UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 0-21990
OXiGENE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 13-3679168 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 Gateway Blvd, Suite 210
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 635-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of July 31, 2015, there were 26,544,934 shares of the Registrants Common Stock issued and outstanding.
OXiGENE, INC.
Cautionary Factors that May Affect Future Results
This report contains forward-looking statements, which give managements current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words, such as may, will, should, expect, plan, anticipate, could, intend, target, project, contemplate, believe, estimate, predict, potential, indicate, or continue or the negative of these terms and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this report may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Actual results may vary materially from those set forth in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our managements expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, such as our estimates regarding anticipated operating losses, future performance, future revenues and projected expenses; our liquidity and our expectations regarding our needs for and ability to raise additional capital; our ability to manage our expenses effectively and raise the funds needed to continue our business; our ability to retain the services of our current executive officers, directors and principal consultants; the competitive nature of our industry and the possibility that our product candidates may become obsolete; our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our existing products and any future products we may develop; the clinical development of and the process of commercializing fosbretabulin tromethamine and OXi4503, the initiation, timing, progress and results of our preclinical and clinical trials, research and development programs; regulatory and legislative developments in the United States and foreign countries; the timing, costs and other limitations involved in obtaining regulatory approval for any product; the further preclinical or clinical development and commercialization of our product candidates; the potential benefits of our product candidates over other therapies; our ability to enter into any collaboration with respect to product candidates; the performance of third parties; our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products and operate our business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others; the potential liability exposure related to our products and our insurance coverage for such exposure; the size and growth of the potential markets for our products and our ability to serve those markets; the rate and degree of market acceptance of any future products; the sufficiency of potential proceeds from any financing or financing facility, such as the facility with MLV & Co. LLC (MLV); the potential for our certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws to deter a change of management or delay acquisition offers; the volatility of the price of our common stock; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; the payment and reimbursement methods used by private or governmental third-party payers; and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 30, 2015 or any document incorporated by reference herein or therein.
We will not update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make in our reports to the SEC, including our reports on Form 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K. Our filings list various important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. We note these factors for investors as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Condensed Balance Sheets
(All amounts in thousands, except per share data)
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Current assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 33,093 | $ | 30,031 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
471 | 322 | ||||||
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33,564 | 30,353 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $252 and $242 at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
42 | 37 | ||||||
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33 | 33 | ||||||
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Total assets |
$ | 33,639 | $ | 30,423 | ||||
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 178 | $ | 335 | ||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
545 | 841 | ||||||
Accrued research and development |
188 | 36 | ||||||
Accrued other |
255 | 207 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
1,166 | 1,419 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Preferred stock, $ 0.01 par value, 15,000 shares authorized; No shares issued and outstanding |
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Common stock, $ 0.01 par value, 70,000 shares authorized; 26,545 and 20,705 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
265 | 207 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
289,459 | 279,952 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(257,251 | ) | (251,155 | ) | ||||
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Total stockholders equity |
32,473 | 29,004 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 33,639 | $ | 30,423 | ||||
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Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss
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Operating expenses: |
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$ | 1,981 | $ | 2,171 | $ | 3,650 | $ | 3,558 | ||||||||
General and administrative |
1,347 | 1,753 | 2,455 | 2,994 | ||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses |
3,328 | 3,924 | 6,105 | 6,552 | ||||||||||||
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Loss from operations |
(3,328 | ) | (3,924 | ) | (6,105 | ) | (6,552 | ) | ||||||||
Investment income |
5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Other (expense) income, net |
(1 | ) | (6 | ) | 1 | (9 | ) | |||||||||
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Net loss and comprehensive loss |
$ | (3,324 | ) | $ | (3,929 | ) | $ | (6,096 | ) | $ | (6,559 | ) | ||||
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Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stock |
$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.23 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | ||||
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding |
26,545 | 17,259 | 23,835 | 13,179 | ||||||||||||
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
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Operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (6,096 | ) | $ | (6,559 | ) | ||
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Depreciation |
10 | 8 | ||||||
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Stock-based compensation |
370 | 222 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(149 | ) | (341 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(253 | ) | 697 | |||||
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Net cash used in operating activities |
(6,118 | ) | (5,927 | ) | ||||
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs |
9,195 | 25,681 | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of warrants into common stock, net of issuance costs |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
9,195 | 35,193 | ||||||
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3,062 | 29,266 | ||||||
Cash at beginning of period |
30,031 | 7,005 | ||||||
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Cash at end of period |
$ | 33,093 | $ | 36,271 | ||||
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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
June 30, 2015
(Unaudited)
1. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Description of Business
OXiGENE, Inc. (OXiGENE or the Company) is incorporated in the state of Delaware and is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics primarily to treat cancer. The Companys major focus is developing vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) that selectively disrupt abnormal blood vessels associated with solid tumor progression. The Company is dedicated to leveraging its intellectual property and therapeutic development expertise to bring life-extending and life-enhancing medicines to patients. The Company has two VDA drug candidates currently being tested in clinical trials, fosbretabulin tromethamine, or fosbretabulin, and OXi4503.
The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other biopharmaceutical companies that do not have approval for their product candidates, including the need to obtain adequate additional funding, possible failure of clinical trials, the need to obtain marketing approval for the Companys investigational drugs, competitors developing new technological innovations, the need to successfully commercialize and gain market acceptance of the Companys product candidates should they be approved for marketing, and protection of its proprietary technology. If the Company does not successfully commercialize or partner any of its product candidates, it will be unable to generate product revenue or achieve profitability. OXiGENE expects to incur additional operating losses over the next several years as it develops its product candidates, and will need additional capital for this development. Additional funding may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all, and if funding is not available the Company may need to scale back or abandon its product candidates.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, however, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2015.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2014 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. | Stockholders Equity |
March 2015 Financing
On March 25, 2015, the Company completed a financing with institutional investors in which it raised $10.0 million, or approximately $9.2 million after deducting placement agents fees and other offering expenses. Investors purchased shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $1.7125 per share and received one warrant to purchase one half of a share of the Companys common stock at the same exercise price per share as each share of common stock purchased. A total of 5,839,420 shares of common stock and warrants for the purchase of 2,919,710 shares of common stock were issued. The warrants were exercisable immediately after issuance and expire 5 years from the date of issuance. Also, in connection with the financing, the Company issued to its placement agent and related persons warrants to purchase 233,577 shares of the Companys common stock, which were exercisable immediately after issuance, have an exercise price of $2.13 per share and expire on March 20, 2020.
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Warrants
The following is a summary of the Companys outstanding common stock warrants as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:
Number of warrants
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Warrants Issued in Connection with: |
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Private Placement Series A |
04/16/18 | $ | 3.40 | 1,460 | 1,460 | |||||||||
Private Placement Series B |
04/16/15 | $ | 3.40 | | 757 | |||||||||
2013 Private Placement |
09/23/18 | $ | 2.80 | 147 | 147 | |||||||||
2014 Public Offering |
02/18/19 | $ | 2.75 | 1,872 | 1,872 | |||||||||
2014 Public Offering |
02/18/19 | $ | 2.56 | 293 | 293 | |||||||||
2014 Private Placement |
08/28/19 | $ | 2.90 | 2,700 | 2,700 | |||||||||
2014 Private Placement |
08/28/19 | $ | 3.70 | 216 | 216 | |||||||||
2015 Private Placement |
03/25/20 | $ | 1.71 | 2,920 | | |||||||||
2015 Private Placement |
03/20/20 | $ | 2.13 | 234 | | |||||||||
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Options and restricted stock
At the Companys 2015 annual meeting, stockholders approved the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 Plan). Under the 2015 Plan, up to 4,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock may be issued pursuant to awards granted in the form of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted and unrestricted stock awards, and other stock-based awards to employees, consultants, and directors. The 2015 Plan also allows additional shares of the Companys common stock to be issued if awards outstanding under the Companys 2005 Stock Plan (the 2005 Plan) are cancelled, forfeited, surrendered, or terminated after the expiration of the 2005 Plan, provided that no more than 725,781 shares of the Companys common stock shall be added to the 2015 Plan from the 2005 Plan.
The following is a summary of the Companys stock option activity under its 2005 and 2015 Plans for the six months ended June 30, 2015:
Options
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Balance at December 31, 2014 |
54 | 672 | $ | 3.63 | 8.49 | |||||||||||||||
Options granted |
(1,423 | ) | 1,423 | $ | 1.44 | |||||||||||||||
Options forfeited |
190 | (190 | ) | $ | 1.93 | |||||||||||||||
Options expired |
(60 | ) | | $ | 2.67 | |||||||||||||||
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2,761 | 1,905 | $ | 2.16 | 8.78 | $ | | |||||||||||||
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493 | $ | 3.28 | 8.10 | $ | | ||||||||||||||
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2015 |
1,322 | $ | 2.39 | 8.51 | $ | |
As of June 30, 2015, there was approximately $1.07 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards that is expected to be recognized as expense over a weighted average period of approximately 2.8 years.
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The fair values for the stock options granted in the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Weighted Average Assumptions |
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Risk-free interest rate |
1.69 | % | 1.56 | % | ||||
Expected life (years) |
6 | 4 | ||||||
Expected volatility |
92 | % | 101 | % | ||||
Dividend yield |
0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
Options issued during the six month period ended June 30, 2015 generally vest over a three or four year period from the date of grant, except for options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock which will only vest upon a change of control of the Company if certain other conditions are also met.
3. | Net Loss Per Share |
Basic and diluted net loss per share was calculated by dividing the net loss per share attributed to the Companys common shares by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share includes the effect of all dilutive, potentially issuable common equivalent shares as defined using the treasury stock method. All of the Companys common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive due to the Companys net loss position for all periods presented. Accordingly, common stock equivalents of approximately 1,905,000 stock options and 9,842,000 warrants at June 30, 2015 and 615,000 stock options and 7,457,000 warrants at June 30, 2014, were excluded from the calculation of weighted average shares for diluted net loss per share.
4. | Commitments and Contingencies |
Clinical Research Organization and Manufacturing Commitments
As of June 30, 2015, the Company has a balance of unapplied purchase orders for expenditures related to external clinical research and outsourced drug manufacturing of approximately $6.2 million, of which the Company expects to incur approximately $3.3 million over the next six months.
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the audited financial statements and notes, as well as our Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and also with the unaudited financial statements set forth in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics to treat cancer. We are developing vascular disrupting agents, or VDAs, that selectively disrupt abnormal blood vessels associated with solid tumors. VDAs work by binding to tubulin in the cells lining abnormal blood vessels and collapsing the existing blood vessels inside of a tumor, which starves the tumor and leads to necrosis of the cancer cells. We have two VDA drug candidates currently being tested in clinical trials, fosbretabulin and OXi4503.
Fosbretabulin
Our lead compound, fosbretabulin, is a reversible tubulin binding agent that selectively targets the endothelial cells that make up the blood vessel walls in most solid tumors and causes them to swell, obstructing the flow of blood and starving the tumor of vital nutrients including oxygen. This deprivation, also known as tumor hypoxia, results in rapid downstream tumor cell death.
Fosbretabulin in combination with AVASTIN ® (bevacizumab) for ovarian cancer Completed Phase 2 Trial and Proposed Phase 3 Trial Design
Data from a recently completed Phase 2 trial in recurrent ovarian cancer using fosbretabulin in combination with AVASTIN ® (bevacizumab) compared to AVASTIN ® alone indicated a statistically significant increase in progression-free survival (PFS) in the combination arm compared to the AVASTIN ® arm, which was the primary endpoint of the trial. The p-value was 0.049 (pre-specified analysis using a one-sided test; 10% level of significance) and the hazard ratio was 0.685, with a 90% 2-sided confidence interval (CI) of 0.47 ~1.00. Median PFS was 7.3 months for AVASTIN ® plus fosbretabulin (n=54), compared to 4.8 months with AVASTIN ® alone (n= 53). Patients in
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both arms were treated until disease progression or adverse effects prohibited further therapy. AVASTIN ® is an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, monoclonal antibody that is approved for the treatment of cancer in the United States and Europe in combination with chemotherapy drugs. AVASTIN ® is marketed by Genentech/Roche.
In a post-hoc subgroup analysis, data showed that patients who were platinum-resistant also had a statistically significant improvement in PFS with the combination. Among the 27 patients who were platinum-resistant, median PFS was 6.7 months for those receiving AVASTIN ® and fosbretabulin compared to 3.4 months for those receiving AVASTIN ® alone, with a p-value of 0.01. The hazard ratio was 0.57. Although the subgroup included a relatively small number of patients, these findings suggest that adding fosbretabulin to AVASTIN ® has a potentially greater effect in this difficult-to-treat patient group than for platinum-sensitive patients. Also in the post-hoc subgroup analysis, while not statistically significant, among the 80 patients who were platinum-sensitive, median PFS was 7.6 months for those receiving AVASTIN ® and fosbretabulin compared to 6.1 months for those receiving AVASTIN ® alone, with a p-value of 0.139 and a hazard ratio of 0.67.
Additional secondary endpoints in the study included safety and overall survival. All adverse events in the study were manageable, with one Grade 4 event occurring in each treatment arm. Consistent with prior clinical experience with fosbretabulin, patients in the combination arm experienced an increased incidence of Grade 3 hypertension compared to the control arm (10 cases for AVASTIN ® compared to 17 for the combination). One patient on the combination regimen had a Grade 3 thromboembolic event. All cases of hypertension were managed with antihypertensive treatments, as specified in the study protocol.
Patients continue to be followed for overall survival (OS). A preliminary analysis after 33 events did not demonstrate a statistically significant difference in OS between the study arms. However, we believe that the OS data currently available is not sufficiently mature to yield any definitive conclusions. We anticipate further analysis of this secondary endpoint will be conducted as the data matures.
We are currently evaluating the potential development pathway, including the potential for a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, for fosbretabulin in ovarian cancer. In June 2015, we received regulatory guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regarding the design of a proposed Phase 3 trial of fosbretabulin in combination with AVASTIN ® in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The FDA agreed with our proposal to test the combination anti-vascular regimen of fosbretabulin and AVASTIN ® directly against chemotherapy using progression-free survival (PFS) as the primary endpoint in a randomized, controlled registration trial. In addition, the FDA requested inclusion of a third arm, of AVASTIN ® alone, in the trial to further characterize the efficacy of each individual drug in the combination. We are currently planning the design of a clinical trial with the potential to submit an application to the FDA for a special protocol assessment (SPA) relating to the development of fosbretabulin in this indication.
Fosbretabulin in combination with VOTRIENT ® (pazopanib) for ovarian cancer Ongoing Phase 1b/2 Clinical Trial
In October 2014, we enrolled the first patient in a Phase 1b/2 trial of fosbretabulin in combination with VOTRIENT ® (pazopanib) compared to VOTRIENT ® alone, in advanced recurrent ovarian cancer. VOTRIENT ® is an anti-angiogenic oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and soft tissue sarcoma (STS), with compelling early clinical data in the treatment of recurrent ovarian cancer. VOTRIENT ® is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline. We believe that using fosbretabulin in combination with VOTRIENT ® may provide a clinically active alternative to the current standard of care, cytotoxic chemotherapy, for recurrent ovarian cancer. The study is sponsored by The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and coordinated by the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Trials Coordination Unit, or MAHSC-CTU, with additional support from The University of Manchester, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (part of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust). The trial design consists of a Phase 1b dose escalation portion with the combination of VOTRIENT ® and fosbretabulin and a randomized Phase 2 portion comparing VOTRIENT ® alone and VOTRIENT ® plus fosbretabulin in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. The study is expected to enroll approximately 128 patients at sites in the U.K. The primary endpoint of the trial is progression-free survival, and secondary endpoints include safety, overall survival, objective response rate, and CA125 response rate. We anticipate that initial data from the Phase 1b dose escalation portion of the trial will be presented by the investigators at the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology conference in October of 2015. We expect the initial data to provide a preliminary initial estimation of safety and biological activity of this regimen.
Fosbretabulin for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors Ongoing Phase 2 monotherapy clinical trial
In September 2014, we enrolled the first patient in a Phase 2 monotherapy clinical trial of fosbretabulin in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, or GI-NETs, with elevated biomarkers. This trial is designed to enroll 20 GI-NET patients with increased biomarker levels at five sites in the United States. The primary endpoint of the trial is a reduction in biomarkers, and secondary endpoints include symptom control and changes in quality of life as assessed by validated measures. We are in the process of amending the protocol for this trial to also include patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and estimate that the trial will complete enrollment at the end of this year, with interim data also potentially available at the end of the year. Patients who participate in this trial are eligible to enroll in a rollover clinical trial which is designed to treat patients for one year after they complete the Phase 2 clinical trial, if they have responded to fosbretabulin.
