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): March 6, 2018

 

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-52024   20-2463898

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92008

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(760) 431-9286

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Private Placement and Securities Purchase Agreement

On March 8, 2018, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company sold in a private placement (the “Private Placement”) to certain institutional and accredited investors (collectively, the “Purchasers”), including certain directors and executive officers of the Company, at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, 39,746 shares (the “Preferred Shares”) of newly designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Convertible Preferred Stock”) (which Preferred Shares will be converted into approximately 12,617,857 shares (subject to adjustment as described below and in the Certificate of Designations (as defined below)) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) upon approval by the Company’s stockholders (“Stockholder Approval”) as required in accordance with the NASDAQ Global Select Market rules as further described below), and warrants to purchase up to 10,725,179 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share (the “Private Offering Warrants”). The Private Offering Warrants will become exercisable following Stockholder Approval, are subject to certain ownership limitations in certain cases, and expire five years after the date of such Stockholder Approval. A first closing of the Private Placement occurred on March 8, 2018 and a second and final closing is expected to occur within five business days following the first closing. At the second closing, the Company is eligible to sell an additional 5,454 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock that is converted into approximately 1,731,349 shares of Common Stock and issue Private Offering Warrants to purchase up to 1,471,646 shares of Common Stock.

The aggregate gross proceeds for the first closing of the Private Placement were approximately $39.7 million, with an additional $5.5 million expected at the second closing. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Private Placement for general corporate and working capital purposes and to fund strategic initiatives, including a portion of the merger consideration described below.

Certain directors and executive officers of the Company purchased in the first close or are committed to purchase in the second close an aggregate of $5,000,000 million of shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which shares are convertible into approximately 1,587,302 shares of Common Stock, and Private Offering Warrants to purchase up to 1,349,207 shares of Common Stock.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, from the closing until the later of 90 days after the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement (as defined below) or the date of Stockholder Approval, the Company is prohibited from issuing, or entering into any agreement to issue, or announcing the issuance or proposed issuance of, any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents, subject to certain permitted exceptions.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, from the date of the Stockholder Approval through the first anniversary of the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement, if the Company issues any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock equivalents, subject to certain permitted exceptions, at a price below the conversion price on the date Stockholder Approval was obtained (a “Dilutive Issuance”), the Company is required to issue an additional number of shares of Common Stock to the Purchasers in amount equal the number of shares of Common Stock such Purchasers would have received if the Dilutive Issuance occurred prior to the date Stockholder Approval was obtained.

Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company granted to the lead investor in the Private Placement and its affiliates and their respective members, stockholders, owners, equity holders and family members, so long as such group continues to hold collectively at least 12.5% of the Company’s fully diluted Common Stock, the right to purchase, on the terms and subject to the conditions included in the Purchase Agreement, each such stockholder’s pro rata share of any shares of Common Stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into Common Stock issued by the Company, other than such securities issued in an exempt issuance specified in the Purchase Agreement.

The securities sold and issued in the Private Placement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

A total of 45,200 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are authorized for issuance under a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 8, 2018 in connection with the closing. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,000 and is convertible into approximately 317 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Until the date that Stockholder Approval is obtained, the Purchasers will be unable to convert their Preferred Shares into Common Stock, in accordance with the NASDAQ Global Select Market rules and regulations. Upon Stockholder Approval, the Preferred Shares will automatically convert into shares of Common Stock.

The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will be entitled to dividends on an as-if-converted basis in the same form as any dividends actually paid on shares of Common Stock or other securities.

The initial conversion price of $3.15 is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification or other recapitalization affecting the Common Stock. In addition, until the date that is one year from the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement, the conversion price is also subject to full ratchet anti-dilution protection in the event the Company issues securities at an effective price less than the initial conversion price, subject to certain exceptions. If the Company’s stockholders


do not approve the conversion feature of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will not become convertible, and will remain outstanding in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation.

Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock will have no right to vote on matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Without the prior written consent of 75% of the outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, however, the Company may not: (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Certificate of Designation, (b) amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

In the event of the dissolution and winding up of the Company, the proceeds available for distribution to the Company’s stockholders shall be distributed pari passu among the holders of the shares of Common Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, pro rata based upon the number of shares held by each such holder, as if the outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were convertible, and were converted, into shares of Common Stock.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Purchasers, effective as of the closing. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement (the “Resale Registration Statement”) with the SEC within 30 days after the closing for purposes of registering the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Offering Warrants. The Company also agreed to use its best efforts to cause this registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 60 days after the Closing (90 days in the event the registration statement is reviewed by the SEC). If the Company fails to meet the specified filing deadlines or keep the Resale Registration Statement effective, subject to certain permitted exceptions, the Company will be required to pay liquidated damages to the Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company gave certain rights to the Purchasers to require the Company to cooperate with an underwritten offering of their registered securities, and to “piggyback” on certain offerings by the Company. The Company also agreed, among other things, to indemnify the selling holders under the registration statements from certain liabilities and to pay all fees and expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with the Registration Rights Agreement.

Support Agreements

Prior to and as a condition for the closing, certain stockholders comprising a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entered into support agreements (the “Support Agreements”), pursuant to which such stockholders agreed to vote all shares of Common Stock owned by them in favor of transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and in favor of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined below). The Support Agreements will terminate on the earlier of (i) the later of termination of the Purchase Agreement and Merger Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) the date that is five days following the stockholders meeting at which Stockholder Approval is obtained.

Private Offering Transaction Documents

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Purchase Agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. In addition, such representations, warranties and covenants (i) are intended as a way of allocating the risk between the parties to the Purchase Agreement and not as statements of fact, and (ii) may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material by stockholders of, or other investors in, the Company. Accordingly, the Purchase Agreement is filed with this report only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of transaction, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the Company. Stockholders should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures.

The foregoing description of the Private Placement and the Purchase Agreement, the Private Offering Warrants, the Certificate of Designation, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, the form of Private Offering Warrant, the form of Certificate of Designation, the form of Registration Rights Agreement and the form of Support Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 4.1, 3.1, 4.2, and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Acquisition of SafeOp Surgical, Inc. and Merger Agreement

On March 6, 2018, the Company and its newly-created wholly-owned subsidiary, Safari Merger Sub, Inc. (“Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SafeOp”), certain Key Stockholders of SafeOp and a Stockholder Representative. The Merger Agreement provides for a reverse triangular merger (the “Merger”), which was consummated on March 8, 2018, in which Sub was merged into SafeOp, with SafeOp being the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Under the term of the Merger Agreement, the Company paid $15 million in cash, agreed to issue 3,265,132 shares of Common Stock, issued $3 million of notes that are convertible into 931,667 shares of


Common Stock (the “Notes”), and issued warrants to purchase 2.2 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share (the “Merger Warrants”). An additional 1,330,263 shares of Common Stock are issuable upon achievement of post-closing milestones.

Pursuant to the NASDAQ Global Select Market rules, the former SafeOp stockholders will not be entitled to cast votes as to the approval of the issuance of such shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the closing of the Merger that. together with the shares of Common Stock issuable in connection with the closing of the Merger, exceed 19.99% of the Company’s total outstanding shares or for the conversion feature with respect to any shares of Common Stock purchased under the Purchase Agreement or for the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Private Offering Warrants, the Merger Warrants or the warrant issued in the warrant exchange described below or the conversion of the Notes.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties, as well as customary indemnification provisions among the parties, subject to specific caps and thresholds. The terms of the Merger Warrants are substantially similar to the terms of the Private Offering Warrants. The Notes contain customary payment, conversion, default and enforcement provisions for promissory notes issued in similar transactions. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock in the Merger upon achievement of the second milestone, conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Merger Warrants is subject to limitations until the Stockholder Approval is obtained as required in accordance with the NASDAQ Global Select Market rules.

The Merger Agreement, the Merger Warrant and the Note and the above description have been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, SafeOp, the Key Stockholders, the Stockholder Representative or Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, businesses or equityholders. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of those agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by schedules and other disclosures made by each contracting party to the other for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between them that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should be aware that the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof may not reflect the actual state of facts or condition of the parties to the Merger Agreement or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, businesses, or equityholders. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by the Company. Accordingly, investors should read the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement only in the context of the other information that the Company includes in reports, statements and other filings that it makes with the SEC.

The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement, the Merger Warrant and the Note does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Warrant and the Note, which are filed as Exhibits 2.1., 4.3 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Warrant Exercise

On March 8, 2018, the Company entered into a Warrant Exercise Agreement (the “Exercise Agreement”) with Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (“Armistice”), a holder of an outstanding warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $2.00 per share (the “Original Warrant”). Pursuant to the terms of the Exercise Agreement, Armistice has agreed to exercise, from time to time and in accordance with the terms of the Original Warrant, including certain beneficial ownership limitations set forth therein, the Original Warrant for cash (the “Warrant Exercise”). As a result of the Warrant Exercise, the Company received gross proceeds of $3.4 million on March 8, 2018 from the exercise of the 1.7 million shares of the Original Warrant, and expects to receive additional gross proceeds of up to $1.4 million thereafter from additional exercises of the remaining shares under the Original Warrant following Stockholder Approval. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the exercise of the Original Warrant for general corporate and working capital purposes and to fund strategic initiatives.

Pursuant to the terms of the Exercise Agreement, and in order to induce the Holder to exercise the Original Warrant, the Company has issued to Holder a new warrant to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 75% of the number of shares of Common Stock received by Holder upon the cash exercise of the Original Warrant. The terms of the new Warrant will be substantially similar to the terms of the Private Offering Warrant, and has an exercise price of $3.50 per share, higher than the Original Warrant exercise price of $2.00 per share.

The warrant issued upon exercise of the Original Warrant will become exercisable following Stockholder Approval, is subject to certain ownership limitations, and expire five years after the date of such Stockholder Approval.

The foregoing description of the Warrant Exercise and the Exchange Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Exchange Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Financial Advisor

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“Raymond James”) acted as placement agent in connection with the Private Placement and financial advisor to the Company in connection with the Merger and the Warrant Exercise and was paid fees for its services for introducing certain of the Purchasers to the Company, in accordance with applicable FINRA rules and regulations, and assisting the


Company in connection with the Merger and the Warrant Exercise. No compensation, fees, or discounts were paid or given to any other person in connection with the offer and sale of the securities.

Amendment to Credit Agreement

In connection with the consummation of the Private Offering and the Merger, on March 8, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment (the “MidCap Amendment”) of its Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement with MidCap Funding IV Trust (the “Midcap Credit Agreement”) to consent to the consummation of the Merger, cause SafeOp to become a borrower under the MidCap Credit Agreement, extend the date that the financial covenants of the MidCap Credit Agreement are effective from April 2017 to April 2019, establish a minimum liquidity covenant and extend the maturity date of the MidCap Credit Agreement from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2022. In connection with the execution of the MidCap Amendment, the Company, Alphatec Spine, Inc. and SafeOp Surgical, Inc. also entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Note (the “Midcap Note”) reflecting the revolving loans contemplated by the MidCap Credit Agreement, as amended by the MidCap Amendment.

In connection with the consummation of the Private Offering and the Merger, on March 8, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Globus Amendment”) of its Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement with Globus Medical, Inc. (the “Globus Facility Agreement”) to consent to the consummation of the Merger, cause SafeOp to become a borrower under the Globus Facility Agreement, extend the date that the financial covenants of the Globus Facility Agreement are effective from April 2018 to April 2019, and established a minimum liquidity covenant of $5.0 million through March 31, 2019. In connection with the execution of the Globus Amendment, the Company, Alphatec Spine, Inc. and SafeOp Surgical, Inc. also entered into an Amended and Restated Term Note (“Globus Note”) reflecting the term loan contemplated by the Globus Facility Agreement, as amended by the Globus Amendment.

The foregoing description of the MidCap Amendment, the MidCap Note, the Globus Amendment and the Globus Note does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the MidCap Amendment, the MidCap Note, the Globus Amendment and the Globus Note, which are filed as Exhibits 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposal of Assets

The information regarding the consummation of the Merger on March 8, 2018 included under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company intends to file any financial statements that may be required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K with respect to the Merger within 71 calendar days after the date that this Form 8-K was required to be filed pursuant to Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

On March 8, 2018, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnish hereto as Exhibit 99.1. On March 8, 2018, the Company held a conference call in connection with the Earnings Release. A transcript of the conference call is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2.

The information contained in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information regarding the Private Placement and the issuance of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the Private Offering Warrants in connection therewith, the Merger and the issuance of the shares of Common Stock, Notes and Merger Warrants in connection therewith, and the Warrant Exercise and the issuance of the warrant issued upon exercise of the Original Warrant in connection therewith, included under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

The Private Placement, Merger and Warrant Exercise are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and the Common Stock issued in the Merger, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, the Private Offering Warrants, the Notes and the Merger Warrants, the warrant issued upon exercise of the Original Warrant and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof are being offered and sold without registration under the Securities Act pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder as transactions not involving a public offering, as well as similar exemptions under applicable state securities laws, in reliance upon the following facts: no general solicitation was used in the offer or sale of such securities; the recipients of the securities had adequate access to information about the Company; each recipient of such securities represented its acquisition thereof as principal for its own account and its lack of any arrangements or understandings regarding the distribution of such securities; each recipient of such securities represented its capability of evaluating the merits of an investment in the Company’s securities due to its knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters; and such securities were issued as restricted securities with restricted legends referring to the Securities Act. No such securities may be offered or sold in the United States in the absence of an


effective registration statement or exemption from applicable registration requirements. No statement in this document or the attached exhibits is an offer to purchase or sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell or buy the Company’s securities, and no offer, solicitation or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

 

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

Executive Management Changes

On March 8, 2018, the Company issued a press release that, as of March 6, 2018, the Company’s then Executive Chairman, Patrick S. Miles, will assume the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer, Terry Rich, will assume the role of President and Chief Operating Officer. The Company has no current plans to name a new Executive Chairman.

Appointment of New Directors

On March 6, 2018, the Board fixed the number of directors to serve on the Board at twelve members and appointed James L.L. Tullis, Jason Hochberg and Evan Bakst to serve as directors for a term commencing with respect to Mr. Tullis on the effectiveness of the Merger and with respect to Messrs. Hochberg and Bakst on the consummation of the Private Placement and expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company in 2018 and until their respective successor are duly elected and qualified, except in the case of their respective earlier death, retirement or resignation.

Mr. Tullis was appointed to the Board pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and as a condition of closing the Merger. There are no family relationships between Mr. Tullis and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Messrs. Hochberg and Bakst were appointed to the Board by L-5 Healthcare Partners, , LLC (“L-5 Healthcare”) pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, which provides L-5 Healthcare the right to appoint up to two members of the Board subject to continued minimum ownership thresholds. There are no family relationships between either of Messrs. Hochberg or Bakst and any director or executive officer of the Company, and neither of Messrs. Hochberg or Bakst has any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Amendment of Inducement Award Plan

On March 6, 2018, the Board approved the Fourth Amendment to the Company’s 2016 Employment Inducement Award Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), to increase the shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan by 600,000 shares, to a total of 3,150,000 shares. A complete copy of the Plan amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.9 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The above summary of the Plan amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

 

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

In connection with the closing of the Private Placement described in Item 1.01 above, the Company amended its restated certificate of incorporation by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of Designation. The description of the rights and preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 8, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the Private Placement, the Merger and the Warrant Exercise. Copies of the press release, which is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3 is hereby furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01. A copy of Supplemental Disclosure delivered to the Purchasers with the Purchase Agreement is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.4.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor, unless otherwise specified, shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainty. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The important factors that could cause actual operating results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with expected benefits of the Merger and the Private Placement, market conditions and other risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s business, including those detailed


from time to time in the Company’s reports that it files with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed on March 31, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and its Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed on April 28, 2017, as well as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and periodic filings on Form 8-K. The words “believe,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” and “anticipate,” variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by law.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits .

 

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March  6, 2018, among Alphatec Holdings, Inc., Safari Merger Sub, Inc., SafeOp Surgical, Inc., the stockholders of the Company identified as Key Stockholders therein and Safari Holding Company, LLC, solely in its capacity as Stockholder Representative
3.1    Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
4.1    Form of Private Offering Warrant
4.2    Form of Registration Rights Agreement
4.3    Form of Merger Warrant
10.1    Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of March 8, 2018, between Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and each purchaser named in the signature pages thereto
10.2    Form of Support Agreement
10.3    Form of Note
10.4    Warrant Exercise Agreement dated as of March 8, 2018, between Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd.
10.5    Seventh Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March  8, 2018, with MidCap Funding IV Trust, as a lender and other lenders from time to time a party thereto (Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.6    Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Note, dated March 8, 2018, with MidCap Funding IV Trust
10.7    Second Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement dated as of March  8, 2018, with Globus Medic, Inc. (Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
10.8    Amended and Restated Term Note, dated March 8, 2018, with Globus Medical, Inc.
10.9    Fourth Amendment to the Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 2016 Employment Inducement Award Plan, dated March 6, 2018.
99.1    Earnings Press Release issued by Alphatec Holdings, Inc. on March 8, 2018
99.2    Transcript of Alphatec Holdings, Inc. on March 8, 2018 conference call
99.3    Merger and Private Offering Press Release issued by Alphatec Holdings, Inc. on March 8, 2018
99.4    Supplemental Disclosure to Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 8, 2018


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.

 

Date: March 9, 2018    

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

 

    By:  

/s/ Jeffrey Black

    Name:   Jeffrey Black
    Its:   Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

among

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

and

SAFARI MERGER SUB, INC.

and

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

and

THE KEY STOCKHOLDERS OF TARGET COMPANY

IDENTIFIED ON SCHEDULE A

and

SAFARI HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

dated as of

March 6, 2018

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Article 1 DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

     1  

1.1

  Merger of Merger Sub into the Company      1  

1.2

  Effect of the Merger      2  

1.3

  Closing; Effective Time      2  

1.4

  Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers      2  

1.5

  Conversion of Shares      2  

1.6

  Treatment of Company Options      4  

1.7

  Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books; Surrender of Certificates      4  

1.8

  Payment of Merger Consideration; Other Payments      5  

1.9

  Dissenting Shares      8  

1.10

  Cash and Working Capital Adjustment      9  

1.11

  Consideration Spreadsheet      11  

Article 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     12  

2.1

  Due Organization      12  

2.2

  Organizational Documents; Records      12  

2.3

  Capitalization, Etc.      12  

2.4

  Authorization      13  

2.5

  No Violations; Consents      14  

2.6

  Vote Required      15  

2.7

  No Subsidiaries or Investments      15  

2.8

  Financial Statements      15  

2.9

  Absence of Changes      16  

2.10

  Assets      17  

2.11

  Bank Accounts; Receivables      17  

2.12

  Leases; Leased Real Property      17  

2.13

  Intellectual Property      18  

2.14

  Contracts      24  

2.15

  Liabilities      26  

2.16

  Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations      27  

2.17

  Certain Business Practices      27  

2.18

  Tax Matters      27  

2.19

  Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans      29  

2.20

  Environmental Matters      32  

 

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2.21

  Insurance      33  

2.22

  Related Party Transactions      33  

2.23

  Legal Proceedings; Orders      33  

2.24

  Inventories      34  

2.25

  Warranties      34  

2.26

  Product Liability; Recalls      34  

2.27

  Customers and Suppliers      34  

2.28

  Export Control Laws      35  

2.29

  Government Contracts      35  

2.30

  Financial Advisor      35  

2.31

  Transaction Expenses      35  

2.32

  Full Disclosure      35  

2.33

  No Other Representations or Warranties      36  

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE KEY STOCKHOLDERS

     36  

3.1

  Power and Capacity, Etc.      36  

3.2

  No Conflicts or Consents      36  

3.3

  Due Organization, Etc.      37  

3.4

  Title to Securities      37  

3.5

  Legal Proceedings      37  

3.6

  Entirely for Own Account      37  

3.7

  Investment Experience; Accredited Investor      38  

3.8

  Restricted Securities      38  

3.9

  Reliance on Tax Advisors      38  

3.10

  No Other Representations or Warranties      38  

Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     39  

4.1

  Due Organization      39  

4.2

  Capitalization, Etc.      39  

4.3

  Authorization      40  

4.4

  No Violations; Consents      40  

4.5

  Issuance of Shares      41  

4.6

  SEC Documents and Related Representations and Warranties      42  

4.7

  Vote Required      43  

4.8

  Assets      44  

4.9

  Intellectual Property      44  

 

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4.10

  Contracts      47  

4.11

  Liabilities      48  

4.12

  Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations      48  

4.13

  Certain Business Practices      48  

4.14

  Tax Matters      48  

4.15

  Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans      49  

4.16

  Environmental Matters      51  

4.17

  Insurance      52  

4.18

  Legal Proceedings; Orders      52  

4.19

  Product Liability; Recalls      52  

4.20

  Customers and Suppliers      53  

4.21

  Export Control Laws      53  

4.22

  Government Contracts      53  

4.23

  No Prior Merger Sub Operations      53  

4.24

  Financial Advisor      53  

4.25

  Full Disclosure      53  

4.26

  No Other Representations or Warranties      54  

Article 5 COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

     54  

5.1

  Access and Investigation      54  

5.2

  Operation of the Company’s Business      55  

5.3

  Operation of Parent’s Business      57  

5.4

  Notification; Updates to Schedule      57  

5.5

  No Negotiation      58  

5.6

  Restriction on Transfer      58  

5.7

  Regulatory Approvals      59  

5.8

  Written Consents; Information Statement      59  

5.9

  Public Announcements      59  

5.10

  Additional Agreements      60  

5.11

  Commercially Reasonable Efforts      60  

5.12

  Termination of Agreements      61  

5.13

  FIRPTA Matters      61  

5.14

  Termination of Option Plan      61  

5.15

  Resignation of Officers and Directors      61  

5.16

  Release      61  

 

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5.17

  Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance      62  

5.18

  Taxes      63  

5.19

  Employment Matters      66  

5.20

  Principal Trading Market Listing      66  

5.21

  Form D; Blue Sky      67  

5.22

  Reservation of Parent Common Stock      67  

5.23

  Stockholder Consent; Lock-Up      67  

5.24

  Cancellation of Excluded Warrants      68  

Article 6 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     68  

6.1

  Accuracy of Representations      68  

6.2

  Performance of Covenants      68  

6.3

  Stockholder Approval      68  

6.4

  Consents      69  

6.5

  No Material Adverse Effect      69  

6.6

  Agreements and Documents      69  

6.7

  FIRPTA Compliance      70  

6.8

  No Restraints      70  

6.9

  No Legal Proceedings      70  

6.10

  Termination of Option Plan      70  

6.11

  No Warrants      70  

6.12

  Effect of Waiver      70  

Article 7 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY

     70  

7.1

  Accuracy of Representations      70  

7.2

  Performance of Covenants      70  

7.3

  No Material Adverse Effect      71  

7.4

  Consents      71  

7.5

  Agreements and Documents      71  

7.6

  No Restraints      72  

7.7

  Listing      72  

7.8

  No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock      72  

7.9

  Payment and Issuance of Closing Merger Consideration      72  

7.10

  Effect of Waiver      72  

Article 8 TERMINATION

     72  

8.1

  Termination Events      72  

 

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8.2

  Termination Procedures      73  

8.3

  Effect of Termination      74  

Article 9 INDEMNIFICATION, ETC.

     74  

9.1

  Survival of Representations, Sole Remedy      74  

9.2

  Indemnification of Parent Indemnitees      75  

9.3

  Indemnification of Equityholder Indemnitees      77  

9.4

  Certain Limitations      77  

9.5

  No Contribution      79  

9.6

  Defense of Third Party Claims      79  

9.7

  Indemnification Claims      80  

Article 10 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     85  

10.1

  Stockholder Representative      85  

10.2

  Further Assurances      87  

10.3

  Fees and Expenses      87  

10.4

  Attorneys’ Fees      87  

10.5

  Notices      87  

10.6

  Confidentiality      88  

10.7

  Time of the Essence      89  

10.8

  Headings      89  

10.9

  Counterparts and Exchanges by Electronic Transmission      89  

10.10

  Governing Law; Venue      89  

10.11

  Successors and Assigns      90  

10.12

  Equitable Remedies      90  

10.13

  Waiver      90  

10.14

  Waiver of Jury Trial      90  

10.15

  Amendments      91  

10.16

  Severability      91  

10.17

  Parties in Interest      91  

10.18

  Entire Agreement      91  

10.19

  Schedules      91  

10.20

  Construction      92  

10.21

  No Recourse Against Non-Parties      92  

10.22

  Attorney-Client Privilege and Conflict Waiver      93  

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    —      Definitions
Exhibit B    —      Form of Certificate of Merger
Exhibit C    —      Form of Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation
Exhibit D    —      Form of Bylaws of Surviving Corporation
Exhibit E    —      Form of Letter of Transmittal
Exhibit F    —      Form of Support Agreement
Exhibit G    —      [Reserved]
Exhibit H    —      Form of Release
Exhibit I    —      Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit J    —      Form of Acknowledgement and Release Agreement
Exhibit K    —      Form of Note
Exhibit L    —      Form of Warrant

 

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 6, 2018, is entered into among Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Merger Sub ”), SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), the stockholders of the Company identified on Schedule A (collectively, the “ Key Stockholders ”); and Safari Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, solely in its capacity as Stockholder Representative (“Stockholder Representative”). 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 into the Company (the “ Merger ”) in accordance with this Agreement and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”). Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist, and the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

B. This Agreement has been approved by the respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company.

C. Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, the Company will distribute an action by written consent in lieu of a meeting pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company (representing the affirmative vote of the capital stock of the Company required to approve and authorize the Company’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Merger) will be asked to adopt this Agreement and the approve the Merger.

D. The consideration payable to the stockholders of the Company as a result of the Merger shall be allocated among the holders of the capital stock of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended and/or restated (the “ Company Certificate of Incorporation ”).

AGREEMENT

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

ARTICLE 1

DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

1.1 Merger of Merger Sub into the Company . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section  1.3 ), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) in the Merger and shall continue to exist as said surviving corporation under the name SafeOp Surgical, Inc. pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL.

 

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1.2 Effect of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

1.3 Closing; Effective Time . The consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (the “ Closing ”) shall take place remotely by electronic mail and/or facsimile, on a date to be designated by Parent, which shall be no later than the fifth business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Article  6 and Article  7 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of such conditions). The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing Date .” Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, a certificate of merger satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and otherwise substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Certificate of Merger ”), shall be duly executed by the Company and any other applicable party in connection with the Closing and, concurrently with or as soon as practicable following the Closing, shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall become effective at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “ Effective Time ”).

1.4 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers . At the Effective Time: (a) the Company Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C ; (b) the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D ; and (c) the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time shall be those individuals designated by Parent in its sole discretion.

1.5 Conversion of Shares . Subject to the provisions of this Article  1 , at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any stockholder of the Company:

(a) Company Series A Preferred Stock . Each share of Company Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held in the Company’s treasury and Dissenting Shares, if any) shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into the right to receive (without interest and subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement): (i) the Per Share Series A Liquidation Preference, plus (ii) for each share of Company Common Stock into which such share of Company Series A Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation (excluding, for this purpose, the aggregate accrued and unpaid dividend on account of the Company Series A Preferred Stock from the calculation of the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which each such share of Company Series A Preferred Stock would then be convertible), the Per Share Common Consideration, plus , to the extent provided in Section  1.8(e) , (iii) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount;

 

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(b) Company Series B Preferred Stock . Each share of Company Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held in the Company’s treasury and Dissenting Shares, if any) shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into the right to receive (without interest and subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement): (i) the Per Share Series B Liquidation Preference, plus (ii) for each share of Company Common Stock into which such share of Company Series B Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation (excluding, for this purpose, the aggregate accrued and unpaid dividend on account of the Company Series B Preferred Stock from the calculation of the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which each such share of Company Series B Preferred Stock would then be convertible), the Per Share Common Consideration, plus , to the extent provided in Section  1.8(e) , (iii) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount;

(c) Company Series C Preferred Stock . Each share of Company Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held in the Company’s treasury and Dissenting Shares, if any) shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into the right to receive (without interest and subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement): (i) the Per Share Series C Liquidation Preference, plus (ii) for each share of Company Common Stock into which such share of Company Series C Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the Per Share Common Consideration, plus , to the extent provided in Section  1.8(e) , (iii) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount;

(d) Company Series D Preferred Stock . Each share of Company Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held in the Company’s treasury and Dissenting Shares, if any) shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into the right to receive (without interest and subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement): (i) the Per Share Series D Liquidation Preference, plus (ii) for each share of Company Common Stock into which such share of Company Series D Preferred Stock was convertible immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the Per Share Common Consideration, plus , to the extent provided in Section  1.8(e) , (iii) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount;

(e) Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares held in the Company’s treasury and Dissenting Shares, if any) shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into the right to receive (i) the Per Share Common Consideration, plus , to the extent provided in Section  1.8(e) , (ii) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount;

(f) Treasury Shares . Each share of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock held in the treasury of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time

 

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shall automatically be canceled, retired and cease to exist and no payment shall be made with respect thereto; and

(g) Merger Sub Common Stock . Each share of the common stock, par value $0.0001, of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted, without any action on the part of the holder thereof, into one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

Notwithstanding the above, if the Company at any time or from time to time between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time declares or pays any dividend on Company Capital Stock payable in Company Capital Stock or in any right to acquire Company Capital Stock, or effects a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock into a greater number of shares of Company Capital Stock, or if the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock shall be combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares of Company Capital Stock, then the amounts payable in respect of shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to this Section  1.5 shall be appropriately adjusted.

1.6 Treatment of Company Options .

(a) Vesting of Options; In-the-Money Options . Each Company Option shall be fully vested immediately prior to, but contingent upon, the Closing. As of the Effective Time, each vested and unexercised Company Option (including Company Options that will vest as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time with a per share exercise price that is less than or equal to the Per Share Common Consideration (each, an “ In-the-Money Option ”) will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive, without interest, for each share of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such In-the-Money Option, the Per Share Option Consideration.

(b) Out-of-the-Money Options . As of the Effective Time, each unexercised Company Option that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time with a per share exercise price that is greater than the Per Share Common Consideration will be canceled and cease to exist as of the Effective Time and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.

(c) Company Options . Prior to the Effective Time, the Company’s board of directors shall adopt any resolutions and take any actions which are necessary to effectuate this Section  1.6 , and the Company shall (i) take all appropriate or necessary steps to effect the termination of the Company Option Plan as of the Effective Time, and (ii) take all actions necessary so that following the Effective Time, there shall be no outstanding Company Options as of the Effective Time. The Company shall solicit, before the Closing, an Acknowledgement and Release Agreement from each In-the-Money Optionholder.

1.7 Closing of the Company s Transfer Books ; Surrender of Certificates .

(a) At the Effective Time, all holders of certificates representing shares of Company Capital Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights as stockholders of the Company (other than rights of Non-Dissenting Stockholders to receive applicable Merger Consideration hereunder), and the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Capital Stock. No

 

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further transfer of any such shares of Company Capital Stock shall be made on such stock transfer books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a valid certificate previously representing any shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (a “ Company Stock Certificate ”) is presented to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Section  1.7(b) .

(b) At or prior to the Closing, Parent will deliver to the holders of Company Stock Certificates (i) a letter of transmittal substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (a “ Letter of Transmittal ”), and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for applicable Merger Consideration. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to Parent for exchange, together with a duly executed Letter of Transmittal, the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Per Share Merger Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article  1 , and the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section  1.7(b) , each Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Per Share Merger Consideration for each share of Company Capital Stock represented by such Company Stock Certificate as contemplated by this Article  1 . If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of any applicable Merger Consideration, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate to provide a customary affidavit of loss and indemnity.

1.8 Payment of Merger Consideration; Other Payments .

(a) Closing Merger Consideration . Commencing on the Closing Date and, in the case of any holder of Company Stock Certificates, within two (2) business days following receipt from such holder of each item required by Section  1.7(b) , Parent shall pay or issue, or cause to be paid or issued, as applicable, the Merger Consideration payable at Closing (the “ Closing Merger Consideration ”) to each Company Equityholder, as follows:

(i) Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, an amount in cash equal to such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Cash Portion of the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the applicable account of such Company Equityholder as designated on the Consideration Spreadsheet or as provided on instructions included in such Company Equityholder’s submitted Letter of Transmittal; provided , however , with respect to each In-the-Money Optionholder, Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, such cash amount to the Company on behalf of such In-the-Money Optionholder, who shall be entitled to receive such cash amount (subject to any Tax withholding obligations) as part of the next full payroll cycle of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, following the Closing; provided , further , that that each In-the-Money Optionholder shall execute an Acknowledgement and Release Agreement as a condition to receiving such In-the-Money Optionholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of such Cash Portion of the Purchase Price;

(ii) Parent shall issue to each Company Equityholder a Note with a principal amount (which principal amount shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to

 

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Section  1.10 ) equal to such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Note Amount (less the Transaction Expense Note Amount);

(iii) Parent shall issue to each Company Equityholder a Warrant with a value equal to such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Warrant Amount (less the Transaction Expense Warrant Amount);

(iv) Parent shall issue to each Company Equityholder, such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount (less the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount), rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock, by causing the Transfer Agent to credit the balance account of such Company Equityholder with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if Parent is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock to or resale of such shares by such Company Equityholder or (B) the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock are eligible for resale by such Company Equityholder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in Parent’s share register in the name of such Company Equityholder, for the number of applicable shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the applicable portion of the Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount to which such Company Equityholder is entitled hereunder.

(b) Post-Closing Merger Consideration .

(i) Within ten (10) days after the submission by any of Parent or any Parent Affiliate (including the Surviving Corporation) or any of their respective licensees, transferees, successors or assigns to any Regulatory Authority of an application for Regulatory Approval (which shall include making a request of a notified body for audit of the quality management system and/or technical file/design dossier for CE marketing purposes) for an indication for use (“ IFU ”) of a product that includes specifically recording of muscle activity, also known as Electromyography (“ EMG ” and the occurrence of such submission, the “ First Milestone ”), Parent shall issue to: (A) the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients, such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients’ respective pro rata portions of the Transaction Expense First Milestone Share Amount in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet, rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock; and (B) to the Company Equityholders, such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the remaining portion of the First Milestone Share Amount, rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock. Parent shall issue the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to subclauses (A) and (B) above by causing the Transfer Agent to credit the balance account of such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient with The Depository Trust Company through its DWAC if Parent is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock to or resale of such shares by such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient or (B) the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock are eligible for resale by such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in Parent’s share register in the name of such

 

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applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient, for the number of applicable shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the applicable portion of the First Milestone Share Amount to which such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient is entitled hereunder.

(ii) Subject to receipt of the Required Parent Stockholder Consent, within ten (10) days after receipt by any of Parent or any Parent Affiliate (including the Surviving Corporation) or any of their respective licensees, transferees, successors or assigns of the first Regulatory Approval from any Regulatory Authority (which shall include making self-certification for CE marketing purposes) for an IFU of a product that includes specifically EMG (the occurrence of the receipt of such Regulatory Approval, the “ Second Milestone ”), Parent shall issue to: (A) the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients, such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients’ respective pro rata portions of the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Share Amount in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet, rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock; and (B) to the Company Equityholders, such Company Equityholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of the remaining portion of the Second Milestone Share Amount, rounded up to the nearest whole share of Parent Common Stock. Parent shall issue the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to subclauses (A) and (B) above by causing the Transfer Agent to credit the balance account of such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient with The Depository Trust Company through its DWAC if Parent is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock to or resale of such shares by such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient or (B) the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock are eligible for resale by such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in Parent’s share register in the name of such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient, for the number of applicable shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the applicable portion of the Second Milestone Share Amount to which such applicable Company Equityholder or Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient is entitled hereunder.

(c) Withholding Taxes . Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any Merger Consideration payable or otherwise deliverable to any Company Equityholder pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as Parent or the Surviving Corporation and the Stockholder Representative mutually agree are required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or under any other Legal Requirement relating to Taxes. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental Body, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the applicable Company Equityholder to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.

(d) Escheat . Neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder or former holder of Company Capital Stock or any other person with respect to any Merger Consideration delivered to any public official in good faith pursuant to any applicable abandoned property law, escheat law or similar Legal Requirement.

 

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(e) Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount .

(i) At the Closing, Parent shall pay (or cause to be paid) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the Stockholder Representative, the Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount, to be held by the Stockholder Representative in the Stockholder Representative Escrow Account for purposes set forth in this Agreement or any applicable Transaction Document. The Stockholder Representative shall have sole control of withdrawals from, or other decisions with respect to, the Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund in accordance with Section  10.1 .

(ii) At the sole discretion of the Stockholder Representative and in accordance with Section  10.1 , the Stockholder Representative shall pay to each Non-Dissenting Stockholder, such Non-Dissenting Stockholder’s Pro Rata Percentage of any applicable portion of the Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund remaining from time to time, by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds (at the sole discretion of the Stockholder Representative), to the account designated for such Non-Dissenting Stockholder, as applicable, in the Consideration Spreadsheet.

(f) Transaction Expenses . At the Closing, Parent shall issue and deliver (or cause to be issued and delivered) to the Company or pay (or cause to be paid) by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Company’s behalf, in each case at the direction of the Company, sufficient funds, Notes, Warrants and shares comprising the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount, in each case, to enable the Company to satisfy all applicable Transaction Expenses set forth in the Consideration Spreadsheet. Parent shall issue to each applicable Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient any shares comprising the applicable portion of the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount to which such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient is entitled hereunder by causing the Transfer Agent to credit the balance account of such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient with The Depository Trust Company through its DWAC if Parent is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock to or resale of such shares by such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient or (B) the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock are eligible for resale by such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in Parent’s share register in the name of such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient, for the number of applicable shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the applicable portion of the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount to which such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient is entitled hereunder.

1.9 Dissenting Shares .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, shares of Company Capital Stock held by a holder who has made a demand for payment and appraisal of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (any such shares being referred to as “ Dissenting Shares ” until such time as such holder fails to perfect or otherwise loses such holder’s appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to such shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive any Merger Consideration in

 

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accordance with Sections 1.5 and 1.8 , but shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the DGCL to a holder of Dissenting Shares.

(b) If any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as such (through failure to perfect or otherwise), then, as of the later of the Effective Time or the date of loss of such status, such shares shall automatically be converted into and shall represent only the right to receive applicable Merger Consideration in accordance with Sections 1.5 and 1.8 , without interest thereon, upon surrender of the Company Stock Certificate representing such shares, and the holder of such shares shall be deemed to constitute a “Non-Dissenting Stockholder” for purposes of this Agreement.

(c) The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt written notice of any demand for payment and appraisal received by the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the DGCL, any withdrawal of any such demand and any other demand, notice or instrument delivered to the Company prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the DGCL, and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to any such demand, notice or instrument. The Company shall not make any payment or settlement offer prior to the Effective Time with respect to any such demand, notice or instrument unless Parent shall have given its written consent to such payment or settlement offer.

(d) Each Key Stockholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, any right of appraisal or any similar right relating to the Merger that such Key Stockholder may have by virtue of, or with respect to, any shares of Company Capital Stock or other securities of the Company owned by such Key Stockholder.

1.10 Cash and Working Capital Adjustment . The Merger Consideration shall be subject to adjustment on the following terms:

(a) Closing Adjustment . At least three business day before the Closing, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Parent a statement setting forth its good faith estimate of the Closing Cash (the “ Estimated Closing Cash ”) and Closing Working Capital (the “ Estimated Closing Working Capital ”), and a calculation thereof, which statement shall contain an estimated balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions) (the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”), and a certificate signed on the Company’s behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company that the Estimated Closing Cash and Estimated Closing Statement was prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Financial Statements for the most recent fiscal year end as if such Estimated Closing Statement was being prepared as of a fiscal year end (except that, in the case of unaudited financial statements, such financial statements will not contain footnotes and are subject to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments) (GAAP, as so applied, the “ Company Accounting Methodologies ”).

 

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(b) Post-Closing Adjustment .

(i) Within 120 days after the Closing Date, Parent shall prepare and deliver to Stockholder Representative a statement setting forth its calculation of Closing Cash and Closing Working Capital, which statement shall contain an unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions), (the “ Closing Statement ”) and a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Parent that the Closing Statement was prepared in accordance with the Company Accounting Methodologies.

(ii) After receipt of the Closing Statement, Stockholder Representative shall have 30 days (the “ Review Period ”) to review the Closing Statement. During the Review Period, Stockholder Representative and its accountants and other representatives shall have full access to the books and records of the Surviving Corporation, the personnel of, and work papers prepared by, Parent and/or its accountants to the extent that they relate to the Closing Statement and to such historical financial information (to the extent in the Surviving Corporation’s or Parent’s possession) relating to the Closing Statement as Stockholder Representative may reasonably request for the purpose of reviewing the Closing Statement, provided, that such access shall be during normal business hours. Prior to the expiration of the Review Period, Stockholder Representative may object to the Closing Statement by delivering to Parent a written statement setting forth its objections in reasonable detail, indicating each disputed item or amount and the basis for its disagreement therewith (the “ Statement of Objections ”). If Stockholder Representative fails to deliver the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Closing Statement and the Closing Cash and Closing Working Capital reflected therein shall be deemed to have been accepted by Stockholder Representative. If Stockholder Representative delivers the Statement of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, Parent and Stockholder Representative shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within 30 days after the delivery of the Statement of Objections (the “ Resolution Period ”), and, if the same are so resolved within the Resolution Period, the Closing Statement and the Closing Cash and Closing Working Capital reflected therein with such changes as may have been previously agreed in writing by Parent and Stockholder Representative, shall be final and binding.

(iii) If Stockholder Representative and Parent fail to reach an agreement with respect to all of the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections before expiration of the Resolution Period, then any amounts remaining in dispute (“ Disputed Amounts ”) shall be submitted for resolution to RSM US LLP or, if RSM US LLP is unable to serve, Parent and Stockholder Representative shall appoint by mutual agreement an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants (the “ Independent Accountant ”) who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall resolve the Disputed Amounts only and make any adjustments to the Closing Statement and the Closing Cash and Closing Working Capital reflected therein. The parties hereto agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Independent Accountant shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the parties and their decision for each Disputed Amount must be within the range of values assigned to each such item in the Closing Statement and the Statement of Objections, respectively. The Independent Accountant shall make a determination as soon as practicable within 30 days (or such other time as the parties hereto shall agree in writing) after the Independent Accountant’s engagement, and their resolution of the Disputed Amounts and their

 

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adjustments to the Closing Statement and the Closing Cash and Closing Working Capital reflected therein shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant shall be paid by the Stockholder Representative, on the one hand, and by Parent, on the other hand, based upon the percentage that the amount actually contested but not awarded to the Stockholder Representative or Parent, respectively, bears to the aggregate amount actually contested by the Stockholder Representative and Parent.

(iv) Upon final determination of the Closing Statement and the Closing Cash (the “ Final Closing Cash ”) and Closing Working Capital (the “ Final Closing Working Capital ”) reflected therein, the Note Amount shall be (A) increased by the amount that the Final Closing Cash exceeds the Estimated Closing Cash, (B) decreased by the amount that the Estimated Closing Cash exceeds the Final Closing Cash, (C) increased by any Final Closing Working Capital Overage, and (D) decreased by any Final Closing Working Capital Underage. In each such case, the principal amount of each Note issued pursuant to Section  1.8(a)(ii) shall be automatically increased or decreased without any action on the part of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the holder thereof to reflect such increase or decrease in the Note Amount (as applied pursuant to Section  9.7(c) through (f) ).

1.11 Consideration Spreadsheet .

(a) At least three business day before the Closing and concurrently with the delivery of the Estimated Closing Statement, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Parent a spreadsheet (the “Consideration Spreadsheet”), signed on the Company’s behalf by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which shall set forth, as of the Closing Date and immediately prior to the Closing Date, the following:

(i) the names, addresses and wire instructions of all holders of Company Capital Stock and the number and form of Company Capital Stock held by such Persons;

(ii) the names and addresses of all In-the-Money Optionholders, together with the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to In-the-Money Options held by such Persons, the grant date and exercise price for such In-the-Money Options;

(iii) detailed calculations of the Merger Consideration, Fully Diluted Company Share Number and Per Share Merger Consideration;

(iv) the portion of each element of the Merger Consideration that each Company Equityholder is eligible to receive hereunder;

(v) the aggregate amount of Transaction Expenses payable or issuable to any recipient thereof, together with wire instructions for such recipient and, with respect to the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients, a physical mailing address for the issuance of the applicable Notes, Warrants and shares comprising Transaction Expenses, as applicable; and

(vi) the wire instructions of the Stockholder Representative Escrow Account.

 

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(b) The parties agree that Parent and Merger Sub shall be entitled to rely on the Consideration Spreadsheet in making payments under Article  1 and Parent and Merger Sub shall not be responsible for the calculations or the determinations regarding such calculations in such Consideration Spreadsheet.

ARTICLE 2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company hereby represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of Parent and Merger Sub, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (provided, however, that the making of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date shall in no event be deemed to constitute a covenant or obligation of the Company), as follows:

2.1 Due Organization . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with all necessary corporate power and authority: (a) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (b) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (c) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. The Company is qualified, authorized, registered or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its assets owned or used or the nature of its activities would make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has not conducted any business under or otherwise used, for any purpose or in any jurisdiction, any fictitious name, assumed name, trade name or other name, other than the name “SafeOp Surgical, Inc.”. Schedule 2.1 accurately sets forth: (i) the names of the members of the board of directors of the Company; and (ii) the names and titles of the officers of the Company.

2.2 Organizational Documents; Records . The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of: (i) its Organizational Documents, including all amendments thereto; (ii) the stock records of the Company; and (iii) the minutes and other records of the meetings and other proceedings (including any actions taken by written consent or otherwise without a meeting) of the stockholders of the Company, the board of directors of the Company and all committees of the board of directors of the Company. The books of account, stock records, minute books and other records of the Company are accurate, up to date and complete in all material respects, and have been maintained in accordance with prudent business practices.

2.3 Capitalization, Etc .

(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 8,274,708 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, 4,340,000 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, 1,097,783 shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock, all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, 7,096,900 shares of Company Series C Preferred Stock, all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and 6,036,616 shares of Company Series D Preferred Stock, all of which have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. The Company does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its

 

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treasury. All of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.3(a) : (i) none of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right; (ii) none of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock is subject to any right of first refusal or similar right in favor of the Company or any other Person; and (iii) there is no Company Contract relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Company Capital Stock. The Company is not under any obligation, and is not bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock or any other securities.

(b) As of the date of this Agreement, 582,203 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Company Options. Schedule 2.3(b) sets forth accurate and complete information with respect to the holder, the exercise price, and the shares underlying each Company Option outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. No outstanding Company Option is held by a Person residing or domiciled outside of the United States. All outstanding Company Options were granted pursuant to the terms of the Company Option Plan. The Company Option Plan is the only stock option plan administered by the Company. The Company Option Plan is binding upon and enforceable by the Company against all holders of Company Options. Except pursuant to this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 2.3(b) , there is no: (i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company; (ii) outstanding security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the Company; (iii) Contract under which the Company is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive (A) any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, or (B) any portion of any Merger Consideration payable in connection with the Merger.

(c) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants and other securities of the Company have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts. The Company has not repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of Company Capital Stock or other securities of the Company.

2.4 Authorization . The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The board of directors of the Company (at a meeting duly called and held or pursuant to unanimous written consent) has (a) unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (b) unanimously authorized and approved the execution, delivery and

 

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performance of this Agreement by the Company and unanimously approved the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and (c) unanimously recommended the approval of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions by the holders of Company Capital Stock and directed that this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions be submitted for consideration by the Company’s stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies ((i) and (ii), together, the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions ”).

2.5 No Violations ; Consents . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.5 , neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is party, nor the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of (i) any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of the Company, or (ii) any resolution adopted by the stockholders, the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors of the Company;

(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any Order to which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, is subject;

(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by the Company;

(d) result in a breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract, or give any Person the right to (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any such Company Contract, (ii) a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Company Contract, (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation under any such Company Contract, or (iv) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any such Company Contract; or

(e) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by the Company, except to the extent arranged or facilitated by, through or on behalf of Parent or any affiliate thereof.

