UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 13, 2016

 

 

StemCells, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-19871   94-3078125

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 200, Newark, California   94560
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 670-2282

7707 Gateway Blvd, Suite 140, Newark, California 94560

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger Agreement

On August 15, 2016, StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Microbot Medical Ltd., a private medical device company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“Microbot”) and C&RD Israel Ltd., an Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Microbot, Merger Sub will cease to exist and Microbot will survive as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). The respective boards of directors of StemCells and Microbot have approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each outstanding share of Microbot capital stock will be automatically converted into the right to receive that number of shares of Company common stock as determined pursuant to the exchange ratio described in the Merger Agreement (the “Exchange Ratio”). In addition, at the Effective Time: (i) all outstanding options to purchase shares of Microbot stock will be assumed by the Company and converted into options to purchase shares of Company common stock, in each case appropriately adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio; and (ii) all outstanding warrants to purchase shares of the capital stock of Microbot will be assumed by the Company and converted into warrants to purchase shares of Company common stock, in each case appropriately adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio. No fractional shares of Company common stock will be issued in the Merger. Following the consummation of the Merger, former stockholders of Microbot and certain advisors with respect to the Merger are expected to own 95% of the combined company and current stockholders of the Company are expected to own 5% of the combined company, in each case based on the fully diluted shares of each company prior to the consummation of the Merger.

In connection with the Merger, the Company will seek to amend its certificate of incorporation to: (a) effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, if necessary to comply with the listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market; (b) increase the number of authorized shares of Company common stock; and (c) change the name of the Company to “Microbot Medical Inc.” or another name designated by Microbot (the “Charter Amendment”).

The Merger Agreement provides that, immediately following the Effective Time, the board of directors of the Company will be designated by Microbot.

The completion of the Merger is subject to various customary conditions, including, among other things: (a) the approval of the respective stockholders of the Company and Microbot; (b) subject to certain materiality exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by each of the Company and Microbot and the compliance by each of the Company and Microbot with their respective obligations under the Merger Agreement; (c) approval for the listing of shares of the Company’s common stock to be issued in the Merger on the NASDAQ Capital Market; (d) approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by the Office of Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy; and (e) that the Company’s cash position, net of debt and certain other liabilities, is not less than $0, excluding any balance under the Note (as defined below) (the “Net Cash Condition”). The Company’s existing cash resources, together with the Note, are insufficient to satisfy all of its outstanding liabilities. Accordingly, in order to satisfy the Net Cash Condition and consummate the Merger, the Company will be required to negotiate significant reductions in outstanding balances with its creditors. A failure to negotiate reductions in these outstanding balances could result in the Company’s failure to satisfy its closing conditions under the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including covenants obligating each of the Company and Microbot to continue to conduct its respective business in the ordinary course, to provide reasonable access to each other’s information and to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate and coordinate to make any filings or submissions that are required to be made under any applicable laws or requested to be made by any government authority in connection with the Merger. The Merger Agreement also contains a customary “no solicitation” provision pursuant to which, prior to the completion of the Merger, neither the Company nor Microbot may solicit or engage in discussions with any third party regarding another acquisition proposal unless it has received an unsolicited, bona fide written proposal that the recipient’s board of directors determines is or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights in favor of each of the Company and Microbot.


The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the Merger does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Merger Agreement has been provided pursuant to applicable rules and regulations of the SEC in order to provide investors and stockholders with information regarding its terms. However, it is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Microbot, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates or any other party. In particular, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement have been made only for the purpose of the Merger Agreement and, as such, are intended solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement. In many cases, the representations, warranties and covenants are subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties and are qualified by certain disclosures exchanged by the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement. Furthermore, many of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement are the result of a negotiated allocation of contractual risk among the parties and, taken in isolation, do not necessarily reflect facts about the Company, Microbot, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates or any other party. Likewise, any reference to materiality contained in the representations and warranties may not correspond to concepts of materiality applicable to investors or stockholders. Finally, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement and these changes may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.

As a result of the foregoing, investors are encouraged not to rely on the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement, or on any descriptions thereof, as accurate characterizations of the state of facts or condition of the company or any other party. Investors and stockholders are likewise cautioned that they are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and do not have any direct rights or remedies pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Voting Agreements

On August 15, 2016, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain stockholders of Microbot (collectively, the “Key Microbot Stockholders”) entered into a voting agreement in favor of StemCells (collectively, the “StemCells Voting Agreement”). Pursuant to the StemCells Voting Agreement, the Key Microbot Stockholders have agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of capital stock of Microbot beneficially owned by them in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any actions required in furtherance thereof. The Microbot Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms; (ii) the date on which the Merger becomes effective; or (iii) the date on which an amendment to the Merger Agreement is effected without the consent of the Key Microbot Stockholders that decreases the Exchange Ratio or materially and adversely affects such Key Microbot Stockholders. In addition, Investor (as defined below) has informed StemCells that it will vote its shares in favor of the Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

On August 15, 2016, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, all of the directors and certain stockholders of the Company (collectively, the “Key StemCells Stockholders”) entered into voting agreements in favor of Microbot (collectively, the “Microbot Voting Agreements”). Pursuant to the Microbot Voting Agreements, the Key StemCells Stockholders have agreed, among other things, to vote all shares of capital stock of the Company beneficially owned by them in favor of the approval of the Charter Amendment, the issuance of Company common stock in connection with the Merger, and any actions required in furtherance thereof. The terms of the Microbot Voting Agreements are substantially similar to the terms of the StemCells Voting Agreement, discussed above.

The foregoing summary of the StemCells Voting Agreements and the Microbot Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the form of voting agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2 and are incorporated by reference herein.

Secured Note and Security Agreement

On August 15, 2016, concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued a 5.0% secured note (the “Note”) to Alpha Capital Anstalt (“Investor”), in the principal amount of $2 million, for value received, payable


upon the earlier of (i) 30 days following the consummation of the Merger and (ii) December 31, 2016. Proceeds from the Note are to be used for Closing costs in connection with the Merger and operational expenses leading to such Closing.

Pursuant to the terms of the Note, the Company is obligated to pay interest on the principal amount owed under the Note at a fixed rate per annum of 5.0%, payable monthly in arrears on the first of the month, beginning on January 1, 2017 until the principal amount is paid in full. In addition, on August 15, 2016, the Company and Investor entered into a Security Agreement to secure the Company’s obligations under the Note. The Company’s obligations are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Company’s intellectual property and certain other general assets.

The foregoing summary of the Note does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Note, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Company Warrant Exchange

As part of the Company’s obligations under the Merger Agreement, the Company has negotiated with certain institutional holders of the Company’s 2016 Series A and Series B warrants to have such holders surrender their 2016 Series B warrants in exchange for a reduced exercise price of $0.30 per share on their existing 2016 Series A warrants and the elimination of the anti-dilution price protection in the 2016 Series A warrants. As a result of the exchange, the exercise price for all outstanding 2011 Series A warrants and 2016 Series A and Series B warrants has been reset to equal $0.30 per share. The 2016 Series B warrants remain unexercisable pursuant to their terms.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) regarding the proposed Merger, the timing, conditions to and anticipated completion of the proposed Merger, the expected ownership of the combined company and the combined company’s board of directors constitute forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not purely statements of historical fact should also be considered to constitute forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including the risk that the Company and Microbot may not be able to complete the proposed Merger and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 as filed with the SEC, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, filed contemporaneously with this Form 8-K, as well as the other filings that the Company makes with the SEC. Investors and security holders are also urged to read the risk factors set forth in the proxy statement carefully when they are available.

In addition, the statements made in this Form 8-K reflect our expectations and beliefs as of the date of the filing of the Form 8-K. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements publicly at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date after the date of filing of this Form 8-K.

Important Information and Where to Find It

This Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. A definitive proxy statement and a proxy card will be filed with the SEC and will be mailed to the Company’s stockholders seeking any required stockholder approvals in connection with the proposed transactions. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by StemCells with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), at StemCells’ website, or by directing written request to: StemCells, Inc. 39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 200, Newark, CA 94560, Attention: Kenneth Stratton, Esq.

The Company and its directors and executive officers and Microbot and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the Company in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the merger will be included in the proxy statement referred to above. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of the Company is also included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 8, 2016. This document is available free of charge at the SEC web site (www.sec.gov), at the Company’s website, or by directing a written request to the Company as described above.


Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 13, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with both Miltenyi Biotec, Inc., a California subsidiary of a German research tools company (“Miltenyi”), and Portfolio Investors, LLC, the Company’s landlord for its leased facility in Sunnyvale, California, providing for the Company’s early exit from the Sunnyvale facility. As part of these transactions, the Company assigned its existing real property lease to the Sunnyvale facility to Miltenyi and Miltenyi purchased certain equipment and other assets from the Company for $650,000.

On July 29, 2016, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with BMR-Pacific Research Center LP (“BMR”), the Company’s landlord for its Newark facility, in connection with allegations that the Company breached its real property lease at its Newark facility by winding down its operations (the “Settlement Agreement”). The lease was entered into in 2010 and was to terminate on June 2022. Deferred rent for this facility was approximately $1,349,000 as of August 1, 2016. As part of the Settlement Agreement, the Company has agreed to make a one-time settlement payment of $800,000 to BMR and BMR agreed to permit the Company to exit the Newark facility on August 1, 2016 and to dismiss the civil complaint filed against the Company with prejudice.

The foregoing summaries of the Miltenyi agreement and the Settlement Agreement do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K under the heading “Secured Note and Security Agreement” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

Pursuant to the Merger, the Company will issue unregistered shares of Company Common Stock to the stockholders of Microbot and certain advisors with respect to the Merger. The number of shares to be issued, the nature of the transaction and the nature and amount of consideration received by the Company are described in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

The shares to be issued by the Company to the stockholders of Microbot in the Merger will be issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 because the offer and sale of such securities does not involve a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and other applicable requirements were met.

 

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

On August 14, 2016, Ian Massey notified the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his decision to resign from his position as Chief Executive Officer, President and as a director of the Company, effective on August 15, 2016.

Mr. Massey has received severance compensation and other benefits in accordance with the terms and provisions of a letter agreement entered into by the Company and Mr. Massey, as well as a separation agreement and release of claims entered into by Mr. Massey and the Company. The terms of the letter agreement and separation agreement entitled Mr. Massey to a one-time lump sum payment of $216,667.

On August 14, 2016, Gregory Schiffman notified the Board of his decision to resign from his position as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on August 15, 2016.

Mr. Schiffman has received severance compensation and other benefits in accordance with the terms and provisions of a letter agreement entered into by the Company and Mr. Schiffman, as well as a separation agreement and release of claims entered into by Mr. Schiffman and the Company. The terms of the letter agreement and separation agreement entitled Mr. Schiffman to a one-time lump sum payment of $187,500 and COBRA premiums for a period of twelve months following termination.


On August 14, 2016, the Board appointed Kenneth Stratton to serve as interim President, effective on August 15, 2016.

On August 15, 2016, in connection with the announcement of the Merger Agreement, R. Scott Greer, Alan Trounson and Irving Weissman resigned from their positions as members of the Board, as well as members of the respective Board committees on which they serve. None of the foregoing resignations were the result any disagreement with the Company on any matter. Eric Bjerkholt, Ricardo Levy and John Schwartz will continue to serve as members of the Board. The Board unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among StemCells, Inc., C&RD Israel Ltd. and Microbot Medical Ltd.*
10.1    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among StemCells, Inc., and certain stockholders of Microbot Medical Ltd.
10.2    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among Microbot Medical Ltd., and certain stockholders of StemCells, Inc.
10.3    5.00% Secured Note issued on August 15, 2016 by StemCells, Inc.
10.4    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2016, by and between StemCells, Inc. and Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.
10.5    Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, by and among BMR-Pacific Research Center LP and StemCells, Inc.
99.1    Investor Presentation of Microbot Medical Ltd.

 

* The schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.


SIGNATURES

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

 

August 15, 2016     StemCells, Inc.
   

/s/ Kenneth B. Stratton

    Name:   Kenneth B. Stratton
    Title:   General Counsel


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among StemCells, Inc., C&RD Israel Ltd. and Microbot Medical Ltd.*
10.1    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2016,by and among StemCells, Inc., and certain stockholders of Microbot Medical Ltd.
10.2    Form of Voting Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2016, by and among Microbot Medical Ltd., and certain stockholders of StemCells, Inc.
10.3    5.00% Secured Note issued on August 15, 2016 by StemCells, Inc.
10.4    Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2016, by and between StemCells, Inc. and Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.
10.5    Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, by and among BMR-Pacific Research Center LP and StemCells, Inc.
99.1    Investor Presentation of Microbot Medical Ltd.

 

* The schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

STEMCELLS, INC.,

C&RD ISRAEL LTD.

AND

MICROBOT MEDICAL LTD.

Dated as of August 15, 2016


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I THE MERGER

     2   

1.1

  Merger of Merger Sub into the Company      2   

1.2

  Closing; Effective Time      2   

1.3

  Effects of the Merger      2   

1.4

  Articles of Association      3   

1.5

  Board of Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation      3   

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

     3   

2.1

  Conversion of Stock      3   

2.2

  Payment of Consideration      4   

2.3

  [Intentionally Omitted]      6   

2.4

  Company Stock Options      6   

2.5

  Company Warrants      7   

2.6

  Required Withholdings      7   

2.7

  Lost Certificates      8   

2.8

  Adjustments      8   

2.9

  Tax Consequences      8   

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     8   

3.1

  Organization, Etc.      8   

3.2

  Authority Relative to This Agreement      9   

3.3

  No Violations, Etc.      9   

3.4

  Board Approval      10   

3.5

  Capitalization      10   

3.6

  Compliance with Laws      11   

3.7

  Company Financial Statements      11   

3.8

  Title to Property      11   

3.9

  Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      12   

3.10

  Absence of Changes or Events      12   

3.11

  Capital Stock of Subsidiaries      12   

3.12

  Litigation      12   

3.13

  Insurance      12   

3.14

  Contracts and Commitments      13   

 

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3.15

  Labor Matters; Employment and Labor Contracts      14   

3.16

  Intellectual Property Rights      15   

3.17

  Taxes      19   

3.18

  [Intentionally Omitted]      20   

3.19

  Regulatory Matters      20   

3.20

  Environmental Matters      23   

3.21

  Proxy Statement      23   

3.22

  Finders or Brokers      24   

3.23

  Takeover Statutes      24   

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     24   

4.1

  Organization, Etc.      24   

4.2

  Authority Relative to This Agreement      25   

4.3

  No Violations, Etc.      25   

4.4

  Board Approval      26   

4.5

  Capitalization      26   

4.6

  Compliance with Laws      27   

4.7

  Parent SEC Documents      28   

4.8

  Parent Financial Statements      29   

4.9

  Title to Property      30   

4.10

  Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      30   

4.11

  Absence of Changes or Events      30   

4.12

  Capital Stock of Subsidiaries      30   

4.13

  Litigation      31   

4.14

  Insurance      31   

4.15

  Contracts and Commitments      31   

4.16

  Labor Matters; Employment and Labor Contracts      33   

4.17

  Intellectual Property Rights      34   

4.18

  Taxes      38   

4.19

  Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA      39   

4.20

  Regulatory Matters      41   

4.21

  Environmental Matters      44   

4.22

  Proxy Statement      45   

4.23

  Finders or Brokers      45   

4.24

  Takeover Statutes      45   

4.25

  Valid Issuance      45   

 

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ARTICLE V COVENANTS

     46   

5.1

  Conduct of Company Business During Interim Period      46   

5.2

  Conduct of Parent Business During Interim Period      48   

5.3

  No Solicitation by the Company      50   

5.4

  No Solicitation by Parent      53   

5.5

  Access to Information      55   

5.6

  Parent Proxy Statement; Related Matters      56   

5.7

  Parent Special Meeting; Parent Board Recommendation      57   

5.8

  Company Special Meeting; Company Board Recommendation      57   

5.9

  Reasonable Best Efforts      58   

5.10

  Public Announcements      59   

5.11

  Notification of Certain Matters      59   

5.12

  Indemnification of Parent Directors and Officers      60   

5.13

  [Intentionally Omitted.]      61   

5.14

  Composition of Parent Board, Management      61   

5.15

  Parent Consent as Sole Stockholder of Merger Sub      61   

5.16

  Exchange Listing      62   

5.17

  Takeover Statutes      62   

5.18

  Further Assurances      62   

5.19

  Stockholder Litigation      62   

5.20

  No Control      63   

5.21

  Parent Charter Amendment      63   

5.22

  Net Cash Position      63   

5.23

  Treatment of Parent Warrants      64   

5.24

  Validity of Private Placement for Merger Shares      64   

5.25

  [Intentionally Omitted]      64   

5.26

  Company Private Placement      64   

5.27

  Employee Waiver and Release      64   

5.28

  Unaudited Financial Statements      64   

5.29

  Additional Equity Obligations      65   

5.30

  Parent IP      65   

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF ALL PARTIES

     65   

6.1

  Parent Stockholder Approval      65   

 

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6.2

  Company Stockholder Approval      65   

6.3

  Statute or Decree      65   

6.4

  Listing of Shares      65   

6.5

  Exchange Act Registration      65   

6.6

  OCS Approval      65   

ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

     66   

7.1

  Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company      66   

7.2

  Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub      66   

ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION

     67   

8.1

  Termination      67   

8.2

  Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination      69   

8.3

  Fees and Expenses      69   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     69   

9.1

  Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements      69   

9.2

  Amendment and Modification      70   

9.3

  Waiver of Compliance; Consents      70   

9.4

  Notices      70   

9.5

  Assignment; Third-Party Beneficiaries      71   

9.6

  Governing Law      71   

9.7

  Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction      71   

9.8

  Exclusive Remedy      72   

9.9

  Counterparts      72   

9.10

  Severability      72   

9.11

  Interpretation      72   

9.12

  Entire Agreement      73   

9.13

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      73   

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Certain Definitions
Exhibit B-1    Form of Parent Voting Agreement
Exhibit B-2    Form of Company Voting Agreement

 

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Exhibit 2.1

R&G Draft 8/14/16

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF

MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (as amended or modified in accordance with its terms, this “Agreement” ) is made and entered into as of August 15, 2016 by and among StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( “Parent” ), C&RD Israel Ltd., an Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ( “Merger Sub” ), and Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company” ). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A .

RECITALS

A. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger” ) in accordance with this Agreement and the provisions of Sections 314-327 the Companies Law of the State of Israel, 5759-1999 (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the ICL ”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.

B. The board of directors of Parent has unanimously approved and declared advisable the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, has determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its stockholders, and has determined to recommend that Parent stockholders approve, among other things, the Parent Charter Amendment and the issuance of Parent Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement.

C. The board of directors of Merger Sub has unanimously approved and declared advisable the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and has determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, Merger Sub and Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

D. The board of directors of the Company has unanimously approved and declared advisable the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and has determined to recommend that Company stockholders adopt the Agreement and approve the Merger.

E. In order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement and to cause the Merger to be consummated, the Company has entered into a letter agreement with certain investors to provide financing of at least $4.0 million, which amount would provide the Surviving Corporation with at least eighteen (18) months of cash to fund operations of Parent post-Closing, assuming the Net Cash at Closing is zero, such funding to be received by the Company at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing of the Merger (the “Company Private Placement” ).

F. It is intended that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code” ).


G. Immediately after the execution of this Agreement, each of the Key Company Stockholders will execute and deliver to Parent a Voting Agreement, substantially in the form attached here to as Exhibit B-1 (the Company Voting Agreement ).

H. Immediately after the execution of this Agreement, each of the Key Parent Stockholders will execute and deliver to the Company a Voting Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 (the “Parent Voting Agreement” ).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

1.1 Merger of Merger Sub into the Company. At the Effective Time and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable provisions Sections 314 through 327 of the ICL: (i) Merger Sub (as the target company (Chevrat Ha’Ya’ad)) shall be merged with and into the Company (as the absorbing company (HaChevra Ha’Koletet)); (ii) the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease; and (iii) the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent governed by Israeli law. The Company, as the surviving entity of the Merger, is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation.”

1.2 Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to ARTICLE VIII hereof, the closing of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing” ) will take place at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on a date to be specified by the parties hereto (the “Closing Date” ), which date shall be no later than the second (2nd) business day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE VI and ARTICLE VII (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing), unless another time or date is agreed to by the parties hereto. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Ropes & Gray LLP located at Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02199, or at such other location as the parties hereto shall mutually agree. At the Closing, the parties hereto shall file with the Israeli Companies Registrar (the “Companies Registrar” ) a notice informing the Companies Registrar of the Merger and requesting that, promptly after notice that the Closing has occurred, the Companies Registrar issue a certificate evidencing the completion of the Merger, in accordance with Section 325(5) of the ICL (the “ Certificate of Merger ”). The Merger shall become effective upon issuance by the Companies Registrar, after the Closing, of the Certificate of Merger (the “Effective Time” ).

1.3 Effects of the Merger. The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the ICL. Without limiting the foregoing, at the Effective Time, by virtue of, and simultaneously with, the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any shareholder of the Company in accordance with the ICL, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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1.4 Articles of Association. The parties hereto shall take all necessary action so that, at the Effective Time, the articles of association of the Company shall be amended and restated in their entirety in such form and substance as shall be reasonably agreeable to Parent, Merger Sub and the Company, to be determined in good faith no later than five (5) business days after the date hereof, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by Applicable Law.

1.5 Board of Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.

(a) The directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, and shall hold office in accordance with the articles of association of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

(b) The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time and shall hold such offices in accordance with the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

ARTICLE II

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

2.1 Conversion of Stock. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, and without any action on the part of the holders of any outstanding shares of Company Stock or capital stock of Merger Sub:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(b) or Section 2.3, each share of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into the right to receive that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (all such shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) are collectively referred to herein as the “Merger Consideration” ), it being understood that the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable as Merger Consideration will be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.1(a). As of the Effective Time, all such converted shares of Company Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist, and each certificate which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any such shares of Company Stock (each, a “Certificate” ) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in exchange therefor in accordance with Section 2.2.

(b) Each share of Company Stock held by the Company or owned by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.

(c) Each share of capital stock of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one (1) share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation and shall constitute the only outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

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(d) The certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in the Merger hereunder, or any other securities issued in respect of such shares upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall bear the following legends (along with any other legends that may be required under applicable foreign, state and federal corporate and securities laws):

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR OTHER TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

2.2 Payment of Consideration.

(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall enter into an agreement with a bank or trust company selected by Parent and reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as the exchange agent (the “Exchange Agent” ) for the purpose of delivering the Merger Consideration in exchange for Certificates.

(b) At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall supply or cause to be supplied to or for the account of the Exchange Agent in trust for the benefit of the holders of Company Stock, for exchange pursuant to this Section 2.2, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1. The shares of Parent Common Stock so deposited with the Exchange Agent, together with any dividends or other distributions received by the Exchange Agent with respect to such shares of Parent Common Stock are referred to collectively as the “Exchange Fund” .

(c) Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall send, or shall cause the Exchange Agent to send, to each holder of record of shares of Company Stock at the Effective Time a letter of transmittal and instructions (which shall specify that (i) the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and (ii) which shall otherwise be in customary form and contain such provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) for use in the exchange of such holder’s Certificates for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration. Thereafter, each such holder of shares of Company Stock that have been converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration shall be entitled to receive such applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in respect of such shares of Company Stock, in each case upon surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Certificate, together with a properly completed letter of transmittal and all

 

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other documents reasonably required by the Exchange Agent. Until so surrendered or transferred, as the case may be, each such Certificate shall represent after the Effective Time for all purposes only the right to receive such applicable portion of the Merger Consideration. In addition, no dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid or otherwise delivered to any holder of Company Stock until such holder surrenders or transfers the applicable Certificate(s) in accordance with this Section 2.2(c) (at which time such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws, to receive all such dividends and other distributions, without interest).

(d) The transfer books of the Company shall be closed immediately upon the Effective Time and there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time thereafter on the records of the Company. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration to the extent provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this ARTICLE II.

(e) Any portion of the Merger Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2 that remains unclaimed by the holders of Company Stock following the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing Date shall be delivered to Parent or Parent’s designee, and any such holders who have not exchanged Certificates for the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.2 prior to that time shall thereafter look only to Parent, as unsecured creditors thereof, for satisfaction of their claims for such applicable portion of the Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of the Exchange Agent, Parent, the Surviving Corporation nor any party hereto shall be liable to any holder of Company Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time for any amounts delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. Immediately prior to such time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Government Authority, any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of Company Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.

(f) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger, and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued. The number of whole shares to be issued to any holder of Company Stock shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder). Holders of Company Stock shall receive no consideration in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock.

(g) If any shares of Company Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase or similar agreement with the Company or under which the Company has any rights, then (except to the extent provided in any binding agreement between the Company and the holder thereof): (i) the shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange for such shares of Company Stock will also be unvested and subject to the

 

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same repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other condition; and (ii) the certificates representing such shares of Parent Common Stock may accordingly be marked with appropriate legends. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, Parent is entitled to exercise any such repurchase option or other right set forth in any such restricted stock purchase or similar agreement.

2.3 [Intentionally Omitted]

2.4 Company Stock Options.

(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Stock Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become an option to purchase Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall assume such Company Stock Option in accordance with the terms of the Microbot 2015 Stock Option Plan (the “Company Equity Plan” ) and the terms of the Contract by which such Company Stock Option is evidenced. All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company Stock Options assumed by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Stock Option assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Stock Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Stock Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any Company Stock Option assumed by Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Company Stock Option shall otherwise remain unchanged as a result of the assumption of such Company Stock Option; provided , however , that the board of directors of Parent or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof with respect to each Company Stock Option assumed by Parent.

(b) [Intentionally Omitted]

(c) At the Effective Time, Parent may assume the Company Equity Plan. If Parent assumes the Company Equity Plan, then, under such the Company Equity Plan, Parent shall be entitled to grant stock awards, to the extent permissible under Applicable Law, using the share reserves of the Company Equity Plan as of the Effective Time (including any shares returned to such share reserves as a result of the termination of Company Stock Options that are assumed by Parent pursuant to Section 2.4(a)), except that: (i) stock covered by such awards shall be shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) all references in the Company Equity Plan to a number of shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed amended to refer instead to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by multiplying the number of referenced shares of Company Common Stock by the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number

 

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down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; and (iii) the board of directors of Parent or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof with respect to the administration of the Company Equity Plan.

(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and Parent shall take all action that may be necessary (under the Company Equity Plan and otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.4 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, holders of Company Stock Options have no rights with respect thereto other than those specifically provided in this Section 2.4.

2.5 Company Warrants.

(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be converted into and become a warrant to purchase Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall assume such Company Warrant in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the applicable Company Warrant and the terms of the Contract by which such Company Warrant is evidenced. All rights with respect to Company Preferred Stock under the Company Warrants assumed by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Warrant assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock that were subject to such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Company Preferred Stock subject to such Company Warrant, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Company Warrant shall otherwise remain unchanged as a result of the assumption of such Company Warrant; provided, however, that the board of directors of Parent or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof with respect to each Company Warrant assumed by Parent.

(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by Parent (including obtaining any necessary consents) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.5.

2.6 Required Withholdings. Each of the Exchange Agent, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration such amounts, if any, as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or any other Applicable Law. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been delivered or otherwise paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been delivered or otherwise paid pursuant to the Merger and this Agreement.

 

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2.7 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit (in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent) of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration as contemplated by this ARTICLE II.

2.8 Adjustments. If, during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company or Parent shall occur, as a result of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including any reverse stock split), merger, combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar transaction, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period, the Exchange Ratio shall be appropriately adjusted to eliminate the effect of such event on the Exchange Ratio or any such other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement.

2.9 Tax Consequences. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger is intended to constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties to this Agreement adopt this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Section 1.368-2(g) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date as follows, in each case subject to the exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered to Parent and dated as of the date hereof (the “Company Disclosure Schedule” ):

3.1 Organization, Etc .

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Israel, and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries or own an equity interest in any other Person. The Company is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept), in each foreign jurisdiction where the character of its owned or leased properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect.

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the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) each foreign jurisdiction in which the Company is qualified to do business; and (ii) the names of the current directors and officers of the Company. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the articles of association and any other organizational documents (in each case, as applicable) of the Company, in each case as currently in effect.

3.2 Authority Relative to This Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to deliver this Agreement and to perform its covenants and obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and no additional corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, other than the approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by holders of a majority of the Company Stock voted at the Company Special Meeting or by Written Consent, including by a majority of each class of shares of capital stock of the Company (the “Company Stockholder Approval ”). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles or by principles of good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law.

3.3 No Violations, Etc. No filing with or notification to, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Government Authority is necessary on the part of the Company in connection with the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, except: (i) for the filings and notifications required by the ICL; (ii) for receipt of a Certificate of Merger from the Companies Registrar in accordance with the ICL; (iii) approval of the Office of Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy and (iv) where the failure to make such filing or notification or to obtain such permit, authorization, consent or approval would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by the Company, nor compliance by the Company with all of the provisions hereof will, subject to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval in accordance with Applicable Law: (x) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the articles of association, memorandum of association or other organizational documents (in each case, as applicable) of the Company; (y) violate any Applicable Law; or (z) result in a violation or breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in any material change in or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration, redemption or repurchase under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Company Contract. Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all consents, notices, waivers and approvals required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, under any material Company Contracts.

 

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3.4 Board Approval. The board of directors of the Company has: (a) approved and adopted, and declared the advisability of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; (b) determined that the transactions contemplated hereunder are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and that creditors of the Company are not anticipated to be adversely affected as a result of the Merger; and (c) subject to Section 5.3(d), resolved to make and maintain the Company Board Recommendation.

3.5 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 4,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there were: (i) 4,571,848 shares of Company Common Stock outstanding; (ii) Company Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 903,592 shares of Company Common Stock are outstanding or committed for grant; (iii) 2,409,750 shares of Company Preferred Stock outstanding; and (iv) no treasury shares. As of the date hereof, other than (x) 500,000 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Equity Plan and 403,592 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance underlying options granted to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (y) 409,750 shares of Company Preferred Stock reserved for issuance under outstanding Company Warrants and (z) 598,225 shares of Company Preferred Stock reserved for issuance upon the conversion of outstanding convertible debentures of the Company (such number of shares assuming accrued interest of three months from issue date), the Company has no shares of Company Stock reserved for issuance.