This trial was initiated based on data from a preclinical study of fosbretabulin in a transgenic mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, in which treatment with fosbretabulin resulted in a significant and sustained decrease in circulating insulin of more than 90% over four weeks of treatment with fosbretabulin. Treatment with fosbretabulin was not shown to be associated with any obvious toxicity, and was shown to disrupt tumor vasculature, induce apoptosis and inhibit tumor cell proliferation.
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OXi4503
OXi4503 is a novel, dual-mechanism VDA. OXi4503 has been shown to reduce tumor blood flow and also form an antiproliferative metabolite. We believe that this dual mechanism differentiates OXi4503 from other VDAs and may result in enhanced anti-tumor activity in certain tumor types compared with other VDA drug candidates. Based on preclinical data, we believe that OXi4503 may be particularly active in hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, and certain leukemias, all of which have relatively high levels of the enzymes that facilitate the conversion of OXi4503 into a chemical that kills tumor cells. OXi4503 has shown potent anti-tumor activity in preclinical studies of solid tumors and acute myelogenous leukemia, and in two clinical studies in advanced solid tumors and liver tumors, both as a single agent and in combination with other antiproliferative agents.
OXi4503 for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Ongoing Investigator Sponsored Trial and Planned Phase 1/2 Trial
OXi4503 is being studied in a Phase 1 trial in patients with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, or AML, or Myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a disorder of the normal blood formation process. The study is being conducted at the University of Florida with support from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Societys Therapy Acceleration Program. This open-label, dose-escalating study was initially intended to treat up to 36 patients and evaluate the safety profile, maximum tolerated dose and biologic activity of OXi4503 in these patients. As of July 31, 2015, 18 patients have been enrolled into this study, and a maximum tolerated dose had not been observed. In an effort to increase the rate of enrollment, we are planning to close this trial before the end of this year and initiate our own Phase 1/2 clinical trial which will be an open-label, dose-escalating study intended to treat up to 20 patients at three to six sites. This trial will also evaluate the safety profile, maximum tolerated dose and biologic activity of OXi4503.
Among the first 13 patients treated at the two lowest dose levels in the Phase 1 trial, two patients showed stable disease, one patient had a partial remission and one patient achieved a complete bone marrow response. OXi4503 appears to be well tolerated based on these results to date in patients with relapsed and refractory AML and MDS. Side effects included increases in D-dimer, which is a substance in the blood that is released when a blood clot breaks up, bone pain, fever, chills and flu-like symptoms. Biological activity associated with OXi4503 includes temporary increases in D-dimer which may be related to anti-leukemic activity of the drug.
Recent Management Appointments
On May 12, 2015, we announced the appointment of William D. Schwieterman as President and Chief Executive Officer.
On July 20, 2015 we announced the appointment of Matthew M. Loar as Chief Financial Officer.
Results of Operations
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014
Research and development expenses
The table below summarizes the most significant components of our research and development expenses (in thousands):
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$ | 1,076 | $ | 1,629 | $ | (553 | ) | -34 | % | $ | 2,085 | $ | 2,706 | $ | (621 | ) | -23 | % | ||||||||||||||
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545 | 293 | 252 | 86 | % | 991 | 515 | 476 | 92 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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205 | 87 | 118 | 136 | % | 258 | 108 | 150 | 139 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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155 | 162 | (7 | ) | -4 | % | 316 | 229 | 87 | 38 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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For both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same periods in 2014, total research and development expenses decreased primarily because we manufactured less fosbretabulin drug product in 2015. This decrease in expenses was partially offset by higher employee-related costs as we hired additional personnel to prepare for additional clinical trials.
The decrease in external services expense for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same periods in 2014 is primarily due to a decreased level of manufacturing of fosbretabulin in 2015. Because we are in development and the timing and need for manufacturing runs is variable, the costs of manufacturing can vary significantly period to period. The decrease in external service costs for manufacturing fosbretabulin in 2015 was partially offset by an increase in external costs related to the fosbretabulin GI-NET Phase 2 clinical trial.
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The increase in employee compensation and related expenses for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same periods in 2014 is primarily due to the employment of additional research and development personnel to support additional clinical programs. For the same reason, employee stock-based compensation increased in the 2015 periods compared to the 2014 periods.
The increase in other expenses for the six month period ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 is primarily due to overhead costs resulting from additional personnel and certain licensing fees.
Because we are planning to conduct additional clinical development of our investigational drugs, we expect research and development expenses to increase in the year ending December 31, 2015 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2014.
General and administrative expenses
The table below summarizes the most significant components of our general and administrative expenses (in thousands):
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$ | 548 | $ | 924 | $ | (376 | ) | -41 | % | $ | 942 | $ | 1,236 | $ | (294 | ) | -24 | % | ||||||||||||||
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58 | 48 | 10 | 21 | % | 89 | 56 | 33 | 59 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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599 | 649 | (50 | ) | -8 | % | 1,119 | 1,337 | (218 | ) | -16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
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For both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same periods in 2014, total general and administrative expenses decreased primarily due to lower employee severance costs in 2015 following reductions in headcount which occurred in early 2014.
Changes in employee stock-based compensation were consistent between the periods presented.
Consulting and professional services expenses decreased in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the same periods in 2014 primarily due to reduced marketing research and legal costs.
Changes in other expenses were not significant.
Although general and administrative expenses have decreased in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2015, when compared to the same periods in 2014, we do not expect such decreases to continue for the balance of 2015, and general and administrative expenses may increase for this period.
Other Income and Expenses
Investment income primarily reflects interest income earned on our operating cash accounts and other (expense) income primarily reflects foreign currency exchange gains and losses. These items were not significant.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We are developing two investigational drugs, both VDAs, for the treatment of cancer and currently have no sources of revenue. We measure liquidity by the cash and other capital we have available to fund our operations, which are primarily focused on the advancement of our VDAs. To date, we have financed our operations principally through proceeds received from the sale of equity and at one point through a strategic development arrangement which concluded in 2009. We have experienced net losses in each year since our inception, and negative cash flow from operations in every year except one. As of June 30, 2015, we had an accumulated deficit of over $257 million and cash of approximately $33.1 million, which we expect to be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months. We expect to continue to incur expenses, resulting in losses and negative cash flows from operations, over at least the next several years as we continue to develop our candidate drugs for the treatment of cancer.
We expect to incur significant additional costs over at least the next several years as a result of our plans to develop and commercialize fosbretabulin for the treatment of ovarian cancer and neuroendocrine tumors, and OXi4503 for the treatment of AML. We anticipate that this development will include continuing our current clinical trials as well as new clinical trials and additional research and development expenditures.
Although we have an at the market equity offering sales agreement, or the ATM Agreement, with MLV & Co. LLC, or MLV, in place for raising additional capital, we will need to enter into a new agreement based on our Form S-3 registration statement declared effective on June 5, 2015 if we are to continue to utilize the facility. Under the ATM Agreement we may issue and sell shares of our common stock from time to time through MLV who will act as our sales agent and underwriter. We are currently limited as to how many shares we can sell under the ATM Agreement due to limitations imposed by the SEC on the number of shares issuable pursuant to a Form S-3 registration statement in a primary offering by registrants with a market value of common equity held by non-affiliates of less than $75 million.
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We expect our current cash to allow us to advance our ongoing programs including the following:
| Completion of a Phase 2 clinical trial of fosbretabulin in patients with recurrent GI-NETs with elevated biomarkers; |
| Completion of a rollover clinical trial designed to treat patients for one year after they complete the above Phase 2 clinical trial, if they have responded to fosbretabulin; |
| Initiation and completion of the Phase 1 portion of an open label clinical trial of OXi4503 in patients with AML; |
| Initiation of the Phase 2 portion of an open label clinical trial of OXi4503 in patients with AML; and |
| Supporting a Phase 1b/2 trial of fosbretabulin in recurrent ovarian cancer in combination with Votrient ® (pazopanib) being sponsored by two UK-based nonprofit organizations. |
While our existing cash will support the planning for a follow-on clinical program in fosbretabulin for the treatment of ovarian cancer, any significant further clinical development of fosbretabulin in advanced recurrent ovarian cancer, including the potential development of a special protocol assessment with the FDA, and conducting follow-on clinical studies or other capital intensive activities, will be contingent upon our ability to raise additional capital and we may not be successful in raising this additional capital.
Additional funding may not be available to OXiGENE on acceptable terms, or at all. If we are unable to access additional funds when needed, we may not be able to continue the development of our product candidates or we could be required to delay, scale back or eliminate some or all of our development programs and operations. Any additional equity financing, if available, may not be available on favorable terms, would most likely be dilutive to our current stockholders and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. If we are able to access funds through collaborative or licensing arrangements, we may be required to relinquish rights to some of our technologies or product candidates that we would otherwise seek to develop or commercialize on our own, on terms that are not favorable to us. Our ability to access capital when needed is not assured and, if not achieved on a timely basis, will materially harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to raise additional capital could also be further impaired if we are unable to comply with the listing standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market and our stock trades elsewhere.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates
There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies and significant judgments and estimates from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no changes to our market risks from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires that as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, and the Chief Financial Officer, CFO, evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and report on the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of June 30, 2015 to ensure that we record, process, summarize and report the information we must disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such control that occurred during the last fiscal quarter, which have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Important Considerations
The effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the soundness of our systems, the possibility of human error, and the risk of fraud. Moreover, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate over time. Because of these limitations, there can be no assurance that any system of disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will be successful in preventing all errors or fraud or in making all material information known in a timely manner to the appropriate levels of management.
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There have been no material changes to the risk factors as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2015.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
On July 31, 2015, the Company amended the employment agreement with its President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. William Schwieterman, to clarify that any income tax on the Companys payment or reimbursement of covered living or travel expenses will be grossed up to compensate Dr. Schwieterman for the economic cost of the federal, state and local income and payroll taxes that are required with respect to such expenses.
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Exhibit No. |
Incorporated herein
by reference to: |
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Description | Form | Filing Date | ||||
3.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended by Certificates of Amendment dated June 22, 1995, November 15, 1996, July 14, 2005, June 2, 2009, February 8, 2010, August 5, 2010, February 22, 2011, May 29, 2012, December 27, 2012, and July 17, 2013 | D | D | |||
10.1@ | Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and William D. Schwieterman, dated May 12, 2015 | D | D | |||
10.2@ | Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Matthew M. Loar, entered into as of July 20, 2015 | D | D | |||
10.3@ | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and David Chaplin, Ph.D., dated May 12, 2015 | D | D | |||
10.4@ | Separation Agreement by and between the Registrant and Barbara D. Riching, dated June 23, 2015 | D | D | |||
10.5@ | OXiGENE, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan | S-8 | 5/28/2015 | |||
10.6@ | Form of Option Agreement, OXiGENE, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan | D | D | |||
10.7@ | Amendment No. 1 to Employment by and between the Registrant and William D. Schwieterman, dated July 31, 2015 | D | D | |||
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | D | D | |||
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | D | D | |||
32.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Y | Y | |||
101 | The following materials from OXiGENE, Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Balance Sheets at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (ii) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Financial Statements | Y | Y |
D | Filed herewith. |
Y | Furnished herewith. |
@ | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
OXiGENE, INC. (Registrant) |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Matthew M. Loar |
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Matthew M. Loar | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 3.1
Delaware | ||||
The First State | PAGE 1 |
I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED ARE TRUE AND CORRECT COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS FILED FROM AND INCLUDING THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OR A MERGER WITH A RESTATED CERTIFICATE ATTACHED OF OXIGENE, INC. AS RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED:
RESTATED CERTIFICATE, FILED THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 1993, AT 9 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 1995, AT 1:30 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 1996, AT 9 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT, FILED THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JANUARY, A.D. 1999, AT 9 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 2005, AT 10:07 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2009, AT 1:32 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP , FILED THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 2009, AT 5:51 OCLOCK P.M.
2303211 8100X
150795353 |
/s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State AUTHENTICATION: 2414400
DATE: 05-28-15 |
You may verify this certificate online
at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml
Delaware | ||||
The First State | PAGE 2 |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE EIGHTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2010, AT 4:20 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST, A.D. 2010, AT 4:52 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2011, AT 10:02 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION, FILED THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2011, AT 12:37 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION, FILED THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY, A.D. 2011, AT 12:38 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2012, AT 7:06 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 2012, AT 12:34 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, FILED THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 2013, AT 9:37 OCLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 2013, AT 4:06 OCLOCK P.M.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, FILED THE NINETEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A.D. 2013, AT 5:31 OCLOCK P.M.
2303211 8100X
150795353 |
/s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock Jeffrey W. Bullock, Secretary of State AUTHENTICATION: 2414400
DATE: 05-28-15 |
You may verify this certificate online
at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml
STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 04/27/1993 931205111 2303211 |
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
OXiGENE, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name under which the Corporation was originally incorporated in OXiGENE, INC., and the date of filing of the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is July 9, 1992.
2. This Restated certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by the Stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 245 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Prompt written notice of the adoption of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing thereto, as provided in Section 228 of the General corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
3. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated so as to read in its entirety as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, INC. (hereinafter called the Corporation).
SECOND: The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at 32 Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, in the City of Dover, in the County of Kent, in the State of Delaware. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity, without limitation, for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorised to issue is Ten Million (10,000,000) shares, designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
FIFTH: The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-laws so provide.
SIXTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation is authorised and empowered from time to time in its discretion to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation, except as such power may be restricted or limited by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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SEVENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the
State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of Title 9 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of Title 8 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class or stockholders of this Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be, and also on this Corporation.
EIGHTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights and powers conferred herein on stockholders, directors and officers are subject to this reserved power.
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NINTH: To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law or the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal or modification of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed and attested to by its undersigned officers this 26 th day of April, 1993.
/s/ Yuval Rinur |
Yuval Rinur, |
Executive Vice President-Financial |
Attest: |
/s/ Lisa Powell |
Lisa Powell, Assistant Secretary |
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STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 01:30 PM 06/22/1995 950139458 2303211 |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
Adopted in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware
I, Richard A. Brown, Chairman of the Board of OXiGENE, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, INC. (hereinafter called the Corporation).
SECOND: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been amended as follows:
By striking out the whole of Article FOURTH thereof as it now exists and inserting in lieu and instead thereof a new Article FOURTH to the Certificate of Incorporation:
FOURTH: The aggregate number of
shares of all classes of stock
which the Corporation is authorized
to issue is Fifteen Million
(15,000,000) shares, designated
Common Stock, of the par value of
One Cent ($0.01) per share.
THIRD: This amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate this 21st day of June, 1995.
OXiGENE, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ Richard A. Brown |
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Richard A. Brown | ||
Chairman of the Board |
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STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 11/15/1996 960333343 2303211 |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
Adopted in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware
I, M. Andica Kunst, Vice President of OXiGENE, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, do hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, INC. (hereinafter called the Corporation).
SECOND: The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby being amended as follows:
By striking out the whole of Article FOURTH thereof as it now exists and inserting in lieu and instead thereof a new Article FOURTH to the Certificate of Incorporation:
FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of
all classes of stock which the Corporation is
authorized to issue is Sixty Million (60,000,000)
shares, designated Common Stock, of the par
value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
THIRD: This amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the affirmative vote of a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate this 14th day of November, 1996.
OXiGENE, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ M. Andica Kunst |
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M. Andica Kunst | ||
Vice President |
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STATE OF DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS FILED 09:00 AM 01/19/1999 991025310 2303211 |
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE
AND OF REGISTERED AGENT
It is hereby certified that:
1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the Corporation) is OXIGENE, INC.
2. The registered office of the Corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to 9 East Loockerman Street, City of Dover 19901, County of Kent.
3. The registered agent of the Corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to National Registered Agents, Inc., the business office of which is identical with the registered office of the corporation as hereby changed.
4. The Corporation has authorized the changes hereinbefore set forth by resolution of its Board of Directors.
Signed on January 13, 1999.
Bo Hagland |
Bo Hagland, Secretary |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 10:07 AM 07/14/2005 FILED 10:07 AM 07/14/2005 SRV 050581870 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST : | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND : | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu of the following: | |
FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares, designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share. |
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THIRD : | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, effective as of this 14 th day of July 2005.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
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James B. Murphy Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 01:37 PM 06/02/2009 FILED 01:32 PM 06/02/2009 SRV 090579444 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST : The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation).