Except as may be required by the DGCL, and except as set forth in Schedule 2.5 , the Company was not, is not and will not be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Contemplated Transactions, or (y) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. For purposes of this Agreement, the Company will be deemed to be or to have been “required” to obtain a Consent if the failure to

 

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obtain such Consent (i) reasonably could result in the imposition of any liability or obligation on, or the expansion of any liability or obligation of, the Company under applicable Legal Requirements or Contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof, (ii) reasonably could result in the termination, modification or limitation of any contractual right of the Company, (iii) reasonably could otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (iv) reasonably could prevent the Company from performing its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

2.6 Vote Required . The affirmative votes of the holders of (i) a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class with the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock voting on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis (assuming in the case of the Company Series A Preferred Stock and the Company Series B Preferred Stock that each holder thereof received cash for any accrued and unpaid Series A Dividends (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation) and Series B Dividends (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation), as applicable, upon conversion) and (ii) a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, voting together on an as-converted to Company Common Stock basis (assuming in the case of the Company Series A Preferred Stock and the Company Series B Preferred Stock that each holder thereof received cash for any accrued and unpaid Series A Dividends (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation) and Series B Dividends (as defined in the Company Certificate of Incorporation), as applicable, upon conversion) (the votes referred to in clauses “(i)” and “(ii)” of this sentence being referred to collectively as the “ Required Company Stockholder Vote ”) are the only votes of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions. The Key Stockholders collectively own of record (and will continue to own of record through the Closing) a sufficient number of shares of Company Capital Stock to obtain the Required Company Stockholder Vote. An amount equal to the amount of all accrued and unpaid Series A Dividends and Series B Dividends shall be paid to the respective holders of Company Series A Preferred Stock and Company Series B Preferred Stock, as applicable, as part of the Per Share Series A Liquidation Preference and Per Share Series B Liquidation Preference, respectively.

2.7 No Subsidiaries or Investments . The Company has no Subsidiaries and does not own any capital stock of, or any equity interest of any nature in, any Entity. The Company has not agreed and is not obligated to make, and is not bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. The Company has not, at any time, been a general partner of, or otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.

2.8 Financial Statements .

(a) The Company has delivered to Parent the following financial statements and notes (collectively, the “ Company Financial Statements ”): (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related audited consolidated statements of income, statements of stockholders’ equity and statements of cash flows of the Company for the years then ended, together with the notes thereto; and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of February 28, 2018 (the “ Unaudited

 

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Balance Sheet ”), and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows of the Company for the year then ended.

(b) The Company Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby and have been prepared from the books and records of the Company. The Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except that, in the case of unaudited financial statements, such financial statements will not contain footnotes and are subject to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments).

(c) The financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.1 (i) will fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby, and (ii) will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the basis on which the Company Financial Statements were prepared (except that, in the case of unaudited financial statements, such financial statements will not contain footnotes and are subject to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments).

(d) The Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities and maintains proper and adequate internal accounting controls which provide assurance that: (i) transactions are executed with management’s authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and to maintain accountability for the assets of the Company; (iii) access to the assets of the Company is permitted only in accordance with management’s authorization; (iv) the reporting of the assets of the Company is compared with existing assets at regular intervals; and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis.

(e) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures customary for similarly structured companies of the size and nature of the Company that are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Company is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. None of the Company, the Company’s independent auditors and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any Company Employee, has identified or been made aware of any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Company’s management or other Company Employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, or any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing. The Company has not received any written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral complaint, allegation, assertion or claim), in each case, regarding deficient accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls or any material inaccuracy in the Company’s financial statements. No attorney representing the Company, whether or not employed by the Company, has reported to the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company. Since January 1, 2016, there has been no change in the Company’s accounting policies, except as described in the Financial Statements.

 

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2.9 Absence of Changes . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.9 , since January 1, 2018: (a) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect on the Company; (b) there has not been any material loss, damage or destruction to, or any material interruption in the use of, any of the assets of the Company (whether or not covered by insurance); (c) the Company has not made any capital expenditure which, when added to all other capital expenditures made on behalf of the Company since January 1, 2017, exceeds $100,000 in the aggregate; (d) the Company has not written off as uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account receivable or Indebtedness owing to the Company in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000; (e) the Company has not taken any action of the type referred to in Section  5.2(b) ; and (f) the Company has not agreed or committed to take any of the actions referred to in clauses “(c)” through “(e)” of this sentence.

2.10 Assets . The Company owns, and has good, valid and marketable title to, all tangible assets purported to be owned by it, including all such assets reflected on the Unaudited Balance Sheet. All of said assets are owned by the Company free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances or other liens described in Schedule 2.10 . The Company owns or leases all tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of its business as presently conducted, which tangible assets are reflected in the Financial Statements (other than to the extent disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business). Each such tangible asset is free from defects, has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it presently is used.

2.11 Bank Accounts; Receivables .

(a) Schedule 2.11(a) sets forth an accurate list of (i) the name and address of each bank or financial institution with which the Company has an account, (ii) the name of each person authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto, and (iii) the account number for each bank account of the Company.

(b) All accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the Unaudited Balance Sheet, as well as accounts receivable that have arisen since February 28, 2018, in each case, that have not yet been collected: (i) have arisen from bona fide transactions entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (ii) constitute only valid, undisputed claims of Company, not subject to valid claims of set-off or other valid defenses or counter-claims other than normal cash discounts accrued in the Ordinary Course of Business. A complete and accurate list of such accounts receivable, showing the aging thereof, is included in Schedule  2.11 . The Company has not received any written notice from an account debtor stating that any account receivable in an amount in excess of $10,000 is subject to any contest, claim or set off by such account debtor.

(c) Schedule 2.11 contains an accurate and complete list as of the date of this Agreement of all currently outstanding loans and advances made by the Company to any Company Employee, other than routine travel advances made to Company Employees in the Ordinary Course of Business.

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(a) Schedule 2.12 sets forth a list of all leases, licenses, permits, subleases and occupancy agreements, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, with respect to all real property in which the Company has a leasehold interest, whether as lessor, sublessor, licensor, lessee, sublessee or licensee (each, a “ Lease ” and collectively, the “ Leases ”; the property covered by Leases under which the Company is a lessee is referred to herein as the “ Leased Real Property ”). The Company has delivered to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all Leases. No option has been exercised under any of such Leases, except options whose exercise has been evidenced by a written document, a true, complete and accurate copy of which has been delivered to Parent or its Representatives with the corresponding Lease. The Company owns no real property, other than the applicable leasehold interest therein.

(b) Each Lease is in full force and effect and, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company in accordance with its respective terms and no Lease has been modified or amended except pursuant to an amendment referred to on Schedule 2.12 . To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any other party to a Lease has given to the other party written notice of or has made a claim with respect to any material breach or default of or with respect to any Lease which remains uncured. The Company is not in default of any material obligation of the Company under any Lease and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no other party to a Lease is in material default of its obligations thereunder.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12 , none of the Leased Real Property is subject to any sublease, license or other agreement to which the Company is a party granting to any Person or entity any right to the use, occupancy or enjoyment of such property or any portion thereof. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Leased Real Property, all improvements thereon and thereto owned by the Company, and the operations therein conducted by the Company, conform to and comply with all applicable health, fire, insurance, safety, zoning and building Legal Requirements, ordinances and administrative regulations, Governmental Authorizations and other regulations (including the Americans with Disabilities Act) and all covenants, easements, rights of way, licenses, grants, building or use restrictions, exceptions, encroachments, reservations or other impediments, and do not and will not give rise to any penalty, fine or other liability, and the Company has not received any written notice from any Governmental Body to the contrary which remains uncured.

(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Leased Real Property has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it is currently used.

(e) There are no guaranties (from the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, from any other Person) in favor of the lessors of any of the Leased Real Property.

(f) The Company has not sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered all or any part of its leasehold interests in the Leased Real Property.

(g) No security deposits are currently held by the Company or otherwise owed to any tenants under the Leases.

 

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2.13 Intellectual Property .

(a) Schedule 2.13(a) accurately identifies and describes:

(i) in Schedule 2.13(a)(i) , each Company Product currently being developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, licensed, sold or made available (as part of service bureau, time-sharing, application service provided or similar arrangement or otherwise) by the Company;

(ii) in Schedule 2.13(a)(ii) : (A) 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 or otherwise); (B) the jurisdiction in which such item of Registered IP has been registered or filed and the applicable registration or serial number; and (C) any other Person that has an ownership interest in such item of Registered IP and the nature of such ownership interest;

(iii) in Schedule 2.13(a)(iii) : (A) all Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property licensed to the Company (other than any non-customized software that: (1) is so licensed solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a nonexclusive, internal use software license, (2) is not incorporated into any Company Product, or used by the Company in the development, manufacturing, provision or distribution of, any Company Product, and (3) is generally available on standard terms for less than $5,000) and (B) the corresponding Contract or Contracts pursuant to which such Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company; and

(iv) in Schedule 2.13(a)(iv) : (A) each Contract pursuant to which any Person has been granted any license under, or otherwise has received or acquired any right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest in, any Company IP (other than End User Licenses); and (B) whether the licenses or rights so granted are exclusive or nonexclusive.

(b) The Company has provided to Parent a complete and accurate copy of each standard form of Company IP Contract used by the Company at any time, including each standard form of: (i) end user license agreement or terms; (ii) development agreement; (iii) distributor, reseller or sales representative agreement; (iv) maintenance or support agreement or terms; (v) employee agreement containing any assignment or license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; (vi) consulting, independent contractor or professional services agreement; or (vii) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement.

(c) The Company exclusively owns all right, title and interest to and in the Company IP and has a valid license under Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company as identified in Schedule 2.13(a)(iii) , free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than licenses granted pursuant to the Contracts listed in Schedule 2.13(a)(iv) and other than End User Licenses). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) all documents and instruments necessary to establish, secure and perfect the rights of the Company in the Company IP that is Registered IP have been validly executed, delivered and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Governmental Body;

 

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(ii) each Person who is or was a Company Employee and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Company Product (other than Intellectual Property licensed to the Company) or any Company IP has signed a valid and enforceable agreement containing an irrevocable assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to the Company and confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP;

(iii) no Company Employee has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Company IP;

(iv) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Employee is: (A) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for the Company; or (B) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality as a result of his or her employment or activities with the Company;

(v) no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or college, university or other education institution were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Company Product (to the Knowledge of the Company, with respect to Intellectual Property licensed to the Company) or any Company IP;

(vi) the Company has taken all commercially reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of and otherwise protect and enforce its rights in all source code for Company Software and all other proprietary information held by the Company, or purported to be held by the Company, as a trade secret;

(vii) the Company has not assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any Intellectual Property Right in the Company IP to any other Person;

(viii) the Company is not 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; and

(ix) to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company owns or otherwise has, and after the Closing the Surviving Corporation will continue to have, all Intellectual Property Rights needed to conduct the business of the Company as currently conducted and currently planned by the Company to be conducted.

(d) to the Knowledge of the Company, all Company IP is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) to the Knowledge of the Company, no trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used, or applied for by the Company conflicts or interferes with any trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used or applied for by any other Person;

 

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(ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the goodwill associated with or inherent in any trademark (whether registered or unregistered) in which the Company has or purports to have an ownership interest has been impaired;

(iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, each item of Company IP that is Registered IP is and at all times has been in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain each such item of Company IP in full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline;

(iv) Schedule 2.13(d)(v) accurately identifies and describes each filing, payment, and action that must be made or taken on or before the date that is 120 days after the date of this Agreement in order to maintain each item of Company IP that is Registered IP in full force and effect;

(v) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other Legal Proceeding of any nature is or has been pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Company IP is being, has been or could reasonably be expected to be contested or challenged; and

(vi) to the Knowledge of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to render any Company IP invalid or unenforceable.

(e) Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will, with or without notice or the lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause or declare: (i) a loss of, or Encumbrance on, any Company IP; (ii) the release, disclosure or delivery of any Company IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iii) 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.

(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Company IP.

(g) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has never infringed (directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) to the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Product, no Company Software and no Company IP ever owned, used or developed by the Company, has ever infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person;

(ii) no infringement, misappropriation or similar claim or Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been 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 Legal Proceeding;

 

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(iii) the Company has never received any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) relating to any actual, alleged or suspected infringement, misappropriation or violation by the Company, Company Employee, Company Product or Company Software of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person;; and

(iv) 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 (other than pursuant to the standard forms of Company IP Contracts described in Section  2.13(b) );

(v) 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 (other than pursuant to the standard forms of Company IP Contracts described in Section  2.13(b) ); and

(vi) no claim or Legal Proceeding involving any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right licensed to the Company is pending against the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, has been threatened, except for any such claim or Legal Proceeding that, if adversely determined, would not adversely affect: (A) the use or exploitation of such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right by the Company; or (B) the development, manufacturing, distribution, support, provision or sale of any Company Product.

(h) To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company Software: (i) contains any bug, defect or error (including any bug, defect or error relating to or resulting from the display, manipulation, processing, storage, transmission or use of date data) that materially and adversely affects the use, functionality or performance of such Company Software; or (ii) fails to comply with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment relating to the use, functionality or performance of such Company Software.

(i) To the Company’s Knowledge, none of the Company Software contains any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or any other code designed or intended to have, or capable of performing, any of the following functions: (i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network or other device on which such code is stored or installed; or (ii) damaging or destroying any data or file without the user’s consent.

(j) None of the Company Software is subject to any “copyleft” or other obligation or condition (including any obligation or condition under any “open source” license such as the GNU Public License, Lesser GNU Public License or Mozilla Public License) that: (i) could or does require, or could or does condition the use or distribution of such Company Software on, the disclosure, licensing or distribution of any source code for any portion of such Company Software; or (ii) could or does otherwise impose any limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company to use or distribute any Company Software.

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is not, as of the date of this Agreement, a Company Employee. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.13(k) , the Company does not have any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make available the source code for any Company Software to any escrow agent or other Person. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code for any Company Software to any other Person.

(l) No source code for any Company Software has been delivered, licensed or made available to any escrow agent or other Person who is not, as of the date of this Agreement, a Company Employee. The Company does not have any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, license or make available the source code for any Company Software to any escrow agent or other Person. To the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code for any Company Software to any other Person.

(m) The Company has taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all confidential or non-public information of the Company (including trade secrets) or provided by any third party to the Company (“ Confidential Information ”). All Company Employees and any third party having access to Confidential Information have executed and delivered to the Company a written agreement regarding the protection of such Confidential Information. The Company has implemented and maintains commercially reasonable security, disaster recovery and business continuity plans consistent with industry practices of companies offering similar services, and acts in compliance therewith. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has not experienced any breach of security or otherwise unauthorized access by third parties to the Confidential Information, including Personal Data in the Company’s possession, custody or control. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no Company or third-party breach of confidentiality.

(n) The arrangements relating to the information and communications technology infrastructure and systems (including software, hardware, firmware, networks and the Company Websites) that is or has been used in the business (collectively, the “ ICT Infrastructure ”) will not be adversely affected by the Merger or the other Contemplated Transactions, and the ICT Infrastructure will continue to be available for use by the Company immediately following the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and thereafter on substantially the same terms and conditions as prevailed immediately before the Closing, without further action or payment by Parent. The ICT Infrastructure that is currently used in the business constitutes all the information and communications technology and other systems infrastructure reasonably necessary to carry on the business, including having sufficient capacity and maintenance and support requirements to satisfy the requirements of the business with regard to information and communications technology, data processing and communications. To the Knowledge of the Company, the ICT Infrastructure is protected by adequate security and disaster recovery arrangements for preventing unauthorized access to the ICT Infrastructure. The Company has not experienced, and to the Knowledge of the Company no circumstances exist that are likely or expected to give rise to, any disruption in or to the operation of the Company’s business as a result of: (A) any substandard performance or defect in any part of the ICT

 

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Infrastructure whether caused by any viruses, bugs, worms, software bombs or otherwise, lack of capacity or otherwise or (B) a breach of security in relation to any part of the ICT Infrastructure.

(o) To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied with applicable Legal Requirements and with its internal privacy policies relating to the use, collection, storage, disclosure and transfer of any Personal Data collected by the Company or by third parties having authorized access to the records of the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company will comply with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to privacy and with the Company’s privacy policies. The Company has not received any complaint regarding its collection, use or disclosure of Personal Data. The appropriate standard terms and conditions and (where applicable) privacy policy of the Company govern access to, and use of, any Company Website. To the Knowledge of the Company, no breach, security incident or violation of any data security policy in relation to Company Data has occurred or is threatened, and there has been no unauthorized or illegal Processing of any Company Data. To the Knowledge of the Company, no circumstance has arisen in which: (i) Privacy Laws would require the Company to notify a Governmental Body of a data security breach or security incident or (ii) applicable guidance or codes of practice promulgated under Privacy Laws would recommend the Company to notify a Governmental Body of a data security breach.

(p) To the Knowledge of the Company, the contents of any Company Website and all transactions conducted over the Internet comply with applicable Legal Requirements and codes of practice in any applicable jurisdiction.

2.14 Contracts .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following shall be deemed to constitute a “ Material Contract ” and Schedule 2.14(a)(i) through 2.14(a)(xix) accurately identifies each Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract.

(i) any Contract (A) relating to the employment of, or the performance of services by, any Company Employee, (B) pursuant to which the Company is or may become obligated to make any severance, termination or similar payment to any Company Employee, or (C) pursuant to which the Company is or may become obligated to make any bonus or similar payment (other than payments constituting base salary) in excess of $25,000 to any Company Employee;

(ii) any Company IP Contract (including End User Licenses) and any other Contract relating to the acquisition, sale, transfer or development of any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right;

(iii) any Contract relating to the acquisition, sale, spinoff or outsourcing of any business unit;

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(v) any Contract imposing any restriction on the right or ability of the Company (A) to compete with, solicit any customer of or perform services for other Persons, (B) to solicit, hire or retain any Person as an employee, consultant or independent contractor, or (C) to develop, sell, supply, distribute, offer, support or service any product or any technology or other asset to or for any other Person;

(vi) any Contract creating or involving any sales agency, distribution or reseller or franchise relationship;

(vii) any Contract (A) relating to the acquisition, issuance, voting, registration, sale or transfer of any equity securities of the Company, (B) providing any Person with any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or similar right with respect to any equity securities of the Company, or (C) providing the Company with any right of first refusal with respect to, or right to repurchase or redeem, any equity securities;

(viii) any Contract relating to the creation of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) with respect to any asset of the Company;

(ix) any Contract incorporating or relating to any guaranty, any pledge, or any completion bond or any similar obligation, except for Contracts substantially identical to the standard forms of end-user licenses previously delivered by the Company to Parent;

(x) any Contract relating to any currency hedging;

(xi) any Contract creating or relating to any partnership or joint venture or any sharing of revenues, profits, losses, costs or liabilities;

(xii) any Contract related to Indebtedness and any real estate lease;

(xiii) any Contract constituting or relating to a Government Contract;

(xiv) any Contract (A) imposing any confidentiality obligation on the Company or on any other Person (other than routine nondisclosure agreements entered into by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business), (B) containing “standstill” or similar provisions, or (C) providing any right of first negotiation, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person;

(xv) each Company Contract relating to the purchase or sale of any product or other asset by or to, or the performance of any services by or for, any Related Party;

(xvi) any Contract that has a term of more than 60 days and that may not be terminated by the Company (without penalty) within 60 days after the delivery of a termination notice by the Company (other than routine nondisclosure agreements entered into by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business);

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aggregate, or contemplates or involves the performance of services having a value in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate;

(xviii) any Contract that could reasonably be expected to have or result in a material effect on (A) the business, condition, capitalization, assets, Intellectual Property, liabilities, results of operations, financial performance or prospects of the Company or (B) the ability of the Company to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any of the Contemplated Transactions; and

(xix) any other Contract, if a breach of such Contract or the termination of such Contract could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

The Company has delivered to Parent an accurate and complete copy of each Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract, including all amendments thereto.

(b) Each Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract is valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.14(c) : (i) the Company has not breached, or committed any default under, any Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no other Person has breached, or committed any default under, any such Company Contract; (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a violation or breach of any of the provisions of any such Company Contract, (B) give any Person the right to declare a default under any such Company Contract, (C) give any Person the right to receive or require a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Company Contract, (D) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any such Company Contract, (E) result in the disclosure, release or delivery of any source code for any Company Software, or (F) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any such Company Contract; (iii) the Company has never received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or default under, any such Company Contract; and (iv) the Company has not waived any of its material rights under any such Company Contract.

2.15 Liabilities . The Company does not have any accrued, contingent or other liabilities of any nature, either matured or unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in accordance with GAAP and whether due or to become due), except for: (a) liabilities identified as such in the “liabilities” column of the Unaudited Balance Sheet; (b) liabilities disclosed in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in the Company’s 2017 audited financial statements; (c) normal and recurring current liabilities that have been incurred by the Company since the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (d) liabilities under the Company Contracts identified in Schedule 2.14 , to the extent the nature and magnitude of such liabilities can be specifically ascertained by reference to the text of such Company Contracts; and (e) liabilities described in Schedule 2.15 .

 

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2.16 Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations . The Company is, and has at all times been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16 , the Company has not received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) from any Governmental Body or other Person regarding: (a) any actual or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement or material Governmental Authorization; or (b) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental Authorization. Schedule 2.16 identifies each material Governmental Authorization held by the Company, and the Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all such Governmental Authorizations. The Governmental Authorizations identified in Schedule 2.16 are valid and in full force and effect, and collectively constitute all Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable the Company to conduct its business in the manner in which such business is currently being conducted. The Company is, and at all times has been, in material compliance with the terms and requirements of the Governmental Authorizations identified in Schedule 2.16 .

2.17 Certain Business Practices . To the Knowledge of the Company, no Company Employee or any director, officer or agent of the Company, has (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, or (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

2.18 Tax Matters .

(a) The Company has filed on a timely basis (taking into account extensions of time to file) all income and other material Tax Returns that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects. Neither the Company nor any predecessor of the Company has ever been a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group of which the Company or any of its predecessors was not the ultimate parent corporation. The Company has paid all Taxes that were due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return). The unpaid Taxes of the Company for Tax periods through the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Unaudited Balance Sheet and all unpaid Taxes of the Company for all Tax periods commencing after the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet arose in the Ordinary Course of Business. The Company does not have any actual or potential liability under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or non-U.S. Legal Requirements), as a transferee or successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of any Person other than the Company. The Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement the principal purpose of which is Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation. All Taxes that the Company was required by Legal Requirements to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been properly paid to the appropriate Governmental Body, and the Company has complied in all respects with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements, including the maintenance of required records with respect thereto, in connection with amounts paid to any Company Employee, creditor, or other third party.

 

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(b) The Company has delivered to Parent (i) complete and correct copies of all income or other material Tax Returns of the Company relating to Taxes for all taxable periods for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired and (ii) complete and correct copies of all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, information document requests, notices of proposed deficiencies, deficiency notices, protests, petitions, closing agreements, settlement agreements, pending ruling requests and any similar documents submitted by, received by, or agreed to by or on behalf of the Company relating to Taxes for all taxable periods for which the statute of limitations has not yet expired. Audits of income Tax Returns that have been completed for all taxable periods for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired are listed in Schedule 2.18(b) . No examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Company by any Governmental Body is currently in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated. The Company has not been informed in writing by any jurisdiction in which the Company did not file a Tax Return that the jurisdiction believes that the Company was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed or is subject to Tax in such jurisdiction or that any Governmental Body intends to audit a Tax Return for any period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired other than as set forth in Schedule  2.18(b) . The Company has not (x) waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to extend the period for assessment or collection of any Taxes, (y) requested any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has not yet been filed, or (z) executed or filed any power of attorney with any Taxing authority.

(c) The Company has not made any payment, is not obligated to make any payment and is not a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any payment that may be treated, separately or in the aggregate, as an “excess parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or non-U.S. Legal Requirements).

(d) There are no adjustments under Section 481 of the Code (or any similar adjustments under any provision of corresponding state, local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements) that are required to be taken into account by the Company in any period ending after the Closing Date by reason of a change in method of accounting in any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date.

(e) The Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(f) The Company has never distributed to its shareholders or security holders stock or securities of a controlled corporation, nor has stock or securities of the Company been distributed, in a transaction to which Section 355 of the Code applies (i) in the two years before the date of this Agreement or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the Contemplated Transactions.

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(h) The Company will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any period (or any portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date as a result of any (i) deferred intercompany gain or any excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements) with respect to a transaction occurring on or before the Closing Date, (ii) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Tax Legal Requirements) executed on or before the Closing Date, (iii) installment sale or other open transaction disposition made on or before the Closing Date, (iv) prepaid amount received on or before the Closing Date or (v) any election made pursuant to Section 108(i) of the Code on or before the Closing Date.

(i) There are no Encumbrances with respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or properties of the Company other than Encumbrances with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable.

(j) The Company has not engaged in any “reportable transaction” or “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6011-4(b) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) or any analogous provision of state, local or non-U.S. Legal Requirements. The Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.

(k) The Company does not have a permanent establishment or otherwise have an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the United States.

2.19 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans .

(a) Schedule 2.19(a) sets forth, with respect to each current employee of the Company (including any such employee who is on a leave of absence): (i) name and hire date, (ii) job title, (iii) rate of compensation (including, as applicable, hourly rate, salary, bonus, commission, and other incentive compensation), (iv) exempt or non-exempt status and (v) any Governmental Authorization that is held by such employee that is required to be held by such employee in connection with such employee’s performance of services for the Company.

(b) Schedule 2.19(a) accurately identifies each former employee of the Company who is receiving or is scheduled to receive (or whose spouse or other dependent is receiving or is scheduled to receive) any benefits (whether from the Company or otherwise) relating to such former employee’s employment with the Company, and Schedule 2.19(b) accurately describes such benefits.

(c) The employment of the Company’ employees is terminable by the Company at will, without payment of severance or other termination benefits.

(d) To the Knowledge of the Company: (i) no employee of the Company intends to terminate his employment with the Company; (ii) no employee of the Company has received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the business of the Company; and (iii) no employee of the Company is a party to or is bound by any confidentiality agreement,

 

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noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any Person) that may have an adverse effect on: (A) the performance by such employee of any of his duties or responsibilities as an employee of the Company; or (B) the business or operations of the Company.

(e) Schedule 2.19(e) accurately sets forth, with respect to each independent contractor of the Company (i) name and date the contractor began providing services to the Company, (ii) a description of the services provided, (iii) the method/rate of compensation and (iv) any Governmental Authorization that is held by such independent contractor and that relates to or is useful in connection with any of the business of the Company. All persons who have performed services for the Company as independent contractors have been properly classified as such. The Company has never had any temporary or leased employees.

(f) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.19(f) , the Company has not been a party to or bound by any union contract or collective bargaining agreement during the last three years.

(g) The Company is not nor has it ever been engaged, in any unfair labor practice of any nature. There is no slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute or union organizing activity, or any similar activity or dispute pending, or to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened. There are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any Company Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints. The Company has not classified any non-exempt employees as exempt.

(h) Schedule 2.19(h) contains an accurate and complete list as of the date hereof of each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement. The Company does not intend, nor has it agreed or committed to (i) establish or enter into any new Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement, or (ii) to modify any Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement (except to conform any such Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable Legal Requirements, in each case as previously disclosed to Parent in writing).

(i) The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of: (i) all documents setting forth the terms of each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement, including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents; (ii) the two most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all audit reports, schedules and financial statements attached thereto) summary annual reports and annual notices, if any, required under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Legal Requirement in connection with each Company Employee Plan; (iii) the most recent summary plan description together with the summaries of material modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Company Employee Plan; (iv) all material written Contracts relating to each Company Employee Plan, including administrative service agreements and group insurance contracts; (v) all non-routine correspondence to or from any Governmental Body relating to any Company Employee Plan received or delivered in the prior six years; (vi) all insurance policies in the possession of the Company or any Company Affiliate pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the fiduciaries for each Company Employee Plan; (vii) all discrimination tests required under the Code for each Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the

 

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Code or as required by Code section 105(h) for the two most recent plan years; and (viii) the most recent IRS determination or opinion letter issued with respect to each Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.

(j) The Company and Company Affiliates have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate is in material default or violation of, and the Company has no Knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, the terms of any Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan has in all material respects been established and maintained substantially in accordance with its terms and in substantial compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, including ERISA and the Code. Any Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. No “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, that is not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Company Employee Plan. There are no claims or Legal Proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits), against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan. Each Company Employee Plan (other than any Company Employee Plan to be terminated prior to the Closing in accordance with this Agreement) can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without liability to Parent, the Company or any Company Affiliate (other than ordinary administration expenses), subject to applicable Legal Requirements. There are no audits, inquiries or Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor, or any other Governmental Body with respect to any Company Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate, has ever incurred any penalty or tax with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA, under Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code or under any other applicable Legal Requirement. The Company and Company Affiliates have timely made all contributions and other payments required by and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan, and have accrued liabilities for any contributions due after the Closing Date. No Company Employee Agreement and no Company Employee Plan can reasonably be expected to result in gross income inclusion pursuant to Section 409A(a)(1)(A) of the Code after the Effective Time.

(k) Neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate, has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or contributed to any: (i) Company Pension Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA; (ii) “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section (3)(37) of ERISA; or (iii) Company Pension Plan in which stock of the Company or any Company Affiliate is or was held as a plan asset. Neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate maintains any Foreign Plan.

(l) No Company Employee Plan provides (except at no cost to the Company or any Company Affiliate), or reflects or represents any liability of the Company or any Company Affiliate to provide, retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other retiree employee welfare benefits to any Person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Legal Requirements. Other than commitments made that involve no future costs to the Company or any Company Affiliate, neither the Company nor any Company

 

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Affiliate has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Company Employee (either individually or to Company Employees as a group) or any other Person that any such Company Employee or other Person would be provided with retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other retiree employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements.

(m) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.19(m) , and except as expressly required or provided by this Agreement, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Company Employee Plan, Company Employee Agreement, trust or loan that will or may result (either alone or in connection with any other circumstance or event) in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration of any right, obligation or benefit, forgiveness of Indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Company Employee.

(n) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.19(n) , neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate: (i) has violated or otherwise failed in any material respect to comply with any Legal Requirement respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment or wages and hours, including the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the requirements of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the provisions of any similar Legal Requirement; (ii) has failed to withhold or report any amounts required by applicable Legal Requirements or by Contract to be withheld or reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to Company Employees; (iii) is liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with the Legal Requirements applicable to any of the foregoing; and (iv) is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Company Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice). There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or Legal Proceedings against the Company or any Company Affiliate under any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability policy.

2.20 Environmental Matters . The Company possesses all material permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws, and is in material compliance with the terms and conditions thereof. The Company has not received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) from a Governmental Body that alleges that the Company is not in material compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the compliance by the Company with any Environmental Law in the future. To the Knowledge of the Company, (a) all property that is leased to the Company, and all surface water, groundwater and soil associated with or adjacent to such property, is free of any material environmental contamination of any nature, (b) none of the property leased to the Company contains any underground storage tanks, asbestos, equipment using PCBs, underground injection wells, and (c) none of the property leased to the Company contains any septic tanks in which process wastewater or any Materials of Environmental

 

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Concern have been disposed of. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has never sent or transported, or arranged to send or transport, any Materials of Environmental Concern to a site that, pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, (i) has been placed on the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites or any similar state list (“ National Priorities List ”), (ii) is otherwise designated or identified as a potential site for remediation, cleanup, closure or other environmental remedial activity, or (iii) is subject to a Legal Requirement to take “removal” or “remedial” action as detailed in any applicable Environmental Law or to make payment for the cost of cleaning up any site.

2.21 Insurance . Schedule 2.21 identifies each insurance policy maintained by, at the expense of or for the benefit of the Company and identifies any material claims (including any workers’ compensation claims) outstanding thereunder. Each of the insurance policies identified in Schedule 2.21 is in full force and effect. The Company has never received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) regarding any actual or possible (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy, (b) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim under any insurance policy, or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy.

2.22 Related Party Transactions . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22 : (a) no Related Party has, and no Related Party has had, any direct or indirect interest in any material asset used in or otherwise relating to the business of the Company; (b) no Related Party is indebted to the Company; (c) no Related Party has entered into, or has had any direct or indirect financial interest in, any material Contract, transaction or business dealing involving the Company; and (d) no Related Party has any present claim or right against the Company (other than rights under Company Options and rights to receive compensation for services performed as a Company Employee). For purposes of this Agreement, each of the following shall be deemed to be a “ Related Party ”: (i) each of the Key Stockholders; (ii) each individual who is an officer or director of the Company; (iii) each member of the immediate family of each of the Persons referred to in clauses “(i)” and “(ii)” above; and (iv) any trust or other Entity (other than the Company) in which any one of the Persons referred to in clauses “(i)”, “(ii)” and “(iii)” above holds (or in which more than one of such individuals collectively hold), beneficially or otherwise, a material voting, proprietary or equity interest.

2.23 Legal Proceedings; Orders . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.23 , there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Person has threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding: (a) that involves the Company, any Related Party by reason of an act or omission involving the Company or by reason of the fact that such Related Party is or was an agent of the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company; or (b) that challenges, or that is intended to prevent, delay, make illegal or otherwise interfere with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in Schedule 2.23 , no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Legal Proceeding. If any claim, dispute or Legal Proceeding is disclosed in Schedule 2.23 , no such claim, dispute or Legal Proceeding could, if determined adversely to the Company that is a party thereto, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. There is no Order to which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, is subject. None of the Key Stockholders is

 

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subject to any Order that relates to the business of the Company or to any of the assets owned or used by the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer or Key Employee of the Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of the Company.

2.24 Inventories . The inventories of the Company (including tooling, spare parts and supplies) reflected on the Unaudited Balance Sheet, or acquired by the Company after the date thereof and before the Closing Date, are carried at not more than the lower of cost or market, and such inventories do not include any material amount of obsolete inventory for which adequate reserves have not been established on the Financial Statements. For purposes of this Section  2.24 , “obsolete inventory” is inventory which, as of the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet, was not usable or salable in the lawful and Ordinary Course of Business as now conducted because of legal restrictions, failure to meet specifications, loss of market, damage, physical deterioration or for any other cause, in each case net of reserves provided therefor on the Unaudited Balance Sheet.

2.25 Warranties . The Company has not undertaken any warranties or guarantees with respect to the Company Products, other than as described on Schedule  2.25 , and the aggregate cost to the Company to comply with such warranties or guarantees is properly reflected in the Company’s books and records in accordance with GAAP. The reserves for product warranties reflected in the Financial Statements have been determined in accordance with GAAP.

2.26 Product Liability; Recalls . To the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no accident, happening or event caused or allegedly caused by any defect in manufacture, design, materials or workmanship including any failure to warn or any breach of express or implied warranties or representations with respect to any Company Product which has resulted in serious injury or death to any Person or material damage to or destruction of property or other material damages. Each Company Product (a) is, and at all relevant times has been in material compliance with applicable Legal Requirements and (b) is, and at all relevant times has been, fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is intended to be used and conforms to any promises or affirmations of fact made in the warranty or on the label for such product or in connection with its sale, whether through advertising or otherwise, except in each case as would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no design defect with respect to any Company Product. Each Company Product contains reasonable warnings, presented in a reasonably prominent manner, in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements material to the Company. There has been no product recall or post-sale warning conducted by the Company with respect to any Company Product.

2.27 Customers and Suppliers . Schedule  2.27 sets forth a list of (a) each customer of the Company during the last full fiscal year, in each case with revenue equal to or in excess of $100,000, and the amount of revenues accounted for by such customer during each such period and (b) each supplier of the Company during the last full fiscal year and the interim period through the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet, in each case with amounts paid or committed to be paid by the Company equal to or in excess of $100,000. No such customer or supplier has indicated in writing within the past year that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, buying materials, products or services from or supplying materials, products or services to, as applicable, the Company.

 

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2.28 Export Control Laws . The Company has conducted its export transactions in accordance with all applicable provisions of United States export and re-export controls, including the Export Administration Act and Regulations, the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and other controls administered by the United States Department of Commerce and/or the United States Department of State and all other applicable import/export controls in other countries in which the Company conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) the Company has obtained all applicable export and import licenses, license exceptions and other consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings with any Governmental Body required for the export, import and re-export of Company Products (collectively, “ Export Approvals ”), (b) the Company is in material compliance with the terms of all applicable Export Approvals, (c) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims against the Company with respect to such Export Approvals, and (d) to the Company’ Knowledge, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to the Company’s export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any future claims.

2.29 Government Contracts . The Company has not been a party to or otherwise bound by a written contract, subcontract, or agreement or understanding (written or oral) with any Governmental Body (other than Governmental Authorizations identified in Schedule 2.16 or contracts and agreements with respect utilities (electricity, water and the like) and municipality services, or other governmental services in the Ordinary Course of Business). The Company has not been suspended or debarred from bidding on contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Body; and no such suspension or debarment has been initiated or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

2.30 Financial Advisor . Except with respect to Bulger Partners as set forth on Schedule 2.30 , no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.

2.31 Transaction Expenses . The Consideration Spreadsheet (to be delivered between signing and Closing) provides an accurate and complete breakdown of all Transaction Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company on or prior to the Closing, and all Transaction Expenses that are or will become payable or issuable with respect to services performed for the Company on or prior to the Closing, and, with respect to the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients, the applicable portion of any Transaction Expenses issuable following the Closing in respect of Transaction Expense First Milestone Share Amount and/or Transaction Expense Second Milestone Share Amount.

2.32 Full Disclosure . To the actual Knowledge of the Company, this Agreement (including the Schedules provided by the parties hereunder) does not, and none of the certificates referred to in Article  6 or the other Contracts delivered to Parent in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will, (i) contain any representation, warranty or information that is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or (ii) omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the representations, warranties and information contained and to be contained herein and therein (in the light of the circumstances under which such representations, warranties and information were or will be made or provided) not false or misleading.

 

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2.33 No Other Representations or Warranties . EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS Article  2 , THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED (WHETHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE PARENT, MERGER SUB AND/OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENT(INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION OR ADVICE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENT BY ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT EQUITY HOLDER, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, ACCOUNTING FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL OR OTHER AGENT, CONSULTANT, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY STOCKHOLDER THEREOF, OR ANY RESPECTIVE AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY STOCKHOLDER THEREOF). THE COMPANY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO THE PARENT OR MERGER SUB EXCEPT AS CONTAINED IN THIS Article  2 , AND ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY ANY STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF PROJECTIONS, DOCUMENTS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE PARENT’S OR MERGER SUB’S DILIGENCE REQUESTS (INCLUDING ANY DOCUMENTS POSTED IN AN ELECTRONIC OR VIRTUAL DATA ROOM) AND ANY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENT OR MERGER SUB), WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE KEY STOCKHOLDERS

Each Key Stockholder (as to such Key Stockholder but not as to any other Key Stockholder or other Person) hereby represents and warrants, to and for the benefit of Parent and Merger Sub, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (provided, however, that the making of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date shall in no event be deemed to constitute a covenant or obligation of any Key Stockholder), as follows:

3.1 Power and Capacity, Etc. Such Key Stockholder that is an Entity has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform such Key Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. Such Key Stockholder that is an individual has the requisite legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform such Key Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. This Agreement been duly authorized and duly executed and delivered by such Key Stockholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Key Stockholder, enforceable against such Key Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

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such Key Stockholder or by which such Key Stockholder is bound; or (ii) result in or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) any breach of or default under, or result (with or without notice or lapse of time) in the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the shares of Company Capital Stock or other securities of the Company held by such Key Stockholder pursuant to, any Contract to which such Key Stockholder is a party, other than this Agreement.

3.3 Due Organization, Etc. If such Key Stockholder is an Entity: (a) such Key Stockholder is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction under which it is organized; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Key Stockholder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the board of directors of such Key Stockholder or other Persons performing similar functions; and (c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Key Stockholder does not and will not, and the performance of this Agreement by such Key Stockholder will not, (i) result in or constitute any breach of or default under the partnership agreement or other organizational documents of such Key Stockholder, or (ii) require the approval of holders of voting or equity interests in such Key Stockholder.

3.4 Title to Securities . Such Key Stockholder owns beneficially and of record, and has good and valid title (free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable federal or state securities laws or pursuant to the Contracts set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) ) to, the shares of Company Capital Stock described opposite such Key Stockholder’s name in Schedule 3.4(b) , and such Key Stockholder does not directly or indirectly own any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, or any option, warrant or other right to acquire (by purchase, conversion or otherwise) any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, other than the shares described opposite such Key Stockholder’s name in Schedule 3.4(b) .

3.5 Legal Proceedings . There is no Legal Proceeding pending, and, to such Key Stockholder’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding, that (i) involves such Key Stockholders by reason of an act or omission involving the Company or by reason of the fact that such Key Stockholder is or was an agent or stockholder of the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, or (ii) may have or result in an adverse effect on the ability of such Key Stockholder to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement. Such Key Stockholder (and if such Key Stockholder is a partnership, such Key Stockholder’s general partner) is not subject to any Legal Requirement or Order that may have an adverse effect on its ability to comply with or perform any of its covenants or obligations under this Agreement.

3.6 Entirely for Own Account . The shares of Parent Common Stock to be received by such Key Stockholder pursuant to the Merger will be acquired for investment for such Key Stockholder’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not as an underwriter of any part thereof, and such Key Stockholder has no present intention of selling or granting any participation in, the same. By executing this Agreement, such Key Stockholder further represents that such Key Stockholder does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any other person, with respect to any of such Parent Common Stock.

 

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3.7 Investment Experience; Accredited Investor . Such Key Stockholder acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of holding Parent Common Stock, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of holding Parent Common Stock, if such Key Stockholder acquires any. Such Key Stockholder is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Securities Act and regulations promulgated thereunder). Such Key Stockholder has not relied in connection with an investment in the Parent Common Stock upon any representations, warranties or agreements other than those set forth in this Agreement. Such Key Stockholder acknowledges that Parent has furnished or made available to it (i) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Parent for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (ii) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Parent for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2017, (iii) the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Parent, held on June 15, 2017 and (iv) all current reports on Form 8-K of Parent filed with the SEC since September 30, 2017.

3.8 Restricted Securities . Such Key Stockholder understands that, subject to Parent’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Parent Common Stock issued to it will be characterized as “restricted securities” under federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being received from Parent in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act, only in certain limited circumstances. Such Key Stockholder represents that he, she or it is familiar with Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.

3.9 Reliance on Tax Advisors . Such Key Stockholder has consulted with his, her or its own tax experts regarding the tax consequences of the Merger, and has not relied upon any representations made by Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel regarding such tax consequences, and acknowledges and agrees that neither Parent, Merger Sub or their counsel have made any representations regarding the tax consequences of the Merger.

3.10 No Other Representations or Warranties . EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS Article 3, EACH KEY STOCKHOLDER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED (WHETHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE PARENT, MERGER SUB AND/OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENT (INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION OR ADVICE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO PARENT, MERGER SUB OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF PARENT BY ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT EQUITY HOLDER, DIRECTOR, MANAGER, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, ACCOUNTING FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL OR OTHER AGENT, CONSULTANT, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY STOCKHOLDER THEREOF, OR ANY RESPECTIVE AFFILIATE OF THE COMPANY OR ANY STOCKHOLDER THEREOF). NO KEY STOCKHOLDER MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO THE PARENT OR MERGER SUB EXCEPT AS CONTAINED IN THIS Article  3 , AND ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY ANY STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY, THE COMPANY OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF PROJECTIONS, DOCUMENTS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE PARENT’S OR

 

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MERGER SUB’S DILIGENCE REQUESTS (INCLUDING ANY DOCUMENTS POSTED IN AN ELECTRONIC OR VIRTUAL DATA ROOM) AND ANY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO PARENT OR MERGER SUB), WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company and each of the Key Stockholders, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (provided, however, that the making of such representations and warranties as of the Closing Date shall in no event be deemed to constitute a covenant or obligation of Parent or Merger Sub), as follows:

4.1 Due Organization . Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) is an organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation with necessary power and authority: (a) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (b) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (c) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound. Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) is qualified, authorized, registered or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its assets owned or used or the nature of its activities would make such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

4.2 Capitalization, Etc .

(a) All of the outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2(a) : (i) none of the outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right; (ii) none of the outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock is subject to any right of first refusal or similar right in favor of Parent or any other Person; and (iii) there is no Contract binding upon Parent or any Subsidiary thereof relating to the voting or registration of, or restricting any Person from purchasing, selling, pledging or otherwise disposing of (or granting any option or similar right with respect to), any shares of Parent Capital Stock. Parent is not under any obligation, and is not bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Parent Capital Stock or any other securities.

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which Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) condition or circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent.

(c) All outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants and other securities of Parent have been issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

4.3 Authorization .

(a) Parent has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the performance by Parent of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent. The board of directors of the Parent (at a meeting duly called and held or pursuant to unanimous written consent) has (i) unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of the Parent and its stockholders, (ii) unanimously authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Parent and unanimously approved the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions and (iii) unanimously recommended the approval by the Parent’s stockholders of the issuance and sale of any Securities not issued as of the Closing Date (the “ Proposal ”) and directed that the Proposal be submitted for consideration by the Parent’s stockholders. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

(b) Merger Sub has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Merger Sub and the performance by Merger Sub of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Merger Sub. The board of directors of Merger Sub (at a meeting duly called and held or pursuant to unanimous written consent) has (i) unanimously determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (ii) unanimously authorized and approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Merger Sub and unanimously approved the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and (iii) unanimously recommended the approval of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions by Merger Sub’s sole stockholder and directed that this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions be submitted for consideration by Merger Sub’s sole stockholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Merger Sub and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Merger Sub, enforceable against Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

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referred to in this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of (i) any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Parent or Merger Sub, or (ii) any resolution adopted by the stockholders, the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors of Parent or Merger Sub;

(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the right to challenge the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal Requirement or any Order to which Parent or Merger Sub, or any of the assets owned or used by Parent or Merger Sub, is subject;

(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Parent or Merger Sub;

(d) result in a breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of any Parent Material Contract, or give any Person the right to (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any such Parent Material Contract, (ii) a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Parent Material Contract, (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any obligation under any such Parent Material Contract, or (iv) cancel, terminate or modify any term of any such Parent Material Contract; or

(e) result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or used by Parent or Merger Sub.

Except as may be required by the DGCL, and except as set forth in Schedule 4.4 , neither Parent nor Merger Sub was, is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of the other Contemplated Transactions, or (y) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. For purposes of this Agreement, Parent or Merger Sub will be deemed to be or to have been “required” to obtain a Consent if the failure to obtain such Consent (i) reasonably could result in the imposition of any liability or obligation on, or the expansion of any liability or obligation of, Parent or Merger Sub under applicable Legal Requirements or Contractual obligations existing as of the date hereof, (ii) reasonably could result in the termination, modification or limitation of any contractual or other right of Parent or Merger Sub, (iii) reasonably could otherwise have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent or (iv) reasonably could prevent Parent or Merger Sub from performing their respective obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including issuing any of the Securities.

4.5 Issuance of Shares . The shares of Parent Common Stock issuable in the Merger, if and when issued by Parent in accordance with this Agreement, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Key Stockholders herein, will be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

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4.6 SEC Documents and Related Representations and Warranties .

(a) Parent has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by Parent under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, but excluding any risk factors, forward looking disclaimers or similar disclosures included or incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ Parent SEC Documents ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such Parent SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the Parent SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. Except to the extent amended or superseded by a subsequent filing, as of their respective dates (and if so amended or superseded, then as of the date of the last such amendment or applicable subsequent filing), none of the Parent SEC Documents, when filed, 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 in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Parent has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The consolidated financial statements of Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents complies as of the date of such Parent SEC Document in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

(b) Parent maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act (the “ Exchange Act Rules ”)) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by Parent’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except to the extent described in the Parent SEC Documents, since the end of Parent’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (i) no material weakness in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Parent’s internal control over financial reporting. Parent’s internal control over financial reporting is overseen by the Audit Committee of Parent’s board of directors (the “ Audit Committee ”) to the extent required by the Exchange Act Rules. Except to the extent described in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has not publicly disclosed or reported to the Audit Committee or to its board of directors any material weakness, change in internal

 

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control over financial reporting or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting (each an “ Internal Control Event ”), any violation of, or failure to comply with, the U.S. Securities Laws.

(c) Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such is defined in Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act Rules) that are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Parent with respect to itself and its Subsidiaries in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Parent has utilized such controls and procedures in preparing and evaluating the disclosures in the Parent SEC Documents. Parent’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by Parent’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”). Parent presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.

(d) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among Parent on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders (or analogous interest holders), customers or suppliers of Parent or any of its affiliates on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Parent SEC Documents which is not so described.

(e) Other than pursuant to the Non-Dissenting Stockholder’s rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents, no Person has any right to cause Parent to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of Parent.