(b) All outstanding shares of Company Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are not subject to, and were not issued in violation of, any preemptive rights, purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of Applicable Law, the Company’s articles of association or any Company Contract that was not duly waived.

(c) Schedule 3.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list, as of the date hereof, of each outstanding Company Stock Option, including with respect to each such Company Stock Option, the holder, date of grant, exercise price, vesting schedule, expiration date, number of shares of Company Common Stock subject thereto and an indication of the form of award pursuant to which such Company Stock Option was granted. Except as set forth in Section 3.5(a) or Schedule 3.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding: (i) equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company; (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company; (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company, or other obligations of the Company to issue, any equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company or securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company; or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of any equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in the Company (the items in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to collectively as the “Company Securities” ).

 

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(d) An accurate and complete copy of the Company Equity Plan, and of the forms of all agreements and instruments and any amendments thereto relating to or issued under each thereof, have been made available to Parent. There are no agreements to amend, modify or supplement any such agreements, instruments or forms. Each award under the Company Equity Plan was granted in accordance with the terms of the Company Equity Plan, and each Company Stock Option was granted with a per share exercise price no lower than par or nominal value of one (1) share of Company Common Stock.

3.6 Compliance with Laws. The Company has not violated or failed to comply with any Applicable Law material to the operation of the Company’s business.

3.7 Company Financial Statements. The financial statements for the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 as provided to Parent prior to the date hereof, are herein referred to as the Audited Financial Statements . The financial statements for the Company as of June 30, 2016 as provided to Parent prior to the date hereof, are herein referred to as the “Unaudited Financial Statements” and, with the Audited Financial Statements, the “ Company Financial Statements .” The balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2016 is herein referred to as the “Company Balance Sheet” . Each of: (i) the Audited Financial Statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) was prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ( “GAAP” ) as in effect on the date of such Audited Financial Statements (or such other date as may be reflected in such Audited Financial Statements), in each case applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto); and (ii) the Company Financial Statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) fairly presented, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at the respective dates thereof and the results of their operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, consistent with the books and records of the Company (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of any unaudited portion of the Company Financial Statements, except as such unaudited portion of the Company Financial Statements may omit footnotes and may be subject to potential year-end adjustments that are not expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to be material). No financial statements of any Person other than the Company actually included in the Company Financial Statements are required by GAAP to be included in the Company Financial Statements. Except as required by GAAP, the Company has not, between the last day of its most recently ended fiscal year and the date of this Agreement, made or adopted any material change in its accounting methods, practices or policies in effect on such last day of its most recently ended fiscal year. The Company has not had any material dispute with any of its auditors regarding accounting matters or policies during any of its past three (3) full fiscal years or during the current fiscal year that is currently outstanding or that resulted (or would reasonably be expected to result) in an adjustment to, or any restatement of, the Company Financial Statements. No current or former independent auditor for the Company has resigned or been dismissed from such capacity as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of accounting practices.

3.8 Title to Property. The Company has good title to all of its material tangible properties, interests in tangible properties and tangible assets, both real and personal, reflected in the Company Balance Sheet, and have valid leasehold interests in all material leased properties and assets, in each case free and clear of all mortgages, claims, liens, pledges,

 

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charges or encumbrances of any kind or character (collectively, Liens ) other than Permitted Liens. Schedule 3.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each parcel of real property owned or leased by the Company.

3.9 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no liabilities of a nature required by GAAP to be reflected in a consolidated balance sheet or the notes thereto, other than: (i) liabilities identified as such in the “liabilities” column of the Company Balance Sheet; (ii) liabilities that have been incurred by the Company since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that, individually or in the aggregate, do not exceed $100,000; (iii) liabilities for performance of obligations under Company Contracts; and (iv) liabilities and obligations under this Agreement and investment banking, accounting, legal and other fees incurred by the Company in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement.

3.10 Absence of Changes or Events. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, since June 30, 2016: (i) there has been no Company Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) there has not been any action or omission by the Company that, if taken during the Interim Period without Parent’s consent, would constitute a breach of Section 5.1.

3.11 Capital Stock of Subsidiaries. The Company does not directly or indirectly own any interest in any Person.

3.12 Litigation.

(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no private or governmental investigation, claim, action, suit (whether in law or in equity), arbitration, mediation or proceeding of any nature (each, an “Action” ) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, or any of its officers, directors and managers (in their capacities as such), or involving any of its assets, before any Government Authority, arbitrator or mediator. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened which in any manner challenges, seeks to or is reasonably likely to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or otherwise prevent or delay the Company from performing its obligations hereunder.

(b) There is no outstanding judgment, order, writ, injunction, rule or decree of any arbitrator, mediator or Government Authority (each, an “Order” ) to which the Company or any of its assets is or was a party or by which the Company, or any of its assets is bound, the terms of which have not been satisfied by the Company.

3.13 Insurance. Schedule 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists: (i) all insurance policies (including all workers’ compensation insurance policies) covering the business, properties or assets of the Company or any Company Employee Benefit Plan or its fiduciaries; (ii) the premiums and coverages of such policies; and (iii) all claims in excess of $100,000 made against any such policies since January 1, 2013. All such policies are in effect, and accurate and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to Parent. The Company has not received written notice of the cancellation or threat of cancellation of any of such policies.

 

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3.14 Contracts and Commitments .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to or bound by any of the following:

(i) any Contract that provides for post-employment or post-consulting liabilities or obligations, including severance pay;

(ii) any Contract under which payments or obligations will be increased, accelerated or vested by the occurrence (whether alone or in conjunction with any other event) of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or under which the value of the payments or obligations will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, whether pursuant to a change in control or otherwise;

(iii) any Contract currently in force relating to the disposition or acquisition of assets where the fair market value of such assets exceeds $100,000, in each case other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business;

(iv) any Contract relating to an ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business enterprise or Person;

(v) any Contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or services, under which the aggregate payments made to one party or group of related parties during the past twelve (12) months exceeded, or for the following twelve (12) months is expected to exceed, $100,000;

(vi) any Contract relating to the guarantee (whether absolute or contingent) by the Company of (A) the performance of any other Person (other than the Company) or (B) the whole or any part of the indebtedness or liabilities of any other Person (other than the Company);

(vii) any Contract relating to the indemnification by the Company of its officers, directors, managers or agents;

(viii) any material Contract of indemnification or guaranty;

(ix) any power of attorney authorizing the incurrence of an obligation on the part of the Company;

(x) any Contract which limits or restricts (A) where the Company may conduct business, (B) the type or lines of business (current or future) in which the Company may engage or (C) any acquisition of assets or stock (tangible or intangible) by the Company;

 

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(xi) any Contract under which the aggregate payments or receipts for the past twelve (12) months exceeded, or for the following twelve (12) months is expected to exceed, $100,000;

(xii) any Contract for the borrowing or lending of money, or the availability of credit (except credit extended by the Company to customers in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice);

(xiii) any Contract relating to any hedging, option (other than options granted to service providers in connection with the performance of services), derivative or other similar transaction and any foreign exchange position or contract for the exchange of currency;

(xiv) any collective bargaining agreements;

(xv) any Contract relating to the employment of individuals who serve as officers of the Company; or

(xvi) any Contract that would otherwise be required to be filed as an exhibit to a periodic report under the Exchange Act, as provided by Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Each Contract of the type described in this Section 3.14(a) and in existence as of the date hereof is referred to herein as a “Company Contract” .

(b) An accurate and complete copy of each Company Contract (including all amendments thereto) has been made available to Parent.

(c) Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to a Company Contract, is in material breach, violation or default under, or has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under (nor, to the knowledge of the Company, does there exist any condition under which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would reasonably be expected to cause such a breach, violation or default under), any Company Contract material to the Company’s operation of its business.

(d) Each Company Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, of the other party or parties thereto, in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, in each case except to the extent enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles or by principles of good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

3.15 Labor Matters; Employment and Labor Contracts .

(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not party to any union Contract or other collective bargaining agreement, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any employees of the Company.

 

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(b) There is no labor strike, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company. No petition for certification has been filed and is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened to be filed before the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable foreign regulatory agency or body with respect to any employees of the Company. There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened between the Company and any of its employees. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the employment of each of the employees of the Company is “at will” and the Company has no contractual obligation to provide any particular form or period of notice prior to terminating the employment of any of its employees. The Company is not currently a party, or has since January 1, 2013 been a party, to any Contract whereby it leases employees or other service providers from another Person.

(c) No current or former employee of the Company is, or since January 1, 2013 has been, employed by the Company outside of the United States or Israel.

3.16 Intellectual Property Rights .

(a) Schedule 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies and describes each proprietary product or service currently licensed to the Company, developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by or on behalf of the Company, including products or services currently designated as development candidates with a unique internal name by the Company.

(b) Schedule 3.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies: (i) each item of Registered IP in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another Person, exclusively licensed to the Company or otherwise); (ii) the jurisdiction in which such item of Registered IP has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial number; and (iii) any other Person that has an ownership interest in such item of Registered IP and the nature of such ownership interest; and (iv) each Company IP that is a granted patent that in any way covers any product or service identified in Schedule 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company has provided to Parent reasonable access to accurate and complete copies of all applications and correspondence to and from the Government Authority related to each such item of Registered IP. For the avoidance of doubt, for published applications and patents, the Company furnishing to Parent the relevant application, serial or patent number of the Registered IP shall be considered reasonable access.

(c) Schedule 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies: (i) all Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to the Company (other than any non-customized software that (x) is so licensed solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a non-exclusive, internal use software license, (y) is not incorporated into, or used directly in the development, manufacturing or distribution of, any of the Company’s products or services and (z) is generally available on standard terms for less than $25,000); (ii) the corresponding Contract(s) pursuant to which such Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company; and (iii) whether the license or licenses granted to the Company is exclusive or non-exclusive.

 

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(d) Schedule 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted by the Company any license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Company IP. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company are bound by, and no Company IP is subject to, any Contract containing any covenant or other provision that in any way limits or restricts the ability of the Company to use, exploit, assert or enforce any Company IP anywhere in the world, except field and geographical restrictions in applicable licenses to Company IP granted to the Company.

(e) The Company has provided to Parent an accurate and complete copy of each standard form of Company IP Contract used by the Company at any time since January 1, 2013, including each standard form of: (i) employee agreement containing any intellectual property assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; (ii) consulting or independent contractor agreement containing any intellectual property assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; and (iii) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement (each as applicable). Schedule 3.16(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Company IP Contract that deviates in any material respect from the corresponding standard form agreement provided to Parent.

(f) The Company exclusively owns all right, title and interest to and in the Company IP (other than Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed to the Company as identified in Schedule 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or otherwise as identified in Schedule 3.16(b)) free and clear of any Liens (other than non-exclusive licenses granted pursuant to the Contracts listed in Schedule 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Permitted Liens listed in Schedule 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) All documents and instruments necessary to perfect the rights of the Company in the Company IP have been validly executed, delivered and, if related to Registered IP, filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Government Authority, where required.

(ii) Except for Registered IP identified on Schedule 3.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Government Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any of the Company IP.

(iii) Since January 1, 2013, the Company has not assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Intellectual Property Right to any other Person.

(iv) To the Company’s knowledge, the Company owns or otherwise has, and as of immediately following the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation will continue to have, the Intellectual Property Rights needed to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted and commercialize the products and services that are currently being developed.

 

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(g) To the Company’s knowledge, all Company IP that is Registered IP is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the Company’s knowledge:

(i) Each U.S. patent application and U.S. patent in which the Company has an ownership interest or exclusive license and the right to prosecute was filed within one (1) year of a printed publication, public use or offer for sale of each invention described in the U.S. patent application or U.S. patent. Each foreign patent application and foreign patent in which the Company has an ownership interest or exclusive license and the right to prosecute was filed or claims priority to a patent application filed prior to each invention described in the foreign patent application or foreign patent being made available to the public.

(ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(g)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no trademark or trade name owned, used or applied for by the Company conflicts or interferes with any trademark or trade name owned, used or applied for by any other Person. No event or circumstance (including a failure to exercise adequate quality controls and an assignment in gross without the accompanying goodwill) has occurred or exists that has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, the abandonment of any trademark owned, used or applied for by or on behalf of the Company.

(iii) Each item of Company IP that is Registered IP is in compliance with all legal requirements, other than any legal requirement that can be met with reasonable effort with respect to such Registered IP so as to avoid revocation, cancellation, or lapse or otherwise adversely affect its enforceability, use, or priority, and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain such item of Registered IP in full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(g)(iii)(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no application for a patent, copyright or trademark registration or any other type of Registered IP owned or exclusively licensed to and filed by or on behalf of the Company at any time since January 1, 2013 has been abandoned or allowed to lapse. Schedule 3.16(g)(iii)(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies and describes each action, filing and payment that has arisen as of the date hereof and that must be taken or made on or before the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the date hereof in order to maintain an item of Company IP that is Registered IP in full force and effect.

(iv) All assignments to the Company of inventorship, authorship or ownership rights relating to Company IP that is Registered IP are valid and enforceable. Each of the Patents identified on Schedule 3.16(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as being owned by the Company properly identifies each and every inventor of the claims thereof as determined in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Patent is issued or such Patent is pending. Each of the Patents identified on Schedule 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule as being exclusively licensed to the Company properly identifies each and every inventor of the claims thereof as determined in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Patent is issued or such Patent is pending.

(v) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(g)(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other Action is, or since January 1, 2013 has been, pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Company IP that is Registered IP is being or has been or is expected by the Company to be contested or challenged. To the Company’s knowledge, there is no basis for a claim that any Company IP that is Registered IP is invalid or unenforceable.

 

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(h) Each Person who is or was an employee or contractor of the Company and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Company IP has signed an agreement containing an assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to the Company. No current or former stockholder, officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor of the Company has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Company IP. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company is: (x) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for the Company; or (y) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality obligations. Since January 1, 2013, the Company has not assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Intellectual Property Right to any other Person.

(i) The Company has taken all reasonable steps for a company of its size and resources to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce their rights in all material proprietary information that the Company holds, or purports to hold, as a trade secret.

(j) The Company is, and the Company never was, a contributor to any industry standards body or similar organization that could require or obligate the Company to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any Company IP.

(k) To the Company’s knowledge, since January 1, 2013 no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Company IP. Schedule 3.16(k) of the Company Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies (and the Company has provided to Parent an accurate and complete copy of) each letter or other written or electronic communication or correspondence that has been sent or otherwise delivered since January 1, 2013 by or to the Company or any of its Representatives regarding any actual, alleged or suspected infringement or misappropriation of any Company IP, and provides a brief description of the current status of the matter referred to in such letter, communication or correspondence.

(l) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, will, with or without notice or lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause or declare: (i) a loss of, or Lien on, any Company IP; (ii) a breach of any license agreement listed or required to be listed in Schedule 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; (iii) the release, disclosure or delivery of any Company IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any of the Company IP.

 

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(m) To the Company’s knowledge, the Company has not infringed (directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person, including but not limited to, by the making, using, or selling of any proprietary products or services set forth in Schedule 3.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Schedule 3.16(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) no infringement, misappropriation or similar claim or Action is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or against any other Person who may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless or reimbursed by the Company with respect to such claim or Action and (ii) the Company has never received any written notice or other written communication (whether in electronic form or otherwise) relating to any actual, alleged or suspected infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person.

(n) Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.16(n) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or pursuant to licenses for off-the-shelf software, the Company is not a party to any Contract requiring any future payment of royalties by the Company for the use of any Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property.

(o) To the Company’s knowledge, the Company is not bound by any Contract to indemnify, defend, hold harmless or reimburse any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property infringement, misappropriation or similar claim. The Company has never assumed, or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility for, any existing or potential liability of another Person for infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Right.

(p) No claim or Action involving any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, has been threatened, except for any such claim or Action that, if adversely determined, would not adversely affect: (i) the use or exploitation of such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right by the Company; or (ii) the manufacturing, distribution or sale of any product or service being developed, offered, manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of the Company.

3.17 Taxes .

(a) The Company has filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and all such Tax Returns are accurate and complete in all material respects. The Company has paid all Taxes due and payable as shown on such Tax Returns. No unresolved deficiencies for any Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed, in each case, in writing, against the Company, other than deficiencies that are reflected by reserves maintained in accordance with GAAP and are being contested in good faith and by appropriate procedures.

(b) Since June 30, 2010, the Company: (i) has not granted any presently operative waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any Tax other than as the result of extending the due date of a Tax Return; (ii) has not granted to any Person a power of attorney with respect to Taxes, which power of attorney

 

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will be in effect as of or following the Closing; (iii) has not received a written inquiry from any taxing authority regarding the filing of Tax Returns in a jurisdiction where it is not presently filing Tax Returns; or (iv) has not availed itself of any Tax amnesty or similar relief in any taxing jurisdiction. There are no current audits of federal, state, local or foreign Tax Returns of the Company by any taxing authority.

(c) The Company has not assumed any material liability for the Taxes of another Person under any Contract which liability remains unpaid. The Company is not bound by any Tax sharing agreement or similar arrangements (including any Tax indemnity arrangements) the principal subject of which is Taxes.

(d) There is no Lien for Taxes on any of the assets of the Company, except for Permitted Liens.

(e) The Company has properly withheld on all material amounts paid to employees and have paid over such amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities.

(f) The Company is not and has not been a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (or a group of corporations filing a consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Return under comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law) other than a group the common parent of which is or was the Company.

(g) The Company has not taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, including, without limitation, any action or transaction that would cause the Merger to fail to satisfy the continuity of business enterprise or continuity of interest requirements set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(d) and 1.368-1(e), respectively.

(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.17 constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties by the Company regarding Taxes, Tax Returns and other matters relating to Taxes.

3.18 [Intentionally Omitted]

3.19 Regulatory Matters .

(a) The Company holds all material licenses, permits, franchises, variances, registrations, exemptions, Orders and other governmental authorizations, consents, approvals and clearances of a Government Authority, and, to the extent required, have submitted all material notices to, all Government Authorities that regulate the quality, identity, strength, purity, safety, efficacy or manufacturing of the Company’s current or under-development products (any such Government Authority, a “Company Regulatory Agency” ) required for the lawful operation of the businesses of the Company (the “Company Permits” ), except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. All such Company Permits are valid and in full force and effect. None of such Company Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company is the sole and exclusive owner of the Company

 

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Permits and the associated filings and applications with any Company Regulatory Agency, including any 510(k) submission, premarket approval, investigational device exemption application, comparable regulatory application or filing made or held by or issued to the Company (collectively, the “Company Regulatory Filings” ) and hold all right, title and interest in and to all Company Regulatory Filings free and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens. The Company has not granted any third party any right or license to use, access or reference any of the Company Regulatory Filings, including, without limitation, any of the know-how contained in any of the Company Regulatory Filings or rights (including any regulatory exclusivities) associated with each such Company Regulatory Filing.

(b) Since January 1, 2013, there has not occurred any breach or violation of, default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under or event giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), any Company Permit, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Company Permits, and no event has occurred and no facts or circumstances exist that, to the knowledge of the Company, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, cancellation, non-renewal or adverse modification of any Company Permit.

(c) Since January 1, 2013, all material applications, submissions, information and data utilized by the Company as the basis for, or submitted by or, to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company in connection with, any and all requests for Company Permits when submitted to the applicable Company Regulatory Agency, were, to the Company’s knowledge, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of submission, and any updates, changes, corrections or modifications to such applications, submissions, information and data required under Applicable Law have been submitted to the applicable Company Regulatory Agency.

(d) Since January 1, 2013, the Company has not committed any act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for any Company Regulatory Agency to invoke its policy with respect to “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” or similar policies under Applicable Law. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company’s agents or subcontractors has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct which has resulted or could result in debarment or disqualification by any applicable Government Authority, and there are no proceedings pending or threatened that reasonably might be expected to result in criminal or civil liability or debarment or disqualification by any applicable Government Authority.

(e) The Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company has: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), or any similar Applicable Law; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

 

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(f) Since January 1, 2013, there has not been any voluntarily or involuntarily initiated, conducted, or issued recall, market withdrawal, safety alert, warning, “dear doctor” letter, market correction, or investigator notice relating to an alleged material lack of safety or efficacy of any product of the Company or product candidate of the Company.

(g) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and any other letters, notices or guidance issued by any Government Authority which regulate the sale of medical device products in any jurisdiction. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regulatory Actions (other than non-material routine or periodic inspections or reviews) against the Company. Since January 1, 2013 there have been no written notices, reports, warning letters, or untitled letters alleging or asserting noncompliance in any material respect with any Applicable Law relating to the Company or the products or product candidates of the Company or any subpoenas or investigative demands or other written inquiries that would reasonably be interpreted as raising a compliance concern sent or delivered by any Government Authority with regard to any product or any product candidate of the Company.

(h) [Intentionally Omitted]

(i) The Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws requiring the maintenance or submission of reports or records under requirements administered by any applicable Government Authority.

(j) To the knowledge of the Company, all studies, tests, and preclinical and clinical research being conducted by the Company, and to the knowledge of the Company, on behalf of the Company, are being, and at all times have been, conducted in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws.

(k) Neither the Company nor any officer, director, managing employee (as those terms are defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001) of the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent (as such term is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001(a)(1)(ii)) of the Company is a party to, or bound by, any order, individual integrity agreement, corporate integrity agreement or other formal or informal agreement with any Government Authority concerning compliance with the laws governing Federal Health Care Programs or any comparable foreign program.

(l) Neither the Company nor any officer, director, managing employee (as those terms are defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001) of the Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent (as such term is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001(a)(1)(ii)) of the Company: (i) has been debarred, excluded or suspended from participation in any Federal Health Care Program; (ii) has had a civil monetary penalty assessed against it, him or her under Section 1128A of the Social Security Act of 1935, codified at Title 42, Chapter 7, of the United States Code (the “Social Security Act” ); (iii) is currently listed on the General Services Administration published list of parties excluded from federal procurement programs and non-procurement programs; (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, is the target or subject of any current investigation by a Government Authority relating to any Federal Health Care Program related offense; or (v) is currently charged with or convicted of any criminal offense relating to the delivery of an item or service under any Federal Health Care Program or any comparable foreign program.

 

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(m) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no pending or threatened filings against the Company of an action relating to the Company under any foreign, federal or state whistleblower statute, including under the False Claims Act of 1863 (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.).

(n) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company is not under investigation by any Government Authority for a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1995, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ( “HIPAA” ), or the regulations contained in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, including receiving any notices from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights relating to any such violations, or any comparable state or local laws. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has been in compliance in all material respects with foreign, federal and state data breach laws.

3.20 Environmental Matters.

(a) No Hazardous Materials are present, as a result of the actions of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, as a result of any actions of any other Person, in, on or under any property, including the land and the improvements, ground water and surface water thereof, that the Company has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased, in each case as would result in a material violation of any Environmental Laws.

(b) The Company has not transported, stored, used, manufactured, disposed of, released or exposed any Person to Hazardous Materials in material violation of any Environmental Law, nor has the Company disposed of, transported, sold, used, released, exposed any Person to or manufactured any product containing a Hazardous Material (collectively, “Hazardous Materials Activities” ) in material violation of any Environmental Laws.

(c) No material Action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, concerning any Company Permit, Hazardous Material or Hazardous Materials Activity of the Company. Since January 1, 2013, the Company has not received written notice that the Company is responsible, or potentially responsible, for the investigation, remediation, cleanup or similar action at any property presently or formerly used by the Company for recycling, disposal or handling of Hazardous Materials.

3.21 Proxy Statement. The information regarding the Company supplied by the Company for inclusion in the proxy statement to be sent to Parent’s stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies in favor of (i) the approval of the Parent Charter Amendment and (ii) the Reverse Stock Split (if applicable) and (iii) the approval of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) (the “Proxy Statement” ), in each case, at the date the Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Parent stockholders and at the time of the Parent Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in

 

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order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.21 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement (and, in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) based upon information regarding Parent or any Parent Subsidiary supplied to the Company in writing by Parent for use therein. The Proxy Statement (and, in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto) will, subject to Section 5.3(d), include the Company Board Recommendation.

3.22 Finders or Brokers. The Company has not employed or retained any investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary who is or might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger.

3.23 Takeover Statutes. The Company has taken all action necessary to exempt or exclude this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from: (i) the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 2 of the Israeli Anti-Trust Law-1988; and (ii) any other similar antitakeover law, statute or regulation (each, a “Takeover Statute” ). Accordingly, no Takeover Statute applies to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, with respect to the Company. The Company does not have any stockholder rights plan, “poison pill” or similar plan or arrangement in effect.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date as follows, in each case subject to the exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered to the Company and dated as of the date hereof (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule” ) and to any disclosures set forth in the Parent SEC Documents (without giving effect to any amendment to any such Parent SEC Document filed on or after the date of this Agreement and excluding any disclosures that contain general, cautionary, predictive or forward-looking statements):

4.1 Organization, Etc .

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of Israel, respectively, and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each of the Subsidiaries of Parent, all of which are listed on Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (the “Parent Subsidiaries” ), was duly organized or formed, is validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries is duly qualified to do business, and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept), in each foreign jurisdiction where the character of its owned or leased properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement or other charter documents (in each case, as applicable). Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) the full name of each Parent Subsidiary and any other entity in which Parent has an equity interest, together with details regarding its capitalization and the ownership interest of Parent (and each other Person, if applicable) therein; (ii) the jurisdiction in which each such Parent Subsidiary or other entity is organized; (iii) each foreign jurisdiction in which Parent and each of the Parent Subsidiaries is qualified to do business; and (iv) the names of the current directors and officers of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary (or their equivalents in the case of any Parent Subsidiary that is not a corporation). Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, limited liability company agreement and any other charter documents (in each case, as applicable) of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary, in each case as currently in effect.

4.2 Authority Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority: (i) to execute and deliver this Agreement; and (ii) assuming the approval of the Parent Charter Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split (if applicable) and the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock present and entitled to vote thereon at the Parent Special Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof) (the “Parent Stockholder Approval” ) and the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, have been duly and validly authorized by the boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub (other than obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval and the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, and filing the Certificate of Merger with the Companies Registrar) are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable principles or by principles of good faith and fair dealing, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law.

4.3 No Violations, Etc. No filing with or notification to, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Government Authority is necessary on the part of the Parent or any Parent Subsidiary in connection with the consummation by Parent and Merger

 

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Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, except: (i) for the filing of the Certificate of Merger as required by the ICL and (ii) where the failure to make such filing or notification or to obtain such permit, authorization, consent or approval would not reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by Parent and Merger Sub, nor compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with all of the provisions hereof will, subject to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval in accordance with Applicable Law (and subject to the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, by Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub): (x) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, limited liability company or other charter documents (in each case, as applicable) of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary; (y) violate any Applicable Law; or (z) result in a violation or breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in any material change in or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration, redemption or repurchase under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any material Parent Contract. Schedule 4.3 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists all consents, notices, waivers and approvals required to be obtained in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, under any material Parent Contracts.

4.4 Board Approval. The board of directors of Parent has: (a) approved an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of Parent (the “Parent Charter Amendment” ) to effect, without any further action on the part of Parent or any stockholder of Parent, (i) an increase to the number of authorized shares of Parent Common Stock to a number to be determined by the Company, if necessary, (ii) a change of the name of Parent to “Microbot Medical Inc.” or any other name designated by the Company and (iii) the Reverse Stock Split; (b) approved the change of Parent’s trading symbol to a symbol chosen by the Company; (c) approved and adopted, and declared the advisability of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; (d) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of Parent and Parent’s stockholders; and (e) subject to Section 5.4(d), resolved to make and maintain the Parent Board Recommendation. The board of directors of Merger Sub has: (A) approved and adopted, and declared the advisability of, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (B) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and Parent as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub.

4.5 Capitalization .

(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 200,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there were: (i) 12,006,856 shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding; (ii) Parent Stock Options and restricted stock units to purchase an aggregate of 233,515 shares of Parent Common Stock; (iii) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock outstanding or designated; and (iv) no treasury shares. As of the date hereof, other than 6,898,841 shares of Parent Common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, 202,872 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to Parent’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time prior to

 

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the date hereof, the “2006 Plan” ), and an aggregate of 1,284,576 shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to both Parent’s 2012 Commencement Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “2012 Plan”) and Parent’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time prior to the date hereof, and together with the 2006 Plan and the 2012 Plan, the “Parent Stock Plans” ), Parent has no shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance.

(b) All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are not subject to, and were not issued in violation of, any preemptive rights, purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of Applicable Law, Parent’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or any Parent Contract. No Parent Subsidiary owns any Parent Common Stock.

(c) Schedule 4.5(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list, as of the date hereof, of each outstanding Parent Stock Option, including with respect to each such Parent Stock Option, the holder, date of grant, exercise price, vesting schedule, expiration date, number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject thereto and an indication of the form of award pursuant to which such Parent Stock Option was granted. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding: (i) equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in Parent; (ii) securities of Parent convertible into or exchangeable for equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in Parent; (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from Parent, or other obligations of Parent to issue, any equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in Parent or securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in Parent; or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, performance units, contingent value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of any equity interests in, other voting securities of or other ownership interests in Parent (the items in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to collectively as the “Parent Securities” ). The issuance of Parent Common Stock as contemplated by this Agreement will not cause any adjustment to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding Parent Stock Options or other convertible Parent Securities.

(d) Accurate and complete copies of each Parent Stock Plan, and of the forms of all agreements and instruments and any amendments thereto relating to or issued under each thereof, have been made available to the Company. There are no agreements to amend, modify or supplement any such agreements, instruments or forms. Each award under a Parent Stock Plan was granted in accordance with the terms of such Parent Stock Plan, and each Parent Stock Option was granted with a per share exercise price no lower than the fair market value of one (1) share of Parent Common Stock as of the grant date, as determined by the board of directors of Parent in good faith.

4.6 Compliance with Laws. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has violated or failed to comply with any Applicable Law material to the operation of Parent’s business.