SECOND : The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following:
FOURTH:
A. Designation and Number of Shares.
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Sixty-Five Million (165,000,000) shares, of which One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares are designated common stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share (the Common Stock), and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated preferred stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share (the Preferred Stock).
B. Preferred Stock.
1. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series at such time or times and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may determine.
2. Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors to fix from time to time, by resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment and/or issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the designation and number of the shares of such series and the powers, preferences and rights of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, to the fullest extent such authority may be conferred upon the Board of Directors under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
The number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock designation.
C. Common Stock.
The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held; provided , however , that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon by law or pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to Preferred Stock).
THIRD : The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
EXECUTED, effective as of this 2 nd day of June 2009.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
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James B. Murphy | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 05:51 PM 12/08/2009 FILED 05:51 PM 12/08/2009 SRV 091080255 2303211 FILE |
STATE OF DELAWARE
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
SUBSIDIARY INTO PARENT
Section 253
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
MERGING
Symphony ViDA, Inc.
INTO
OXiGENE, Inc.
(Pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware) OXiGENE, Inc., a corporation incorporated on the 9th day of July, 1992, pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware;
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that this corporation owns 90% of the capital stock of Symphony ViDA, Inc., a corporation incorporated on the 31st day of July, 2008 A.D., pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and that this corporation, by a resolution of its Board of Directors duly adopted at a meeting held on the 8th day of December, 2009 A.D., determined to and did merge into itself said Symphony ViDA, Inc., which resolution is in the following words to wit:
WHEREAS this corporation lawfully owns 90% of the outstanding stock of Symphony ViDA, Inc., a corporation organized and exiting under the laws of the State of Delaware, and
WHEREAS this corporation desires to merge into itself the said Symphony ViDA, Inc., and to be possessed of all the estate, property, rights, privileges and franchises of said corporation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that this corporation merge into itself said Symphony ViDA, Inc. and assumes all of its liabilities and obligations, and
FURTHER RESOLVED , that an authorized officer of this corporation be and he/she is hereby directed to make and execute a certificate of ownership setting forth a copy of the resolution to merge said Symphony ViDA, Inc. and assume its liabilities and obligations, and the date of adoption thereof, and to file the same in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware, and a certified copy thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Kent County; and
FURTHER RESOLVED , that the officers of this corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to do all acts and things whatsoever, whether within or without the State of Delaware; which may be in any way necessary or proper to effect said merger.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , said parent corporation has caused its corporate seal to be affixed and this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer this 8th day of December, 2009 A.D.
By: |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
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Authorized Officer | ||
Name: |
James B. Murphy |
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Print or Type | ||
Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
(Insert if applicable)
FURTHER RESOLVED that relinquishes its corporate name and assumes in place thereof the name .
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 08:49 AM 02/09/2010 FILED 04:20 PM 02/08/2010 SRV 100121128 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out the first paragraph of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu of the following: | |
FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Ninety Million (190,000,000) shares, of which One Hundred Seventy-Five Million (175,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share |
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THIRD: | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, effective as of this 8th day of February 2010.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
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James B. Murphy Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 08:49 AM 02/09/2010 FILED 04:20 PM 02/08/2010 SRV 100121128 2303211 FILE |
STATE OF DELAWARE
WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT
FOR AFFIDAVIT OF EXTRAORDINARY CONDITION
It appears to the Secretary of State that an earlier effort to deliver this instrument and tender such taxes and fess was made in good faith on the file date stamped hereto. The Secretary of State has determined that an extraordinary condition (as reflected in the records of the Secretary of State) existed at such date and time and that such earlier effort was unsuccessful as a result of the existence of such extraordinary condition, and that such actual delivery and tender were made within a reasonable period (not to exceed two business days) after the cessation of such extraordinary condition and establishes such date and time as the filing date of such instrument.
/s/ Jeffrey W. Bullock |
Jeffrey W. Bullock |
Secretary of State |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 04:58 PM 08/05/2010 FILED 04:52 PM 08/05/2010 SRV 100805852 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST : The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation).
SECOND : The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu of the following:
FOURTH: The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Three Hundred Fifteen Million (315,000,000) shares, of which Three Hundred Million (300,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
THIRD : The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 and Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
EXECUTED, effective as of this 5 th day of August, 2010.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
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Peter J. Langecker Chief Executive Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 10:07 AM 02/22/2011 FILED 10:02 AM 02/22/2011 SRV 110187894 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Three Hundred and Fifteen Million (315,000,000) shares, of which Three Hundred Million (300,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share. Upon the effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the restated certificate of incorporation containing this sentence, each twenty (20) shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date and time immediately preceding February 22, 2011, the effective date of a reverse stock split (the Split Effective Date), shall be automatically changed and reclassified, as of the Split Effective Date and without further action, into one (1) fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. There shall be no fractional shares issued. A holder of record of Common Stock on the Split Effective Date who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share shall, in lieu thereof, be entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the fraction to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by the closing price of the Common Stock, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, on the Split Effective Date (or if such price is not available, the average of the last bid and asked prices of the Common Stock on such day or such other price as may be determined by the Corporations Board of Directors).
THIRD: | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, this 22 nd day of February 2011.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
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James B. Murphy Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 12:37 PM 02/23/2011 FILED 12:37 PM 02/23/2011 SRV 110197934 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
OF
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
1. | The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the Corporation) is OXiGENE, Inc. |
2. | The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed on July 9, 1992. Thereafter a Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed on April 27, 1993. Certificates of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation were filed on June 22, 1995, November 15, 1996, July 14, 2005, June 2, 2009, February 8, 2010, August 5, 2010 and February 22, 2011. The Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, filed on February 8, 2010 is hereby corrected. |
3. | The inaccuracy to be corrected in said instrument is as follows: |
Article SECOND of the Certificate of Amendment erroneously referenced striking out the first paragraph of Article FOURTH in its entirety whereas it should have stated striking out Section A of Article FOURTH in its entirety.
4. | The corrected Article SECOND of the Certificate of Amendment filed February 8, 2010 is as follows: |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred Ninety Million (190,000,000) shares, of which One Hundred Seventy-Five Million (175,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
Signed this 23 rd day of February, 2011.
OXiGENE, INC. |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
James B. Murphy |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 12:37 PM 02/23/2011 FILED 12:38 PM 02/23/2011 SRV 110197951 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
OF
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
1. | The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the Corporation) is OXiGENE, Inc. |
2. | The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed on July 9, 1992. Thereafter a Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed on April 27, 1993. Certificates of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation were filed on June 22, 1995, November 15, 1996, July 14, 2005, June 2, 2009, February 8, 2010, August 5, 2010 and February 22, 2011. The Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, filed on August 5, 2010 is hereby corrected. |
3. | The inaccuracy to be corrected in said instrument is as follows: |
Article SECOND of the Certificate of Amendment erroneously reference striking out Article FOURTH in its entirety whereas it should have only stricken Section A of Article FOURTH.
4. | The corrected Article SECOND of the Certificate of Amendment filed August 5, 2010 is as follows: |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Three Hundred and Fifteen Million (315,000,000) shares, of which Three Hundred Million (300,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
Signed this 23 rd day of February, 2011.
OXiGENE, INC. |
/s/ James B. Murphy |
James B. Murphy |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 07:13 PM 05/29/2012 FILED 07:06 PM 05/29/2012 SRV 120656228 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred and Fifteen Million (115,000,000) shares, of which One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
THIRD: | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, effective as of this 29 th day of May 2012.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
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Name: | Peter J. Langecker, M.D., Ph.D. | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 12:37 PM 12/27/2012 FILED 12:34 PM 12/27/2012 SRV 121394906 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: | |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is One Hundred and Fifteen Million (115,000,000) shares, of which One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share. Upon the effectiveness of the certificate of amendment to the restated certificate of incorporation containing this sentence, each twelve (12) shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date and time immediately preceding December 28, 2012, the effective date of a reverse stock split (the Split Effective Date), shall be automatically changed and reclassified, as of the Split Effective Date and without further action, into one (1) fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. There shall be no fractional shares issued. A holder of record of Common Stock on the Split Effective Date who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Common Stock shall, in lieu of such fractional share, be entitled to receive one whole share of Common Stock by virtue of rounding up such fractional share to the next highest whole share. |
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THIRD: | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, as of this 27th day of December, 2012.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
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Peter J. Langecker | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 09:42 AM 04/11/2013 FILED 09:37 AM 04/11/2013 SRV 130423718 2303211 FILE |
OXiGENE, Inc.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The undersigned, Peter J. Langecker and Barbara Riching, do hereby certify that:
1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation ).
2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which have been issued.
3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors ):
WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 15,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of, except as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement, 5,000 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:
TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1 . Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Alternate Consideration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
Business Day means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Buy-In shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(iv).
Change of Control Transaction means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or group (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Corporation, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 40% of the voting securities of the Corporation (other than by means of conversion or exercise of Preferred Stock and the Securities issued together with the Preferred Stock), (b) the Corporation merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Corporation and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 40% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Corporation sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 60% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the Original Issue Date), or (e) the execution by the Corporation of an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holders obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Corporations obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock means the Corporations common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Conversion Amount means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.
Conversion Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Conversion Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
Conversion Shares means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
Conversion Shares Registration Statement means a registration statement that registers the resale of the Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as selling stockholders therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Effective Date means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Fundamental Transaction shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Holder shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
Junior Securities means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior or pari passu to the Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.
Liens means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Liquidation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.
New York Courts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).
Notice of Conversion shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Original Issue Date means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Preferred Stock shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Purchase Agreement means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 10, 2013, among the Corporation and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Corporation and the original Holders, in the form of Exhibit B attached to the Purchase Agreement.
Registration Statement means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Holder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Rule 424 means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
Securities means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Underlying Shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Share Delivery Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
Stated Value shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 3.
Subscription Amount shall mean, as to each Holder, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as specified below such Holders name on the signature page of the Purchase Agreement and next to the heading Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.
Successor Entity shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
Trading Day means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.
Trading Market means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the 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 (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
Transaction Documents shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Transfer Agent means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Corporation with a mailing address of 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York and a facsimile number of 718-236-4588, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.
Underlying Shares means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants.
VWAP means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.
Warrants shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
Section 2 . Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ) and the number of shares so designated shall be 5,000 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of a majority of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a Holder and collectively, the Holders )). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.01 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000, subject to increase set forth in Section 3 below (the Stated Value ).
Section 3 . Dividends .
a) Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of 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 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.
b) Other Securities . So long as any Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly more than a de minimis amount of any Junior Securities other than as to repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents from departing officers or directors, and provided that, while any of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 in any fiscal year from all officers and directors.
Section 4 . Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, that is senior to the Preferred Stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (d) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 5 . Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a Liquidation), the Holders shall be entitled to receive distributions out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation on a pari passu basis with the holders of Common Stock. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
Section 6 . Conversion .
a) Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(d)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a Notice of Conversion ). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the Conversion Date ). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed
delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.
b) Conversion Price . The conversion price for the Preferred Stock shall equal $3.63, subject to adjustment herein (the Conversion Price ).
c) Mechanics of Conversion
i. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the Share Delivery Date ), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock (including, if the Corporation has given continuous notice pursuant to Section 3(b) for payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock at least 20 Trading Days prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation, shares of Common Stock representing the payment of accrued dividends otherwise determined pursuant to Section 3(a) but assuming that the Dividend Notice Period is the 20 Trading Days period immediately prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation and excluding for such issuance the condition that the Corporation deliver the Dividend Share Amount as to such dividend payment prior to the commencement of the Dividend Notice Period), and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash). On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
ii. Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iii. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Corporations obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the Stated Value of Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) on the second Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $5,000 of Stated Value of Preferred Stock being converted, $50 per Trading Day (increasing to $100 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day and increasing to $200 per Trading Day on the sixth Trading Day after such damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such second Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue actual damages or declare a Triggering Event pursuant to Section 10 hereof for the Corporations failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the
period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holders brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a Buy-In ), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holders total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporations failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and payment of dividends hereunder. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holders compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).
vi. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
vii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.
d) Beneficial Ownership Limitation . The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holders Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holders Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall
include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Stated Value of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock or the Warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(d) applies, the determination of whether the Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of how many shares of Preferred Stock are convertible shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holders determination of whether the shares of Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and how many shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporations most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Preferred Stock.
Section 7 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the Purchase Rights ), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holders Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holders right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a Distribution ), at any time after the issuance of this Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete Conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on Conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holders right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or
other business combination) (each a Fundamental Transaction ), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the Alternate Consideration ) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the Successor Entity ) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Preferred Stock, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such
Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the Corporation shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.
f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to the Holders .
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share
exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 8 . Miscellaneous.
a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at 701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 201, South San Francisco, CA 94080, Attention: Chief Executive Officer, facsimile number 650-635-7001, or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 8. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
c) Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holders Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
d) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the New York Courts ). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
f) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
g) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
h) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
i) Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock . Shares of Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES
OF PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock ), of OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation ), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock 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 and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 11 th day of April, 2013.
/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
/s/ Barbara Riching |
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Name: Peter J. Langecker | Name: Barbara Riching | |||
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer | Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 04:40 PM 07/17/2013 FILED 04:06 PM 07/17/2013 SRV 130889331 2303211 FILE |
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
OXiGENE, INC.
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: | The name of the corporation is OXiGENE, Inc. (the Corporation). | |
SECOND: | The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, is hereby further amended by striking out Section A of Article Fourth in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the following: |
A. Designation and Number of Shares .
The aggregate number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Eighty Five Million (85,000,000) shares, of which Seventy Million (70,000,000) shares are designated Common Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share, and Fifteen Million (15,000,000) shares are designated Preferred Stock, of the par value of One Cent ($0.01) per share.
THIRD: | The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation herein certified has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. |
EXECUTED, effective as of this 17th day of July, 2013.
OXiGENE, Inc. | ||
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/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
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Peter J. Langecker, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer |
State of Delaware Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 05:35 PM 09/19/2013 FILED 05:31 PM 09/19/2013 SRV 1311092192303211 FILE |
OXIGENE, INC.
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
The undersigned, Peter J. Langecker and Barbara Riching, do hereby certify that:
1. They are the President and Secretary, respectively, of OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation ).
2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 5,800 shares of preferred stock, none of which have been issued.
3. The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors ):
WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 15,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized to fix the dividend rights, dividend rate, voting rights, conversion rights, rights and terms of redemption and liquidation preferences of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting any series and the designation thereof, of any of them; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock, which shall consist of, except as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement, up to 5,800 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:
TERMS OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1 . Definitions . For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Alternate Consideration shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).
Business Day means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
Buy-In shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c)(iv).
Change of Control Transaction means the occurrence after the date hereof of any of (a) an acquisition after the date hereof by an individual or legal entity or group (as described in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of the Corporation, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 40% of the voting securities of the Corporation (other than by means of conversion or exercise of Preferred Stock and the Securities issued together with the Preferred Stock), (b) the Corporation merges into or consolidates with any other Person, or any Person merges into or consolidates with the Corporation and, after giving effect to such transaction, the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 40% of the aggregate voting power of the Corporation or the successor entity of such transaction, (c) the Corporation sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own less than 60% of the aggregate voting power of the acquiring entity immediately after the transaction, (d) a replacement at one time or within a one year period of more than one-half of the members of the Board of Directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the Board of Directors on the Original Issue Date (or by those individuals who are serving as members of the Board of Directors on any date whose nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are members on the Original Issue Date), or (e) the execution by the Corporation of an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth in clauses (a) through (d) above.
Closing means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.
Closing Date means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holders obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Corporations obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common Stock means the Corporations common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and stock of any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
Conversion Amount means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.
Conversion Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Conversion Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
Conversion Shares means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.
Conversion Shares Registration Statement means a registration statement that registers the resale of the Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as selling stockholders therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Effective Date means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Fundamental Transaction shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
Holder shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.
Junior Securities means the Common Stock and all other Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation other than those securities which are explicitly senior or pari passu to the Preferred Stock in dividend rights or liquidation preference.
Liens means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
Liquidation shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.
New York Courts shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d).
Notice of Conversion shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
Original Issue Date means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Preferred Stock.
Person means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
Preferred Stock shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.
Purchase Agreement means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 18, 2013, among the Corporation and the original Holders, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Registration Rights Agreement means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date of the Purchase Agreement, among the Corporation and the original Holders, in the form of Exhibit B attached to the Purchase Agreement.
Registration Statement means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale of the Underlying Shares by each Holder as provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.
Rule 424 means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.