(f) The Parent Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is listed on the Principal Trading Market, and Parent has taken no action designed to terminate the registration of the Parent Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delist the Parent Common Stock from the Principal Trading Market, nor has Parent received any notification that the SEC or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. Parent is in compliance in all material respects with all listing and maintenance requirements of the Principal Trading Market on the date hereof. Upon receipt of the Required Parent Stockholder Consent as contemplated by Section  5.23 , the issuance of the Notes, Warrants and shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to Non-Dissenting Stockholders hereunder, in the manner and on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and the applicable Transaction Documents, will not violate the rules of the Principal Trading Market.

4.7 Vote Required . No Parent stockholder vote is required to approve (a) the Merger, (b) this Agreement, (c) the issuance of the Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount or (d) the issuance of the First Milestone Share Amount. The Required Parent Stockholder

 

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Consent is the only Parent stockholder vote required for the issuance of the Second Milestone Share Amount, the Note Shares and the Warrant Shares.

4.8 Assets . Parent and each Subsidiary thereof owns, and has good, valid and marketable title to, all tangible assets purported to be owned by it. All of said assets are owned by Parent or its applicable Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances or other liens described in Schedule 4.8 . Parent and its Subsidiaries collectively own or lease all tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of their respective business, taken together as a whole, as presently conducted (other than to the extent disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business).

4.9 Intellectual Property .

(a) Parent or any Subsidiary thereof exclusively owns all right, title and interest to and in the Parent IP and has a valid license under Intellectual Property Rights licensed to Parent or any Subsidiary, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than licenses granted pursuant to the applicable Parent Material Contracts and other than End User Licenses). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) all documents and instruments necessary to establish, secure and perfect the rights of the Parent or any applicable Subsidiary in the Parent IP that is Registered IP have been validly executed, delivered and filed in a timely manner with the appropriate Governmental Body;

(ii) each Person who is or was a Parent Employee and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Parent Product (other than Intellectual Property licensed to the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof) or any Parent IP has signed a valid and enforceable agreement containing an irrevocable assignment of Intellectual Property Rights to Parent or its applicable Subsidiary and confidentiality provisions protecting the Parent IP;

(iii) no Parent Employee has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Parent IP;

(iv) to the Knowledge of the Parent, no Parent Employee is: (A) bound by or otherwise subject to any Contract restricting him or her from performing his or her duties for Parent or any Subsidiary thereof; or (B) in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality as a result of his or her employment or activities with Parent or any Subsidiary thereof;

(v) no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or college, university or other education institution were used, directly or indirectly, to develop or create, in whole or in part, any Parent Product (to the Knowledge of the Parent, with respect to Intellectual Property licensed to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof) or any Parent IP;

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by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, or purported to be held by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, as a trade secret;

(vii) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of, any material Intellectual Property Right in the Parent IP to any other Person;

(viii) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof is 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 Subsidiary thereof to use, exploit, assert, or enforce any Parent IP anywhere in the world; and

(ix) to the Knowledge of Parent, Parent or its applicable Subsidiaries owns or otherwise has, and after will continue to have, all Intellectual Property Rights needed to conduct the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and currently planned by Parent or its applicable Subsidiaries to be conducted.

(b) to the Knowledge of Parent, all Parent IP is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) to the Knowledge of Parent, no trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used, or applied for by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof conflicts or interferes with any trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or trade name owned, used or applied for by any other Person;

(ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, none of the goodwill associated with or inherent in any trademark (whether registered or unregistered) in which Parent or any Subsidiary thereof has or purports to have an ownership interest has been impaired;

(iii) to the Knowledge of Parent, each item of Parent IP that is Registered IP is and at all times has been in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and all filings, payments and other actions required to be made or taken to maintain each such item of Company IP in full force and effect have been made by the applicable deadline;

(iv) no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other Legal Proceeding of any nature is or has been pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened, in which the scope, validity or enforceability of any Parent IP is being, has been or could reasonably be expected to be contested or challenged; and

(v) to the Knowledge of Parent, no facts or circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected to render any Parent IP invalid or unenforceable.

(c) To the Knowledge of Parent, no Person has infringed, misappropriated, or otherwise violated, and no Person is currently infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Parent IP.

 

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(d) To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent has never infringed (directly, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise), misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person.

(e) To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent Software: (i) contains any bug, defect or error (including any bug, defect or error relating to or resulting from the display, manipulation, processing, storage, transmission or use of date data) that materially and adversely affects the use, functionality or performance of such Parent Software or any product or system containing or used in conjunction with such Parent Software; or (ii) fails to comply with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment relating to the use, functionality or performance of such software or any product or system containing or used in conjunction with such Parent Software.

(f) To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent Software contains any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or any other code designed or intended to have, or capable of performing, any of the following functions: (i) disrupting, disabling, harming or otherwise impeding in any manner the operation of, or providing unauthorized access to, a computer system or network or other device on which such code is stored or installed; or (ii) damaging or destroying any data or file without the user’s consent.

(g) None of the Parent Software is subject to any “copyleft” or other obligation or condition (including any obligation or condition under any “open source” license such as the GNU Public License, Lesser GNU Public License or Mozilla Public License) that: (i) could or does require, or could or does condition the use or distribution of such Parent Software on, the disclosure, licensing or distribution of any source code for any portion of such Parent Software; or (ii) could or does otherwise impose any limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof to use or distribute any Parent Software.

(h) No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, license or disclosure of any source code for any Parent Software to any other Person.

(i) Parent has taken all commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all confidential or non-public information of Parent and its Subsidiaries (including trade secrets) or provided by any third party to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (“ Parent Confidential Information ”). All Parent Employees and any third party having access to Parent Confidential Information have executed and delivered to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof a written agreement regarding the protection of such Parent Confidential Information. Parent has implemented and maintains commercially reasonable security, disaster recovery and business continuity plans consistent with industry practices of companies offering similar services, and acts in compliance therewith. To the Knowledge of Parent, neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has experienced any breach of security or otherwise unauthorized access by third parties to the Parent Confidential Information, including Personal Data in the possession, custody or control or Parent or any Subsidiary thereof. To the Knowledge of Parent, there has been no breach of confidentiality by Parent, any Subsidiary thereof or any third party.

 

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(j) To the Knowledge of Parent, Parent and each Subsidiary thereof has complied with applicable Legal Requirements and with its internal privacy policies relating to the use, collection, storage, disclosure and transfer of any Personal Data collected by Parent or any such Subsidiary thereof or by third parties having authorized access to the records of Parent or its Subsidiaries. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent will comply with all applicable Legal Requirements relating to privacy and with the privacy policies of Parent and its Subsidiaries. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any complaint regarding its respective collection, use or disclosure of Personal Data. The appropriate standard terms and conditions and (where applicable) privacy policy of Parent and/or its applicable Subsidiaries govern access to, and use of, any Parent Website. To the Knowledge of Parent, no breach, security incident or violation of any data security policy in relation to Parent Data has occurred or is threatened, and there has been no unauthorized or illegal Processing of any Parent Data. To the Knowledge of Parent, no circumstance has arisen in which: (i) Privacy Laws would require the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof to notify a Governmental Body of a data security breach or security incident or (ii) applicable guidance or codes of practice promulgated under Privacy Laws would recommend Parent or any Subsidiary thereof to notify a Governmental Body of a data security breach.

(k) To the Knowledge of Parent, the contents of any Parent Website and all transactions conducted over the Internet comply with applicable Legal Requirements and codes of practice in any applicable jurisdiction.

4.10 Contracts .

(a) Each Contract attached as an exhibit to Parent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K most recently filed with the SEC, Parent’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Annual Report on Form 10-K or Parents Current Reports on Form 8-K filed after such Annual Report on Form 10-K (each, a “ Parent Material Contract ”) is valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10(b) : (i) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has breached, or committed any default under, any Parent Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no other Person has breached, or committed any default under, any such Parent Material Contract; (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a violation or breach of any of the provisions of any such Parent Material Contract, (B) give any Person the right to declare a default under any such Parent Material Contract, (C) give any Person the right to receive or require a rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any such Parent Material Contract, (D) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any such Parent Material Contract, (E) result in the disclosure, release or delivery of any source code for any Parent Software, or (F) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any such Parent Material Contract; (iii) neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof received any written notice or other communication (or to the Parent’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or default under, any such Parent Material Contract; and (iv) neither

 

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Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has waived any of its respective material rights under any such Parent Material Contract.

4.11 Liabilities . Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has any accrued, contingent or other liabilities of any nature, either matured or unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in accordance with GAAP and whether due or to become due), except for: (a) (i) liabilities identified as such in the “liabilities” column of the most recent consolidated balance sheet set forth in the Parent SEC Documents and (ii) liabilities, disclosed in the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” of Parent’s most recently completed audited financial statements; (b) normal and recurring current liabilities that have been incurred by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof since the date of such balance sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) liabilities under the Parent Material Contracts, to the extent the nature and magnitude of such liabilities can be specifically ascertained by reference to the text of such Parent Material Contracts; and (d) liabilities described in Schedule 4.11 .

4.12 Compliance with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations . Parent and each Subsidiary thereof are, and have at all times been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) from any Governmental Body or other Person regarding: (a) any actual or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement or material Governmental Authorization; or (b) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental Authorization. Each Governmental Authorizations held by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is valid and in full force and effect, and collectively constitute all Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable the Parent and each Subsidiary thereof to conduct its business in the manner in which such business is currently being conducted. Parent and each Subsidiary thereof are, and at all times have been, in material compliance with the terms and requirements of such Governmental Authorizations.

4.13 Certain Business Practices . None of Parent, any Subsidiary thereof and, to the Knowledge of the Parent, any Parent Employee or any director, officer or agent of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, has (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, or (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

4.14 Tax Matters .

(a) Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries has filed on a timely basis (taking into account extensions of time to file) all income and other material Tax Returns that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material respects. Parent and its Subsidiaries have paid all Taxes that were due and payable (whether or not shown on any Tax Return). The unpaid Taxes of Parent and its Subsidiaries for Tax periods through the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Unaudited Balance Sheet and all unpaid Taxes of the Parent

 

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and its Subsidiaries commencing after the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet arose in the Ordinary Course of Business. None of Parent or its Subsidiaries have any actual or potential liability under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or non-U.S. Legal Requirements), as a transferee or successor, pursuant to any contractual obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of any Person other than Parent and its Subsidiaries. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any agreement the principal purpose of which is Tax indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation. All Taxes that Parent or its Subsidiaries was required by Legal Requirements to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been properly paid to the appropriate Governmental Body, and Parent and its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements, including the maintenance of required records with respect thereto, in connection with amounts paid to any employee, creditor, or other third party.

(b) No examination or audit of any Tax Return of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by any Governmental Body is currently in progress or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened or contemplated. None or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has been informed in writing by any jurisdiction in which any of them did not file a Tax Return that the jurisdiction believes that any of them was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed or is subject to Tax in such jurisdiction or that any Governmental Body intends to audit a Tax Return for any period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. None or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to extend the period for assessment or collection of any Taxes.

(c) There are no Encumbrances with respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or properties of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries other than Encumbrances with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable.

(d) None or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any “reportable transaction” or “listed transaction” for purposes of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6011-4(b) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) or any analogous provision of state, local or non-U.S. Legal Requirements.

4.15 Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans .

(a) To the Knowledge of the Parent: (i) no executive employee of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof intends to terminate his employment with the Parent or any such Subsidiary, as applicable; (ii) no executive employee of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof has received an offer to join a business that may be competitive with the business of such employee’s employer; and (iii) no executive employee of the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is a party to or is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement or other Contract (with any Person) that may have an adverse effect on: (A) the performance by such employee of any of his duties or responsibilities as an employee of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof; or (B) the business or operations of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

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(c) Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof is a party to or bound by any union contract or collective bargaining agreement.

(d) None of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is, nor has ever been, engaged, in any unfair labor practice of any nature. There are no slowdown, work stoppages, labor disputes or union organizing activities, or any similar activities or disputes pending, or to the Parent’s Knowledge, threatened. There are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any Parent Employee, including charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination complaints.

(e) Parent and Parent Affiliates have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under each Parent Employee Plan. Neither Parent nor any Parent Affiliate is in material default or violation of, and the Parent has no Knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, the terms of any Parent Employee Plan. Each Parent Employee Plan has in all material respects been established and maintained substantially in accordance with its terms and in substantial compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, including ERISA and the Code. Any Parent Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has obtained a favorable determination letter (or opinion letter, if applicable) as to its qualified status under the Code. No “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, that is not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Parent Employee Plan. There are no claims or Legal Proceedings pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits), against any Parent Employee Plan or against the assets of any Parent Employee Plan. There are no audits, inquiries or Legal Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor, or any other Governmental Body with respect to any Parent Employee Plan. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Affiliate has ever incurred any penalty or tax with respect to any Parent Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA, under Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code or under any other applicable Legal Requirement. Parent and Parent Affiliates have timely made all contributions and other payments required by and due under the terms of each Parent Employee Plan. No Parent Employee Agreement and no Parent Employee Plan can reasonably be expected to result in gross income inclusion pursuant to Section 409A(a)(1)(A) of the Code after the Effective Time.

(f) No Parent Employee Plan provides (except at no cost to the Parent or any Parent Affiliate), or reflects or represents any liability of the Parent or any Parent Affiliate to provide, retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other retiree employee welfare benefits to any Person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Legal Requirements. Other than commitments made that involve no future costs to Parent or any Parent Affiliate, neither Parent nor any Parent Affiliate has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Parent Employee (either individually or to Parent Employees as a group) or any other Person that any such Parent Employee or other Person would be provided with retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other retiree employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

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(g) Except as expressly required or provided by this Agreement, neither the execution or delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the Contemplated Transactions will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) constitute an event under any Parent Employee Plan, Parent Employee Agreement, trust or loan that will or may result (either alone or in connection with any other circumstance or event) in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration of any right, obligation or benefit, forgiveness of Indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Parent Employee.

(h) Neither Parent nor any Parent Affiliate: (i) has violated or otherwise failed in any material respect to comply with any Legal Requirement respecting employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment or wages and hours, including the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the requirements of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and the provisions of any similar Legal Requirement; (ii) has failed to withhold or report any amounts required by applicable Legal Requirements or by Contract to be withheld or reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to Parent Employees; (iii) is liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with the Legal Requirements applicable to any of the foregoing; and (iv) is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Parent Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice). There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or Legal Proceedings against Parent or any Parent Affiliate under any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability policy.

4.16 Environmental Matters . Parent and each Subsidiary thereof possesses all material permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws, and is in material compliance with the terms and conditions thereof. Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) from a Governmental Body that alleges that Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is not in material compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the Knowledge of the Parent, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere with the compliance by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof with any Environmental Law in the future. To the Knowledge of the Parent, (a) all property that is leased to the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, and all surface water, groundwater and soil associated with or adjacent to such property, is free of any material environmental contamination of any nature, (b) none of the property leased to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof contains any underground storage tanks, asbestos, equipment using PCBs, underground injection wells, and (c) none of the property leased to Parent or any Subsidiary thereof contains any septic tanks in which process wastewater or any Materials of Environmental Concern have been disposed of. To the Knowledge of the Parent, neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has ever sent or transported, or arranged to send or transport, any Materials of Environmental Concern to a site that, pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, (i) has been placed on the National Priorities List, (ii) is otherwise designated or identified as a potential site for remediation, cleanup, closure or other environmental remedial activity, or (iii) is subject to a Legal Requirement to take “removal” or

 

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“remedial” action as detailed in any applicable Environmental Law or to make payment for the cost of cleaning up any site.

4.17 Insurance . Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has ever received any written notice or other communication (or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, oral notice or other communication) regarding any actual or possible (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy, (b) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim under any insurance policy, or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy.

4.18 Legal Proceedings; Orders . Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents and in Schedule 4.18 , there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no Person has threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding: (a) that involves the Parent, any Subsidiary thereof or any Related Party of any of the foregoing by reason of an act or omission involving the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof or by reason of the fact that such Related Party is or was an agent of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, or any of the assets owned or used by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof; or (b) that challenges, or that is intended to prevent, delay, make illegal or otherwise interfere with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. To the Knowledge of Parent, except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Legal Proceeding. If any claim, dispute or Legal Proceeding is disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, no such claim, dispute or Legal Proceeding could, if determined adversely to Parent or any Subsidiary party thereto, reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. There is no Order to which Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, or any of the assets owned or used by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, is subject. To the Knowledge of Parent, no officer or key employee of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof is subject to any Order that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

4.19 Product Liability; Recalls . To the Parent’s Knowledge, there has been no accident, happening or event caused or allegedly caused by any defect in manufacture, design, materials or workmanship including any failure to warn or any breach of express or implied warranties or representations with respect to any Parent Product which has resulted in serious injury or death to any Person or material damage to or destruction of property or other material damages. Each Parent Product (a) is, and at all relevant times has been in material compliance with applicable Legal Requirements and (b) is, and at all relevant times has been, fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is intended to be used and conforms to any promises or affirmations of fact made in the warranty or on the label for such product or in connection with its sale, whether through advertising or otherwise, except in each case as would not individually or in the aggregate be material to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken together as a whole. To the Knowledge of the Parent, there is no design defect with respect to any Parent Product. Each Parent Product contains reasonable warnings, presented in a reasonably prominent manner, in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements material to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken together as a whole. There has been no product recall or post-sale warning conducted by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to any Parent Product.

 

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4.20 Customers and Suppliers . No material customer or supplier of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken together as a whole, has indicated in writing within the past year that it will stop, or decrease the rate of, buying materials, products or services from or supplying materials, products or services to, as applicable, the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

4.21 Export Control Laws . Parent and each Subsidiary thereof has conducted its respective export transactions in accordance with all applicable provisions of United States export and re-export controls, including the Export Administration Act and Regulations, the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and other controls administered by the United States Department of Commerce and/or the United States Department of State and all other applicable import/export controls in other countries in which the Company conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing: (a) Parent and each Subsidiary thereof has obtained all applicable export and import licenses, license exceptions and other consents, notices, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings with any Governmental Body required for the export, import and re-export of Parent Products (collectively, “ Parent Export Approvals ”), (b) Parent and each Subsidiary thereof is in material compliance with the terms of all applicable Parent Export Approvals, (c) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened claims against Parent or any Subsidiary thereof with respect to such Parent Export Approvals, and (d) to the Parent’s Knowledge, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to export transactions of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any future claims.

4.22 Government Contracts . Neither Parent nor any Subsidiary thereof has been suspended or debarred from bidding on contracts or subcontracts with any Governmental Body; and no such suspension or debarment has been initiated or, to the Knowledge of the Parent, threatened.

4.23 No Prior Merger Sub Operations . Merger Sub is an entity newly formed for the purpose of participating in the Merger and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and at no time before the Effective Time has the Merger Sub had assets (other than nominal assets contributed upon the formation of the Merger Sub) or business operations.

4.24 Financial Advisor Except as set forth on Schedule 4.24 , no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.

4.25 Full Disclosure . To the actual Knowledge of the Parent, this Agreement (including the Schedules provided by the parties hereunder) does not, and none of the certificates referred to in Article  7 or the other Contracts delivered to the Key Stockholders or the Stockholder Representative in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will, (i) contain any representation, warranty or information that is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or (ii) omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the representations, warranties and information contained and to be contained herein and therein (in the light of the circumstances under which such representations, warranties and information were or will be made or provided) not false or misleading.

 

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4.26 No Other Representations or Warranties . EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS Article  4 , EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED (WHETHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO THE COMPANY, THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE, ANY KEY STOCKHOLDER, ANY NON-DISSENTING STOCKHOLDER AND/OR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING (INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION OR ADVICE, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING BY ANY DIRECTOR, MANAGER, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, ACCOUNTING FIRM, LEGAL COUNSEL OR OTHER AGENT, CONSULTANT, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PARENT OR MERGER SUB OR ANY RESPECTIVE AFFILIATE OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB). NEITHER PARENT NOR MERGER SUB MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY TO THE COMPANY, THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE, ANY KEY STOCKHOLDER OR ANY NON-DISSENTING STOCKHOLDER EXCEPT AS CONTAINED IN THIS Article  4 , AND ANY AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE OR INFORMATION COMMUNICATED BY PARENT OR MERGER SUB, OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING BY WAY OF PROJECTIONS, DOCUMENTS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO THE COMPANY’S, THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE’S, ANY KEY STOCKHOLDER’S OR ANY NON-DISSENTING STOCKHOLDER’S DILIGENCE REQUESTS (INCLUDING ANY DOCUMENTS POSTED IN AN ELECTRONIC OR VIRTUAL DATA ROOM) AND ANY MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS PROVIDED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY, THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE, ANY KEY STOCKHOLDER OR ANY NON-DISSENTING STOCKHOLDER), WHETHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING, ARE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS AGREEMENT, IT BEING INTENDED THAT NO SUCH PRIOR OR CONTEMPORANEOUS STATEMENTS OR COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY HEREOF.

ARTICLE 5

COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

5.1 Access and Investigation . During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall: (a) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access to the Company and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, Company Contracts and other documents and information relating to the Company; and (b) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with copies of such existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, Company Contracts and other documents and information relating to the Company, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Company, as Parent may reasonably request. Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, (i) within 15 days after the end of each calendar month during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall deliver to Parent (A) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the last day of such calendar month, (B) a statement of income for such calendar month and for the period from January 1, 2017 through the end of such calendar month, and (C) a certificate executed on the Company’s behalf by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer confirming that such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the date thereof and the results of

 

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operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the basis on which the Company Financial Statements were prepared (except that, in the case of unaudited financial statements, such financial statements will not contain footnotes and will be subject to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments), and (ii) during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall, permit Parent’s senior officers to meet with the controller and other officers of the Company responsible for the Company’s financial statements, the internal controls of the Company and the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company to discuss such matters as Parent may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate for Parent to satisfy its obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations relating thereto.

5.2 Operation of the Company s Business .

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period: (i) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (B) in material compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of each Company Contract that constitutes a Material Contract; (ii) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keeps available the services of its current officers and Key Employees and maintains its relations and goodwill with all material suppliers, customers, development partners, landlords, creditors, licensors, licensees, employees and other Persons having business relationships with the Company; (iii) the Company shall keep in full force all insurance policies referred to in Section  2.21 and, if any such insurance policy is scheduled to expire during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall cause such insurance policy to be renewed or replaced (on terms and with coverage substantially equivalent to the terms and coverage of the expiring insurance policy) on or prior to the date of expiration of such insurance policy; (iv) the Company shall cause to be provided all notices, assurances and support required by any Company Contract relating to any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right in order to ensure that no condition under such Company Contract occurs that could result in (A) any transfer or disclosure by the Company of the source code for any portion of the Company Software, or (B) a release from any escrow of any source code for any Company Software that has been deposited or is required to be deposited in escrow under the terms of such Company Contract; and (v) the Company shall promptly notify Parent of (A) any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, and (B) any Legal Proceeding commenced, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company.

(b) During the Pre-Closing Period, without the prior written consent of Parent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company shall not:

(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of capital stock or other securities;

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stock or other security, (B) any option or right to acquire any capital stock or other security, or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security (except that the Company shall be permitted to issue Company Common Stock upon the exercise of outstanding Company Options or upon the conversion of outstanding Company Preferred Stock or upon the exercise of other outstanding warrants or other securities disclosed to Parent in writing prior to the date of this Agreement);

(iii) amend or waive any of its rights under any Contract evidencing any outstanding stock option or any restricted stock purchase agreement;

(iv) amend or permit the adoption of any amendment to its Organizational Documents, or effect or become a party to any Acquisition Transaction (other than pursuant to the Contemplated Transactions), recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;

(v) form any subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;

(vi) make any capital expenditure except in accordance with the Company Budget;

(vii) prepay or accelerate the payment of any expense;

(viii) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, enter into or become bound by, or permit any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by, any Material Contract, or amend or terminate, or waive or exercise any material right or remedy under, any Material Contract;

(ix) acquire, lease or license any right or other asset from any other Person, or sell or otherwise dispose of, or lease or license, any right or other asset to any other Person (except in each case for (A) immaterial assets acquired, leased, licensed or disposed of by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (B) licenses granted by the Company in the Ordinary Course of Business and without significant deviation from the terms set forth in the End User Licenses);

(x) lend money to any Person (except that the Company may make routine travel advances to employees in the Ordinary Course of Business not in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate), or incur or guarantee any Indebtedness;

(xi) establish, adopt or amend any employee benefit plan, pay any bonus (other than Transaction Bonuses) or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any Company Employee outside the Ordinary Course of Business;

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(xiii) change any of its sales contract terms and conditions, pricing or discounting policies or practices, product return policies, product maintenance policies, service policies, product modification or upgrade policies, personnel policies or other business policies, or any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any respect;

(xiv) make any Tax election;

(xv) commence or settle any Legal Proceeding;

(xvi) enter into any material transaction or take any other material action outside the Ordinary Course of Business, other than as expressly permitted or contemplated pursuant to the terms hereof; or

(xvii) agree or commit to take any of the actions described in clauses “ (i) ” through “ (xvi) ” of this Section  5.2(b) .

5.3 Operation of Parent s Business . During the Pre-Closing Period: (i) Parent shall use, or cause any applicable Subsidiary thereof to use, commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its respective business and operations (A) in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (B) in material compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and the requirements of each Parent Material Contract; and (ii) Parent shall promptly notify the Company of (A) any notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise) from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, and (B) any Legal Proceeding commenced, or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

5.4 Notification; Updates to Schedule .

(a) Company Obligations .

(i) During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly notify Parent in writing of: (i) the discovery by the Company of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause, the failure of the Closing conditions set forth in Section  6.1 or Section  6.2 ; and (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article  6 or Article  7 impossible or unlikely or that has had or could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

(ii) If any event, condition, fact or circumstance that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Section  5.4(a)(i) relates to an event, condition, fact or circumstance occurring after the date hereof but prior to the Closing Date (a “ Company Interim Event ”), then the Company shall promptly deliver to Parent a supplement Schedule specifying such Company Interim Event and identifying the applicable representations, warranties or covenants (each such supplement, a “ Company Schedule Supplement ”). Parent shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement within five business days after delivery of any Company Schedule Supplement; provided , that if Parent does not so terminate this Agreement within five business days after delivery of a Company Schedule Supplement, then the Company Schedule Supplement and all Company Interim Events set forth therein shall be deemed to update the Schedules for all

 

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purposes under this Agreement and Parent Indemnitees shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any and all rights to indemnification, as well as the ability to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article  8 , in each case, with respect to the subject matter of such Company Schedule Supplement.

(b) Parent Obligations .

(i) During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall promptly notify the Company in writing of: (i) the discovery by Parent of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause, the failure of the Closing conditions set forth in Section  7.1 or Section  7.2 ; and (ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that would make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Article  6 or Article  7 impossible or unlikely or that has had or could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

(ii) If any event, condition, fact or circumstance that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Section  5.4(b)(i) relates to an event, condition, fact or circumstance occurring after the date hereof but prior to the Closing Date (a “ Parent Interim Event ”), Parent shall promptly deliver to the Company a supplement Schedule specifying such Parent Interim Event and identifying the applicable representations, warranties or covenants (each such supplement, a “ Parent Schedule Supplement ”). The Stockholder Representative shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement within five business days after delivery of any Parent Schedule Supplement; provided , that if the Stockholder Representative does not so terminate this Agreement within five business days after delivery of a Parent Schedule Supplement, then the Parent Schedule Supplement and all Parent Interim Events set forth therein shall be deemed to update the Schedules for all purposes under this Agreement and Company Indemnitees shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived any and all rights to indemnification, as well as the ability to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article  8 , in each case, with respect to the subject matter of such Parent Schedule Supplement.

5.5 No Negotiation . During the Pre-Closing Period, neither the Company nor any of the Key Stockholders shall (and the Company shall ensure that none of the Representatives of the Company shall), directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, facilitate or encourage the initiation of any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Parent) relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction; (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations or enter into any Contract with, or provide any non-public information to, any Person (other than Parent or, with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, the Company’s current investors or their applicable Representatives) relating to or in connection with a possible Acquisition Transaction; or (c) accept any proposal or offer from any Person (other than Parent) relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction. The Company shall promptly notify Parent in writing of any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction (including to the extent any of the following is non-confidential: the identity of the Person making or submitting such inquiry, proposal or offer, and the terms thereof) that is received by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Key Stockholders during the Pre-Closing Period.

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dispose of, or pledge or otherwise permit to be subject to any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances), any shares of Company Capital Stock or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any other security of the Company.

5.7 Regulatory Approvals .

(a) Each of Parent and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all notices, reports and other documents required to be filed by such party with any Governmental Body with respect to the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and to submit promptly any additional information requested by any such Governmental Body. Parent and the Stockholder Representative shall work together in good faith with respect to any proceedings or negotiations with any Governmental Body relating to any of the foregoing, and no response shall be provided to the applicable Governmental Body without the other applicable party’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section  5.7(a) , but with the matters addressed in this Section  5.7(b) being governed only by the terms of this Section  5.7(b) , from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause any Parent Affiliate (including the Surviving Corporation) and their respective licensees, transferees, successors and assigns to:

(i) file an application for Regulatory Approval with a Regulatory Authority for an IFU of a product that includes specifically EMG within the six (6) month period following the Closing Date; and

(ii) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to prosecute such application for Regulatory Approval so as to cause the applicable to Regulatory Authority to issue such Regulatory Approval.

5.8 Written Consents; Information Statement . As soon as practicable following the execution of this Agreement, each Key Stockholder shall execute and deliver to the Company a written consent approving the Merger and adopting this Agreement (a “ Written Consent ”), and each Key Stockholder agrees not to revoke or withdraw such Key Stockholder’s Written Consent and not to take any other action that is inconsistent with such Written Consent or that may have the effect of delaying or interfering with the Merger. As promptly as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare an information statement accurately describing this Agreement, the Merger, the other Contemplated Transactions and the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL (the “ Information Statement ”), and shall deliver the Information Statement to those of its stockholders who did not execute Written Consents for the purpose of (a) informing them of the approval of the Merger and the adoption of this Agreement by the Key Stockholders and (b) soliciting additional Written Consents approving the Merger and adopting this Agreement. The Information Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the board of directors of the Company unanimously recommends that the Company’s stockholders execute Written Consents approving the Merger and adopting this Agreement.

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permit the Company or any Representative of the Company to, and Parent, on the other hand, shall not permit Parent, any Subsidiary thereof (including Merger Sub), or any Representative of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (including Merger Sub) to) issue any press release or make any public statement regarding this Agreement or the Merger, or regarding any of the other Contemplated Transactions, without Parent’s prior written consent (in the case of any such action to be undertaken by the Company or any Representative thereof), or without the Stockholder Representative’s prior written consent (in the case of any such action to be undertaken by Parent, any Subsidiary thereof (including Merger Sub) or any Representative of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof), with such prior written consent, in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided , however , that Parent may, without the Stockholder Representative’s prior written consent, issue such press release or make such public statement as may be required by any Legal Requirement or the rules and regulations of its Principal Trading Market (provided, that Parent shall provide the Stockholder Representative at least 2 days’ prior written notice of any such release or statement and consider in good faith any comments made by the Stockholder Representative before such release or issuance).

5.10 Additional Agreements .

(a) Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and each Key Stockholder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate the Merger and make effective the other Contemplated Transactions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party to this Agreement (i) shall make all filings (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such party in connection with the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, and (ii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Legal Requirement or Contract, or otherwise) by such party in connection with the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions. Each of Parent and the Company shall promptly deliver to the other a copy of each such filing made, each such notice given and each such Consent obtained by such party during the Pre-Closing Period.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party hereto shall have any obligation under this Agreement or otherwise: (i) to dispose of or transfer any assets, or to commit to cause any other party hereto to dispose of or transfer any assets; (ii) to discontinue offering any product or service, or to commit to cause any other party hereto to discontinue offering any product or service; (iii) to license or otherwise make available to any Person, any technology, software or other Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right, or to commit to cause any other party hereto to license or otherwise make available to any Person any technology, software or other Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right; (iv) to hold separate any assets or operations (either before or after the Closing Date), or to commit to cause any other party hereto to hold separate any assets or operations; (v) to make any commitment (to any Governmental Body or otherwise) regarding its future operations or the future operations of any other party hereto; or (vi) to contest any Legal Proceeding relating to the Merger.

5.11 Commercially Reasonable Efforts . During the Pre-Closing Period, (a) the Company and the Key Stockholders shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article  6 to be satisfied on a timely basis, and (b) Parent and Merger Sub

 

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shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article  7 to be satisfied on a timely basis.

5.12 Termination of Agreements . To the extent requested by Parent, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all warrants to purchase shares of Company Capital Stock to be exercised or terminated prior to the Effective Time in accordance with all of the terms of such warrants and all agreements relating thereto.

5.13 FIRPTA Matters . At the Closing, (a) the Company shall deliver to Parent a statement (in such form as may be reasonably requested by counsel to Parent) conforming to the requirements of Section 1.897—2(h)(1)(i) of the United States Treasury Regulations, and (b) the Company shall deliver to the IRS the notification required under Section 1.897—2(h)(2) of the United States Treasury Regulations.

5.14 Termination of Option Plan . The Company shall ensure that the Company Option Plan shall be terminated immediately prior to the Effective Time, unless Parent shall have delivered a written notice to the Company at or prior to the Closing requesting that such plan not be terminated.

5.15 Resignation of Officers and Directors . The Company shall obtain and deliver to Parent at or prior to the Closing the resignation of each officer and director of the Company.

5.16 Release .

(a) Effective upon the Closing, the Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Corporation, on behalf of themselves and all Parent Indemnitees (collectively, “ Releasing Parties ”), hereby fully and irrevocably waives, releases and discharges forever the Stockholder Representative and each Company Equityholder (i) from whom Parent received a duly executed Release pursuant to Section  6.6(c) or (ii) from whom the Company or Parent received a duly executed Acknowledgment and Release Agreement, each Transaction Bonus Recipient from whom the Company received a duly executed Transaction Bonus Agreement, their respective affiliates (other than the Company) and each of their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, employees, Representatives, heirs, estates and agents (collectively, “ Seller Released Parties ”) from any Encumbrances, claims, demands, debts, accounts, covenants, Contracts, arrangements, promises, obligations, Damages, judgments, or liabilities of any kind, in law or equity, and causes of action of every kind and nature, or otherwise (including claims for Damages, costs, expenses, and attorneys’, brokers’, experts’ and accountants’ fees and expenses) which any Releasing Party has or may have against any Seller Released Party, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, and that now exist or may hereafter exist solely to the extent it has arisen or arises out of or relates to an action or event occurring or existing prior to the Closing (collectively, the “ Released Claims ”; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section  5.16 will operate to release any obligations of any Company Equityholder or Transaction Bonus Recipient arising under this Agreement or any Transaction Document from and after the Effective Time. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the release set forth in this Section  5.16 shall be effective as a full and final accord, satisfaction and release of all of the Released Claims. In furtherance of this intention, each Releasing Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that the release of the Released Claims provided for in this Section  5.16 shall extend

 

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to any and all Released Claims, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, legal or equitable, and expressly waives and relinquishes any right any Releasing Party may have under California Civil Code, Section 1542, which provides that:

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.

Each Releasing Party expressly waives and releases any and all rights and benefits which it has or may have under California Civil Code, Section 1542, and any other similar law or rule in any other jurisdiction pertaining to the Released Claims. Each Releasing Party acknowledges and agrees that any Releasing Party may later discover facts in addition to, or different from, those which it now knows or believes to be true as to the Released Claims or the subject matter of this Agreement, but it is the intention of each Releasing Party, through and in accordance with this Agreement and with the advice of counsel, to fully, finally and forever settle and release any and all Released Claims. In furtherance of this intention, the releases of the Released Claims provided for under this Agreement shall be, and are to remain in effect as, full and complete releases of any and all Released Claims notwithstanding the discovery of any additional claims or facts relating to such releases.

(b) Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Corporation shall refrain, and shall cause their respective affiliates to refrain, from directly or indirectly asserting any Damages or commencing (or causing to be commenced) any action of any kind before any court, arbitrator or Governmental Body against any Seller Released Party based upon any Released Claim.

5.17 Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance .

(a) Parent agrees that all rights to indemnification and related rights to advancement of expenses on the part of each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the Closing, a director, manager or officer of the Company (collectively, the “ Covered Persons ”), including all such rights existing pursuant to any written agreement between any such Covered Person and the Company in effect as of the date hereof, applicable Delaware Legal Requirements or as provided in the Company’s Organizational Documents, shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect until ninety (90) days after the expiration of the longest applicable statute of limitation. Parent agrees that from and after the Effective Time it shall (and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) indemnify all such Covered Persons to the fullest extent permitted by such indemnity obligations with respect to all actual or alleged acts or omissions prior to the Effective Time.

(b) Except to the extent required by Legal Requirements, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain the indemnification and exculpation provisions in the applicable Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation substantially in the form that they shall exist as of the Closing, which provisions shall not, except to the extent required by Legal Requirements, be amended, repealed or otherwise modified after the Effective Time in any manner that could adversely affect the rights thereunder of any

 

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Covered Person. In the event Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or Person of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, or at Parent’s option, Parent, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section  5.17 .

(c) Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, maintain the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance or purchase so-called “tail” coverage for such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, in each case covering Persons who are currently covered by such insurance on terms no less favorable than those in effect on the date hereof for a period of at least six (6) years after the Closing. Such tail coverage shall be procured at Closing and 50% of the costs of such coverage shall be a Transaction Expense.

(d) The provisions of Section  5.17 are intended to be for the benefit of, and enforceable by, each Covered Person and such Covered Person’s estate, heirs and representatives, and nothing herein shall affect any indemnification rights that any Covered Person or such Covered Person’s estate, heirs and representatives may have under any Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation, any Legal Requirement, any Contract or otherwise.

(e) The obligations of the Parent and the Surviving Corporation under Section  5.17(b) shall continue in full force and effect for a period commencing as of the Closing and ending as of the later of (i) the six (6) year anniversary of the Closing and (ii) the date that all applicable statute of limitation periods have expired for any claim or claims for which a Covered Person may be entitled to indemnification under Section  5.17 ; provided, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any claim for indemnification under Section  5.17 asserted or made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such claim.

5.18 Taxes .

(a) Preparation of Tax Returns .

(i) Parent shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) all Tax Returns of the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date that are first due after the Closing Date (other than any such Tax Returns which have already been filed on or before the Closing Date). Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the past practices of the Company, except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirement. Parent shall provide the Stockholder Representative with a copy of any such Tax Return for its review at least twenty (20) business days prior to the date such Tax Return is due (after taking into consideration any extensions available). Parent shall make revisions to any such Tax Return as reasonably requested by the Stockholder Representative in writing within ten (10) business days after its receipt of such Tax Return from Parent. If there is a disagreement as to whether revisions requested by the Stockholder Representative should be included in any such Tax Return, the disagreement shall be submitted to the Independent Accountant for resolution (the expenses of which shall be shared in a manner similar to that set

 

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forth in Section  1.10(b) . Parent shall timely file (after taking into consideration any extensions available) with the applicable Governmental Body such Tax Returns as finally prepared (including the resolution of the Independent Accountant, if applicable). The provisions of this subsection (i) shall not apply to Straddle Period Tax Returns, which are governed by subsection (ii) below.

(ii) With respect to all taxable periods beginning on or before the Closing Date but ending after the Closing Date (each, a “ Straddle Period ”), Parent shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) all Tax Returns required by be filed with a Governmental Body by the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable (each such Tax Return, a “ Straddle Period Tax Return ”). Each such Straddle Period Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practices of the Company, except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirement. Parent shall provide the Stockholder Representative with a copy of any Straddle Period Tax Return for its review at least twenty (20) business days prior to the date such Straddle Period Tax Return is due (after taking into consideration any extensions available). Parent shall make revisions to any such Tax Return as reasonably requested by the Stockholder Representative in writing within ten (10) business days after its receipt of such Tax Return from Parent. If there is a disagreement as to whether revisions requested by the Stockholder Representative should be included in any such Tax Return, the disagreement shall be submitted to the Independent Accountant for resolution (the expenses of which shall be shared in a manner similar to that set forth in Section  1.10(b) ). Parent shall timely file (after taking into consideration any extensions available) with the applicable Governmental Body all Straddle Period Tax Returns as finally prepared (including the resolution of the Independent Accountant, if applicable).

(iii) The income Tax year of the Company shall end as of the close of business on the Closing Date and the Surviving Corporation shall join the consolidated federal income Tax group of which Parent is the parent on the day after the Closing Date. If the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, is permitted but not required under applicable state, local or foreign Tax Legal Requirement to treat the Closing Date as the last day of a taxable period, then the parties shall elect with the relevant Governmental Body to, or otherwise treat, that day as the last day of a taxable period.

(b) Amended Tax Returns/Refunds

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(i) Except with the written consent of the Stockholder Representative, Parent shall not, nor shall it permit or cause any Parent Affiliate or the Company or the Surviving Corporation to, amend, file (including undertaking any voluntary disclosure or similar process), refile, revoke or otherwise modify any Tax Return or Tax election of the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, with respect to Tax periods that begin on or prior to the Closing Date, or that reasonably could be expected to affect Tax periods that begin on or prior to the Closing Date.

(ii) Except to the extent attributable to the carryback of losses, credits or other Tax assets from a taxable period beginning after the Closing Date, any refunds of Taxes and any interest thereon received in cash, or benefit of crediting an overpayment of Taxes and any interest thereon realized and resulting in actual Tax savings, with respect to the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, with respect to Taxes that relate to a period (or a

 

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portion of a period) that ends on or prior to the Closing Date shall be delivered to the Stockholder Representative (for further distribution to the Non-Dissenting Stockholders) within thirty (30) days of receipt of such cash refund or of the filing of such Tax Return that takes into consideration such overpayment.

(c) Cooperation . The parties shall, and shall each cause their respective affiliates (including the Company) to, provide the other with such cooperation and information, as and to the extent reasonably requested, in connection with the filing of any Tax Return, determining liability for Taxes or the availability of a refund or credit of Taxes, or in conducting any audit or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of all relevant portions of relevant Tax Returns and related documents, and making its employees available, to the extent reasonably requested.

(d) Transfer Taxes . All transfer, sales, use, real property transfer, recording, documentary, stamp, registration, stock transfer and other similar Taxes and fees imposed in respect of the Contemplated Transactions shall be borne by Parent, and Parent (with the cooperation of the Stockholder Representative) shall file all Tax Returns and other documentation related thereto.

(e) Straddle Periods . For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any Taxes of the Company not based upon or measured by income or gain, proceeds, receipts or expenses (e.g., payroll Taxes) allocated to the portion of the period ending on the Closing Date will be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period. The amount of any other Taxes for a Straddle Period that relate to the portion of the period ending on the Closing Date will be determined based on an interim closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing Date, provided , however , that any item determined on an annual or periodic basis (such as deductions for depreciation or real estate Taxes) shall be apportioned on a daily basis. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the parties agree that payments made with respect to Indebtedness and Transaction Expenses, to the extent such payments give rise to Tax deductions, Tax losses and Tax credits or otherwise may offset taxable income or Tax under applicable Legal Requirement, shall, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirement, be considered to arise in the taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on the Closing Date and the provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent therewith.

(f) Closing Date Items/No 338 Election . None of Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective affiliates shall cause or permit to be made any extraordinary transaction or event after the Closing on the Closing Date that would result in any increased Tax liability for which indemnification would be provided pursuant to this Agreement. None of Parent, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective affiliates shall cause or permit to be filed any election under Section 338 or Section 336 of the Code in connection with the Merger.

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Company or the Surviving Corporation with respect to any taxable period or portion thereof ending on or before the Closing Date.

5.19 Employment Matters .

(a) Prior to the Closing Date (but subject to the occurrence of the Merger), the Company shall terminate the employment of Eugene Cattarina (the “ Designated Employee ”). All costs and expenses related to such termination shall be borne by the Company.

(b) For all purposes (including purposes of eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual) under the employee benefit plans of the Parent, the Surviving Corporation and any of their respective affiliates providing benefits to any employee of the Company that becomes an employee of the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective affiliates after the Closing (which , for clarity, shall exclude the Designated Employee) (any such employee, an “ Employee ” and such employee benefit plans, “ Parent Plans ”), each Employee shall be credited with his or her years of service with the Company before the Closing Date, to the same extent as such Employee was entitled before the Closing Date to credit for such service under any similar benefit plan of the Company in which such Employee participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Closing Date and shall also be credited with and carry-over all vacation accrual earned while employed by the Company or its respective predecessors, as applicable; provided , that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits or the accrual of benefits under a defined benefit pension plan with respect to such Employee or such activities are not permitted under the applicable Parent Plan. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but subject to the requirements of the applicable Parent Plan, (i) each Employee shall be immediately eligible to participate without any waiting time, in any and all Parent Plans to the extent coverage under such Parent Plans is comparable to any benefit plan of the Company in which the Employee participated immediately before the Closing Date and (ii) the Parent shall cause (A) to be waived all pre-existing condition exclusion and similar limitations, eligibility waiting periods and evidence of insurability requirements under any Parent Plans to the extent waived or satisfied by such Employee under any benefit plan of the Company as of the Closing Date, and (B) any covered expenses incurred on or before the Closing Date by any such Employee (or covered dependent thereof) to be taken into account for purposes of satisfying applicable deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions after the Closing Date under any applicable Parent Plan.

(c) Nothing in this Section  5.19 shall be construed to confer on any Person (including current and former employees or and other service providers to the Company), other than the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns, any benefit under or right to enforce the provisions of this Section  5.19 , including any right to employment or continued employment for any period of time or any right to a particular term or condition of employment, or be construed as an amendment, waiver or creation of any benefit plan. Nor does anything in this Section  5.19 limit the ability of the Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any affiliate of any of the foregoing to amend or terminate any benefit plan pursuant to its terms.

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and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps necessary to cause all of the Shares, Note Shares and Warrant Shares to be approved for listing on the Principal Trading Market as promptly as possible thereafter. Parent shall maintain the listing of the Shares, the Note Shares and the Warrant Shares on the Principal Trading Market.

5.21 Form D; Blue Sky . Parent agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon the written request of any Non-Dissenting Stockholder. Parent, on or before the Closing Date, shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to qualify the Securities for sale to the Non-Dissenting Stockholders under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification) and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon the written request of any Non-Dissenting Stockholder.

5.22 Reservation of Parent Common Stock . Parent shall take all action necessary to at all times have authorized, and reserved for the purpose of issuance from and after the Closing Date, the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Notes, Warrants and Shares issuable hereunder (without taking into account any limitations on exercise of the Notes or Warrants set forth in the Notes and Warrants, respectively).

5.23 Stockholder Consent ; Lock-Up . Parent shall use its best efforts to obtain the consent of its stockholders required by the Principal Trading Market to issue the Warrant Shares, the Note Shares and the Second Milestone Share Amount (the “ Required Parent Stockholder Consent ”) as part of the next meeting of its stockholders (the “ Stockholders Meeting ”), which shall take place no later than May 17, 2018 (or no later than June 14, 2018 in the event the SEC reviews Parent’s proxy statement for soliciting the Required Parent Stockholder Consent) after the Effective Time (such date, the “ Parent Stockholder Approval Outside Date ”) hereof for the purpose of seeking approval of Parent’s stockholders for the Proposal. Parent’s board of directors shall recommend to the Parent stockholders that the Proposal be approved and Parent shall solicit proxies form its stockholders in connection with the Proposal in the same manner as all other management proposals in proxy statements sent to Parent’s stockholders. Parent shall cause all management-appointed proxyholders to vote their proxies in favor of the Proposal. If Parent does not obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent at the stockholder first meeting held after the Effective Time, Parent shall call a stockholders meeting every four months thereafter to seek the Required Parent Stockholder Consent until the date the Required Parent Stockholder Consent is obtained. Until the Required Parent Stockholder Consent has been obtained, Parent will not, without the prior written consent of the Stockholder Representative, (a) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock (whether newly issued shares or treasury shares) or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock, other than (i) the Shares to be issued hereunder; (ii) any shares Parent Common Stock issued upon the exercise or conversion of any currently outstanding options, warrants, rights or convertible securities (but only to the extent exercisable or convertible at the time of such exercise or conversion); (iii) any options, restricted shares or restricted stock units of Parent Common Stock granted as equity compensation to employees, directors and consultants, consistent with the Parent’s past practices, provided that such options, restricted shares or restricted stock units are either unvested or ineligible to vote at the Stockholders

 

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Meeting; or (iv) any warrants or shares of preferred stock of Parent (but excluding Parent Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such warrants or the conversion of such shares of preferred stock, as applicable) issued in connection with any warrant exercise or preferred financing of Parent contemplated as of the date hereof; (b) modify, amend or waive the terms of any outstanding securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock in a manner which would have the effect of accelerating the time such securities are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable or otherwise allowing such securities to be converted, exercised or exchanged prior to the receipt of the Required Parent Stockholder Consent even though the terms of such securities on the date hereof would not allow such conversion, exercise or exchange.