 

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4.7 Parent SEC Documents .

(a) Since January 1, 2013, Parent has timely filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” ) all required forms, reports, statements, certifications, prospectuses and documents required to be filed by it with the SEC (collectively, and together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and any other information incorporated therein, the “Parent SEC Documents” ). Each of the Parent SEC Documents complied as to form, when filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such subsequent filing), in all material respects with Applicable Law, including the applicable provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act” ) and in each case, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, each as in effect on the date so filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such subsequent filing). No Parent Subsidiary is required to file any statements, reports, schedules, forms or other documents with the SEC.

(b) Accurate and complete copies of the Parent SEC Documents have been made available (including via EDGAR) to the Company. As of their respective dates (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such subsequent filing, or, if a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement pursuant to the Securities Act, on the date such registration statement or amendment became effective), none of the Parent SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated or incorporated by reference therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments received from SEC staff with respect to the Parent SEC Documents. To Parent’s knowledge, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review or investigation, other than any review or investigation initiated as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Parent has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act). Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC (and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective) and all such material information is, in all material respects, made known to Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

(d) Parent has established and maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) that is reasonably designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP for external purposes and includes policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of Parent, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of Parent are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Parent, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of

 

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unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Parent’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements, and such system of internal controls over financial report is reasonably effective. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to Parent’s outside auditors and the audit committee of Parent’s board of directors: (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any material fraud, within the knowledge of Parent, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal controls over financing reporting. As of the date hereof, there is no reason to believe that Parent’s independent auditors, chief executive officer and chief financial officer will not be able to give the certifications and attestations required pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, without qualification, when required. To the knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries nor Parent’s independent auditors have identified or been made aware of: (x) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of Parent’s internal controls; (y) any illegal act or fraud, whether or not material, that involves Parent’s management or other employees; or (z) any reasonably credible claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(e) Each of the principal executive officer of Parent and the principal financial officer of Parent (or each former principal executive officer of Parent and each former principal financial officer of Parent, as applicable) has made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, in each case, with respect to the Parent SEC Documents, and the statements contained in such certifications were complete, correct and accurate on the date such certifications were made. For purposes of this section, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

(f) Parent is, and has at all times since January 1, 2013 been, in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing requirements of the Exchange, and has not since January 1, 2008 received any notice asserting any non-compliance with the listing requirements of the Exchange.

4.8 Parent Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements for Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and the quarter ended June 30, 2016, in each case provided to the Company prior to the date hereof, are herein referred to as the “Parent Financial Statements” and the balance sheet of Parent as of June 30, 2016 is herein referred to as the “Parent Balance Sheet” . Each of the Parent Financial Statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto): (i) was prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of such Parent Financial Statements (or such other date as may be reflected in such Parent Financial Statements), in each case applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of any unaudited portion of the Parent Financial Statements, except as such unaudited portion of the Parent Financial Statements may omit footnotes and may be subject to potential year-end adjustments that are not expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to be material); and (ii) fairly presented, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the

 

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consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, consistent with the books and records of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of any unaudited portion of the Parent Financial Statements, except as such unaudited portion of the Parent Financial Statements may omit footnotes and may be subject to potential year-end adjustments that are not expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to be material). No financial statements of any Person other than Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries actually included in the Parent Financial Statements are required by GAAP to be included in the Parent Financial Statements. Except as required by GAAP, Parent has not, between the last day of its most recently ended fiscal year and the date of this Agreement, made or adopted any material change in its accounting methods, practices or policies in effect on such last day of its most recently ended fiscal year. Parent has not had any material dispute with any of its auditors regarding accounting matters or policies during any of its past three (3) full fiscal years or during the current fiscal year that is currently outstanding or that resulted (or would reasonably be expected to result) in an adjustment to, or any restatement of, the Parent Financial Statements. No current or former independent auditor for Parent has resigned or been dismissed from such capacity as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with Parent on a matter of accounting practices.

4.9 Title to Property. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have good title to all of their respective material tangible properties, interests in tangible properties and tangible assets, both real and personal, reflected in the Parent Balance Sheet, and have valid leasehold interests in all material leased properties and assets, in each case free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. Schedule 4.9 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies each parcel of real property owned or leased by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

4.10 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Parent, nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries or the entities listed on Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule has any liabilities of a nature required by GAAP to be reflected in a consolidated balance sheet or the notes thereto, other than: (i) liabilities identified as such in the “liabilities” column of the Parent Balance Sheet; (ii) liabilities that have been incurred by Parent since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that, individually or in the aggregate, do not exceed $100,000; (iii) liabilities for performance of obligations under Parent Contracts; and (iv) liabilities and obligations under this Agreement and investment banking, accounting, legal and other fees incurred by Parent in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement. To the knowledge of Parent, all of the accounts payable and accrued expenses of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, are disclosed on Schedule 4.10 of the Parent Disclosure Schedules.

4.11 Absence of Changes or Events. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, since March 31, 2016: (i) there has been no Parent Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) there has not been any action or omission by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries that, if taken during the Interim Period without the Company’s consent, would constitute a breach of Section 5.2.

4.12 Capital Stock of Subsidiaries. Parent is directly or indirectly the record and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each of the Parent Subsidiaries and the entities listed on Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. All of such shares or other equity interests have been duly authorized

 

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and are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights with respect thereto and are owned by Parent free and clear of any Lien with respect thereto, in each case other than Permitted Liens or as otherwise described on Schedule 4.12 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. There are no proxies or voting agreements with respect to such shares or other equity interests, and there are no existing options, warrants, calls, subscriptions or other rights or other agreements or commitments obligating Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, sell, repurchase or redeem any shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any Parent Subsidiary or any other securities convertible into, exercisable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any such shares (collectively, the “Parent Subsidiary Securities” ). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent does not directly or indirectly own any interest in any Person.

4.13 Litigation .

(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.13(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, any of the Parent Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors and managers (in their capacities as such), or involving any of their respective assets, before any Government Authority, arbitrator or mediator. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened which in any manner challenges, seeks to or is reasonably likely to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or otherwise prevent or delay Parent or Merger Sub from performing its obligations hereunder.

(b) There is no outstanding Order to which Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective assets is or was a party or by which Parent, any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective assets is bound, the terms of which have not been satisfied by Parent or such Parent Subsidiary.

4.14 Insurance. Schedule 4.14 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists: (i) all insurance policies (including all workers’ compensation insurance policies) covering the business, properties or assets of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries or any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or its fiduciaries; (ii) the premiums and coverages of such policies; (iii) all claims in excess of $100,000 made against any such policies since January 1, 2013; and (iv) all claims made against any such policies that remain open and/or unresolved as of the date of this Agreement. All such policies are in effect, and accurate and complete copies of all such policies have been made available to the Company. Parent has not received written notice of the cancellation or threat of cancellation of any of such policies.

4.15 Contracts and Commitments .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, none of Parent, the Parent Subsidiaries nor any of the entities listed on Schedule 4.1(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a party to or bound by any of the following:

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(ii) any Contract under which payments or obligations will be increased, accelerated or vested by the occurrence (whether alone or in conjunction with any other event) of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, or under which the value of the payments or obligations will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, whether pursuant to a change in control or otherwise;

(iii) any Contract currently in force relating to the disposition or acquisition of assets where the fair market value of such assets exceeds $100,000, in each case other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business;

(iv) any Contract relating to an ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business enterprise or Person, excluding wholly-owned Parent Subsidiaries;

(v) any Contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment or services, under which the aggregate payments made to one party or group of related parties after during the past twelve (12) months exceeded, or for the following twelve (12) months is expected to exceed, $100,000;

(vi) any Contract relating to the guarantee (whether absolute or contingent) by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries of (A) the performance of any other Person (other than Parent or a wholly-owned Parent Subsidiary) or (B) the whole or any part of the indebtedness or liabilities of any other Person (other than Parent or a wholly-owned Parent Subsidiary);

(vii) any Contract relating to the indemnification by Parent of its officers, directors, managers or agents;

(viii) any material Contract of indemnification or guaranty;

(ix) any power of attorney authorizing the incurrence of an obligation on the part of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries;

(x) any Contract which limits or restricts (A) where Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries may conduct business, (B) the type or lines of business (current or future) in which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries may engage or (C) any acquisition of assets or stock (tangible or intangible) by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries;

(xi) any Contract under which the aggregate payments or receipts for the past twelve (12) months exceeded, or for the following twelve (12) months is expected to exceed, $100,000;

(xii) any Contract for the borrowing or lending of money, or the availability of credit (except credit extended by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries to customers in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice);

 

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(xiii) any Contract relating to any hedging, option (other than options granted to service providers in connection with the performance of services), derivative or other similar transaction and any foreign exchange position or contract for the exchange of currency;

(xiv) any collective bargaining agreements;

(xv) any Contract relating to the employment of individuals who serve as officers of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary; or

(xvi) any Contract that would otherwise be required to be filed as an exhibit to a periodic report under the Exchange Act, as provided by Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Each Contract of the type described in this Section 4.15(a) and in existence as of the date hereof is referred to herein as a “Parent Contract” .

(b) An accurate and complete copy of each Parent Contract (including all amendments thereto) has been made available to the Company.

(c) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any other party to a Parent Contract, is in material breach, violation or default under, or has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under (nor, to the knowledge of Parent, does there exist any condition under which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would reasonably be expected to cause such a breach, violation or default under), any Parent Contract material to the operation of Parent’s business.

(d) Each Parent Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Parent and any applicable Parent Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of Parent, of the other party or parties thereto, in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect, in each case except to the extent enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles or by principles of good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).

4.16 Labor Matters; Employment and Labor Contracts .

(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.16(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is party to any union Contract or other collective bargaining agreement, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, are there any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any employees of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

(b) There is no labor strike, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any of Parent Subsidiaries. No petition for certification has been filed and is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened to be filed before the National Labor Relations Board with respect to any employees of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries. There are no material Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened between Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries and any of their respective employees. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.16(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the

 

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employment of each of the employees of Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is “at will” and neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has any contractual obligation to provide any particular form or period of notice prior to terminating the employment of any of their respective employees. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is currently a party to any Contract whereby it leases employees or other service providers from another Person.

(c) No current or former employee of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is, or since January 1, 2013 has been, employed by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary outside of the United States.

4.17 Intellectual Property Rights .

(a) Schedule 4.17(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies and describes each proprietary product or service currently developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by or on behalf of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries, including products or services currently designated as development candidates with a unique internal name by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

(b) Parent has provided Company with a true, accurate, and complete (i) patent docket dated June 7, 2016 and (ii) 2016 IP budget, dated February 16, 2016, showing: Schedule 4.17(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies: (i) each item of Registered IP in which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has or purports to have an ownership interest of any nature (whether exclusively, jointly with another Person, or otherwise); (ii) the jurisdiction in which such item of Registered IP has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial number; (iii) any other Person that has an ownership interest in such item of Registered IP and the nature of such ownership interest and (iv) each Parent IP that is a granted patent that in any way covers any product or service identified in Schedule 4.17(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

(c) Schedule 4.17(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies: (i) all Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries (other than any non-customized software that (x) is so licensed solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a non-exclusive, internal use software license, (y) is not incorporated into, or used directly in the development, manufacturing or distribution of, any of Parent’s or the Parent Subsidiaries’ products or services and (z) is generally available on standard terms for less than $25,000); (ii) the corresponding Contract(s) pursuant to which such Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property is licensed to Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries; and (iii) whether the license or licenses granted to Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries are exclusive or non-exclusive.

(d) Schedule 4.17(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries any license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any exclusive right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Parent IP. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries are bound by, and no Parent IP is subject to, any Contract containing any covenant or other provision that in any way limits or restricts the ability of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries to use, exploit, assert or enforce any Parent IP anywhere in the world, except field and geographical restrictions in applicable licenses to Parent IP granted to Parent.

 

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(e) Parent has provided to the Company an accurate and complete copy of each standard form of Parent IP Contract used by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries at any time since January 1, 2013, including each standard form of: (i) employee agreement containing any intellectual property assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; (ii) consulting or independent contractor agreement containing any intellectual property assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; and (iii) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement. Schedule 4.17(e) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies each Parent IP Contract that deviates in any material respect from the corresponding standard form agreement provided to the Company.

(f) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries exclusively own all right, title and interest to and in Parent IP (other than Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed to Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries as identified in Schedule 4.17(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or otherwise as identified in Schedule 4.17(b)) free and clear of any Liens (other than non-exclusive licenses granted pursuant to the Contracts listed in Schedule 4.17(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and the Permitted Liens listed in Schedule 4.17(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) All documents and instruments necessary to perfect the rights of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries in Parent IP have been validly executed, delivered and, if related to Registered IP, filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Government Authority, where required.

(ii) Except for Registered IP identified on Schedule 4.17(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no funding, facilities or personnel of any Government Authority were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any of Parent IP.

(iii) Since January 1, 2013, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries have assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Intellectual Property Right to any other Person.

(g) To Parent’s knowledge, all Parent IP that is Registered IP is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to Parent’s knowledge:

(i) Each U.S. patent application and U.S. patent in which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has an ownership interest or exclusive license and the right to prosecute was filed within one (1) year of a printed publication, public use or offer for sale of each invention described in the U.S. patent application or U.S. patent. Each foreign patent application and foreign patent in which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has an ownership interest or exclusive license and the right to prosecute was filed or claims priority to a patent application filed prior to each invention described in the foreign patent application or foreign patent being made available to the public.

 

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(ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(g)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no trademark or trade name owned, used or applied for by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries conflicts or interferes with any trademark or trade name owned, used or applied for by any other Person. No event or circumstance (including a failure to exercise adequate quality controls and an assignment in gross without the accompanying goodwill) has occurred or exists that has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, the abandonment of any trademark owned, used or applied for by or on behalf of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

(iii) Each item of Parent IP that is Registered IP is in compliance with all legal requirements, other than any legal requirement that can be met with reasonable effort with respect to such Registered IP so as to avoid revocation, cancellation, or lapse or otherwise adversely affect its enforceability, use, or priority, and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain such item of Registered IP in full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline.

(iv) All assignments to Parent of inventorship, authorship or ownership rights relating to Parent IP that is Registered IP are valid and enforceable.

(v) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(g)(v) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other Action is, or since January 1, 2013 has been, pending or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Parent IP that is Registered IP is being or has been or is expected by Parent to be contested or challenged. To Parent’s knowledge, there is no basis for a claim that any Parent IP that is Registered IP is invalid or unenforceable.

(h) Each Person who is or was an employee or contractor of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Parent IP has signed an agreement containing an assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to Parent or one of the Parent Subsidiaries. No current or former stockholder, officer, director, employee, consultant or contractor of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Parent IP. To Parent’s knowledge, no employee of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is: (x) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries; or (y) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality obligations. Since January 1, 2013, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries have assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Intellectual Property Right to any other Person.

(i) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have taken all reasonable steps for a company of its size and resources to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce their rights in all material proprietary information that Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries holds, or purports to hold, as a trade secret.

(j) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries are, and neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries ever were, a contributor to any industry standards body or similar organization that could require or obligate Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any Parent IP.

 

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(k) To Parent’s knowledge, since January 1, 2013 no Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Parent IP.

(l) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, will, with or without notice or lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause or declare: (i) a loss of, or Lien on, any Parent IP; (ii) a breach of any license agreement listed or required to be listed in Schedule 4.17(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule; (iii) the release, disclosure or delivery of any Parent IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any license or other right or interest under, to or in any of Parent IP.

(m) To Parent’s knowledge, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries have infringed (directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person, including but not limited to, by the making, using, or selling of any proprietary products or services set forth in Schedule 4.17(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth on Schedule 4.17(m) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (i) no infringement, misappropriation or similar claim or Action is pending or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened against Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or against any other Person who may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless or reimbursed by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries with respect to such claim or Action and (ii) neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries have ever received any written notice or other written communication (whether in electronic form or otherwise) relating to any actual, alleged or suspected infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person.

(n) Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.17(n) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or pursuant to licenses for off-the-shelf software, Parent is not a party to any Contract requiring any future payment of royalties by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries for the use of any Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property.

(o) To Parent’s knowledge, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries are bound by any Contract to indemnify, defend, hold harmless or reimburse any other Person with respect to any Intellectual Property infringement, misappropriation or similar claim. Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries have ever assumed, or agreed to discharge or otherwise take responsibility for, any existing or potential liability of another Person for infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property Right.

(p) No claim or Action involving any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right owned by or exclusively licensed to Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is pending or, to Parent’s knowledge, has been threatened, except for any such claim or Action that, if adversely determined, would not adversely affect: (i) the use or exploitation of such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries; or (ii) the manufacturing, distribution or sale of any product or service being developed, offered, manufactured, distributed or sold by or on behalf of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

 

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(q) The failure by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to register, reregister, renew, extend, or reapply, or otherwise keep effective, the Parent IP, shall not give any current licensor, licensee or other third Person having an interest in any such Parent IP the right to demand penalties (cash or otherwise) from Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

(r) With respect to all registered Parent IP that Parent has permitted to lapse, Parent has timely notified all licensees, licensors and other third Persons having a contractual right with respect to any such Parent IP, of such lapsed Parent IP.

4.18 Taxes .

(a) Parent and each of the Parent Subsidiaries have filed all material Tax Returns required to be filed by them, and all such Tax Returns are accurate and complete in all material respects. Parent and each of the Parent Subsidiaries have paid (or Parent has paid on behalf of each of the Parent Subsidiaries) all Taxes due and payable as shown on such Tax Returns. No unresolved deficiencies for any Taxes have been proposed, asserted or assessed, in each case, in writing, against Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries, other than deficiencies that are reflected by reserves maintained in accordance with GAAP and are being contested in good faith and by appropriate procedures.

(b) Since June 30, 2010, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries: (i) has granted any presently operative waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any Tax other than as the result of extending the due date of a Tax Return; (ii) has granted to any Person a power of attorney with respect to Taxes, which power of attorney will be in effect as of or following the Closing; (iii) has received a written inquiry from any taxing authority regarding the filing of Tax Returns in a jurisdiction where it is not presently filing Tax Returns; or (iv) has availed itself of any Tax amnesty or similar relief in any taxing jurisdiction. There are no current audits of federal, state, local or foreign Tax Returns of Parent or of any of the Parent Subsidiaries by any taxing authority.

(c) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries has assumed any material liability for the Taxes of another Person under any Contract which liability remains unpaid. Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is bound by any Tax sharing agreement or similar arrangements (including any Tax indemnity arrangements) the principal subject of which is Taxes.

(d) There is no Lien for Taxes on any of the assets of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries, except for Permitted Liens.

(e) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries is party to any contract or arrangement that could, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” to a “disqualified individual” for purposes of Section 280G or Section 4999 of the Code and the regulations thereunder (and any comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law).

 

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(f) Parent and each of the Parent Subsidiaries have properly withheld on all material amounts paid to employees and have paid over such amounts to the appropriate taxing authorities.

(g) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is or has been a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (or a group of corporations filing a consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax Return under comparable provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law) other than a group the common parent of which is or was Parent.

(h) Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Merger from constituting a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, including, without limitation, any action or transaction that would cause the Merger to fail to satisfy the continuity of business enterprise or continuity of interest requirements set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-1(d) and 1.368-1(e), respectively.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.18 constitute the sole and exclusive representations and warranties by the Parent regarding Taxes, Tax Returns and other matters relating to Taxes.

4.19 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .

(a) Schedule 4.19(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists all: (i) “employee pension benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA ( “Pension Plans” ); (ii) “employee welfare benefit plans” as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA ( “Welfare Plans” ) whether or not subject to ERISA; (iii) stock bonus, stock option, restricted stock, phantom stock, stock appreciation right, stock purchase or other equity compensation plans; bonus, profit-sharing, change-in-control or other incentive plans; deferred compensation arrangements; severance plans; holiday or vacation plans; sabbatical programs; relocation arrangements; or any other material fringe benefit programs; and (iv) other material employee benefit or compensation plans, programs, policies or arrangements excluding any that are Parent Contracts, in each case covering employees and directors of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that either are maintained or contributed to by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or to which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is obligated to make payments or otherwise has or may have any liability (collectively, the “Parent Employee Benefit Plans” ).

(b) With respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan, Parent and each of the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance with and have performed all obligations required under, in each case, in all material respects, the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Applicable Laws, and the terms of such Parent Employee Benefit Plan and each Parent Employee Benefit Plan has been administered in compliance with its terms and Applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code.

(c) All material contributions to, and material payments from the Parent Employee Benefit Plans that are required to have been made in accordance with the Parent Employee Benefit Plans have been timely made, and timely deposits of employee contributions have been made.

 

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(d) With respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code, each such Parent Employee Benefit Plan and the trusts, if any, maintained thereunder, are the subjects of a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS with respect to its qualification or Tax exemption, as the case may be, and no event has occurred and no condition exists with respect to the form or operation of such Parent Employee Benefit Plan that would cause the loss of such qualification or the imposition of any material liability, penalty or Tax under ERISA or the Code. No Parent Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has permitted investment in Parent Securities.

(e) There are no: (i) Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened by any Government Authority involving the Parent Employee Benefit Plans; nor (ii) Actions pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened claims (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Parent Employee Benefit Plans, against the assets of any of the trusts under any Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of any Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary with respect to such Parent Employee Benefit Plans or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or against the assets of any trust under such Parent Employee Benefit Plan. To the knowledge of Parent, there are no facts which would form the basis for any Action contemplated by this Section 4.19(e).

(f) For the past six (6) years from the date hereof, none of Parent, any of the Parent Subsidiaries nor any employee of the foregoing, nor any trustee, administrator, other fiduciary or any other “party in interest” or “disqualified person” with respect to the Pension Plans or Welfare Plans maintained by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries, has engaged in a “prohibited transaction” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) except as would not create a material liability for Parent, other than one which qualifies for an applicable statutory exemption.

(g) None of Parent, any of the Parent Subsidiaries nor any of the Parent ERISA Affiliates sponsors, maintains, administers or contributes to, nor have they, in the past six (6) years from the date hereof, sponsored, maintained, administered or contributed to, or had any liability with respect to, any Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, Sections 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA. No Parent Employee Benefit Plan is: (i) a “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA); (ii) a “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code); (iii) a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary association” (within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code); or (iv) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA).

(h) With respect to each of the Parent Employee Benefit Plans, accurate and complete copies of the following documents have been made available to the Company: (i) the plan document and any related trust agreement, including amendments thereto; (ii) any current summary plan descriptions and other material communications to participants relating to the plan; (iii) each plan trust, insurance, annuity or other funding contract or service provider agreement related thereto; (iv) the most recent plan financial statements and actuarial or other valuation reports prepared with respect thereto, if any; (v) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter, if any; (vi) copies of the most recent plan year nondiscrimination and coverage

 

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testing results for each plan subject to such testing requirements; and (vii) the most recent annual reports (Form 5500) and all schedules attached thereto for each Parent Employee Benefit Plan that is subject to ERISA and Code reporting requirements.

(i) None of the Welfare Plans maintained by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries provides for continuing benefits or coverage for any participant or any beneficiary of a participant following termination of employment, except as may be required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and then only at the expense of the participant or the participant’s beneficiary.

(j) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, will, either alone or in combination with a termination of employment: (i) entitle any current or former employee, officer, director or other service provider of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries to severance pay, a change of control payment or any other payment by the Company, or Parent and any of the Parent Subsidiaries; or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee, officer, director or other service provider, in either case pursuant to a Parent Employee Benefit Plan.

(k) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with the WARN Act. In the past two (2) years: (i) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has effectuated a “plant closing” (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or one (1) or more facilities or operating units within any site of employment or facility of its business; (ii) there has not occurred a “mass layoff” (as defined in the WARN Act) affecting any site of employment or facility of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries; and (iii) neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has been affected by any transaction or engaged in layoffs or employment terminations sufficient in number to trigger application of any similar state, local or foreign law or regulation. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has caused any of its employees to suffer an “employment loss” (as defined in the WARN Act) during the ninety (90) day period prior to the date hereof or any similar event that when aggregated with enough such other events would trigger the advance notice requirements of the WARN Act.

4.20 Regulatory Matters .

(a) Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries hold all material licenses, permits, franchises, variances, registrations, exemptions, orders and other governmental authorizations, consents, approvals and clearances, and have submitted all material notices to, all Government Authorities, including all authorizations under the FDCA, the PHSA and the regulations of the FDA promulgated thereunder, and any other Government Authority that regulates the quality, identity, strength, purity, safety, efficacy or manufacturing of Parent’s current or under-development products (any such Government Authority, a “ Parent Regulatory Agency ”) required for the lawful operation of the businesses of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries as presently conducted (the “ Parent Permits ”). All such Parent Permits are valid and in full force and effect. None of such Parent Permits will be terminated or impaired or become terminable, in whole or in part, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are the sole and exclusive owner of the Parent Permits and the associated filings and applications with the FDA or other Parent Regulatory Agency, including any

 

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biologics license application, new drug application, 510(k) submission, premarket approval, investigational new drug or investigational device exemption application, comparable regulatory application or filing made or held by or issued to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Parent Regulatory Filings ”) and hold all right, title and interest in and to all Parent Regulatory Filings free and clear of any Lien. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have not granted any third party any right or license to use, access or reference any of the Parent Regulatory Filings, including, without limitation, any of the know-how contained in any of the Parent Regulatory Filings or rights (including any regulatory exclusivities) associated with each such Parent Regulatory Filing.

(b) Since January 1, 2013, there has not occurred any breach or violation of, default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under or event giving rise to any right of termination, amendment or cancellation of (with or without notice or lapse of time or both), any Parent Permit. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Parent Permits, and no event has occurred and no facts or circumstances exist that, to the knowledge of Parent, would reasonably be expected to result in the revocation, cancellation, non-renewal or adverse modification of any Parent Permit.

(c) Since January 1, 2013, all material applications, submissions, information and data utilized by Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries as the basis for, or submitted by or, to the knowledge of Parent, on behalf of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries in connection with, any and all requests for Parent Permits when submitted to the FDA or other Parent Regulatory Agency, were accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of submission, and any updates, changes, corrections or modifications to such applications, submissions, information and data required under Applicable Law have been submitted to the FDA or other Parent Regulatory Agency.

(d) Since January 1, 2013, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries has committed any act, made any statement or failed to make any statement that would reasonably be expected to provide a basis for the FDA or any other Parent Regulatory Agency to invoke its policy with respect to “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” or similar policies under Applicable Law. Neither Parent’s nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries’ agents or subcontractors has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct which has resulted or could result in debarment or disqualification by the FDA or any other Government Authority, and there are no proceedings pending or threatened that reasonably might be expected to result in criminal or civil liability or debarment or disqualification by the FDA or any other Government Authority.

(e) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has: (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA or any similar Applicable Law; or (iv) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

 

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(f) Since January 1, 2013, there has not been any voluntarily or involuntarily initiated, conducted, or issued recall, market withdrawal, safety alert, warning, “dear doctor” letter, market correction, or investigator notice relating to an alleged material lack of safety or efficacy of any product of Parent or product candidate of Parent.

(g) Parent is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws and any other letters, notices or guidance issued by the FDA or any Government Authority which regulate the sale of pharmaceutical products or biological, or device products in any jurisdiction. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened regulatory Actions (other than non-material routine or periodic inspections or reviews) against Parent or its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2013 there have been no written notices, reports, warning letters, or untitled letters alleging or asserting noncompliance in any material respect with any Applicable Law relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or the products or product candidates of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any subpoenas or investigative demands or other written inquiries that would reasonably be interpreted as raising a compliance concern sent or delivered by any Government Authority with regard to any product or any product candidate of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.

(h) There are no ongoing manufacturing operations by Parent or by any Parent Subsidiary.

(i) Parent is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws requiring the maintenance or submission of reports or records under requirements administered by the FDA or any other Government Authority, including Adverse Experiences, Serious Adverse Events, and Serious Injuries. There have been no Serious Adverse Events or Serious Injuries associated with the use (including in clinical trials) of the products or product candidates of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary that have not been reported to the FDA in accordance with Applicable Law.

(j) To the knowledge of Parent, all studies, tests, and preclinical and clinical research being conducted by Parent and Parent Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of Parent, on behalf of Parent and Parent Subsidiaries, were at all times, conducted incompliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, including, as applicable, good laboratory practice regulations set forth in 21 C.F.R. Part 58, good clinical practices, as defined or recognized by the FDA, including the ICH Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice, other applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and its applicable implementing regulations at 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58, 312 and 812, and comparable laws of any other Government Authority; and there are no ongoing studies, tests, or preclinical or clinical research being conducted by, or on behalf of, Parent or any Parent Subsidiary. No clinical trial conducted by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of Parent, on behalf of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has been terminated or suspended prior to completion for safety or non-compliance reasons, and neither the FDA nor any other Government Authority, clinical investigator or institutional review board that has or had jurisdiction over or participated in any such clinical trial has initiated, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened to initiate, any action to place a clinical hold order on, or otherwise terminate, materially delay or suspend, any such ongoing clinical trial, or to disqualify, restrict or debar any clinical investigator or other Person or entity involved in any such clinical trial.

 

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(k) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any officer, director, managing employee (as those terms are defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001) of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any agent (as such term is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001(a)(1)(ii)) of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by, any order, individual integrity agreement, corporate integrity agreement or other formal or informal agreement with any Government Authority concerning compliance with the laws governing Federal Health Care Programs.

(l) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary nor any officer, director, managing employee (as those terms are defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001) of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, nor, to the knowledge of the Parent, any agent (as such term is defined in 42 C.F.R. § 1001.1001(a)(1)(ii)) of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary: (i) has been debarred, excluded or suspended from participation in any Federal Health Care Program; (ii) has had a civil monetary penalty assessed against it, him or her under Section 1128A of the Social Security Act; (iii) is currently listed on the General Services Administration published list of parties excluded from federal procurement programs and non-procurement programs; (iv) to the knowledge of Parent, is the target or subject of any current investigation by a Government Authority relating to any Federal Health Care Program related offense; or (v) is currently charged with or convicted of any criminal offense relating to the delivery of an item or service under any Federal Health Care Program.