Securities means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants, the Warrant Shares and the Underlying Shares.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Share Delivery Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
Stated Value shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2, as the same may be increased pursuant to Section 3.
Subscription Amount shall mean, as to each Holder, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Preferred Stock purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as specified below such Holders name on the signature page of the Purchase Agreement and next to the heading Subscription Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.
Successor Entity shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(e).
Trading Day means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.
Trading Market means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the 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 (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
Transaction Documents shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Transfer Agent means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Corporation with a mailing address of 59 Maiden Lane, New York, New York and a facsimile number of 718-236-4588, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.
Underlying Shares means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants.
VWAP means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading
Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the Pink Sheets published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Corporation, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Corporation.
Warrants shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
Section 2 . Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ) and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 5,800 (which shall not be subject to increase without the written consent of a majority of the holders of the Preferred Stock (each, a Holder and collectively, the Holders )). Each share of Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.01 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000, subject to increase set forth in Section 3 below (the Stated Value ).
Section 3 . Dividends .
a) Holders shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of 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 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.
b) Other Securities . So long as any Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly more than a de minimis amount of any Junior Securities other than as to repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents from departing officers or directors, and provided that, while any of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $100,000 in any fiscal year from all officers and directors.
Section 4 . Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate of Designation, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends, redemption or distribution of assets upon a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, that is senior to the Preferred Stock, (c) amend its certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (d) increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 5 . Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a Liquidation), the Holders shall be entitled to receive distributions out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation on a pari passu basis with the holders of Common Stock. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder.
Section 6 . Conversion .
a) Conversions at Option of Holder . Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date at the option of the Holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(d)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a Notice of Conversion ). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the applicable Holder delivers by facsimile such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation (such date, the Conversion Date ). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions of shares of Preferred Stock, a Holder shall not be required to surrender the certificate(s) representing the shares of Preferred Stock to the Corporation unless all of the shares of Preferred Stock represented thereby are so converted, in which case such Holder shall deliver the certificate representing such shares of Preferred Stock promptly following the Conversion Date at issue. Shares of Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock or redeemed in accordance with the terms hereof shall be canceled and shall not be reissued.
b) Conversion Price . The conversion price for the Preferred Stock shall equal $2.365 , subject to adjustment herein (the Conversion Price ).
c) Mechanics of Conversion
i. Delivery of Certificate Upon Conversion . Not later than three (3) Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the Share Delivery Date ), the Corporation shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the converting Holder (A) a certificate or certificates representing the Conversion Shares which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement) representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock (including, if the Corporation has given continuous notice pursuant to Section 3(b) for payment of dividends in shares of Common Stock at least 20 Trading Days prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation, shares of Common Stock representing the payment of accrued dividends otherwise determined pursuant to Section 3(a) but assuming that the Dividend Notice Period is the 20 Trading Days period immediately prior to the date on which the Notice of Conversion is delivered to the Corporation and excluding for such issuance the condition that the Corporation deliver the Dividend Share Amount as to such dividend payment prior to the commencement of the Dividend Notice Period), and (B) a bank check in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends (if the Corporation has elected or is required to pay accrued dividends in cash). On or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, the Corporation shall use its best efforts to deliver any certificate or certificates required to be delivered by the Corporation under this Section 6 electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions.
ii. Failure to Deliver Certificates . If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such certificate or certificates are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Corporation at any time on or before its receipt of such certificate or certificates, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Corporation shall promptly return to the Holder any original Preferred Stock certificate delivered to the Corporation and the Holder shall promptly return to the Corporation the Common Stock certificates issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iii. Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Corporations obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce
the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any or all of the Stated Value of its Preferred Stock, the Corporation may not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and/or enjoining conversion of all or part of the Preferred Stock of such Holder shall have been sought and obtained, and the Corporation posts a surety bond for the benefit of such Holder in the amount of 150% of the Stated Value of Preferred Stock which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Corporation shall issue Conversion Shares and, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such certificate or certificates pursuant to Section 6(c)(i) on the second Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date applicable to such conversion, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $5,000 of Stated Value of Preferred Stock being converted, $50 per Trading Day (increasing to $100 per Trading Day on the third Trading Day and increasing to $200 per Trading Day on the sixth Trading Day after such damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such second Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue actual damages or declare a Triggering Event pursuant to Section 10 hereof for the Corporations failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificates Upon Conversion . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver to a Holder the applicable certificate or certificates by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 6(c)(i), and if after such Share Delivery Date such Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holders brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a
sale by such Holder of the Conversion Shares which such Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a Buy-In ), then the Corporation shall (A) pay in cash to such Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by such Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) such Holders total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that such Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of such Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) the shares of Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock submitted for conversion (in which case, such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Corporation had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 6(c)(i). For example, if a Holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of shares of Preferred Stock with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to pay such Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Corporation written notice indicating the amounts payable to such Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Corporation, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holders right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Corporations failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
v. Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and payment of dividends on the Preferred Stock, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Preferred Stock), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 7) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and payment of dividends hereunder. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holders compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).
vi. Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
vii. Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of certificates for shares of the Common Stock on conversion of this Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such certificates, provided that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holders of such shares of Preferred Stock and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion.
d) Beneficial Ownership Limitation . The Corporation shall not effect any conversion of the Preferred Stock, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of the Preferred Stock, to the extent that, after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, such Holder (together with such Holders Affiliates, and any Persons acting as a group together with such Holder or any of such Holders Affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted Stated Value of Preferred Stock beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Corporation subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, the Preferred Stock or the Warrants) beneficially owned by such Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 6(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 6(d) applies, the determination of whether the Preferred Stock is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and of how many shares of Preferred Stock are convertible
shall be in the sole discretion of such Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be such Holders determination of whether the shares of Preferred Stock may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by such Holder together with any Affiliates) and how many shares of the Preferred Stock are convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, each Holder will be deemed to represent to the Corporation each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Corporation shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 6(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Corporations most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Corporation or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Corporation shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to such Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including the Preferred Stock, by such Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Preferred Stock held by the applicable Holder. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 6(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of Preferred Stock.
Section 7 . Certain Adjustments .
a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
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c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the Purchase Rights ), then the Holder of will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holders Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holders right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a Distribution ), at any time after the issuance of this Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete Conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on Conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holders right
to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
e) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Preferred Stock is outstanding, (i) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, (ii) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a Fundamental Transaction ), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the Alternate Consideration ) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Preferred Stock). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any
conversion of this Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration. The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the Successor Entity ) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Preferred Stock, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the Corporation shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.
f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 7, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.
g) Notice to the Holders .
i. Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 7, the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.
ii. Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If (A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.
Section 8 . Miscellaneous .
a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above Attention: Chief Executive Officer, facsimile number
650-635-7001, or such other facsimile number or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section 9. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages, accrued dividends and accrued interest, as applicable, on the shares of Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
c) Lost or Mutilated Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holders Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.
d) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan (the New York Courts ). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such New York Courts, or such New York Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing.
f) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.
g) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
h) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
i) Status of Converted or Redeemed Preferred Stock . Shares of Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Preferred
Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 19 th day of September 2013.
/s/ Peter J. Langecker |
/s/ Barbara Riching |
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Name: | Peter J. Langecker | Name: | Barbara Riching | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |
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ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
(TO BE EXECUTED BY THE REGISTERED HOLDER IN ORDER TO CONVERT SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK)
The undersigned hereby elects to convert the number of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock indicated below into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock ), of OxiGene, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Corporation ), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock 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 and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as may be required by the Corporation in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. No fee will be charged to the Holders for any conversion, except for any such transfer taxes.
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into as of May 12, 2015 by and between OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Dr. William Schwieterman, an individual (the Executive).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain Executive to serve as the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Executive has agreed to serve as the Companys Chief Executive Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into an employment agreement to set forth the terms and conditions on which Executive will serve as the Companys Chief Executive Officer;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
1. | Employment. |
1.1 Executive shall serve in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer, and shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority assigned to Executive by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) to whom he shall report. Executive shall remain on the Board and shall serve in that capacity until such time as the termination of his employment with the Company. Executive agrees that, upon the effective date of his termination, he shall resign any and all Board positions, with such resignation to take effect on the effective date of his termination.
1.2 Executive, so long as he is employed hereunder, (i) shall devote substantially all of his full professional time and attention to the services required of him as an employee of the Company, except as otherwise agreed and except as permitted in accordance with paid vacation time subject to the Companys existing vacation policy, and subject to the Companys existing policies pertaining to reasonable periods of absence due to sickness, personal injury or other disability, (ii) shall use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and (iii) shall discharge his responsibilities in a diligent and faithful manner, consistent with sound business practices.
2. | Term. |
The term of Executives employment under this Agreement shall commence at a date mutually agreed upon by the parties and shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with Section 6 hereof (the Employment Term).
3. | Base Salary; Annual Bonus; Stock Options. |
3.1 During the Employment Term, Executive initially shall be paid an annual base salary in the amount of $410,000 (such amount as adjusted, from time to time, the Base Salary), payable in biweekly (26) installments in accordance with the Companys payroll schedule from time to
time in effect. The Base Salary will be subject to review annually or on such periodic basis (not to exceed annually) as the Company reviews the compensation of its other senior executives and may be adjusted upwards in the sole discretion of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) or its designee.
3.2 Executive will be eligible during each year of the Employment Term for consideration for an annual bonus (the Annual Bonus) equal to up to fifty percent (50%) of his then-current Base Salary, based upon the Companys assessment of the performance of Executive and the Company, at its sole discretion, to be paid prior to March 15th of the year following the year in which the Annual Bonus is earned. The Annual Bonus is based on the achievement of individual and Company written goals established on an annual basis and on overall Company performance. Executive shall be eligible for a pro-rated Annual Bonus for 2015. The Board may in its discretion award Executive a more generous bonus.
3.3 The Company shall grant to Executive, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board, options to purchase one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of such stock on the date of grant pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Companys 2015 Stock Plan, subject to the approval of such plan at the 2015 annual meeting of the Companys stockholders (the Stock Plan) and the Companys standard form of option agreement within 60 days of Executives first day of employment. To the extent allowed bylaw, the options shall be treated as incentive stock options. The options shall vest as follows: (a) 25% of the options will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and (b) the remaining 75% will vest in substantially equal monthly installments over the next 36 months following such first anniversary, such that the option is 100% vested as of the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all of Executives unvested equity shall accelerate and become immediately vested and exercisable upon the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(c). In addition, Executive shall be eligible to receive stock option grants, stock bonuses, restricted stock grants or other equity compensation awards granted to Executive from time to time by the Board in its sole discretion and to participate in any equity compensation plan that may be established by the Company for Executive or its executive team generally.
3.4 Minimum Sale Options. The Company shall grant to Executive, subject to approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board, options to purchase seventy-five thousand (75,000) shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of such stock on the date of grant pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Companys 2015 Stock Plan, subject to the approval of such plan at the 2015 annual meeting of the Companys stockholders and the Companys standard form of option agreement within 60 days of Executives first day of employment (the Minimum Sale Options). The Minimum Sale Options shall vest in full upon the effective date of a Change of Control of the Company, if such Change of Control occurs during the Employment Term and results from a sale of the Company as set forth in (i) and (ii) of the definition of Change of Control in Section 7.3 hereof, and the value of the Companys common stock in connection with the Change of Control is at least $15.00 per share (which amount shall be adjusted in the event of any stock split of the Companys common stock following the date of this Agreement).
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4. | Benefits. |
Executive shall be entitled to participate in employee benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company generally to its employees of comparable title or responsibilities during the Employment Term. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive or pay on his behalf (i) the costs of furnished housing in San Francisco, inclusive of utilities, and the retention of a rental car, and (ii) reimburse Executive or pay on his behalf the cost of one economy class roundtrip airplane ticket between San Francisco and Mobile, Alabama per month.
5. | Business Expenses. |
Executive shall be entitled to receive an American Express Corporate Card (or other card should the Company change to another card issuer), for business related expenses and prompt reimbursement will be made for all reasonable and customary expenses incurred by him in performing services hereunder during the Employment Term, provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company.
6. | Termination. |
6.1 Executives employment will terminate effective on the date of his death.
6.2 The Company may terminate Executives employment upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if Executive becomes Disabled. Executive will be considered Disabled if he is unable to perform the essential functions of his position as Chief Executive Officer, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for a period of ninety (90) calendar days, whether or not consecutive, within any rolling twelve (12) month period.
6.3 The Company may terminate Executives employment on contemporaneous written notice for Cause. Cause means: (a) Executives substantial failure to perform any of his duties as Chief Executive Officer or to follow reasonable, lawful directions of the Board or any officer to whom Executive reports; (b) Executives willful misconduct or willful malfeasance in connection with his employment; (c) Executives commission of, conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or any other crime involving moral turpitude; (d) Executives material breach of any provision of this Agreement, the Companys bylaws or any other written agreement with the Company; (e) Executives engaging in misconduct that causes significant injury to the Company, financial or otherwise, or to its reputation; or (f) any act, omission or circumstance constituting cause under the law governing this Agreement.
6.4 The Company may terminate Executives employment without Cause on sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Executive.
6.5 Executive may resign his employment without Good Reason (as defined below in Section 6.6) on thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company.
6.6 Executive may resign his employment for Good Reason, provided that within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the event of Good Reason, Executive gives the Company
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written notice, pursuant to Section 16, of such event. The Company has thirty (30) days after the date the Company receives the notice to cure the event, and if the Company fails to cure the event, Executive must resign his employment within sixty (60) days of the notice date. Good Reason means the Company: (a) materially reduces Executives title, or responsibilities; (b) relocates its US headquarters more than sixty (60) miles from their current location (unless the relocation results in the headquarters being closer to Executives residence); (c) materially reduces Executives Base Salary; or (d) breaches a material term of this Agreement. Good Reason must also meet the requirements for a good reason termination in accordance with IRS Code Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n)(2), and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.
6.7. Executive agrees to resign any and all Board and officer positions upon the termination of his employment for any reason, which resignations shall take effect on the effective date of the termination of his employment.
7. | Payments on Termination. |
7.1 If the Company terminates Executives employment because of Executives death under Section 6.1, because Executive becomes Disabled under Section 6.2, for Cause under Section 6.3, or due to Executives resignation from employment without Good Reason under Section 6.5, the Company shall provide to Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) a payment equal to the portion of Executives Base Salary that has accrued prior to the termination that has not yet been paid;
(b) to the extent required by law and the Companys written vacation policy, an amount equal to the value of Executives accrued but unused vacation days calculated at a rate of $1,576.92 per day (which accrual shall be subject to a cap of vacation that may be accrued over one year and nine months);
(c) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of the Company prior to the termination and not yet reimbursed; and
(d) the Annual Bonus related to the most recently completed calendar year, if earned and not already paid ((a) through (d) are collectively the Accrued Obligations).
The payments described in Sections 7.1(a), (b) and (d) shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or as otherwise allowable by law. The expense reimbursement described in Section 7.1(c) shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or on the earliest practicable date after Executive provides proof of the expenses and their business purpose.
7.2 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
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(b) payments equal to Executives then-current Base Salary for a period of twelve (12) months, payable on the Companys normal paydays; and
(c) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
7.3 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6 in the one year period following the effective date of a Change in Control, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
(b) a lump sum payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executives then current Base Salary;
(c) all stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and other incentive compensation granted to Executive by the Company shall vest and be immediately exercisable and Executive may exercise all such vested options and rights, and shall receive payments and distributions accordingly; and
(d) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
Change in Control means: (i) any Person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting
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securities held by the Company or its affiliates or by any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transaction which the Board of Directors does not approve; (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets; or (iv) a change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors, and provided in each such case the Change in Control also meets the requirements of a Change in Control Event within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). Incumbent Directors mean the directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
7.4 The payments described in Sections 7.2(b) and (c) and 7.3(b), (c) and (d) shall be paid or commence, subject to Section 19 below, within ninety (90) days of Executives termination of employment, provided that prior to the expiration of the ninety (90) day period, Executive has delivered to the Company a general release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company and the release has become enforceable and irrevocable. If the ninety (90) day period begins in one tax year and ends in the following tax year, the payments will commence in the following tax year. In all cases, the first payment will include all amounts that would have been paid to Executive under Sections 7.2(b) and (c) between the date the termination of Executives employment became effective and the first payment date.
7.5 The foregoing payments upon Executives termination shall constitute the exclusive payments due Executive upon termination of his employment with the Company under this Agreement or otherwise, provided, however that except as stated above, such payments shall have no effect on any benefits which may be payable to Executive under any plan of the Company which provides benefits after termination of employment.