5.24 Cancellation of Excluded Warrants . By executing and delivering this Agreement, the Company and each Excluded Warrantholder (by virtue of executing and delivering this Agreement in such Excluded Warrantholder’s capacity as a Key Stockholder), hereby agree that, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (but subject to the occurrence of the Merger), each Excluded Warrant held by and between the Company and each Excluded Warrantholder, as applicable, are automatically cancelled, voided and shall be of no further force and effect without any further action on the part of the Company or such Excluded Warrantholder and without additional consideration of any kind.

ARTICLE 6

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Parent), at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

6.1 Accuracy of Representations . The representations and warranties in Article  2 and Article  3 of this Agreement shall have been accurate in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications or similar qualifications contained or incorporated directly or indirectly in such representations and warranties), and shall be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications or similar qualifications contained or incorporated directly or indirectly in such representations and warranties).

6.2 Performance of Covenants . Each of the covenants and obligations that the Company and the Key Stockholders are required to comply with or to perform at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.

6.3 Stockholder Approval . The Merger shall have been duly approved and this Agreement shall have been duly adopted by the Required Company Stockholder Vote. The number of shares of Company Common Stock that are Dissenting Shares shall be less than 2% of the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Closing and no shares of Company Preferred Stock shall be Dissenting Shares. All of the Key Stockholders, in their capacities as stockholders of the Company, shall have executed Written Consents.

 

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6.4 Consents . All Consents required to be obtained in connection with the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions set forth in Item No. 1 on Schedule 2.5 shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

6.5 No Material Adverse Effect . Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

6.6 Agreements and Documents . Parent shall have received the following agreements and documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect:

(a) an employment agreement for each Key Employee, in substantially the form agreed to between Parent and such Key Employee, executed by such Key Employee;

(b) [Reserved];

(c) a Release substantially in the form of Exhibit H , dated as of the Closing Date, executed by each Key Stockholder (each, a “ Release ”);

(d) [Reserved];

(e) the statement referred to in Section  5.13 , executed on behalf of the Company;

(f) a certificate executed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth the Aggregate Transaction Expense Amount, accompanied by detailed supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to Parent;

(g) a certificate, executed on behalf of the Company by an officer of the Company, containing the representation and warranty of the Company that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 (as it relates to the representations and warranties of the Company), 6.2 (as it relates to the covenants and obligations of the Company) and 6.5 have been duly satisfied;

(h) a certificate, executed by the Key Stockholders, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 (as it relates to the representations and warranties of such Key Stockholder) and 6.2 (as it relates to the covenants and obligations of such Key Stockholder) have been duly satisfied (the “ Key Stockholder Certificate ”);

(i) written resignations of all officers and directors of the Company, effective as of the Effective Time;

(j) the Certificate of Merger, executed by the Company;

(k) certified by the Secretary of the Company, a copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby; and

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6.7 FIRPTA Compliance . The Company shall have filed with the IRS the notification referred to in Section  5.13 .

6.8 No Restraints . No Order preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have been issued by any Governmental Body and remain in effect, and there shall not be any Legal Requirement enacted or deemed applicable to the Merger that makes consummation of the Merger illegal.

6.9 No Legal Proceedings . No Person shall have commenced or threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding: (a) seeking the recovery of a material amount of Damages in connection with the Merger; (b) seeking to prohibit or limit the exercise by Parent of any material right pertaining to its ownership of stock of Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation; or (c) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions.

6.10 Termination of Option Plan . If required by Section  5.14 , the Company shall have provided Parent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent as to the termination of the Company Option Plan.

6.11 No Warrants . The Company shall have provided Parent with evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Parent, as to the exercise or termination of all warrants and other rights to purchase shares of Company Capital Stock (other than Company Options).

6.12 Effect of Waiver . To the extent that any condition set forth in this Article  6 is not satisfied, and if such failure is either (a) waived by Parent or (b) the Company and the Parent elect to consummate the Merger notwithstanding such failure, then no party hereto shall have any liability whatsoever to the other parties hereto, their affiliates or any of their respective equity holders, officers, directors, managers or representatives, for the failure of such condition to be satisfied, in whole or in part.

ARTICLE 7

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY

The obligation of the Company and each Key Stockholder to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Company), at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:

7.1 Accuracy of Representations . The representations and warranties in Article  4 of this Agreement shall have been accurate in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications or similar qualifications contained or incorporated directly or indirectly in such representations and warranties), and shall be accurate in all material respects as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (without giving effect to any materiality qualifications or similar qualifications contained or incorporated directly or indirectly in such representations and warranties).

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7.3 No Material Adverse Effect . Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect on Parent.

7.4 Consents . All Consents required to be obtained in connection with the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions set forth in Item Nos. 1, 2 and 4 on Schedule 4.4 shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect.

7.5 Agreements and Documents . The Company shall have received the following agreements and documents, each of which shall be in full force and effect:

(a) an employment agreement for each Key Employee in substantially the form agreed to between Parent and such Key Employee, executed by Parent and such Key Employee;

(b) a Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I , executed by Parent;

(c) a certificate, executed on behalf of Parent, by an executive officer of Parent, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 (as it relates to the representations and warranties of Parent), 7.2 (as it relates to the covenants and obligations of Parent), and 7.3 have been duly satisfied;

(d) a certificate, executed on behalf of Merger Sub, by an executive officer of Merger Sub, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 (as it relates to the representations and warranties of Merger Sub) and 7.2 (as it relates to the covenants and obligations of Merger Sub) have been duly satisfied;

(e) the Certificate of Merger, executed by Merger Sub;

(f) to each Company Equityholder that, with respect to Non-Dissenting Stockholders, has duly executed and delivered a Letter of Transmittal in accordance with the terms thereof, such Company Equityholder’s (i) Note, (ii) Warrant, and (iii) certificates representing all of the applicable shares of Parent Common Stock comprising the Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount, in each case, to which such Company Equityholder is entitled pursuant to the terms hereof;

(g) certified by the Secretary of Parent, a copy of the written resolutions duly-adopted by the board of directors of Parent (i) approving this Agreement, the Merger and the Contemplated Transactions and (ii) appointing James L.L. Tullis to the board of directors of Parent, effective as of the Effective Time;

(h) certified by the Secretary of Merger Sub, a copy of (i) the written consent of the board of directors of Merger Sub approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) the written consent of the sole stockholder of Merger Sub approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

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(i) Support Agreements, duly executed by the stockholders of Parent holding in the aggregate a number of shares of capital stock sufficient to provide the Required Parent Stockholder Consent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F (“ Support Agreements ”);

(j) such other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Stockholder Representative.

7.6 No Restraints . No Order preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have been issued by any Governmental Body and remain in effect, and there shall not be any Legal Requirement enacted or deemed applicable to the Merger that makes consummation of the Merger illegal.

7.7 Listing . The Nasdaq Global Select Market shall have approved the listing of additional shares application for the Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Note Shares.

7.8 No Suspensions of Trading in Common Stock . The Parent Common Stock shall not have been suspended, as of the Closing Date, by the SEC or the Principal Trading Market from trading on the Principal Trading Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Trading Market have been threatened, as of the Closing Date, either (a) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Trading Market or (b) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Trading Market.

7.9 Payment and Issuance of Closing Merger Consideration . Parent shall have made, or caused to have made, all applicable payments and issuances of the Closing Merger Consideration.

7.10 Effect of Waiver . To the extent that any condition set forth in this Article  7 is not satisfied, and if such failure is either (a) waived by the Company or (b) the Company and the Parent elect to consummate the Merger notwithstanding such failure, then no party hereto shall have any liability whatsoever to the other parties hereto, their affiliates or any of their respective equity holders, officers, directors, managers or representatives, for the failure of such condition to be satisfied, in whole or in part.

ARTICLE 8

TERMINATION

8.1 Termination Events . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing:

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

(b) by Parent if the Closing has not taken place on or before ninety (90) days following the date hereof (the “ End Date ”) (other than as a result of any failure on the part of Parent or Merger Sub to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation of Parent or Merger Sub, respectively, set forth in this Agreement or in any other agreement or instrument delivered to the Company or any Key Stockholder);

(c) by the Company if the Closing has not taken place on or before the End Date (other than as a result of the failure on the part of the Company or any of the Key Stockholders to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation of the Company or any of

 

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the Key Stockholders set forth in this Agreement or in any other agreement or instrument delivered to Parent);

(d) by Parent if (i) any representation or warranty of the Company or any Key Stockholder contained in this Agreement shall be inaccurate or shall have been breached, which such inaccuracy or breach would give rise to the failure of the Closing condition in Section  6.1 , and such inaccuracy or breach, if curable by the Company or such Key Stockholder through the use of commercially reasonable efforts during the 30-day period after Parent notifies the Company in writing of the existence of such inaccuracy or breach (the “ Company Cure Period ”), remains uncured as of the expiration of the Company Cure Period, or (ii) the Company or any Key Stockholder shall have breached any of the Parent’s or such Key Stockholder’s covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with or performed at or prior to the Closing, which breach would give rise to the failure of the Closing condition in Section  6.2 , and such breach, if curable by the Company or such Key Stockholder through the use of commercially reasonable efforts during the Company Cure Period, remains uncured as of the expiration of the Company Cure Period;

(e) by the Company if (i) any representation or warranty of the Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be inaccurate or shall have been breached, which such inaccuracy or breach would give rise to the failure of the Closing condition in Section  7.1 , and such inaccuracy or breach, if curable by Parent or Merger Sub through the use of commercially reasonable efforts during the 30-day period after the Company notifies Parent in writing of the existence of such inaccuracy or breach (the “ Parent Cure Period ”), remains uncured as of the expiration of the Parent Cure Period, or (ii) Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached any of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with or performed at or prior to the Closing, which breach would give rise to the failure of the Closing condition in Section  7.2 , and such breach, if curable by Parent or Merger Sub through the use of commercially reasonable efforts during the Parent Cure Period, remains uncured as of the expiration of the Parent Cure Period;

(f) by Parent if there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

(g) by the Company if there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Effect on the Parent;

(h) by either Parent or the Company if a Governmental Body shall have issued a final and nonappealable Order, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger; or

(i) by Parent if the Required Company Stockholder Vote is not obtained prior to the End Date.

8.2 Termination Procedures . If a party wishes to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section  8.1 , then such party shall deliver to the other parties to this Agreement a written notice stating that such party is terminating this Agreement and setting forth a brief description of the basis on which such party is terminating this Agreement.

 

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8.3 Effect of Termination . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section  8.1 , all further obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate; provided, however, that: (a) subject to Sections 5.4(a)(ii) and 5.4(b)(ii) , none of the Company or Parent shall be relieved of any obligation or liability arising from any prior intentional or willful breach by such party of any representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation contained in this Agreement; and (b) the parties shall, in all events, remain bound by and continue to be subject to the provisions set forth in Section  5.9 and Article  10 .

ARTICLE 9

INDEMNIFICATION, ETC.

9.1 Survival of Representations, Sole Remedy .

(a) The representations and warranties of (i) the Company and the Key Stockholders set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in Article  2 and Article  3 , as certified in accordance with Article  6 ), and (ii) Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (including the representations and warranties set forth in Article  4 , as certified in accordance with Article  7 ) shall survive the Closing and expire on the Expiration Date. All covenants and agreements of the Company, the Key Stockholders, Parent, Merger Sub and the Surviving Corporation shall survive and continue in accordance with their terms until performance (or until the applicable statute of limitations has expired, if no term for performance is satisfied) (each survival period set forth in this Section  9.1(a) , a “ Survival Period ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section  9.1(a) , if, at any time on or prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period, any Indemnitee (acting in good faith) delivers to the applicable Indemnifying Party a Notice of Indemnification Claim alleging the existence of a possible inaccuracy in or a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, and asserting a claim for recovery under this Article  9 based on such possible inaccuracy or breach, then the claim asserted in such Notice of Indemnification Claim shall survive until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved.

(b) The remedies set forth in this Article  9 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of any Indemnitee from and after the Effective Time with respect to any and all matters covered by this Agreement or any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto, or the Contemplated Transactions, except, in each case, for (i) claims arising out of or resulting from Fraud and (ii) the remedies of injunctive relief or other equitable remedy. From and after the Effective Time, no Person will have any other entitlement, remedy or recourse, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, with respect to any and all matters covered by this Agreement or any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto, or the Contemplated Transactions, it being irrevocably agreed that all of such other remedies, entitlements and recourse are expressly waived and released by the parties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements. Except with respect to (i) claims arising out of or resulting from Fraud and (ii) the remedies of injunctive relief or other equitable remedy, from and after the Effective Time, each party hereto, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and their respective directors, managers, equity holders, officers, employees, successors, assigns, estates

 

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and heirs, covenants and agrees not to bring any legal, equitable, administrative, legislative or adversarial claim, cause of action, suit or proceeding of any kind or nature (whether at law or in equity, in contract, tort or otherwise) against any other party hereto (or affiliate thereof) that in any way allegedly or actually arises from, or relates to, directly or indirectly, this Agreement, any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto and/or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, any certificate delivered at Closing by or on behalf of any party hereto or the Contemplated Transactions, other than pursuant to and in accordance with the remedies provided for in this Article  9 , and each such party, on behalf of itself, its affiliates and their respective directors, managers, equity holders, officers, employees, successors, assigns, estates and heirs, further covenants and agrees that this Section  9.1(b) is a bar to any such claim, cause of action, suit or proceeding. The provisions of this Article  9 (including this Section  9.1(b) ) were specifically bargained for among the parties and were relied on and taken into account by the parties in arriving at the aggregate Merger Consideration and the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.

9.2 Indemnification of Parent Indemnitees .

(a) Without limiting the rights of any Parent Indemnitee under Section  9.2(b) , but subject to the applicable limitations set forth in this Article  9 , from and after the Effective Time, each Equityholder Indemnifying Party shall, severally in proportion to such Equityholder Indemnifying Party’s Indemnity Pro Rata Percentage, and not jointly, hold harmless and indemnify each of the Parent Indemnitees from and against, any Damages that are suffered or incurred by any of the Parent Indemnitees (regardless of whether or not such Damages relate to any third-party claim) and which arise from or as a result of, or are connected with:

(i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Article  2 (provided, however, that for purposes of determining the amount of Damages that are the subject matter of any claim for indemnification hereunder, each representation and warranty in Article  2 (other than (A) the first sentence of Section  2.8(b) , (B) Section  2.9(a) , (C) Section  2.14(a)(xviii) , (D) the third sentence of Section  2.23 , (E) applicability of the defined term “Material Contract(s)” and (F) “listing representations” calling or the disclosure of information in the Schedules) shall be read without giving effect to any materiality qualification contained in such representation or warranty);

(ii) any breach of any covenant or obligation of the Company under this Agreement;

(iii) any valid claim asserted by any Person who held or claims to have held, stock, options, warrants, convertible notes or other equity securities of the Company prior to Closing relating to or arising from events, facts or circumstances existing prior to Closing that is based upon such Person’s ownership or rights of ownership in any stock, options, warrants, convertible notes or other equity securities of the Company;

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(v) any errors, omissions, misstatements, miscalculations or mistakes in, or claims by any Person to any portion of the Merger Consideration that is not reflected on, the Consideration Spreadsheet;

(vi) (A) all income Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of the Company for all taxable periods ending on or before the Closing Date and the portion through the end of the Closing Date for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date (“ Pre-Closing Tax Period ”), (B) any and all income Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, or unitary group of which the Company is or was a member on or prior to the Closing Date, including pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any analogous or similar state, local, or non-U.S. law or regulation, and (C) any and all income Taxes of any person (other than the Company) imposed on the Company as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any law, rule or regulation, which Taxes (x) arise from an event or transaction occurring before the Closing and (y) are with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period; or

(vii) any Legal Proceeding initiated by a third party relating to any of the foregoing.

(b) Without limiting the rights of any Parent Indemnitee under Section  9.2(a) , but subject to the applicable limitations set forth in this Article  9 , from and after the Effective Time, each Key Stockholder shall, severally in proportion to such Key Stockholder’s Indemnity Pro Rata Percentage, and not jointly with any other Key Stockholder, hold harmless and indemnify each of the Parent Indemnitees from and against any Damages that are suffered or incurred by any of the Parent Indemnitees (regardless of whether or not such Damages relate to any third party claim) and that arise from or as a result of, or are connected with:

(i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty of such Key Stockholder set forth in Article  3 (provided, however, that for purposes of determining the amount of Damages that are the subject matter of any claim for indemnification hereunder, each representation and warranty in Article  3 shall be read without giving effect to any materiality qualification contained in such representation or warranty);

(ii) any breach of any covenant or obligation of such Key Stockholder under this Agreement; or

(iii) any Legal Proceeding initiated by a third party relating to any of the foregoing.

(c) The parties acknowledge and agree that, if the Surviving Corporation suffers, incurs or otherwise becomes subject to any Damages as a result of or in connection with any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation by the Company or any of the Key Stockholders, then (without limiting any of the rights of the Surviving Corporation as an Indemnitee) Parent shall also be deemed, by virtue of its ownership of the stock of the Surviving Corporation, to have incurred Damages as a result of and in connection with such inaccuracy or breach (it being understood that any Damages suffered or incurred by the Surviving Corporation shall be recoverable under this Article  9 by either Parent or the Surviving Corporation, but not both of them).

 

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9.3 Indemnification of Equityholder Indemnitees .

(a) Subject to the applicable limitations set forth in this Article  9 , from and after the Effective Time, the Parent and the Surviving Corporation (each, a “ Parent Indemnifying Party ”) shall, jointly and severally, hold harmless and indemnify each of the Equityholder Indemnitees from and against, any Damages that are suffered or incurred by any of the Equityholder Indemnitees (regardless of whether or not such Damages relate to any third-party claim) and which arise from or as a result of, or are connected with:

(i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Article  4 (provided, however, that for purposes of determining the amount of Damages that are the subject matter of any claim for indemnification hereunder, each representation and warranty in Article  4 (other than (A) the last sentence of Section  4.6(b) , (B) uses and applicability of the defined term “Parent Material Contract(s)” and (C) all “listing representations” calling for the disclosure of information in the Schedules) shall be read without giving effect to any materiality qualification contained in such representation or warranty);

(ii) any breach of any covenant or obligation of the Parent or the Surviving Corporation under this Agreement; or

(iii) any Legal Proceeding initiated by a third party relating to any of the foregoing.

9.4 Certain Limitations .

(a) Applicability of Basket .

(i) In addition to the other limitations set forth in this Article  9 , no Parent Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover any Damages for which such Parent Indemnitees may be entitled pursuant to Section  9.2(a) and/or Section  9.2(b) until such time as and only to the extent that the total amount of all such indemnifiable Damages that have been suffered or incurred by any one or more of the Parent Indemnitees exceeds in the aggregate $300,000 (the “ Basket ”), and thereafter, Parent Indemnitees shall be entitled to recover Damages from the first dollar, subject to the other limitations of this Article  9 ; provided , however , the Basket shall not apply to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) .

(ii) In addition to the other limitations set forth in this Article  9 , no Equityholder Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover any Damages for which such Equityholder Indemnitees may be entitled pursuant to Section  9.3(a) until such time as and only to the extent that the total amount of all such indemnifiable Damages that have been suffered or incurred by any one or more of the Parent Indemnitees exceeds the Basket, and thereafter, Equityholder Indemnitees shall be entitled to recover Damages from the first dollar, subject to the other limitations of this Article  9 ; provided , however , the Basket shall not apply to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) .

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(i) In addition to the other limitations of this Article  9 , Parent Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover any Damages for which such Parent Indemnitees may be entitled pursuant to Section  9.2(a) and/or Section  9.2(b) in an amount exceeding the Cap, and, with respect to Parent Indemnitees’ recovery rights against any particular Equityholder Indemnifying Party, recourse to such Equityholder Indemnifying Party’s applicable Note pursuant to Section  9.7 shall be the Parent Indemnitees’ sole and exclusive remedy for such Damages; provided , however , neither the Cap nor the Parent Indemnitees’ exclusive remedy of offset to the applicable Note shall apply to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) .

(ii) In addition to the other limitations of this Article  9 , Equityholder Indemnitees shall not be entitled to recover any Damages for which such Equityholder Indemnitees may be entitled pursuant to Section  9.3(a) in an amount exceeding the Cap, and, with respect to Equityholder Indemnitees’ recovery rights, addition to the principal amount of such Equityholder Indemnitee’s applicable Note pursuant to Section  9.7 shall be the Equityholder Indemnitees’ sole and exclusive remedy for such Damages; provided , however , neither the Cap nor the Equityholder Indemnitees’ exclusive remedy of addition to the applicable Note shall apply to any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) .

(c) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Damages shall not include (i) any Tax of the Company or the Surviving Corporation with respect to taxable periods or portions thereof beginning after the Closing Date or (ii) any limitation or diminution of or on any Tax attribute of the Company or the Surviving Corporation.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, the amount of Damages that any Indemnitee may recover for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be offset, on a dollar for dollar basis, net of any Taxes thereon and any costs incurred by any Indemnitees in seeking collection thereof and premium increases resulting therefrom, against any amounts received by such Indemnitee (or its affiliates) in respect of the Damages forming the basis of such claim for recovery from a third party pursuant to any indemnification or other similar right or any applicable insurance policy. Each party hereby agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to claim for and obtain recovery of any such available insurance, indemnification, contribution or similar payment. If any Indemnitee receives such amount from such third party subsequent to a recovery for indemnification under this Agreement, the applicable Indemnitee will promptly remit such offset amount to the indemnifying parties hereunder.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, Damages shall not include any matter that is taken into consideration and included in the determination of the Closing adjustments pursuant to Section  1.10(a) or the post-Closing adjustments pursuant to Section  1.10(b) .

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no Equityholder Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, or the Parent or the Surviving Corporation, on the other hand, shall be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Parent Indemnitee or Equityholder Indemnitee, as applicable, against or reimburse any Parent Indemnitee or Equityholder Indemnitee, as applicable, for any Damages to the extent any Parent Indemnitee or

 

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Equityholder Indemnitee, as applicable, has been indemnified or reimbursed for such amount under any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement with any Equityholder Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, or Parent or the Surviving Corporation, on the other hand, in respect of the same subject matter.

9.5 No Contribution .

(a) Subject to the rights of the Covered Persons pursuant to Section  5.17 , each Equityholder Indemnifying Party waives, and acknowledges and agrees that such Equityholder Indemnifying Party shall not have and shall not exercise or assert (or attempt to exercise or assert), and shall cause their affiliates and their respective Representatives not to assert, any right of contribution, right of indemnity or other right or remedy against Parent or against the Surviving Corporation in connection with any indemnification obligation or any other liability to which such Equityholder Indemnifying Party may become subject under or in connection with this Agreement.

(b) Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation waives, and acknowledges and agrees that each of them shall not have and shall not exercise or assert (or attempt to exercise or assert), and shall cause their affiliates and their respective Representatives not to assert, any right of contribution, right of indemnity or other right or remedy against any Equityholder Indemnitee in connection with any indemnification obligation or any other liability to which such Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any affiliate thereof may become subject under or in connection with this Agreement

9.6 Defense of Third Party Claims . In the event of the assertion or commencement by any Person of any claim or Legal Proceeding with respect to which any Indemnitee may be entitled to be indemnified pursuant to this Article  9 (each, a “ Third Party Claim ”), the following shall apply:

(a) The applicable Indemnitee shall promptly notify (such notice, the “ Third Party Claim Notice ”) the Stockholder Representative (in the case of indemnification sought by a Parent Indemnitee) or the Parent (in the case of indemnification sought by an Equityholder Indemnitee) after such Indemnitee receives written notice of such Third Party Claim (it being understood that any failure by any Indemnitee to so notify shall have no effect on such Indemnitee’s ability to recover Damages pursuant to this Article  9 , except to the extent that the applicable Indemnifying Party is prejudiced thereby; provided that such Third Party Claim Notice has been delivered within the applicable Survival Period for such claim). Such Third Party Claim Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the facts giving rise or that could reasonably be expected to give rise to the claim for indemnification hereunder that is the subject of the Third Party Claim Notice, the amount and the method of computation of the amount of such claim, a reference to the provision of this Agreement upon which such claim is based and all material documentation relevant to the claim described in the Third Party Claim Notice. The Indemnifying Party, at its sole expense, shall have the right, at its election, to proceed with the defense of such Third Party Claim on its own with counsel reasonably acceptable to the applicable Indemnitee; provided , that the Indemnitee may participate in such defense through counsel chosen by such Indemnitee and paid at its own expense. If the Indemnifying Party so proceeds with the defense of any such Third Party Claim, then the applicable Indemnitee shall

 

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make available to the Indemnifying Party any documents and materials that the Indemnifying Party determines in good faith may be necessary to the defense of such Third Party Claim.

(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the full right to settle, adjust or compromise such Third Party Claim; provided , however , that (i) except for the settlement of a Third Party Claim that involves (A) no obligation of any Indemnitee other than the payment of money to be paid by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to (and subject to the limitations of) this Agreement and (B) a release from all liability in favor of the Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle or compromise any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (ii) the Indemnifying Party may not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement in respect of a Third Party Claim that does not include a release of the Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim.

(c) If the Indemnifying Party does not elect to proceed with the defense of any such Third Party Claim or does not reasonably diligently prosecute such defense, the Indemnitee shall (at the sole expense of the Indemnifying Party) proceed with the defense of such Third Party Claim with counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee; provided that (i) the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to a right to participate in any such Third Party Claim at its own cost and expense; (ii) except for the settlement of a Third Party Claim that involves (A) no obligation of any Indemnifying Party other than the payment of money pursuant to (and subject to the limitations of this Article  9 ) and (B) a release from all liability in favor of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnitee shall not settle or compromise any Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and (iii) the Indemnitee may not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement in respect of a Third Party Claim that does not include a release of the Indemnifying Party from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim.

(d) The party controlling the defense of any Third Party Claim (the “ Controlling Party ”) shall (i) permit the other applicable parties (collectively, the “ Non-Controlling Party ”) to participate, at their own expense, in the defense of such Third Party Claim, (ii) conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim with reasonable diligence and keep the Non-Controlling Party reasonably informed of material developments in such Third Party Claim at all stages thereof, (iii) promptly submit to the Non-Controlling Party copies of all pleadings, responsive pleadings, motions and other similar legal documents and papers received or filed in connection therewith, (iv) permit the Non-Controlling Party and its counsel to confer on the conduct of the defense thereof and (v) permit the Non-Controlling Party and its counsel an opportunity to review all legal papers to be submitted prior to their submission and consider in good faith any comments from the Non-Controlling Party and its counsel thereto.

9.7 Indemnification Claims .

(a) If any Indemnitee has incurred or suffered or claims to have incurred or suffered, or believes that it may incur or suffer, Damages for which it is or may be entitled to be indemnified under this Article  9 , such Indemnitee may deliver a notice to the applicable Indemnifying Party (any such notice being referred to as a “ Notice of Indemnification Claim ,”

 

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and the claim for indemnification described in such Notice of Indemnification Claim being referred to as an “ indemnification claim ”), which shall (i) state that such Indemnitee believes that there is or has been a possible inaccuracy in or breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement or that such Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to be indemnified under this Article  9 , (ii) contain a brief description of the circumstances supporting such Indemnitee’s belief that there is or has been such a possible inaccuracy or breach or that such Indemnitee may otherwise be entitled to be indemnified, (iii) contain a good faith, non-binding, preliminary estimate of the aggregate dollar amount of actual and potential Damages that have arisen and may arise as a result of the inaccuracy, breach or other matter referred to in such notice (the aggregate amount of such estimate, as it may be modified by such Indemnitee in good faith from time to time, being referred to as the “ Claimed Amount ”), and (iv) specify the applicable provision of Section  9.2(a) (a “ General Indemnity Claim ”), Section 9.2(b) (a “ Key Stockholder Claim ”) or Section  9.3 (a “ Parent Claim ”), as applicable, for which the indemnification claim described in such notice is being made by such Indemnitee.

(b) During the 30-day period commencing upon the delivery by an Indemnitee to the applicable Indemnifying Party of a Notice of Indemnification Claim (the “ Dispute Period ”), the applicable Indemnifying Party shall deliver to the Indemnitee a written response (the “ Response Notice ”) in which the Indemnifying Party: (i) agrees that the full Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnitee; (ii) agrees that part (but not all) of the Claimed Amount (the “ Agreed Amount ”) is owed to the Indemnitee; or (iii) asserts that no part of the Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnitee. Any part of the Claimed Amount that is not agreed by the Indemnifying Party to be owed to the Indemnitee pursuant to the Response Notice (or the entire Claimed Amount, if the Indemnifying Party asserts in the Response Notice that no part of the Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnitee) shall be referred to as the “ Contested Amount ” (it being understood that the Contested Amount shall be modified from time to time to reflect any good faith modifications by the Indemnitee to the Claimed Amount). If a Response Notice is not received by the Indemnitee prior to the expiration of the Dispute Period, then the entire Claimed Amount shall be deemed to be a Contested Amount.

(c) If the Indemnifying Party delivers a Response Notice to the Indemnitee agreeing that the full Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnitee, then, within three days following the delivery of such Response Notice to the Indemnitee:

(i) if the indemnification claim is a General Indemnity Claim, then the Note Amount shall be reduced by the full Claimed Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes, provided , however , that if the General Indemnity Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) and the Claimed Amount exceeds the Cap, then, (x) first, the Note Amount shall be reduced by the portion of the Claimed Amount equal to the Note Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes and (y) second, the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties shall pay, on a several basis in accordance with their respective Indemnity Pro Rata Percentages, and not jointly, to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Claimed Amount;

 

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(ii) if the indemnification claim is a Key Stockholder Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by the particular Key Stockholder that is responsible for satisfying such indemnification claim shall be reduced by the full Claimed Amount; provided , however , that if the Key Stockholder Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(b)(ii) and the Claimed Amount exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Note held by such Key Stockholder, then, (x) first, the principal amount of such Note shall be reduced by the portion of the Claimed Amount to the full extent of such principal amount and (y) second, the applicable Key Stockholder shall pay to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Claimed Amount; or

(iii) if the indemnification claim is a Parent Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by each Equityholder Indemnitee shall be increased by such Equityholder Indemnitee’s Pro Rata Percentage of the full Claimed Amount; provided , however , that if the Parent Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) and any of the Notes have been converted to equity or redeemed for cash as of such time, then the Parent shall pay to the Stockholder Representative (for distribution to the Equityholder Indemnitees in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages), the full Claimed Amount.

(d) If the Indemnifying Party delivers a Response Notice during the Dispute Period to the Indemnitee agreeing that less than the full Claimed Amount is owed to the Indemnitee, then, within three days following the delivery of such Response Notice to the Indemnitee:

(i) if the indemnification claim is a General Indemnity Claim, then the Note Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such Agreed Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes; provided , however , that if the General Indemnity Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) and the Agreed Amount exceeds the Cap, then, (x) first, the Note Amount shall be reduced by the portion of the Agreed Amount equal to the Note Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes and (y) second, the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties shall pay, on a several basis in accordance with their respective Indemnity Pro Rata Percentages, and not jointly, to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Agreed Amount;

(ii) if the indemnification claim is a Key Stockholder Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by the particular Key Stockholder that is responsible for satisfying such indemnification claim shall be reduced by such Agreed Amount; ; provided , however , that if the Key Stockholder Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(b)(ii) and the Agreed Amount exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Note held by such Key Stockholder, then, (x) first, the principal amount of such Note shall be reduced by the portion of the Agreed Amount to the full extent of such principal amount and (y) second, the applicable Key Stockholder shall pay to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Agreed Amount; or

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Equityholder Indemnitee’s Pro Rata Percentage of the full Agreed Amount; provided , however , that if the Parent Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) and any of the Notes have been converted to equity or redeemed for cash as of such time, then the Parent shall pay to the Stockholder Representative (for distribution to the Equityholder Indemnitees in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages), the full Agreed Amount.

(e) If the Indemnifying Party delivers a Response Notice to the Indemnitee during the Dispute Period indicating that there is a Contested Amount, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute related to the Contested Amount. If the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party resolve such dispute in writing, then their resolution of such dispute shall be binding on the Stockholder Representative, the Key Stockholders, the other Equityholder Indemnifying Parties, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the applicable Indemnitee and a settlement agreement stipulating the amount owed to the Indemnitee (the “ Stipulated Amount ”) shall be signed by the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party. Within three days after the execution of such settlement agreement:

(i) if the indemnification claim is a General Indemnity Claim, then the Note Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such Stipulated Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes; provided , however , that if the General Indemnity Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) and the Stipulated Amount exceeds the Cap, then, (x) first, the Note Amount shall be reduced by the portion of the Stipulated Amount equal to the Note Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes and (y) second, the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties shall pay, on a several basis in accordance with their respective Indemnity Pro Rata Percentages, and not jointly, to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Stipulated Amount;

(ii) if the indemnification claim is a Key Stockholder Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by the particular Key Stockholder that is responsible for satisfying such indemnification claim shall be reduced by such Stipulated Amount; provided , however , that if the Key Stockholder Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(b)(ii) and the Stipulated Amount exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Note held by such Key Stockholder, then, (x) first, the principal amount of such Note shall be reduced by the portion of the Stipulated Amount to the full extent of such principal amount and (y) second, the applicable Key Stockholder shall pay to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Stipulated Amount; or

(iii) if the indemnification claim is a Parent Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by each Equityholder Indemnitee shall be increased by such Equityholder Indemnitee’s Pro Rata Percentage of the full Stipulated Amount; provided , however , that if the Parent Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) and any of the Notes have been converted to equity or redeemed for cash as of such time, then the Parent shall pay to the Stockholder Representative (for distribution to the Equityholder Indemnitees in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages), the full Agreed Amount.

 

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(f) If the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee are unable to resolve the dispute relating to any Contested Amount during the 30-day period commencing upon the delivery of the Response Notice (the “ Initial Resolution Period ”), or if the Indemnifying Party does not deliver a Response Notice to the Indemnitee during the Dispute Period, then, in either case, either the Indemnitee or the Indemnifying Party may submit such dispute to binding arbitration in San Diego County, California in accordance with the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect. Arbitration will be conducted by one arbitrator, mutually selected by Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that if Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party fail to mutually select an arbitrator within 15 business days after such dispute is submitted to arbitration, then the arbitrator shall be selected by JAMS in accordance with its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures then in effect. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the arbitration hearing to be conducted within 75 days after the appointment of the arbitrator, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the decision of the arbitrator to be furnished within 15 days after the conclusion of the arbitration hearing. The parties shall be entitled to only limited discovery at the discretion of the arbitrator, and agree that any discovery shall be completed at least 10 days prior to the commencement of the arbitration hearing. The decision of the arbitrator shall relate solely: (i) to whether the Indemnitee is entitled to recover the Contested Amount (or a portion thereof), and the portion of such Contested Amount the Indemnitee is entitled to recover; and (ii) to the determination of whether the Indemnitee is the prevailing party as provided below. The final decision of the arbitrator shall be furnished to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnitee in writing, shall constitute a conclusive determination of the issues in question, binding upon the Stockholder Representative, the Key Stockholders, the other Equityholder Indemnifying Parties, Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the applicable Indemnitee and shall not be contested by any of them. If the Indemnitee is determined by the arbitrator to be the prevailing party, then the aggregate dollar amount of the arbitrator’s award to the Indemnitee shall be increased by the amount of the reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of the Indemnitee, and the fees and expenses associated with the arbitration (including the arbitrator’s fees and expenses). If the Indemnitee is determined by the arbitrator not to be the prevailing party and the arbitrator determines that the Indemnifying Party is the prevailing party, then any amount awarded by the arbitrator to the Indemnitee shall be reduced by the amount of the reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of the Indemnifying Party, and the fees and expenses associated with the arbitration (including the arbitrator’s fees and expenses), and if no amount is awarded to the Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party for its reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and pay the fees and expenses associated with the arbitration (including the arbitrator’s fees and expenses). Within three days following the receipt of the final award of the arbitrator setting forth the aggregate amount owed to the Indemnitee (the “ Award Amount ”):

(i) if the indemnification claim is a General Indemnity Claim, then the Note Amount shall be reduced by the amount of such Award Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes; provided , however , that if the General Indemnity Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(a)(ii) and the Award Amount exceeds the Cap, then, (x) first, the Note Amount shall be reduced by the portion of the Award Amount equal to the Note Amount and the principal amount owing under each Note shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis based on the original principal amount of all Notes and (y) second, the Equityholder Indemnifying

 

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Parties shall pay, on a several basis in accordance with their respective Indemnity Pro Rata Percentages, and not jointly, to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Award Amount;

(ii) if the indemnification claim is a Key Stockholder Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by the particular Key Stockholder that is responsible for satisfying such indemnification claim shall be reduced by such Award Amount; provided , however , that if the Key Stockholder Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.2(b)(ii) and the Award Amount exceeds the principal amount of the applicable Note held by such Key Stockholder, then, (x) first, the principal amount of such Note shall be reduced by the portion of the Award Amount to the full extent of such principal amount and (y) second, the applicable Key Stockholder shall pay to the Parent Indemnitees, the remaining amount of the Award Amount; and

(iii) if the indemnification claim is a Parent Claim, then the principal amount of the Note held by each Equityholder Indemnitee shall be increased by such Equityholder Indemnitee’s Pro Rata Percentage of the full Award Amount; provided , however , that if the Parent Claim is brought pursuant to Section  9.3(a)(ii) and any of the Notes have been converted to equity or redeemed for cash as of such time, then the Parent shall pay to the Stockholder Representative (for distribution to the Equityholder Indemnitees in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages), the full Award Amount.

ARTICLE 10

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

10.1 Stockholder Representative .

(a) Effective as of the Effective Time, the Key Stockholders (by virtue of their execution of this Agreement) and the other Equityholder Indemnifying Parties (with respect to the Non-Dissenting Stockholders: by virtue of their execution and delivery of the Company stockholder consent (whether through joinder or otherwise) approving this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; with respect to the In-the-Money Optionholders, by virtue of their execution and delivery of Acknowledgment and Release Agreements; and with respect to each Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient, by virtue of executing and delivering such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient’s applicable Note) shall be deemed to have agreed, for and on behalf of the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties, to: (i) irrevocably nominate, constitute and appoint the Stockholder Representative as the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties’ respective, exclusive agent and true and lawful attorney in fact, with full power of substitution, to act in the name, place and stead of each of them in all matters relating to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) acknowledge and agree that the foregoing appointment, constitution and appointment of the Stockholder Representative shall survive the dissolution, death or incapacity of applicable Equityholder Indemnifying Party and hereby irrevocably waive any and all claims any of them may have against the Stockholder Representative for any action taken on his, her or its behalf in the Stockholder Representative’s capacity as attorney-in-fact in accordance with the terms of this Section  10.1 ; (iii) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Stockholder Representative, its affiliates, their respective successors and assigns and the respective officers, directors, managers, employees, direct and

 

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indirect equity holders, Representatives and agents of any of the foregoing, from any Damages that any of them may suffer or incur in connection with the performance of the Stockholder Representative’s duties and obligations in connection with this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the Contemplated Transactions, except to the extent such actions are finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud.

(b) The Stockholder Representative may from time to time submit invoices to the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties covering the fees, costs, expenses (including the cost of D&O insurance), losses or liabilities incurred by the Stockholder Representative in connection with its formation, organization, responsibilities, rights or obligations hereunder (collectively, “ Out-of-Pocket Expenses ”) and, to the extent the Stockholder Representative does not elect to deduct any Out-of-Pocket Expenses from the Stockholder Representative Escrow Account (which each Equityholder Indemnifying Party hereby authorizes the Stockholder Representative to so deduct), each Equityholder Indemnifying Party shall fully and promptly reimburse the Stockholder Representative for such Out-of-Pocket Expenses according to the Indemnity Pro Rata Percentage of such Equityholder Indemnifying Party.

(c) As of the Effective Time, the Stockholder Representative is authorized to act on behalf of each Equityholder Indemnifying Party with respect to any and all matters, claims, controversies, or disputes arising out of the terms of this Agreement and each applicable Transaction Document, and shall have the power to take any and all actions that the Stockholder Representative believes are necessary or appropriate or in the best interests of any Equityholder Indemnifying Party, as fully as if such Equityholder Indemnifying Party was acting on its, his or her own behalf with respect to all matters concerning this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Contemplated Transactions or the Parent or any Parent Indemnitee following the Effective Time, including with respect to: (i) the pursuing, continuing, settlement or resolution of all claims for indemnification following the Closing under Article  9 ; (ii) the resolution of all matters related to the determination of the post-Closing adjustments described in Section  1.10(b) , including the calculation, any dispute or finalization of any of the foregoing; (iii) the unilateral right to offset any Out-of-Pocket Expenses from the Stockholder Representative Escrow Account; (iv) the authorization of any disbursement of amounts from the Stockholder Representative Escrow Account; (v) the preparation, review, comment and filing of any Tax Returns of the Company or the Surviving Corporation or in accordance with, as well as the Tax matters set forth in, Section  5.18 ; or (vi) the authorization of any increase or set-aside of the Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund, whether by directing that any portion of the Merger Consideration payable or issuable at Closing or to be paid or issued following Closing shall be directed to the Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund or otherwise.

(d) The Stockholder Representative may take any action or no action in connection with any of the foregoing as the Stockholder Representative may deem appropriate as effectively as any Equityholder Indemnifying Party could act, including the settlement or compromise of any dispute or controversy. Each Equityholder Indemnifying Party shall be bound by any and all actions taken by the Stockholder Representative on such Equityholder Indemnifying Party’s behalf, as applicable.

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on all matters relating to Article  9 , and shall be entitled to rely conclusively (without further evidence of any kind whatsoever) on any document executed or purported to be executed on behalf of any Equityholder Indemnifying Party by the Stockholder Representative, and on any other action taken or purported to be taken on behalf of any Equityholder Indemnifying Party by the Stockholder Representative, as fully binding upon such Equityholder Indemnifying Party.

(f) The power of attorney granted in Section  10.1(a) : (i) is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable; (ii) may be delegated by the Stockholder Representative; and (iii) shall survive the dissolution, death or incapacity of each of the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties.

(g) If the Stockholder Representative elects to resign as such, then the Key Stockholders shall, within ten days after the effective date of such resignation, appoint a successor agent for the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties and, promptly thereafter, shall notify Parent of the identity of such successor. Any such successor shall become the Stockholder Representative for purposes of this Agreement.

(h) All of the indemnities, immunities and powers granted to the Stockholder Representative under this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

10.2 Further Assurances . Each party hereto shall execute and cause to be delivered to each other party hereto such instruments and other documents, and shall take such other actions, as such other party may reasonably request (prior to, at or after the Closing) for the purpose of carrying out or evidencing any of the Contemplated Transactions.

10.3 Fees and Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party to this Agreement shall bear and pay all fees, costs and expenses (including legal fees, accounting fees and investment banking fees) that have been incurred or that are incurred by or on behalf of such party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions.

10.4 Attorneys Fees . Subject to the applicable limitations of Article 9, if any Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement is brought against any party hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled hereunder).

10.5 Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered, given and received when delivered (by hand, by registered mail, by courier or express delivery service or by email) to the street or email address set forth beneath the name of such party below (or to such other street or email address as such party shall have specified in a written notice given to the other parties hereto):

 

If to the Company:

11350 McCormick Rd.,

EPIII Suite 1003

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

E-mail: GCattarina@safeopsurgical.com

  

with a copy to:

Pepper Hamilton LLP

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19087

 

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Attention: Eugene Cattarina   

E-mail: rossic@pepperlaw.com

Attention: Christopher A. Rossi

If to the Surviving Corporation, Parent or Merger Sub:

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92008

E-mail: chunsaker@atecspine.com

Attention: Craig Hunsaker

  

Durham, Jones & Pinegar, P.C.

192 E 200 N, Third Floor

St. George, Utah 84770

E-mail: jlittle@djplaw.com

Attention: Joshua Little

If to Stockholder Representative:

Safari Holding Company, LLC

11770 U.S. Highway 1
Suite 503
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33408
E-mail: jtullis@tullisfunds.com
Attention: James L.L. Tullis

  

with a copy to:

Pepper Hamilton LLP

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19087

E-mail: rossic@pepperlaw.com

Attention: Christopher A. Rossi

 

If to Key Stockholder: to the respective street and email addresses set forth beneath the names of the Key Stockholders on the signature pages of this Agreement.

10.6 Confidentiality .

(a) During the Pre-Closing Period or if this Agreement is, for any reason, terminated prior to the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms, provided , however , that in the event that a party is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any subpoena or Legal Proceeding) to disclose any Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement), to the extent permitted to do so by Legal Requirements, the Stockholder Representative (on behalf of the Company and/or the Key Stockholders) will promptly notify the Parent, or the Parent (on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub) will promptly notify the Stockholder Representative, as applicable, of the request or requirement so that the other applicable parties may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, a party is, on the advice of counsel, required to disclose any such Confidential Information, such party may disclose that portion of the requested information that is so required to be disclosed; provided, further , that, at the request of any other party, the first party will cooperate with such other party with respect to such other party’s attempts, if any, to limit the scope of disclosure or to obtain other assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of such Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the other party designates; provided, the requesting party shall pay all of the first party’s out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such cooperation.

 

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(b) In the event of the Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall immediately terminate as of such Closing (without any further action required by any party thereto) and be of no further force or effect.

(c) From and after the Closing, each Key Stockholder shall keep confidential, and shall not use or disclose to any other Person, any non-public document or other non-public information in such Key Stockholder’s possession that relates to the business of the Company or Parent, except: (i) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder; (ii) to satisfy or enforce any obligations pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the obligation to defend against indemnifiable claims brought by third parties; and/or (iii) to disclose to any Representative of such Key Stockholder, in the course of performing their normal duties as a Representative.

10.7 Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

10.8 Headings . The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

10.9 Counterparts and Exchanges by Electronic Transmission . This Agreement may be executed electronically and in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

10.10 Governing Law; Venue .

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the internal laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws).

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section  9.7 , any Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement may be brought or otherwise commenced only in any state or federal court located in San Diego County, California. Each party to this Agreement: (i) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in San Diego County, California; (ii) agrees that each state and federal court located in the State of California shall be deemed to be a convenient forum; and (iii) agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise), in any such Legal Proceeding commenced in any state or federal court located in San Diego County, California, any claim that such party is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that such Legal Proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of such Legal Proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter of this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such court.

(c) Each Key Stockholder irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Stockholder Representative as his or her agent to receive service of process in connection with any Legal Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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10.11 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon: (a) the Company and its successors and assigns (if any); (b) the Key Stockholders and their respective personal representatives, executors, administrators, estates, heirs, successors and assigns (if any); (c) Parent and its successors and assigns (if any); (d) Merger Sub and its successors and assigns (if any); (e) the Stockholder Representative and its successors and assigns (if any); and (f) the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties and their respective personal representatives, executors, administrators, estates, heirs, successors and assigns (if any). This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of: the Company; Parent; Merger Sub; the Key Stockholders; the Stockholder Representative; the Indemnitees; and the respective successors and assigns (if any) of the foregoing. None of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, any Key Stockholder or any Equityholder Indemnifying Party, on the other hand, may assign (including by operation of law and/or via change of greater than 50% of the beneficial ownership of a party hereto) any or all of its rights under this Agreement (including its indemnification rights under Article  9 ), in whole or in part, to any other Person without obtaining the prior written consent of the Stockholder Representative (with respect to an assignment or purported assignment of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or Merger Sub) or Parent (with respect to an assignment of purported assignment of any Key Stockholder or Equityholder Indemnifying Party); provided , however , that Parent may assign its rights under this Agreement for collateral security purposes to any lender providing financing to Parent in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby without such prior written consent. Any assignment or purported assignment made in contravention of this Section  10.11 shall be null and void.

10.12 Equitable Remedies . The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any party to this Agreement of any covenant, obligation or other provision set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of any other party to this Agreement, such other party shall be entitled to (a) a decree or order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other provision, and (b) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. The parties agree that no party hereto or Indemnitee shall be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such decree, order or injunction or in connection with any related Legal Proceeding.

10.13 Waiver . No failure on the part of any Person to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Person in exercising 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. Subject to Section  10.1 , no Person shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

10.14 Waiver of Jury Trial . Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any Legal Proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions.

 

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10.15 Amendments . This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered or supplemented other than by means of a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the Parent, on the one hand, and, the Company (before the Effective Time) or the Stockholder Representative (after the Effective Time), on the other hand, as applicable.