(m) To the knowledge of Parent, there are no pending or threatened filings against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary of an action relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary under any federal or state whistleblower statute, including under the False Claims Act of 1863 (31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.).

(n) To the knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is under investigation by any Government Authority for a violation of HIPAA or the regulations contained in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, including receiving any notices from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights relating to any such violations, or any comparable state or local laws. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiaries are “covered entities” as that term is defined in HIPAA. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have been in compliance in all material respects with federal and state data breach laws.

4.21 Environmental Matters .

(a) No Hazardous Materials are present, as a result of the actions of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Parent, as a result of any actions of any other Person, in, on or under any property, including the land and the improvements, ground water and surface water thereof, that Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased, in each case as would result in a material violation of any Environmental Laws.

(b) Neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries has transported, stored, used, manufactured, disposed of, released or exposed any Person to Hazardous Materials in material violation of any Environmental Law, nor has Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries engaged in any Hazardous Materials Activities in material violation of any Environmental Laws.

 

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(c) No material Action is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, concerning any Parent Permit, Hazardous Material or Hazardous Materials Activity of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2013, Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have not received written notice that Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries are responsible, or potentially responsible, for the investigation, remediation, cleanup or similar action at any property presently or formerly used by Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries for recycling, disposal or handling of Hazardous Materials.

4.22 Proxy Statement. The Proxy Statement, at the date the Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is first mailed to Parent stockholders and at the time of the Parent Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof), will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.22 will not apply to statements or omissions included in the Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) based upon information regarding the Company supplied to Parent in writing by the Company for use therein (it being understood that all other information in the Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will be deemed to have been supplied by Parent). The Proxy Statement (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will, when filed, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and, subject to Section 5.4(d), the Proxy Statement will include the Parent Board Recommendation.

4.23 Finders or Brokers. Except for the entities listed on Schedule 4.23, an accurate and complete copy of each of whose engagement letters have been provided to the Company prior to the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of the Parent Subsidiaries has employed or retained any investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary who is or might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger.

4.24 Takeover Statutes. Parent has taken all action necessary to exempt or exclude this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from all applicable Takeover Statutes. Accordingly, no Takeover Statute applies to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, with respect to Parent. Parent does not have any stockholder rights plan, “poison pill” or similar plan or arrangement in effect.

4.25 Valid Issuance. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration pursuant to this Agreement have been duly authorized and will, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to any restriction on resale under the Securities Act, other than restrictions imposed by Rules 144 and 145 under the Securities Act.

 

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ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

5.1 Conduct of Company Business During Interim Period. Except as contemplated or required by this Agreement or as expressly consented to in writing by Parent, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time (the “Interim Period” ), the Company will: (i) conduct its operations according to its ordinary course of business; (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its business, to keep available the services of its officers and employees and to maintain existing relationships with licensors, licensees, suppliers, distributors, consultants, customers and others having business relationships with it, except in each case, to the extent that the termination of any such services or relationships is in the ordinary course of business; and (iii) not take any action which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect its ability to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the Interim Period, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), directly or indirectly, do any of the following:

(a) other than in the ordinary course of business or after prior written notice to Parent, (i) enter into any Contract that would have been a Company Contract were the Company a party or subject thereto on the date of this Agreement; or (ii) terminate or amend in any material respect any Company Contract or waive any material right thereunder;

(b) other than after prior written notice to Parent, adopt any new severance plan or grant any severance or termination payments to any officer or director of the Company, except payments pursuant to written agreements or policies existing on the date hereof and previously disclosed in writing to Parent or as required by applicable Israeli law;

(c) other than in the ordinary course of business, after prior written notice to Parent, or with respect to the Company Private Placement, declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any capital stock or other equity security or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or other equity security or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock or other equity security;

(d) repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other equity security, except pursuant to rights of repurchase of any such shares under the Company Equity Plan;

(e) other than with respect to the Company Private Placement, cause, permit or propose any material amendments to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement (in each case, as applicable) of the Company;

(f) other than in the ordinary course of business, sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of the Company;

 

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(g) other than in the ordinary course of business or with respect to the Company Private Placement, incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness, or issue or sell any debt securities, or warrants or rights to acquire debt securities, of the Company;

(h) enter into any “keep well” or other contract to maintain any financial statement condition of any Person other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of the foregoing;

(i) [Intentionally Omitted];

(j) pay, discharge, settle, compromise or satisfy any material pending or threatened Action, claim, liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than (i) the payment or discharge of liabilities or obligations of the Company with respect to amounts owed to vendors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business, (ii) settlements or compromises of Actions in the ordinary course of business, (iii) settlements or compromises involving payments by the Company not in excess of $100,000 individually, or more than $250,000 in the aggregate, and (iv) with respect to Taxes;

(k) authorize, solicit, propose or announce an intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or enter into any Contract with respect to, any plan of liquidation or dissolution, any acquisition of a material amount of assets or securities, any disposition of a material amount of assets, any partnership, association or joint venture, or other than with respect to the Company Private Placement, any material change in capitalization;

(l) [Intentionally Omitted];

(m) maintain its books and records in a manner other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(n) enter into any hedging, option, derivative or other similar transaction or any foreign exchange position or contract for the exchange of currency, except in the ordinary course of business;

(o) institute any material change in its accounting methods, principles or practices other than as required by GAAP or for purposes of compliance with the Exchange and the Securities Act and Exchange Act;

(p) in respect of any Taxes: (i) except as required by Applicable Law, change any material election, change any material accounting method, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material claim or assessment or consent to any material extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material claim or assessment or amend any material Tax Return; or (ii) enter into any material Tax-sharing agreement or similar arrangement (including any Tax indemnity arrangement) the principal subject of which is Taxes;

(q) (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any Company Securities, other than the Company Private Placement, the grant of Company Stock Options to new employees or other employees of the Company, the issuance of any shares of

 

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Company Stock upon the exercise of Company Stock Options or existing warrants, or upon the conversion of existing convertible promissory notes; (ii) file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an initial public offering of any Company Securities; or (iii) amend any term of any Company Security (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);

(r) enter into any agreement that, prior to the Effective Time, would limit the Company, or following the Effective Time, would limit Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of the other Parent Subsidiaries, from engaging in any line of business, competing with any Person or selling any product or service;

(s) [Intentionally Omitted];

(t) take any action that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code; or

(u) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

5.2 Conduct of Parent Business During Interim Period. Except as contemplated or required by this Agreement or as expressly consented to in writing by the Company, during the Interim Period, each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries will: (i) timely file all required Parent SEC Documents required to be filed by it with the SEC under Applicable Law in a timely manner, with such Parent SEC Documents complying as to form, when filed, in all material respects with Applicable Law; (ii) maintain compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing requirements of the Exchange; and (iii) not take any action which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect its ability to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, during the Interim Period, Parent will not, and will not permit the Parent Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), directly or indirectly, do any of the following:

(a) other than in the ordinary course of business, (i) enter into any Contract that would have been a Parent Contract were Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries a party or subject thereto on the date of this Agreement; or (ii) terminate or amend in any material respect any Parent Contract or waive any material right thereunder;

(b) adopt any new severance plan or grant any severance or termination payments to any officer or director of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries, except payments pursuant to written agreements or policies existing on the date hereof and previously disclosed in writing to the Company;

(c) declare or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any capital stock or other equity security or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or other equity security or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock or other equity security;

 

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(d) repurchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other equity security, except pursuant to rights of repurchase of any such shares under any Parent Stock Plan;

(e) cause, permit or propose any material amendments to the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement (in each case, as applicable) of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries;

(f) other than in the ordinary course of business, sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to the secured note and corresponding security agreement entered into by Parent in connection with this Agreement (the “Debt Commitment” ), or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or rights to acquire debt securities of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, as the case may be;

(h) enter into any “keep well” or other contract to maintain any financial statement condition of any Person other than a wholly-owned Parent Subsidiary or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of the foregoing;

(i) adopt or amend any employee benefit or employee equity purchase or employee option plan, hire any employee or otherwise enter into any employment Contract, pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any director or employee of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except any such amendments required by Applicable Law, or increase the salaries or wage rates of the officers or employees of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except increases in the salaries or wage rates of non-officer employees in the ordinary course of business or except as required by the terms of a Parent Contract as in existence on the date hereof;

(j) pay, discharge, settle, compromise or satisfy any pending or threatened Action, claim, liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than (i) the payment or discharge of liabilities or obligations of Parent with respect to amounts owed to vendors or suppliers in the ordinary course of business; (ii) settlements or compromises of Actions in the ordinary course of business, (iii) settlements or compromises involving payments by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary not in excess of $100,000 individually, or more than $250,000 in the aggregate, and (iv) with respect to Taxes;

(k) authorize, solicit, propose or announce an intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or enter into any Contract with respect to, any plan of liquidation or dissolution, any acquisition of a material amount of assets or securities, any disposition of a material amount of assets, equity or other securities, any material change in capitalization, or any partnership, association or joint venture;

(l) (i) purchase any insurance policy; (ii) fail to renew any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payee; or (iii) take any steps or fail to take any steps that would permit any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary or a loss payee to be canceled, terminated or materially altered;

 

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(m) maintain its books and records in a manner other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(n) enter into any hedging, option, derivative or other similar transaction or any foreign exchange position or contract for the exchange of currency other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;

(o) institute any change in its accounting methods, principles or practices other than as required by GAAP or the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC;

(p) in respect of any Taxes: (i) except as required by Applicable Law, change any material election, change any material accounting method, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material claim or assessment or consent to any material extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material claim or assessment or amend any material Tax Return; or (ii) enter into any material Tax-sharing agreement or similar arrangement (including any Tax indemnity arrangement) the principal subject of which is Taxes;

(q) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, including in connection with the Warrant Amendment, (i) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or sale of, any Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities, other than the issuance of any shares of Parent Common Stock upon the exercise of Parent Stock Options or Parent Securities existing on the date of this Agreement; or (ii) amend any term of any Parent Security or any Parent Subsidiary Security (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);

(r) enter into any agreement that would limit Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of the other Parent Subsidiaries, from engaging in any line of business, competing with any Person or selling any product or service;

(s) make capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate or any expenditures not contemplated by the budget of Parent previously delivered to the Company and updated through the date of this Agreement;

(t) take any action that would prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code; or

(u) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

5.3 No Solicitation by the Company .

(a) Subject to Section 5.3(b) and Section 5.3(d), during the Interim Period, the Company shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly, except as otherwise provided below: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate (including by way of furnishing any non-public information relating to the Company), or knowingly induce or knowingly take any other action which would reasonably be expected to lead to the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or inquiry that constitutes, or is reasonably likely to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) other than informing Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 5.3, enter into, continue or participate in any discussions or any negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal or otherwise take any action

 

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to knowingly facilitate or knowingly induce any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal (including any Acquisition Proposal received prior to the date of this Agreement); (iii) approve, endorse or recommend an Acquisition Proposal or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or Contract contemplating an Acquisition Proposal or requiring the Company to abandon or terminate its obligations under this Agreement, or enter into any of the foregoing; or (iv) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing. The Company shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all discussions or negotiations with any Person previously conducted with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall promptly deny to any third party access to any data room (virtual or actual) containing any confidential information previously furnished to any such third party relating to any Acquisition Proposal.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 to the contrary, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, in response to an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal that the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (and that did not result from a violation of Section 5.3(a)), the Company may, upon a good faith determination by the board of directors of the Company (after receiving the advice of its outside counsel) that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Company’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under Applicable Law: (x) furnish information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal (and such Person’s Representatives), provided that the Company and such Person first enter into a confidentiality agreement with confidentiality provisions that are not less restrictive to such Person than the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement are to Parent and that would not prohibit compliance by the Company with the provisions of this Section 5.3, and provided further that all such information shall have been previously provided to Parent or is concurrently provided to Parent at the same time that it is provided to such Person; and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Acquisition Proposal (and such Person’s Representatives) regarding such Acquisition Proposal.

(c) The Company shall promptly, but in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours, notify Parent in writing if any proposal, offer or inquiry is received by, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, the Company in respect of any Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall advise Parent in writing of the Company’s intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish non-public information to, such Person and shall, in any such notice to Parent, indicate the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact and the material terms and conditions of any proposals or offers (and shall include with such notice copies of any written materials received from or on behalf of such Person relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request), and thereafter shall promptly keep Parent informed of all material developments affecting the status and the material terms of any such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request and of the status of any such discussions or negotiations relating thereto (including providing Parent with any additional written materials received relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request).

(d) The board of directors of the Company shall not: (i) fail to make the Company Board Recommendation to the Company’s stockholders in accordance with Section 5.8(b); (ii) withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to Parent, or

 

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publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to the Company, the Company Board Recommendation; (iii) adopt, approve, recommend, endorse or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of any Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) resolve, agree or publicly propose to take any such actions (each such foregoing action or failure to act in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to as a “Change in Company Board Recommendation” ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of directors of the Company may, at any time prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, take any of the actions set forth in Section 5.3(d)(i)-(ii) below, provided that prior to taking any such action, the Company complies with Section 5.3(e) of this Agreement:

(i) effect a Change in Company Board Recommendation in response to an Acquisition Proposal if the board of directors of the Company concludes in good faith: (A) after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under Applicable Law; and (B) after consultation with the Company’s outside counsel, that the Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and

(ii) effect a Change in Company Board Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if the board of directors of the Company concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under Applicable Law.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 5.3(d), the board of directors of the Company shall not be entitled to make a Change in Company Board Recommendation as contemplated by Section 5.3(d)(i) or Section 5.3(d)(ii) unless: (i) the Company shall have first provided prior written notice to Parent that it intends to take any of the foregoing actions (a “Company Notice” ), which Company Notice shall, if the basis for the proposed action by the board of directors of the Company is not related to a Superior Proposal, contain a description of the events, facts and circumstances giving rise to such proposed action or, if the basis for the proposed action by the board of directors of the Company is a Superior Proposal, contain a description of the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal, including a copy of the definitive acquisition agreement in the form to be entered into (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of such Company Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to be a Change in Company Board Recommendation); and (ii) Parent does not make, within three (3) business days after the receipt of such Company Notice, a proposal that would, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company (after consultation with outside counsel), cause such events, facts and circumstances to no longer form the basis for the board of directors of the Company to effect a Change in Company Board Recommendation or cause the Acquisition Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, as the case may be, provided that (x) any material change in such events, facts and circumstances or any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal or (y) with respect to any previous Change in Company Board Recommendation, any material change in the principal stated rationale by the Company board of directors for such previous Change in Company Board Recommendation, shall, in the case of either (x) or (y), require a new Company Notice and a new three (3) business day period.

 

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(f) Nothing contained in this Section 5.3 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the board of directors of the Company from: (i) taking and disclosing to the Company’s stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; or (ii) making any disclosure to the Company’s stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, after consultation with outside counsel, the failure to make such disclosure would be inconsistent with the Company’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties to the Company’s stockholders under Applicable Law; provided , however , that this Section 5.3(f) shall not affect the obligations of the Company and the board of directors of the Company and the rights of Parent under Section 5.3(d) and Section 5.3(e) to the extent applicable to such disclosure (it being understood that neither any “stop, look and listen” letter or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act, nor any accurate disclosure of factual information (other than the Company or the board of directors of the Company taking any action set forth in Section 5.3(d) and Section 5.3(e) of this Agreement) to the Company’s stockholders that is required to be made to such stockholders under Applicable Law or in satisfaction of the Company’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, shall be deemed to be a Change in Company Board Recommendation).

5.4 No Solicitation by Parent .

(a) Subject to Section 5.4(b) and Section 5.4(d), during the Interim Period, Parent shall not, nor shall it authorize or permit any of the Parent Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective Representatives to, directly or indirectly, except as otherwise provided below: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate (including by way of furnishing any non-public information relating to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary), or knowingly induce or knowingly take any other action which would reasonably be expected to lead to the making, submission or announcement of, any proposal or inquiry that constitutes, or is reasonably likely to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) other than informing Persons of the provisions contained in this Section 5.4, enter into, continue or participate in any discussions or any negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal or otherwise take any action to knowingly facilitate or knowingly induce any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal (including any Acquisition Proposal received prior to the date of this Agreement); (iii) approve, endorse or recommend an Acquisition Proposal or any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding or Contract contemplating an Acquisition Proposal or requiring Parent to abandon or terminate its obligations under this Agreement, or enter into any of the foregoing; or (iv) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing. Parent shall, and shall cause the Parent Subsidiaries and its and their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated all discussions or negotiations with any Person previously conducted with respect to any Acquisition Proposal. Parent shall promptly deny to any third party access to any data room (virtual or actual) containing any confidential information previously furnished to any such third party relating to any Acquisition Proposal.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.4 to the contrary, at any time prior to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, in response to an unsolicited written Acquisition Proposal that the board of directors of Parent determines in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal (and that did not result from a violation of Section 5.4(a)), Parent may,

 

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upon a good faith determination by the board of directors of Parent (after receiving the advice of its outside counsel) that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the Parent’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties to Parent’s stockholders under Applicable Law: (x) furnish information with respect to Parent to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal (and such Person’s Representatives), provided that Parent and such Person first enter into a confidentiality agreement with confidentiality provisions that are not less restrictive to such Person than the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement are to the Company and that would not prohibit compliance by Parent with the provisions of this Section 5.4, and provided further that all such information shall have been previously provided to the Company or is concurrently provided to the Company at the same time that it is provided to such Person; and (y) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Acquisition Proposal (and such Person’s Representatives) regarding such Acquisition Proposal.

(c) Parent shall promptly, but in no event later than forty-eight (48) hours, notify the Company in writing if any proposal, offer or inquiry is received by, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, Parent in respect of any Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall advise the Company in writing of Parent’s intention to participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish non-public information to, such Person and shall, in any such notice to the Company, indicate the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact and the material terms and conditions of any proposals or offers (and shall include with such notice copies of any written materials received from or on behalf of such Person relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request), and thereafter shall promptly keep the Company informed of all material developments affecting the status and the material terms of any such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request and of the status of any such discussions or negotiations relating thereto (including providing the Company with any additional written materials received relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or other request).

(d) The board of directors of Parent shall not: (i) fail to make the Parent Board Recommendation to Parent’s stockholders in accordance with Section 5.7(b); (ii) withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to the Company, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, qualify or modify in a manner adverse to the Company, the Parent Board Recommendation; (iii) adopt, approve, recommend, endorse or otherwise declare advisable the adoption of any Acquisition Proposal; or (iv) resolve, agree or publicly propose to take any such actions (each such foregoing action or failure to act in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to as a “Change in Parent Board Recommendation” ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of directors of Parent may, at any time prior to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, take any of the actions set forth in Section 5.4(d)(i)-(ii) below, provided that prior to taking any such action, Parent complies with Section 5.4(e) of this Agreement:

(i) effect a Change in Parent Board Recommendation in response to an Acquisition Proposal if the board of directors of Parent concludes in good faith: (A) after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to Parent’s stockholders under Applicable Law; and (B) after consultation with Parent’s financial advisor and outside counsel, that the Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and

(ii) effect a Change in Parent Board Recommendation in response to an Intervening Event if the board of directors of Parent concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside counsel, that the failure to take such action would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to Parent’s stockholders under Applicable Law.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 5.4(d), the board of directors of Parent shall not be entitled to make a Change in Parent Board Recommendation as contemplated by Section 5.4(d)(i) or Section 5.4(d)(ii) unless: (i) Parent shall have first provided prior written notice to the Company that it intends to take any of the foregoing actions (a “Parent Notice” ), which Parent Notice shall, if the basis for the proposed action by the board of directors of Parent is not related to a Superior Proposal, contain a description of the events, facts and circumstances giving rise to such proposed action or, if the basis for the proposed action by the board of directors of Parent is a Superior Proposal, contain a description of the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal, including a copy of the definitive acquisition agreement in the form to be entered into (it being understood and agreed that the delivery of such Parent Notice shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to be a Change in Parent Board Recommendation); and (ii) the Company does not make, within three (3) business days after the receipt of such Parent Notice, a proposal that would, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of Parent (after consultation with outside counsel), cause such events, facts and circumstances to no longer form the basis for the board of directors of Parent to effect a Change in Parent Board Recommendation or cause the Acquisition Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal, as the case may be, provided that (x) any material change in such events, facts and circumstances or any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal or (y) with respect to any previous Change in Parent Board Recommendation, any material change in the principal stated rationale by the Parent board of directors for such previous Change in Parent Board Recommendation, shall, in the case of either (x) or (y), require a new Parent Notice and a new three (3) business day period.

(f) Nothing contained in this Section 5.4 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Parent or the board of directors of Parent from: (i) taking and disclosing to Parent’s stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9, Rule 14e-2(a) or Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A promulgated under the Exchange Act; or (ii) making any disclosure to Parent’s stockholders if, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of Parent, after consultation with outside counsel, the failure to make such disclosure would be inconsistent with the Parent’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties to Parent’s stockholders under Applicable Law; provided , however , that this Section 5.4(f) shall not affect the obligations of Parent and the board of directors of Parent and the rights of the Company under Section 5.4(d) and Section 5.4(e) to the extent applicable to such disclosure (it being understood that neither any “stop, look and listen” letter or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act, nor any accurate disclosure of factual information (other than Parent or the board of directors of Parent taking any action set forth in Section 5.4(d) and Section 5.4(e) of this Agreement) to Parent’s stockholders that is required to be made to such stockholders under Applicable Law or in satisfaction of the Parent’s board of directors’ fiduciary duties under Applicable Law, shall be deemed to be a Change in Parent Board Recommendation).

5.5 Access to Information. During the Interim Period, each of Parent and the Company shall, and shall cause its respective Representatives to, upon reasonable notice and

 

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request: (i) furnish to each other and each other’s Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to its offices, properties, personnel, books and records; and (ii) furnish to each other and each other’s Representatives such financial and operating data and other information as may be reasonably requested, including reports to the Company and its designated Representatives regarding the use of Parent’s cash funds prior to the Closing Date. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall be conducted in a manner so as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Section 5.5 shall require Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or the Company to take any action that would, in the good faith judgment of Parent or the Company, as applicable, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client or similar privilege or trade secret protection held by Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or the Company, as applicable, or violate confidentiality obligations owing to third parties; provided , however , that each of Parent and the Company shall make a good faith effort to accommodate any reasonable request from the other for access or information pursuant to this Section 5.5 in a manner that does not result in such a waiver or violation. All information furnished pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall be subject to that certain Mutual Confidential Disclosure Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016, with Parent and the other signatory thereto (the “Investor” ) , which is also applicable to and binding upon Company pursuant to the Letter of Intent between Parent, Company and the Investor named therein, dated July 27, 2016 (the “Confidentiality Agreement” ).

5.6 Parent Proxy Statement; Related Matters .

(a) Following the date hereof, as soon as reasonably practicable, Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC the Proxy Statement (which Proxy Statement shall comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC). In connection with the foregoing, each party shall promptly notify the other of the receipt of all comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement and of any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and shall promptly provide to the other party copies of all correspondence between such party and/or any of its Representatives and the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company and its Representatives will be given a reasonable opportunity to be involved in the drafting of the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto and any such correspondence prior to its filing with the SEC. Parent and the Company shall each use its reasonable best efforts to promptly provide responses to the SEC with respect to all comments received on the Proxy Statement from the SEC. Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly furnish to each other all information, and take all such other actions (including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents of their respective independent auditors), as may reasonably be requested in connection with any action by any of them in connection with the preceding sentences of this Section 5.6(a). Whenever any party hereto learns of the occurrence of any event or the existence of any fact which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement pursuant to Applicable Law, such party shall promptly inform the other of such event or fact and comply with all of its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.6(a) relating to effecting such amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement.

 

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5.7 Parent Special Meeting; Parent Board Recommendation .

(a) Following the date hereof, Parent will take all action necessary in accordance with the DGCL and its certificate of incorporation and bylaws to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold as promptly as practicable a special meeting of Parent’s stockholders (the “Parent Special Meeting” ) to seek the Parent Stockholder Approval, including mailing the Proxy Statement to its stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable following clearance of the Proxy Statement by the SEC. Parent’s obligation to call, convene and hold the Parent Special Meeting shall not be affected by a Change in Parent Board Recommendation, unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant to ARTICLE VIII. Parent, subject to Section 5.4, will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the approval of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, and will take all other action reasonably necessary or advisable to obtain the Parent Stockholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Parent may adjourn or postpone the Parent Special Meeting to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement (as determined by Parent in good faith and upon the advice of outside counsel) is provided to Parent’s stockholders a reasonable time in advance of the Parent Special Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof), or if as of the time for which the Parent Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) is scheduled there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Parent Special Meeting or to adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger.

(b) To the extent reasonably necessary to comply with applicable listing criteria of the Exchange or otherwise to permit the issuance of the Merger Consideration hereunder (either alone or in conjunction with the Parent Charter Amendment to increase the authorized shares of Parent Common Stock), Parent will submit to the holders of Parent Common Stock at the Parent Special Meeting a proposal to approve a reverse stock split of Parent Common Stock whereby each share of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the filing of such amendment to the certificate of incorporation of Parent shall be converted into and become a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock, with such at a reverse stock split ratio in the range mutually agreed to by the Company and Parent (the “Reverse Stock Split” ).

(c) Except as permitted by Section 5.4: (i) the board of directors of Parent shall recommend that Parent’s stockholders vote in favor of (A) the Parent Charter Amendment, (B) the Reverse Stock Split, as applicable, and (C) the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement at the Parent Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) (the “Parent Board Recommendation” ); and (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include the Parent Board Recommendation.

5.8 Company Special Meeting; Company Board Recommendation .

(a) Following the date hereof, the Company will take all action necessary in accordance with the ICL and its articles of association to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold as promptly as practicable a special meeting of the Company’s stockholders (the “Company

 

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Special Meeting” ) to seek the Company Stockholder Approval, including mailing any applicable materials to its stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable. Alternatively, in accordance with the ICL and its articles of association, the Company may seek the Company Stockholder Approval by written consent (the “Written Consent” ). The Company’s obligation to call, convene and hold the Company Special Meeting shall not be affected by a Change in Company Board Recommendation, unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant to ARTICLE VIII. The Company, subject to Section 5.3, will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from its stockholders proxies or Written Consent in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and will take all other action necessary or advisable to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company may adjourn or postpone the Company Special Meeting to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment to the information provided to the Company’s stockholders (as determined by the Company in good faith and upon the advice of outside counsel) is provided to the Company’s stockholders a reasonable time in advance of the Company Special Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof), or if as of the time for which the Company Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) is scheduled there are insufficient shares of Company Stock represented in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Special Meeting or to adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger.

(b) Except as permitted by Section 5.3: (i) the board of directors of the Company shall recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of (A) the adoption of this Agreement and (B) the approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, at the Parent Special Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) or by Written Consent (the “Company Board Recommendation” ); and (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include the Company Board Recommendation.

5.9 Reasonable Best Efforts .

(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and maintain in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, all approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations of all Government Authorities, which, if not obtained, would result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect, as applicable or would result in the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Articles VI and VII.

(b) Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall: (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other in the making of any filings or submissions that are required to be made under any Applicable Laws or requested to be made by any Government Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger; (ii) supply the other or its Representatives with any material information that may be required or requested by any Government Authority in connection with such filings or submissions; and (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to offer to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, including by taking all such actions and

 

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doing all such things necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as any Government Authority or Person may assert under any Applicable Laws and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any Applicable Law that may be asserted by any Government Authority so as to enable the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, to be consummated as soon as expeditiously possible. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall as promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement take all actions and provide all requisite documents and notifications relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, as is required to obtain approval for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, from the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy.

(c) Each of the Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to structure the Merger to qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368 of the Code. Both prior to and after the Effective Time, each party’s books and records shall be maintained, and all federal, state and local income tax returns and schedules thereto shall be filed, in a manner consistent with the Merger being qualified as a reverse triangular merger under Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code (and comparable provisions of any applicable state or local laws), except to the extent the Merger is determined in a final administrative or judicial decision not to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.

(d) Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to initiate and process the liquidation or transfer the assets of, pay or satisfy all obligations and other liabilities of, and dissolve, Stem Cells Sciences Holdings Limited and Stem Cell Sciences (UK) Limited, it being understood that the completion of the liquidation of such entities will not be complete prior to the Closing as a result of waiting periods required under Applicable Law and accordingly will not be a condition to the Closing.

5.10 Public Announcements. Before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agree to consult with each other as to its form and substance, and agree not to issue any such press release or general communication to employees or make any public statement prior to obtaining the prior written consent of the other (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), except to the extent that Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, as the case may be, is advised by outside counsel that such public statement is required by Applicable Law.

5.11 Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent of: (i) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event which would be likely to cause the failure of either of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) to be met as of any time during the Interim Period; (ii) the Company’s receipt of any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (unless such consent has been previously identified on Schedule 3.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule); or (iii) the existence of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. Parent shall give prompt notice to the Company of: (x) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event which would be likely to cause the failure of either of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) to be

 

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met as of any time during the Interim Period; (y) Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s receipt of any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (unless such consent has been previously identified on Schedule 4.3 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule); or (z) the existence of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect. The delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 5.11 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice nor be deemed to have amended any of the disclosures set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable, to have qualified the representations and warranties contained herein or to have cured any misrepresentation or breach of a representation or warranty that otherwise might have existed hereunder by reason of such material development. No disclosure after the date of this Agreement of the untruth of any representation and warranty made in this Agreement will operate as a cure of any breach of the failure to disclose the information, or of any untrue representation or warranty made herein.

5.12 Indemnification of Parent Directors and Officers .

(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall continue to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former director or officer of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary (each, together with such Person’s heirs, executors or administrators, a “Parent Indemnified Person” ) against any Damages incurred in connection with any Action arising out of or pertaining to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time or any Action instituted by any Parent Indemnified Person to enforce this Section 5.12 or any other indemnification or advancement right of such Parent Indemnified Person, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, to the fullest extent that Parent is currently permitted to indemnify such Parent Indemnified Person under Applicable Law and under its certificate of incorporation and bylaws as in effect on the date of this Agreement (including the advancing of expenses to the fullest extent permitted under Applicable Law).