8. | Taxes. |
Any amounts or benefits payable or provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid or provided to Executive subject to all applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company pursuant to relevant federal, state and/or local law. Executive shall be solely responsible for all taxes imposed on Executive by reason of his receipt of any amounts of compensation or benefits payable hereunder. The Company makes no representation, warranty or promise regarding the tax treatment of any payment or benefit provided to Executive.
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9 | Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation. |
9.1 As a condition of employment under this Agreement, Executive is required to execute, deliver to the Company and comply with the Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
9.2 While Executive is employed by the Company, and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, neither Executive nor any Executive-Controlled Person (as defined below) will, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, or make an unsolicited recommendation to any other person that it employs or solicits for employment any person who is or was, at any time during the one (1) year period prior to the termination date, an officer, Executive or key employee of the Company or any affiliate of the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term Executive-Controlled Person means any company, partnership, firm or other entity as to which Executive possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
9.3 Executive agrees that the provisions of this Section 9 are reasonable and necessary for the Companys protection and that they may not be adequately enforced by an action for damages and that, in the event of a material breach of this Section 9 by Executive or any Executive-Controlled Person, the Company shall be entitled to apply for and obtain injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the breach or threatened breach of such violation or otherwise to enforce specifically such provisions against such violation, without the necessity of the posting of any bond by the Company. Executive further covenants under this Section 9 that the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or other benefits that Executive directly or indirectly has realized and/or may realize as a result of, growing out of or in connection with any such violation. Such remedy shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any injunctive relief or other legal equitable remedy to which the Company is or may be entitled.
10 | Indemnification |
The Company, to the extent permitted by its Articles and By Laws, shall indemnify Executive for all claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities of every nature whatsoever incurred by Executive to any third party as a result of Executives acts or omissions as an employee of the Company, but excluding from such indemnification any claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, or liabilities incurred by Executive as a result of Executives bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence.
11 | Attorneys Fees and Expenses |
The Company and Executive agree that in the event of litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other party to the prevailing partys reasonable attorney fees and expenses. Reimbursements under this Section 11 will be paid within sixty (60) days from the date it is determined that Executive is entitled to payment under this Section 11.
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12 | Amendments |
This Agreement may not be altered, modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto.
13 | Assignments |
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however , that any payments and benefits owed to Executive under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of his heirs and personal representatives.
14 | Waiver. |
Waiver by any party hereto of any breach or default by any other party of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default, whether similar to or different from the breach or default waived.
15 | Severability |
In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
16 | Notices |
All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to Executive:
William Schwieterman, M.D.
If to OXiGENE:
OXiGENE, Inc.
701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Chair of the Board of Directors
Or to such other address or such other person as Executive or the Company shall designate in writing in accordance with this Section 16, except that notices regarding changes in notices shall be effective only upon receipt.
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17 | Headings |
Headings to Sections in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be a part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
18 | Governing Law; Venue |
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of California in connection with any claim or controversy arising out of or connected with this Agreement, and said courts shall be the exclusive fora for the resolution of any such claim or controversy. Service of process in any such proceeding may be made upon each of the parties hereto at the address of such party as determined in accordance with Section 16 of this Agreement, subject to the applicable rules of the court in which such action is brought.
19 | Compliance with Code Section 409A |
19.1 If any of the benefits set forth in this Agreement are deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto (Code Section 409A), any termination of employment triggering payment of such benefits must constitute a separation from service under Code Section 409A before distribution of such benefits can commence. For purposes of clarification, this paragraph shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a separation from service occurs.
19.2 It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. Neither the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Code Section 409A.
19.3 Any reimbursements or direct payment of Executives expenses subject to Code Section 409A shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expense is incurred by Executive. Any reimbursement or right to direct payment of Executives expense in one calendar year shall not affect the amount that may be reimbursed or paid for in any other calendar year and a reimbursement or payment of Executives expense (or right thereto) may not be exchanged or liquidated for another benefit or payment.
19.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Code Section 409A(a)(1), such that if a provision is ambiguous and may be interpreted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A(a)(1), the parties intend that interpretation to apply. For purposes of clarification, this Section 19.4 shall be a rule of construction and interpretation and nothing in this Section 19.4 shall cause a forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive.
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19.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount (including imputed income) to be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement as a result of Executives termination of employment is deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, and if Executive is a Specified Employee (as defined under Code Section 409A) as of the date of Executives termination of employment hereunder, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of excise taxes or other penalties under Code Section 409A, the payment of benefits, if any, scheduled to be paid by Company to Executive hereunder during the first six (6) month period following the date of a termination of employment hereunder shall not be paid until the date which is the first business day after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment for any reason other than death. Any deferred compensation payments delayed in accordance with the terms of this Section 19.5 shall be paid in a lump sum after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment. Any other payments will be made according to the timing provided for herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OXiGENE and Executive have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
OXIGENE, INC. | DR. WILLIAM SCHWIETERMAN | |||||
By: |
/s/ Frederick W. Driscoll |
/s/ Dr. William Schwieterman |
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Name: | Frederick W. Driscoll | |||||
Title: | Chairman of the Board | May 10 th , 2015 |
Exhibit A
FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND INVENTION AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into as of July 20, 2015 (the Effective Date) by and between OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Mr. Matthew M. Loar, an individual (the Executive).
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain Executive to serve as the Companys Chief Financial Officer and Executive has agreed to serve as the Companys Chief Financial Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into an employment agreement to set forth the terms and conditions on which Executive will serve as the Companys Chief Financial Officer;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment .
1.1 Executive shall serve in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer, and shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority assigned to Executive by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) to whom he shall report. Executive shall also serve in the capacity of Chief Accounting Officer.
1.2 Executive, so long as he is employed hereunder, (i) shall devote substantially all of his full professional time and attention to the services required of him as an employee of the Company, except as otherwise agreed and except as permitted in accordance with paid vacation time subject to the Companys existing vacation policy, and subject to the Companys existing policies pertaining to reasonable periods of absence due to sickness, personal injury or other disability, (ii) shall use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and (iii) shall discharge his responsibilities in a diligent and faithful manner, consistent with sound business practices. Executive may serve on the boards of directors of up to two companies at the same time during the Employment Term (as defined below), provided that such companies shall not be engaged in a business that is competitive with that of the Company.
2. Term .
The term of Executives employment under this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with Section 6 hereof (the Employment Term).
3. Base Salary; Annual Bonus; Stock Options .
3.1 During the Employment Term, Executive initially shall be paid an annual base salary in the amount of $325,000 (such amount as adjusted, from time to time, the Base Salary), payable in biweekly (26) installments in accordance with the Companys payroll schedule from time to
time in effect. The Base Salary will be subject to review annually or on such periodic basis (not to exceed annually) as the Company reviews the compensation of its other senior executives and may be adjusted upwards in the sole discretion of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) or its designee. Executive will also receive a one-time signing bonus of $27,083.33, which amount is equal to one month of Executives base salary.
3.2 Executive will be eligible during each year of the Employment Term for consideration for an annual bonus (the Annual Bonus) equal to up to thirty-five percent (35%) of his then-current Base Salary, based upon the Companys assessment of the performance of Executive and the Company, at its sole discretion, to be paid prior to March 15th of the year following the year in which the Annual Bonus is earned. The Annual Bonus is based on the achievement of individual and Company written goals established on an annual basis and on overall Company performance. Executive shall be eligible for a pro-rated Annual Bonus for 2015. The Board may in its discretion award Executive a more generous bonus.
3.3 On the Effective Date, the Company shall grant to Executive options to purchase 150,000 shares of the Companys common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of such stock on the date of grant pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Companys 2015 Stock Plan (the Stock Plan) and the Companys standard form of option agreement. To the extent allowed by law, the options shall be treated as incentive stock options. The options shall vest as follows: (a) 25% of the options will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and (b) the remaining 75% will vest in substantially equal monthly installments over the next 36 months following such first anniversary, such that the option is 100% vested as of the fourth anniversary of the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all of Executives unvested equity shall accelerate and become immediately vested and exercisable upon the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(c). In addition, Executive shall be eligible to receive stock option grants, stock bonuses, restricted stock grants or other equity compensation awards granted to Executive from time to time by the Board in its sole discretion and to participate in any equity compensation plan that may be established by the Company for Executive or its executive team generally.
4. Benefits .
Executive shall be entitled to participate in employee benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company generally to its employees of comparable title or responsibilities during the Employment Term.
5. Business Expenses .
Executive shall be entitled to receive an American Express Corporate Card (or other card should the Company change to another card issuer), for business related expenses and prompt reimbursement will be made for all reasonable and customary expenses incurred by him in performing services hereunder during the Employment Term, provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company.
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6. Termination .
6.1 Executives employment will terminate effective on the date of his death.
6.2 The Company may terminate Executives employment upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if Executive becomes Disabled. Executive will be considered Disabled if he is unable to perform the essential functions of his position as Chief Financial Officer, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for a period of ninety (90) calendar days, whether or not consecutive, within any rolling twelve (12) month period.
6.3 The Company may terminate Executives employment on contemporaneous written notice for Cause. Cause means: (a) Executives substantial failure to perform any of his duties as Chief Financial Officer or to follow reasonable, lawful directions of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer; (b) Executives willful misconduct or willful malfeasance in connection with his employment; (c) Executives commission of, conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or any other crime involving moral turpitude; (d) Executives material breach of any provision of this Agreement, the Companys bylaws or any other written agreement with the Company; (e) Executives engaging in misconduct that causes significant injury to the Company, financial or otherwise, or to its reputation; or (f) any act, omission or circumstance constituting cause under the law governing this Agreement.
6.4 The Company may terminate Executives employment without Cause on sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Executive.
6.5 Executive may resign his employment without Good Reason (as defined below in Section 6.6) on thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company.
6.6 Executive may resign his employment for Good Reason, provided that within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the event of Good Reason, Executive gives the Company written notice, pursuant to Section 16, of such event. The Company has thirty (30) days after the date the Company receives the notice to cure the event, and if the Company fails to cure the event, Executive must resign his employment within sixty (60) days of the notice date. Good Reason means the Company: (a) materially reduces Executives title, or responsibilities; (b) relocates its headquarters more than sixty (60) miles from their current location (unless the relocation results in the headquarters being closer to Executives residence); (c) materially reduces Executives Base Salary; or (d) breaches a material term of this Agreement. Good Reason must also meet the requirements for a good reason termination in accordance with IRS Code Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n)(2), and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.
6.7 Executive agrees to resign any and all positions with the Company upon the termination of his employment for any reason, which resignations shall take effect on the effective date of the termination of his employment.
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7. Payments on Termination .
7.1 If the Company terminates Executives employment because of Executives death under Section 6.1, because Executive becomes Disabled under Section 6.2, for Cause under Section 6.3, or due to Executives resignation from employment without Good Reason under Section 6.5, the Company shall provide to Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) a payment equal to the portion of Executives Base Salary that has accrued prior to the termination that has not yet been paid;
(b) to the extent required by law and the Companys written vacation policy, an amount equal to the value of Executives accrued but unused vacation days calculated at a rate of $1,250.00 per day (which accrual shall be subject to a cap of vacation that may be accrued over one year and nine months);
(c) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of the Company prior to the termination and not yet reimbursed; and
(d) the Annual Bonus related to the most recently completed calendar year, if earned and not already paid ((a) through (d) are collectively the Accrued Obligations).
The payments described in Sections 7.1(a), (b) and (d) shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or as otherwise allowable by law. The expense reimbursement described in Section 7.1(c) shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or on the earliest practicable date after Executive provides proof of the expenses and their business purpose.
7.2 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
(b) payments equal to Executives then-current Base Salary for a period of twelve (12) months, payable on the Companys normal paydays; and
(c) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
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7.3 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6 in the one year period following the effective date of a Change in Control, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
(b) a lump sum payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executives then current Base Salary;
(c) all stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and other incentive compensation granted to Executive by the Company shall vest and be immediately exercisable and Executive may exercise all such vested options and rights, and shall receive payments and distributions accordingly; and
(d) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
Change in Control means: (i) any Person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by the Company or its affiliates or by any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transaction which the Board of Directors does not approve; (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets; or (iv) a change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors, and provided in each such case the Change in Control also meets the requirements of a Change in Control Event within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). Incumbent Directors mean the directors who either (A) are directors of the Company
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as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
7.4 The payments described in Sections 7.2(b) and (c) and 7.3(b), (c) and (d) shall be paid or commence, subject to Section 19 below, within ninety (90) days of Executives termination of employment, provided that prior to the expiration of the ninety (90) day period, Executive has delivered to the Company a general release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company and the release has become enforceable and irrevocable. If the ninety (90) day period begins in one tax year and ends in the following tax year, the payments will commence in the following tax year. In all cases, the first payment will include all amounts that would have been paid to Executive under Sections 7.2(b) and (c) between the date the termination of Executives employment became effective and the first payment date.
7.5 The foregoing payments upon Executives termination shall constitute the exclusive payments due Executive upon termination of his employment with the Company under this Agreement or otherwise, provided, however that except as stated above, such payments shall have no effect on any benefits which may be payable to Executive under any plan of the Company which provides benefits after termination of employment.
8. Taxes .
Any amounts or benefits payable or provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid or provided to Executive subject to all applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company pursuant to relevant federal, state and/or local law. Executive shall be solely responsible for all taxes imposed on Executive by reason of his receipt of any amounts of compensation or benefits payable hereunder. The Company makes no representation, warranty or promise regarding the tax treatment of any payment or benefit provided to Executive.
9. Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation .
9.1 As a condition of employment under this Agreement, Executive is required to execute, deliver to the Company and comply with the Employee Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
9.2 While Executive is employed by the Company, and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, neither Executive nor any Executive-Controlled Person (as defined below) will, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, or make an unsolicited recommendation to any other person that it employs or solicits for employment any person who is or was, at any time during the one (1) year period prior to the termination date, an officer, Executive or key employee of the Company or any affiliate of the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term Executive-Controlled Person means any company, partnership, firm or other entity as to which Executive possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
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9.3 Executive agrees that the provisions of this Section 9 are reasonable and necessary for the Companys protection and that they may not be adequately enforced by an action for damages and that, in the event of a material breach of this Section 9 by Executive or any Executive-Controlled Person, the Company shall be entitled to apply for and obtain injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the breach or threatened breach of such violation or otherwise to enforce specifically such provisions against such violation, without the necessity of the posting of any bond by the Company. Executive further covenants under this Section 9 that the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or other benefits that Executive directly or indirectly has realized and/or may realize as a result of, growing out of or in connection with any such violation. Such remedy shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any injunctive relief or other legal equitable remedy to which the Company is or may be entitled.
10. Indemnification .
The Company, to the extent permitted by its Articles and By Laws, shall indemnify Executive for all claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities of every nature whatsoever incurred by Executive to any third party as a result of Executives acts or omissions as an employee of the Company, but excluding from such indemnification any claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, or liabilities incurred by Executive as a result of Executives bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence.
11. Attorneys Fees and Expenses .
The Company and Executive agree that in the event of litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other party to the prevailing partys reasonable attorney fees and expenses. Reimbursements under this Section 11 will be paid within sixty (60) days from the date it is determined that Executive is entitled to payment under this Section 11.
12. Amendments .
This Agreement may not be altered, modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto.
13. Assignments .
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided , however , that any payments and benefits owed to Executive under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of his heirs and personal representatives.
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14. Waiver .
Waiver by any party hereto of any breach or default by any other party of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default, whether similar to or different from the breach or default waived.
15. Severability .
In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
16. Notices .
All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to Executive:
Matthew M. Loar
If to OXiGENE:
OXiGENE, Inc.
701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Chair of the Board of Directors
Or to such other address or such other person as Executive or the Company shall designate in writing in accordance with this Section 16, except that notices regarding changes in notices shall be effective only upon receipt.
17. Headings .
Headings to Sections in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be a part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
18. Governing Law; Venue .
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of California in connection with any claim or controversy arising out of or connected with this Agreement, and said courts shall be the exclusive fora for the resolution of any such claim or controversy. Service of process in any such proceeding may be made upon each of the parties hereto at the address of such party as determined in accordance with Section 16 of this Agreement, subject to the applicable rules of the court in which such action is brought.
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19. Compliance with Code Section 409A .
19.1 If any of the benefits set forth in this Agreement are deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto (Code Section 409A), any termination of employment triggering payment of such benefits must constitute a separation from service under Code Section 409A before distribution of such benefits can commence. For purposes of clarification, this paragraph shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a separation from service occurs.
19.2 It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. Neither the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Code Section 409A.