10.16 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 hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable 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 enforceable as so modified. If 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.

10.17 Parties in Interest . Except for the provisions of Section  5.16 , Section  5.17 , Section  10.1 , and Article  9 , none of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to provide any rights or remedies to any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).

10.18 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the other agreements referred to herein set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among or between any of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

10.19 Schedules . The Schedules (and any update thereto delivered pursuant to Section  5.4 ) shall be arranged in separate parts corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections contained herein, and the applicable matter, document, item or other information disclosed in any numbered or lettered part shall be deemed to relate to, qualify and constitute exceptions to the particular representation, warranty or covenant set forth in the corresponding numbered or lettered section herein, and shall be deemed to relate to, qualify, and constitute exceptions to, any other representation, warranty or covenant set forth herein to the extent such matter, document, item or information (a) is cross referenced in a Schedule applicable to such other representation, warranty or schedule, or (b) it is reasonably apparent from the face of the disclosure that the disclosure contained in such parts contains information regarding the subject matter of such other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein. No matter, document, item or other information disclosed on any Schedule shall be deemed to constitute any additional representation, warranty, covenant or agreement or to expand the scope or effect of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of any party hereto, except to the extent expressly contemplated therein. Unless expressly called for by the applicable provision of this Agreement, mere inclusion of any matter, document, item or other information in any part of any Schedule shall not be deemed or construed as an admission by the applicable disclosing party that such information (w) represents a material exception or fact, event or circumstance, (x)

 

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constitutes, or is reasonably likely to result in, a Material Adverse Effect or is material to the applicable disclosing party, (y) constitutes or is an admission of liability, or (z) is required by this Agreement to be referenced or disclosed. No disclosure in any Schedule relating to any possible breach or violation of any Contract or Legal Requirement shall be construed as an admission or indication that any such breach or violation exists or has actually occurred. References to any document contained in any Schedule are not intended to summarize or describe such document, but rather are for convenience only and reference is made to such document for a full explanation thereof.

10.20 Construction . For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the masculine and feminine genders. The parties hereto agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement and Exhibit A and the Schedules to this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement.

10.21 No Recourse Against Non-Parties . All claims or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity) that may be based upon, arise out of, be connected with or relate in any manner to this Agreement or any Transaction Document, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation, warranty or omission made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement or any Transaction Document), may be made only against the entities or individuals that are expressly identified as parties hereto. No Person who is not a named party to this Agreement or applicable Transaction Document, including any director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, direct or indirect equity holder, partner, affiliate, agent, attorney or Representative of any named party to this Agreement (“ Non-Party Affiliates ”), shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or based upon any theory that seeks to impose liability of an entity party against its owners or affiliates) for any obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to this Agreement or for any claim (whether for breach of contract, tort or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the negotiation or execution of any of the foregoing; and each party hereto (on behalf of itself and its respective Indemnitees and affiliates) hereby irrevocably waives and releases all such liabilities against any such Non-Party Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, (a) each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives (on behalf of itself and its respective Indemnitees and affiliates) and releases any and all rights, claims or causes of action (whether for breach of contract, tort of otherwise) that may otherwise be available at law or in equity to avoid or disregard the entity form of a party, whether based on theories of agency, control, instrumentality, alter ego, domination, sham, single business enterprise, piercing the veil, unfairness, undercapitalization, or otherwise; and (b) each party hereto disclaims any reliance upon any Non-Party Affiliates with respect to any representation, warranty or omission made in or in connection with this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Contemplated Transactions; all such representations, warranties

 

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and omissions being made solely by the named parties to, and being expressly limited by the exclusive remedies provided in, this Agreement.

10.22 Attorney-Client Privilege and Conflict Waiver . Pepper Hamilton LLP has represented the Company’s stockholders, Company’s optionholders and the Company. All of the parties hereto recognize the commonality of interest that has existed until the Closing, and the parties hereto agree that the existence of such commonality of interest prior to the Closing should continue to be recognized after the Closing. Specifically, the parties hereto agree that none of Parent, the Surviving Corporation, nor any Representative or affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, shall seek to have Pepper Hamilton LLP disqualified from representing any Company stockholder, Company optionholder or the Stockholder Representative in connection with any dispute that may arise between any Company stockholder, Company optionholder or the Stockholder Representative, on the one hand, and Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Representative or affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, on the other hand, in connection with this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Contemplated Transactions and, in connection with any such dispute, each applicable Company stockholder, Company optionholder or the Stockholder Representative (and not Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Representative or affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation) shall have the right to decide whether or not to waive the attorney-client privilege that may apply to any communications between the Company and Pepper Hamilton LLP that occurred prior to the Closing in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. Further, Parent and the Surviving Corporation (on behalf of themselves and their respective Representatives and affiliates) hereby irrevocably acknowledge and agree that with respect to all privileged communications prior to the Closing between or among the Company, any Company stockholder or Company optionholder and Pepper Hamilton LLP made in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance under, or any dispute or proceeding arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Contemplated Transactions, or any matter relating to any of the foregoing, are privileged communications between such applicable Company stockholder or Company optionholder, on the one hand, and Pepper Hamilton LLP, on the other hand (notwithstanding that the Company participated or was provided such communications nor that the Company is also a client of Pepper Hamilton LLP) and from and after the Closing neither Parent, the Surviving Corporation, any Representative or affiliate of Parent or of the Surviving Corporation nor any Person purporting to act on behalf of or through any of them, will seek to obtain the same by any process; provided , that in the event a dispute arises after the Closing between Parent, the Surviving Corporation or any Representative or affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, on the one hand, and any other third Person (other than any Company stockholder, Company optionholder, the Stockholder Representative, or any affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing) on the other hand, upon the written request of Parent, the Stockholder Representative, on behalf of the Company stockholders and Company optionholders, as applicable, shall assert the attorney/client privilege to prevent disclosure of privileged communications to such third Person.

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

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Jeff Black

Name:   Jeff Black
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

SAFARI MERGER SUB, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Jeff Black

Name:   Jeff Black
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:  

/s/ Eugene Cattarina

Name:   Eugene Santa Cattarina
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)

 


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

 

SAFARI HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,

as Stockholder Representative

By:  

/s/ Eugene Cattarina

Name:   Eugene Santa Cattarina
Title:   Manager

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

TULLIS GROWTH FUND, L.P.
By: Tullis Growth Partners, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ James Tullis

Name:   James L.L. Tullis
Title:   Manager

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

TULLIS-DICKERSON CAPITAL FOCUS III, L.P.
By: Tullis-Dickerson Partners III, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ James Tullis

Name:   James L.L. Tullis
Title:   Manager

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

/s/ James Tullis

James L.L. Tullis

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

LIGHTHOUSE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Christoffel Krediet

Name:   Christoffel Krediet
Title:   Vice President

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

/s/ Eugene Cattarina

Eugene Santa Cattarina

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

/s/ Mark D’Addato

Mark D’Addato

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

By:  

/s/ Richard O’Brien

Richard O’Brien

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

/s/ Robert Snow

Robert Snow

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)


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

 

/s/ Christopher Brown

Christopher Brown

 

Address:    
 

Email:

   

(signature pages to Merger Agreement)

 


EXHIBIT A

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit A and the Schedules):

Acknowledgement and Release Agreement ” means an Acknowledgement and Release Agreement, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit J .

Acquisition Transaction ” means any transaction involving: (a) the sale, license, disposition or acquisition of all or a substantially all of the assets of the Company; (b) the issuance, disposition or acquisition of (i) any capital stock or other equity security of the Company (other than in connection with the Series D Offering or any Company Common Stock issued to employees of the Company upon exercise of Company Options in routine transactions in accordance with the Company’s past practices), (ii) any option, call, warrant or right (whether or not immediately exercisable) to acquire any capital stock or other equity security of the Company, or (iii) any security, instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other equity security of the Company; or (c) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction involving the Company.

Aggregate Option Exercise Amount ” means the sum of the aggregate exercise price, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, of all outstanding In-the-Money Options.

Aggregate Preferred Stock Liquidation Preferences ” means the sum of the Aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference, plus the Aggregate Series B Liquidation Preference, plus the Aggregate Series C Liquidation Preference, plus the Aggregate Series D Liquidation Preference.

Aggregate Series A Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to the Per Share Series A Liquidation Preference multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Aggregate Series B Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to the Per Share Series B Liquidation Preference multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Aggregate Series C Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to the Per Share Series C Liquidation Preference multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Series C Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Aggregate Series D Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to the Per Share Series D Liquidation Preference multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Series D Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Aggregate Transaction Expense Amount ” means the aggregate dollar amount of all Transaction Expenses (including legal fees and expenses, accounting fees and expenses and financial advisory fees and expenses) that are or have been paid or incurred by or on behalf of the Company at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

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Aggregate Transaction Expense Cash Amount ” means the Aggregate Transaction Expense Amount, less the Transaction Expense Non-Cash Amount.

Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger to which this Exhibit A is attached (including the Schedules delivered by the parties hereunder), as it may be amended from time to time.

Bulger Partners ” means Bulger Partners, LLC.

Cap ” means the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, as determined from time to time.

Cash ” means the aggregate of all cash, cash equivalents, bank deposits, investment accounts, lockboxes, certificates of deposit, bank accounts, deposits, marketable securities and other similar cash items, and in the case of any such Cash denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, valuing such foreign Cash in U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rate in effect on the opening of business on the day prior to the Closing Date (as reported by Bloomberg L.P.)

Cash Portion of the Purchase Price ” means an amount equal to (a) $15,000,000 minus (b) the Parent Payment Amount, plus (c) the Estimated Closing Working Capital Excess, minus (d) the Estimated Closing Working Capital Deficiency, plus (e) the Estimated Closing Cash, minus (f) the outstanding Indebtedness of the Company as of the Effective Time (without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions), minus (g) the Aggregate Transaction Expense Cash Amount as of the Effective Time, minus (h) the Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount.

Closing Cash ” means the aggregate Cash of the Company as of the close of business of the Company on the Closing Date (without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions).

Closing Stock Consideration Amount ” means an amount equal to Eight Million Six Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($8,666,667.50), which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Amount.

Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the sum of (a) Two Million Six Hundred Thousand (2,600,000) shares of Parent Common Stock, plus (b) the Closing VWAP Stock Amount, which consideration shall include (for clarity) the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount.

Closing VWAP Stock Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by dividing (a) Two Million One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,166,667.50) by (b) the VWAP, which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Closing VWAP Stock Amount.

Closing Working Capital ” means, without duplication, as of the close of business of the Company on the Closing Date: (a) Current Assets minus (b) Current Liabilities.

COBRA ” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

 

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

Collar ” means an amount equal to Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).

Commercially Reasonable Efforts ” means the carrying out of activities in a manner that uses efforts and resources, including reasonably necessary personnel and financial resources, that are consistent with those used by Parent and Parent Affiliates (other than the Surviving Corporation) for their own internally developed products. Commercially Reasonable Efforts shall be determined without regard to any payments of Second Milestone Share Amount owed by Parent or any Parent Affiliate (including the Surviving Corporation) pursuant to this Agreement.

Company Affiliate ” means any Person under common control with the Company within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Company Budget ” means the budget of the Company, attached hereto as Appendix A .

Company Capital Stock ” means Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock.

Company Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company Contract ” means any Contract: (a) to which the Company is a party; (b) by which the Company or any of its assets is bound or under which the Company has any obligation; or (c) under which the Company has any right or interest.

Company Data ” means all data collected, generated, or received in connection with the marketing, delivery, or use of any Company Product, including Personal Data.

Company Employee ” means any current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor or director of the Company.

Company Employee Agreement ” means any management, employment, severance, change in control, transaction bonus, consulting, relocation, repatriation or expatriation agreement or other Contract between the Company or a Company Affiliate and any Company Employee, other than any such Contract that is terminable “at will” and without any obligation on the part of the Company or any Company Affiliate to make any payments or provide any benefits in connection with termination of such Contract.

Company Employee Plan ” means any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, and whether funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not ERISA is applicable to such plan), that is or has been maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by the Company or any Company Affiliate for the benefit of any Company Employee, or with respect to which the Company or any Company Affiliate has or

 

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may have any liability or obligation; provided, however, than a Company Employee Agreement shall not be considered a “Company Employee Plan.”

Company Equityholder ” means a Non-Dissenting Stockholder or an In-the-Money Optionholder.

Company IP ” means all Intellectual Property Rights in which the Company has (or purports to have) an ownership interest or an exclusive license or similar exclusive right, including the Company Software.

Company IP Contract ” means any Company Contract that contains any assignment or license of, or any covenant not to assert or enforce, any Intellectual Property Right or that otherwise relates to any Company IP or any Intellectual Property developed by, with or for the Company, including any source code escrow agreement.

Company Option ” means an option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock from the Company, whether vested or unvested.

Company Option Plan ” means the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

Company Pension Plan ” means any Company Employee Plan that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA.

Company Preferred Stock ” means Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock, Company Series C Preferred Stock and Company Series D Preferred Stock.

Company Product ” means any software or other product that is currently being or at any time has been developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, licensed, sold or made available (as part of a service bureau, time-sharing, application service provider or similar arrangement or otherwise) by the Company.

Company Series A Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company Series B Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company Series C Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company Series D Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Company Software ” means any software (including software development tools and software embedded in hardware devices, and all updates, upgrades, releases, enhancements and bug fixes) owned, developed (or currently being developed), marketed, distributed, licensed or sold by the Company at any time (other than non-customized third-party software that is not incorporated into any Company Product.

 

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Company Websites ” means all web sites owned, operated or hosted by the Company or through which the Company conducts its business, and the underlying platforms for such web sites.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement by and between the Company and Alphatec Spine, Inc., fully executed as of November 15, 2017.

Consent ” means any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).

Contemplated Transactions ” means the transactions and other matters contemplated by the Agreement, including the Merger and the solicitation and obtaining of Written Consents.

Contract ” means any written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, understanding, instrument, note, certificate, warranty, proxy, insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding commitment, arrangement or undertaking of any nature.

Current Assets ” means the sum of the line items of the balance sheet of the Company that are listed under the heading “Current Assets on the Form Working Capital Statement and calculated in accordance with the Company Accounting Methodologies; provided, however, that Current Assets shall exclude Cash and all current and deferred Tax assets.

Current Liabilities ” means the sum of the line items of the balance sheet of the Company that are listed under the heading “Current Liabilities” on the Form Working Capital Statement and calculated in accordance with the Company Accounting Methodologies; provided, however, that Current Liabilities shall exclude all current and deferred Tax liabilities, the current portion of any Indebtedness and the Transaction Bonuses.

Damages ” includes any loss, damage (including consequential, indirect and special damages), injury, decline in value, lost opportunity, lost profits, 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.

Encumbrance ” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

End User License ” means an end user license or similar agreement pursuant to which a Person is granted by the Company or by the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, in the Ordinary Course of Business (either expressly or by implication) a license to, or right to access as a service, one or more applicable Company Products or Parent Products granted.

Entity ” means any corporation (including any nonprofit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company

 

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(including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

Environmental Law ” means any federal, state, local or foreign Legal Requirement relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata), including any Legal Requirement relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Materials of Environmental Concern, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Materials of Environmental Concern.

Equityholder Indemnifying Parties ” means, collectively: (a) each Key Stockholder; (b) each Non-Dissenting Stockholder that executes and delivers (i) the Company stockholder consent (whether through joinder or otherwise) approving this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and/or (ii) a Letter of Transmittal; (c) each In-the-Money Optionholder that executes and delivers an Acknowledgment and Release Agreement; and (d) each Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient (for clarity, excluding Bulger Partners) that executes and delivers such Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipient’s applicable Note.

Equityholder Indemnitees ” means the following Persons: (a) each Company Equityholder; (b) each Transaction Bonus Recipient; (c) the current and future affiliates of the Persons referred to in clauses “(a)” and “(b)”; (d) the respective Representatives of the Persons referred to in clauses “(a)”, “(b)” and “(c)” above; and (e) the respective successors and assigns of the Persons referred to in clauses “(a)”, “(b)”, “(c)” and “(d)” above; provided, however, that neither Parent nor the Surviving Corporation (nor any affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation) shall be deemed to be “Equityholder Indemnitees.”

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Estimated Closing Working Capital Deficiency ” means, if there is a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, then the amount by which the Target Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Working Capital.

Estimated Closing Working Capital Excess ” means, if there is a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, then the amount by which the Estimated Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital.

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

Excluded Matter ” means (a) any change in the United States or foreign economies or securities or financial markets in general, or any change in general national or regional economic or financial conditions; (b) any change that generally affects any industry in which the Company or Parent, as applicable operates; (c) any change arising in connection with earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, hurricanes, hostilities, infectious disease, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, infectious disease, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions existing or underway as of the date hereof; (d) any changes in Legal Requirements; (e) any changes in accounting rules or in the authoritative interpretations thereof or in regulatory or interpretive guidance related thereto; or (f) the failure of the Company or Parent, as applicable, in and of itself, to meet any internal

 

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projections or forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions; provided that the matters set forth in clauses (a) through (e) above shall not be deemed “Excluded Matters” if they have a disproportionate impact on the Company or Parent, as applicable, relative to the other companies in the industries or industry segments in which the Company or Parent, as applicable, operate.

Excluded Warrantholders ” mean, collectively, Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.; Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus III, L.P.; and Lighthouse Holdings Corporation.

Excluded Warrants ” means, collectively, that certain: (a) Common Stock Purchase Warrant No. 2016-1 dated April 8, 2016, issued by the Company to Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.; (b) Common Stock Purchase Warrant No. 2016-2 dated April 8, 2016, issued by the Company to Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus III, L.P.; (c) Common Stock Purchase Warrant No. 2016-3 dated April 8, 2016, issued by the Company to Lighthouse Holdings Corporation; (d) Common Stock Purchase Warrant No. 2016-4 dated June 2016, issued by the Company to Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.; and (e) Common Stock Purchase Warrant No. 2016-5 dated June 30, 2016, issued by the Company to Lighthouse Holdings Corporation.

Expiration Date ” means the date that is the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

FDA ” means the United States Food and Drug Administration and any successor agency thereto.

FDCA ” means the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the implementing regulations of the FDA, each as may be amended from time to time.

Final Closing Working Capital Overage ” means:

(a) if (i) there was a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital by an amount in excess of the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Overage shall be the amount by which Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital, plus the amount of the Estimated Closing Working Capital Deficiency;

(b) if (i) there was a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, but (ii) the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital by an amount that is less than or equal to the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Overage shall be the amount of the Estimated Closing Working Capital Deficiency;

(c) if (i) there was a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Working Capital, then the Final Closing Working Capital Overage shall be the amount by which Final Closing Working Capital exceeds Estimated Closing Working Capital;

(d) if (i) there was neither a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment nor a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Working Capital by an amount in excess of the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Overage shall be the amount by which the Final Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital; or

 

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(e) otherwise, the Final Closing Working Capital Overage shall be $0.

Final Closing Working Capital Underage ” means:

(a) if (i) there was a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Target Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital by an amount in excess of the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Underage shall be the amount by which the Target Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital, plus the amount of the Estimated Closing Working Capital Excess;

(b) if (i) there was a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, but (ii) the Target Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital by an amount that is less than or equal to the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Underage shall be the amount of the Estimated Closing Working Capital Excess;

(c) if (i) there was a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Estimated Closing Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital, then the Final Closing Working Capital Underage shall be the amount by which Estimated Closing Working Capital exceeds Final Closing Working Capital;

(d) if (i) there was neither a Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment nor a Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment, and (ii) the Target Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital by an amount in excess of the Collar, then the Final Closing Working Capital Underage shall be the amount by which the Target Working Capital exceeds the Final Closing Working Capital; or

(e) otherwise, the Final Closing Working Capital Underage shall be $0.

First Milestone Consideration Amount ” means an amount equal to One Million Four Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,444,445), which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense First Milestone Consideration Amount.

First Milestone Share Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (a) the First Milestone Consideration Amount divided by (b) the VWAP, which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense First Milestone Share Amount.

Foreign Plan ” means: (a) any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement mandated by a Governmental Body outside the United States; (b) any Company Employee Plan that is subject to any of the Legal Requirements of any jurisdiction outside the United States; and (c) any Company Employee Plan that covers any Company Employee whose services are or have been performed primarily outside of the United States.

Form Working Capital Statement ” means that certain Statement of Working Capital attached hereto as Appendix B .

Fraud ” means, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, an actual and intentional common law fraud (and not a constructive fraud, equitable fraud or promissory fraud or negligent misrepresentation or omission, or any form of fraud, misrepresentation or omission

 

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based on recklessness or negligence) by a party to this Agreement with respect to the making of a representation or warranty or covenant by such party set forth in this Agreement upon which the claiming party relied.

Fully Diluted Company Share Number ” shall be the sum, without duplication, of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any such shares that are subject to a repurchase option or risk of forfeiture under any restricted stock purchase agreement or other Contract and including any such shares subject to issuance pursuant to Company Options exercised prior to the Effective Time), (B) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock purchasable under or otherwise subject to Company Options that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (C) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock purchasable under or otherwise subject to warrants and other rights (other than Company Options and the Excluded Warrants) to acquire shares of Company Common Stock (whether or not immediately exercisable) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (D) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Company Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (E) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of Company Preferred Stock purchasable under or otherwise subject to warrants and other rights to acquire shares of Company Preferred Stock (whether or not immediately exercisable) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and (F) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company (other than shares of Company Preferred Stock) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Governmental Authorization ” means any: (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, permission, clearance, registration, qualification or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any Contract with any Governmental Body.

Governmental Body ” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal); or (d) the Principal Trading Market or any other self-regulatory organization (including the NASD).

Government Contract ” means any prime contract, subcontract, letter contract, purchase order or delivery order executed or submitted to or on behalf of any Governmental Body or any prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor, or under which any Governmental Body or any such prime contractor or subcontractor otherwise has or may acquire any right or interest.

In-the-Money Optionholder ” means any holder of an In-the-Money Option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Indebtedness ” with respect to any Person means (a) any indebtedness or other obligation for borrowed money; (b) any obligation incurred for all or any part of the deferred purchase price

 

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of property or other assets or for the deferred cost of property or other assets constructed or of improvements thereto, other than accounts payable and other current liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person; (d) obligations (whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation) secured by Encumbrances issued by such Person; (e) capitalized lease obligations; (f) all third party financial guarantees and similar obligations of such Person; (g) all accrued interest, fees and charges in respect of any indebtedness; (h) all bankers acceptances and overdrafts issued for the account of such Person; and (i) all interest, prepayment premiums and penalties, and any other fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts payable as a result of the prepayment or discharge of any of the foregoing.

Indemnifying Party ” means, as the context requires, (a) the applicable Parent Indemnifying Party or (b) the applicable Equityholder Indemnifying Party, provided, however, that the Stockholder Representative shall be deemed to constitute the “Indemnifying Party” for purposes of any notice, consent or similar right of the Indemnifying Party as set forth in Article  9 .

Indemnitees ” means the Parent Indemnitees or the Equityholder Indemnitees, as the context requires.

Indemnity Pro Rata Percentage ” means, with respect to: (a) any Key Stockholder for purposes of Section  9.2(b) and the other applicable provisions of Article  9 relating to the indemnification obligations of the Key Stockholders under Section  9.2(b) , the percentage determined by dividing (i) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonus actually received hereunder by such Key Stockholder, by (ii) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonuses actually received hereunder by all Key Stockholders; and (b) any Equityholder Indemnifying Party for purposes of Section  9.2(a) and the other applicable provisions of Article  9 relating to the indemnification obligations of the Equityholder Indemnifying Parties under Section  9.2(a) , the percentage determined by dividing (i) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonus actually received hereunder by such Equityholder Indemnifying Party, by (ii) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonuses actually received hereunder by all Equityholder Indemnifying Parties.

Intellectual Property ” means algorithms, APIs, apparatus, databases, data collections, development tools, diagrams, formulae, inventions (whether or not patentable), know-how, logos, marks (including brand names, product names, logos, and slogans), methods, network configurations and architectures, processes, proprietary information, protocols, schematics, specifications, software, software code (in any form, including source code and executable or object code), subroutines, techniques, user interfaces, 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 ” means all rights of the following types, which may exist or be created under the laws of any jurisdiction in the world: (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights, moral rights and mask works; (b) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights; (c) trade secret rights; (d) patent and

 

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industrial property rights; (e) other proprietary rights in Intellectual Property; and (f) rights in or relating to registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions, and reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses “(a)” through “(e)” above.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

An individual shall be deemed to have “ Knowledge ” of a particular fact or other matter if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter, after exercising reasonable diligence in the performance of his or her duties, a reasonable review of the applicable books and records, and due inquiry of those employees and independent contractors, if any, who report to such individual. References to the “Knowledge” of the Company shall be deemed to constitute the Knowledge of Eugene Cattarina and Mark D’Addato. References to any Key Stockholder shall be deemed to constitute the Knowledge of such Key Stockholder (or, to the extent such Key Stockholder is an Entity, of the board of directors, managing member, general partner or similar governing body thereof). References to the “Knowledge” of Parent or Merger Sub shall be deemed to constitute the Knowledge of Pat Miles, Jeff Black and Terry Rich.

Key Employees ” means each of Richard O’Brien, Robert Snow and Christopher Brown.

Legal Proceeding ” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

Legal Requirement ” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, order, award, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.

Material Adverse Effect ” means, as to the Company or the Parent, as applicable, any change, event, effect, claim, circumstance or matter that is, or could reasonably be expected to be or have, a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, capitalization or liabilities of the Company or Parent, as applicable, taken as a whole, or the ability of the Company or Parent, as applicable, to perform its respective material obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent related to an Excluded Matter.

Materials of Environmental Concern ” include chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, petroleum and petroleum products and any other substance that is regulated by any Environmental Law or that is otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment.

Merger Consideration ” shall be the aggregate consideration that all Company Equityholders are entitled to receive pursuant to Section  1.5 and Section  1.6 .

Negative Estimated Working Capital Adjustment ” means that the Target Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Working Capital by an amount exceeding the Collar.

 

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Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients ” means, collectively, Bulger Partners and the Transaction Bonus Recipients.

Non-Dissenting Stockholder ” means each stockholder of the Company that does not perfect such stockholder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL and is otherwise entitled to receive such Non-Dissenting Stockholder’s applicable portion of the Merger Consideration hereunder.

Note ” means a promissory note of Parent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K .

Note Amount ” means an amount equal to $3,000,000, which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Note Amount.

Note Shares ” means any shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to conversion of any Notes.

Order ” means any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree.

Ordinary Course of Business ” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to frequency and amount).

Organizational Documents ” means the articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of incorporation, charter, bylaws, articles of formation, articles of organization, regulations, operating agreement, certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement and all other similar documents, instruments or certificates executed, adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation, organization or governance of a Person, including any amendments thereto.

Parent Affiliate ” means any Person under common control with the Parent within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Parent Capital Stock ” means Parent Common Stock and any other class of capital stock issued and outstanding of Parent as of the date hereof or as of the Closing Date.

Parent Common Stock ” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value, of Parent.

Parent Data ” means all data collected, generated, or received in connection with the marketing, delivery, or use of any product of Parent or any Parent Affiliate, including Personal Data.

Parent Employee ” means any current or former employee, consultant, independent contractor or director of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

Parent Employee Agreement ” means any management, employment, severance, change in control, transaction bonus, consulting, relocation, repatriation or expatriation agreement or other Contract between Parent or a Parent Affiliate and any Parent Employee, other than any such Contract that is terminable “at will” and without any obligation on the part of the Parent or any Parent Affiliate to make any payments or provide any benefits in connection with termination of such Contract.

 

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Parent Employee Plan ” means any plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether written, unwritten or otherwise, and whether funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not ERISA is applicable to such plan), that is or has been maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to by Parent or any Parent Affiliate for the benefit of any Parent Employee, or with respect to which Parent or any Parent Affiliate has or may have any liability or obligation; provided, however, than a Parent Employee Agreement shall not be considered a “Parent Employee Plan.”

Parent Indemnitees ” means the following Persons: (a) Parent; (b) Parent’s current and future affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation); (c) the respective Representatives of the Persons referred to in clauses “(a)” and “(b)” above; and (d) the respective successors and assigns of the Persons referred to in clauses “(a)”, “(b)” and “(c)” above; provided, however, that the stockholders of the Company shall not be deemed to be “Parent Indemnitees.”

Parent IP ” means all Intellectual Property Rights in which Parent or any Subsidiary thereof has (or purports to have) an ownership interest or an exclusive license or similar exclusive right, including the Parent Software.

Parent Payment Amount ” means the aggregate amount of cash paid by Parent to the Company from January 2, 2018 through the date of this Agreement (without giving effect to the Contemplated Transactions).

Parent Product ” means any software or other product that is currently being or at any time has been developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, licensed, sold or made available (as part of a service bureau, time-sharing, application service provider or similar arrangement or otherwise) by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof.

Parent Software ” means any software (including software development tools and software embedded in hardware devices, and all updates, upgrades, releases, enhancements and bug fixes) owned, developed (or currently being developed), marketed, distributed, licensed or sold by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof at any time (other than non-customized third-party software that is not incorporated into any Parent Product).

Parent Websites ” means all web sites owned, operated or hosted by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof or through which Parent or any Subsidiary thereof conducts its business, and the underlying platforms for such web sites.

PBGC ” means the United States Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Per Share Common Consideration ” means the quotient of (a) the Cash Portion of the Purchase Price, plus the amount by which the Note Amount exceeds the Transaction Expense Note Amount, plus the amount by which the Warrant Amount exceeds the Transaction Expense Warrant Amount, plus the amount by which the Closing Stock Consideration Amount exceeds the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Amount, plus the amount by which the First Milestone Consideration Amount exceeds the Transaction Expense First Milestone

 

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Consideration Amount (if any), plus the amount by which the Second Milestone Consideration Amount exceeds the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Consideration Amount, plus the Aggregate Option Exercise Amount, minus the Aggregate Preferred Stock Liquidation Preferences, divided by (b) the Fully Diluted Company Share Number.

Per Share Merger Consideration ” means: (a) with respect to each share of Company Series A Preferred Stock, the Per Share Series A Liquidation Preference, plus the Per Share Common Consideration; (b) with respect to each share of Company Series B Preferred Stock, the Per Share Series B Liquidation Preference, plus the Per Share Common Consideration; (c) with respect to each share of Company Series C Preferred Stock, the Per Share Series C Liquidation Preference, plus the Per Share Common Consideration; (d) with respect to each share of Company Series D Preferred Stock, the Per Share Series D Liquidation Preference, plus the Per Share Common Consideration; (e) with respect to each share of Company Common Stock, the Per Share Common Consideration.

Per Share Option Consideration ” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) the amount by which the Per Share Common Consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price for each share of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each In-the-Money Option, plus (b) the Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount.

Per Share Series A Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to $1.00, plus all unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) on such share of Company Series A Preferred Stock, accrued pursuant to the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Per Share Series B Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to $2.25, plus all unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) on such share of Company Series B Preferred Stock, accrued pursuant to the terms of the Company Certificate of Incorporation as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Per Share Series C Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to $0.6513.

Per Share Series D Liquidation Preference ” means an amount equal to $1.306356.

Per Share Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount ” means an amount equal to the Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund, divided by the Fully Diluted Company Share Number.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means: (a) Encumbrances for Taxes, assessments, charges, levies or other claims not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith; (b) materialmen’s, mechanics’, landlords’ (including statutory, common law or contractual), carriers’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Encumbrances arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and which do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of or impair the use of, any of the assets or properties of the Company; (c) with respect to the Leased Real Property, (i) statutory, common law and contractual landlord’s Encumbrances under any Lease, (ii) any and all Encumbrances encumbering the underlying fee interest of the Leased Real Property, (iii) such customary imperfections or irregularities of title, declarations, covenants, easements, rights-of-way, building or use restrictions, prescriptive rights, protrusions, rights and party walls existing restrictions, conditions, ordinances, charges or encumbrances or similar

 

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restrictions existing or of record, relating to such Leased Real Property, or that are visible or would be disclosed by an ALTA survey of such Leased Real Property, and (iv) zoning, building, entitlement and other land use or Environmental Laws or regulations pertaining to such Leased Real Property; (d) restrictions on transfer arising under applicable state and federal securities laws; and (e) Encumbrances arising from actions or omissions by the Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates.

Person ” means any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

Personal Data ” means a natural Person’s (including a customer’s or an employee’s) name, street address, telephone number, e-mail address, photograph, social security number, driver’s license number, passport number or customer or account number, or any other piece of information that allows the identification of a natural Person or is otherwise considered personally identifiable information or personal data under applicable Legal Requirements.

Positive Estimated Working Capital Adjustment ” means that the Estimated Closing Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital by an amount exceeding the Collar.

Post-Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount ” means all shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients or the Company Equityholders, as applicable, pursuant to Section  1.8(b) .

Pre-Closing Period ” means the period from the date of the Agreement through the Effective Time.

Principal Trading Market ” means the Trading Market on which the Parent Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, shall be the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

Privacy Laws ” means (a) each applicable Legal Requirement applicable to the protection or Processing or both of Personal Data, and includes rules relating to the U.S.-EU/Switzerland Safe Harbor, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, and direct marketing, e-mails, text messages or telemarketing, (b) guidance issued by a Governmental Body that pertains to one of the laws, rules or standards outlined in clause (a) and (c) industry self-regulatory principles applicable to the protection or Processing of Personal Data, direct marketing, emails, text messages or telemarketing.

Pro Rata Percentage ” means: (a) with respect to any Company Equityholder, the percentage determined by dividing (i) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonus receivable hereunder by such Company Equityholder, by (ii) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonuses receivable hereunder by all Company Equityholders; and (b) with respect to any Equityholder Indemnitees, the percentage determined by dividing (i) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonus receivable hereunder by such Equityholder Indemnitee, by (ii) the aggregate Merger Consideration and Transaction Bonuses receivable hereunder by all Equityholder Indemnitees.

 

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Process ” or “ Processing ” means, with respect to data, the use, collection, processing, storage, recording, organization, adaption, alteration, transfer, retrieval, consultation, disclosure, dissemination or combination of such data.

Registered IP ” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed or issued under the authority of, with or by any Governmental Body, including all patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works and registered trademarks and all applications for any of the foregoing.

Regulatory Approval ” means, with respect to a particular jurisdiction, an approval, license, registration, notification or authorization by any Regulatory Authority as is necessary for the sale or commercialization of a product in such jurisdiction, excluding any approval of pricing and/or reimbursement for such product in such jurisdiction. For clarity, references in this Agreement to Regulatory Approval include a clearance issued by the FDA under Section 510(k) of the FDCA, premarket approval issued by the FDA under Section 515 of the FDCA and CE marking in the European Union.

Regulatory Authority ” means any applicable federal, national, multinational, regional, state, provincial or local agency, department, bureau, commission, council, or other Governmental Body, regulating or otherwise exercising authority with respect to medical devices. For clarity, references in this Agreement to Regulatory Authority includes the FDA and any foreign equivalent thereof.

Representatives ” means officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives.

Schedule ” means each schedule (dated as of the date of the Agreement) delivered by any party hereunder to another party hereunder.

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Second Milestone Consideration Amount ” means an amount equal to Two Million Eight Hundred Eighty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2,888,887.50), which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Consideration Amount.

Second Milestone Share Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (a) the Second Milestone Consideration Amount divided by (b) the VWAP, which amount (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Consideration Amount.

Securities ” means the Shares, Warrants, Warrant Shares, Notes and Note Shares.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Series D Offering ” means the Company’s private placement of Company Series D Preferred Stock that is to be made pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Series D

 

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Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated January 12, 2018, by and among the Company and the applicable investors party thereto.

An Entity shall be deemed to be a “ Subsidiary ” of another Person if such Person directly or indirectly owns, beneficially or of record, (a) an amount of voting securities of other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors or other governing body, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding equity or financial interests of such Entity.

Shares ” means all shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients or the Company Equityholders, as applicable, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including all such shares issuable as part of the Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount and the Post-Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount.

Stockholder Representative Escrow Account ” means an account designated in writing by the Stockholder Representative.

Stockholder Representative Escrow Amount ” means an amount equal to Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).

Stockholder Representative Escrow Fund ” means, as determined from time to time, the amount of any funds remaining in the Stockholder Escrow Fund, inclusive of any accrued interest.

Target Working Capital ” means an amount equal to zero dollars and zero cents ($0.00).

Tax ” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax (including any income tax, franchise tax, capital gains tax, gross receipts tax, value added tax, surtax, excise tax, ad valorem tax, transfer tax, stamp tax, sales tax, use tax, property tax, business tax, withholding tax or payroll tax) or similar levy, assessment, tariff or duty (including any customs duty) and any fine, penalty, interest or addition to Tax, imposed, assessed or collected by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.

Tax Return ” means any return (including any information return), report, statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document or information, and any amendment to any of the foregoing, filed with or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.

Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT (formerly the American Stock Exchange), the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board on which the Parent Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question.

Transaction Bonuses ” means certain transaction bonuses payable by the Company to the Transaction Bonus Recipients.

 

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Transaction Bonus Recipients ” means, collectively, those individuals who are identified as such on the Consideration Spreadsheet and entitled to be paid a Transaction Bonus as a result of the consummation of the Merger pursuant to their respective Transaction Bonus Agreements dated the date of this Agreement.

Transaction Document ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Warrants, the Releases, the Registration Rights Agreement and the other Contracts required to be executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Transaction Expense ” means any fee, cost, expense or compensatory payment of the Company (including the Transaction Bonuses, any change of control bonuses or severance payments payable at Closing in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, legal fees and expenses, accounting fees and expenses and financial advisory fees and expenses), whether incurred prior to the date of the Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period or as of the Effective Time, in connection with (i) the proposed disposition of all or a portion of the business of the Company, or the process of identifying, evaluating and negotiating with prospective purchasers of all or a portion of the business of the Company, (ii) the investigation and review conducted by Parent and its Representatives with respect to the business of the Company (and the furnishing of information to Parent and its Representatives in connection with such investigation and review), (iii) the negotiation, preparation, review, execution, delivery or performance of the Agreement (including the Schedules), the Information Statement or any certificate, opinion, Contract or other instrument or document delivered or to be delivered in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions, (iv) the preparation and submission of any filing or notice required to be made or given in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions or (v) the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Contemplated Transactions; in each case, to the extent not paid prior to the close of business on the Closing Date or accrued for as Current Liabilities in Closing Working Capital; provided , however , that no fee, cost, expense or compensatory payment of, or incurred by, Parent or Merger Sub shall be deemed to constitute a Transaction Expense.

Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Amount ” means an aggregate amount equal to Six Hundred Four Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($604,265) to be allocated among the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet.

Transaction Expense Closing VWAP Stock Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by dividing (a) One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Sixty-Six Dollars ($151,066) by (b) the VWAP.

Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the sum of (a) One Hundred Eighty-One Two Hundred Seventy-Nine (181,279) 1 shares of Parent Common Stock, plus (b) the Transaction Expense Closing VWAP Stock Amount.

Transaction Expense First Milestone Consideration Amount ” means an aggregate amount equal to One Hundred Forty-One Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four Dollars

 

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($141,544), to be allocated among the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet.

Transaction Expense First Milestone Share Amount ” means a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (a) the Transaction Expense First Milestone Consideration Amount divided by (b) the VWAP.

Transaction Expense Non-Cash Amount ” means that portion of the Transaction Expenses payable and issuable to the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients, as follows: (a) at Closing, (i) Notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the Transaction Expense Note Amount; (ii) Warrants for the exercise of shares of a number of shares of Parent Common Stock attributable to the Transaction Expense Warrant Amount; and (C) shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Transaction Expense Closing Stock Consideration Share Amount; and (b) following Closing, shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Transaction Expense First Milestone Share Amount (if any) and the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Share Amount (if any).

Transaction Expense Note Amount ” means that portion of the Note Amount equal to Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($53,975), to be allocated among the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet.

Transaction Expense Second Milestone Consideration Amount ” means that portion of the Second Milestone Consideration Amount equal to Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Eighty-Seven Dollars ($283,087), to be allocated among the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet.

Transaction Expense Second Milestone Share Amount ” means that portion of the Second Milestone Share Amount consisting of a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to (a) the Transaction Expense Second Milestone Consideration Amount divided by (b) the VWAP.

Transaction Expense Warrant Amount ” means that portion of the Warrant Amount equal to Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($53,975), to be allocated among the Non-Cash Transaction Expense Recipients in accordance with the Consideration Spreadsheet.

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare, Inc., the current transfer agent of Parent, with a mailing address of 480 Washington Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, and any successor transfer agent of Parent.

VWAP ” means the volume weighted average price per share of Parent Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (as reported on Bloomberg or, if not reported thereby, another alternative source as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company) for the period commencing on December 31, 2017 and ending on March 5, 2018, which the parties hereto agree and acknowledge is equal to $3.2575.

Warrant ” means a warrant to purchase Parent Common Stock in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L .

 

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Warrant Amount ” means an amount equal to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000), which will be paid through the issuance by Parent at the Closing of Warrants to purchase an aggregate of Two Million Two Hundred Thousand (2,200,000) Warrant Shares at an exercise price equal to $3.50 per share, which (for clarity) shall include the Transaction Expense Warrant Amount.

Warrant Shares ” means any shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of any Warrants.

In addition to the foregoing terms, the following capitalized terms are defined in the referenced sections of this Agreement:

 

Defined Terms    Reference  
Agreed Amount      9.7(b)  
Agreement      Preamble  
Audit Committee      4.6(b)  
Award Amount      9.7(f)  
Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions      2.4  
Basket      9.4(a)(i)  
Certificate of Merger      1.3  
Claimed Amount      9.7(a)  
Closing Date      1.3  
Closing Merger Consideration      1.8(a)  
Closing Statement      1.10(b)(i)  
Closing      1.3  
Company      Preamble  
Company Accounting Methodologies      1.10(a)  
Company Certificate of Incorporation      Recital D  
Company Cure Period      8.1(d)  
Company Financial Statements      2.8(a)  
Company Interim Event      5.4(a)(ii)  
Company Schedule Supplement      5.4(a)(ii)  
Company Stock Certificate      1.7(a)  
Confidential Information      2.13(m)  
Consideration Spreadsheet      1.11(a)  
Contested Amount      9.7(b)  
Controlling Party      9.6(d)  
Covered Persons      5.17(a)  
Designated Employee      5.19(a)  
DGCL      Recital A  
Dispute Period      9.7(b)  
Disputed Amounts      1.10(b)(iii)  
Dissenting Shares      1.9(a)  
DWAC      1.8(a)(iv)  
Effective Time      1.3  
EMG      1.8(b)(i)  
Employee      5.19(a)  
End Date      8.1(b)  
Estimated Closing Cash      1.10(a)  
Estimated Closing Statement      1.10(a)  
Estimated Closing Working Capital      1.10(a)  
Defined Terms    Reference  
Key Stockholder Certificate      6.6(h)  
Key Stockholder Claim      9.7(a)  
Key Stockholders      Preamble  
Lease(s)      2.12(a)  
Leased Real Property      2.12(a)  
Letter of Transmittal      1.7(b)  
Material Contract      2.14(a)  
Merger Sub      Preamble  
Merger      Recital A  
National Priorities List      2.20  
Non-Controlling Party      9.6(d)  
Non-Party Affiliates      10.21  
Notice of Indemnification Claim      9.7(a)  
Out-of-Pocket Expenses      10.1(b)  
Parent      Preamble  
Parent Claim      9.7(a)  
Parent Confidential Information      4.9(i)  
Parent Cure Period      8.1(e)  
Parent Export Approvals      4.21  
Parent Indemnifying Party      9.3(a)  
Parent Interim Event      5.4(b)(ii)  
Parent Material Contract      4.10(a)  
Parent Plans      5.19(a)  
Parent Schedule Supplement      5.4(b)(ii)  
Parent SEC Documents      4.6  
Parent Stockholder Approval Outside Date      5.23  
Pre-Closing Tax Period      9.2(a)(vi)  
Proposal      4.3(a)  
Related Party      2.22  
Released Claims      5.16(a)  
Releasing Parties      5.16(a)  
Required Company Stockholder Vote      2.6  
Required Parent Stockholder Consent      5.23  
Resolution Period      1.10(b)(ii)  
Response Notice      9.7(b)  
Review Period      1.10(b)(ii)  
Second Milestone      1.8(b)(ii)  
Seller Released Parties      5.16(a)  
 

 

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Evaluation Date      4.6(c)  
Exchange Act Rules      4.6(b)  
Export Approvals      2.28  
Final Closing Cash      1.10(b)(iv)  
Final Closing Working Capital      1.10(b)(iv)  
First Milestone      1.8(b)(i)  
General Indemnity Claim      9.7(a)  
ICT Infrastructure      2.13(n)  
IFU      1.8(b)(i)  
In-the-Money Option      1.6(a)  
indemnification claim      9.7(a)  
Independent Accountant      1.10(b)(iii)  
Information Statement      5.8  
Initial Resolution Period      9.7(f)  
Internal Control Event      4.6(b)  
Statement of Objections      1.10(b)(ii)  
Stipulated Amount      9.7(e)  
Stockholders Meeting      5.23  
Stockholder Indemnifying Party      9.2(a)  
Stockholder Representative      Preamble  
Straddle Period      5.18(a)(ii)  
Straddle Period Tax Return      5.18(a)(ii)  
Support Agreements      7.5(i)  
Survival Period      9.1(a)  
Surviving Corporation      1.1  
Third Party Claim      9.6  
Third Party Claim Notice      9.6(a)  
Unaudited Balance Sheet      2.8(a)  
Written Consent      5.8  
 

 

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SCHEDULE A

Key Stockholders

Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus III, L.P.

Tullis Growth Fund, L.P.

James L.L. Tullis

Lighthouse Holdings Corporation

Eugene Cattarina

Mark D’Addato

Robert Snow

Richard O’Brien

Christopher Brow

 

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION

OF PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF

THE SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law )

The undersigned, Patrick S. Miles, does hereby certify that:

He is the Chief Executive Officer of Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

The Corporation is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which 15,244.744 are shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 5,317.340 have been issued and are outstanding.

The following resolutions were duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”):

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation provides for a class of its authorized stock known as preferred stock, consisting of 20,000,000 shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized, without further stockholder approval, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the preferred stock designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which shall consist of, except as otherwise set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined), up to 45,200 shares of the preferred stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue, as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock:

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Corporation be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations, attached hereto as Exhibit A, in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 8th day of March, 2018.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
a Delaware corporation,
By:   /s/ Patrick S. Miles
  Patrick S. Miles, Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit A

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF THE SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section 1. Definitions

     5  

Section 2. Designation, Amount and Par Value

     9  

Section 3. Dividends

     9  

Section 4. Voting Rights

     9  

Section 5. Liquidation

     9  

Section 6. Mandatory Conversion

     9  

(a) Mandatory Conversion Upon Stockholder Approval

     9  

(b) Conversion Price

     10  

(c) Mechanics of Conversion

     10  

(d) Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages

     10  

(e) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion

     10  

(f) Fractional Shares

     11  

(g) Transfer Taxes and Expenses

     11  

Section 7. Certain Adjustments

     11  

(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits

     11  

(b) Subsequent Equity Sales

     11  

(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings

     12  

(d) Pro Rata Distributions

     12  

(e) Fundamental Transaction

     13  

(f) Calculations

     15  

(g) Notice to the Holders

     15  

Section 8. Miscellaneous

     16  

(a) Notices

     16  

(b) Absolute Obligation

     16  

(c) Lost or Mutilated Series B Preferred Stock Certificate

     16  

(d) Governing Law

     17  

(e) Waiver

     17  

(f) Severability

     18  

(g) Next Business Day

     18  

(h) Headings

     18  

(i) Status of Converted or Redeemed Series B Preferred Stock

     18  

 

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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF THE SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

TERMS OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK

Section  1. Definitions. For the purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Alternate Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(e) .

Base Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(b) .

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  4 .

Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date ” means the Trading Day on which all of the Transaction Documents have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto and all conditions precedent to (i) each Holder’s obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Corporation’s obligations to deliver the Securities have been satisfied or waived.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Corporation or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

Conversion Amount ” means the sum of the Stated Value at issue.

 

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Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  6(b) .

Conversion Shares ” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof.

Conversion Shares Registration Statement ” means a registration statement that registers the resale of all Conversion Shares of the Holders, who shall be named as “selling stockholders” therein and meets the requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Delaware Courts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  8(d) .

Dilutive Issuance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(b) .

Dilutive Issuance Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(b) .

Effective Date ” means the date that the Conversion Shares Registration Statement filed by the Corporation pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the Commission.