(b) Parent shall not enter into any Contract relating to the indemnification of the officers or directors of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or of any other Person, during the Interim Period without the prior written consent of the Company, which may be withheld in its reasonable discretion, it being understood that any such agreements will not expand the rights of Parent’s officers or directors or impose new obligations, costs or expenses on the Surviving Corporation or on Parent post-Closing beyond what is provided for or contemplated in this Section 5.12.

(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall purchase, and for a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time Parent shall continue in effect, a directors’ and officers’ liability “tail” insurance policy or policies covering the Parent Indemnified Persons for events occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, which insurance shall be of at least the same coverage and amounts and contain terms and conditions which are no less advantageous to the Parent Indemnified Persons than the coverage, amounts, terms and conditions of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy maintained by Parent as of the date of this Agreement.

 

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(d) The rights of each Parent Indemnified Person hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights such Parent Indemnified Person may have under the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent or any other similar organizational documents of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any other indemnification agreement or arrangement, the DGCL or otherwise. This Section 5.12 shall survive the consummation of the Merger, and is intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Parent Indemnified Persons, their heirs and personal representatives, shall be binding on Parent, the Surviving Corporation and their successors and assigns and may not be amended, altered or repealed after the Effective Time without the prior written consent of the affected Parent Indemnified Persons. In the event that Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their successors or assigns: (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity in such consolidation or merger; or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation (as the case may be) are obligated to honor the indemnification obligations set forth in this Section 5.12. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, shall be construed to or shall release, waive or impair any rights to directors’ and officers’ insurance claims under any policy that is or has been in existence with respect to Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors and employees, it being understood and agreed that the indemnification provided for in this Section 5.12 is not prior to, or in substitution for, any such claims under any such policies.

5.13 [Intentionally Omitted.]

5.14 Composition of Parent Board, Management.

(a) Parent shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, effective as of immediately following the Effective Time, Parent’s existing Board of directors shall resign and the replacement board of directors shall consist of the members designated by the Company in writing within five (5) business days of the date of this Agreement, each to hold office from and after the Effective Time until the earliest of the appointment of his respective successor, his resignation or his proper removal. To the extent required by Applicable Law, Parent shall file and distribute a Schedule 14F prior to the Closing Date to permit such members to so hold office from the Effective Time.

(b) Parent shall take all actions necessary to ensure that, effective as of immediately following the Effective Time, Parent’s remaining employees and officers shall resign and the replacement executive officers of Parent shall consist of the members designated by the Company in writing within five (5) business days of the date of this Agreement, each to hold office from and after the Effective Time until the earliest of the appointment of his respective successor, his resignation or his proper removal.

5.15 Parent Consent as Sole Stockholder of Merger Sub. Parent shall deliver to the Company within two (2) business days of the date of this Agreement evidence of its approval, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, of the adoption of this Agreement and of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger.

 

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5.16 Exchange Listing.

(a) Parent shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) business days after the filing of the preliminary Proxy Statement, contact the Exchange to determine the requirements for the shares of Parent Common Stock to be listed on the Exchange at and after the Effective Time. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to (a) cause the shares of Parent Common Stock to be approved, at or prior to the Effective Time, for listing (subject only to notice of issuance) on the Exchange at and after the Effective Time, including paying any required fees and submitting any listing application and listing agreement, if any, required by the Exchange at least 60 days prior to the Effective Time, and (b) change the trading symbol of Parent to a symbol chosen by the Company, effective at, or as soon as practicable after, the Effective Time.

(b) Parent shall use its best efforts to do all things necessary or advisable to continue the listing of Parent Common Stock on the Exchange, and shall promptly provide the Company with true, correct and complete copies of any and all correspondences with and to the Exchange. Any responses by Parent with respect to any communication by the Exchange shall be provided to the Exchange only after providing the Company with reasonable opportunity to provide advice and input in respect of such response.

5.17 Takeover Statutes. At all times prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and the Company shall: (i) take all reasonable action necessary to ensure that no Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger; and (ii) if any Takeover Statute becomes applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, take all reasonable action necessary to ensure that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such Takeover Statute on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger.

5.18 Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.

5.19 Stockholder Litigation. Parent shall give the Company the opportunity to participate in, and if the Company so elects, Parent and the Company shall reasonably cooperate with respect to, the defense or settlement of any stockholder litigation against Parent and/or its directors or executive officers relating to the Merger, this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, whether commenced prior to or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and Parent shall not settle or offer to settle any such litigation without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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5.20 No Control. Nothing contained in this Agreement will give Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations. Nothing contained in this Agreement will give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct Parent’s or any Parent Subsidiary’s operations prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent will exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and the Parent Subsidiaries’ respective operations.

5.21 Parent Charter Amendment. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, and subject to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, Parent shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Parent Charter Amendment.

5.22 Net Cash Position.

(a) Parent shall prepare and deliver (such date of delivery, the “Cash Determination Date” ) to the Company ten (10) business days prior to the anticipated Closing (the “Anticipated Closing Date” ), a schedule (the “Net Cash Schedule ) setting forth, in reasonable detail, the Net Cash of Parent as of the Cash Determination Date and Parent’s good faith estimate of Net Cash to be held by Parent as of the Closing, together with the work papers and back-up materials used in preparing such Net Cash Schedule. After delivery of the Net Cash Schedule by Parent, the Company shall have an opportunity to review the Net Cash Schedule and Parent shall provide the Company and its Representatives with access to the books and records, books of account, accountant’s work papers, and personnel and accountants of Parent and shall cause the employees, accountants and other Representatives of Parent to cooperate with the Company and its Representatives at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice in connection with their review of such documents and information. Neither delivery of the Net Cash Schedule nor any review thereof (or failure to review) by the Company or its Representatives shall be deemed to be a waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(d).

(b) Within five (5) business days after Parent delivers the Net Cash Schedule (a “Response Date” ), the Company will have the right to dispute any part of the Net Cash Schedule by delivering a written notice to Parent setting forth in reasonable detail any item in the Net Cash Schedule that the Company believes is not correct (a “Dispute Notice” ).

(c) If on or prior to the Response Date, (i) the Company notifies Parent in writing that it has no objections to the Net Cash Schedule, or (ii) the Company fails to deliver a Dispute Notice as provided in Section 5.22(b), then the Net Cash Schedule will be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent the Net Cash at the Cash Determination Date for purposes of this Agreement, and Parent will not be required to determine the Net Cash again provided that the Closing Date occurs no later than ten (10) business days after the Cash Determination Date unless additional liabilities have accrued between the Cash Determination Date and the Closing Date, in which case Parent will be required to determine the Net Cash again prior to the Closing Date taking into account such additional liabilities and submit a new Net Cash Schedule pursuant to Section 5.22(a).

 

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(d) If the Company delivers a Dispute Notice on or prior to the Response Date, then Representatives of Parent and the Company will promptly meet and attempt in good faith to resolve the disputed item(s) and negotiate an agreed-upon determination of the Net Cash, which agreed upon amount will be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent the Net Cash at the Cash Determination Date for purposes of this Agreement.

(e) If Representatives of Parent and the Company are unable to negotiate an agreed-upon determination of the Net Cash at the Cash Determination Date pursuant to Section 5.22(d) within three (3) business days after delivery of the Dispute Notice (or such other period as Parent and Company may mutually agree upon), then the Company may pursue any available remedy under this Agreement, including (without limiting Parent’s rights and remedies under this Agreement) asserting that the closing condition set forth in Section 7.1(d) has not been satisfied or asserting that it may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g).

5.23 Treatment of Parent Warrants . Promptly following the date of this Agreement, Parent will use reasonable best efforts to enter into agreements or other Contracts by no later than August 18, 2016 with certain of the institutional holders holding Parent’s outstanding and unexercised warrants providing for the surrender or amendment of such warrants, together with such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between Parent and the Company (the “Warrant Amendment”).

5.24 Validity of Private Placement for Merger Shares. In connection with the solicitation of the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company shall deliver to any individual or entity listed on Schedule 5.29 and each holder of Company Stock or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or representing the right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise receive any shares of Company Stock or any other equity security of the Company, a standard form of accredited investor questionnaire. In reliance on such accredited investor questionnaires, Parent and the Company shall take such action as reasonably necessary to ensure that the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Merger shall validly qualify for an exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and the equivalent state “blue-sky” laws.

5.25 [Intentionally Omitted].

5.26 Company Private Placement. The Company shall conduct one or more private capital raises prior to the Closing, to effect the Company Private Placement.

5.27 Employee Waiver and Release. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain duly executed and delivered waiver and release agreements, in form and substance reasonable acceptable to the Company, with the employees of Parent and of Parent Subsidiaries, all of whom are listed on Schedule 5.27 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

5.28 Unaudited Financial Statements . The Company shall revise and update its Unaudited Financial Statements within 14 (fourteen) days of the date of this Agreement, so the Unaudited Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

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5.29 Additional Equity Obligations. At Closing, Parent shall issue to the consultants listed on Schedule 5.29 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule the number of shares of Parent Common Stock (or other securities as agreed to in writing by such consultant and the parties hereto) set forth opposite such consultant’s name representing, in the aggregate, 20% of Parent’s post-Closing capitalization on the Closing Date (on a fully diluted basis calculated on the same basis as Parent Fully Diluted Stock).

5.30 Parent IP . Subject to Section 4.17(q), it is acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that nothing in this Agreement requires or obligates Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any surviving Parent Subsidiary, to preserve intact, maintain in good standing or existence, or maintain the registration of, any Parent IP at any time.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF ALL PARTIES

The respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment on or before the Effective Time of each of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by all the parties hereto:

6.1 Parent Stockholder Approval. The Parent Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained at the Parent Special Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof).

6.2 Company Stockholder Approval. The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained at the Company Special Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof).

6.3 Statute or Decree. No Applicable Law or Order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Government Authority, which remains in effect and which prohibits the consummation of the Merger or otherwise makes the Merger illegal.

6.4 Listing of Shares. The Parent Common Stock shall be listed on the Exchange and shall have been approved for listing (subject only to notice of issuance) on the Exchange under a symbol chosen by the Company, effective at the Effective Time.

6.5 Exchange Act Registration . Parent shall be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

6.6 OCS Approval . The Company shall have obtained the approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger, of the Office of Chief Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Economy.

 

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ARTICLE VII

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES

7.1 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment of each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by the Company:

(a) (i) The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in ARTICLE IV (other than those representations and warranties specifically set forth in clause “(ii)” below) shall be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time (or, in the case of those representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period, as of such date or period), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to “materially”, “Parent Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import set forth therein) has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.5 shall be true and correct in all respects, except for de minimis inaccuracies, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time; and (iii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.1, Section 4.2, clause “(i)” of Section 4.11, Section 4.23 and Section 4.24 shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time.

(b) Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them on or prior to the Closing Date, disregarding the agreements and obligations set forth in Section 5.23.

(c) There shall not have occurred and be continuing any Parent Material Adverse Effect between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date.

(d) The Net Cash of Parent at the Closing shall not be less than zero.

(e) Parent shall have furnished to the Company a certificate executed by its principal executive officer to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a), Section 7.1(b), Section 7.1(c) and Section 7.1(d) of this Agreement.

7.2 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment of each of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived in writing by Parent:

(a) (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in ARTICLE III (other than those representations and warranties specifically set forth in clause “(ii)” below) shall be true and correct at and as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time (or, in the case of those representations and warranties that are made as of a particular date or period, as of such date or period), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to “materially”, “Company Material Adverse Effect” and words of similar import set forth therein) has not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.5 shall be true and correct in all respects, except for de minimis inaccuracies, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time; and (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1, Section 3.2, clause “(i)” of Section 3.10, Section 3.22 and Section 3.23 shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time as if made at and as of the Effective Time.

 

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(b) The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date.

(c) There shall not have occurred and be continuing any Company Material Adverse Effect between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date.

(d) The Company Private Placement shall have been consummated.

(e) The Company shall have furnished to Parent a certificate executed by its principal executive officer to evidence compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) and Section 7.2(c) of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Parent Stockholder Approval or Company Stockholder Approval is obtained (except as otherwise set forth below):

(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;

(b) by either Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated by November 15, 2016 (the “Outside Date” ); provided however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b) shall not be available to any party hereto whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;

(c) by Parent or the Company if any Applicable Law irrevocably prohibits or makes the Merger illegal, or if an Order has been entered by a Government Authority of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such Order has become final and non-appealable, provided in each case that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) has performed its obligations under Section 5.9 to resist, resolve or remove such Applicable Law or Order;

(d) by Parent or the Company if the Parent Special Meeting shall have been held and completed (including any adjournments or postponements thereof), Parent’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on a proposal to approve (i) the Parent Charter Amendment, (ii) the Reverse Stock Split, if applicable, and (iii) the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, and the Parent Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained; provided , however , that a party shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) if the failure to obtain the Parent Stockholder Approval is attributable to a failure on the part of such party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform any material obligation required to be performed by such party at or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement;

 

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(e) by Parent or the Company if the Company Special Meeting shall have been held and completed (including any adjournments or postponements thereof), the Company’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on a proposal to adopt this Agreement and approve the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, and the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained; provided , however , that a party shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) if the failure to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval is attributable to a failure on the part of such party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform any material obligation required to be performed by such party at or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement;

(f) by Parent, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue, provided that such breach by the Company or inaccuracy in the Company’s representations and warranties cannot be cured by the Company or, if capable of being cured, shall not have been cured by the Company, in each case within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Company of written notice of such breach or inaccuracy from Parent (it being understood that Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(f) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement and remains in breach of this Agreement as of the date of such proposed termination);

(g) by the Company, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation on the part of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a) or Section 7.1(b) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become untrue, provided that such breach by Parent or Merger Sub or inaccuracy in Parent’s or Merger Sub’s representations and warranties cannot be cured by Parent or Merger Sub or, if capable of being cured, shall not have been cured by Parent or Merger Sub, in each case within thirty (30) days following receipt by Parent of written notice of such breach or inaccuracy from the Company (it being understood that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement and remains in breach of this Agreement as of the date of such proposed termination);

(h) by the Company if, prior to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Approval, the board of directors of Parent has (i) effected any Change in Parent Board Recommendation; (ii) failed to publicly reaffirm the Parent Board Recommendation within two (2) business days of the Company’s request; or (iii) failed to recommend against, or taken a neutral position with respect to, a tender or exchange offer related to an Acquisition Proposal in any position taken pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 under the Exchange Act;

 

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(i) by the Company if Parent, after receiving an Acquisition Proposal, shall have materially violated or breached any of its obligations under Section 5.4(b) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal;

(j) by the Company prior to August 19, 2016 if holders of at least 80 percent of the outstanding Series B Warrants issued on March 14, 2016 have not agreed to the Warrant Amendment by August 18, 2016 (it being understood that the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(j) if it shall have materially breached this Agreement and remains in breach of this Agreement as of the date of such proposed termination);

(k) by Parent if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the board of directors of the Company has (i) effected any Change in Company Board Recommendation; (ii) failed to publicly reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within two (2) business days of Parent’s request; or (iii) failed to recommend against, or taken a neutral position with respect to, a tender or exchange offer related to an Acquisition Proposal in any position taken pursuant to Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 under the Exchange Act;

(l) by Parent if the Company, after receiving an Acquisition Proposal, shall have materially violated or breached any of its obligations under Section 5.3(b) with respect to such Acquisition Proposal; or

(m) automatically without action of either of the parties hereto if Investor has not funded the initial $2.0 million pursuant to the Debt Commitment within one (1) business day of the date of this Agreement.

8.2 Notice of Termination; Effect of Termination. A party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 (other than Section 8.1(a)) shall give written notice of such termination to the other party in accordance with Section 9.4, specifying the provision or provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is being effected. In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, except as set forth in this Section 8.2 or in Section 8.3, each of which shall survive the termination of this Agreement, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability on the part of any party hereto other than liability for any breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations of the parties contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, all of which obligations shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with their terms.

8.3 Fees and Expenses .

(a) All fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses whether or not the Merger is consummated.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any

 

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instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, will survive the Effective Time, except for (a) those covenants and agreements contained herein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time, and (b) this ARTICLE IX.

9.2 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by the written agreement of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided , however , that after either the Parent Stockholder Approval or the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained there shall be no amendment or waiver that, pursuant to Applicable Law, requires further Parent Stockholder Approval or Company Stockholder Approval, as applicable, without the receipt of such further Parent Stockholder Approval or Company Stockholder Approval, as applicable.

9.3 Waiver of Compliance; Consents. Any failure of Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by the Company (with respect to any failure by Parent or Merger Sub) or by Parent or Merger Sub (with respect to any failure by the Company), respectively, only by a written instrument signed by the party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any party hereto, such consent shall be deemed effective when given in a manner consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this Section 9.3.

9.4 Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications that are required to be or may be given under this Agreement must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the recipient; (ii) by email; provided, that the email is confirmed by the means described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) one (1) business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt, in each case to the intended recipient at the following addresses:

 

if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:    StemCells, Inc.
   39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 200
   Newark, CA 94560 Attention: General Counsel
   Email: Ken.Stratton@stemcellsinc.com
with a copy to:    Ropes & Gray LLP
   Prudential Tower
   800 Boylston Street
   Boston, MA 02199
   Attention: Marko Zatylny
   Email: Marko.Zatylny@ropesgray.com
if to the Company, to:    Microbot Medical Ltd.
   5 Hamada St.
   Yokneam 2069204, Israel
   Attention: Harel Gadot
   Email: Harel@microbotmedical.com

 

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with copies to:    Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C.
   1425 RXR Plaza
   East Tower, 15 th Floor
   Uniondale, NY 11556
   Attention: Stephen E. Fox
   Email: sfox@rmfpc.com
and   
   Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky
   and Popeo, P.C.
   One Financial Center
   Boston, MA 02111
   Attention: John R. Pomerance, Esq.
   Email: JPomerance@mintz.com

or to such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other by notice given in accordance with this Section 9.4.

9.5 Assignment; Third-Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any right, interest or obligation hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than: (i) the parties hereto; and (ii) the Parent Indemnified Persons only after the Effective Time and only with respect to Section 5.12.

9.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and, with respect to the Merger, the laws of the State of Israel, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

9.7 Specific Enforcement; Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy would occur in the event that the parties hereto do not perform their obligations pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such terms. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief as provided herein on the basis that: (i) any party has an adequate remedy at law; or (ii) an award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. In addition, each of the parties hereto: (x) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any federal court located in the State of Delaware or any state court located in the State of Delaware in the event that any dispute arises out of this Agreement or the transactions

 

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contemplated hereby, including the Merger; (y) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court; and (z) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, in any court other than a federal court located in the State of Delaware or a state court located in the State of Delaware.

9.8 Exclusive Remedy. The sole and exclusive remedy of each party hereto in the event of a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement by another party hereto shall be: (i) termination of this Agreement in accordance with ARTICLE VIII; or (ii) the remedies set forth in Section 9.7.

9.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by facsimile signatures, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party and each of which shall be an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement or amendments thereto and of signature pages by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission in portable digital format (or similar format) shall constitute effective execution and delivery of such instrument(s) as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement or amendment for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or by e-mail transmission in portable digital format (or similar format) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

9.10 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit such term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases or to replace such term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

9.11 Interpretation .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires, the singular number will include the plural, and vice versa, the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders, the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders, and the neuter gender will include masculine and feminine genders.

(b) When calculating the time period before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is referenced in calculating such period will be excluded (for example, if an action is to be taken within

 

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two (2) days of a triggering event and such event occurs on a Tuesday, then the action must be taken by Thursday). If the last day of such period is a non-business day, the period in question will end on the next succeeding business day.

(c) As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.

(d) Except as otherwise expressly indicated, all references in this Agreement to a “Section”, “Article”, “Preamble”, “Recitals” or “Exhibit” are intended to refer to a Section, Article, the Preamble, the Recitals or an Exhibit of this Agreement, and all references to a “Schedule” are intended to refer to a Schedule of the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable.

(e) As used in this Agreement, the terms “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and words of similar import will refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision, Section, Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement.

(f) Each party hereto has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, which each party hereto acknowledges is the result of extensive negotiations among the parties hereto. Consequently, this Agreement will be interpreted without reference to any rule or precept of Applicable Law that states that any ambiguity in a document be construed against the drafter.

(g) Any reference in this Agreement to “$” or “dollars” will mean U.S. dollars.

(h) All references to any section of any law include any amendment of, and/or successor to, that section.

(i) The table of contents and Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not limit or otherwise affect any of the substance of this Agreement.

(j) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have such defined meanings when used in the Parent Disclosure Schedule or Company Disclosure Schedule or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto unless otherwise defined therein.

9.12 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement, including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to herein (including the Parent Disclosure Schedule and the Company Disclosure Schedule), embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no representations, promises, warranties, covenants, or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein and therein.

9.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF PARENT, MERGER SUB AND THE COMPANY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, INCLUDING THE MERGER.

 

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

 

STEMCELLS, INC.
By:  

 

C&RD ISRAEL LTD.
By:  

 

MICROBOT MEDICAL LTD.
By:  

 

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EXHIBIT A

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

“Acquisition Proposal” shall mean any offer, proposal or indication of interest (other than an offer, proposal or indication of interest by a party to this Agreement) contemplating or otherwise relating to any transaction or series of related transactions involving any:

(a) merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, direct or indirect acquisition of securities, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction in which: (i) a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Subject Company; or (ii) the Subject Company issues securities representing more than 15% of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Subject Company;

(b) sale, lease, exchange, transfer, acquisition or disposition of any assets that constitute or account for: (i) 15% or more of the consolidated net revenues of the Subject Company, consolidated net income of the Subject Company or consolidated book value of the Subject Company; or (ii) 15% or more of the fair market value of the assets of the Subject Company; or

(c) liquidation or dissolution of the Subject Company.

“Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a).

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person.

“Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“Applicable Law” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, Order or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Government Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as the same may be amended from time to time unless expressly specified otherwise herein.

“Audited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Unaudited Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“Certificate of Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

 

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“Change in Company Board Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).

“Change in Parent Board Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(d).

“Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

“Companies Registrar” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“Company Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Company Board Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(b).

“Company Common Stock” shall mean the ordinary shares, par or nominal value NIS 0.01 per share, of the Company.

“Company Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a).

“Company Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE III.

“Company Employee Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(a).

“Company Equity Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

“Company Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Company Fully Diluted Stock” shall mean, as of any specific time, the total number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding, together with (i) all shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of any shares of Company Preferred Stock then outstanding or Company Preferred Stock issuable under any note, warrant or other Contract; and (ii) all shares of Company Common Stock that the Company may be required to issue or deliver pursuant to any (A) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of Company Common Stock; or (B) outstanding security or Contract that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of Company Common Stock, in each case of clause “(A)” and “(B)” regardless of the conversion or exercise price, whether vested or unvested and any other terms and conditions thereof.

“Company IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property owned (solely or jointly) by or exclusively licensed to the Company.

“Company IP Contract” shall mean any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound, that contains any assignment or license of, covenant not to assert

 

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or enforce or granting of any other rights in, any Intellectual Property Right, including but not limited to any Company IP or other Intellectual Property developed by, with, or for the Company.

“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, circumstance, condition, development, effect, event, occurrence, result or state of facts that, individually or when taken together with any other such change, circumstance, condition, development, effect, event, occurrence, result or state of facts, has or would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company, except that none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in general economic or political conditions or the securities market in general (whether as a result of acts of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), armed conflicts or otherwise) to the extent they do not disproportionately affect the Company; (ii) changes in or affecting the industries in which the Company operates to the extent they do not disproportionately affect the Company in any material respect; (iii) changes, effects or circumstances resulting from the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance with the terms of this Agreement; (iv) any specific action taken at the written request of the Parent or Merger Sub or expressly required by this Agreement; and (v) continued losses from operations or decreases in cash balances of the Company; or (b) prevent the ability of Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

“Company Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(e).

“Company Permits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a).

“Company Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par or nominal value NIS 0.001 per share and any other class or series of preferred stock of the Company issued after the date of this Agreement.

“Company Private Placement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.27.

“Company Regulatory Agency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a).

“Company Regulatory Filings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a).

“Company Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(c).

“Company Special Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

“Company Stock” shall mean the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.

“Company Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under the Company Equity Plan or otherwise to employees of the Company for compensation purposes.

“Company Stockholder Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

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“Company Voting Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

“Company Warrant” shall mean a warrant to purchase shares of Company Stock.

“Confidentiality Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

“Contract” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any agreement, instrument, contract, obligation, commitment or arrangement, in each case, in writing, to which such Person is a party, other than any Company Employee Benefit Plan or any Parent Employee Benefit Plan.

“Damages” shall mean any loss, damage, injury, liability, claim, demand, settlement, judgment, award, fine, penalty, Tax, fee (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), charge, cost (including costs of investigation) or expense of any nature.

“Companies Registrar” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“DGCL” shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

“Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2.

“Environmental Law” shall mean any Applicable Law, rule or regulation promulgated by any Government Authority relating to: (i) the control of any potential Hazardous Materials or protection of the air, water or land; (ii) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, handling, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials; (iii) human health and safety with respect to exposures to and management of Hazardous Materials; or (iv) the environment.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

“Exchange” shall mean the NASDAQ Capital Market.

“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“Exchange Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

“Exchange Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

“Exchange Ratio” shall mean that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the product obtained by multiplying (A) 3 (three) times (B) the Parent Fully Diluted Stock, as determined immediately prior to the Effective Time (but after effecting the Reverse Stock Split, if applicable, and including the shares of Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to Section 5.29); by (ii) the Company Fully Diluted Stock, as determined immediately prior to the Effective Time. For purposes of clarity, (a) absent the issuance of the Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 5.29, holders of Parent Common Stock prior to the Closing will hold, on a fully diluted basis, five percent (5%) of Parent after giving effect to the Merger and issuing the Merger Consideration and (b) assuming the issuance of the Parent

 

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Common Stock pursuant to Section 5.29, holders of Company Securities prior to the Closing will hold, on a fully diluted basis, seventy five percent (75%) of Parent after giving effect to the Merger and issuing the Merger Consideration.

“FCPA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(e).

“FDA” shall mean the United States Food and Drug Administration.

“FDCA” shall mean the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended.

“Federal Health Care Program” shall mean Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act), Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act) or any other state or federal health care program.

“GAAP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7.

“Government Authority” shall mean any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency, commission or official, including any political subdivision thereof, or any non-governmental self-regulatory agency, commission or authority (including the Exchange).

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean and include any substance that has been designated by any Government Authority or by applicable federal, state or local law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to health or the environment, including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, urea-formaldehyde and all substances listed as hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the United States Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, in all cases excluding office and janitorial supplies (insofar as they are stored or used in the ordinary course of business).

“Hazardous Materials Activities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(b).

“HIPAA” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(n).

“Intellectual Property” shall mean and include all algorithms, biological materials, cell lines, clinical data, chemical compositions or structures, databases and data collections, diagrams, formulae, inventions (whether or not patentable), know-how, logos, marks, methods, processes, proprietary information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software, techniques, URLs, web sites, works of authorship, and other forms of technology (whether or not embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing such as instruction manuals, laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, studies, and summaries).

“Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean and include all rights of the following types, which may exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world: (i) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights and moral rights; (ii) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights; (iii) trade secret rights; (iv) Patents rights; (v) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property of every kind and nature; and (vi) all registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, or reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v).

 

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“Interim Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

“Intervening Event” shall mean, with respect to Person, a material event or circumstance that arises or occurs after the date of this Agreement and was not, prior to the date of this Agreement, known or reasonably foreseeable by the board of directors of such Person, provided that in no event shall the receipt, existence or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof constitute an Intervening Event.

“Investor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

“IRS” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.18(h).

“Key Company Stockholder” shall mean each of MEDX Ventures Group LLC, Moshe Shoham, Leon Lewkowicz and Life Science Accelerator Ltd.

“Key Parent Stockholder” shall mean each of Eric Bjerkholt, R. Scott Greer, Ricardo B. Levy, Gregory Schiffman, John J. Schwartz, Kenneth B. Stratton, Alan Trounson and Irving L. Weissman.

An individual shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact, circumstance or matter if such individual is aware of such fact, circumstance or matter after reasonable inquiry. A Person (other than an individual) shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact, circumstance or other matter if any individual who is serving, at the time the same is to be determined, as a director or officer of such Person has knowledge of such fact, circumstance or other matter.

“Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

“Merger Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“Net Cash” means, as of any particular time, on a consolidated basis, (x) Parent’s and Parent Subsidiaries’ cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and restricted cash, plus (y) accounts receivable as specifically contemplated by the line item “other receivables” in Parent’s unaudited balance sheet for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2016 and filed with the SEC, but only to the extent of cash collections thereon through the Closing Date, minus (z) the aggregate of the following obligations and liabilities of Parent and Parent Subsidiaries, to the extent such obligations and liabilities are probable and can be reasonably estimated (including those cash-settled liabilities and obligations that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP), calculated without duplication:

(i) All current liabilities (other than non-cash current liabilities) and long term liabilities (other than non-cash long term liabilities), including but not limited to any litigation costs, accounts payable and severance payments;

 

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(ii) All indebtedness for borrowed money or in respect of capitalized leases or the purchase of assets (including all principal, accrued interest thereon (and if such indebtedness is not prepayable, all remaining interest to be paid or accrued through maturity thereof), and any other amounts payable to the holders of such indebtedness as a result of or in connection with, the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions);

(iii) Any and all contractual cash obligations, including but not limited to operating lease payments, capital lease equipment and loan payables. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the calculation of the obligations and liabilities in calculating Net Cash herein shall exclude any obligations or liabilities of Parent to the Investor or any of its affiliates or assignees; provided that such amount shall not exceed $4.4 million; and

(iv) any litigation costs, expenses, settlements and judgments (whether actual or projected).

“Net Cash Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.22.

“Order” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(b).

“Outside Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(b).

“Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“Parent Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

“Parent Board Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(c).

“Parent Charter Amendment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

“Parent Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent.

“Parent Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(a).

“Parent Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in ARTICLE IV.