19.3 Any reimbursements or direct payment of Executives expenses subject to Code Section 409A shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expense is incurred by Executive. Any reimbursement or right to direct payment of Executives expense in one calendar year shall not affect the amount that may be reimbursed or paid for in any other calendar year and a reimbursement or payment of Executives expense (or right thereto) may not be exchanged or liquidated for another benefit or payment.
19.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Code Section 409A(a)(1), such that if a provision is ambiguous and may be interpreted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A(a)(1), the parties intend that interpretation to apply. For purposes of clarification, this Section 19.4 shall be a rule of construction and interpretation and nothing in this Section 19.4 shall cause a forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive.
19.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount (including imputed income) to be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement as a result of Executives termination of employment is deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, and if Executive is a Specified Employee (as defined under Code Section 409A) as of the date of Executives termination of employment hereunder, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of excise taxes or other penalties under Code Section 409A, the payment of benefits, if any, scheduled to be paid by Company to Executive hereunder during the first six (6) month period following the date of a termination of employment hereunder shall not be paid until the date which is the first business day after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment for any reason other than death. Any deferred compensation payments delayed in accordance with the terms of this Section 19.5 shall be paid in a lump sum after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment. Any other payments will be made according to the timing provided for herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OXiGENE and Executive have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
OXiGENE, INC. | MR. MATTHEW M. LOAR | |||||||
By: | /s/ Dr. William D. Schwieterman | /s/ Matthew M. Loar | ||||||
Name: Dr. William D. Schwieterman Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit A
EMPLOYEE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.3
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the Agreement) is entered into as of May 12, 2015 by and between OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Dr. David Chaplin, an individual (the Executive).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company previously retained Executive to serve as the Companys Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the terms of an Employment Agreement dated May 16, 2014, which was amended by Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement dated August 7, 2014 (as amended, the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain Executive to serve as the Companys Chief Scientific Officer and Executive has agreed to serve as the Companys Chief Scientific Officer; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions on which Executive will serve as the Companys Chief Scientific Officer, which shall supersede and replace in its entirety the Prior Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby mutually acknowledged, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
1. | Employment. |
1.1 Executive shall serve in the capacity of Chief Scientific Officer, and shall have the duties, responsibilities and authority assigned to Executive by the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, to whom he shall report. Executive shall remain on the Board and shall serve in that capacity until such time as the termination of his employment with the Company. Executive agrees that, upon the effective date of his termination, he shall resign any and all Board positions, with such resignation to take effect on the effective date of his termination.
1.2 In addition, the Executive will agree to serve at the Companys request from time to time as a research scholar or guest lecturer at the academic institutions with which the Company maintains a business relationship, including without limitation, Baylor University, UT Southwestern, the University of Florida and/or Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University.
1.3 Executive, so long as he is employed hereunder, (i) shall devote substantially all of his full professional time and attention to the services required of him as an employee of the Company, except as otherwise agreed and except as permitted in accordance with paid vacation time subject to the Companys existing vacation policy, and subject to the Companys existing policies pertaining to reasonable periods of absence due to sickness, personal injury or other disability, (ii) shall use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, and (iii) shall discharge his responsibilities in a diligent and faithful manner, consistent with sound business practices.
1.4 Notwithstanding the above, Executive may continue to serve as a consultant/advisor for the entities listed on Exhibit A provided that such service does not create any conflicts, ethical or otherwise, with Executives responsibilities to the Company and further provided that Executives time commitments do not unreasonably interfere with his fulfillment of his responsibilities hereunder, as determined by the Company.
1.5 Executive shall perform his duties and responsibilities, and exercise his authority pursuant to this Agreement exclusively within the United States of America. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, Executive is specifically prohibited from performing any of his duties or exercising his authority as Chief Scientific Officer within the United Kingdom. Executives violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 1.5 shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.
2. | Term. |
The term of Executives employment under this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue until terminated by either party in accordance with Section 6 hereof (the Employment Term).
3. | Base Salary; Annual Bonus; Stock Options. |
3.1 During the Employment Term, Executive initially shall be paid an annual base salary in the amount of $130,000 (such amount as adjusted, from time to time, the Base Salary), payable in biweekly (26) installments in accordance with the Companys payroll schedule from time to time in effect. The Base Salary will be subject to review annually or on such periodic basis (not to exceed annually) as the Company reviews the compensation of its other senior executives and may be adjusted upwards in the sole discretion of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) or its designee.
3.2 Executive will be eligible during each year of the Employment Term for consideration for an annual bonus (the Annual Bonus) equal to up to thirty-five percent (35%) of his then-current Base Salary, based upon the Companys assessment of the performance of Executive and the Company, at its sole discretion, to be paid prior to March 15th of the year following the year in which the Annual Bonus is earned. The Annual Bonus is based on the achievement of individual and Company written goals established on an annual basis and on overall Company performance. Executive shall be eligible for a pro-rated Annual Bonus for 2015. The Board may in its discretion award Executive a more generous bonus.
3.3 Executive will be eligible to receive equity-based awards pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Companys 2015 Stock Plan and to participate in any equity compensation plan that may be established by the Company for Executive or its executive team generally.
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4. | Benefits. |
Executive shall be entitled to participate in employee benefit plans and arrangements made available by the Company generally to its employees of comparable title or responsibilities during the Employment Term. In addition, the Company shall (i) reimburse Executive or pay on his behalf the costs of living expenses when travelling on Company business, and (ii) reimburse Executive or pay on his behalf the cost of one, business class roundtrip ticket between San Francisco and London per month.
5. | Business Expenses. |
Executive shall be entitled to receive an American Express Corporate Card (or other card should the Company change to another card issuer), for business related expenses and prompt reimbursement will be made for all reasonable and customary expenses incurred by him in performing services hereunder during the Employment Term, provided that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company.
6. | Termination. |
6.1 Executives employment will terminate effective on the date of his death.
6.2 The Company may terminate Executives employment upon thirty (30) days prior written notice if Executive becomes Disabled. Executive will be considered Disabled if he is unable to perform the essential functions of his position as Chief Scientific Officer, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for a period of ninety (90) calendar days, whether or not consecutive, within any rolling twelve (12) month period.
6.3 The Company may terminate Executives employment on contemporaneous written notice for Cause. Cause means: (a) Executives substantial failure to perform any of his duties as Chief Scientific Officer or to follow reasonable, lawful directions of the Chief Executive Officer or the Board; (b) Executives willful misconduct or willful malfeasance in connection with his employment; (c) Executives commission of, conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, any crime constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or any other crime involving moral turpitude; (d) Executives material breach of any provision of this Agreement, the Companys bylaws or any other written agreement with the Company; (e) Executives engaging in misconduct that causes significant injury to the Company, financial or otherwise, or to its reputation; or (f) any act, omission or circumstance constituting cause under the law governing this Agreement.
6.4 The Company may terminate Executives employment without Cause on sixty (60) daysprior written notice to the Executive.
6.5 Executive may resign his employment without Good Reason on thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company.
6.6 Executive may resign his employment for Good Reason, provided that within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of the event of Good Reason, Executive gives the Company
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written notice of the event pursuant to Section 15, the Company has thirty (30) days after the date the Company receives the notice to cure the event, and if the Company fails to cure the event, Executive resigns his employment within sixty (60) days of the notice date. Good Reason means the Company: (a) materially reduces Executives title, or responsibilities; (b) relocates its U.S. headquarters more than sixty (60) miles from their current location (unless the relocation results in the headquarters being closer to Executives residence); (c) materially reduces Executives Base Salary; or (d) breaches a material term of this Agreement. Good Reason must also meet the requirements for a good reason termination in accordance with IRS Code Treasury Regulation §1.409A-1(n)(2), and any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto.
6.7. Executive agrees to resign any and all Board and officer positions upon the termination of his employment for any reason, which resignations shall take effect on the effective date of the termination of his employment.
7. | Payments on Termination. |
7.1 If the Company terminates Executives employment for Cause under Section 6.3, because of Executives death under Section 6.1 or because Executive becomes Disabled under Section 6.2, or Executive resigns his employment without Good Reason under Section 6.5, the Company shall provide to Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) a payment equal to the portion of Executives Base Salary that has accrued prior to the termination that has not yet been paid;
(b) to the extent required by law and the Companys written vacation policy, an amount equal to the value of the Executives accrued but unused vacation days, calculated at a rate of $846.15 per day;
(c) the amount of any expenses properly incurred by Executive on behalf of the Company prior to the termination and not yet reimbursed; and
(d) the Annual Bonus related to the most recently completed calendar year, if earned and not already paid ((a) through (d) collectively, the Accrued Obligations).
The payments described in Sections 7.1(a), (b) and (d), shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or as otherwise allowable by law. The expense reimbursement described in Section 7.1(c) shall be payable on Executives last day of employment, or on the earliest practicable date after Executive provides proof of the expenses and their business purpose.
7.2 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
(b) payments equal to Executives then-current Base Salary for a period of twelve (12) months, payable on the Companys normal paydays; and
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(c) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
7.3 If the Company terminates Executives employment without Cause under Section 6.4 or Executive resigns his employment with Good Reason under Section 6.6 in the one year period following the effective date of a Change in Control, the Company will provide Executive the following termination compensation:
(a) the Accrued Obligations, payable in accordance with terms of Section 7.1 above;
(b) A lump sum payment of an amount equal to twelve (12) months of Executives then current Base Salary;
(c) all stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and other incentive compensation granted to Executive by the Company shall vest and be immediately exercisable and Executive may exercise all such vested options and rights, and shall receive payments and distributions accordingly; and
(d) should Executive timely elect and be eligible for COBRA coverage, payment of Executives COBRA premiums for Executive and Executives immediate familys medical and dental insurance coverage for a period of twelve (12) months; provided, that the Company shall have no obligation to provide such coverage if Executive becomes eligible for medical and dental coverage with another employer, provided that if the payment of the Executives premiums would violate the nondiscrimination rules or cause the reimbursement of claims to be taxable under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 or Section 105(h) of the Code, the Company paid premiums shall be treated as taxable payments and be subject to imputed income tax treatment to the extent necessary to eliminate any discriminatory treatment or taxation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Act or Section 105(h) of the Code. Executive shall give prompt written notice to the Company on attaining such eligibility.
Change in Control means: (i) any Person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Companys then outstanding voting securities (excluding for this purpose any such voting securities held by the Company or its affiliates or by any employee benefit plan of the Company) pursuant to a transaction or a series of related transaction which the Board of Directors does not approve; (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company whether or not approved by the Board of Directors,
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other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or the parent of such corporation) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or parent of such corporation, as the case may be, outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets; or (iv) a change in the composition of the Board of Directors, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors, and provided in each such case the Change in Control also meets the requirements of a Change in Control Event within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5). Incumbent Directors mean the directors who either (A) are directors of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors to the Company).
7.4 The payments described in Sections 7.2(b), (c) and (d), and Sections 7.3(b), (c), (d) and (e), shall be paid or commence to be paid within ninety (90) days of Executives termination of employment, provided that prior to the expiration of the ninety (90) day period, Executive has delivered to the Company a general release of claims in a form determined by the Company and the release has become enforceable and irrevocable. If the ninety (90) day period begins in one tax year and ends in the following tax year, the payments will commence in the following tax year. In all cases, the first payment will include all amounts that would have been paid to Executive under Sections 7.2(b), (c) and (d), and Sections 7.3(b), (c), (d) and (e), between the date the termination of Executives employment became effective and the first payment date.
7.5 The foregoing payments upon Executives termination shall constitute the exclusive payments due Executive upon termination of his employment with the Company under this Agreement or otherwise, provided, however that except as stated above, such payments shall have no effect on any benefits which may be payable to Executive under any plan of the Company which provides benefits after termination of employment.
8. | Taxes. |
Any amounts or benefits payable or provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid or provided to Executive subject to all applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company pursuant to relevant federal, state and/or local law. Executive shall be solely responsible for all taxes imposed on Executive by reason of his receipt of any amounts of compensation or benefits payable hereunder. The Company makes no representation, warranty or promise regarding the tax treatment of any payment or benefit provided to Executive.
8 | Confidentiality; Non-Solicitation. |
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8.1 The Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement previously signed by Executive shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
8.2 While Executive is employed by the Company, and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of his employment, neither Executive nor any Executive-Controlled Person (as defined below) will, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly solicit for employment, or make an unsolicited recommendation to any other person that it employs or solicits for employment any person who is or was, at any time during the one (1) year period prior to the termination date, an officer, Executive or key employee of the Company or any affiliate of the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term Executive-Controlled Person means any company, partnership, firm or other entity as to which Executive possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
8.3 Executive agrees that the provisions of this Section 8 are reasonable and necessary for the Companys protection and that they may not be adequately enforced by an action for damages and that, in the event of a material breach of this Section 8 by Executive or any Executive-Controlled Person, the Company shall be entitled to apply for and obtain injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the breach or threatened breach of such violation or otherwise to enforce specifically such provisions against such violation, without the necessity of the posting of any bond by the Company. Executive further covenants under this Section 8 that the Company shall be entitled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, commissions, remuneration or other benefits that Executive directly or indirectly has realized and/or may realize as a result of, growing out of or in connection with any such violation. Such remedy shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any injunctive relief or other legal equitable remedy to which the Company is or may be entitled.
9 | Indemnification |
The Company, to the extent permitted by its Articles and By Laws, shall indemnify Executive for all claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities of every nature whatsoever incurred by Executive to any third party as a result of Executives acts or omissions as an employee of the Company, but excluding from such indemnification any claims, losses, expenses, costs, obligations, or liabilities incurred by Executive as a result of Executives bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence.
10 | Attorneys Fees and Expenses |
The Company and Executive agree that in the event of litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other party to the prevailing partys reasonable attorney fees and expenses. Reimbursements under this Section 10 will be paid within sixty (60) days from the date it is determined that Executive is entitled to payment under this Section 10.
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11 | Amendments |
This Agreement may not be altered, modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by each of the parties hereto.
12 | Assignments |
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that any payments and benefits owed to Executive under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of his heirs and personal representatives.
13 | Waiver. |
Waiver by any party hereto of any breach or default by any other party of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach or default, whether similar to or different from the breach or default waived.
14 | Severability |
In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
15 | Notices |
All notices and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to Executive:
Dr. David Chaplin
If to OXiGENE:
OXiGENE, Inc.
701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attn: Chair of the Board of Directors
Or to such other address or such other person as Executive or the Company shall designate in writing in accordance with this Section 15, except that notices regarding changes in notices shall be effective only upon receipt.
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16 | Headings |
Headings to Sections in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and are not intended to be a part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
17 | Governing Law; Venue |
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of California without reference to the principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties hereto consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the state of California in connection with any claim or controversy arising out of or connected with this Agreement, and said courts shall be the exclusive fora for the resolution of any such claim or controversy. Service of process in any such proceeding may be made upon each of the parties hereto at the address of such party as determined in accordance with Section 15 of this Agreement, subject to the applicable rules of the court in which such action is brought.
18 | All Other Agreements Superseded |
This Agreement and the Executives Confidentiality and Inventions Agreement collectively contain the entire agreement between Executive and the Company with respect to all matters relating to Executives employment with the Company and, as of the date hereof, supersede and replace any other agreements, written or oral, between the parties relating to the terms or conditions of Executives employment with the Company including, without limitation, the Prior Agreement.
19 | Compliance with Code Section 409A |
19.1 If any of the benefits set forth in this Agreement are deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute, regulation and guidance thereto (Code Section 409A), any termination of employment triggering payment of such benefits must constitute a separation from service under Code Section 409A before distribution of such benefits can commence. For purposes of clarification, this paragraph shall not cause any forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive, but shall only act as a delay until such time as a separation from service occurs.
19.2 It is intended that each installment of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Code Section 409A. Neither the Company nor Executive shall have the right to accelerate or defer the delivery of any such payments or benefits except to the extent specifically permitted or required by Code Section 409A.
19.3 Any reimbursements or direct payment of Executives expenses subject to Code Section 409A shall be made no later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such expense is incurred by Executive. Any reimbursement or right to direct payment of Executives expense in one calendar year shall not affect the amount that may be reimbursed or paid for in any other calendar year and a reimbursement or payment of Executives expense (or right thereto) may not be exchanged or liquidated for another benefit or payment.
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19.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement shall be interpreted and at all times administered in a manner that avoids the inclusion of compensation in income under Code Section 409A(a)(1), such that if a provision is ambiguous and may be interpreted in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A(a)(1), the parties intend that interpretation to apply. For purposes of clarification, this Section 19.4 shall be a rule of construction and interpretation and nothing in this Section 19.4 shall cause a forfeiture of benefits on the part of Executive.