Escrow Agent ” means Signature Bank, a New York State chartered bank and having an office at 261 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.

Escrow Agreement ” means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement, by and among the Corporation, the Placement Agent and the Escrow Agent pursuant to which the Holders shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Exempt Issuance ” shall have the meaning given such term in the Purchase Agreement.

Fundamental Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(e) .

Holder (s) ” shall have the meaning given such term in Section  3 .

Liquidation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  5 .

Mandatory Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  6(a) .

Mandatory Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  6(a) .

Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 6, 2018, by and among the Corporation, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., SafeOp Surgical, Inc., and the Other parties thereto.

Nasdaq Insider ” means any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Corporation, as those terms are interpreted pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c).

Original Issue Date ” means the date of the first issuance of any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock regardless of the number of transfers of any particular shares of Series B

 

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Preferred Stock and regardless of the number of certificates which may be issued to evidence such Series B Preferred Stock.

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 8, 2018, among the Corporation and the other parties named therein, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 8, 2018, among the Corporation the other parties named therein, in the form of Exhibit C attached to the Purchase Agreement, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

Securities ” means the Series B Preferred Stock and the Warrants.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Series A Preferred Stock ” means the Corporation’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Series B Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2 .

Share Delivery Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  6(c) .

Stockholder Approval ” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of the Corporation with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (i) the issuance of any of the Underlying Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date without regard to any restrictions or limitations set forth under this Certificate of Designation or under the Warrants, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion or otherwise as provided in this Certificate of Designation, to Nasdaq Insiders, at prices less than market value of the Common Stock in a private placement, and (iii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including pursuant to the warrants and convertible note

 

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issued thereunder, and (iv) the issuance, if any, of Additional Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) pursuant to Section 4.19 of the Purchase Agreement.

Stated Value ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2 , as the same may be increased pursuant to Section  3 .

Subscription Amount ” shall mean, as to each Holder, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased pursuant to the Purchase Agreement as specified below such Holder’s name on the signature page of the Purchase Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Corporation as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) of the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation formed or acquired after the date of the Purchase Agreement.

Successor Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(e) .

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transaction Documents ” means this Certificate of Designation, the Purchase Agreement, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare, Inc., the current transfer agent of the Corporation, with a mailing address of 480 Washington Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, and any successor transfer agent of the Corporation.

Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issued and issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Warrant Shares.

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Holder at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement, which Warrants shall be exercisable following and only following Stockholder Approval, and have a term of exercise equal to five years thereafter, in the form of Exhibit D attached to the Purchase Agreement.

 

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Section  2. Designation, Amount and Par Value . The series of preferred stock shall be designated as its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”) and the number of shares so designated shall be up to 45,200. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.0001 per share and a stated value equal to $1,000, subject to increase set forth in Section  3 below (the “ Stated Value ”).

Section  3. Dividends . Except for stock dividends or distributions for which adjustments are to be made pursuant to Section  7 , all of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock (each, a “ Holder ” and collectively, the “ Holders ”) shall be entitled to receive, and the Corporation shall pay, dividends on shares of Series B Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends are paid on shares of the Common Stock. No other dividends shall be paid on shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

Section  4. Voting Rights . Except as otherwise provided herein or as otherwise required by law, the Series B Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights. However, as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the affirmative vote of the Holders of 75% of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series B Preferred Stock or alter or amend (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) this Certificate of Designation, (b) amend (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) the Certificate of Incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders, (c) increase the number of authorized shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or (d) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

Section  5. Liquidation . Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “ Liquidation ”), the Holders shall be entitled to receive out of the assets, whether capital or surplus, of the Corporation the same amount that a holder of Common Stock would receive if the Series B Preferred Stock were fully converted (disregarding for such purposes any conversion limitations hereunder) to Common Stock which amounts shall be paid pari passu with all holders of Common Stock. The Corporation shall mail written notice of any such Liquidation, not less than 45 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each Holder, unless such notice is waived by the affirmative vote of the Holders of 75% of the then outstanding shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

Section  6. Mandatory Conversion .

(a) Mandatory Conversion Upon Stockholder Approval . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the date Stockholder Approval is obtained and deemed effective (the “ Mandatory Conversion Date ”), without any required notice to the Holder or from the Holder, the Corporation shall convert all of the Holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Mandatory Conversion ”) into Conversion Shares at the then effective Conversion Price on the Mandatory Conversion Date. In connection with the Mandatory Conversion, each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible into that number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the Stated Value of such Series B Preferred Stock by the Conversion Price. Until Stockholder Approval has been obtained, no conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall occur, and the Corporation shall not effect any conversion of shares of

 

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Series B Preferred Stock for the account of Holder. Series B Preferred Stock converted into Common Stock shall be canceled, shall no longer be outstanding or designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock of the Corporation.

(b) Conversion Price . The conversion price for the Series B Preferred Stock shall equal $3.15, subject to adjustment herein (the “ Conversion Price ”).

(c) Mechanics of Conversion . Not later than the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) (the “ Share Delivery Date ”) after the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to the Holder by in book-entry format registered with the Corporation’s Transfer Agent, or by delivery of share certificates, the number of Conversion Shares being acquired, which, on or after the earlier of (i) the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date or (ii) the Effective Date, shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions (other than those which may then be required by the Purchase Agreement). As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Corporation’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of Mandatory Conversion.

(d) Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages . The Corporation’s obligation to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by a Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by such Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Corporation or any violation or alleged violation of law by such Holder or any other person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Corporation to such Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided , however , that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Corporation of any such action that the Corporation may have against such Holder. If the Corporation fails to deliver to a Holder such Conversion Shares pursuant to Section  6(a) on the Share Delivery Date, the Corporation shall pay to such Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Stated Value of Series B Preferred Stock held by each Holder, $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages for the Corporation’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and such Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights shall not prohibit a Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.

(e) Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion . The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of the Series B

 

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Preferred Stock, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder, not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall (subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement) be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 6) upon the conversion of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and, if the Conversion Shares Registration Statement is then effective under the Securities Act, shall be registered for public resale in accordance with such Conversion Shares Registration Statement (subject to such Holder’s compliance with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement).

(f) Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled upon such conversion, the Corporation shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.

(g) Transfer Taxes and Expenses . The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to any Holder for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares.

Section  7. Certain Adjustments .

(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits . If the Corporation, at any time while this Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any other Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon conversion of, or payment of a dividend on, this Series B Preferred Stock), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section  7(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(b) Subsequent Equity Sales . From the Closing Date until the date that is the earlier of (i) the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date or (ii) the date on which there are no shares of this Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, if the Corporation or any Subsidiary, as applicable sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other

 

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disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal the Base Conversion Price, provided that the Base Conversion Price shall not be less than $0.40. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 7(b) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. The Corporation shall notify the Holders in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 7(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Corporation provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 7(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, the Holders are entitled to receive a number of Conversion Shares based upon the Base Conversion Price on or after the date of such Dilutive Issuance.

(c) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section  7(a) above, if at any time the Corporation grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of such Holder’s Series B Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversions, including without limitation, the limitations prior to Stockholder Approval) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(d) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding, if the Corporation declares or makes any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Series B Preferred Stock, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the

 

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record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution.

(e) Fundamental Transaction .

(i) If, at any time while this Series B Preferred Stock is outstanding,

(A) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person,

(B) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, exclusive license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions,

(C) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Corporation or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock,

(D) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or

(E) the Corporation, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination)

(each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then,

(ii) upon any subsequent conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(a) or Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Series B Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 6(a) or Section 6(d) on the conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock).

 

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(iii) For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Corporation shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration.

(iv) If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock following such Fundamental Transaction.

(v) To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Corporation or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall file a new Certificate of Designation with the same terms and conditions and issue to the Holders new preferred stock consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holders’ right to convert such preferred stock into Alternate Consideration.

(vi) The Corporation shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Corporation is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of this Section  7(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Holders and approved by Holders (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of each Holder deliver to such Holder in exchange for this Series B Preferred Stock a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Series B Preferred Stock which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Series B Preferred Stock immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder.

(vii) Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Corporation” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Corporation and shall assume all of the obligations of the Corporation under this Certificate of Designation and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Corporation herein.

 

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(f) Calculations . All calculations under this Section  7 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section  7 , the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Corporation) issued and outstanding.

(g) Notice to the Holders .

(i) Adjustment to Conversion Price . Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section  7 , the Corporation shall promptly deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(ii) Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder . If

(A) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock,

(B) the Corporation shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock,

(C) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights,

(D) the approval of any stockholders of the Corporation shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Corporation is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or

(E) the Corporation shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation,

then, in each case, the Corporation shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Series B Preferred Stock, and shall cause to be delivered to each Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the stock books of the Corporation, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (ii) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the

 

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delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice.

(iii) To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Corporation or any of the Subsidiaries, the Corporation shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert the Conversion Amount of this Series B Preferred Stock (or any part hereof) during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

Section  8. Miscellaneous .

(a) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holders hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Corporation, at the address set forth above Attention: General Counsel, facsimile number (760) 431-9083, e-mail address chunsaker@alphatecspine.com, or such other facsimile number, e-mail address or address as the Corporation may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holders delivered in accordance with this Section  8 . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Corporation hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or e-mail attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each Holder at the facsimile number, e-mail address or address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Corporation, or if no such facsimile number, e-mail address or address appears on the books of the Corporation, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or e-mail attachment at the e-mail address set forth in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or e-mail attachment at the e-mail address set forth in this Section on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.

(b) Absolute Obligation . Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Certificate of Designation shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay liquidated damages and accrued dividends, as applicable, on the shares of Series B Preferred Stock at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

(c) Lost or Mutilated Series B Preferred Stock Certificate . If a Holder’s Series B Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated certificate, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, a new certificate for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but

 

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only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such certificate, and of the ownership hereof reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation.

(d) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Certificate of Designation shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the state of Delaware (the “ Delaware Courts ”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such Delaware Courts, or such Delaware Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Certificate of Designation and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Certificate of Designation or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Certificate of Designation, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

(e) Waiver . Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder of a breach of any provision of this Certificate of Designation shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Certificate of Designation or a waiver by any other Holders. The failure of the Corporation or a Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Certificate of Designation on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party (or any other Holder) of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Certificate of Designation on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Corporation or a Holder must be in writing. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designation to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of the Series B Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of 75% of the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding, unless a higher percentage is required by applicable law, in which case the written consent of the Holders of not less than such higher percentage shall be required.

 

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(f) Severability . If any provision of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Certificate of Designation shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law.

(g) Next Business Day . Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

(h) Headings . The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Certificate of Designation and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(i) Status of Converted or Redeemed Series B Preferred Stock . Shares of Series B Preferred Stock may only be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If any shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be converted, redeemed or reacquired by the Corporation, such shares shall resume the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and shall no longer be designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

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Exhibit 4.1

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares:

  

Issue Date: March __, 2018

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, [NAME] or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date the Stockholder Approval is received and effective (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to [NUMBER] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Common Stock. The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

Section  1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), dated March __, 2018, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto.

Section  2 . Exercise .

(a) Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency that the Company may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), as applicable, of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by electronic (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A . Within the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire


transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

(b) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $3.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

(c) Cashless Exercise . This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A)

= as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the applicable Notice of Exercise is delivered or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

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  (B)

= the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

  (X)

= the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

Bid Price ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in

 

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interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

(d) Mechanics of Exercise .

(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)) until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “ Standard Settlement Period ” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

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(iii) Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

(vi) Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that

 

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Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

(vii) Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

(e) Holder s Exercise Limitations . Unless a Holder has made an election on its signature page to the Purchase Agreement, to have this Section 2(e) not apply to him/her/it, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “ Attribution Parties ”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder

 

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may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “ Beneficial Ownership Limitation ” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61 st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.]

Section  3 . Certain Adjustments .

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock

 

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Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).

(c) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution (other than cash dividends) of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) other than a dividend or other distribution described in Section 3(a) above (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution ( provided , however , to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

(d) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, exclusive license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are

 

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permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a stock split, combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 3(a) above), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation in Section 2(e) on the exercise of this Warrant). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of

 

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protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

(e) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

(f) Notice to Holder .

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate

 

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action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

Section  4 . Transfer of Warrant .

(a) Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof and to the provisions of Section 4.1 of the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

(b) New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

(c) Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

(d) Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under

 

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applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement.

(e) Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

Section  5 . Miscellaneous .

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

(d) Authorized Shares .

(i) The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly

 

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authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

(ii) Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

(iii) Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

(e) Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

(f) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

(g) Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Purchase Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

(h) Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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(i) Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

(j) Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

(l) Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder. This Warrant also may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the holders of Warrants purchased under the Purchase Agreement representing 75% of the Warrant Shares issuable under such Warrants then outstanding as of the date such consent is sought; provided , however , that (i) no such amendment shall adversely affect any Holder differently than it affects all other Holders, unless such Holder consents thereto and (ii) no amendment may increase the Exercise Price, decrease the number of shares or class of shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant or decrease the time period in which this Warrant can be exercised without the written consent of the Holder.

(m) Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

(n) Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

   

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO WARRANT]


EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4) Accredited Investor . The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. If the undersigned exercises this Warrant other than by cashless exercise, the undersigned hereby makes for the benefit of the Company the representations set forth in Section 3.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement.

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity:                                                                                                                                                                        

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity :                                                                                                                           

Name of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                                                

Title of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                                                  

Date:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Notice of Exercise – Warrant – Alphatec Holdings, Inc.


EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

     
       

(Please Print)

Address:

     
   

(Please Print)

Phone Number:

     

Email Address:

     

Dated:                                               ,             

   

Holder’s Signature:                                              

   

Holder’s Address:                                 

   

Assignment Form – Warrant – Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

Exhibit 4.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

AND

EACH PURCHASER IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO

MARCH          , 2018

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

1.

   Definitions      1  

2.

   Shelf Registration      7  

3.

   Underwritten Offerings      10  

4.

   Registration and Other Procedures      12  

5.

   Registration Expenses      17  

6.

   Black-out Period      18  

7.

   Indemnification      19  

(a)

   Indemnification by the Company      19  

(b)

   Indemnification by Holders      19  

(c)

   Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings      20  

(d)

   Contribution      21  

8.

   Miscellaneous      22  

(a)

   Remedies      22  

(b)

   No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements      22  

(c)

   [Reserved]      22  

(d)

   Discontinued Disposition      22  

(e)

   Piggy-Back Registrations      22  

(f)

   Amendments and Waivers      24  

(g)

   Notices      24  

(h)

   Successors and Assigns      24  

(i)

   No Inconsistent Agreements      25  

(j)

   Execution and Counterparts      25  

(k)

   Governing Law      25  

(l)

   Cumulative Remedies      26  

(m)

   Severability      26  

(n)

   Headings      26  

(o)

   Independent Nature of Holders’ Obligations and Rights      26  


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of March __, 2018, between Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the several persons signatory hereto (each such purchaser, a “ Purchaser ” and, collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

This Agreement is made pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the other parties thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), and pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., SafeOp Surgical, Inc. (“ Target ”) and the other parties thereto, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Merger Agreement ”).

The Company and each Purchaser hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Action ” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, Proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign).

Advice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  8(d) .

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Certificate of Designation ” means the Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit A attached to the Purchase Agreement.

Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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

Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Designation.

Effectiveness Date ” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 60th calendar day following the date hereof (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 90th calendar day following the date hereof) and with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section  2(b) or Section  4(c) , the 75th calendar day following the date on which an additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder (or, in the event of a “full review” by the Commission, the 110th calendar day following the date such additional Registration Statement is required to be filed hereunder); provided , however , that in the event the Company is notified by the Commission that one or more of the above Registration Statements will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comment, the Effectiveness Date as to such Registration Statement shall be the second Trading Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided , further , however , if such Effectiveness Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Effectiveness Date shall be the next succeeding Trading Day.

Effectiveness Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2(a) .

Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2(d)(v) .

Event Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  2(d)(v) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Filing Date ” means, with respect to the Initial Registration Statement required hereunder, the 30th calendar day following the date hereof and, with respect to any additional Registration Statements which may be required pursuant to Section  2(b) or Section  4(c) , the earliest practical date on which the Company is permitted by SEC Guidance to file such additional Registration Statement related to the Registrable Securities; provided , however , that if the Filing Date falls on a day that is not a Trading Day, then the Filing Date shall be extended to the next succeeding Trading Day.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Holder ” or “ Holders ” means the holder or holders, as the case may be, from time to time of Registrable Securities, including any assignee of rights hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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Holder Underwritten Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  3(e) .

Indemnified Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(c) .

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(c) .

Initial Registration Statement ” means the initial Registration Statement filed or to be filed pursuant to this Agreement.

Initiating Holders ” shall mean and include (i) the Lead Investor or (ii) any Holder or Holders (other than the Lead Investor) of more than 50% of the then Registrable Securities (not including the Lead Investor’s Registrable Securities); provided that such Holder or Holders (other than the Lead Investor) then own at least One Million (1,000,000) Registrable Securities.

Lead Investor ” shall mean L-5 Healthcare Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any assignee, in whole or in part, of its rights as a Lead Investor hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.

Losses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  7(a) .

Merger Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Merger Closing Shares ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock of the Company valued in the aggregate at $8,666,667 pursuant to the valuation terms of the Merger Agreement, and issued to those Purchasers who are to receive such shares at the closing of the Merger Agreement.

Merger Warrant Shares ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock underlying those certain warrants to purchase Common Stock in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000, to be issued to those Purchasers who are to receive such warrants at the closing of the Merger Agreement.

Milestone Shares ” shall mean those shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon satisfaction of certain milestone achievements by the Company and Target, to those Purchasers who are to receive such Milestone Shares pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Note Conversion Shares ” shall mean the shares of Common Stock underlying those certain convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “ Merger Notes ”), to be issued to those Purchasers who are to receive such convertible promissory notes at the closing of the Merger Agreement.

Participating Holders ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  3(b) .

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock

 

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company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Piggy-Back Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  8(e) .

Preferred Stock ” means up to 45,200 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued under the Purchase Agreement having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

Proceeding ” means an Action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Purchaser(s) ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Registrable Securities ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock (as if on such date all shares of Preferred Stock are converted in full without regard to any conversion limitations in the Certificate of Designation), (b) all Warrant Shares then issued and issuable upon exercise of the Warrants (as if on such date the Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (c) all Merger Closing Shares, (d) all Note Conversion Shares, (e) all Merger Warrant Shares (as if on such date the Merger Warrants are exercised in full without regard to any exercise limitations therein), (f) all Milestone Shares, (g) any securities that may be issued or distributed or be issuable or distributable in respect of, or in substitution for, the foregoing upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to any of the foregoing, and (h) any other shares of Common Stock then owned by any Purchaser provided that, with respect to any Purchaser other than the Lead Investor, such Purchaser is at the time of registration an Affiliate of the Company; provided , however , that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities (and the Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of any, or file another, Registration Statement hereunder with

 

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respect thereto) for so long as (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such Registrable Securities is declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of by the Holder in accordance with such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been previously sold in accordance with Rule 144 and new certificates for them not bearing a legend restricting transfer shall have been delivered by the Company, or (iii), with respect to any Purchaser other than the Lead Investor, such securities become eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and without current public information pursuant to Rule 144 as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed, delivered and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the affected Holders (assuming that such securities and any securities issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of which, or as a dividend upon which, such securities were issued or are issuable, are not, at the time of sale, and have not been during the preceding three months, an Affiliate of the Company, and all Warrants are exercised by “cashless exercise” as provided in Section 2(c) of each of the Warrants), as reasonably determined by the Company, upon the advice of counsel to the Company.

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement required to be filed hereunder pursuant to Section  2(a) and any additional registration statements contemplated by Section  2(b) or Section  4(c) , including, in each case, the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to any such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in any such registration statement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

Rule 415 ” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

SEC Guidance ” means (i) any publicly-available written or oral guidance of the Commission staff, or any comments, requirements or requests of the Commission staff and (ii) the Securities Act.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  4(a) .

Securities ” means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

Special Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  3(e) .

Stockholder Approval ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased under the Purchase Agreement.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) to the Purchase Agreement and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

Target ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transaction Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare, Inc., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 480 Washington Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

Underwritten Offering ” means a registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.3(a) of the Purchase Agreement, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately upon Stockholder Approval and have a term of exercise equal to five years from the date of such

 

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Stockholder Approval, in the form of Exhibit D attached to the Purchase Agreement.

2. Shelf Registration .

(a) On or prior to each Filing Date, the Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement covering the resale of all of the Registrable Securities that are not then registered on an effective Registration Statement for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415. Each Registration Statement filed hereunder shall be on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, in which case such registration shall be on another appropriate form in accordance herewith, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e)); provided , however , that no Holder shall be required to be named as an “underwriter” without such Holder’s express prior written consent. If pursuant to SEC Guidance, such alternative appropriate form requires Holder to be named as an “underwriter,” and Holder chooses not to give consent to be so named, the Company’s obligations under this subsection register on another appropriate form shall be waived. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement (including, without limitation, under Section  4(c) ) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the date that all Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities as provided herein (the “ Effectiveness Period ”). The Company shall telephonically request effectiveness of a Registration Statement as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a Trading Day. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders via facsimile or by e-mail of the effectiveness of a Registration Statement on the same Trading Day that the Company telephonically confirms effectiveness with the Commission, which shall be the date requested for effectiveness of such Registration Statement. The Company shall, by 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the Trading Day after the effective date of such Registration Statement, file a final Prospectus with the Commission as required by Rule 424. Failure to so notify the Holder within one (1) Trading Day of such notification of effectiveness or failure to file a final Prospectus as foresaid shall be deemed an Event under Section  2(d)(iv) .

(b) Notwithstanding the registration obligations set forth in Section  2(a) , if all of the Registrable Securities cannot be registered for resale as a secondary offering on a single Registration Statement, the Company agrees to promptly inform each of the Holders thereof and use its best efforts (i) to file additional Registration Statements as may be available pursuant to SEC Guidance successively trying to register on each such Registration Statement the maximum number of remaining Registrable Securities permitted to be registered pursuant to SEC Guidance for resale, until all of the Registrable Securities have been registered for resale, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering, subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) with respect to filing on Form S-3 or other appropriate form, and subject to the provisions of Section  2(d)(iv) with respect to the payment of liquidated damages, and (ii) to have each such additional Registration Statement declared effective by the Commission as soon as practicable; provided , however , that prior to and following the filing of

 

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any such additional Registration Statements, the Company shall be obligated to use best efforts to advocate with the Commission for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance.

(c) Subject to the payment of liquidated damages pursuant to Section  2(d)(iv) , if, notwithstanding the Company’s compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2(b), the Commission or any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering, unless otherwise directed to the Company in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will be reduced as follows:

(i) first, the Company shall reduce or eliminate any securities to be included other than Registrable Securities; and

(ii) second, the Company shall reduce Registrable Securities represented (applied, in the case that some Registrable Securities may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Registrable Securities held by such Holders).

In the event of a cutback hereunder, the Company shall give the Holder at least five (5) Trading Days prior written notice along with the calculations as to such Holder’s allotment.

(d) If:

(i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed on or prior to its Filing Date or if the Company files the Initial Registration Statement without affording the Holders the opportunity to review and comment on the same as required by Section  4(a) ; or

(ii) the Company fails to file with the Commission a request for acceleration of a Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, within two (2) Trading Days of the date that the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review; or

(iii) prior to the effective date of a Registration Statement, the Company fails to file a pre-effective amendment and otherwise respond in writing to comments made by the Commission in respect of such Registration Statement promptly (but in any event within ten (10) Trading Days) after the receipt of comments by or notice from the Commission that such amendment is required in order for such Registration Statement to be declared effective; or

(iv) a Registration Statement registering for resale all of the Registrable Securities is not declared effective by the Commission by the Effectiveness Date of the Initial Registration Statement (provided, however, that if all Registrable Securities cannot be included in the Initial Registration Statement under conditions contemplated in Section 2(c), the liquidated damages provided for in this Section 2(d) shall not begin to accrue until the Effectiveness Date

 

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of any additional Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, including pursuant to Section 2(b) or Section 4(c)); or

(v) after the effective date of a Registration Statement, such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (other than due to the inaccuracy of any information regarding the Holders) to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement, or the Holders are otherwise not permitted to utilize the Prospectus therein to resell such Registrable Securities, for more than ten (10) consecutive calendar days or more than an aggregate of twenty (20) calendar days (which need not be consecutive calendar days) during any 12-month period (any such failure or breach set forth in clauses (i)-(v) being referred to as an “ Event ”, and for purposes of clauses (i) and (iv), the date on which such Event occurs, and for purpose of clause (ii) the date on which such five (5) Trading Day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (iii) the date which such ten (10) calendar day period is exceeded, and for purpose of clause (v) the date on which such tenth (10th) or twentieth (20th) calendar day period, as applicable, is exceeded being referred to as “ Event Date ”), then,

in addition to any other rights the Holders may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to the product of 1.5% multiplied by the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement with respect to any Securities then held by, or issuable to, such Holder that are Registrable Securities. The parties agree that the maximum aggregate liquidated damages payable to a Holder under this Agreement shall be 12% of the aggregate Subscription Amount paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any partial liquidated damages pursuant to this Section 2(d) in full within seven days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such partial liquidated damages are due until and through the date such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.

(e) If Form S-3 is not available for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company shall (i) register the resale of the Registrable Securities on another appropriate form and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 as soon as such form is available, provided that the Company shall maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement then in effect until such time as a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Company be permitted to name any Holder or Affiliate of a Holder as any underwriter without the prior written consent of such Holder.

 

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3. Underwritten Offering of Initiating Holders .

(a) Up to three (3) Underwritten Offerings for the Lead Investor and up to two (2) additional Underwritten Offerings for any other Initiating Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement may be initiated by an Initiating Holder, upon notice to the Company; provided that such Underwritten Offering is for at least Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of Registrable Securities owned by the Initiating Holder and the Participating Holders (as defined below) in the aggregate.

(b) Upon any such request for an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 3(a), the Company shall (i) deliver to each Holder (other than the Initiating Holder) written notice of such contemplated Underwritten Offering and (ii) enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company, the Initiating Holder and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, including indemnities no less favorable to the recipient thereof than those provided in Section 7. The Initiating Holder shall reasonably cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of such underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof. The Holders participating in such Underwritten Offering (the “ Participating Holders ”) shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall (x) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Participating Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (y) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Participating Holders. Any such Participating Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters in connection with such underwriting agreement other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Participating Holder, such Participating Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s authority to sell the Registrable Securities, such Participating Holder’s intended method of distribution, absence of liens with respect to the Registrable Securities, enforceability of the applicable underwriting agreement as against such Participating Holder, receipt of all consents and approvals with respect to the entry into such underwriting agreement and the sale of such Registrable Securities and any other representations required to be made by such Participating Holder under applicable law, rule or regulation, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Participating Holder in connection with such underwriting agreement shall not exceed such Participating Holder’s gross proceeds from such Underwritten Offering (less underwriting discounts and commissions).

(c) Subject to the provisions of this Section 3 and Section 8(e), no Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Initiating Holder and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

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(d) In the case of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 3, the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms for the Registrable Securities shall be determined by the Initiating Holder. In addition, in the case of any Underwritten Offering, each of the applicable Holders may withdraw their request to participate in the registration pursuant to this Section 3 or Section 8(e) after being advised of such price, discount and other terms and shall not be required to enter into any agreements or documentation that would require otherwise.

(e) With respect to any Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities by the Initiating Holder (each, a “ Holder Underwritten Offering ”), the Company agrees not to effect (other than pursuant to the registration applicable to such Holder Underwritten Offering or pursuant to a Special Registration) any public sale or distribution, or to file any registration statement (other than pursuant to the registration applicable to such Holder Underwritten Offering or pursuant to a Special Registration) covering any of its equity securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period not to exceed ten (10) days prior and sixty (60) days following the effective date of such offering or such longer period up to ninety (90) days as may be requested by the managing underwriter for such Holder Underwritten Offering. “ Special Registration ” means the registration of (i) equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof solely registered on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (or successor form) or (i) shares of equity securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, employees, consultants, customers, lenders or vendors of the Company or its Subsidiaries or in connection with dividend reinvestment plans.

(f) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 advise the Initiating Holder and the Company that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering (i)  first , shall be allocated pro rata among the Participating Holders based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Participating Holder (provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Participating Holder that exceed such Participating Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Participating Holders in like manner), (ii) second , and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included in such Underwritten Offering, the number of securities that the Company proposes to include in such Underwritten Offering that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, and (iii)  third , and only if all the securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Underwritten Offering, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Underwritten Offering that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect.

 

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4. Registration and Other Procedures .

In connection with the Company’s registration and other obligations hereunder (including in connection with any Underwritten Offering), the Company shall:

(a) Not less than five (5) Trading Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to the filing of any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, but not including (x) any Exchange Act filing or (y) any supplement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not related to such Holder’s Registrable Securities), the Company shall (i) furnish to each Holder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents (other than those incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference) will be subject to the review of such Holders, and (ii) cause its officers and directors, counsel and independent registered public accountants to respond to such inquiries as shall be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of respective counsel to each Holder, to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, the Company shall not be obligated to provide the Holders advance copies of any universal shelf registration statement registering securities in addition to those required hereunder, or any Prospectus prepared thereto. The Company shall not file a Registration Statement or any such Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto to which the Lead Investor or the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities (other than those Registrable Securities held by the Lead Investor) shall reasonably object in good faith, provided that, the Company is notified of such objection in writing no later than five (5) Trading Days after the Holders have been so furnished copies of a Registration Statement or one (1) Trading Day after the Holders have been so furnished copies of any related Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Annex A (a “ Selling Stockholder Questionnaire ”) on a date that is not less than four (4) Trading Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth (4th) Trading Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section 4(a).

(b) (i) Prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, to a Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith (subject to any requirement that a post-effective amendment be declared effective by the Commission) as may be necessary to keep a Registration Statement continuously effective as to the applicable Registrable Securities for the Effectiveness Period and prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities subject to any SEC Guidance that sets forth a limitation on the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement, (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement (subject to the terms of this Agreement), and, as so supplemented or amended, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424, (iii) respond as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments received from the Commission with respect to a Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and provide as promptly as reasonably possible to the Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to a Registration Statement (provided that, the Company shall excise any information contained therein which would constitute material non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), and (iv) comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance (subject to the terms of this Agreement) with the intended methods of disposition by

 

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the Holders thereof set forth in such Registration Statement as so amended or in such Prospectus as so supplemented.

(c) If during the Effectiveness Period, the number of Registrable Securities at any time exceeds 100% of the number of shares of Common Stock then registered in a Registration Statement, then the Company shall file as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case prior to the applicable Filing Date, an additional Registration Statement covering the resale by the Holders of not less than the number of such Registrable Securities.

(d) Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities to be sold (which notice shall, pursuant to clauses (iii) through (vi) hereof, be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the requisite changes have been made) and the underwriters, if any, as promptly as reasonably possible (and, in the case of (i)(A) below, not less than one (1) Trading Day prior to such filing) and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing no later than one (1) Trading Day following the day (i)(A) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is proposed to be filed (but not including (i) any Exchange Act filing or (ii) any supplement or post-effective amendment to a registration statement that is not related to such Holder’s Registrable Securities), (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of such Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement, and (C) with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose, (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to a Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) of the occurrence or existence of any pending corporate development with respect to the Company that the Company believes may be material and that, in the determination of the Company, makes it not in the best interest of the Company to allow continued availability of a Registration Statement or Prospectus; provided , however , in no event shall any such notice contain any information which would constitute material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (vii) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects.

 

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(e) Promptly incorporate in a Prospectus or post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution (including as may be required in connection with any Underwritten Offering) with respect to such Registrable Securities, and make all required filings of such Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus or post-effective amendment.

(f) Use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(g) Enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as any Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities.

(h) Make such representations and warranties to the Holders and the underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in secondary underwritten public offerings.

(i) Obtain for delivery to the Holders and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company dated the effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel.

(j) In the case of an Underwritten Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Participating Holders, a cold comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement.

(k) Cooperate with each Holder and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the FINRA.

(l) Provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.

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on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Common Stock is then quoted.

(n) Make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by any Holder, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holder or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s executive officers and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; provided that any such Person gaining access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 4(n) shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (i) the release of such information is requested or required by law or by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process, (ii) such information is or becomes publicly known other than through a breach of this or any other agreement of which such Person has actual knowledge, (iii) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (iv) such information is independently developed by such Person.

(o) In the case of an Underwritten Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any such Underwritten Offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto.

(p) Use its reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order stopping or suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, at the earliest practicable moment.

(q) Furnish to each Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies of each such Registration Statement and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference to the extent requested by such Person, and all exhibits to the extent reasonably requested by such Person (including those previously furnished or incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided that any such item which is available on the EDGAR system (or successor thereto) need not be furnished in physical form.

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Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except after the giving of any notice pursuant to Section  4(d) .

(s) Prior to any resale of Registrable Securities by a Holder, use its reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from the registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for the resale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any Holder or underwriter, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably requests in writing, to keep each registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the Effectiveness Period and to do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified, subject the Company to any material tax in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.

(t) If requested by a Holder, cooperate with such Holder or underwriter, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Purchase Agreement, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder or underwriter, if any, may request.

(u) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section  4(d) , as promptly as reasonably possible under the circumstances taking into account the Company’s good faith assessment of any adverse consequences to the Company and its stockholders of the premature disclosure of such event, prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, to a Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, neither a Registration Statement nor such Prospectus will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If the Company notifies the Holders in accordance with clauses (iii) through (vi) of Section  4(d) above to suspend the use of any Prospectus until the requisite changes to such Prospectus have been made, then the Holders shall suspend use of such Prospectus. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company shall be entitled to exercise its right under this Section  4(u) to suspend the availability of a Registration Statement and Prospectus, subject to the payment of partial liquidated damages otherwise required pursuant to Section  4(d) , for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days (which need not be consecutive days) in any 12-month period.

(v) Otherwise use reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the Securities Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness

 

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Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder.

(w) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to maintain eligibility for use of Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) for the registration of the resale of Registrable Securities.

(x) The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the shares. During any periods that the Company is unable to meet its obligations hereunder with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities solely because any Holder fails to furnish such information within three Trading Days of the Company’s request, any liquidated damages that are accruing at such time as to such Holder only shall be tolled and any Event that may otherwise occur solely because of such delay shall be suspended as to such Holder only, until such information is delivered to the Company.

5. Registration Expenses . All fees and expenses incident to the performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the Commission, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, and (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company (and the underwriters in the case of an Underwritten Offering) in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, and (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any Holder or, except to the extent provided for in the Transaction Documents, any legal fees or other costs of the Holders; provided, that, in the event of any Underwritten Offering, the Company shall reimburse the Initiating Holder for the reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel.

 

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6. Black-out Period . In the case of an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to an Underwritten Offering, the Company and each of the Holders agree, if requested by the Initiating Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters with respect to such Underwritten Offering, not to (a) offer for sale, sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the disposition by any Person at any time in the future of) any Common Stock (including Common Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any options or warrants) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6 shall not prohibit any Holder from exercising any Warrants or Merger Warrants, or any other warrants of the Company or converting any Preferred Stock or any other preferred stock of the Company, or converting any Merger Notes, in each case, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions in respect thereof, (b) enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clauses (a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise, (c) make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or any other securities of the Company or (d) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, in each case, during the period beginning seven (7) days before, and ending ninety (90) days (or such lesser period as may be agreed by the Initiating Holder or, if applicable, the managing underwriter or underwriters) (or such other period as may be reasonably requested by the Initiating Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in the FINRA rules or any successor provisions or amendments thereto) after, the date of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Underwritten Offering, to the extent timely notified in writing by the Initiating Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters, as the case may be; provided that no Holder shall be subject to any such black-out period of longer duration than that applicable to the Initiating Holder or any other Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company may effect a public sale or distribution of securities of the type described above and during the periods described above if such sale or distribution is made pursuant to Registrations on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor form to such Forms or as part of any registration of securities for offering and sale to employees, directors or consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement, and (ii) the distribution of Registrable Securities by any Holder that is a non-natural person to such Holder’s equity holders or any transfer by any Holder to any Affiliate thereof shall not be prohibited by this Section  6 and shall be expressly permitted in any separate agreement the Holders shall be requested to execute to effectuate the prohibitions in this Section  6 (provided, in each case with respect to this clause (ii), that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section  6 ). Without limiting the foregoing, if after the date hereof the Company grants any Person (other than a Holder) any rights to demand or participate in a registration, the Company agrees that the agreement with respect thereto shall include such Person’s agreement to comply with any black-out period required by this Section 6 as if it were a Holder hereunder. If requested by the managing underwriter or

 

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underwriters of any such Underwritten Offering, the Holders shall execute a separate agreement to the foregoing effect. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of the period referenced above.

7. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers (including brokers who offer and sell Registrable Securities as principal as a result of a pledge or any failure to perform under a margin call of Common Stock), investment advisors and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each Person who controls any such Holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling Person, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any Prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of any federal, state or common law or regulation (including the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder), in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based solely upon information regarding such Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein, or to the extent that such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (ii) in the case of an occurrence of an event of the type specified in Section  4(d)(iii)-(vi) , the use by such Holder of an outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated, defective or otherwise unavailable for use by such Holder and prior to the receipt by such Holder of the Advice contemplated in Section  8(d) . The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of which the Company is aware. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such indemnified person and shall survive the transfer of any Registrable Securities by any of the Holders in accordance with Section  8(h) .

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Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, agents or employees of such controlling Persons, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Losses, as incurred, to the extent arising out of or based solely upon: any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading (i) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information so furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company expressly for inclusion in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or (ii) to the extent, but only to the extent, that such information relates to such Holder’s information provided in the Selling Stockholder Questionnaire or the proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement, such Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a selling Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section  7 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . If any Proceeding shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Person from whom indemnity is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) in writing, and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all fees and expenses incurred in connection with defense thereof; provided , that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give such notice shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except (and only) to the extent that it shall be finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) that such failure shall have materially and adversely prejudiced the Indemnifying Party.

An Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party or Parties unless: (1) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees and expenses; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed promptly to assume the defense of such Proceeding and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding; or (3) the named parties to any such Proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall reasonably believe that a material conflict of interest is likely to exist if the same counsel were to represent such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense thereof and the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one separate counsel shall be at the expense of the

 

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Indemnifying Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such Proceeding effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending Proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such Proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 7) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, within ten Trading Days of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party; provided, that, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which such Indemnified Party is finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction (which determination is not subject to appeal or further review) not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification under Section  7(a) or Section  7(b) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any Proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 was available to such party in accordance with its terms.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section  7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section  7 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

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8. Miscellaneous .

(a) Remedies . In the event of a breach by the Company or by a Holder of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, each Holder or the Company, as the case may be, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each of the Company and each Holder agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall not assert or shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(b) No Piggyback on Registrations; Prohibition on Filing Other Registration Statements . Until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, neither the Company nor any of its security holders (other than the Holders in such capacity pursuant hereto) may include securities of the Company in any Registration Statements other than the Registrable Securities. The Company shall not file any other registration statements, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their equivalents, until all Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to a Registration Statement that is declared effective by the Commission, provided that this Section  8(b) shall not prohibit the Company from filing supplements or amendments to registration statements filed prior to the date of this Agreement.

(c) [ Reserved ]

(d) Discontinued Disposition . By its acquisition of Registrable Securities, each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in Section  4(d)(iii) through (vi) , such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement until it is advised in writing (the “ Advice ”) by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus (as it may have been supplemented or amended) may be resumed. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed as promptly as is practicable. The Company agrees and acknowledges that any periods during which the Holder is required to discontinue the disposition of the Registrable Securities hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section  2(d)(iv) .

(e) Piggy-Back Registrations ; Underwritten Offerings .

(i) If, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, there is not an effective Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities (the “ Piggy-Back Registration Statement ”), other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or one universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (each as promulgated under the Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity securities issuable in connection with the Company’s stock option or other employee benefit plans, then the Company shall deliver to each

 

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Holder a written notice of such determination and, if within fifteen (15) days after the date of the delivery of such notice, any such Holder shall so request in writing, the Company shall include in such registration statement all or any part of such Registrable Securities such Holder requests to be registered; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to provide notice or otherwise register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section  8(e) that are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 (without volume restrictions or current public information requirements) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or that are the subject of a then effective Registration Statement that is available for resales or other dispositions by such Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if such registration involves an Underwritten Offering, such Holder must sell such Registrable Securities that such Holder requests to be registered to, if applicable, the underwriter(s) at the same price and subject to the same underwriting discounts and commissions that apply to the other securities sold in such offering (it being acknowledged that the Company shall be responsible for other expenses as set forth in Section  5 ) and subject to such Holder entering into customary underwriting documentation for selling stockholders in an underwritten public offering in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 3(b), and (ii) if, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register any Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section  8(e) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to cause such registration statement to become effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall deliver written notice to such Holder and, thereupon, shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligations to pay any expenses incurred in connection therewith in accordance with Section 5). The inclusion of any Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration Statement shall not constitute a waiver by any Holder of any rights such Holder may have by virtue of Section 8(a) being breached by the filing such Piggy-Back Registration Statement.

(ii) If the Company determines to proceed with any Underwritten Offering of Common Stock, whether on its own behalf or on behalf of any other stockholder of the Company, the Company shall so advise the Holders in writing, and each Holder shall have the right to have its Registrable Securities included in such Underwritten Offering and, in such event, the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that such Holders may participate in such Underwritten Offering. If the offering pursuant is to be on any other basis, the Company shall so advise the Holders in writing and each Holder shall have the right to have its Registrable Securities included in such offering and the Company shall make such arrangements so that such Holder may participate in such offering.

(iii) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities informs the Company and the Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall be (i) first, 100% of the securities that the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such

 

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adverse effect on such offering, with such number to be allocated pro rata among such Holders that have requested to participate in such offering based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder (provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner) and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such offering, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such offering that, in the opinion of the managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect in such offering.

(f) Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the Holders of 75% or more of the then outstanding Registrable Securities (for purposes of clarification, this includes any Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise or conversion of any Security); provided that, if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Holder (or group of Holders), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Holder (or group of Holders) shall be required. If a Registration Statement does not register all of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a waiver or amendment done in compliance with the previous sentence, then the number of Registrable Securities to be registered for each Holder shall be reduced pro rata among all Holders and each Holder shall have the right to designate which of its Registrable Securities shall be omitted from such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of a Holder or some Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given only by such Holder or Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided , however , that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the first sentence of this Section  8(f) . No consideration shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Agreement unless the same consideration also is offered to all of the parties to this Agreement.

(g) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email address at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

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hereunder without the prior written consent of all of the Holders of the then outstanding Registrable Securities. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder in the manner and to the Persons as permitted under Section 5.7 of the Purchase Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Lead Investor may assign, in whole or in part, its rights under this Agreement to (i) any transferee of its Registrable Securities upon such transferee executing a joinder to this Agreement as an additional Holder, and (ii) any of its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective members, stockholders, owners, equity holders and family members, in each case with respect to this clause (ii), that own any Common Stock.

(i) No Inconsistent Agreements . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered, as of the date hereof, nor shall the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities, that would have the effect of impairing the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 8(i), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to any of its securities to any Person that have not been satisfied in full.

(j) Execution and Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

(k) Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party hereto shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the this Agreement,

 

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then the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

(l) Cumulative Remedies . The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.

(m) Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(n) Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of the Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(o) Independent Nature of Holders Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder hereunder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder hereunder. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Holders are in any way acting in concert or as a group or entity with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other matters, and the Company acknowledges that the Holders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Company shall not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or transactions. Each Holder shall be entitled to protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. The use of a single agreement with respect to the obligations of the Company contained was solely in the control of the Company, not the action or decision of any Holder, and was done solely for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any Holder. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement is between the Company and a Holder, solely, and not between the Company and the Holders collectively and not between and among Holders.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE
c/o:      
Street:      
City/State/Zip:      
Attention:      
Tel:      
Fax:      
Email:      

[ SIGNATURE PAGE OF COMPANY – REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT ]

[ SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS FOLLOWS ]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

NAME OF HOLDER
 
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
By:      
Name:      
Title:      
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE
c/o:      
Street:      
City/State/Zip:      
Attention:      
Tel:      
Fax:      
Email:      

[SIGNATURE PAGE OF HOLDERS TO ATEC REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]


Annex A

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “ Registrable Securities ”) of Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement (the “ Registration Statement ”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) to which this document is annexed. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling stockholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “ Selling Stockholder ”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it in the Registration Statement.

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

  1. Name .

 

  (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Stockholder

 

 

 

  (b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities are held:

 

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  (c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by this Questionnaire):

 

 

 

  2. Address for Notices to Selling Stockholder :

 

 
 
 

Telephone:

    

Fax:

    

Contact Person:

    

 

  3. Broker-Dealer Status :

 

  (a) Are you a broker-dealer?

Yes ☐          No ☐

 

  (b) If “yes” to Section 3(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company?

Yes ☐          No ☐

Note: If “no” to Section 3(b), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

  (c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

Yes ☐          No ☐

 

  (d)

If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you purchased the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the

 

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  time of the purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

Yes ☐          No ☐

 

  Note: If “no” to Section 3(d), the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

  4. Beneficial Ownership of Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Stockholder .

Except as set forth below in this Item 4, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the securities issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

  (a) Type and Amount of other securities beneficially owned by the Selling Stockholder:

 

 

 

 

 

  5. Relationships with the Company :

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

State any exceptions here:

 

 

 

 

 

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The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any material inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective; provided, that the undersigned shall not be required to notify the Company of any changes to the number of securities held or owned by the undersigned or its affiliates.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 5 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto.

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Date: 

         

Beneficial Owner: 

   
       

By: 

   
         

Name:

         

Title:

PLEASE FAX A COPY (OR EMAIL A .PDF COPY) OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE TO:

Tyson Marshall, Esq., tmarshall@atecspine.com ; cc to Josh Little, Esq. jlittle@djplaw.com

[Signature Page to Annex A-Selling Stockholder Notice and Questionnaire to RRA]

Exhibit 4.3

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Warrant Shares:       Issue Date: March          , 2018

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “ Warrant ”) certifies that, for value received, [NAME] or its assigns (the “ Holder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date the Required Parent Stockholder Consent is received and effective (the “ Initial Exercise Date ”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five-year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “ Termination Date ”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), up to [NUMBER] shares (as subject to adjustment hereunder, the “ Warrant Shares ”) of Parent Common Stock (“ Common Stock ”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b).

Section  1 . Definitions . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated March 6, 2018, by and among the Company, SafeOp Surgical, Inc. (“SafeOp”), Safari Merger Sub, Inc., the stockholders of SafeOp identified therein, and Safari Holding Company, LLC, solely in its capacity as Stockholder Representative.

Section  2 . Exercise .

(a) Exercise of Warrant . Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company (or such other office or agency that the Company may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), as applicable, of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by electronic (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A . Within the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days (as defined below) and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of


Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise form be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day (as defined below) of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

(b) Exercise Price . The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be $3.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “ Exercise Price ”).

(c) Cashless Exercise . This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

  (A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date the applicable Notice of Exercise is delivered or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the Principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

  (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as adjusted hereunder; and

 

  (X) = the number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless exercise.

 

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If Warrant Shares are issued in such a cashless exercise, the parties acknowledge and agree that in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, the Warrant Shares shall take on the characteristics of the Warrants being exercised, and the holding period of the Warrant Shares being issued may be tacked on to the holding period of this Warrant. The Company agrees not to take any position contrary to this Section 2(c).

Bid Price ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Principal Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not the Principal Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Stockholder Representative.

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Principal Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Principal Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Principal Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by the Stockholder Representative.

Trading Day ” means a day on which the Principal Trading Market is open for trading.

 

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Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

(d) Mechanics of Exercise .

(i) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) the Warrant Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “ Warrant Share Delivery Date ”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, provided that payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth (5 th ) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)) until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “ Standard Settlement Period ” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s Principal Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

(ii) Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise . If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

(iii) Rescission Rights . If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)), then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

(iv) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise . In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date (subject to receipt of

 

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the aggregate Exercise Price for the applicable exercise (other than in the case of a cashless exercise)), and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

(v) No Fractional Shares or Scrip . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

(vi) Charges , Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided , however , that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

(vii) Closing of Books . The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.

Section  3 . Certain Adjustments .

(a) Stock Dividends and Splits . If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company

 

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upon exercise of this Warrant), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(b) Subsequent Rights Offerings . In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, in connection with the failure to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights. For the purposes of this Section 3(b), “ Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

(c) Pro Rata Distributions . During such time as this Warrant is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution (other than regular cash dividends, if any) of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) other than a dividend or other distribution described in Section 3(a) above (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete exercise of this Warrant immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution. To the extent that this Warrant has not been partially or completely exercised at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until the Holder has exercised this Warrant.