“Parent Employee Benefit Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

“Parent ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) that is or has been a member of any group of persons described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, including Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

“Parent Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

“Parent Fully Diluted Stock” shall mean, as of any specific time, the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding, together with (i) all shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of any shares of Parent Preferred Stock then outstanding or Parent Preferred Stock issuable under any note, warrant or other Contract; and (ii) all shares of Parent Common Stock that the Company may be required to issue or deliver pursuant to any

 

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(A) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of Parent Common Stock; or (B) outstanding security or Contract that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of Parent Common Stock, in each case of clause “(A)” and “(B)” regardless of the conversion or exercise price, whether vested or unvested and any other terms and conditions thereof.

“Parent Indemnified Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

“Parent IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property owned (solely or jointly) by or exclusively licensed to Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

“Parent IP Contract” shall mean any Contract to which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries is bound, that contains any assignment or license of, covenant not to assert or enforce or granting of any other rights in, any Intellectual Property Right, including but not limited to any Parent IP or other Intellectual Property developed by, with, or for Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any change, circumstance, condition, development, effect, event, occurrence, result or state of facts that, individually or when taken together with any other such change, circumstance, condition, development, effect, event, occurrence, result or state of facts, has or would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except that none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in general economic or political conditions or the securities market in general (whether as a result of acts of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), armed conflicts or otherwise) to the extent they do not disproportionately affect Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) changes in or affecting the industries in which Parent operates to the extent they do not disproportionately affect Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in any material respect; (iii) changes, effects or circumstances resulting from the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance with the terms of this Agreement; (iv) any specific action taken at the written request of the Company or expressly required by this Agreement; (v) continued losses from operations or decreases in cash balances of Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries or on a consolidated basis among Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries; and (vi) any further reductions, either voluntary or involuntary, in Parent’s personnel; or (b) prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case when viewed on a long-term or short-term basis. No change, circumstance, condition, development, effect, event, occurrence, result or state of facts relating to Parent’s Intellectual Property, equipment and leasehold improvements shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

“Parent Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(e).

“Parent Permits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(a).

 

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“Parent Preferred Stock” shall mean the undesignated or designated preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent.

“Parent Regulatory Agency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.20(a).

“Parent Regulatory Filings” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 4.20(a).

“Parent SEC Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).

“Parent Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(c).

“Parent Special Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a).

“Parent Stock Option” shall mean an option to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock granted under any Parent Stock Plan.

“Parent Stock Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).

“Parent Stockholder Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

“Parent Subsidiaries” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

“Parent Subsidiary Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.

“Parent Voting Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

“Patents” shall mean patents and patent applications (including provisional, continuation, divisional, continuation-in-part, reexamination, and reissue patent applications and any patents issuing therefrom) and utility models, industrial designs, and other government-issued rights protecting inventions and industrial designs, however denominated, registered with any governmental entity and all applications for any of the foregoing.

“Pension Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

“Permitted Liens” shall mean and include: (i) Liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith; (ii) such imperfections of title, Liens and easements as do not and will not materially detract from or interfere with the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby, or otherwise materially impair business operations involving such properties; (iii) inchoate mechanics’ and materialmen’s Liens for construction in progress; (iv) workmen’s, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s and carriers’ Liens arising in the ordinary course of business; (v) Liens securing debt reflected on the Company Balance Sheet or Parent Balance Sheet, as applicable; (vi) matters that would be disclosed on current title reports or surveys that arise or have arisen in the ordinary course of business; (vii) Liens recorded pursuant to any Environmental Law; (xiii) licenses of Intellectual Property; or (ix) Liens or failures to have good and valid title which have not had, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.

 

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“Person” shall mean any individual, group, organization, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or entity of any kind.

“PHSA” shall mean the Public Health Service Act of 1944, as amended.

“Proxy Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21.

“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.26.

“Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed, or issued under the authority of any Government Authority, including all patents, registered copyrights and registered trademarks and all applications for any of the foregoing.

“Representatives” shall mean a Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives.

“Reverse Stock Split” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(b).

“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).

“SEC” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.7(a).

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Social Security Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(l).

“Subject Company” shall mean a party to this Agreement who is the subject of an Acquisition Proposal.

“Subsidiary” , when used with respect to any Person, shall mean any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which: (i) at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person (through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise); or (ii) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner of any general partnership or a manager of any limited liability company.

“Superior Proposal” shall mean a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (provided that, for purposes of this definition, references to 15% in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be references to 50%) which the board of directors of the Subject Company determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor): (i) to be reasonably likely to be consummated if accepted; and (ii) to be more favorable to the Subject Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger, in each case, taking into account at the time of determination all relevant circumstances, including the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal, all the terms and conditions of such proposal and this Agreement, any changes to the terms of this Agreement offered by the other party in response to such Acquisition Proposal and the ability of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal (based upon, among other things, expectation of obtaining required approvals).

 

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“Surviving Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

“Takeover Statute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.23.

“Tax” or “Taxes” refers to any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income (gross or net), profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations imposed by law for the Taxes of another Person, including under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 and analogous provisions of foreign, state and local law.

“Tax Return” or “Tax Returns” refers to all federal, state and local and foreign returns, schedules, estimates, information statements and reports filed or required to be filed by Parent, the Parent Subsidiaries, or the Company, in each case, relating to Taxes.

“Warrant Amendment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.23.

“WARN Act” shall mean the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the rules and regulations issued thereunder and any similar applicable state or local law and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

“Welfare Plans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(a).

“Written Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.8(a).

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PARENT STOCKHOLDER VOTING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

VOTING AGREEMENT

THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement ”) dated August 15, 2016, is entered into among StemCells, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“ Parent ”), each of the stockholders listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “ Stockholder ” and collectively, the “ Stockholders ”), and Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Company ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Parent, C&RD Israel Ltd., an Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 15, 2016 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, and the Company will be the surviving entity (the “ Merger ”);

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the number of shares (the “ Shares ”) of Company Stock, set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto (such Shares, together with any other shares of capital stock of the Company acquired by such Stockholder after the date hereof and during the term of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options, warrants or any other convertible or exchangeable securities or similar instruments), being collectively referred to herein as such Stockholder’s “ Subject Shares ”);

WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the Merger, and in order to induce Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Merger, Parent has required that each Stockholder agree, and each Stockholder is willing to agree, to the matters set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in contemplation of the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent, on the one hand, and each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, on the other hand, agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Section 2. Voting of Shares .

(a)  Voting . Until this Agreement or the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder hereby agrees to vote (or cause to be voted) all of Stockholder’s Subject Shares, at every annual, special or other meeting of the stockholders of the Company, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, or pursuant to any consent in lieu of a meeting or otherwise:

(i) in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any actions required in furtherance thereof;


(ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of the Company under the Merger Agreement; and

(iii) against (A) any Acquisition Proposal involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) any action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, prevent, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Prior to the termination of this Agreement, Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with clauses “(i)”, “(ii)” or “(iii)” of this Section 2(a).

(b) Grant of Irrevocable Proxy .

(i) Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement: (i) Stockholder shall deliver to Parent a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to the securities referred to therein (the “ Proxy ”); and (ii) if applicable, Stockholder shall cause to be delivered to Parent an additional proxy (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) executed on behalf of the record owner of any outstanding Subject Shares that are owned beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) but not of record by Stockholder.

(ii) Stockholder shall not enter into any tender, voting or other agreement, understanding or arrangement, or grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares that is inconsistent with this Agreement or otherwise take any other action with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or under any proxy delivered to Parent by Stockholder or on Stockholder’s behalf.

Section 3. Fiduciary Responsibilities . If Stockholder (or an affiliate or designee of Stockholder) is or becomes during the term hereof a director or officer of the Company, Stockholder does not make (or shall not be deemed to have made) any agreement or understanding herein in such person’s capacity as such director or officer of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Stockholder signs solely in his, her or its capacity as the record and beneficial owner of Stockholder’s Subject Shares and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken by Stockholder (or an affiliate or designee of Stockholder) in his or her capacity as an officer or director of the Company in exercising his or her or the Company’s or the Company’s board of directors’ rights in connection with the Merger Agreement or otherwise and such actions shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement.


Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Stockholder . Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

(a) Binding Agreement . Stockholder has the capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Stockholder has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(b) No Conflict . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, nor the performance by Stockholder of its obligations hereunder will (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, registration, declaration or filing (except for such filings as may be required under the federal securities laws or as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder) with, or notification to, any Government Authority, (ii) if Stockholder is an entity, result in a violation of, or default under, or conflict with any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or similar organizational documents, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) under any contract, trust, agreement, instrument, commitment, arrangement or understanding applicable to Stockholder or Stockholder’s Subject Shares, or result in the creation of a security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance, equity or claim with respect to any of Stockholder’s Subject Shares, except, in the case of clause (iii), as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of any Person other than a Government Authority, except, in the case of clause (iv), as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or (v) violate or conflict with any order, writ, injunction, decree, rule, regulation or law applicable to Stockholder or Stockholder’s Subject Shares. If Stockholder is a married individual and Stockholder’s Subject Shares constitute community property or otherwise need spousal approval in order for this Agreement to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, Stockholder’s spouse, enforceable against such spouse in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(c) Ownership of Shares . Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares and options, warrants and any additional rights to acquire Shares set forth opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges, encumbrances, equities, claims, options or limitations of whatever nature and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), except for any such encumbrances arising hereunder. Other than as set forth on Schedule I, as of the date of this Agreement, Stockholder does not own (beneficially or otherwise) any shares of Company Stock or any options, warrants, notes or other rights to acquire shares of Company Stock. No Person has any right to acquire from Stockholder any of the securities set forth on Schedule I and Stockholder has no obligation to sell or dispose of any


such securities. Except for the rights granted to Parent under this Agreement, Stockholder holds exclusive power to vote the Shares set forth opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto.

(d) Broker Fees . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Stockholder in connection with its entering into this Agreement.

(e) Accuracy of Representations . The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are accurate in all respects as of the date hereof and will be accurate in all respects at all times prior to the termination of this Agreement as if made on and as of any such time or date.

Section 5. Transfer and Other Restrictions . Until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms:

(a) Certain Prohibited Transfers . Stockholder agrees not to (directly or indirectly):

(i) (A) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, make any short sale of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction having the same economic effect as a sale, or otherwise dispose of Stockholder’s Subject Shares or any interest contained therein, or (B) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any matter referred to in clause “(A)” relating to the Stockholder’s Subject Shares or any interest contained therein (each of the matters in clauses “(A)” and “(B”) collectively referred to herein as a Transfer );

(ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney or enter into a voting agreement or other arrangement with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares, other than this Agreement;

(iii) enter into, or deposit Stockholder’s Subject Shares into, a voting trust or take any other action which would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in a diminution of the voting power represented by any of Stockholder’s Subject Shares; or

(iv) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.

(b) Permitted Transfers . Section 5(a) hereof shall not prohibit a Transfer of Subject Shares by Stockholder (any such Transfer, a “Permitted Transfer” ): (i) if Stockholder is an individual: (A) to any member of Stockholder’s immediate family; or to a trust or other estate planning vehicle for the benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family; or (B) upon the death of Stockholder to Stockholder’s heirs; (ii) if Stockholder is a partnership or limited liability company, to one or more partners or members of Stockholder or to an affiliated corporation, trust or other business entity under common control with Stockholder, or if Stockholder is a trust, to a beneficiary; or (iii) to another holder of the capital stock of the Company that has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof; provided however, that a Transfer referred to on this Section 5(b) shall be permitted only if, as a


precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent, to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement and provides a Proxy as required by Section 2(b) hereof.

(c) Efforts . Stockholder agrees not to take any action which would make any representation or warranty of Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of any time prior to the termination hereof or take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling it from performing its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to Section 3 hereof, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions reasonably necessary or desirable to vote (or cause to be voted) all of Stockholder’s Subject Shares in accordance with Section 2(a) of this Agreement (including executing and delivering additional documents as Parent may request, at the cost and expense of Parent).

(d) Additional Shares . In the event (i) of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of capital stock of the Company on, of or affecting Stockholder’s Subject Shares or (ii) Stockholder becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Company Stock or other securities entitling the holder thereof to vote or give consent with respect to the matters set forth in Section 2(a) hereof, then the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company held by Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the events described in clause (i) or Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner thereof, as described in clause (ii), as though they were Stockholder’s Subject Shares hereunder. Stockholder hereby agrees, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, to notify Parent of the number of any new shares of Company Stock acquired by Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.

Section 6. Appraisal Rights . Stockholder hereby agrees not to exercise any appraisal rights or any dissenters’ rights that Stockholder may have (whether under applicable law or otherwise) or could potentially have or acquire in connection with the Merger Agreement, and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger.

Section 7. No Solicitation . Until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder shall not, nor shall Stockholder permit any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of the Stockholder to, directly or indirectly through another Person, take any action that the Company is prohibited from taking or authorizing to be taken pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Merger Agreement; provided , however , that any action which is permitted by the Merger Agreement to be taken by Stockholder (or an affiliate or designee of Stockholder) in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company or which is permitted by Section 3 hereof shall not be prohibited by the foregoing so long as such action is taken by Stockholder (or such affiliate or designee) in his or her actual capacity as a director or officer of the Company.

Section 8. Specific Enforcement; Jurisdiction . Stockholder agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Proxy were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof or were otherwise breached and that Parent shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other


remedy which may be available at law or in equity. It is accordingly agreed that Parent will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or the Proxy and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Proxy in any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the foregoing being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of Stockholder and Parent hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Proxy, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Proxy or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than a state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Section 9. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and cease to have any force or effect on the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the written agreement of Parent and Stockholder to terminate this Agreement, (c) the consummation of the Merger, and (d) the amendment, modification or waiver of the Merger Agreement to alter the Merger Consideration in a manner adverse to Stockholder unless such amendment, modification or waiver has been consented to by Stockholder in writing prior to or simultaneously with such amendment, modification or waiver; provided , however , that (i) Sections 8 through 19 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party from liability for any breach of its obligations hereunder committed prior to such termination.

Section 10. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, mailed by certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent by overnight carrier or by facsimile (upon confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses or at such other as shall be specified by the parties by like notice: (a) if to Parent, to the appropriate address set forth in Section 9.4 of the Merger Agreement (with a copy to Ropes & Gray LLP); (b) if to the Company, to the appropriate address set forth in Section 9.4 of the Merger Agreement (with a copy to each of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.), and (c) if to Stockholder, to the appropriate address set forth on Schedule I hereto.

Section 11. Stockholder Information . Stockholder agrees to permit Parent to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement and any other public disclosure that Parent and the Company mutually determine to be necessary and desirable in connection with the Merger and any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement the identity of Stockholder and the ownership of securities of the Company or Parent and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and the Proxy. Parent shall provide drafts of such disclosures to be made in the Proxy Statement and such other public disclosures to Stockholder reasonably in advance of such disclosures and shall consider in good faith any comments provided by Stockholder in a timely manner.


Section 12. Certain Events . Stockholder agrees that this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to Stockholder’s Subject Shares and shall be binding upon any person or entity to which legal or beneficial ownership of Stockholder’s Subject Shares shall pass, whether by operation of law or otherwise, including Stockholder’s heirs, guardians, administrators or successors.

Section 13. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 14. Amendment . This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by Parent and Stockholder.

Section 15. Successors and Assigns . Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned (by operation of law or otherwise) or delegated to any Person without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted assignment or delegation thereof shall be void ab initio . This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each party and such party’s heirs, beneficiaries, executors, successors, representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer on any Person (other than the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns) any rights or remedies of any nature.

Section 16. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, and delivered by means of facsimile transmission, electronic delivery or otherwise, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall be sufficient to bind the parties hereto to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 17. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF.

Section 18. Waiver . Subject to the remainder of this Section 18, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, any party hereto may: (i) extend the time for performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties to this Agreement; (ii) waive any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of the other party to this Agreement or in any document (including the Proxy) delivered pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) waive compliance with any covenant, obligation or condition for the benefit of such party contained in this Agreement. No failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. No party shall be deemed to have waived any power, right, privilege or remedy


available to such party arising out of this Agreement, unless such waiver is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the party waiving such power, right, privilege or remedy; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

Section 19. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, then such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, and if no such modification shall render it legal, valid and enforceable, then this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the provision held to be invalid, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

Section 20. Several Obligations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of each Stockholder who is a signatory to this Agreement are several and not joint. In no event shall any Stockholder who is a signatory to this Agreement have any liability or obligation with respect to the acts or omissions of any other Stockholder who is also a signatory to this Agreement.

Section 21. Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 22. Other Agreements . Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Parent and Company are entering into agreements with certain other holders of Company Stock on the same terms as this Agreement (the “ Other Voting Agreements ”). Neither Parent nor the Company shall enter into any amendment or modification of, or grant any waiver under, any Other Voting Agreement, unless the same amendment or modification of, or grant of waiver under, this Agreement is offered to Stockholder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed, individually or by its respective officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

 

S TEM C ELLS , I NC .
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed, individually or by its respective officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

 

M ICROBOT M EDICAL L TD .:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


SCHEDULE I TO

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

Name

  

Address

   Shares of Company
Preferred Stock
   Shares of Company
Common Stock
  

Options to Purchase

Company Common Stock

Life Science Accelerator Ltd.   

c/o Microbot Medical Ltd.

5 Hamada St.

Yokneam 2069204, Israel

   -0-    1,833,000   
Professor Moshe Shoham   

c/o Microbot Medical Ltd.

5 Hamada St.

Yokneam 2069204, Israel

   -0-    636,540    244,700 options to purchase Company Common Stock
MEDX Ventures Group LLC   

c/o Microbot Medical Ltd.

5 Hamada St.

Yokneam 2069204, Israel

   -0-    916,650    403,592 options to purchase Company Common Stock
Leon Lewkowicz   

c/o Microbot Medical Ltd.

5 Hamada St.

Yokneam 2069204, Israel

   754,000    -0-   

154,000 warrants to purchase Company Preferred Stock

 

139,586 shares underlying outstanding convertible promissory notes; such amount to change based on final accrued interest through the actual conversion date.


E XHIBIT A

F ORM OF I RREVOCABLE P ROXY


I RREVOCABLE P ROXY

Each undersigned stockholder (each a “ Stockholder ”) of Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “ Company ”), severally and not jointly, hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted by law) appoints and constitutes StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”) and Kenneth Stratton, solely in its capacity as an executive officer of Parent, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the Stockholder, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to the full extent of Stockholder’s rights with respect to the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company owned of record by the Stockholder as of the date of this proxy, which shares are specified on the final page of this proxy. (The shares of the capital stock of the Company referred to in the immediately preceding sentence are referred to as the “ Shares .”) Upon the execution of this proxy, all prior proxies given by Stockholder with respect to any of the Shares are hereby revoked, and Stockholder agrees that no subsequent proxies inconsistent with this Proxy will be given with respect to any of the Shares.

This proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted in connection with, and as security for, the Voting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Parent, Stockholder and the Company (the “ Voting Agreement ”), and is granted in consideration of and as an inducement to Parent entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof, among Parent, C&RD Israel Ltd., Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and the Company (the “ Merger Agreement ”), whereby Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”). This proxy will terminate on the termination of the Voting Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Prior to the termination of the Voting Agreement or the Merger Agreement, the attorneys and proxies named above will be empowered, and may exercise this proxy, to vote any Shares owned by Stockholder, at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of the Company:

(i) in favor of the Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and any actions required in furtherance thereof;

(ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of the Company under the Merger Agreement; and

(iii) against (a) any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) any action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, prevent, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Stockholder may vote the Shares on all other matters not referred to in this proxy, and the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this proxy with respect to such other matters.


This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the Stockholder (including any transferee of any of the Shares).

Any term or provision of this proxy that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this proxy or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this proxy so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

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Dated: August [●], 2016       S TOCKHOLDER
     

 

      Signature
     

 

      Printed Name
      Number of shares of capital stock of Company owned of record as of the date of this proxy:
     

 

Exhibit 10.2

VOTING AGREEMENT

THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this Agreement ”) dated August 15, 2016, is entered into among Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“ Company ”), and each of the stockholders listed on Schedule I to this Agreement (each a “ Stockholder ” and collectively, the “ Stockholders ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), C&RD Israel Ltd., an Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 15, 2016 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”), pursuant to which and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, and the Company will be the surviving entity (the “ Merger ”);

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the number of shares (the “ Shares ”) of Parent Common Stock, set forth opposite such Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto (such Shares, together with any other shares of capital stock of Parent acquired by such Stockholder after the date hereof and during the term of this Agreement (including through the exercise of any stock options, warrants or any other convertible or exchangeable securities or similar instruments), being collectively referred to herein as such Stockholder’s “ Subject Shares ”);

WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the Merger, and in order to induce the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and consummate the Merger, the Company has required that each Stockholder agree, and each Stockholder is willing to agree, to the matters set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in contemplation of the foregoing and in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties contained herein and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, on the one hand, and each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, on the other hand, agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Section 2. Voting of Shares .

(a) Voting . Until this Agreement or the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder hereby agrees to vote (or cause to be voted) all of Stockholder’s Subject Shares, at every annual, special or other meeting of the stockholders of Parent, and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, or pursuant to any consent in lieu of a meeting or otherwise:

(i) in favor of the approval of the Parent Charter Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split and the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and any actions required in furtherance thereof;


(ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Parent under the Merger Agreement; and

(iii) against (A) any Acquisition Proposal involving Parent or any of its subsidiaries, or (B) any action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, prevent, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Prior to the termination of this Agreement, Stockholder shall not enter into any agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) with any Person to vote or give instructions in any manner inconsistent with clauses “(i)”, “(ii)” or “(iii)” of this Section 2(a).

(b) Grant of Irrevocable Proxy .

(i) Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement: (i) Stockholder shall deliver to the Company a proxy in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall be irrevocable to the fullest extent permitted by law with respect to the securities referred to therein (the “ Proxy ”); and (ii) if applicable, Stockholder shall cause to be delivered to the Company an additional proxy (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) executed on behalf of the record owner of any outstanding Subject Shares that are owned beneficially (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) but not of record by Stockholder.

(ii) Stockholder shall not enter into any tender, voting or other agreement, understanding or arrangement, or grant a proxy or power of attorney with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares that is inconsistent with this Agreement or otherwise take any other action with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares that would in any way restrict, limit or interfere with the performance of the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or the transactions contemplated hereby or under any proxy delivered to the Company by Stockholder or on Stockholder’s behalf.

Section 3. Fiduciary Responsibilities . Stockholder does not make (or shall not be deemed to have made) any agreement or understanding herein in such person’s capacity as a director or officer of Parent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Stockholder signs solely in his, her or its capacity as the record and beneficial owner of Stockholder’s Subject Shares and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken by Stockholder (or an affiliate or designee of Stockholder) in his or her capacity as an officer or director of Parent in exercising his or her or Parent’s or Parent’s board of directors’ rights in connection with the Merger Agreement or otherwise and such actions shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement.


Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Stockholder . Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) Binding Agreement . Stockholder has the capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Stockholder has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(b) No Conflict . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Stockholder, nor the performance by Stockholder of its obligations hereunder will (i) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, registration, declaration or filing (except for such filings as may be required under the federal securities laws or as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder) with, or notification to, any Government Authority, (ii) if Stockholder is an entity, result in a violation of, or default under, or conflict with any provision of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or similar organizational documents, (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration) under any contract, trust, agreement, instrument, commitment, arrangement or understanding applicable to Stockholder or Stockholder’s Subject Shares, or result in the creation of a security interest, lien, charge, encumbrance, equity or claim with respect to any of Stockholder’s Subject Shares, except, in the case of clause (iii), as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder, (iv) require any consent, authorization or approval of any Person other than a Government Authority, except, in the case of clause (iv), as would not prevent, delay or otherwise impair Stockholder’s ability to perform its obligations hereunder or (v) violate or conflict with any order, writ, injunction, decree, rule, regulation or law applicable to Stockholder or Stockholder’s Subject Shares. If Stockholder is a married individual and Stockholder’s Subject Shares constitute community property or otherwise need spousal approval in order for this Agreement to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of Stockholder, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, Stockholder’s spouse, enforceable against such spouse in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(c) Ownership of Shares . Stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of the Shares and options, warrants and any additional rights to acquire Shares set forth opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges, encumbrances, equities, claims, options or limitations of whatever nature and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such Shares), except for any such encumbrances arising hereunder. Other than as set forth on Schedule I, as of the date of this Agreement, Stockholder does not own (beneficially or otherwise) any shares of Parent Common Stock or any options, warrants, notes or other rights to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock. No Person has any right to acquire from Stockholder any of the securities set forth on Schedule I and Stockholder has no obligation to sell or dispose


of any such securities. Except for the rights granted to the Company under this Agreement, Stockholder holds exclusive power to vote the Shares set forth opposite Stockholder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto.

(d) Broker Fees . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Stockholder in connection with its entering into this Agreement.

(e) Accuracy of Representations . The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are accurate in all respects as of the date hereof and will be accurate in all respects at all times prior to the termination of this Agreement as if made on and as of any such time or date.

Section 5. Transfer and Other Restrictions . Until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms:

(a) Certain Prohibited Transfers . Stockholder agrees not to (directly or indirectly):

(i) (A) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign, make any short sale of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction having the same economic effect as a sale, or otherwise dispose of Stockholder’s Subject Shares or any interest contained therein, or (B) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to any matter referred to in clause “(A)” relating to the Stockholder’s Subject Shares or any interest contained therein (each of the matters in clauses “(A)” and “(B”) collectively referred to herein as a Transfer );

(ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney or enter into a voting agreement or other arrangement with respect to Stockholder’s Subject Shares, other than this Agreement;

(iii) enter into, or deposit Stockholder’s Subject Shares into, a voting trust or take any other action which would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in a diminution of the voting power represented by any of Stockholder’s Subject Shares; or

(iv) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.

(b) Permitted Transfers . Section 5(a) hereof shall not prohibit a Transfer of Subject Shares by Stockholder (any such Transfer, a “Permitted Transfer” ): (i) if Stockholder is an individual: (A) to any member of Stockholder’s immediate family; or to a trust or other estate planning vehicle for the benefit of Stockholder or any member of Stockholder’s immediate family; or (B) upon the death of Stockholder to Stockholder’s heirs; (ii) if Stockholder is a partnership or limited liability company, to one or more partners or members of Stockholder or to an affiliated corporation, trust or other business entity under common control with Stockholder; or (iii) to another holder of the capital stock of Parent that has signed a voting agreement in substantially the form hereof; provided however, that a Transfer referred to on this Section 5(b) shall be permitted only if, as a precondition to such Transfer, the transferee agrees in writing, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company, to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement and provides a Proxy as required by Section 2(b) hereof.


(c) Efforts . Stockholder agrees not to take any action which would make any representation or warranty of Stockholder herein untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of any time prior to the termination hereof or take any action that would have the effect of preventing or disabling it from performing its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to Section 3 hereof, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions reasonably necessary or desirable to vote (or cause to be voted) all of Stockholder’s Subject Shares in accordance with Section 2(a) of this Agreement (including executing and delivering additional documents as the Company may request, at the cost and expense of the Company).

(d) Additional Shares . In the event (i) of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of capital stock of Parent on, of or affecting Stockholder’s Subject Shares or (ii) Stockholder becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities entitling the holder thereof to vote or give consent with respect to the matters set forth in Section 2(a) hereof, then the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent held by Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the events described in clause (i) or Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner thereof, as described in clause (ii), as though they were Stockholder’s Subject Shares hereunder. Stockholder hereby agrees, until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, to notify the Company of the number of any new shares of Parent Common Stock acquired by Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.

Section 6. No Solicitation . Until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, Stockholder shall not, nor shall Stockholder permit any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of the Stockholder to, directly or indirectly through another Person, take any action that Parent is prohibited from taking or authorizing to be taken pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Merger Agreement; provided , however , that any action which is permitted by the Merger Agreement to be taken by Stockholder (or an affiliate or designee of Stockholder) in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Parent or which is permitted by Section 3 hereof shall not be prohibited by the foregoing so long as such action is taken by Stockholder (or such affiliate or designee) in his or her actual capacity as a director or officer of Parent.

Section 7. Specific Enforcement; Jurisdiction . Stockholder agrees that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Proxy were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof or were otherwise breached and that the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof in addition to any other remedy which may be available at law or in equity. It is accordingly agreed that the Company will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or the Proxy and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement or the Proxy in any state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, the foregoing being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of Stockholder and the Company hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of


Delaware or in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Proxy, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Proxy or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than a state or federal court located in the State of Delaware or the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Section 8. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate and cease to have any force or effect on the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the written agreement of the Company and Stockholder to terminate this Agreement, (c) the consummation of the Merger, and (d) the amendment, modification or waiver of the Merger Agreement to alter the Merger Consideration in a manner adverse to Stockholder unless such amendment, modification or waiver has been consented to by Stockholder in writing prior to or simultaneously with such amendment, modification or waiver; provided , however , that (i) Sections 8 through 19 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any party from liability for any breach of its obligations hereunder committed prior to such termination.

Section 9. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, mailed by certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent by overnight carrier or by facsimile (upon confirmation of receipt) to the parties at the following addresses or at such other as shall be specified by the parties by like notice: (a) if to Parent, to the appropriate address set forth in Section 9.4 of the Merger Agreement (with a copy to Ropes & Gray LLP); (b) if to the Company, to the appropriate address set forth in Section 9.4 of the Merger Agreement (with a copy to each of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.), and (c) if to Stockholder, to the appropriate address set forth on Schedule I hereto.

Section 10. Stockholder Information . Stockholder agrees to permit Parent to publish and disclose in the Proxy Statement and any other public disclosure that the Company and Parent mutually determine to be necessary and desirable in connection with the Merger and any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement the identity of Stockholder and the ownership of securities of Parent or the Company and the nature of Stockholder’s commitments, arrangements and understandings under this Agreement and the Proxy. Parent shall provide drafts of such disclosures to be made in the Proxy Statement and such other public disclosures to Stockholder reasonably in advance of such disclosures and shall consider in good faith any comments provided by Stockholder in a timely manner.