19.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any amount (including imputed income) to be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement as a result of Executives termination of employment is deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A, and if Executive is a Specified Employee (as defined under Code Section 409A) as of the date of Executives termination of employment hereunder, then, to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of excise taxes or other penalties under Code Section 409A, the payment of benefits, if any, scheduled to be paid by Company to Executive hereunder during the first six (6) month period following the date of a termination of employment hereunder shall not be paid until the date which is the first business day after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment for any reason other than death. Any deferred compensation payments delayed in accordance with the terms of this Section 19.5 shall be paid in a lump sum after six (6) months have elapsed since Executives termination of employment. Any other payments will be made according to the timing provided for herein.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OXiGENE and Executive have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
OXIGENE, INC. | DR. DAVID CHAPLIN | |||||
By: |
/s/ Frederick W. Driscoll |
/s/ Dr. David Chaplin |
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Name: | Frederick W. Driscoll | |||||
Title: | Chairman of the Board |
Exhibit A
ACCEPTABLE ONGOING OUTSIDE SERVICES
Services for OXiGENE in the United Kingdom pursuant to a consulting agreement between OXiGENE and Aston Biopharma, Ltd., United Kingdom
Services for International Discovery Services and Consulting pursuant to consulting agreement with International Discovery Services and Consulting, Michigan
Services as director for Smart Matrix, Ltd., United Kingdom
Services as director for PHusis Therapeutics, Inc., California
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Exhibit 10.4
SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (Agreement) is made and entered into by and between Barbara Riching (Employee) and OXiGENE, Inc. (Company), and inures to the benefit of each of Companys current, former and future, as applicable, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns. The term Parties used in this Agreement means Company and Employee collectively.
RECITALS
A. Employee is an at-will employee of Company, working pursuant to an employment agreement dated February 27, 2013 and a November 12, 2014 amendment thereto;
B. Employee will separate from Company effective June 3, 2015 (the Separation Date); and
C. The Parties want to resolve any and all actual or potential disputes arising out of or relating to Employees employment with Company or the cessation of that employment.
Company and Employee hereby agree as follows:
1. Severance Benefit. In consideration of the covenants and releases in this Agreement, Company will: (a) pay Employee a severance benefit of six months of Employees annual base salary effective as of the Separation Date (reflecting Employees annual base salary as recently increased to reflect a five business day work week), less withholdings authorized or required by law, in accordance with Companys normal payroll cycle, commencing on the first payroll cycle after the Effective Date of this Agreement; and (b) reimburse Employee for six months, starting the month immediately after the Effective Date, for Employees monthly COBRA premiums, subject to applicable laws and requirements and Employees eligibility and compliance with COBRA and insurance requirements. After the six-month period referenced herein, Company will no longer pay or reimburse Employee for any COBRA or other health insurance premiums. However, if Employee obtains other health insurance coverage from another employer, company, or business entity within the six months after the Effective Date, Company will no longer be required to pay for or reimburse Employee for COBRA. Employee is required to inform Company immediately after Employee learns she will be covered by other health insurance and when that coverage begins. Together, Sections 1(a)-(b) hereof are the Severance Benefit. Employee must comply with all of the terms of this Agreement, and her Employee Proprietary Information and Assignment of Inventions Agreement (Confidentiality Agreement) in order to receive, or continue to receive, the Severance Benefit. Employee acknowledges and agrees that but for her agreement to enter into, and provide the releases in, this Agreement, she is not entitled to the Severance Benefit. Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the Severance Benefit does not constitute, in any way, any sort of severance plan.
2. Wages and Vacation Time Paid. Employee acknowledges that Company paid Employee on Separation Date all of Employees wages due and owing and paid for all accrued-but-unused paid time off. Employee acknowledges that she has received all wages or
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compensation that Company owes her. Additionally, Employee acknowledges that Company has reimbursed her for all Company business expenses she has incurred up through the Separation Date. Employees receipt of these wages, accrued benefits, and reimbursements was not conditioned upon the execution of this Agreement.
Health Benefits. Company provided Employee with health insurance during her employment with Company. If Employee wants to continue her health insurance coverage, she acknowledges she must do so through COBRA. Except as set forth above in Section 1. Company will not be paying for or reimbursing Employee for any health insurance costs or premiums (COBRA) after her separation from Company.
4. Equity. Employee is vested in options to purchase (i) 45,000 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Companys 2005 Stock Plan and (ii) 37,500 shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. Such Options may be exercised for three (3) months from the date hereof, pursuant to the provisions of the respective plan under which they were granted.
5. Reference Requests. If contacted by prospective employers, Company will release information concerning only the dates of Employees employment and the last position held. Company will inform prospective employers that it is Company policy to release only this information.
6. Release and Waiver by Employee: Employee, on behalf of herself and her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns and successors, fully and forever releases and discharges Company, and, as applicable, its current, former and future subsidiaries and related entities, successors, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees and assigns (collectively Releasees), from any and all claims, liabilities and causes of action, of every nature, kind and description, in law, equity or otherwise, which have arisen, occurred or existed at any time prior to her signing of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any and all claims, liabilities and causes of action arising out of or relating to Employees employment with Company or the cessation of that employment.
7. Waiver of Employment-Related Claims. Employee waives and releases, except the potential claims identified below, all rights, remedies, or claims she may have had or now has against Company or any of the Releasees regarding employment-related causes of action, that are applicable to Employee and Company and to which Company is subject, including without limitation, claims of wrongful discharge, breach of contract, retaliation, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, violation of public policy, claims that she is or was a whistleblower, defamation, discrimination, personal injury, physical injury, emotional distress, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans With Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Federal Rehabilitation Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the provisions of the California Labor Code and any other federal, state or local laws and regulations relating to employment, conditions of employment (including wage and hour laws) and/or employment discrimination. Claims not covered by the Employees waiver and release are: (a) claims for unemployment insurance benefits, (b) claims under Californias Workers Compensation laws, (c) claims relating to the
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Companys express obligations under this Agreement, (d) claims that cannot be waived or released as a matter of law (including, without limitation, administrative claims before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), including Employee testifying, assisting or participating in an investigation or proceeding by the EEOC or any comparable state or local agency), and (e) claims under that certain Indemnification Agreement with the Company dated as of June 24, 2014. Employee represents and warrants that she does not believe she currently has any work related injuries. Employees waiver and release, however, are intended to be a complete bar to any recovery or personal benefit by or to Employee regarding any claim (except those which cannot be released under law), including those raised through a charge with the EEOC. Accordingly, nothing in this section will be deemed to limit Companys right to seek immediate dismissal of the charge or complaint on the basis that Employees signing of this Agreement constitutes a full release of any individual rights under the federal discrimination laws, or to seek restitution to the extent permitted by law of the economic benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement in the event Employee successfully challenges the validity of this release and prevails in any claim under the federal discrimination laws.
8. Waiver of Unknown Claims. In executing this Agreement, Employee waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits granted to Employee under the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code or any similar statute or doctrine. Civil Code section 1542 provides as follows:
A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.
Employee acknowledges that she has read all of this Agreement, including the above Civil Code section, and that both the general release and Employees release of all rights and benefits pursuant to Civil Code section 1542 are fully understood. In waiving the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, Employee acknowledges that she may later discover facts in addition to or different from those which she now believes to be true with respect to the matters released in this Agreement. But, she agrees that she has taken that possibility into account in reaching this Agreement, and that the releases in this Agreement will remain in effect as full and complete releases notwithstanding the discovery or existence of additional or different facts.
9. Severability. If a Court rules that any provision in this Agreement is unenforceable, it will not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions. The Court may enforce all remaining provisions to the extent permitted by law.
10. Confidentiality of Agreement. The Parties will not disclose to others, and will keep confidential, unless compelled by legal process or other legal requirements, including without limitation the Companys compliance with its obligations under the U.S. securities laws, both the fact of and terms of this Agreement. The Parties may disclose this information to attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors to whom the disclosure is necessary to accomplish the purposes for which these professional advisors were retained. Employee may
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disclose the terms of this Agreement to her family members if they agree in advance to keep this Agreement and its terms confidential. The Parties may disclose the terms of this Agreement as necessary to enforce its terms or to remedy for the breach of its terms. Employee acknowledges that keeping confidential the fact and terms of this Agreement is a material provision of this Agreement, and the breach of this provision will relieve Company of its obligation to pay or continue to pay the Severance Benefit and will allow Company to seek recovery of any amounts paid to Employee under this Agreement, subject to applicable laws.
11. Confidential Information. Employee acknowledges that, as a condition to her employment with Company, she executed the Confidentiality Agreement. This Agreement in no way affects, alters, or waives Employees obligations or Companys rights under the Confidentiality Agreement (together with its attached exhibits). Employees ongoing compliance with the Confidentiality Agreement is a material condition to this Agreement, and an express condition to Employees receipt of the Severance Benefit described in this Agreement.
12. Non-Disparagement. Employee agrees not to disparage, in any manner, Company, its parents, successors, sister companies, divisions or affiliates; provided, however, that Employee may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process. Companys officers and directors will not disparage Employee in any manner; provided, however, that Company and its officers and directors may respond accurately and fully to any question, inquiry or request for information when required by legal process.
13. Cooperation. Employee agrees to cooperate fully with Company in connection with any internal or external investigation, in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future (whether before or after the Separation Date) against or on behalf of Company or its affiliates, and to assist Company in responding to requests for information or documents from any governmental authority, relating to events or occurrences that transpired during Employees employment with. Company. Employees full cooperation will include, but not be limited to, meeting with representatives of Company and/or meeting with Company counsel (and providing truthful responses to any questions by Company or its counsel), cooperating in discovery, providing affidavits and testimony as may be required or deemed necessary by Company, and informing Company of any requests by any third party for Employees testimony or information or documents in Employees possession.
14. Return of Company Property. In order to receive the Severance Benefit, Employee must return all Company property in Employees possession, custody or control no later than five business days after the Separation Date.
15. Integrated Agreement. This Agreement (together with the agreements and documents to which it specifically refers) contains the entire agreement of the Parties concerning its subject matter. The Parties did not make any promises or representations to each other that do not appear in this Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all other agreements between the Parties excluding the Confidentiality Agreement.
16. Voluntary Execution. Employee has read and understands this Agreement. Employee voluntarily signs this Agreement. No person coerced Employee to sign this Agreement. Even if any of the facts or matters upon which Employee relied in making this Agreement prove to be otherwise, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
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17. Waiver, Amendment and Modification. No waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreements terms is effective unless it is in writing and signed by all parties affected by the waiver, amendment or modification. The Parties waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any other term or condition.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and those counterparts will be treated as if they were one signed document.
19. Employees Right To Release. Employee warrants and represents that (a) Employee has not assigned or transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, and that Employee will not in the future assign or transfer to any person or entity, any right or claim released by this Agreement, any part thereof, or any interest therein, and (b) Employee is the sole owner of the rights and claims released in this Agreement.
20. Venue and Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, enforceability, and performance of this Agreement must be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, exclusive of its choice-of-law rules. Any action arising under or relating to this Agreement must be commenced and maintained in the federal or state courts as applicable in San Francisco County, California. The parties agree to the personal jurisdiction of these Courts in San Francisco County.
21. Tax Liability. Employee assumes full responsibility for any and all taxes, interest and/or penalties that may be assessed upon the Severance Benefit.
22. Consideration/Revocation Period. This Agreement is intended to release and discharge any claims by Employee under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. To satisfy the requirements of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. section 626(f), as applicable:
(a) | Employee acknowledges that she has read and understands the terms of this Agreement. |
(b) | Employee acknowledges that she has been advised to consult with independent counsel regarding this Agreement, and that she has received all counsel necessary to willingly and knowingly enter into this Agreement. |
(c) | Employee understands that in signing this Agreement, Employee is not waiving rights or claims based on matters occurring after the date this Agreement is executed. |
(d) | Employee understands and agrees that Employee is waiving rights only in exchange for consideration that Employee was not already entitled to. |
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(e) | Employee understands that this Agreement does not prohibit Employee from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this release or waiver under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and does not impose any condition precedent, penalty, or costs for doing so unless specifically authorized by federal law. |
(0 | Employee acknowledges that she has been given twenty-one days to consider the terms of this Agreement (the Consideration Period), has taken sufficient time to consider whether to execute it, and has chosen to enter into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily. If Employee does not present an executed copy of this Agreement to the Company before the expiration of the Consideration Period, this Agreement and the offer it contains will lapse. |
(g) | During the seven days after the execution of this Agreement (should she elect to execute it), Employee may revoke this Agreement by delivering a written revocation (via facsimile, email or personal delivery) to the Company. This Agreement will not become effective until the eighth (8th) day after Employee executes and does not revoke it (the Effective Date). If Employee either fails to sign the Agreement during the Consideration Period, or revokes it prior to the Effective Date, she will not receive and/or be entitled to the Severance Benefit described in this Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the dates written below.
Dated: 6/22/15 |
/s/ Barbara Riching |
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Barbara Riching |
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OXiGENE, INC. |
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Dated: 6/23/2015 |
/s/ William Schwieterman, M.D. |
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By: | William Schwieterman, M.D. | |||||
Its: | Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 10.6
Option No.
OXiGENE, INC.
Stock Option Grant Notice
Stock Option Grant under the Companys
2015 Equity Incentive Plan
1. Name and Address of Participant: |
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2. Date of Option Grant: |
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3. Type of Grant: |
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4. Maximum Number of Shares for
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5. Exercise (purchase) price per share: |
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6. Option Expiration Date: |
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7. Vesting Start Date: |
8. | Vesting Schedule: This Option shall become exercisable (and the Shares issued upon exercise shall be vested) as follows provided the Participant is an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate on the applicable vesting date: |
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The foregoing rights are cumulative and are subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.
The Company and the Participant acknowledge receipt of this Stock Option Grant Notice and agree to the terms of the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and the terms of this Option Grant as set forth above.
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Participant |
OXiGENE, INC.
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENTINCORPORATED TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AGREEMENT made as of the date of grant set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice by and between OXiGENE, Inc. (the Company), a Delaware corporation, and the individual whose name appears on the Stock Option Grant Notice (the Participant).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Participant an Option to purchase shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the Shares), under and for the purposes set forth in the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan);
WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant understand and agree that any terms used and not defined herein have the same meanings as in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Participant each intend that the Option granted herein shall be of the type set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. | GRANT OF OPTION . |
The Company hereby grants to the Participant the right and option to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the number of Shares set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice, on the terms and conditions and subject to all the limitations set forth herein, under United States securities and tax laws, and in the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan.
2. | EXERCISE PRICE . |
The exercise price of the Shares covered by the Option shall be the amount per Share set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice, subject to adjustment, as provided in the Plan, in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split or other events affecting the holders of Shares after the date hereof (the Exercise Price). Payment shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 10 of the Plan.
3. | EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION . |
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, the Option granted hereby shall become vested and exercisable as set forth in the Stock Option Grant Notice and is subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.
4. | TERM OF OPTION . |
This Option shall terminate on the Option Expiration Date as specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice and, if this Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as an ISO and the Participant owns as of the date hereof more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or an Affiliate, such date may not be more than five years from the date of this Agreement, but shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Plan.
If the Participant ceases to be an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate for any reason other than the death or Disability of the Participant, or termination of the Participant for Cause (the Termination Date), the Option to the extent then vested and exercisable pursuant to Section 3 hereof as of the Termination Date, and not previously terminated in accordance with this Agreement, may be exercised within three months after the Termination Date, or on or prior to the Option Expiration Date as specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice, whichever is earlier, but may not be exercised thereafter except as set forth below. In such event, the unvested portion of the Option shall not be exercisable and shall expire and be cancelled on the Termination Date.
If this Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as an ISO and the Participant ceases to be an Employee of the Company or of an Affiliate but continues after termination of employment to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate as a director or Consultant, this Option shall continue to vest in accordance with Section 3 above as if this Option had not terminated until the Participant is no longer providing services to the Company. In such case, this Option shall automatically convert and be deemed a Non-Qualified Option as of the date that is three months from termination of the Participants employment and this Option shall continue on the same terms and conditions set forth herein until such Participant is no longer providing service to the Company or an Affiliate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of the Participants Disability or death within three months after the Termination Date, the Participant or the Participants Survivors may exercise the Option within one year after the Termination Date, but in no event after the Option Expiration Date as specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice.