(d) Fundamental Transaction . If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, exclusive license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant

 

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to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a stock split, combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock covered by Section 3(a) above), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person or group of Persons whereby such other Person or group acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, at the option of the Holder, the number of shares of stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “ Alternate Consideration ”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction. For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “ Successor Entity ”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the Holder, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Warrant a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Warrant which is exercisable for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon exercise of this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on the exercise of this Warrant) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with an exercise price which applies the exercise price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such exercise price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Warrant and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.

 

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(e) Calculations . All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

(f) Notice to Holder .

(i) Adjustment to Exercise Price . Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(ii) Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder . If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register (as defined below) of the Company, at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided in this Warrant constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

Section  4 . Transfer of Warrant .

(a) Transferability . Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in Section 4(d) hereof, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the

 

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denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless the Holder has assigned this Warrant in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company within three (3) Trading Days of the date the Holder delivers an assignment form to the Company assigning this Warrant in full. The Warrant, if properly assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

(b) New Warrants . This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

(c) Warrant Register . The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “ Warrant Register ”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

(d) Transfer Restrictions . If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that the Holder or transferee of this Warrant, as the case may be, comply with the provisions of Section 10.11 of the Merger Agreement.

(e) Representation by the Holder . The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and warrants that it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the Securities Act.

Section  5 . Miscellaneous .

(a) No Rights as Stockholder Until Exercise . This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2(d)(i), except as expressly set forth in Section 3.

(b) Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant . The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.

 

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(c) Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

(d) Authorized Shares .

(viii) The Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

(ix) Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

(x) Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

(e) Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement.

(f) Restrictions . The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered and the Holder does not utilize cashless exercise, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

(g) Nonwaiver and Expenses . No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies. Without limiting any other provision of this Warrant or the Merger

 

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Agreement, if the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by the Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

(h) Notices . Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Merger Agreement.

(i) Limitation of Liability . No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder, shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

(j) Remedies . The Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance (without any necessity to post bond or other security) of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

(k) Successors and Assigns . Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

(l) Amendment . This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder. This Warrant also may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Stockholder Representative; provided , however , that (i) no such amendment shall adversely affect any Holder differently than it affects all other Holders, unless such Holder consents thereto and (ii) no amendment may increase the Exercise Price, decrease the number of shares or class of shares obtainable upon exercise of this Warrant or decrease the time period in which this Warrant can be exercised without the written consent of the Holder.

(m) Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

(n) Headings . The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.

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(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
By:    
Name:    Jeffrey Black
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[ signature page to Warrant to Purchase Common Stock ]


Agreed to and accepted:

If an individual :

Name:

Address:

   
 

Email:

   

 

If an entity :

 

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

Address:

   
 

Email Address:

   

[ signature page to Warrant to Purchase Common Stock ]


EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

(1) The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):

☐ in lawful money of the United States; or

☐ if permitted the cancellation of such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection 2(c), to exercise this Warrant with respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).

(3) Please issue said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity: ________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Investing Entity : _________________________________________________

Name of Authorized Signatory: ___________________________________________________________________

Title of Authorized Signatory: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Notice of Exercise – Warrant – Alphatec Holdings, Inc.


EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

(To assign the foregoing Warrant, execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 

Name:

     
        (Please Print)

Address:

        
       

(Please Print)

Phone Number:

     

Email Address:

     

Dated: _______________ __, ______

   

Holder’s Signature:                                          

   

Holder’s Address:                                          

   

 

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

by and among

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

and

EACH PURCHASER IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

     1  

1.1

   Definitions      1  

ARTICLE 2

PURCHASE AND SALE

     9  

2.1

   Subscription      9  

2.2

   Closing      9  

2.3

   Deliveries by the Company      10  

2.4

   Payment for Securities and other Deliveries by the Purchaser      10  

2.5

   Closing Conditions      11  

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     12  

3.1

   Representations and Warranties of the Company      12  

3.2

   Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers      27  

ARTICLE 4

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

     29  

4.1

   Transfer Restrictions      29  

4.2

   Furnishing of Information; Public Information      32  

4.3

   Integration      33  

4.4

   Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity      33  

4.5

   Stockholder Rights Plan      34  

4.6

   Non-Public Information      34  

4.7

   Use of Proceeds      34  

 

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4.8

   Indemnification of Purchasers      34  

4.9

   Reservation of Securities; Stockholder Approval      35  

4.10

   Listing of Common Stock      37  

4.11

   Director Rights      37  

4.12

   Subsequent Equity Sales      38  

4.13

   Equal Treatment of Purchasers      39  

4.14

   Certain Transactions and Confidentiality      39  

4.15

   Form D; Blue Sky Filings      40  

4.16

   Acknowledgment of Dilution      40  

4.17

   Amendment, Modification or Waiver of Lock-Up and Support Agreements      40  

4.18

   Preemptive Rights      41  

4.19

   Dilutive Issuance      41  

ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS

     42  

5.1

   Termination      42  

5.2

   Fees and Expenses      42  

5.3

   Entire Agreement      43  

5.4

   Notices      43  

5.5

   Amendments; Waivers      43  

5.6

   Headings      44  

5.7

   Successors and Assigns      44  

5.8

   No Third-Party Beneficiaries      44  

5.9

   Governing Law      44  

5.10

   Survival      45  

 

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5.11

   Execution      45  

5.12

   Severability      45  

5.13

   Rescission and Withdrawal Right      45  

5.14

   Replacement of Securities      46  

5.15

   Remedies      46  

5.16

   Payment Set Aside      46  

5.17

   Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights      46  

5.18

   Liquidated Damages      47  

5.19

   Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc      47  

5.20

   Construction      47  

5.21

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      47  

 

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THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THERE ARE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFERABILITY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

THE PURCHASE OF THE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY BY PERSONS WHO CAN BEAR THE RISK OF THE LOSS OF THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT.

Securities Purchase Agreement

This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of March 8, 2018, by and among Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers listed on the signature pages attached to this Agreement (each purchaser, including its respective successors and assigns, also referred to herein as a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, desires to purchase from the Company, securities of the Company as more fully described in this Agreement (the “ Securities ”), as part of the Company’s offering of the Securities in an aggregate amount of up to $45,200,000 (the “ Offering ”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, this Offering is being made without registration of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or any securities law of any state of the United States or of any other jurisdiction, pursuant to exemptions from registration, including, without limitation, exemptions under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and exemptions for private offerings made to “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act).

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and each Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement: (a) capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Certificate of Designation (as defined herein), and (b) the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1:

Acquiring Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.5.

 

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Action ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).

Additional Shares ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.19.

Affiliate ” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Base Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.19.

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Certificate of Designation ” means the Certificate of Designation of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be filed prior to the Closing by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in the form of Exhibit  A attached hereto.

Closing ” means the initial closing for at least the Minimum Offering Amount of the Securities pursuant to Section 2.2, and one or more subsequent closings, if any, within five (5) Business Days from the date of the initial Closing, with respect to the balance of Subscription Amounts up to the Maximum Offering Amount in the aggregate.

Closing Date ” means the date of the initial Closing in accordance with Section 2.2. With respect to those Purchasers (“ Subsequent Purchasers ”), if any, who close with the Company after the initial Closing Date and with respect to additional Subscription Amounts above the Minimum Offering Amount and up to the Maximum Offering Amount, Closing Date shall have reference to the date of any such subsequent Closing in accordance with Section 2.2.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

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Company Counsel ” means Durham Jones & Pinegar, PC, with offices located at 192 East 200 North, 3 rd Floor, St. George, Utah 84770, and 111 South Main Street, Suite 2400, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.

Conversion Price ” shall initially be $3.15 per share, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the Certificate of Designation.

Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Designation.

Dilutive Issuance ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.19.

Dilutive Issuance Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.19.

Director Rights Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(b).

Disclosure Schedules ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1.

Effective Conversion Price ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.19.

Effective Date ” means the earliest of the date that (a) the initial Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission, (b) all of the Underlying Shares have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, (c) following the one-year anniversary of the initial Closing Date provided that no holder of Underlying Shares is an Affiliate of the Company, (d) all of the Underlying Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions and Company Counsel has delivered to such holders a standing written unqualified opinion that resales may then be made by such holders of the Underlying Shares pursuant to such exemption, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such holders, or (e) such date as agreed to in writing by the Company and the Lead Investor.

Escrow Agent ” means Signature Bank, a New York State chartered bank, with offices at 261 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016.

Escrow Agreement ” means the escrow agreement entered into prior to the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Escrow Agent and the Placement Agent pursuant to which the Purchasers shall deposit Subscription Amounts with the Escrow Agent to be applied to the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

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Evaluation Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(s).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Exempt Issuance ” means (i) the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan (or, with respect to consultants, pursuant to a written compensation agreement), in each case duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose for services rendered to the Company (including, but not limited to, such pre-existing plans established by the Board of Directors pursuant to distributor incentive plans, surgeon development agreements, and/or licensing agreements), or the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect thereto (provided that issuances to consultants shall not exceed 400,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits and the like) in any 12 month period and such issuances shall be unregistered and carry no registration rights), (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any Securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities (other than in connection with stock splits or combinations) or to extend the term of such securities, (c) securities issued to the Company’s distributors or sales agents in an aggregate amount not to exceed 200,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits and the like) in any 12-month period, provided such shares are not registered and carry no registration rights, (d) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities, (e) shares of Common Stock and Warrants issued to insiders of the Company concurrently with the Closing provided that such issuance is deemed an at-market offering for purposes of the Trading Market and shall include terms no more favorable to such insiders than the terms offered hereunder and (f) securities issued pursuant to the Exercise Agreement, and (ii) following the Effective Date, the filing of a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (but not any take down off such registration statement).

Exercise Agreement ” means the Warrant Exercise Agreement between the Company and the holder of warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock identified therein.

FCPA ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

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FDA ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).

FDCA ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(kk).

Fundamental Representations ” mean (i) with respect to the Company, Section 3.1(a), 3.1(b), 3.1(c), 3.1(f), 3.1(g), 3.1(t) and 3.1(uu), and (ii) with respect to each Purchaser, Section 3.2(a).

GAAP ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

Indebtedness ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(bb).

Insider ” shall mean an “insider” as interpreted by Nasdaq in the application of Nasdaq Rule 5635, including any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company.

Intellectual Property Rights ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(p).

Investor Director ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

Lead Investor ” shall mean L-5 Healthcare Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Legend Removal Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).

LI Group ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

Liens ” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

Lock-Up Agreement ” means the Lock-Up Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company and the directors and officers, in the form of Exhibit  B attached hereto.

Material Adverse Effect ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).

Material Permits ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(n).

Maximum Offering Amount ” means Forty Five Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($45,200,000).

 

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Merger Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Minimum Offering Amount ” means Twenty Nine Million Dollars ($29,000,000).

Nasdaq ” shall mean The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (or any successor entity).

Person ” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

Pharmaceutical Product ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(jj).

Placement Agent ” means Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Preferred Stock ” means up to 45,200 shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued hereunder having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an informal investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Proxy Statement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(c).

Public Information Failure ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

Public Information Failure Payments ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.2(b).

Purchaser Party ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.8.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated the date hereof, among the Company and the Purchasers, in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the Underlying Shares.

 

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Required Approvals ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(e).

Required Minimum ” means, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including the Underlying Shares issuable upon exercise in full of all Warrants and conversion in full of all shares of Preferred Stock, ignoring any conversion or exercise limits set forth therein, and assuming that any previously unconverted shares of Preferred Stock are held until the third anniversary of the Closing Date.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

Rule 424 ” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as such Rule.

SEC Reports ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(h).

Securities ” means the Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Underlying Shares.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Special Meeting ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.9(c).

Stockholder Approval ” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of Nasdaq (or any successor entity) from the stockholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Merger Agreement, including but not limited to (i) the issuance of any of the Underlying Shares in excess of 19.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock on the Closing Date without regard to any restrictions or limitations set forth under the Certificate of Designation or under the Warrants, (ii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion or otherwise as provided in the Certificate of Designation, to Nasdaq Insiders, at prices less than market value of the Common Stock in a private placement, (iii) the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, including pursuant to the warrants and convertible note issued thereunder, and (iv) the issuance, if any, of Additional Shares pursuant to Section 4.19.

Short Sales ” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

 

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Stated Value ” means $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock.

Subscription Amount ” means, as to each Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for Preferred Stock and Warrants purchased hereunder as specified below such Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in immediately available funds.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Company as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

Supplemental Disclosure ” means the information provided to Purchasers regarding the Merger and the Merger Agreement, set forth in Exhibit E hereto.

Threshold Ownership Percentage ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.11(a).

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.

Trading Market ” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE MKT, the NASDAQ Capital Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and the New York Stock Exchange (or any successors to any of the foregoing).

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Certificate of Designation, the Warrants, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreements, the Support Agreements, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto, and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare, Inc., the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 480 Washington Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

Underlying Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants, in each case, without regard to any conversion or exercise limits therein.

Variable Rate Transaction ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.12(b).

VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as

 

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reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Purchasers of a majority in interest of the Securities then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

Warrants ” means, collectively, the Common Stock purchase warrants delivered to the Purchasers at the Closing in accordance with Section 2.3(a) hereof, which Warrants shall be exercisable immediately upon Stockholder Approval and have a term of exercise equal to five years from the date of such Stockholder Approval, in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.

Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

ARTICLE 2

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Subscription . On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, each Purchaser hereby subscribes for the Securities set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name in Schedule I hereto for the aggregate purchase price set forth in Schedule I, which is payable as described in Section 2.4 below. The Purchasers acknowledge that the Securities will be subject to restrictions on transfer as set forth in this Agreement.

2.2 Closing . At the initial Closing, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase, (i) such number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by such Purchaser by (y) the Stated Value, and (ii) such number of Warrants as determined pursuant to Section 2.3(c). Thereafter, and in any event within five (5) Business Days of the initial Closing, the Company agrees to sell, and each Subsequent Purchaser shall purchase, at the same price as pursuant to the foregoing sentence, such amount of shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants as may be mutually agreed upon by the Company and such Subsequent Purchaser; provided that the aggregate amount to be paid for the shares of Preferred Stock issued to all Subsequent Purchasers shall not exceed, together with the Minimum Offering Amount, the Maximum Offering Amount. At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to each Purchaser its respective shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants, and the Company and each Purchaser shall deliver the other items set forth in Section 2.3 and 2.4 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and conditions set forth in Section 2.5, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company or such other location as the

 

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parties shall mutually agree on the first (1st) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the covenants and conditions set forth in Section 2.5 (other than those covenants and conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such covenants and conditions).

2.3 Deliveries by the Company . At the Closing, the Subscription Amount shall be released from escrow in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, and the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following:

(a) a legal opinion of Company Counsel, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers and the Placement Agent addressed to each of the Purchasers and the Placement Agent;

(b) for each Purchaser, as applicable, a copy of the irrevocable instructions to the Transfer Agent instructing the Transfer Agent to deliver, on an expedited basis, a certificate or in book entry form, at the Purchaser’s election (unless a Purchaser indicates otherwise, shares of Preferred Stock shall be delivered in book entry form), evidencing such number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased by such Purchaser at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.2 and evidence of the filing and acceptance of the Certificate of Designation from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (such shares of Preferred Stock may be delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date);

(c) a Warrant registered in the name of such Purchaser to purchase up to a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 85% of such Purchaser’s Conversion Shares, with an exercise price equal to $3.50 per share, subject to adjustment therein (such Warrant may be delivered within three Trading Days of the Closing Date);

(d) the Company shall have provided each Purchaser with the Escrow Agent’s wire instructions, on Company letterhead and executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer;

(e) the delivery of support/voting agreements with respect to the Stockholder Approval, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchasers (the “ Support Agreements ”), from stockholders representing at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Stock as of the date hereof (without giving effect to any issuance of shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement);

(f) the Lock-Up Agreements; and

(g) the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by the Company.

2.4 Payment for Securities and other Deliveries by the Purchaser s . At the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company or the Escrow Agent, as applicable, the following:

 

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(a) to Escrow Agent, such Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the account specified in writing by the Company pursuant to Section 2.3(d); and

(b) to the Company, the Registration Rights Agreement duly executed by such Purchaser.

2.5 Closing Conditions .

(a) Company Closing Conditions . The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i) the accuracy in (x) all respects of the Fundamental Representations of the Purchasers as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such Fundamental Representations that expressly speak as of an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct only as of such specified date) and (y) all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) of the other representations and warranties of the Purchasers contained herein as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct only as of such specified date);

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of each Purchaser required to be performed at or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects; and

(iii) the delivery by each Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.4 of this Agreement.

(b) Purchaser Closing Conditions . The respective obligations of the Purchasers hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject to the following conditions being met:

(i) the accuracy in (x) all respects of the Fundamental Representations of the Company as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for such Fundamental Representations that expressly speak as of an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct only as of such specified date) and (y) all material respects (or, to the extent representations or warranties are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) of the other representations and warranties of the Company contained herein as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of an earlier date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct only as of such specified date);

(ii) all obligations, covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed at or prior to the Closing shall have been performed in all material respects;

 

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(iii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.3 of this Agreement;

(iv) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company since the date hereof; and

(v) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Company’s principal Trading Market, and, at any time prior to the Closing Date, trading in securities generally as reported by Bloomberg L.P. shall not have been suspended or limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on securities whose trades are reported by such service, or on any Trading Market, nor shall a banking moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each case, in the reasonable judgment of such Purchaser, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing.

(c) Additional Closing Conditions . The Closing is also subject to the following conditions:

(i) the closing of the merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement shall occur concurrently with or prior to the Closing, on terms previously disclosed to the Purchasers and without any amendment thereto;

(ii) the Company shall have obtained (x) waivers of compliance, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Investor, with fixed charge ratios and related covenants under its credit facilities with MidCap Funding IV, LLC and Globus Medical Ireland, Ltd. through March 31, 2019, and (y) an extension of its credit facilities with MidCap Funding IV, LLC to at least 2021;

(iii) members of the Company’s management and Board of Directors shall have invested a minimum of $4,000,000 in the Offering, under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, subject to compliance with the rules and regulations of Nasdaq; and

(iv) the Company shall have received approval from the Nasdaq of an Application for Listing of Additional Shares covering the Securities.

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedules, which Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed a part hereof and shall qualify any representation or otherwise made herein to the extent of the disclosure contained in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedules, the Company hereby makes the following representations and warranties to each Purchaser and the Placement Agent:

 

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(a) Subsidiaries . All of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are set forth on Schedule 3.1(a) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.

(b) Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in: (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”) and no Proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

(c) Authorization; Enforcement . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company, the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders in connection herewith or therewith other than in connection with the Required Approvals. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will have been) duly executed by the Company and, when delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

 

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(d) No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) of, any agreement, credit facility, debt or other instrument (evidencing a Company or Subsidiary debt or otherwise) or other understanding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company or a Subsidiary is bound or affected; except in the case of clause (ii), such as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) Filings, Consents and Approvals . The Company is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Transaction Documents, other than: (i) the filings required pursuant to Section 4.4 of this Agreement, (ii) the filing with the Commission pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) the notice and/or application(s) to each applicable Trading Market for the issuance and sale of the Securities and the listing of the Underlying Shares for trading thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (iv) the filing of Form D with the Commission and such filings as are required to be made under applicable state securities laws, and (v) Stockholder Approval and the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (collectively, the “ Required Approvals ”).

(f) Issuance of the Securities . The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Underlying Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents. The Company has reserved from its duly authorized capital stock a number of shares of Common Stock for issuance of the Underlying Shares at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date hereof.

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Stock owned beneficially, and of record, by Affiliates of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans, and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities and except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(g) , there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents or capital stock of any Subsidiary. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Purchasers) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no outstanding securities or instruments of the Company or any Subsidiary that contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or such Subsidiary. The Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or any similar plan or agreement. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No further approval or authorization of any stockholder, the Board of Directors or others is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

(h) SEC Reports; Financial Statements . The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC Reports ”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated

 

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therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has never been an issuer subject to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“ GAAP ”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

(i) Material Changes; Undisclosed Events, Liabilities or Developments . Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as specifically disclosed in a subsequent SEC Report filed prior to the date hereof and in Schedule 3.1(i): (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock option plans. The Company does not have pending before the Commission any request for confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(i) , no event, liability, fact, circumstance, occurrence or development has occurred or exists, or is reasonably expected to occur or exist, with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, operations, assets or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at least 1 Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is made.

(j) Litigation . There is no material action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “ Action ”) (including but not limited to any Action that adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents or the Securities). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been the subject of any Action involving

 

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a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company (in his or her capacity as such). The Commission has not issued any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement filed by the Company or any Subsidiary under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

(k) Labor Relations . No labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company, which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees is a member of a union that relates to such employee’s relationship with the Company or such Subsidiary, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, and the Company and its Subsidiaries believe that their relationships with their employees are good. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer of the Company or any Subsidiary is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement, or any other material contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant in favor of any third party, and, to the Company’s knowledge, the continued employment of each such executive officer does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where the failure to be in compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(l) Compliance . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) Environmental Laws . The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the

 

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manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“ Environmental Laws ”); (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply would be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) Regulatory Permits . The Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses as described in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such permits would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”), and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

(o) Title to Assets . The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, for which appropriate reserves have been made therefor in accordance with GAAP and the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

(p) Intellectual Property . The Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all material patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, inventions, copyrights, licenses and other intellectual property rights and similar rights as described in the SEC Reports as necessary or required for use in connection with their respective businesses (collectively, the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”). None of, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received a notice (written or otherwise) that any of, the Intellectual Property Rights has expired, terminated or been abandoned, or is expected to expire or terminate or be abandoned, within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included within the SEC Reports, a notice (written or otherwise) of a material claim or otherwise has any knowledge that the Intellectual Property Rights violate or infringe upon the rights of any Person in a manner that, or the effect of which, is material to the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, all such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable and there is no existing infringement by another Person of any of the

 

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Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of all of their intellectual properties, except where failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q) Insurance . The Company and the Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are engaged, including, but not limited to, directors and officers insurance coverage. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been notified in writing that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business without a significant increase in cost.

(r) Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, providing for the borrowing of money from or lending of money to or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee, stockholder, member or partner, in each case in excess of $120,000, individually or in the aggregate, other than for: (i) payment of salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of the Company.

(s) Sarbanes-Oxley; Internal Accounting Controls . The Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with any and all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and any and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The Company and the Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company and the Subsidiaries have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Company and the Subsidiaries and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under

 

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the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the end of the period covered by the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the “ Evaluation Date ”). The Company presented in its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act the conclusions of the certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on their evaluations as of the Evaluation Date. Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in the internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in the Exchange Act) of the Company and its Subsidiaries that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

(t) Certain Fees . Other than the fees payable to the Placement Agent, no brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Purchasers shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees of a type contemplated in this Section that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

(u) Private Placement . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Securities by the Company to the Purchasers as contemplated hereby. The issuance and sale of the Securities hereunder does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Trading Market.

(v) Investment Company . The Company is not, and is not an Affiliate of, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be or be an Affiliate of, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company shall conduct its business in a manner so that it will not become an “investment company” subject to registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(w) Registration Rights . Other than each of the Purchasers or as set forth on Schedule 3.1(w) , no Person has any right to cause the Company or any Subsidiary to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

(x) Listing and Maintenance Requirements . The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the Commission is contemplating terminating such registration. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(x) , the Company has not, in the 12 months preceding the date hereof, received notice from any Trading Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to

 

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the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Trading Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements. The Common Stock is currently eligible for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation and the Company is current in payment of the fees to the Depository Trust Company (or such other established clearing corporation) in connection with such electronic transfer.

(y) Application of Takeover Protections . The Company and the Board of Directors have taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Company’s certificate of incorporation (or similar charter documents) or the laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the Purchasers as a result of the Purchasers and the Company fulfilling their obligations or exercising their rights under the Transaction Documents, including without limitation as a result of the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Purchasers’ ownership of the Securities, in each case, without regard to any conversion or exercise limits in respect thereof.

(z) Disclosure . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and the Supplemental Disclosure, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided any of the Purchasers or their agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Purchasers will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Purchasers regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and the transactions contemplated hereby, when taken together with the SEC Reports and the Disclosure Schedules and Supplemental Disclosure to this Agreement, is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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 and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that no Purchaser makes or has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3.2 hereof.

(aa) No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of the Purchasers’ representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2, neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company

 

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for purposes of (i) the Securities Act which would require the registration of any such securities under the Securities Act, or (ii) any applicable stockholder approval provisions of any Trading Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.

(bb) Solvency . Based on the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the receipt by the Company of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder: (i) the fair saleable value of the Company’s assets exceeds the amount that will be required to be paid on or in respect of the Company’s existing debts and other liabilities (including known contingent liabilities) as they mature, (ii) the Company’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted including its capital needs taking into account the particular capital requirements of the business conducted by the Company, consolidated and projected capital requirements and capital availability thereof, and (iii) the current cash flow of the Company, together with the proceeds the Company would receive, were it to liquidate all of its assets, after taking into account all anticipated uses of the cash, would be sufficient to pay all amounts on or in respect of its liabilities when such amounts are required to be paid. The Company does not intend to incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its debt). The Company has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead it to believe that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date. Schedule 3.1(bb) sets forth as of the date hereof all outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “ Indebtedness ” means (x) any liabilities for borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $200,000 (other than trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (y) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of others, whether or not the same are or should be reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business; and (z) the present value of any lease payments in excess of $200,000 due under leases required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any Indebtedness.

(cc) Tax Status . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) has made or filed all United States federal, state and local income and all foreign income and franchise tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations and (iii) has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all material taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary know of no basis for any such claim.

 

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(dd) No General Solicitation . Neither the Company nor any Person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Securities by any form of general solicitation or general advertising. The Company has offered the Securities for sale only to the Purchasers and certain other “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act.

(ee) Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has: (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company or any Subsidiary (or made by any person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of FCPA.

(ff) Accountants . The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is set forth on Schedule 3.1(ff) of the Disclosure Schedules. To the knowledge and belief of the Company, such accounting firm: (i) is a registered public accounting firm as required by the Exchange Act and (ii) shall express its opinion with respect to the financial statements to be included in the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

(gg) No Disagreements with Accountants. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants formerly or presently employed by the Company and the Company is current with respect to any fees owed to its accountants which could affect the Company’s ability to perform any of its obligations under any of the Transaction Documents.

(hh) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Purchase of Securities . The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Company further acknowledges that no Purchaser is acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby and any advice given by any Purchaser or any of their respective representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby is merely incidental to the Purchasers’ purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to each Purchaser that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company and its representatives.

(ii) Acknowledgment Regarding Purchasers’ Trading Activity. Anything in this Agreement or elsewhere herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except for Sections 3.2(f) and 4.14 hereof), it is understood and acknowledged by the Company that: (i) none of the

 

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Purchasers has been asked by the Company to agree, nor has any Purchaser agreed, to desist from purchasing or selling, long and/or short, securities of the Company, or “derivative” securities based on securities issued by the Company or to hold the Securities for any specified term, (ii) past or future open market or other transactions by any Purchaser, specifically including, without limitation, Short Sales or “derivative” transactions, before or after the closing of this or future private placement transactions, may negatively impact the market price of the Company’s publicly-traded securities, (iii) any Purchaser, and counter-parties in “derivative” transactions to which any such Purchaser is a party, directly or indirectly, may presently have a “short” position in the Common Stock and (iv) each Purchaser shall not be deemed to have any affiliation with or control over any arm’s length counter-party in any “derivative” transaction. The Company further understands and acknowledges that (y) one or more Purchasers may engage in hedging activities at various times during the period that the Securities are outstanding, including, without limitation, during the periods that the value of the Underlying Shares deliverable with respect to Securities are being determined, and (z) such hedging activities (if any) could reduce the value of the existing stockholders’ equity interests in the Company at and after the time that the hedging activities are being conducted. The Company acknowledges that such aforementioned hedging activities do not constitute a breach of any of the Transaction Documents.

(jj) Regulation M Compliance. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), compensation paid to the Placement Agent in connection with the placement of the Securities.

(kk) FDA . As to each product subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“ FDA ”) under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (“ FDCA ”) that is manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold, and/or marketed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each such product, a “ Pharmaceutical Product ”), such Pharmaceutical Product is being manufactured, packaged, labeled, tested, distributed, sold and/or marketed by the Company in compliance with all applicable requirements under FDCA and similar laws, rules and regulations relating to registration, investigational use, premarket clearance, licensure, or application approval, good manufacturing practices, good laboratory practices, good clinical practices, product listing, quotas, labeling, advertising, record keeping and filing of reports, except where the failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no pending, completed or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, action (including any lawsuit, arbitration, or legal or administrative or regulatory proceeding, charge, complaint, or investigation) against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, warning letter or other communication from the FDA or any other governmental entity, which (i) contests the premarket clearance, licensure, registration, or

 

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approval of, the uses of, the distribution of, the manufacturing or packaging of, the testing of, the sale of, or the labeling and promotion of any Pharmaceutical Product, (ii) withdraws its approval of, requests the recall, suspension, or seizure of, or withdraws or orders the withdrawal of advertising or sales promotional materials relating to, any Pharmaceutical Product, (iii) imposes a clinical hold on any clinical investigation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) enjoins production at any facility of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) enters or proposes to enter into a consent decree of permanent injunction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (vi) otherwise alleges any violation of any laws, rules or regulations by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect. The properties, business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the FDA. The Company has not been informed by the FDA that the FDA will prohibit the marketing, sale, license or use in the United States of any product proposed to be developed, produced or marketed by the Company nor has the FDA expressed any concern as to approving or clearing for marketing any product being developed or proposed to be developed by the Company.

(ll) Form S-3 Eligibility . The Company is eligible to register the resale of the Securities for resale by the Purchasers on Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(mm) Stock Option Plans . Each stock option granted by the Company under the Company’s stock option plan was granted (i) in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and (ii) with an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date such stock option would be considered granted under GAAP and applicable law. No stock option granted under the Company’s stock option plan has been backdated. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy or practice to knowingly grant, stock options prior to, or otherwise knowingly coordinate the grant of stock options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries or their financial results or prospects.

(nn) Office of Foreign Assets Control . Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”).

(oo) U.S. Real Property Holding Corporation . The Company is not and has never been a U.S. real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Company shall so certify upon Purchaser’s request.

(pp) Bank Holding Company Act . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “ BHCA ”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve ”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns or

 

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controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.

(qq) Money Laundering . The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”), and no Action or Proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened.

(rr) No Disqualification Events . With respect to the Securities to be offered and sold hereunder in reliance on Rule 506 under the Securities Act, none of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering hereunder, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “ Issuer Covered Person ” and, together, “ Issuer Covered Persons ”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “ Disqualification Event ”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. The Company has complied, to the extent applicable, with its disclosure obligations under Rule 506(e), and has furnished to the Purchasers a copy of any disclosures provided thereunder.

(ss) Other Covered Persons . Other than the Placement Agent, the Company is not aware of any person (other than any Issuer Covered Person) that has been or will be paid (directly or indirectly) remuneration for solicitation of purchasers in connection with the sale of any Securities.

(tt) Notice of Disqualification Events . The Company will notify the Purchasers and the Placement Agent in writing, prior to the Closing Date of (i) any Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person and (ii) any event that would, with the passage of time, reasonably be expected to become a Disqualification Event relating to any Issuer Covered Person, in each case of which it is aware.

(uu) Support Agreements . Stockholders of the Company representing the requisite number of shares of Common Stock in respect of the Stockholder Approval have executed and delivered to the Company the Support Agreements, each of which has not been revoked and is otherwise in full force and effect.

 

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3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers . Each Purchaser, for itself and for no other Purchaser, hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date to the Company and, in the case of each Purchaser other than the Lead Investor, to the Placement Agent as follows (unless as of a specific date therein, in which case they shall be accurate as of such date):

(a) Organization; Authority . Such Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and performance by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable, on the part of such Purchaser. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by such Purchaser, and when delivered by such Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b) Own Account . Such Purchaser understands that the Securities are “restricted securities” and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting such Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). Such Purchaser is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.

(c) Purchaser Status . At the time such Purchaser was offered the Securities, it was, and as of the date hereof it is, and on each date on which it exercises any Warrants or converts any Preferred Stock, it will be either: (i) an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act or (ii) a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act.

 

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(d) Experience of Such Purchaser . Such Purchaser, either alone or together with its representatives, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Such Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment. Such Purchaser and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company, and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities, that have been requested by such Purchaser or its advisors, if any. Such Purchaser acknowledges and understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk.

(e) General Solicitation . Such Purchaser is not purchasing the Securities as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Securities published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.

(f) Access to Information . Such Purchaser acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review the Transaction Documents (including all exhibits and schedules thereto), the Supplemental Disclosure, and the SEC Reports and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the terms and conditions of the offering of the Securities and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about the Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that the Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment. Each Purchaser other than the Lead Investor acknowledges and agrees that neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate of the Placement Agent has provided such Purchaser with any information or advice with respect to the Securities nor is such information or advice necessary or desired. Neither the Placement Agent nor any Affiliate has made or makes any representation as to the Company or the quality of the Securities and the Placement Agent and any Affiliate may have acquired non-public information with respect to the Company which each Purchaser other than the Lead Investor agrees need not be provided to it. In connection with the issuance of the Securities to each Purchaser other than the Lead Investor, neither the Placement Agent nor any of its Affiliates has acted as a financial advisor or fiduciary to such Purchaser.

(g) Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, such Purchaser has not directly or indirectly, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with such Purchaser, executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that such Purchaser first received a term sheet (written or oral) from the Company or any other Person representing the Company setting forth the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately prior to the execution hereof.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement or to such Purchaser’s representatives, including, without limitation, its officers, directors, partners, legal and other advisors, agents and Affiliates bound by a duty of confidentiality to such Purchaser, such Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation or warranty against, or a prohibition of, any actions with respect to the borrowing of, arrangement to borrow, identification of the availability of, and/or securing of, securities of the Company in order for such Purchaser (or its broker or other financial representative) to effect Short Sales or similar transactions in the future.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the representations contained in this Section 3.2 shall not modify, amend or affect such Purchaser’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any representations and warranties contained in any other Transaction Document or any other document or instrument executed and/or delivered in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE 4

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1 Transfer Restrictions .

(a) The Securities may only be disposed of in compliance with state and federal securities laws. In connection with any transfer of Securities other than pursuant to an effective registration statement or Rule 144, to the Company or to an Affiliate of a Purchaser or in connection with a pledge as contemplated in Section 4.1(b), the Company may require the transferor thereof to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the transferor and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such transfer does not require registration of such transferred Securities under the Securities Act.

(b) The Purchasers agree to the imprinting, so long as is required by this Section 4.1, of a legend on any of the Securities in the following form:

NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

 

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COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT WITH A REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER OR OTHER LOAN WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that a Purchaser may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Securities to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, such Purchaser may transfer pledged or secured Securities to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the Company and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. At the appropriate Purchaser’s expense, the Company will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Securities may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Securities, including, if the Securities are subject to registration pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the preparation and filing of any required prospectus supplement under Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act or other applicable provision of the Securities Act to appropriately amend the list of Selling Stockholders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) thereunder.

(c) Certificates evidencing the Underlying Shares shall not contain any legend (including the legend set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof), (i) while a registration statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such security is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Underlying Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The Company shall

 

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cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to the Transfer Agent promptly after the Effective Date if required by the Transfer Agent to effect the removal of the legend hereunder. If all or any portion of a Warrant is exercised or Preferred Stock is converted at a time when there is an effective registration statement to cover the resale of the Underlying Shares, or if such Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 and the Company is then in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144, or if the Underlying Shares may be sold under Rule 144 without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Underlying Shares or if such legend is not otherwise required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission) then such Underlying Shares shall be issued free of all legends. The Company agrees that following the Effective Date or at such time as such legend is no longer required under this Section 4.1(c), it will, no later than the earlier of (i) three (3) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) following the delivery by a Purchaser to the Company or the Transfer Agent of a certificate representing Underlying Shares, issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “ Legend Removal Date ”), deliver or cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate representing such shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. The Company may not make any notation on its records or give instructions to the Transfer Agent that enlarge the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4. Certificates for Securities subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Purchaser by crediting the account of the Purchaser’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by such Purchaser. As used herein, “ Standard Settlement Period ” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of a certificate representing Warrants Shares issued with a restrictive legend.

(d) In addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, (i) as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Underlying Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Securities are submitted to the Transfer Agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend and subject to Section 4.1(c), $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend and (ii) if the Company fails to (A) issue and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to a Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date a certificate representing the Securities so delivered to the Company by such Purchaser that is free from all restrictive and other legends and (B) if after the Legend Removal Date such Purchaser purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Purchaser of all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock, or a sale of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock that such Purchaser anticipated receiving from the Company without any restrictive legend, then, an amount equal to the excess of such Purchaser’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (including brokerage commissions and

 

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other reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses, if any) (the “ Buy-In Price ”) over the product of (1) such number of Underlying Shares that the Company was required to deliver to such Purchaser by the Legend Removal Date multiplied by (2) the lowest closing sale price of the Common Stock on any Trading Day during the period commencing on the date of the delivery by such Purchaser to the Company of the applicable Underlying Shares (as the case may be) and ending on the date of such delivery and payment under this clause (ii), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate shall terminate and such Securities shall be cancelled.

(e) Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, agrees with the Company that such Purchaser will sell any Securities pursuant to either the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements, or an exemption therefrom, and that if Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement, they will be sold in compliance with the plan of distribution set forth therein, and acknowledges that the removal of the restrictive legend from certificates representing Securities as set forth in this Section 4.1 is predicated upon the Company’s reliance upon this understanding.

4.2 Furnishing of Information; Public Information .

(a) Until the earliest of the time that (i) no Purchaser owns Securities or (ii) the Warrants have expired, the Company covenants to maintain the registration of the Common Stock under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to the Exchange Act even if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

(b) At any time during the period commencing on the six (6) month anniversary of the date hereof and ending at such time that all of the Securities may be sold without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with Rule 144(c)(1) and otherwise without restriction or limitation pursuant to Rule 144, if the Company (i) shall fail for any reason to satisfy the current public information requirement under Rule 144(c) or (ii) has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (a “ Public Information Failure ”) then, in addition to such Purchaser’s other available remedies, the Company shall pay to a Purchaser, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities, an amount in cash equal to 1.5% of the aggregate Subscription Amount of such Purchaser’s Securities on the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth (30 th ) day (prorated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the earlier of (a) the date such Public Information Failure is cured and (b) such time that such public information is no longer required for the Purchasers to transfer the Underlying Shares pursuant to Rule 144. The payments to which a Purchaser shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) are referred to herein as “ Public Information Failure Payments .” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (ii) the third (3 rd ) Business Day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is

 

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cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 1.5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full. Nothing herein shall limit such Purchaser’s right to pursue actual damages for the Public Information Failure, and such Purchaser shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.

4.3 Integration . The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.

4.4 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity . The Company shall (a) by 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Investor and the Placement Agent, and (b) file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents and Supplemental Disclosure as exhibits thereto, with the Commission within the time required by the Exchange Act in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lead Investor. From and after the issuance of such press release, the Company represents to the Purchasers that it shall have publicly disclosed all material, non-public information delivered to any of the Purchasers by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. In addition, effective upon the issuance of such press release, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates on the one hand, and any of the Purchasers or any of their Affiliates on the other hand, shall terminate. The Company shall consult with the Lead Investor in issuing any other press releases with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Company shall not issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement without the prior consent of the Lead Investor, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such disclosure is required by law, in which case the Company shall promptly provide the Lead Investor with prior notice of such public statement or communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of any Purchaser, or include the name of any Purchaser in any filing with the Commission or any regulatory agency or Trading Market, without the prior written consent of such Purchaser, except: (a) as required by federal securities law in connection with (i) any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement and (ii) the filing of final Transaction Documents with the Commission and (b) to the extent such disclosure is required by law or Trading Market regulations, in which case the Company shall provide the Purchasers with prior notice of such disclosure permitted under this clause (b).

 

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4.5 Stockholder Rights Plan . No claim will be made or enforced by the Company or, with the consent of the Company, any other Person, that any Purchaser is an “Acquiring Person” under any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or similar anti-takeover plan or arrangement in effect or hereafter adopted by the Company, or that any Purchaser could be deemed to trigger the provisions of any such plan or arrangement, by virtue of receiving Securities under the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement between the Company and the Purchasers.

4.6 Non-Public Information . Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Supplemental Disclosure, which shall be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf will provide any Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto such Purchaser shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to a Purchaser without such Purchaser’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Purchaser shall not have any duty of confidentiality to Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates, or a duty to the Company, and of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or Affiliates not to trade on the basis of, such material, non-public information, provided that the Purchaser shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company understands and confirms that each Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

4.7 Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities hereunder solely for the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, working capital purposes, or strategic transactions approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the Company, and shall not use such proceeds: (a) for the redemption of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, (b) for the settlement of any outstanding litigation or (c) in violation of FCPA or OFAC regulations.

4.8 Indemnification of Purchasers . Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company will indemnify and hold each Purchaser and its directors, officers, stockholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title), each Person who controls such Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, stockholders, agents, members, partners or employees (and any other Persons with a functionally equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of such controlling

 

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persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, claims, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation that any such Purchaser Party may suffer or incur as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (b) any action instituted against the Purchaser Parties in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by any stockholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser Parties, with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (unless and to the extent such action is based upon a breach of such Purchaser Party’s representations, warranties or covenants under the Transaction Documents or any agreements or understandings such Purchaser Party may have with any such stockholder or any violations by such Purchaser Party of state or federal securities laws or any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against any Purchaser Party in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the Company in writing (but the failure to provide such notice shall not affect the rights of such Purchaser Party to indemnification pursuant to this Section 4.8 except to the extent that the Company is materially prejudiced thereby), and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. Any Purchaser Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Purchaser Party except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Purchaser Party, in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than one such separate counsel. The Company will not be liable to any Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is attributable to (A) any Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by such Purchaser Party in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents or (B) any conduct by such Purchaser Party which constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct. The indemnification required by this Section 4.8 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or are incurred. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to any cause of action or similar right of any Purchaser Party against the Company or others and any liabilities the Company may be subject to pursuant to law.

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such amount as may then be required to fulfill its obligations in full under the Transaction Documents, without regard to any conversion or exercise limits therein.

(b) If, on any date, the number of authorized but unissued (and otherwise unreserved) shares of Common Stock is less than 130% of (i) the Required Minimum on such date, minus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents, then the Board of Directors shall use reasonable best efforts to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to at least the Required Minimum at such time (minus the number of shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to the Transaction Documents), as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event not later than the 60 th day after such date, provided that the Company will not be required at any time to authorize a number of shares of Common Stock greater than the maximum remaining number of shares of Common Stock that could possibly be issued after such time pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

(c) The Company shall hold a special meeting of stockholders (which may also be at the annual meeting of stockholders) (the “ Special Meeting ”) no later than May 17, 2018, or, in the case of a review by the Commission, no later than June 14, 2018, for the purpose of obtaining Stockholder Approval, with the recommendation of the Board of Directors that such proposal be approved, and the Company shall, as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date (but in no event more than 20 Business Days thereafter), file a proxy statement (the “ Proxy Statement ”) with the Commission to solicit proxies from its stockholders in connection therewith in the same manner as all other management proposals in the Proxy Statement and all management-appointed proxyholders shall vote their proxies in favor of such proposal. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain such Stockholder Approval on or before the 75 th calendar day following the Closing Date. If the Company does not obtain Stockholder Approval at the first meeting, the Company shall take all actions necessary in order to call a meeting every four months thereafter to seek Stockholder Approval until the earlier of the date Stockholder Approval is obtained or the Preferred Stock is no longer outstanding.

(d) The Company shall promptly notify the Lead Investor upon the receipt of any comments from the Commission or its staff or any written request from the Commission or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, and the Company shall provide the Lead Investor with copies of all correspondence between it and its representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission and its staff, on the other hand, relating to the Proxy Statement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall (i) cause the Proxy Statement to comply as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable thereto and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to respond, with the assistance of, and after consultation with, the Lead Investor, as provided by this Section  4.9(d) as promptly as practicable to any comments of the Commission with respect to the Proxy Statement. If, at any time prior to the Special Meeting, any information relating to the Company or any of its Affiliates, officers or directors is discovered by the Company that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement or the other filings shall not contain an 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

 

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statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify the Lead Investor thereof, and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the Commission and, to the extent required by applicable law, disseminated to the stockholders of the Company. Prior to the filing or distribution of the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any Commission comments on the Proxy Statement, the Company shall (A) provide the Lead Investor with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement and all amendments or supplements to the foregoing documents and (B) consider in good faith such comments reasonably proposed by the Lead Investor. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date the Commission confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement, take all action necessary to establish a record date for, call, give notice of, and hold, the Special Meeting for the purpose of obtaining the Stockholder Approval.

4.10 L isting of Common Stock . The Company shall, if applicable: (i) in the time and manner required by the principal Trading Market, prepare and file with such Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering a number of shares of Common Stock at least equal to the Required Minimum on the date of such application, (ii) take all steps necessary to cause such shares of Common Stock to be approved for listing or quotation on such Trading Market as soon as possible thereafter, (iii) provide to the Purchasers evidence of such listing or quotation and (iv) maintain the listing or quotation of such Common Stock on any date at least equal to the Required Minimum on such date on such Trading Market or another Trading Market. The Company agrees to maintain the eligibility of the Common Stock for electronic transfer through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation, including, without limitation, by timely payment of fees to the Depository Trust Company or such other established clearing corporation in connection with such electronic transfer.

4.11 Director Rights . During the Director Rights Period (as defined below), at the initial Closing and at any meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which members of the Board of Directors of the Company are to be elected, or whenever members of the Board of Directors of the Company are to be elected by written consent:

(a) Immediately following the Closing, and for so long thereafter as the Lead Investor, together with its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective members, stockholders, owners, equity holders and family members (collectively, the “ LI Group ”), beneficially own at least 12.5% of the Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis, calculated as provided below (the “ Threshold Ownership Percentage ”), the Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of a maximum of thirteen (13) directors, and the Lead Investor shall have the exclusive right to nominate, and to directly elect, up to two (2) members of the Board of Directors (each, an “ Investor Director ”), each of whom shall be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company immediately following the Closing; provided , however , that in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5640, the number of Investor Directors shall be reduced to one, if the LI Group’s beneficial ownership as defined above is reduced to less than 12.5% but is at least 7.5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis (calculated as provided in clause (h) below).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, the Lead Investor shall not have any right to nominate and directly elect any Investor Directors if the LI Group’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock is reduced below 7.5% (the “ Directors Rights Period ”).

(c) Any decrease in the number of Investor Directors pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall not require any Investor Directors to resign intra-term.

(d) The Lead Investor may remove any Investor Director, which removal may be at any time and from time to time, with or without cause.

(e) If any Investor Director ceases to serve in such capacity prior to the end of his or her term for any reason, the resulting vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled with a director by the Lead Investor.

(f) If the LI Group is the beneficial owner of at least 12.5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis, calculated as provided below, each non-traditional or special committee of the Board of Directors shall include, as of immediately following the Closing, at least one Investor Director as a member. In addition, as determined by the full Board of Directors, and provided that such Investor Directors are “independent” if required pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605, and considering the Investor Directors’ credentials, contributions, experience and expertise, the composition of the committee at the time and other relevant circumstances, the Investor Directors will be considered (unless they decline to serve in writing) as part of the normal nominating and appointment processes for committee composition for the traditional Board of Directors committees (compensation, audit, nominating and governance).

(g) In addition to its other rights hereunder, during the Director Rights Period, one of the Investor Directors shall be permitted to attend as an observer any meetings of traditional Board of Director committees.

(h) For purposes of this Section 4.11 and determining the beneficial ownership of the LI Group, the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company to be included in respect of the calculation of “fully diluted basis” shall be limited to the following: (i) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding; (ii) all Preferred Stock issued under this Agreement on an as-converted basis; (iii) all Series A Preferred Stock of the Company issued and outstanding on an as-converted basis; (iv) the Warrants on an as-exercised basis; and (v) the warrants issued by the Company in its private placement in March 2017, on an as-exercised basis.

4.12 Subsequent Equity Sales .

(a) From the date hereof until ninety (90) days after the Effective Date, other than with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall issue, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents.