Section 11. Certain Events . Stockholder agrees that this Agreement and the obligations hereunder shall attach to Stockholder’s Subject Shares and shall be binding upon any person or entity to which legal or beneficial ownership of Stockholder’s Subject Shares shall pass, whether by operation of law or otherwise, including Stockholder’s heirs, guardians, administrators or successors.

Section 12. Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.


Section 13. Amendment . This Agreement may not be modified, amended, altered or supplemented except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the Company and Stockholder.

Section 14. Successors and Assigns . Neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned (by operation of law or otherwise) or delegated to any Person without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted assignment or delegation thereof shall be void ab initio . This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each party and such party’s heirs, beneficiaries, executors, successors, representatives and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer on any Person (other than the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns) any rights or remedies of any nature.

Section 15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, and delivered by means of facsimile transmission, electronic delivery or otherwise, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall be sufficient to bind the parties hereto to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Section 16. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF.

Section 17. Waiver . Subject to the remainder of this Section 17, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, any party hereto may: (i) extend the time for performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties to this Agreement; (ii) waive any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of the other party to this Agreement or in any document (including the Proxy) delivered pursuant to this Agreement; and (iii) waive compliance with any covenant, obligation or condition for the benefit of such party contained in this Agreement. No failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. No party shall be deemed to have waived any power, right, privilege or remedy available to such party arising out of this Agreement, unless such waiver is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the party waiving such power, right, privilege or remedy; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

Section 18. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, then such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the


extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, and if no such modification shall render it legal, valid and enforceable, then this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the provision held to be invalid, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

Section 19. Several Obligations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of each Stockholder who is a signatory to this Agreement are several and not joint. In no event shall any Stockholder who is a signatory to this Agreement have any liability or obligation with respect to the acts or omissions of any other Stockholder who is also a signatory to this Agreement.

Section 20. Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be signed, individually or by its respective officer thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.

 

M ICROBOT M EDICAL L TD .

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Gregory Schiffman
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Kenneth Stratton
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Eric Bjerkholt
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   R. Scott Greer
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Ricardo B. Levy
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   John J. Schwartz

 

[Signature Page to the Voting Agreement]


S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Alan Trounson
S TOCKHOLDER :
By:  

 

  Name:   Irving L. Weissman


SCHEDULE I TO

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

Name

  

Address

  

Shares of Parent

Common Stock

  

Options to Purchase

Parent Common Stock

        
        
        


E XHIBIT A

F ORM OF I RREVOCABLE P ROXY


I RREVOCABLE P ROXY

Each undersigned stockholder (each a “ Stockholder ”) of StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), severally and not jointly, hereby irrevocably (to the fullest extent permitted by law) appoints and constitutes Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “ Company ”) and Harel Gadot, solely in his capacity as an executive officer of the Company, and each of them, the attorneys and proxies of the Stockholder, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to the full extent of Stockholder’s rights with respect to the outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent owned of record by the Stockholder as of the date of this proxy, which shares are specified on the final page of this proxy. (The shares of the capital stock of Parent referred to in the immediately preceding sentence are referred to as the “ Shares .”) Upon the execution of this proxy, all prior proxies given by Stockholder with respect to any of the Shares are hereby revoked, and Stockholder agrees that no subsequent proxies inconsistent with this Proxy will be given with respect to any of the Shares.

This proxy is irrevocable, is coupled with an interest and is granted in connection with, and as security for, the Voting Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and Stockholder (the “ Voting Agreement ”), and is granted in consideration of and as an inducement to the Company entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof, among Parent, C&RD Israel Ltd., an Israeli corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”) and the Company (the “ Merger Agreement ”), whereby Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”). This proxy will terminate on the termination of the Voting Agreement in accordance with its terms.

Prior to the termination of the Voting Agreement or the Merger Agreement, the attorneys and proxies named above will be empowered, and may exercise this proxy, to vote any Shares owned by Stockholder, at any meeting of the stockholders of Parent, however called, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof and on every action or approval by written consent of the stockholders of Parent:

(i) in favor of the approval of the Parent Charter Amendment, the Reverse Stock Split and the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and any actions required in furtherance thereof;

(ii) against any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of Parent under the Merger Agreement; and

(iii) against (a) any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) involving Parent or any of its subsidiaries, or (b) any action that is intended, or would reasonably be expected, to impede, interfere with, prevent, delay, postpone or adversely affect the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Stockholder may vote the Shares on all other matters not referred to in this proxy, and the attorneys and proxies named above may not exercise this proxy with respect to such other matters.


This proxy shall be binding upon the heirs, estate, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the Stockholder (including any transferee of any of the Shares).

Any term or provision of this proxy that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this proxy or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination that any term or provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this proxy so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible.

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Dated: August [●], 2016       S TOCKHOLDER
     

 

      Signature
     

 

      Printed Name
      Number of shares of capital stock of Parent owned of record as of the date of this proxy:
     

 

      Number of options to purchase capital stock of Parent owned of record as of the date of this proxy:
     

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

$2,000,000.00

   August     , 2016            

5.0% Secured Note

STEMCELLS, INC.

StemCells, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the “ Issuer ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Alpha Capital Anstalt, or its assigns, including pursuant to Section 1.3 (the “ Holder ”), subject to Sections 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5, the principal sum of $2,000,000.00 on the earlier of (i) 30 days following the consummation of the Merger (as defined in Section 1.3) and (ii) December 31, 2016 (the “ Maturity Date ”), and to pay any interest on the principal amount owing hereunder as provided in Section 1.1 hereof.

1.1 Interest . The Issuer will pay interest on any remaining principal amount owing under this Note at a rate per annum equal to 5.0%, payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month, commencing on January 1, 2017 until the principal amount is repaid in full. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve 30 calendar day periods, and shall accrue daily commencing on the original issue date until payment in full of the outstanding principal, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, liquidated damages and other amounts which may become due hereunder, has been made.

1.2 Payments . (a) The Issuer will pay principal of and interest on the Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account designated by the Holder in writing and delivered to the Issuer at least 2 Business Days prior to the applicable payment date. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

(b) Whenever any payment hereunder will be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time will in such case be included in the computation of payment of interest. “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York, New York are closed.

1.3 Assumption of this Note . Substantially concurrent with the consummation of the merger (the “ Merger ”) pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Issuer and Microbot Medical Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (the “ Merger Agreement ”), the Surviving Corporation (as defined in the Merger Agreement) will assume the entire principal amount of this Note, together with accrued interest, if any.

1.4 Optional Prepayment of this Note . The Issuer may, at its option, prepay all or any part of the principal amount of this Note, without premium or penalty. All payments hereunder will be applied first, to the repayment of accrued interest, if any, until all then-outstanding accrued but unpaid interest has been paid, second, to the payment of principal and third, to the payment of any other sums that may be due hereunder.


2. Events of Default .

(a) Any of the following events constitutes an “ Event of Default ”:

(i) any default in the payment of the principal of, or the interest on, this Note, as and when the same shall become due and payable;

(ii) the Issuer defaults in the due observance or performance of any term, covenant or agreement of the Issuer contained in this Note (other than as set forth in Section 2(a)(i) above) or the Security Agreement (as defined below);

(iii) any representation or warranty made by the Issuer in this Note will be false or misleading in any material respect when so made;

(iv) the Issuer pursuant to or within the meaning of Title 11 of the United States Code or any similar federal or state or foreign law for the relief of debtors (each, a “ Bankruptcy Law ”) (1) commences a voluntary case in bankruptcy or any other action or proceeding for any other similar relief under any Bankruptcy Law, (2) consents by answer or otherwise to the commencement against it of an involuntary case of bankruptcy, or (3) seeks or consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official (collectively, a “ Custodian ”) of it or for all or substantially all of its assets;

(v) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (1) is for relief against the Issuer in an involuntary case of bankruptcy against the Issuer, (2) appoints a Custodian of the Issuer for all or substantially all of its assets, or (3) orders the liquidation of the Issuer, and the order remains unstayed and in effect for 30 days, or any dismissal, stay rescission or termination thereof ceases to remain in effect;

(vi) any involuntary proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or any involuntary proceeding seeking the appointment of a Custodian for the Issuer or a substantial part of its property will remain unstayed and undismissed for a period of 45 days; or

(vii) following the consummation of the Merger, Issuer or any subsidiary makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or Issuer or any subsidiary shall fail to pay, or shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay, its debts generally as they become due; or Issuer or any subsidiary shall call a meeting of its creditors with a view to arranging a composition, adjustment or restructuring of its debts; or Issuer or any subsidiary shall by any act or failure to act expressly indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any of the foregoing; or any corporate or other action is taken by Issuer or any subsidiary for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(viii) following the consummation of the Merger, Issuer or any subsidiary shall default in any of its respective obligations under any other note or any mortgage, credit

 

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agreement or other facility, indenture agreement, factoring agreement or other instrument under which there may be issued, or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for borrowed money or money due under any long term leasing or factoring arrangement of Issuer or any subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created and such default shall result in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable;

(ix) other than the Merger, the Issuer shall (a) be a party to any Change of Control Transaction (as defined below), (b) agree to sell or dispose of all or in excess of 33% of its assets in one or more transactions (other than sales of the Company’s equipment and whether or not such sale would constitute a Change of Control Transaction), (c) redeem or repurchase more than a de minimis number of shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of Issuer, or (d) make any distribution or declare or pay any dividends (in cash or other property, other than common stock) on, or purchase, acquire, redeem, or retire any of Issuer’s capital stock, of any class, whether now or hereafter outstanding. “Change of Control Transaction” means, other than the Merger, the occurrence of any of: (i) 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of effective control (whether through legal or beneficial ownership of capital stock of Issuer, by contract or otherwise) of in excess of 33% of the voting securities of Issuer, (ii) a replacement at one time or over time of more than one-half of the members of Issuer’s board of directors which is not approved by a majority of those individuals who are members of the board of directors on the date hereof (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 date hereof), (iii) the merger of Issuer with or into another entity that is not wholly-owned by Issuer, consolidation or sale of 33%% or more of the assets of Issuer in one or a series of related transactions, or (iv) the execution by Issuer of an agreement to which Issuer is a party or by which it is bound, providing for any of the events set forth above in (i), (ii) or (iii);

(x) the Merger is not consummated on or before the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement); or

(xi) the Issuer makes a general assignment for the benefit of the creditors or the Issuer dissolves, terminates its existence or ceases its business operations other than in accordance with filing under any Bankruptcy Law.

(b) If any Event of Default will occur and be continuing, the Holder will have the right, by notice to the Issuer, to declare the entire principal amount then outstanding on this Note and accrued interest thereon immediately due and payable, whereupon all such amounts will become immediately due and payable, all without diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Issuer.

(c) If an Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing, the Holder is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and

 

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apply any and all indebtedness, if any, at any time owing by the Holder to or for the credit or the account of the Issuer against any and all of the obligations of the Issuer now or hereafter existing under this Note, whether or not the Holder will have made any demand under this Note and although such obligations may be unmatured. By acceptance of this Note, the Holder agrees to promptly notify the Issuer after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice will not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Holder under this Section 2(c) are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff) which the Holder may have.

(d) No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Holder is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

3. No Waiver by Holder . No delay or omission of the Holder to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default occurring and continuing will impair any such right or power or will be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Note or by law may be exercised from time to time, and as often as will be deemed expedient, by the Holder.

4. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

4.1 The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Holder that this Note has been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer, in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditor’s rights generally and by general principles of equity. No consent of any other party and no consent, license, approval or authorization of, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Issuer, or the validity or enforceability of this Note other than (i) filings necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral (under and as defined in the Security Agreement) and (ii) such as have been met or obtained. The execution, delivery and performance of this Note and all other agreements and instruments executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto will not violate in any material respect any provision of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court, regulatory body or administrative agency or the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Issuer or any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Issuer is a party or by which the Issuer or any property or assets of the Issuer may be bound.

4.2 Negative Covenants . As long as any portion of this Note remains outstanding, unless the Holder shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(a) Other than owing to Alpha Capital Anstalt or any other Holder, in each case under this Note or any subsequent promissory note issued pursuant to Section 11 of the

 

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Security Agreement, enter into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness for borrowed money of any kind, including, but not limited to, a guarantee, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom;

(b) Other than in favor of the Agent, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any liens of any kind, on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits therefrom, other than (each, a “ Permitted Lien ”): (i) tax, landlords’, warehousemen’s, carriers’, mechanics’, materialmen’s or like liens for obligations not yet due or payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) liens imposed by law that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of business; (iii) judgment liens arising solely as a result of the existence of judgments, orders, or awards for the payment of money in an amount not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has not denied coverage), for which liens either (a) there is a period of 30 consecutive days at any time after the entry of any such judgment, order, or award during which (1) the same is not discharged, satisfied, vacated, or bonded pending appeal, or (2) a stay of enforcement thereof is not in effect, or (b) enforcement proceedings are commenced upon such judgment, order, or award; (iv) the interests of lessors under operating leases and non-exclusive licensors under license agreements; (v) liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code filings regarding “true” operating leases; (vi) liens in favor of customs and revenues authorities imposed by applicable law arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the importation of goods and securing obligations that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (vii) liens created pursuant to the Security Agreement; (viii) liens arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or employment laws or to secure other public, statutory or regulatory obligations; (ix) Liens in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments in the ordinary course of business; (x) banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with depository institutions and payment processors; (xi) statutory liens of landlords and lessors in respect of rent; and (xii) liens that are replacements of Permitted Liens;

(c) amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;

(d) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents;

(e) repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any indebtedness, other than this Note;

(f) pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company;

 

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(g) enter into any transaction with any affiliate of the Company, unless such transaction is made on an arm’s-length basis and expressly approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company (even if less than a quorum otherwise required for board approval); or

(h) enter into any agreement (other than any agreement relating to the Merger) with respect to any of the foregoing.

5. Use of Proceeds . The Issuer will use the proceeds of this Note for the purpose of the payment of transaction costs, including those of its accountants and legal counsel, incurred in connection with the potential Merger transaction, as well as up to $800,000 in settlement of the BMR-Pacific Research Center LP pending litigation.

6. Grant of Security Interest . As security for the payment in full of principal and interest and performance under this Note and of all other liabilities and obligations of the Issuer to the Holder hereunder, Issuer has granted Holder a security interest in certain assets of the Issuer pursuant to that certain Security Agreement of even date herewith between the Issuer, the Holder and the other parties thereto (the “ Security Agreement ”).

7. Notices . All notices, requests and other communications required or permitted under this Note will be in writing and will be personally delivered or sent by a recognized overnight delivery service, or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to the Issuer or the Holder, as the case may be, at its address set forth below or at such other address as may be supplied in writing:

 

If to the Issuer:    StemCells, Inc.   
   39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 200   
   Newark, CA 94560   
   Attention: General Counsel   
If to the Holder:   

 

  
  

 

  
  

 

  
   Attention:   

8. Modification and Waiver of this Note . None of the provisions of this Note may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified without the written consent of the Issuer and the Holder.

9. Successors and Assigns; Transfer . This Note will be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Issuer and will inure to the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns; provided , however , that, other than in connection with the Merger, the Issuer will not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Note without the prior written consent of the Holder.

10. Severability . Any provision of this Note that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or

 

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unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction will not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

11. Collection Expenses . If Holder shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce this Secured Note, then Issuer shall reimburse Holder for its costs of collection and reasonable attorneys fees incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

12. Waiver of Presentment, Etc . Except as expressly set forth in this Note, the Issuer, and the Holder and all endorsers of this Note by acceptance or endorsement of this Note, hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as specifically provided herein, and assent to extensions of the time of payment, or forbearance or other indulgence without notice.

13. Governing Law .   THIS NOTE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

14. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . The Issuer and Holder each hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the state, county and city of New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Note. Each of the Issuer and Holder irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE ISSUER AND HOLDER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.

15. Agent . Each Holder by acceptance of this Note, hereby appoints, or ratifies the appointment of, Alpha Capital Anstalt to act as its agent (“ Agent ”) for purposes of exercising any and all rights and remedies of the Holder under the Security Agreement and to take all actions that the Holder may or could take thereunder. Unless any provision of the Security Agreement specifically requires all Creditors (as defined therein) to take a specific action or exercise a specific remedy, the Holder agrees that Agent shall exercise any and all rights and remedies of the Creditors under the Security Agreement and take all actions that the Creditors may or could take thereunder.

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date of issuance set forth above.

 

StemCells, Inc.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

  By:  

 

  Authorized Person

Exhibit 10.4

ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 13, 2016 is made and entered into by and between STEMCELLS, INC., a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 7707 Gateway Blvd., Suite 140, Newark, CA 94560 USA (the “ Seller ”) and MILTENYI BIOTEC, INC. (“Miltenyi”), a California corporation and a member of the Miltenyi Biotec group of companies, having its principal place of business at 2303 Lindbergh St., Auburn, CA 95602 (the “ Buyer ”). Seller and Buyer are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties ”.

RECITALS

WHEREAS , Seller operates three GMP cell manufacturing suites in a leased facility located at 249 Humboldt Court, Sunnyvale, CA (the “ Facility ”);

WHEREAS , Seller and Buyer desire to enter into an arrangement whereby Seller will assign the Facility lease to Buyer, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer the Purchased Assets and transfer to Buyer the Assumed Liabilities (each as defined below), and Buyer desires to purchase such assets from Seller and to assume such liabilities, subject to the terms and conditions as mutually agreed to by the Seller, Buyer, and CBRE, as Landlord for the Leased Premises, in the whereas clauses infra and as set forth below (collectively, the “ Acquisition ”);

WHEREAS , Buyer shall pay Seller $650,000.00 US for the equipment inventory and soft assets at Humboldt enabling Buyer to continue GMP operations at the Humboldt site. As used herein, “ Inventory ” means all raw materials, spare parts, miscellaneous consumables and miscellaneous items, including biological materials, samples, assays, reagents, chemicals, and any other materials and supplies held by Seller for use or consumption at the Facility existing within the Facility as of the Closing Date, not including the Excluded Assets (defined below);

WHEREAS , Seller shall assign the existing original Humboldt Lease to Buyer and CBRE will agree to the assignment and assumption of said Lease by Buyer with the stipulation that the lease is shortened to a four (4) year term, running from July 8, 2016 ;

WHEREAS , Seller personnel shall assist with the transition of operations over the next two (2) weeks, during which time Buyer may make continuing offers of employment to those Seller’s employees as it deems appropriate in its absolute sole discretion;

WHEREAS , no further lease payments shall be owed to Landlord by Seller. Seller shall vacate Humboldt on or before July 31, 2016 ;

WHEREAS , Buyer shall enable Seller to store and maintain its HuCNS-SC cells through but not later than August 31, 2016, and to assist Seller with shipment of said cells to offsite storage, as identified and coordinated by Seller;

WHEREAS , in return for a mutual release of claims, CBRE shall return to Seller the remaining Lease security deposit of $40,000.00.


NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements, covenants, representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Purchase And Sale.

1.1 Agreement to Purchase and Sell . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, at the Closing Seller shall, in consideration for Buyer’s payment of the Purchase Price, sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and accept from Seller, all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Liens, with all Purchased Assets delivered to the Buyer on an ex works basis (Incoterm 2010) at the Facility.

1.2 Purchased Assets . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 1.3 below, the assets included in the Acquisition shall consist of all of Seller’s assets of every kind and description, real, personal and mixed, tangible and intangible, existing at the Facility, as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “ Purchased Assets ”), including without limitation the following:

 

(a) Tangible Assets . All Seller’s tangible personal property, including the machinery and equipment specifically listed on Schedule 1.2(a) attached hereto, and the Inventory (collectively, the “ Tangible Assets ”); Schedule 1.2(a) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each item of the Tangible Assets having a book value of more than $10,000;

 

(b) Soft Assets . All Seller’s Standard Operating Procedures (defined below) relating primarily to the operation of any GMP manufacturing suite at the Facility;

 

(c) Standard Operating Procedures . All Seller’s Standard Operating Procedures relating primarily to the Purchased Assets. As used herein, “Standard Operating Procedures“ shall mean any documents or information, whether written, printed or electronically stored information and materials of any nature whatsoever, which describe the processes and procedures applicable to the operation of the Facility including, without limitation, procedures relating to manufacturing, quality control (QC) and/or quality assurance and/or validation (QA), procedures related to Facility equipment, any operating manuals, depictions, data, reports, including software and operating manuals thereto relating to operations of the equipment in Facility;

 

(d) Governmental Authorizations . All Governmental Authorizations, regardless of jurisdiction, relating primarily to the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets, in each case to the extent assignable. As used herein, “Governmental Authorizations” means all licenses, permits (including environmental, construction and operation permits), franchises, certificates, approvals, exemptions, classifications, registrations and other similar documents or evidence of authority issued by any Governmental Authority, regardless of jurisdiction, relating primarily to the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets, and applications therefor;

 

(e) Information; Documents . All information, records, files, correspondence, data, plans, papers, reports, and recorded knowledge, in whatever media retained or stored, including computer programs and storage media, in the possession or control of Seller and/or Seller’s Affiliates that are directly relating and reasonably necessary for Buyer to operate the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets, and to perform the obligations under the Assumed Leases and the Assumed Contracts, in substantially the same manner as operated and performed by Seller as of the date of this Agreement (subject to changes in the ordinary course of business) and as of the Closing Date, including user manuals, operating guides, bills of materials, records, maintenance schedules and records, supplier and other vendor ordering information and records, warranties for both materials and equipment purchased and products sold, listings of equipment utilized in the Facility, and all other operational, commercial or technical information related to the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets, it being understood that Seller shall be entitled to retain a copy of all such information, records and papers; and

 

(f) Certain Rights . All rights (i) in and under all express or implied guarantees, warranties, representations, covenants, indemnities and similar rights in favor of the Seller with respect to the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets; and (ii) to causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims and demands of any nature and available to or being pursued by the Seller, whether arising by way of counterclaim or otherwise, related to the Facility and/or the Purchased Assets.

 

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1.3 Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller shall not sell, transfer or assign, and Buyer shall not purchase or otherwise acquire, any of the following assets of Seller (such assets being collectively referred to herein as the “ Excluded Assets ”), which Excluded Assets are retained by Seller:

 

(a) Any and all property, assets, Standard Operating Procedures, and documentation relating to Seller’s proprietary human neural stem cells (“ HuCNS -SC cells ”), including but not limited to the cells themselves and any manufacturing records relating to either the production or maintenance of HuCNS-SC cells;

 

(b) Any Governmental Authorization that by its terms or by Law is not transferable to Buyer;

 

(c) The rights that accrue to the Seller hereunder and in connection with this Agreement;

 

(d) All claims for refund of Taxes and other governmental charges of whatever nature due to Seller;

 

(e) All Seller insurance policies and rights thereunder; and

 

(f) All rights of Seller under any agreement not included in the Assumed Contracts (the “ Retained Contracts ”).

1.4 Assumed Liabilities .

 

(a) Effective as of the close of business on the Closing Date, as the sole exception to the provisions in Section 1.4(b), Buyer shall assume, or shall cause Buyer’s Affiliates to assume, those liabilities and obligations of Seller relating to either the Purchased Assets or the Facility which accrue and become payable following the Closing Date to the extent such liabilities and obligations are not existing or required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the “ Assumed Liabilities ”).

 

(b) Except as specifically provided in Section 1.4(a), Buyer shall not assume, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, any liability or obligation of the Seller whatsoever, and the Seller shall retain responsibility for all of their respective liabilities and obligations accrued as of or on the Closing Date and all liabilities and obligations arising from the operations of the Seller prior to or on the Closing Date, whether or not accrued and whether or not disclosed (collectively, the “ Excluded Liabilities ”), including all claims, actions, litigation and proceedings relating to any Excluded Liabilities and all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

1.5 Excluded Liabilities . Specifically, and without in any way limiting the generality of Section 1.4, neither Buyer nor Buyer’s Affiliates assume or agree to pay, nor will they become responsible to discharge or satisfy, any liabilities or obligations of Seller or Seller’s Affiliates, except for those set out in Section 1.4(a). The Excluded Liabilities (as defined above) shall include, without limitation:

 

  (a) All liabilities and obligations of Seller or Seller’s Affiliates arising under or in connection with this Agreement, or from the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

  (b) All liabilities and obligations of Seller or Seller’s Affiliates arising under any contract or agreement other than the Assumed Contracts;

 

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  (c) All liabilities and obligations (including accounts payable) owed by Seller to any of its shareholders or any Affiliate of Seller;

 

  (d) All liabilities and obligations related to employees of Seller or Seller’s Affiliates;

 

  (e) All liabilities and obligations pertaining to any Excluded Assets;

 

  (f) All liabilities and obligations relating to, resulting from, or arising out of, (i) claims made against or involving Seller or any Seller Affiliate in pending or future suits, actions, investigations or other legal, governmental or administrative proceedings or (ii) claims made against or involving Seller or any Seller Affiliate based on violations of law, breach of contract, employment practices or environmental, health and safety matters or any other actual or alleged failure of Seller or any Seller Affiliate to perform any obligation in compliance with applicable Laws, in each case arising out of, or relating to, (x) events that shall have occurred, (y) services performed or goods sold, or (z) operations of Seller at the Facility, prior to the Closing;

 

  (g) All liabilities and obligations relating to (i) Taxes of the Seller with respect to any period or (ii) any liability of Seller for unpaid Taxes of any Person (other than Seller) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise;

 

  (h) Any indebtedness of Seller or any Seller Affiliate, contingent or otherwise, with respect to any borrowed money of Seller or any of its Affiliates, including any interest or penalties accrued thereon; and

 

  (i) Any other current liability or obligation (except Assumed Liabilities) of Seller or Seller’s Affiliates incurred in the ordinary course of business and existing at the Closing Date.

Such Excluded Liabilities shall include all claims, actions, litigation and proceedings relating to any or all of the foregoing and all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

2. Purchase Price and Payment . The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) for the Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities shall be equal to the sum of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00). The Purchase Price shall be paid in full at the Closing. The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets in accordance with section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and not to take any inconsistent position on any tax return or filing.

3. Closing .

A. The Closing (“Closing” or “Closing Date”) of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place at the office of Seller on the 13th day of July, 2016, or at such other place, time or date as shall be mutually agreed upon by Seller and Buyer.

B. At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following:

(i) A bill of sale in the form of Exhibit 1 to convey and to transfer to Buyer all right, title and interest of Seller in the Purchased Assets to Buyer, free and clear of all security interests, liens, claims and encumbrances;

(ii) an assignment and assumption of Lease Agreement with CBRE Consent (Exhibit 2 and 3, respectively); and

(iii) an assignment and assumption agreement of the Purchased Assets (Exhibit 4).

C. At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller the following:

(i) the Purchase Price payment via Wire Transfer; and

(ii) assumption agreement to assume the Facility lease, together with the landlord consent, and an assumption agreement to acquire the Purchased Assets Assumed Liabilities (Exhibit 2, 3 and 4, respectively).

D. The Closing in contingent upon CBRE refunding Seller’s security deposit of US$40,000.

 

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4 . Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller . Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, as of the Closing Date:

(a) Organization and Authority . Seller is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is presently being conducted, to enter into this Agreement, and to carry out and perform the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller has been duly authorized and approved by its Board of Directors, and will not violate its Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, or any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or any law, rule, regulation or court order. This Agreement, and all other instruments, documents and agreements to be delivered by Seller in connection therewith, are the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its, and their terms.

(b) Title . Seller has good and marketable title to all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any liabilities, obligations, claims, security interest, liens or encumbrances.

(c) No Material Adverse Change . Since June 30, 2016 , there has been no material damage, destruction, loss or claim, whether or not covered by insurance, or condemnation or other taking adversely affecting in any material respect of the Purchased Assets of the Seller.

(d) Taxes . Seller has timely filed all required federal, state, county and local income, excise, withholding, property, sales, use, franchise and other tax returns, declarations and reports which are required to be filed on or before the date hereof and has paid or reserved for all taxes which have become due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment which has become payable except for taxes which it has contested in good faith.

(e) Litigation . There is no litigation or proceeding or governmental investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened relating to the Purchased Assets with the exception of an ex parte motion brought by BMR (landlord at Seller’s leased facility in Newark, CA) seeking a writ of attachment or other lien on Seller assets, which motion has not yet been decided by the court.

(f) Compliance with Laws . Seller has complied in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes, and has received no written notice from any governmental agency asserting a violation (for example, environmental, CERCLA) has or may have occurred.

(g) Equipment . Each item of tangible equipment comprising the Purchased Assets is in working order and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

(h) Completeness of Assets . The Purchased Assets, except for the Excluded Assets, comprise all of the equipment which Seller found necessary to operate the Facility in a cGMP manner to produce HuCNS-SC cells.

THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE IN LIEU OF ANY AND ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRNTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR FOR NON-INFINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

5 . Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Buyer . Buyer hereby represents and warrants, and from and after this date covenants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Organization and Authority . Buyer is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is presently being conducted, to enter into this Agreement, and to carry out and perform the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer has been

 

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duly authorized and approved by its Board of Directors, and will not violate its Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, or any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound or any law, rule, regulation or court order. This Agreement, and all other instruments, documents and agreements to be delivered by Buyer in connection therewith, are the legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its, and their terms.

6. Actions After the Closing Date . The respective parties hereto covenant and agree to take the following actions from the Closing Date until August 31, 2016:

(a) Cooperation Following the Closing . Following the Closing, each Party shall deliver to the other Parties such further information and documents and shall execute and deliver to the other Parties such further instruments and agreements as any other Party shall reasonably request to consummate or confirm the transactions provided for herein, to accomplish the purpose hereof or to assure to any other Party the benefits hereof.

(b) Consents and Approvals; Assignment of Agreements . Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts promptly to assign to the Buyer any and all contracts in effect as of the Closing Date necessary for the operation of the Facility or relating to any of the Purchased Assets such as equipment leases (collectively, the “ Assumed Contracts ”), including all deposits, advances, pre-paid expenses and credits related thereto.

(c) Prorations . Seller and Buyer agree that all personal property taxes and real and ad valorem property Taxes, if any, attributable to the Purchased Assets; Rents, Taxes and other items payable by Seller under any Assumed Lease to be assumed by Buyer hereunder or for which Buyer is entitled to enjoy the practical benefits pursuant to Section 2.6; Utilities, water and sewer charges with respect to the Facility; and all other items normally prorated in connection with Purchased Assets will be prorated as of the Closing Date, with Seller liable to the extent such items relate to any time period up to and including the Closing Date.