In the event the Participants service is terminated by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause, the Participants right to exercise any unexercised portion of this Option even if vested shall cease immediately as of the time the Participant is notified his or her service is terminated for Cause, and this Option shall thereupon terminate. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if subsequent to the Participants termination, but prior to the exercise of the Option, the Administrator determines that, either prior or subsequent to the Participants termination, the Participant engaged in conduct which would constitute Cause, then the Participant shall immediately cease to have any right to exercise the Option and this Option shall thereupon terminate.
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In the event of the Disability of the Participant, as determined in accordance with the Plan, the Option shall be exercisable within one year after the Participants termination of service due to Disability or, if earlier, on or prior to the Option Expiration Date as specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:
(a) | to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of the Participants termination of service due to Disability; and |
(b) | in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of the Participants termination of service due to Disability of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not become Disabled. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the date of the Participants termination of service due to Disability. |
In the event of the death of the Participant while an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or of an Affiliate, the Option shall be exercisable by the Participants Survivors within one year after the date of death of the Participant or, if earlier, on or prior to the Option Expiration Date as specified in the Stock Option Grant Notice. In such event, the Option shall be exercisable:
(x) | to the extent that the Option has become exercisable but has not been exercised as of the date of death; and |
(y) | in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion through the date of death of any additional vesting rights that would have accrued on the next vesting date had the Participant not died. The proration shall be based upon the number of days accrued in the current vesting period prior to the Participants date of death. |
5. | METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION . |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Option may be exercised by written notice to the Company or its designee, in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (or in such other form acceptable to the Company, which may include electronic notice). Such notice shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised and shall be signed by the person exercising the Option (which signature may be provided electronically in a form acceptable to the Company). Payment of the Exercise Price for such Shares shall be made in accordance with Paragraph 10 of the Plan. The Company shall deliver such Shares as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received, provided, however, that the Company may delay issuance of such Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including, without limitation, state securities or blue sky laws). The Shares as to which the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the Companys share register in the name of the person so exercising the Option (or, if the Option shall be exercised by the Participant and if the Participant shall so request in the notice exercising the Option, shall be registered in the
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Companys share register in the name of the Participant and another person jointly, with right of survivorship) and shall be delivered as provided above to or upon the written order of the person exercising the Option. In the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to Section 4 hereof, by any person other than the Participant, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person to exercise the Option. All Shares that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and nonassessable.
6. | PARTIAL EXERCISE . |
Exercise of this Option to the extent above stated may be made in part at any time and from time to time within the above limits, except that no fractional share shall be issued pursuant to this Option.
7. | NON-ASSIGNABILITY . |
The Option shall not be transferable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. If this Option is a Non-Qualified Option then it may also be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act or the rules thereunder and the Participant, with the approval of the Administrator, may transfer the Option for no consideration to or for the benefit of the Participants Immediate Family (including, without limitation, to a trust for the benefit of the Participants Immediate Family or to a partnership or limited liability company for one or more members of the Participants Immediate Family), subject to such limits as the Administrator may establish, and the transferee shall remain subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to the Option prior to such transfer and each such transferee shall so acknowledge in writing as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of such transfer. The term Immediate Family shall mean the Participants spouse, former spouse, parents, children, stepchildren, adoptive relationships, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and grandchildren (and, for this purpose, shall also include the Participant). Except as provided above in this paragraph, the Option shall be exercisable, during the Participants lifetime, only by the Participant (or, in the event of legal incapacity or incompetency, by the Participants guardian or representative) and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option or of any rights granted hereunder contrary to the provisions of this Section 7, or the levy of any attachment or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void.
8. | NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE . |
The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to this Agreement until registration of the Shares in the Companys share register in the name of the Participant. Except as is expressly provided in the Plan with respect to certain changes in the capitalization of the Company, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or similar rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such registration.
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9. | ADJUSTMENTS . |
The Plan contains provisions covering the treatment of Options in a number of contingencies such as stock splits and mergers. Provisions in the Plan for adjustment with respect to stock subject to Options and the related provisions with respect to successors to the business of the Company are hereby made applicable hereunder and are incorporated herein by reference.
10. | TAXES . |
The Participant acknowledges that any income or other taxes due from him or her with respect to this Option or the Shares issuable pursuant to this Option shall be the Participants responsibility. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Participant was free to use professional advisors of his or her choice in connection with this Agreement, has received advice from his or her professional advisors in connection with this Agreement, understands its meaning and import, and is entering into this Agreement freely and without coercion or duress; (ii) the Participant has not received and is not relying upon any advice, representations or assurances made by or on behalf of the Company or any Affiliate or any employee of or counsel to the Company or any Affiliate regarding any tax or other effects or implications of the Option, the Shares or other matters contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) neither the Administrator, the Company, its Affiliates, nor any of its officers or directors, shall be held liable for any applicable costs, taxes, or penalties associated with the Option if, in fact, the Internal Revenue Service were to determine that the Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code.
If this Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as a Non-Qualified Option or if the Option is an ISO and is converted into a Non-Qualified Option and such Non-Qualified Option is exercised, the Participant agrees that the Company may withhold from the Participants remuneration, if any, the minimum statutory amount of federal, state and local withholding taxes attributable to such amount that is considered compensation includable in such persons gross income. At the Companys discretion, the amount required to be withheld may be withheld in cash from such remuneration, or in kind from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant on exercise of the Option. The Participant further agrees that, if the Company does not withhold an amount from the Participants remuneration sufficient to satisfy the Companys income tax withholding obligation, the Participant will reimburse the Company on demand, in cash, for the amount under-withheld.
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11. | PURCHASE FOR INVESTMENT . |
Unless the offering and sale of the Shares to be issued upon the particular exercise of the Option shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue the Shares covered by such exercise unless the Company has determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and until the following conditions have been fulfilled:
(a) | The person(s) who exercise the Option shall warrant to the Company, at the time of such exercise, that such person(s) are acquiring such Shares for their own respective accounts, for investment, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such Shares, in which event the person(s) acquiring such Shares shall be bound by the provisions of the following legend which shall be endorsed upon any certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued pursuant to such exercise: |
The shares represented by this certificate have been taken for investment and they may not be sold or otherwise transferred by any person, including a pledgee, unless (1) either (a) a Registration Statement with respect to such shares shall be effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or (b) the Company shall have received an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it that an exemption from registration under such Act is then available, and (2) there shall have been compliance with all applicable state securities laws; and
(b) | If the Company so requires, the Company shall have received an opinion of its counsel that the Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in compliance with the Securities Act without registration thereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may delay issuance of the Shares until completion of any action or obtaining of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law (including without limitation state securities or blue sky laws). |
12. | RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES . |
12.1 The Participant agrees that in the event the Company proposes to offer for sale to the public any of its equity securities and such Participant is requested by the Company and any underwriter engaged by the Company in connection with such offering to sign an agreement restricting the sale or other transfer of Shares, then it will promptly sign such agreement and will not transfer, whether in privately negotiated transactions or to the public in open market transactions or otherwise, any Shares or other securities of the Company held by him or her during such period as is determined by the Company and the underwriters, not to exceed 180 days following the closing of the offering, plus such additional period of time as may be required to comply with Marketplace Rule 2711 of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or similar rules thereto (such period, the Lock-Up Period). Such agreement shall be in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and such underwriter and pursuant to customary and prevailing terms and conditions. Notwithstanding whether the Participant has signed such an agreement, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Shares or other securities of the Company subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of the Lock-Up Period.
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12.2 The Participant acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company, its shareholders nor its directors and officers, has any duty or obligation to disclose to the Participant any material information regarding the business of the Company or affecting the value of the Shares before, at the time of, or following a termination of the service of the Participant by the Company, including, without limitation, any information concerning plans for the Company to make a public offering of its securities or to be acquired by or merged with or into another firm or entity.
13. | NO OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIP . |
The Participant acknowledges that: (i) the Company is not by the Plan or this Option obligated to continue the Participant as an Employee, director or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate; (ii) the Plan is discretionary in nature and may be suspended or terminated by the Company at any time; (iii) the grant of the Option is a one-time benefit which does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of options, or benefits in lieu of options; (iv) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when options shall be granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the option price, and the time or times when each option shall be exercisable, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (v) the Participants participation in the Plan is voluntary; (vi) the value of the Option is an extraordinary item of compensation which is outside the scope of the Participants employment or consulting contract, if any; and (vii) the Option is not part of normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating any severance, resignation, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
14. | IF OPTION IS INTENDED TO BE AN ISO . |
If this Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as an ISO so that the Participant (or the Participants Survivors) may qualify for the favorable tax treatment provided to holders of Options that meet the standards of Section 422 of the Code then any provision of this Agreement or the Plan which conflicts with the Code so that this Option would not be deemed an ISO is null and void and any ambiguities shall be resolved so that the Option qualifies as an ISO. The Participant should consult with the Participants own tax advisors regarding the tax effects of the Option and the requirements necessary to obtain favorable tax treatment under Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to, holding period requirements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as an ISO and is not deemed to be an ISO pursuant to Section 422(d) of the Code because the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date of Option Grant) of any of the Shares with respect to which this ISO is granted becomes exercisable for the first time during any calendar year in excess of $100,000, the portion of the Option representing such excess value shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Option and the Participant shall be deemed to have taxable income measured by the difference between the then Fair Market Value of the Shares received upon exercise and the price paid for such Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
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Neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any liability to the Participant, or any other party, if the Option (or any part thereof) that is intended to be an ISO is not an ISO or for any action taken by the Administrator, including without limitation the conversion of an ISO to a Non-Qualified Option.
15. | NOTICE TO COMPANY OF DISQUALIFYING DISPOSITION OF AN ISO . |
If this Option is designated in the Stock Option Grant Notice as an ISO then the Participant agrees to notify the Company in writing immediately after the Participant makes a Disqualifying Disposition of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the ISO. A Disqualifying Disposition is defined in Section 424(c) of the Code and includes any disposition (including any sale) of such Shares before the later of (a) two years after the date the Participant was granted the ISO or (b) one year after the date the Participant acquired Shares by exercising the ISO, except as otherwise provided in Section 424(c) of the Code. If the Participant has died before the Shares are sold, these holding period requirements do not apply and no Disqualifying Disposition can occur thereafter.
16. | NOTICES . |
Any notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by recognized courier service, facsimile, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
OXiGENE, Inc.
701 Gateway Blvd, Suite 210
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
If to the Participant at the address set forth on the Stock Option Grant Notice
or to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt, one business day following delivery to a recognized courier service or three business days following mailing by registered or certified mail.
17. | GOVERNING LAW . |
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. For the purpose of litigating any dispute that arises under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent to exclusive jurisdiction in California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted in the state courts of San Mateo County, California or the federal courts of the United States for the Northern District of California.
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18. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT . |
Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the other provisions hereof, this Agreement shall be for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
19. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT . |
This Agreement, together with the Plan, embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. No statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement not expressly set forth in this Agreement shall affect or be used to interpret, change or restrict, the express terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided, however, in any event, this Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the Plan.
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20. | MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS . |
The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended as provided in the Plan.
21. | WAIVERS AND CONSENTS . |
Except as provided in the Plan, the terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions. No such waiver or consent shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver or consent with respect to any other terms or provisions of this Agreement, whether or not similar. Each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given, and shall not constitute a continuing waiver or consent.
22. | DATA PRIVACY . |
By entering into this Agreement, the Participant: (i) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate, and any agent of the Company or any Affiliate administering the Plan or providing Plan recordkeeping services, to disclose to the Company or any of its Affiliates such information and data as the Company or any such Affiliate shall request in order to facilitate the grant of options and the administration of the Plan; and (ii) authorizes the Company and each Affiliate to store and transmit such information in electronic form for the purposes set forth in this Agreement.
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Exhibit A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF STOCK OPTION
To: OXiGENE, Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This form of Notice of Exercise may only be used at such time as the Company has filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under which the issuance of the Shares for which this exercise is being made is registered and such Registration Statement remains effective.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I hereby exercise my Stock Option to purchase shares (the Shares) of the common stock, $0.01 par value, of OXiGENE, Inc. (the Company), at the exercise price of $ per share, pursuant to and subject to the terms of that Stock Option Grant Notice dated , 20 .
I understand the nature of the investment I am making and the financial risks thereof. I am aware that it is my responsibility to have consulted with competent tax and legal advisors about the relevant national, state and local income tax and securities laws affecting the exercise of the Option and the purchase and subsequent sale of the Shares.
I am paying the option exercise price for the Shares as follows:
Please issue the Shares (check one):
¨ to me; or
¨ to me and , as joint tenants with right of survivorship,
at the following address:
Exhibit A-1
My mailing address for shareholder communications, if different from the address listed above, is:
Very truly yours, | ||
Participant (signature) | ||
Print Name | ||
Date |
Exhibit A-2
Exhibit 10.7
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement (the Amendment) is entered into as of July 31, 2015 by and between OXiGENE, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the Company), and Dr. William Schwieterman, an individual (the Executive).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to an Employment Agreement dated May 12, 2015 (the Employment Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to amend the Employment Agreement with respect to the tax treatment of the compensation to be paid to the Executive, as specified herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Employment Agreement is amended as follows:
1. Section 7.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sub-clause (d):
(d) the Gross Up (as defined in Section 8), for the calendar year in which the termination of employment occurs.
2. Section 7.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new sub-clause (e):
(e) the Gross Up for the calendar year in which the termination of employment occurs.
3. Section 7.4 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
7.4 The payments described in Sections 7.2(b), (c) and (d) and 7.3(b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be paid or commence, subject to Section 19 below, within ninety (90) days of Executives termination of employment, provided that prior to the expiration of the ninety (90) day period, Executive has delivered to the Company a general release of claims in a form acceptable to the Company and the release has become enforceable and irrevocable. If the ninety (90) day period begins in one tax year and ends in the following tax year, the payments will commence in the following tax year. In all cases, the first payment will include all amounts that would have been paid to Executive under Sections 7.2(b), (c) and (d) and Sections 7.3(b), (c), (d) and (e) between the date the termination of Executives employment became effective and the first payment date.
4. Section 8 (titled Taxes) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
Any amounts or benefits payable or provided to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid or provided to Executive subject to all applicable taxes required to be withheld by the Company pursuant to relevant federal, state and/or local law. Executive shall be solely responsible for all taxes imposed on Executive by reason of his receipt of any amounts of compensation or benefits payable hereunder. The Company makes no representation, warranty or promise regarding the tax treatment of any payment or benefit provided to Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provision of any in-kind benefit or reimbursement by the Company of any of Executives living or travel expenses constitute taxable income (the Taxable Benefits) to the Executive under the laws of the United States, then the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount (the Gross Up) to compensate the Executive for the economic cost of the federal, state and local income and payroll taxes payable with respect to the Taxable Benefits. The calculation of the amount of the Gross Up shall insure that, after payment by the Executive of the federal, state and local income and payroll taxes with respect to the Taxable Benefits and the Gross Up, the Executive will be in substantially the same economic position after all taxes as if the Taxable Benefits were not includable in income. For purposes of determining the amount of the Gross Up, the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal, state and local income and payroll taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation in the calendar year in which Executive received the Taxable Benefits. The Gross Up will be paid no later than December 31 of the year in which the Executive received the Taxable Benefits. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, Executive must be employed as of the payment date in order to receive the Gross Up.
5. The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that this Amendment constitutes a modification of the Employment Agreement by written agreement executed by the parties, as permitted by Section 12 of the Employment Agreement.
6. Except as specifically modified herein, the terms of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that this Amendment to the Employment Agreement shall become part of the Employment Agreement and shall be a binding agreement upon execution by the parties.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OXiGENE and Executive have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.
OXiGENE, INC. | DR. WILLIAM SCHWIETERMAN | |||||||
By: |
/s/ Frederick W. Driscoll |
/s/ William D. Schwieterman |
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Name: | Frederick W. Driscoll | |||||||
Title: | Chairman of the Board |
Exhibit 31.1
Certification Under Section 302
I, William D. Schwieterman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of OXiGENE, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 6, 2015 | By: |
/s/ William D. Schwieterman |
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William D. Schwieterman | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification Under Section 302
I, Matthew M. Loar, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of OXiGENE, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Date: August 6, 2015 | By: |
/s/ Matthew M. Loar |
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Matthew M. Loar | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of OXiGENE, Inc. (the Company), does hereby certify, to such officers knowledge, that:
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (the Form 10-Q) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: August 6, 2015 | By: |
/s/ William D. Schwieterman |
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William D. Schwieterman | ||||||
Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
Date: August 6, 2015 | By: |
/s/ Matthew M. Loar |
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Matthew M. Loar | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.