participant”: A person who is granted an Award under the Plan.

“Performance Award” : An Award subject to Performance Criteria. The Committee in its discretion may grant Performance Awards that are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m) and Performance Awards that are not intended so to qualify.

 

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“Performance Criteria” : Specified criteria, other than the mere continuation of Employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of an Award. For purposes of Awards that are intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), a Performance Criterion will mean an objectively determinable measure of performance relating to any or any combination of the following (measured either absolutely or by reference to an index or indices and determined either on a consolidated basis or, as the context permits, on a divisional, subsidiary, line of business, project or geographical basis or in combinations thereof): sales; revenues; assets; expenses; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of interest, taxes, depreciation, or amortization, whether or not on a continuing operations or an aggregate or per share basis; return on equity, investment, capital or assets; one or more operating ratios; borrowing levels, leverage ratios or credit rating; market share; capital expenditures; cash flow; stock price; stockholder return; operating or gross margin; operating income; net income (before or after taxes); net operating income; net operating income after tax; pre-and after-tax income; pre-tax profit; cash flow, determined in the aggregate or on a per share basis); operating cash flow; sales or revenue targets; increases in revenue or product revenue; expenses and cost reduction goals; improvement in or attainment of expense or working capital levels; economic value added (or an equivalent metric); debt reduction; implementation or completion of projects or processes; sales of particular products or services; customer acquisition, retention or satisfaction; acquisitions and divestitures (in whole or in part); joint ventures and strategic alliances; spin-offs, split-ups and the like; reorganizations; or recapitalizations, restructurings, financings (issuance of debt or equity) or refinancings. A Performance Criterion and any targets with respect thereto determined by the Administrator need not be based upon an increase, a positive or improved result or avoidance of loss. To the extent consistent with the requirements for satisfying the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), the Administrator may provide in the case of any Award intended to qualify for such exception that one or more of the Performance Criteria applicable to such Award will be adjusted in an objectively determinable manner to reflect events (for example, but without limitation, acquisitions or dispositions) occurring during the performance period that affect the applicable Performance Criterion or Criteria.

“Plan”: La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company 2013 Equity Incentive Plan as from time to time amended and in effect.

“Restricted Stock”: Stock subject to restrictions requiring that it be redelivered or offered for sale to the Company if specified conditions are not satisfied.

“Restricted Stock Unit”: A Stock Unit that is, or as to which the delivery of Stock or cash in lieu of Stock is, subject to the satisfaction of specified performance or other vesting conditions.

“SAR”: A right entitling the holder upon exercise to receive an amount (payable in cash or in shares of Stock of equivalent value) equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares of Stock subject to the right over the base value from which appreciation under the SAR is to be measured.

 

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“Section 409A”: Section 409A of the Code.

“Section 422”: Section 422 of the Code.

“Section 162(m)”: Section 162(m) of the Code.

“Stock”: Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

“Stock Option”: An option entitling the holder to acquire shares of Stock upon payment of the exercise price.

“Stock Unit” : An unfunded and unsecured promise, denominated in shares of Stock, to deliver Stock or cash measured by the value of Stock in the future.

“Unrestricted Stock”: Stock not subject to any restrictions under the terms of the Award .

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