(d) Buyer will maintain at its cost the HuCNS-SC cells left at the Facility for no fewer than 45 days in accordance with technical specifications delivered by Seller at the time of Closing. Buyer will not move, destroy, harm, allow to be harmed or destroyed, or make any use of any HuCNS-SC cells left at the Facility except as expressly requested or authorized in writing by Seller. On or before August 31, 2016, as requested, Buyer will facilitate and support the shipment of Buyer’s HuCNS-SC cells at Buyer’s expense to a third party storage facility of Buyer’s choosing.

(e) Seller’s Employees . On or before August 1, 2016, Seller will take all action necessary to terminate all its employees, including those who work at the Facility, and shall pay such employees all sums (whether payroll, bonus, severance, vacation or otherwise) due to them through their respective last date of employment. Buyer, may at its sole absolute discretion, interview and discuss employment opportunities with Seller’s employees and Buyer may offer employment to any of Seller’s employees on terms and conditions unilaterally determined by Buyer, effective on or before August 1, 2016.

(f) Cooperation . From the Closing Date until August 1, 2016, Seller agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Buyer, at Buyer’s cost, with all activities necessary to continue GMP certification at the Facility. Without limiting or expanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each other during this transition period in all matters relating to GMP operations at the Facility. From the Closing Date and during this transition period, Buyer shall be solely responsible for the maintenance, repair or replacement of Buyer’s equipment used at the Facility (the “ Buyer Equipment ”) at its expense; provided, however, that Seller shall be solely responsible for the maintenance, repair or replacement at its expense of any Buyer Equipment damaged as a result of the gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of Seller or its employees, agents, invitees or contractors.

 

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8. Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Buyer . The obligations of the Buyer under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the conditions set forth below.

(a) No Misrepresentation or Breach of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . There shall have been no breach by Seller in the performance of any of its covenants and agreements herein; each of the representations and warranties of Seller contained or referred to herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except for changes therein specifically permitted by this Agreement or resulting from any transaction expressly consented to in writing by the Buyer; and there shall have been delivered to the Buyer a certificate or certificates to that effect, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Seller, by its President.

(b) Corporate Action . Seller shall have taken all corporate action necessary to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) No Restraint or Litigation . No action, suit, investigation or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened by any third party, governmental or regulatory agency to restrain, prohibit or otherwise challenge the legality or validity of the transactions contemplated hereby.

10. Indemnification .

10.1 Indemnification of the Buyer . Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer and its officers, directors, shareholders and employees harmless at all times against and in respect of all damages, losses, expenses, liabilities, penalties and other costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of, relating to or resulting from the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this Agreement by the Seller.

10.2 Indemnification of the Seller . Buyer shall indemnify and hold Seller and its officers, directors, shareholders and employees harmless at all times against and in respect of all damages, losses, expenses, liabilities, penalties and other costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of, relating to or resulting from the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this Agreement by the Buyer, including without limitation, obligations relating to the Assumed Liabilities and/or any breach of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement.

10.3 Limitations on Indemnification . Notwithstanding Section 10.1 and 10.2: a Party shall only be required to indemnify another Party if and to the extent the aggregate amount which is subject to indemnification exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); and the aggregate amount of indemnification which a Party may obtain from the other Party in the aggregate pursuant to this Agreement shall not exceed Six Hundred Fifty Thousand U.S. dollars ($650,000). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any breach by Seller of the representation regarding title to assets pursuant to Section 4(b) shall not be subject to either of the limitations stated in the preceding sentence. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS.

11. Miscellaneous Provisions .

11.1 Notices . All notices, communications and deliveries hereunder shall be made in Writing signed by or on behalf of the Party making the same, shall specify the Section pursuant to which it is given or being made, and shall be delivered personally or by UPS Next Day Air or other next day courier (with evidence of delivery and postage and other fees prepaid) as follows:

 

If to Seller:       StemCells, Inc.
   Attn:    Ian Massey, CEO
      Ken Stratton, General Counsel
If to Buyer:       Miltenyi Biotec, Inc.
   Attn:    Leonard Pulig, President and General Manager,
      Serge Sira, Ph.D., Esq., Senior Corporate Counsel

 

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or to such other representative or at such other address of a party as such party may furnish to the other parties in writing. Any such notice, communication or delivery shall be deemed given or made (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person, (b) on the first Business Day following delivery to an overnight courier service or (c) on the fifth Business Day following it being mailed by Registered or Certified Mail.

11.2 Schedules and Exhibits . The Schedules and Exhibits are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and are hereby made a part hereof as if set out in full herein.

11.3 Assignment; Successors in Interest . No assignment or transfer by any Party of such Party’s rights and obligations hereunder shall be made except with the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided that Buyer shall, without the obligation to obtain the prior written consent of any other Party, be entitled to assign this Agreement or all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of Buyer. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns thereof.

11.4 Captions . The titles, captions and table of contents contained herein are inserted herein only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

11.5 Controlling Law; Amendment . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of California without reference to its choice of law rules. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by written agreement of the Parties.

11.6 Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc . Each Party hereby irrevocably agrees that any Legal Dispute shall be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California or the federal courts located in the State of California, in each case in California Courts, and each Party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocable waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that they any such suit, action or proceeding that is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. A final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding described in this Section 11.6 following the expiration of any period permitted for appeal and subject to any stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Laws.

11.7 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CAUSE OF ACTIONS OR ACTIONS ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE.

11.8 Severability . Any provision hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by Law, each Party hereby waives any provision of law that renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

11.9 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and signature pages may be delivered electronically, each of which shall be deemed an original as if delivered in person, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or the terms hereof to produce or account for more than one of such counterparts.

 

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11.10 Enforcement of Certain Rights . Nothing expressed or implied herein is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the Parties, and their successors or permitted assigns, any right, remedy, obligation or liability under or by reason of this Agreement, or result in such Person being deemed a third-party beneficiary hereof.

11.11 Waiver . Any agreement on the part of a Party to any extension or waiver of any provision hereof shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. A waiver by a Party of the performance of any covenant, agreement, obligation, condition, representation or warranty shall not be construed as a waiver of any other covenant, agreement, obligation, condition, representation or warranty. A waiver by any Party of the performance of any act shall not constitute a waiver of the performance of any other act or an identical act required to be performed at a later time.

11.12 Integration . This Agreement and the documents executed pursuant hereto supersede all negotiations, agreements and understandings among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (except for that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2016, by and between the Purchaser and Seller (the “ CDA ”), which is incorporated herein by this reference) and constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect thereto. Confidential disclosures between the Parties under this Agreement shall be treated as Confidential Information under the CDA by the Parties.

11.13 Transaction Costs . Except as provided above or as otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) the Purchaser shall pay its own fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees, costs and expenses of its financial advisors, accountants and counsel, and (b) the Seller shall pay the fees, costs and expenses of the Seller incurred in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees, costs and expenses of their financial advisors, accountants and counsel.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have caused this Asset Purchase Agreement to be duly executed, as of the date first above written.

 

STEMCELLS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Ian Massey

Name:  

Ian Massey

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

MILTENYI BIOTEC, INC.
By:  

/s/ Leonard Pulig

Name:  

Leonard Pulig

Title:  

President and General Manager

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit 1    Bill of Sale
Exhibit 2    Assignment & Assumption of Lease Agreement
Exhibit 3    CBRE Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Lease
Exhibit 4    Assignment & Assumption Agreement

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.2(a)   List of Equipment

 

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Exhibit 10.5

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE

This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into on July 29, 2016 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and between BMR-PACIFIC RESEARCH CENTER LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ BMR ”), and STEMCELLS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ StemCells ” and, individually with BMR, a “ Party ” and, together, the “ Parties ”), as follows:

RECITALS

A. WHEREAS, on or about December 2, 2010, StemCells entered into a written lease with BMR (the “ Original Lease ” and, as the same may have been amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Lease ”), pursuant to which StemCells leased approximately 42,885 square feet of commercial real property commonly known as 7707 Gateway Boulevard, Newark, California (the “ Premises ”). The commencement date of the Lease was July 9, 2011. The term of the Lease was for approximately one hundred thirty-four (134) months and is scheduled to terminate on September 8, 2022.

B. WHEREAS, on or about July 15, 2011, StemCells commenced occupancy of the Premises. StemCells continues to possess the Premises as of the Execution Date.

C. WHEREAS, on or about May 31, 2016, StemCells’ board of directors approved a plan to wind down StemCells.

D. WHEREAS, on or about June 30, 2016, BMR commenced a civil lawsuit against StemCells for, inter alia , breach of lease in the Alameda County Superior Court, case no. RG16821619, seeking damages, attorneys’ fees and costs (the “ Action ”). StemCells denies BMR’s claims in the Action.

E. WHEREAS, the Parties desire to (1) compromise and settle the dispute between them; (2) provide for dismissal with prejudice of the Action; (3) provide for the payment of settlement funds by StemCells to BMR; (4) terminate the Lease and (5) release each other from further claims.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following covenants and obligations, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Incorporation of Recitals .  Each and every Recital hereinabove is incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein.

2. Definitions . Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Lease.


3. Termination of Lease .  BMR and StemCells agree to terminate the Lease effective as of 11:59 p.m. on the Execution Date, subject to the fulfillment of the following conditions (the “ Conditions ”):

(a) StemCells shall pay BMR Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) as a complete accord and satisfaction for all amounts currently or later due under the Lease (the “ Settlement Amount ”) in a lump sum payable on or before August 15, 2016 (the “ Payment Date ”), in accordance with the wire instructions attached as Exhibit A hereto;

(b) BMR shall retain StemCells’ entire Security Deposit of Three Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Thirteen and 20/100 Dollars ($332,813.20). StemCells expressly waives any claim to a return of all or any part of the Security Deposit; and

(c) StemCells shall, by no later than the Execution Date, vacate and deliver possession of the Premises to BMR “as is” and in its current condition.

4. Personal Property at Premises .   StemCells hereby transfers to BMR any and all interest it has in and to any personal property, fixtures, equipment, furniture or other property (“ Personal Property ”) located in the Premises as of the Execution Date. BMR may dispose of the Personal Property in whatever manner BMR so elects without compensation to either BMR or StemCells, including (but not limited to) conveying or leasing the Personal Property to any successor tenant or otherwise engaging one or more third parties to dispose of the Personal Property. StemCells and BMR hereby waive all of their respective rights and remedies under California Civil Code Section 1983, et. seq. , with respect to the disposition of the Personal Property, including (but not limited to) the receipt of any notice required thereunder and/or any right thereunder to any proceeds from any disposition of the Personal Property. StemCells shall not, from and after the Execution Date, remove any Personal Property from the Premises without BMR’s prior written consent. StemCells represents and warrants that it owns all of the Personal Property and that the Personal Property is free from any debt, liens or claims.

5. No Further Obligations .   BMR and StemCells agree that each is excused as of the Execution Date from any further obligations with respect to the Lease, other than those described in Articles 11 , 21 , 28 and 35 and Section 12.11 of the Original Lease.

6. Dismissal of the Action .  BMR will continue any pending motions or actions due (or stipulate to continue any such motions or actions due) so that no pleadings or papers shall be due to be filed by either of the Parties on or before the Payment Date. Within ten (10) business days following BMR’s receipt of the Settlement Amount, BMR shall file a request for dismissal with prejudice of the Action, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Agreement pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6. Each Party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the Action and related to negotiation of this Agreement.

7. Mutual Release .

(a) Subject to the Conditions and except as set forth in Section 5 , for valuable consideration and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, each Party (in such capacity, a “ Releasor ”) and its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, members, representatives, attorneys, successors, affiliates and assigns, and all persons acting by, through,

 

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under or in concert with them or any of them, fully and forever release the other Party (in such capacity, a “ Releasee ”) and its affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, members, representatives, managers, attorneys, successors and assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with them or any of them, of and from any and all manner of actions or causes of action, at law or in equity; suits; debts; liens; contracts; agreements; promises; liabilities; claims; demands; damages; losses; costs or expenses of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which such Releasor or its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, members, representatives, attorneys, successors, affiliates or assigns, and all persons acting by, through, under or in concert with them or any of them, now have or may hereafter have against such Releasee with respect to the Action and the Lease.

(b) Furthermore, with respect to all unknown claims involving the Action, each Releasor expressly releases and waives the provisions of California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides:

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.

The Parties acknowledge that they have received the advice of legal counsel and/or had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel with respect to the aforementioned waiver and release and understand the terms thereof.

8. Settlement Not an Admission . The Parties acknowledge and understand that this Agreement (a) is entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding possible future expenses, burdens or distractions of litigation and (b) in no way constitutes an admission by any Party of any liability of any kind to any other party or of any wrongdoing on the part of BMR or StemCells or any of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, directors, partners, divisions, employees, attorneys, associates, agents, successors, predecessors, assigns, heirs, administrators or anyone affiliated with or acting on behalf of any of them.

9. Nondisparagement .  The Parties agree that part of the consideration for this Agreement is that neither BMR nor StemCells shall make any disparaging comments either orally or in writing (paper or electronic form) about the other Party regarding any of the matters connected with or related to the Action, the Lease or the Premises in any way.

10. Assignment . StemCells represents and warrants that it has made no assignment, sublease, transfer or other disposition of the Premises or any interest in the Lease; or any demand, obligation or cause of action arising out of the Lease, and StemCells agrees that it will make no such assignment, transfer or other disposition.

11. Additional Acts .  The Parties agree to perform such acts and execute such documents as may reasonably be required to fulfill the purposes and the intent of this Agreement.

 

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12. Invalidity .  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be valid under applicable law, but, if any provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or prohibited thereunder, such invalidity or prohibition shall be construed as if such invalid or prohibited provisions had not been inserted herein and shall not affect the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

13. Modification of Agreement .   The Parties agree that this Agreement may be modified only by a writing executed by the Parties. Modification of this Agreement does not need to be supported by additional consideration but must express a specific intent to modify this Agreement.

14. Waiver of Terms .   A waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement shall not be valid unless it is in writing and signed by all Parties. The failure of a Party to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to require performance by the other of any of the provisions, shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of those provisions or to affect the validity of any part of this Agreement, or to affect the right of the Party to subsequently enforce every provision of this Agreement. A waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall not be held to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach of this Agreement.

15. Application to Successors, Predecessors, Assigns, Etc. .  Except as expressly stated herein, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon each of the Parties and each of their respective successors and assigns.

16. Entire Agreement .   This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof. There are no promises, terms, conditions or obligations other than those contained in this Agreement. This document supersedes all previous communications, representations or agreements, either verbal or written, between the Parties related to the subject matter hereof.

17. Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be interpreted under the laws of the State of California, and shall be construed according to its fair meaning.

18. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs to Enforce this Agreement .  In the event that it shall become necessary for any Party to employ an attorney, in connection with a breach or alleged breach of any term of this Agreement, the prevailing Party in any such dispute or action shall be entitled to such Party’s reasonable costs and fees incurred, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with that matter.

19. Authority .  Each Party represents that the individual signing on its behalf has full and complete legal authority and permission to act on behalf of such Party.

20. Warranty of Capacity to Execute Agreement .  Each Party represents and warrants that no other person or entity has or has had any interest in the claims, demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Agreement; that each Party has exclusive authority to execute this Agreement and receive any sums specified in it; and that it has not sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed or otherwise disposed of any of the claims, demands, obligations or causes of action referred to in this Agreement.

 

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21. No Construction against Drafter .  Each Party has participated in the drafting of this Agreement, and this Agreement is a product of arms’ length negotiations. Accordingly, the language of this Agreement shall not be construed either in favor of or against any Party on the grounds that such Party drafted this Agreement.

22. Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted by facsimile or email shall be deemed originals.

23. Failure to Pay the Settlement Amount .  The Parties understand and acknowledge that StemCells’ ability to pay the Settlement Amount is contingent on the occurrence of certain conditions that StemCells may or may not be able to satisfy. In the event that the Settlement Amount is not timely paid (other than as a result of payments made to other StemCells’ creditors, employees, officers or directors; fraud; or malfeasance, with the Parties acknowledging that, if StemCells has the funds necessary to pay the Settlement Amount, it shall pay the same to BMR), the following Sections of this Agreement (the “ Surviving Provisions ”) shall remain in full force and effect:  1 , 2 and 4 , and 8 through 25 . For the avoidance of doubt, if the Settlement Amount is not timely paid, StemCells’ personal property remaining in the Premises as of the Execution Date will be abandoned to BMR; neither Party shall have provided releases to the other Party (pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise); BMR would retain possession of the Premises, with StemCells having surrendered possession to BMR; BMR may proceed with the Action to determine whether StemCells has liability to BMR under the Lease or otherwise (including if StemCells does not vacate the Premises in the condition required by the Lease) and, if so, the amount of any damages; and, in the event of any conflict between the Lease and the Surviving Provisions, the Surviving Provisions shall control.

24. Notices .  Notices hereunder shall be given to each Party by U.S. mail and electronic mail as follows:

For StemCells :

Keller & Benvenutti LLP

Tobias S. Keller, Esq.

650 California Street, Suite 1900

San Francisco, CA 94108

tkeller@kellerbenvenutti.com

For BMR :

Galuppo & Blake, APLC

Steven W. Blake, Esq.

2792 Gateway Rd., Suite 102

Carlsbad, CA 92009

sblake@galuppolaw.com

25. Effective Date of Agreement .  This Agreement shall be effective as of the Execution Date.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement as of the Execution Date.

 

STEMCELLS, INC. ,
a Delaware corporation
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

BMR-PACIFIC RESEARCH CENTER LP ,
a Delaware limited partnership
By:  

 

Name:   Kevin M. Simonsen
Title:   Senior V.P., Real Estate Legal

 

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Exhibit 10.5

EXHIBIT A

WIRE INSTRUCTIONS

[See attached]

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Investor Presentation August 2016 Exhibit 99.1


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Important Information and Where to Find It  This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. A definitive proxy statement and a proxy card will be filed with the SEC and will be mailed to StemCells stockholders seeking any required stockholder approvals in connection with the proposed transactions. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT STEMCELLS MAY FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. Stockholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the definitive proxy statement and any other documents filed by StemCells with the SEC in connection with the proposed transactions at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), at StemCells’ website, or by directing written request to: StemCells, Inc. 39899 Balentine Drive, Suite 200, Newark, CA 94560, Attention: Kenneth Stratton, Esq. StemCells and its directors and executive officers and Microbot and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of StemCells in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the merger will be included in the proxy statement referred to above. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of StemCells is also included in the StemCells Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 8, 2016. This document is available free of charge at the SEC web site (www.sec.gov), at the StemCells website, or by directing a written request to StemCells as described above. This document contains summary information about Microbot, does not purport to be complete, and no representations or warranties about such information are made by Microbot or its representatives. This document does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities of Microbot. This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to future events or the future financial performance and operations of Microbot. Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe Microbot’s intent, belief or current expectations about its business opportunities, prospects, performance and results, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “potential,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “project,” “forecast,” the negative of such words and other variations on such words or similar terminology. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and by their nature involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual opportunities, prospects, performance and results to vary from those presented in this document, and those variances may be material. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should carefully consider the various risks and uncertainties, such as market risk, liquidity risk, competitive risk, regulatory risk and other forms of risk. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this document might not occur. Microbot is not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Presentation Disclaimer


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“The pain, discomfort, and disability, or other morbidity as a result of surgery is more frequently due to trauma involved in gaining access to the area to perform the intended procedure rather than from the procedure itself.” Medtech Insight on Minimal Invasive Surgery Soft tissue repair market (USA & EU), 2009 A well known problem


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Business Confidential Open Surgery Past Minimal Invasive Surgery Present Micro Invasive Robotic Surgery Future Evolution of Surgical Procedures


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Just an example: The blood vessels in an adult human (arteries, capillaries, and veins), laid end-to-end, would measure about 100,000 km (~60,000 miles) Approximately 2.5 times the circumference of the earth. A total surface area of some 800–1000 m2 (an area greater than three tennis courts). The whole digestive tract is about 6-9 meters (20 to 30 ft.) long. REF: Jones, Robert T., Blood Flow. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. Vol 1. 1969. 223-244. Robert Houska, Faculty, Natural Sciences, Fullerton College Aird, W.C., 2005. Spatial and temporal dynamics of the endothelium. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 3(7), pp.1392–1406. Table 1 Kong F, Singh RP (June 2008). "Disintegration of solid foods in human stomach". J. Food Sci. 73 (5): R67–80. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00766.x. PMID 18577009. Map of Opportunity


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Annual review of BioMed Micro-robots for MIS, 2010 Microrobotics Applications


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Business Confidential Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) is one of the largest trends in surgical healthcare Global market for MIS devices in 2012 was valued at USD 25.03 Billion and is expected to reach a market value of USD 50.60 Billion by 2019 The MIS market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.5% during the forecast period 2013 to 2019 Minimally invasive techniques have been applied to most of the surgical specialties (including cardiothoracic, orthopedic, urological, vascular and neurological procedures) Minimally invasive procedures are undergoing a transformation by becoming smaller, automated, more precise instruments Future of Medicine Source: Growing trend towards minimally invasive surgery – a potential market to exploit, Frost & Sullivan Market Insight, Nov 11, 2008 Source: ‘Global Minimally Invasive Surgery Market is Expected to Reach USD 50.60 Billion in 2019’, Transparency Market Research.  http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/minimally-invasive-surgery-market.html


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Pioneer transformational micro robotic medical technologies, utilizing the natural and artificial lumens in the body to target the disease site with exquisite precision Our Vision


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Prof. Moshe Shoham Scientific Director, Co-Founder Prof. Shoham is a worldwide acclaimed authority in the field of robotics. Prof. Shoham has been conducting research in the robotic field for over the past 20 years, with a special focus on kinematics and dynamics of robots, sensor integration, multi-finger hands and medical applications.. Founder of Mazor Surgical Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: MZOR) Foreign Member, US National Academy of Engineering Head of the robotics lab at Israel's Technion's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Formerly the director of the robotic laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, NY. Business Confidential Key Management Former Worldwide Group Marketing Director at Ethicon Inc., a multi-billion dollar division of Johnson & Johnson Company (NYSE: JNJ), responsible for global strategic marketing. Harel was with J&J for a decade between 2000-2010. Led business development activities and serves as a board member of ConTIPI Ltd., an early stage medical device company, which was acquired by Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB), in 2012. Harel Gadot CEO & Chairman Mr. Sharon brings 23 years of R&D and general management in the medical devices space. Prior to joining Microbot Medical, Mr. Sharon managed the R&D at Icecure Medical, an early stage, public medical device company (TASE: ICCM) . Mr. Sharon was the General Manger of Anorad Israel, a subsidiary of Rockwell Automation which manufactures sub-micron precision motion systems. Mr. Sharon holds a B.Sc. from the Technion Institute of Technology, and an M.Sc in Mechanical engineering from MIT where he specialized in motion control and Robotics Ms. Stein, is a regulatory affairs, clinical and QA consultant with over 18 years of experience working directly with the FDA. Her regulatory experience includes all types of regulatory submissions for a wide variety of innovative medical devices. Ahava Stein Director, Regulatory Affairs Simon Sharon Chief Operating Officer


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Business Confidential


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Autonomous Advancing Micro-Robot (AAMR) ViRob demonstrates the ability to advance within cavities similar to the typical human body's lumens Including in liquid environment ViRob has the potential for: Minimally invasive medical procedures/treatments Targeted drug delivery Diagnosis & preventative capabilities Business Confidential ViRob Technology


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Business Confidential ViRob Technology


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Self Cleaning Shunt (SCS) A novel shunt technology for the continuous prevention of shunt blockage in hydrocephalus and NPH patients ViRob First Opportunity


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Self Cleaning Shunt Markets (SCS) Hydrocephalus, also known as "water in the brain," is a medical condition, presented mostly in babies, in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain. The same condition, known as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH), presented mostly in the elderly population, causing thinking and reasoning problems, difficulty walking, etc. Hydrocephalus occurs in about 1 in every 500 births in the U.S. alone1,2 Over 1,000,000 people in the United States currently live with hydrocephalus1 It is estimated that more than 700,000 Americans have NPH, but less than 20% receive an appropriate diagnosis1 The problem is often misdiagnosed as Dementia, Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's2 NPH can cause dementia, difficulty in walking and, urinary incontinence2 NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hydrocephalus/detail_hydrocephalus.htm National Hydrocephalus Foundation. http://nhfonline.org/facts-about-hydrocephalus.htm


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A shunt is a tube, usually silicon, which moves, or allows movement of, fluid from one part of the body to another Current Shunt Technology


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Approximately 50% of shunts in the pediatric population fail within two years of placement and repeated neurosurgical operations are often required1 Ventricular catheter blockage is by far the most frequent events2 Current Shunt Failure Hydrocephalus Association. http://www.hydroassoc.org/complications-of-shunt-systems/ World Federation of Neurological Societies. http://www.wfns.org/pages/read_the_reviews/97.php?rid=5


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SCS prevented cell culture blockage on a shunt opening Choroids Plexus cells covering the entire perforation’s patency Self Cleaning Shunt (SCS) – Study >70% Occlusion Free *Company study on file


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Conclusions: “Microbot Medical SCS presents low hydrodynamic resistance. The SCS behaves as a standard ventricular catheter and does not change the hydrodynamic performance of adjustable hydrocephalus valves.” Self Cleaning Shunt (SCS) – Study UK Shunt Testing Lab, Cambridge University, UK


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TipCat is a disposable, flexible, self-propelled, see & treat endoscope/catheter Vs. push/pull, rigid or flexible endoscopes/catheters, applying high pressure on the tissue or presenting other limitations Business Confidential TipCat - Self Propelled Catheter Over guide-wire 0.018” (0.45mm) Catheter diameter 1.5mm


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The TipCat colonoscope innovation is driven by two proprietary concepts: A SEMI-disposable design: Delivers high quality imaging No need for cleaning / reprocessing A simple self-propulsion mechanism Easy operation Allows a Physician Assistant (PA) to perform the insertion, while a GI specialist performs diagnosis and polyp removal Designed to reduce pain and discomfort Has the potential to increase patient acceptance Microbot TipCat – The Solution


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TipCat – Animal Experiments Self-propelling through 1.3m (~50 inches) of a pig’s colon


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Open passage to utilize as a working channel TipCat - Locomotion Sequence & Simulation


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TipCat - Locomotion Sequence


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Examining esophagus, stomach, and upper part of the small intestine (duodenum), including Balloon Endoscopy and ERCP Small-Bowell Endoscopy Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Procedures Examining the entire colon, from the rectum to the cecum, must include the proximal colon to the splenic flexure, and it may include the terminal ileum. Colonoscopy Examining the entire rectum and sigmoid colon and may include examining a portion of the descending colon Sigmoidoscopy TipCat - First Opportunity


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The North American flexible endoscopes market was valued at $1.27 billion in 2013, and is expected to reach $1.91 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period, 2013 to 2018. 1 With a market value of about $600 million, the colonoscope and upper GI endoscope segments have been contributing 25.2% and 20.3% respectively to the total North American flexible endoscopes market.1 Annually, between 15 and 20 million endoscopy procedures are conducted with reusable endoscope devices to screen various components of a patient’s GI tract in the USA.2 North American Flexible Endoscopes Market Research Report. http://www.micromarketmonitor.com/market/north-america-flexible-endoscopes-1829607717.html American Journal of Infection Control ,V(6)41, June 2013, Pages S24, 40th Annual Conference Abstracts, APIC 2013, Ft Lauderdale, FL APIC 40th Annual Conference GI Endoscope Market


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ADR: Approximately 30% of polyps are missed during Standard Colonoscopy (SC), e.g., due to polyps hidden behind colon folds and flexures 1. The ‘GI Gap’: Growing shortage of gastroenterologists and increasing patients volume affecting screening capacity for colorectal cancer2. Cross-Contamination: The reported incidence of bacteremia after colonoscopy, with or without biopsies and polypectomies, reaches up to 25%3. Whereas, 3 out of 20 flexible gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes used for screening pose potential infection risk -- according to a study of endoscopes used at hospitals across the USA4. Presentation Abstract, 2013 UEGW (Abstract # OP286). http://www.smartmedsys.com/images/pdf/g-eye_tandem_abs_uegw2013.pdf http://www.olympusamerica.com/oai_pressDetails.asp?pressNo=655 Kovalevaa Jet al, Transmission of Infection by Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Bronchoscopy, , Clin. Microbiol. Rev. April 2013 vol. 26 no. 2 231-254, http://cmr.asm.org/content/26/2/231.full. American Journal of Infection Control ,V(6)41, June 2013, Pages S24, 40th Annual Conference Abstracts, APIC 2013, Ft Lauderdale, FL APIC 40th Annual Conference The Unmet Need


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Cross-Contamination in Recent Mainstream Media


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PORTFOLIO OF INNOVATIONS


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IP Platform


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Business Confidential SCS Self Cleaning Shunts/Catheters PLATFORMS SUB-PLATFORMS D-Stenosis Prevention of lumen occlusion EndoTC Self propelled Guider APPLICATIONS Diagnosis Drug Delivery Cardio Dialysis Neuro Cardio GI Uro GYN Uro Neuro Uro GI ENT Platform Technologies


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Summary Innovative and transformational technologies, capitalizing on the future trend of Micro-Invasive Robotic Surgery Microbot’s two platforms: ViRob - an Autonomous Advancing Micro-Robot (AAMR) Platform TipCat – a Self-Propelled Endoscope Platform Unique positioning for both platforms: Multi-disciplinary Platform technologies (multi-applications) Large market potential (Existing & future) Introducing transformational technology into the market Delivering prevention, diagnostic and treatment capabilities Extremely strong value proposition for all stakeholders: Patients, Physicians, Health care providers, Payers Leveraging growing trend of Minimal Invasive Surgery/Treatments Current status: Post intensive pre-clinical research and experiments Broad & specific IP Proven track record of the founders and management team Closed round A financing of >$5M to date Including multiple grants from the Office of the Chief Scientist in Israel