 

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(b) From the date hereof until the earliest of the time that no Purchaser owns any of the Warrants or two years following the Effective Date, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement to effect any issuance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (or a combination of units thereof) involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “ Variable Rate Transaction ” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into, or effects a transaction under, any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price; provided , however , the Company may, commencing 90 days after the Effective Date, enter into a sales or similar agreement for an “at the market offering” (as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act) and make sales thereunder. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

(c) Unless and until the Stockholder Approval has been obtained and deemed effective, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall make any issuance whatsoever of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than Exempt Issuances. Any Purchaser shall be entitled to injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 shall not apply in respect of an Exempt Issuance, except that no Variable Rate Transaction shall be an Exempt Issuance.

4.13 Equal Treatment of Purchasers . No consideration (including any modification of any Transaction Document) shall be offered or paid to any Person to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of the Transaction Documents unless the same consideration is also offered to all of the parties to the Transaction Documents. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each Purchaser by the Company and negotiated separately by each Purchaser, and is intended for the Company to treat the Purchasers as a class and shall not in any way be construed as the Purchasers acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of Securities or otherwise.

4.14 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that neither it, nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of any of the Company’s securities during the period commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are

 

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first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly with the other Purchasers, covenants that until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, such Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents and the Disclosure Schedules. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.4 and (iii) no Purchaser shall have any duty of confidentiality or duty not to trade in the securities of the Company to the Company or its Subsidiaries after the issuance of the initial press release as described in Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate portions of such Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of such Purchaser’s assets, the covenant set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

4.15 Form D; Blue Sky Filings . The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of any Purchaser. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Purchasers at the Closing under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of any Purchaser.

4.16 Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company acknowledges that the issuance of the Securities may result in dilution of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which dilution may be substantial under certain market conditions. The Company further acknowledges that its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, its obligation to issue the Securities pursuant to the Transaction Documents, are unconditional and absolute and not subject to any right of set off, counterclaim, delay or reduction, regardless of the effect of any such dilution or any claim the Company may have against any Purchaser and regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership of the other stockholders of the Company.

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Agreements and Support Agreements without the prior written consent of at least 75% in interest of the Purchasers.

4.18 Preemptive Rights .

(a) Immediately following the Closing, and for so long as the LI Group beneficially owns such number of shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (calculated in accordance with Section 4.11(h)) equal to or greater than the Threshold Ownership Percentage, if the Company authorizes the issuance and sale of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (other than any Exempt Issuance), the Company will first offer to sell to the Lead Investor, a pro rata portion of such securities equal to the percentage determined by dividing (i) the number of shares of Common Stock held by the LI Group (determined on a fully-diluted basis (calculated in accordance with Section 4.11(h)), by (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (determined on a fully-diluted basis (calculated in accordance with Section 4.11(h)). The members of the LI Group (as determined by the Lead Investor) will be entitled to purchase all or part of such stock or securities at the same price and on the same terms as such stock or securities are to be offered to any other Person.

(b) The Lead Investor must exercise the rights set forth in Section 4.18 within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Company describing in reasonable detail the stock or securities being offered, the purchase price thereof, the payment terms and the Lead Investor’s percentage allotment; provided , however , that in the case of a registered public offering, the Lead Investor must exercise such rights within three (3) Trading Days instead.

(c) Upon the expiration of the offering period described above, the Company will be free to sell, during the following sixty (60) day period, the Common Stock and/or Common Stock Equivalents, as applicable, that the Lead Investor has not elected to purchase following such expiration on terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those offered to the LI Group. Any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents offered or sold by the Company after such sixty (60) day period must be re-offered to the LI Group pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.18.

4.19 Dilutive Issuance . From the date the Stockholder Approval is obtained and deemed effective until the date of the one-year anniversary of the Effective Date, if the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, sells or grants any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price on the date the Stockholder Approval is obtained and deemed effective (the “ Effective Conversion Price ” and such lower price, the “ Base Conversion Price ” and such issuances, collectively, a “ Dilutive Issuance ”) ( provided , that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with

 

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such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Effective Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Effective Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Company shall promptly (but in any event within three (3) Trading Days following the closing of a Dilutive Issuance) issue an additional number of shares of Common Stock (“ Additional Shares ”) to each Purchaser (including the Lead Investor or any member of the LI Group designated in writing by the Lead Investor) equal to the difference of: (i) the number of Conversion Shares that would have been issued if the Conversion Price was equal to the Base Conversion Price on the date the Stockholder Approval was obtained and deemed effective minus (ii) the sum of (a) the number of Conversion Shares actually issued in respect of the shares of Preferred Stock purchased by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement plus (b) the number of Additional Shares issued to such Purchaser (including the Lead Investor or Lead Investor’s designee) in connection with a prior Dilutive Issuance, if any. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Exempt Issuance shall be deemed to be a Dilutive Issuance and the Base Conversion shall not be less than $0.40. The Company shall notify each Purchaser in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 4.19, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice, the “ Dilutive Issuance Notice ”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 4.19, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, each Purchaser is entitled to receive Additional Shares pursuant to this Section 4.19.

ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated by any Purchaser, as to such Purchaser’s obligations hereunder only and without any effect whatsoever on the obligations between the Company and the other Purchasers, by written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before the End Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “ Termination Date ”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 5.1 shall not be available to a Purchaser whose failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such time; provided, further, that such termination will not affect the right of any party to sue for any breach by any other party (or parties).

5.2 Fees and Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the Lead Investor for the legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with (a) the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and (b) the review of the Company’s Proxy Statement prepared pursuant to Section 4.9 and any other filings to be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, in an aggregate amount for both (a) and (b) not to exceed $250,000 (the “ Expense Cap ”). Payment with respect to (a) above in this Section 5.2 shall be made on the earlier of five (5) days of demand therefor and the Closing, and payment with respect to (b) above in this Section 5.2 shall be made within five (5) days of the mailing of

 

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the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its obligations under Section 4.9. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company and any exercise notice delivered by a Purchaser), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Purchasers. Any expenses incurred in excess of the Expense Cap must be approved in writing by the Company, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

5.3 Entire Agreement . The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

5.4 Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email attachment at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto at or prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or email address at the facsimile number or email address as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2 nd ) Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto. To the extent that any notice provided pursuant to any Transaction Document constitutes, or contains material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K.

5.5 Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified, supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Company and Purchasers holding at least 75% in interest of the Preferred Stock then outstanding or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waived provision is sought, provided that if any amendment, modification or waiver disproportionately and adversely impacts a Purchaser (or group of Purchasers), the consent of such disproportionately impacted Purchaser (or group of Purchasers) shall also be required. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

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Any proposed amendment or waiver that disproportionately, materially and adversely affects the rights and obligations of any Purchaser relative to the comparable rights and obligations of the other Purchasers shall require the prior written consent of such adversely affected Purchaser. Any amendment effected in accordance with accordance with this Section 5.5 shall be binding upon each Purchaser and holder of Securities and the Company.

5.6 Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

5.7 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Purchaser (other than by merger). Any Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom such Purchaser assigns or transfers any Securities, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be bound, with respect to the transferred Securities, by the provisions of the Transaction Documents that apply to the “Purchasers.” In addition, the Lead Investor may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective members, stockholders, owners, equity holders and family members.

5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries . The Placement Agent shall be the third party beneficiary of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3.1 and the representations and warranties of each Purchaser other than the Lead Investor in Section 3.2. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.8 and this Section 5.8.

5.9 Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal Proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to the enforcement of any of the Transaction Documents), and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any Action or Proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such Action or Proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such Proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such Action or Proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the

 

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address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If any party hereto shall commence an Action or Proceeding to enforce any provisions of the Transaction Documents, then, in addition to the obligations of the Company under Section 4.8, the prevailing party in such Action or Proceeding shall be reimbursed by the non-prevailing party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such Action or Proceeding.

5.10 Survival . The representations and warranties contained herein shall survive the Closing and the delivery of the Securities.

5.11 Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to each other party, it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof. Each party agrees that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby may be entered into electronically and that any electronic signature, whether digital or encrypted, used by any party is intended to authenticate this Agreement and to have the same force and effect as a manual signature. For purposes of this Agreement, an electronic signature means any electronic symbol, designation or process attached to or logically associated with a record, contract, document or instrument and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such record, contract, document or instrument.

5.12 Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

5.13 Rescission and Withdrawal Right . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in (and without limiting any similar provisions of) any of the other Transaction Documents, whenever any Purchaser exercises a right, election, demand or option under a Transaction Document and the Company does not timely perform its related obligations within the periods therein provided, then such Purchaser may rescind or withdraw, in its sole discretion from time to time upon written notice to the Company, any relevant notice, demand or election in whole or in part without prejudice to its future actions and rights; provided, however, that in the

 

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case of a rescission of an exercise of a Warrant or a conversion of the Preferred Stock, the applicable Purchaser shall be required to return any shares of Common Stock subject to any such rescinded conversion or exercise notice concurrently with the return to such Purchaser of the aggregate exercise price paid to the Company for such shares and the restoration of such Purchaser’s right to acquire such shares pursuant to such Purchaser’s Warrant (including, issuance of a replacement warrant certificate evidencing such restored right).

5.14 Replacement of Securities . If any certificate or instrument evidencing any Securities is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and substitution therefor, a new certificate or instrument, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction. The applicant for a new certificate or instrument under such circumstances shall also pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance of such replacement Securities.

5.15 Remedies . In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchasers and the Company will be entitled to specific performance under the Transaction Documents. The parties agree that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations contained in the Transaction Documents and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any Action for specific performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

5.16 Payment Set Aside . To the extent that the Company makes a payment or payments to any Purchaser pursuant to any Transaction Document or a Purchaser enforces or exercises its rights thereunder, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, disgorged by or are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other Person under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred.

5.17 Independent Nature of Purchasers Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, without limitation, the rights arising

 

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out of this Agreement or out of the other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any Proceeding for such purpose. Each Purchaser has been represented by its own separate legal counsel in its review and negotiation of the Transaction Documents. The Company has elected to provide all Purchasers with the same terms and Transaction Documents for the convenience of the Company and not because it was required or requested to do so by any of the Purchasers. It is expressly understood and agreed that each provision contained in this Agreement and in each other Transaction Document is between the Company and a Purchaser, solely, and not between the Company and the Purchasers collectively and not between and among the Purchasers.

5.18 Liquidated Damages . The Company’s obligations to pay any partial liquidated damages or other amounts owing under the Transaction Documents is a continuing obligation of the Company and shall not terminate until all unpaid partial liquidated damages and other amounts have been paid notwithstanding the fact that the instrument or security pursuant to which such partial liquidated damages or other amounts are due and payable shall have been canceled.

5.19 Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc . If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

5.20 Construction . The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective counsel have reviewed and had an opportunity to revise the Transaction Documents and, therefore, the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of the Transaction Documents or any amendments thereto. In addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in any Transaction Document shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this Agreement.

5.21 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Securities Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

COMPANY:     Address for Notice:
ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.     Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
      Attn: General Counsel
      5818 El Camino Real
      Carlsbad, CA 92008
By:   /s/ Jeffrey Black     Fax: (760) 431-9083
Name:   Jeffrey Black     Email: CHunsaker@atecspine.com
Title:   Chief Executive Officer    
     
     
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):   

Durham Jones &Pinegar, PC

Attn: Josh Little and Wayne Swan

192 East 200 North, 3 rd Floor

St. George, Utah 84770

Fax: 435-628-1610

Email: jlittle@djplaw.com; wswan@djplaw.com

  

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

Name of Purchaser:                                                                                                                                                                

Signature of Authorized Signatory of Purchaser :                                                                                                                 

Name of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                              

Title of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                                

Email Address of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                                

Facsimile Number of Authorized Signatory:                                                                                                                         

Address for Notice to Purchaser:

Address for Delivery of Securities to Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):


Subscription Amount: $                                     

Preferred Shares:                                                

Warrant Shares:                                                  

EIN Number:                                                      

 

Section 2(e) of the Warrant Agreement:       APPLY TO PURCHASER   
      DO NOT APPLY TO PURCHASER   

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Exhibit 10.2

March      , 2018

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, CA 92008

Re: Support Agreement

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that (a) Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), is entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “ Merger Agreement ”), with Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Merger Sub ”), SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Target ”), certain Key Stockholders of Target (the “ Key Stockholders ”) and certain other parties thereto, pursuant to which Merger Sub, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, will merge with and into Target, such that immediately following the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “ Merger ”), Target will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “ Merger Transaction ”), (b) the Company and certain investors set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “ Investors ”), are entering into a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Investors, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, will purchase and the Company will sell shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company and warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “ Common Shares ”) (collectively, the “ Investment Transaction ”) and (c) the Company and a holder of an outstanding warrant to purchase Common Shares (the “ Warrant Holder ”), are entering into a Warrant Exercise Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Exercise Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Warrant Holder shall exercise its warrant and purchase Common Shares and in exchange receive a new warrant to purchase Common Shares at an exercise price of $3.50 per Common Share (collectively, the “ Warrant Transaction ” and, together with the Merger Transaction and the Investment Transaction, collectively the “ Transactions ”).

The undersigned is a stockholder of the Company and is entering into this letter agreement to (a) induce the Company, Target and the Key Stockholders to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) induce the Company and the Investors to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement and to consummate the Investment Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement and (c) induce the Company and the Warrant Holder to enter into the Exercise Agreement and to consummate the Warrant Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by the Exercise Agreement.

The undersigned confirms its agreement with the Company, Target, the Key Stockholders, the Investors and the Warrant Holder as follows:

1. The undersigned represents and warrants that Schedule I annexed hereto sets forth the number of all shares of common stock of the Company (“ Common Stock ”) of which


the undersigned is the record or beneficial owner (together with any shares of Common Stock acquired by the undersigned after the date hereof (whether upon the exercise of warrants, options or otherwise, the “ Owned Shares ”) and that the undersigned is on the date hereof the lawful owner of the number of the Owned Shares set forth in Schedule I , has the ability to vote (or cause to be voted) all of the Owned Shares and that such Owned Shares are not currently subject to any voting agreement or proxy.

2. The undersigned agrees that, prior to the termination of this letter agreement, the undersigned will not sell, gift or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or contract to sell, gift or otherwise transfer or dispose of, any of the Owned Shares, any interest in any of the Owned Shares or voting rights with respect to the Owned Shares.

3. At the Stockholders Meeting (or at any subsequent meeting of the stockholders of the Company called thereafter pursuant to the Merger Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement), the undersigned shall (i) appear in person or by proxy at such meeting or otherwise cause the Owned Shares to be counted as present at such meeting for purposes of establishing a quorum, (ii) vote (or cause to be voted) the Owned Shares to approve (1) the Company’s consummation of the applicable transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Company’s issuance of the Note Shares, the Warrant Shares and the Second Milestone Consideration Share Amount (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement), (2) the Company’s consummation of the applicable transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, including the Company’s issuance of the Securities (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) and (3) the Company’s consummation of the applicable transactions contemplated by the Exercise Agreement, including the Company’s issuance of the New Warrant and New Warrant Shares (as such terms are defined in the Exercise Agreement), in each case, in accordance and compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Trading Market (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) and under applicable law in order to fully consummate such transactions and issuances in accordance with such rules, regulations and applicable law (collectively, the “ Transaction Proposals ”), (iii) vote (or cause to be voted) the Owned Shares against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents contemplated thereby (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement, the “Merger Documents”), the Securities Purchase Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents contemplated thereby (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement, the “Securities Purchase Documents”) or the Exercise Agreement and (iv) vote (or cause to be voted) the Owned Shares against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which could reasonably be expected to impede or delay the consummation of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or any of the Merger Documents, the Investment Transaction or the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement or any of the Securities Purchase Documents or the Warrant Transaction or the transactions contemplated by the Exercise Agreement.

4. The undersigned hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints, the Company, and any individual designated in writing by the Company, and each of them individually, as the undersigned’s proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to vote the Owned Shares, in respect of the Owned Shares in accordance with Section  3 . The undersigned hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in

 

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this Section  4 is given in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Exercise Agreement and that such irrevocable proxy is given to secure the performance of the duties of the undersigned under this letter agreement. The undersigned hereby further affirms that the irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest and may under no circumstances be revoked. The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that such irrevocable proxy may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Such irrevocable proxy is executed and intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The irrevocable proxy granted hereunder shall automatically terminate upon the termination of this letter agreement. The undersigned hereby revokes any and all previous proxies with respect to the Owned Shares as such proxies relate to the Stockholders Meeting. The undersigned agrees not to grant any proxy with respect to such Owned Shares or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust agreement or other arrangement of any kind that is inconsistent with the provisions of this letter agreement, including Section  3 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for clarity, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Merger Agreement shall not be counted for purposes of the stockholder approval of the Transactions pursuant to the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC. Target (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Equityholder Indemnitees (as defined in the Merger Agreement), the Investors and the Warrant Holder shall be third party beneficiaries of this letter agreement such that any of such parties shall have the direct right to enforce the same, including to obtain specific performance in respect thereof on the terms set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this letter agreement.

5. Until the Transaction Proposals are approved in accordance with the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC, the undersigned agrees, except with respect to the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Exercise Agreement, the undersigned agrees not to, directly or indirectly, knowingly encourage, solicit, initiate, facilitate or continue any inquiries or proposals from, discuss or negotiate with, or provide any non-public information to, any person or entity concerning any merger, sale of any material portion of the assets, sale of more than 2% of the outstanding shares of capital stock or similar transaction involving the Company or enter into any agreement with respect thereto, and each of them shall terminate and cease any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with respect to the foregoing.

6. The undersigned represents, warrants and agrees that (i) the undersigned, if not a natural person, is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) the undersigned has all necessary power, authority and capacity, as applicable, to enter into this letter agreement, (iii) this letter agreement is the legal, valid and binding agreement of the undersigned, (iv) this letter agreement is enforceable against the undersigned in accordance with its terms and (v) the performance of the undersigned’s obligations under this letter agreement does not conflict with or breach the undersigned’s organizational documents (to the extent applicable) or any agreement to which the undersigned is party to or is otherwise bound.

7. Except for the provisions of Section  5 of this letter agreement, nothing in this letter agreement shall limit or restrict the undersigned (or any of its partners, managers or affiliates) from acting in his or such person’s capacity as a director or officer of the Company (it being understood that this letter agreement shall apply to the undersigned solely in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company).

 

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8. The undersigned agrees that in the event, and only in the event, of any breach of its covenants and agreements under this letter agreement, the Company, any of Target, the Equityholder Indemnitees, the Investors, the Warrant Holder and each of the other stockholders of the Company entering into a substantially similar letter agreement (collectively, the “ Enforcement Parties ”) will be entitled to specific performance of such covenants and agreements and to injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity. The undersigned agrees and acknowledges that each of the Enforcement Parties are intended third party beneficiaries of this letter agreement and any of the Enforcement Parties have standing to enforce the provisions hereof against the parties hereto as if the Enforcement Parties were each party hereto. Should suit be brought in connection with this letter agreement, the substantially prevailing party shall be entitled to recover any of its attorneys’ fees, whether or not the suit proceeds to final judgment.

9. This letter agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the later of the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to its terms and the termination of the Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to its terms or (ii) the date that is five (5) days following the Stockholders Meeting at which the Transaction Proposals are approved in accordance with the rules and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC.

10. This letter agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles that would otherwise apply thereunder.

11. This letter agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Each party agrees that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby may be entered into electronically and that any electronic signature, whether digital or encrypted, used by any party is intended to authenticate this Agreement and to have the same force and effect as a manual signature. For purposes of this Agreement, an electronic signature means any electronic symbol, designation or process attached to or logically associated with a record, contract, document or instrument and adopted by a party with the intent to sign such record, contract, document or instrument.

12. In the event anyone or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired, and such unreasonable, unlawful or unenforceable provision shall be interpreted, revised or applied in the manner that renders it lawful and enforceable to the fullest extent possible under law.

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly states the understanding between us by signing and returning to us a counterpart hereof.

 

Very truly yours,

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

Confirmed and agreed to as of the date first above written:

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  Name: Jeffrey Black
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

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SCHEDULE I

Owned Shares

 

Name of Entity/Person:    Number of Owned Shares:

Exhibit 10.3

THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT.

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

No. CN-[NUMBER]    Date of Issuance
$[                  ]    [Date], 2018

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [HOLDER NAME] (“ Holder ”), the principal sum of $[                  ] (the “ Principal Amount ”), together with interest thereon from the date of issuance of this convertible promissory note (this “ Note ”). Subject to Section 3.2, interest will accrue at a simple rate of six percent (6%) per annum, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed. Unless converted into Conversion Shares (as defined below), the principal and accrued interest of this Note will be due and payable by the Company on the earlier of (i) the date that is three hundred sixty-six (366) days from the date of this Note or (ii) the date immediately preceding the consummation of a Fundamental Transaction (the “ Maturity Date ”).

This Note is one of a series of convertible promissory notes issued by the Company to investors with identical terms and on the same form as set forth herein (except that the holder, principal amount and date of issuance may differ in each Note) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 6, 2018, by and among the Company, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ SafeOp ”), and the other parties identified therein (as amended, the “ Merger Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Note will have the meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement or in Section 4.1.

1. Payment . All payments will be made in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of the Company, or at such other place as the Holder may from time to time designate in writing to the Company. Payment will be credited first to cost of collection (if any), then to accrued interest due and payable, with any remainder applied to principal. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part at any time prior to the Maturity Date without the prior written consent of the Holder.

2. Security; Adjustment; Stockholder Representative . This Note is a general unsecured obligation of the Company. Each of the Company and the Holder hereby agree and acknowledge that the Principal Amount is subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 1.10(b)(iv) and Sections 9.7(c) through (f) of the Merger Agreement. The Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that

 

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such Holder’s rights under this Note are subject to the rights, power and authority granted by such Holder to the Stockholder Representative under Section 10.1 of the Merger Agreement. This Note and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby are subordinate in the manner and to the extent set forth in (a) that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of March      , 2018 by and among the Holder, each other person listed on the signature pages thereto as a “Subordinated Lender”, the Company, Alphatec Spine, Inc., a California corporation (“ Spine ”), SafeOp, and Midcap Funding IV Trust, as Agent for the financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties to the Senior Loan Agreement (as defined therein), and as a Lender, or such then present holder or holders of the Senior Loan (as defined therein) as may from time to time exist (as amended from time to time, the “ MidCap Subordination Agreement ”) and (b) that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of March __, 2018, by and among the Holder, the Company, Spine, SafeOp and Globus Medical, Inc. (as amended from time to time, the “ Globus Subordination Agreement ” and, together with the MidCap Subordination Agreement, the “ Subordination Agreement ”), and by its acceptance of this Note, the Holder of this Note, whether upon original issuance, or upon transfer or assignment, agrees to the terms of the Subordination Agreement.

3. Events of Default; Remedies .

3.1 Events of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Note:

(a) Any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty of the Company set forth herein;

(b) failure to pay any amounts owed or issue any Conversion Shares hereunder on the date on which such amounts are due or on which such Conversion Shares are required to be issued hereunder, as applicable;

(c) Any breach of any covenant of the Company set forth in the Merger Agreement, which breach (if able to be cured), is not cured within five (5) business days after receipt by the Company of written notice from the Stockholder Representative notifying the Company of such breach;

(d) the Company defaults in the payment of any other obligation for borrowed money having a principal amount in excess of $500,000, which default is not cured within any grace or cure period applicable thereto;

(e) if the Company shall (i) file an application, petition or order in bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or similar proceeding, (ii) seek the appointment of a receiver, administrator or trustee with respect to any of the Company’s properties, or (iii) otherwise seek or submit to any other debtor’s relief law or procedure; or

(f) if the Company shall (i) be the subject of any involuntary application, petition or order in bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or similar proceeding, (ii) suffer the involuntary appointment of a receiver, administrator or trustee with respect to any of the Company’s properties, or (iii) involuntarily be made subject to any other

 

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debtor’s relief law or procedure and any such application, petition, order or appointment shall not be dismissed within 45 days after the commencement date thereof.

3.2 Remedies . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire Principal Amount of this Note, together with all accrued interest payable thereon, shall, at the option of the Holder (or the Stockholder Representative pursuant to the authority granted to the Stockholder Representative in the Merger Agreement), become immediately due and payable in cash, through the issuance of Conversion Shares pursuant to the mechanics set forth in Section 4, or both (in each instance, at the sole option of the Holder or the Stockholder Representative, as applicable), and the Holder, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind shall be entitled to exercise any or all of the rights and remedies as may be available under this Note or the Merger Agreement, at law or in equity, all of which shall be cumulative. Any payment not paid when due shall bear interest from the due date at an annual rate equal to fifteen percent (15%); provided, however, if such amount exceeds the maximum amount allowable under applicable law, the interest shall be reduced to such maximum amount. If an Event of Default occurs and the Holder or Stockholder Representative, as applicable, so elect, the Company will pay to the Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fees, expenses and disbursements. The Company hereby expressly waives presentment demand, notice of nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, and notice of dishonor and any other notices in connection with any default of or in the enforcement of payment of all amounts due under this Note.

4. Conversion; Covenants; Failure to Obtain Required Parent Stockholder Consent . This Note will be convertible, in whole or in part, into Parent Common Stock pursuant to the following terms.

4.1 Definitions .

(a) “ Applicable Price ” means the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

(b) “ Business Day ” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

(c) “ Conversion Shares ” means shares the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001, as subject to adjustment under this Note.

(d) “ Conversion Price ” means $3.22 per share, as subject to adjustment under this Note.

(e) “ VWAP ” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Parent Common Stock is then listed or quoted on the Principal Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Parent Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Principal Trading Market on which the Parent Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or

 

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OTCQX is not a Principal Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Parent Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Parent Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Parent Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Parent Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Parent Common Stock as determined by the Stockholder Representative.

(f) “ Trading Day ” means a day on which the Principal Trading Market is open for trading.

4.2 Maturity Conversion . On the Maturity Date and provided that the Required Parent Stockholder Consent has been obtained before the Maturity Date, at the election of the Holder, this Note will convert into that number of Conversion Shares equal to the quotient (rounded down to the nearest whole share) obtained by dividing (a) the applicable portion of the outstanding principal balance and unpaid accrued interest, plus the cost of collection (if any) of this Note on the Maturity Date by (b) the Conversion Price (the “ Conversion Ratio ”). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, if (i) the Required Parent Stockholder Consent has been obtained before the Maturity Date and (ii) the Applicable Price is greater than the Conversion Price, then this note shall be automatically converted in accordance with the Conversion Ratio.

4.3 Mechanics of Conversion .

(a) The Holder may exercise its conversion rights under Section 4.2, by delivering to the Company (or such other office or agency that the Company may designate by notice in writing to the registered the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company), as applicable, of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by electronic (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Conversion in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 on or before the Maturity Date, and the Conversion Shares issuable upon any such conversion shall be deemed to be issued on the Maturity Date. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Conversion form be required. Partial conversion of this Note resulting in the conversion of a portion of the total number of Conversion Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Conversion Shares convertible hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Conversion Shares converting. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice.

(b) Conversion Shares issued hereunder shall be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (i) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Conversion Shares to or resale of the Conversion Shares by the Holder or (ii) the Conversion Shares are eligible for resale by the Holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by

 

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physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such conversion to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Conversion by the date that is the earlier of (x) two (2) Trading Days and (y) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Conversion (such date, the “ Conversion Share Delivery Date ”). On the effective date of the conversion, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Conversion Shares with respect to which this Note has been converted, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Conversion Shares. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder the Conversion Shares subject to a Notice of Conversion by the Conversion Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Conversion Shares subject to such conversion (based on the VWAP of the Parent Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Conversion), $5 per Trading Day (increasing to $10 per Trading Day on the fifth (5th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Conversion Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. The Company agrees to maintain a Transfer Agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Note remains outstanding and convertible. As used herein, “ Standard Settlement Period ” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Primary Trading Market with respect to the Parent Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion.

(c) If this Note shall have been converted in part, the Company shall pay to the Holder on the Maturity Date in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds the applicable portion of principal, interest and collection costs that is otherwise payable under this Note.

(d) If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 4.3(b) by the Conversion Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such conversion.

(e) In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Conversion Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3(b) above pursuant to a conversion on or before the Conversion Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Parent Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such conversion (a “ Buy-In ”), then the Company shall (i) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (A) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Parent Common Stock so purchased exceeds (B) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Conversion Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the conversion at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (ii) deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its conversion and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Parent Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted

 

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conversion of shares of Parent Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, then the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Parent Common Stock upon conversion of the Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

(f) No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Note. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall, at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction or round up to the next whole share.

(g) Issuance of Conversion Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Conversion Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Conversion Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder. The Company shall pay any Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares.

(h) The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely conversion of this Note, pursuant to the terms hereof.

4.4 Covenants as to Conversion Shares . The Company covenants and agrees that all Conversion Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Note will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof. The Company further covenants and agrees that the Company will at all times prior to the conversion of this Note, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of Conversion Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Note. If at any time prior to the conversion of this Note, the number of authorized but unissued Conversion Shares shall not be sufficient to permit conversion of this Note, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Conversion Shares to such number of Conversion Shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of issuing the necessary Conversion Shares upon the exercise of the conversion rights under this Note. The Company will take all such action as may be necessary to assure that such Conversion Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Principal Trading Market upon which the Parent Common Stock may be listed. In the time and manner required by the Principal Trading Market, the Company shall prepare and file with such Principal Trading Market an additional shares listing application covering all of the Conversion Shares, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all steps necessary to cause all of the Conversion

 

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Shares, to be approved for listing on the Principal Trading Market as promptly as possible thereafter.

5. Representations and Warranties .

5.1 In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, the Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) The Holder has full power and authority (and, if an individual, the capacity) to enter into this Note and to perform all obligations required to be performed by it hereunder. This Note, when executed and delivered by the Holder, will constitute the Holder’s valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies ((a) and (b), together, the “ Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions ”).

(b) The Holder acknowledges that this Note is made with the Holder in reliance upon the Holder’s representation to the Company, which the Holder hereby confirms by executing this Note, that this Note and the Conversion Shares (collectively, the “ Securities ”) will be acquired for investment for the Holder’s own account, not as a nominee or agent (unless otherwise specified on the Holder’s signature page hereto), and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and that the Holder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this Note, the Holder further represents that the Holder does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to the Securities. If other than an individual, the Holder also represents it has not been organized solely for the purpose of acquiring the Securities.

(c) The Holder understands that the offer and sale of Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws, and that the Securities are being issued in reliance on an exemption from registration, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of its representations as expressed herein.

(d) The Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Holder has relied upon its own independent investigations and, to the extent it believed to be appropriate, its representatives, including its own professional, tax and other advisors, and is making an independent decision to invest in the Securities. The Holder has been furnished with such documents, materials and information that it deems necessary or appropriate for evaluating an investment in the Company, and it has read carefully such documents, materials and information and understands and has evaluated the types of risks involved with an investment in the Securities. Other than the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Note and in the Merger Agreement, the Holder has not relied upon any representations or other information (whether oral or written) from the Company or its respective

 

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stockholders, directors, officers or affiliates, or from any other person or entity, in connection with the Holder’s investment in the Securities. The Holder acknowledges that the Company has not given any assurances with respect to the tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of the Securities.

(e) The Holder acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to seek legal advice from, and has received legal advice from, legal counsel on this Note, the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents, materials and information that the Holder has requested or read relating to an investment in the Securities and confirms that the Holder is satisfied with respect to any of the foregoing matters.

(f) The Holder understands that no federal, state or foreign agency has passed upon this investment or upon the Company, or upon the accuracy, validity or completeness of any documentation provided to the Holder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, nor has any such agency made any finding or determination as to this investment.

5.2 In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Note, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Holder as follows:

(a) The Company is an organization duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation with necessary power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own and use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all contracts by which it is bound.

(b) The Company has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Note and to perform its obligations under this Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Note by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Note has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions.

(c) Issuance of Shares . The Conversion Shares, if and when issued by the Company pursuant to the terms hereof, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Holder herein, will be duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

6. Miscellaneous .

6.1 Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Note will inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the respective successors and assigns of the parties. This Note is for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any other person or entity any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Note.

 

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6.2 Choice of Law . This Note, and all matters arising out of or relating to this Note, whether sounding in contract, tort, or statute will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Delaware.

6.3 Counterparts . This Note may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including PDF or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g. , www.docusign.com) or other transmission method, and any counterpart so delivered will be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

6.4 Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Note are included for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Note.

6.5 Notices . All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto will be in writing and will be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when sent by email or facsimile; (c) three (3) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications will be sent to the respective parties at the addresses shown on the signature pages hereto (or to such email address, facsimile number or other address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 6.5).

6.6 Expenses . Subject to Section 6.7, each party will pay all costs (other than the costs of collection) and expenses that it incurs with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Note.

6.7 Attorneys Fees . Subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Article 9 of the Merger Agreement, if any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Note, the prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

6.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers . This Note, together with the Merger Agreement, constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subject hereof. Subject to Section 10.1 of the Merger Agreement, any term of this Note may be amended and the observance of any term may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with the prior written consent of the Company and the Holder. Any waiver or amendment effected in accordance with this Section 6.8 will be binding upon each future holder of this Note and the Company.

6.9 Severability . If one or more provisions of this Note are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provisions will be excluded from this Note and the balance of the Note will be interpreted as if such provisions were so excluded and this Note will be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

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6.10 Transfer Restrictions .

(a) Limitations on Disposition . Without in any way limiting the representations and warranties set forth in this Note, the Holder further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Securities unless and until the transferee has agreed in writing for the benefit of the Company to make the representations and warranties set out in Section 5 and:

(i) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition, and such disposition is made in connection with such registration statement; or

(ii) The Holder has (A) notified the Company of the proposed disposition; (B) furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition; and (C) if requested by the Company, furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such disposition will not require registration under the Securities Act.

(b) Legends . The Holder understands and acknowledges that the Securities may bear the following legend:

THIS INSTRUMENT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR UPON RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT.

6.11 Certain Adjustments; No Impairment .

(a) If the Company, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions on shares of Parent Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Parent Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any Conversion Shares issuable by the Company upon conversion of this Note), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Parent Common stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues by reclassification of shares of the Parent Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Parent Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event, and the number of shares issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Conversion Price of this Note shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made

 

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pursuant to this Section 6.11(a) shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.

(b) In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 6.11(a) above, if at any time while this Note is outstanding the Company grants, issues or sells any Parent Common Stock equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Parent Common Stock (the “ Purchase Rights ”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Parent Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including the failure to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Parent Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

(c) During such time as this Note is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Parent Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) other than a dividend or other distribution described in to Section 6.11(a) above (a “ Distribution ”), at any time after the issuance of this Note, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Parent Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including the failure to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Parent Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution. To the extent that this Note has not been partially or completely converted at the time of such Distribution, such portion of the Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until this Note is converted.

(d) If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another person or entity, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, exclusive license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another person or entity) is completed pursuant to which holders of Parent Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the Parent Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Parent Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Parent Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities,

 

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cash or property (other than as a result of a stock split, combination or reclassification of shares of common stock covered by subsection (a) above), or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any persons or entities whereby such other persons or entities acquire more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Parent Common Stock (not including any Conversion Shares held by the other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “ Fundamental Transaction ”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including failure to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent) immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the amount, number and kind of securities, cash, property and consideration receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of Conversion Shares for which this Note is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without regard to any limitation on the conversion of this Note, including the failure to obtain the Required Parent Stockholder Consent). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such securities, cash, property and consideration in respect of one Conversion Share in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the securities, cash, property and consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the foregoing. If holders of the Parent Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash, property or consideration to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the securities, cash, property or consideration it receives.

(e) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Note, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Holder by facsimile or email a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and any resulting adjustment to the number of Conversion Shares and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

(f) Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any otherwise, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Note against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Conversion Shares above the amount issuable in respect of the applicable Conversion Price therefor upon such conversion immediately prior to such increase in par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Conversion Shares upon the conversion of this Note and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be, necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Note.

 

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(g) Notice to Allow Exercise by the Holder . If (i) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Parent Common Stock, (ii) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Parent Common Stock, (iii) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Parent Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (iv) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Parent Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property, (v) the Company shall enter into any agreement contemplating a Fundamental Transaction, or (vi) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be delivered by facsimile or email to the Holder at its last facsimile number or email address as it shall appear upon the books and records of the Company, at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Parent Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction is expected to become effective or close, the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Parent Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Parent Common Stock for securities, cash, property or other consideration deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, share exchange or Fundamental Transaction and the amounts of such securities, cash, property or other consideration receivable on a per-Conversion Share basis. To the extent that any notice provided in this Note constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the SEC pursuant to a current report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Note during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein.

6.12 Further Assurances . From time to time, the parties will execute and deliver such additional documents and will provide such additional information as may reasonably be required to carry out the terms of this Note and any agreements executed in connection herewith.

6.13 Limitation on Interest . In no event will any interest charged, collected or reserved under this Note exceed the maximum rate then permitted by applicable law.

6.14 Officers and Directors not Liable . In no event will any officer or director of the Company be liable for any amounts due and payable pursuant to this Note.

6.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT

 

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RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

6.16 Replacement . If this Note becomes mutilated or defaced, or is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the Company shall execute and deliver a new note of like principal amount in exchange and substitution for the mutilated or defaced note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the destroyed, lost, or stolen note. If this Note is mutilated or defaced, the Holder shall surrender such note to the Company. If any note becomes destroyed, lost, or stolen, the Holder shall furnish satisfactory evidence of the destruction, loss, or theft of such note to the Company.

6.17 Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence of this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Alphatec Holdings, Inc. has caused this Convertible Promissory Note to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
By:    

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

Address: 

   
     

Email:

   


Agreed to and accepted:

 

If an individual:
 

Name:

 

Address:

   
 

Email:

   

If an entity :

 

By:

   

Name:

   

Title:

   

Address:

   
 

Email Address:

   


APPENDIX 1

NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

1. Pursuant to the terms of the Note, the undersigned hereby elects to convert:

☐ the entire principal balance, unpaid accrued interest and cost of collection (if any) of the Note outstanding as of the Maturity Date (as defined in the Note) into shares of Common Stock of Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“ Conversion Shares ”); or

☐ $                          of the principal balance, unpaid accrued interest and cost of collection (if any) of the Note into Conversion Shares.

 

2. In the event either the second or third box in item #1 is selected, payment for the portion of this Note not converted into Conversion Shares shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.

 

3. In the event either the first or second box in item #1 is selected, please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Conversion Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

the Conversion Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number:                                          .

 

4. The undersigned represents it is acquiring the Conversion Shares solely for its own account and not as a nominee for any other party and not with a view toward the resale or distribution thereof except in compliance with applicable securities laws.

 

[SIGNATURE OF CONVERTING HOLDER]
Name of Converting Holder:                                                  
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Converting Holder :
Name of Authorized Signatory:                                              
Title of Authorized Signatory (if Converting Holder is an entity):                                                                                     
Date:                                                                                       

Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version

WARRANT EXERCISE AGREEMENT

This Warrant Exercise Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of March 8, 2018, is by and between Alphatec Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”), and Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd. (“ Holder ”).

A. Holder beneficially owns a warrant to purchase 2,400,000 shares of Company’s common stock, 0.0001 par value (the “ Common Stock ”), at an exercise price of $2.00 per share (the “ Original Warrant ”), and Holder and Company desire for Holder to exercise the Original Warrant in full on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof.

B. To induce Holder to exercise the Original Warrant, subject to the conditions and on the terms set forth herein, Company desires to issue to Holder, in addition to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Original Warrant, a new warrant, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ New Warrant ”), to purchase up to such number of shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share equal to .75 of a share for each whole share exercised by Holder under the Original Warrant. The shares of Common Stock underlying the Original Warrant is referred to herein as the “ Warrant Shares ”. The shares of Common Stock underlying the New Warrant are referred to herein as the “ New Warrant Shares ” and collectively with the New Warrant and Warrant Shares, the “ Securities ”.

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Company and Holder agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

EXERCISE OF ORIGINAL WARRANT

Section 1.1 Exercise of Warrant .

(a) Initial Exercise . On the Initial Closing Date (defined below) Holder shall exercise that number of Warrant Shares such that following the exercise (the “ Initial Exercise ”) Holder shall beneficially own at least, but not more than 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise (the “ Maximum Amount ”). The Initial Exercise shall be made pursuant to the terms of the Original Warrant by delivery of the aggregate cash exercise price for such Warrant Shares to the bank account set forth on Company’s signature page hereto and Company shall deliver the Warrant Shares purchased pursuant to the Initial Exercise to Holder via the Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) pursuant to the terms of the Original Warrant, but pursuant to DWAC instructions set forth on Holder’s signature page hereto. The date of the closing of the Initial Exercise shall be referred to as the “Initial Closing Date”.

(b) Subsequent Exercise. Within five (5) business days after receipt by the Holder of written notice from the Company that Holder may exercise at least 100,000 shares of the remaining Warrant Shares, Holder shall exercise that number of Warrant Shares such that following the exercise (each a “ Subsequent Exercise ”) Holder shall beneficially own at least, but not more than the Maximum Amount. Each Subsequent Exercise shall be made pursuant to the terms of the Original Warrant by delivery of the aggregate cash exercise price for such Warrant Shares to the bank account set forth on Company’s signature page hereto and Company shall deliver the Warrant Shares purchased pursuant to such Subsequent Exercise to Holder via the Depository Trust Company Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“ DWAC ”) pursuant to the terms of the Original Warrant, but pursuant to DWAC


instructions set forth on Holder’s signature page hereto. The date of the closing of the each Subsequent Exercise shall be referred to as a “Subsequent Closing Date”.

(c) Limitation Waiver . Pursuant to Section 5(l) of the Original Warrant, effective as of the Initial Closing Date, Holder and Company waive the 4.99% ownership limitation set forth in Section 2(e) of the Original Warrant. Holder and Company acknowledge and agree that the 9.99% ownership limitation set forth in Section 2(e) of the Original Warrant is not waived or modified by the terms of this Agreement.

Section 1.2 Issuance of New Warrant . On the Initial Closing Date following the Initial Exercise of the Original Warrant pursuant to Section  1.1(a) above, Company shall deliver to Holder the New Warrant to purchase .75 of a share for each whole share exercised by Holder in the Initial Exercise. As a condition to the issuance of the New Warrant, Holder shall enter into (a) a Lock-Up Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and (b) a Support Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C . On each Subsequent Closing Date following each Subsequent Exercise of the Original Warrant pursuant to Section  1.1(b) above, Company shall deliver to Holder an amended and restated New Warrant to purchase .75 of a share for each whole share exercised by Holder in the Initial Exercise and all Subsequent Exercises. Each amended and restated New Warrant shall supersede in all respects any previously issued New Warrant and shall not extend the maturity date of the New Warrant.

Section 1.3 Stockholder Approval . Holder acknowledges and agrees that the New Warrant shall not be exercisable unless and until the issuance of the Warrant Shares shall have received such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or any successor entity) from the shareholders of Company.

Section 1.4 Securities Matters .

(a) Restricted Securities; Legends . Holder acknowledges and agrees that the New Warrant and the New Warrant Shares are not, and may never be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or the securities laws of any state and, accordingly, each certificate, if any, representing any New Warrant Shares shall bear a customary restricted security legend.

(b) Understandings or Arrangements . Holder is acquiring the New Warrant and the Securities as principal for its own account and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to distribute or regarding the distribution of such New Warrant or Securities.

(c) Access to Information . Holder acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the reports filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and has been afforded (i) the opportunity to ask such questions as it has deemed necessary of, and to receive answers from, representatives of Company concerning the terms and conditions of the exercise of the Original Warrant and the merits and risks of investing in the Securities; (ii) access to information about Company and its financial condition, results of operations, business, properties, management and prospects sufficient to enable it to evaluate its investment; and (iii) the opportunity to obtain such additional information that Company possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to the investment.

(d) Holder Status . Holder represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.


(e) Knowledge . Holder has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the New Warrant and the Securities, and has so evaluated the merits and risks of such investment. Holder is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the New Warrant and the Securities and, at the present time, is able to afford a complete loss of such investment.

ARTICLE 2

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 2.1 Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be made by email to the email address of Holder set forth on Holders’ signature page.

Section 2.2 Survival; Successors . All securities warranties and representations made herein shall be considered to have been relied upon by Company and shall survive the issuance of the New Warrant and the Securities. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties; provided however that no party may assign this Agreement or the obligations and rights of such party hereunder without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

Section 2.3 Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

Section 2.4 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision that is a reasonable substitute therefor, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

Section 2.5 Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting San Diego County, California. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in San Diego County, California for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding.

Section 2.6 Entire Agreement . The Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters.


Section 2.7 Construction . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

Section 2.8 Fees and Expenses . Each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Company shall pay all transfer agent fees, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Warrant Shares.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Warrant Exercise Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

Armistice Capital Master Fund, Ltd.

   

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

By:

 

/s/ Tohuan Steve Chen

   

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

Name:

 

Tohuan Steve Chen

   

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

Title:

 

Controller of the Investment Manager

   

Title:

 

EVP, Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit A

New Warrant


Exhibit B

Lock-Up Agreement


Exhibit C

Support Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

CERTAIN INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***] HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS EXHIBIT

AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2.

CONSENT, JOINDER AND OMNIBUS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND

RESTATED CREDIT, SECURITY AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

This CONSENT, JOINDER AND OMNIBUS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT, SECURITY AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of this 8th day of March, 2017, by and among ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Alphatec Holdings ”) and ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., a California corporation (“ Alphatec Spine ”; together with Alphatec Holdings, each being referred to herein individually as an “ Original Borrower ”, and collectively as “ Original Borrowers ”), SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ New Borrower ”, and New Borrower, together with the Original Borrowers, the “ Borrowers ”), MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST (as Agent for Lenders, “ Agent ”), and MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST, individually, as a Lender, and the other financial institutions or other entities from time to time parties to the Credit Agreement referenced below, each as a Lender.

RECITALS

A. Agent, Lenders and Borrowers are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2014, the Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2015, the Third Amendment and Waiver to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2016, by the Fourth Amendment and Waiver to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2016, by the Consent and Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2016 and by the Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2017 (and as further amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Original Credit Agreement ” and as the same is amended hereby and as it may be further amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make certain advances of money and to extend certain financial accommodations to Borrowers and certain of their Affiliates in the amounts and manner set forth in the Credit Agreement.

B. Borrowers desire to consummate the Acquisition of New Borrower in accordance with the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Alphatec Holdings, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Merger Sub ”), New Borrower, the Key Stockholders (as defined therein), and the Stockholder Representative (as defined therein), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (as in effect on the date hereof, the “ Safari Acquisition Agreement ”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into New Borrower, with New Borrower surviving as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (the “ Safari Acquisition ”).

C. Following the consummation of the Safari Acquisition, New Borrower will join the credit facility as a borrower thereunder and Original Borrowers have requested that Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement and the Pledge Agreement to join New Borrower as a party to the Credit Agreement as a Borrower, as a party to the Pledge Agreement as an Issuer, and the other applicable Financing Documents, in each case, on and subject to the terms hereof.

D. Borrowers have requested, and Agent and the Lenders have agreed, to amend the Original Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) consent to the Safari Acquisition, (ii) join New Borrower to the credit facility, (iii) amend certain terms of the Original Credit Agreement related to the Safari Acquisition, (iv) extend the Maturity Date, and (v) revise the financial covenants set forth in


Article 6 of the Original Credit Agreement to add a Minimum Liquidity test and revise the testing dates of the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Agent, the Lenders and Borrowers hereby agree as follows:

1. Recitals . This Agreement shall constitute a Financing Document and the Recitals and each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Original Credit Agreement, unless otherwise expressly noted, will be deemed to reference the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Recitals set forth above shall be construed as part of this Agreement as if set forth fully in the body of this Agreement and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Credit Agreement (including those capitalize terms used in the Recitals hereto).

2. Limited Consent . At the request of and as an accommodation to the Borrowers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including, without limitation, the terms set forth in Section 10, Agent and the Lenders, (a) notwithstanding the restrictions on Investments in Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement, hereby (i) deem the Safari Acquisition a Permitted Investment and (ii) consent to the Safari Acquisition, (b) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a)(ii)(B)(iv), hereby agree to waive any mandatory prepayment that may be required (subject to the Globus Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to the Safari Equity Raise (as defined below), (c) consent to the formation of Safari Merger Sub, (d) waive the requirement that Borrowers comply with the joinder requirements set forth in Section 4.11(a) with respect to the Safari Merger Sub; provided that (x) the Safari Acquisition is consummated on or prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing by Agent in its sole discretion) and (y) Borrowers do not make any Investment (other than any de minimis Investment) in the Safari Merger Sub prior to the consummation of the Safari Acquisition, and (e) the provisions of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement) to the contrary notwithstanding, consent to the merger of Safari Merger Sub with and into New Borrower upon the consummation of the Safari Acquisition. The consent set forth in this Section 2 is effective solely for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (1) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or of any other Financing Document; (2) prejudice any right that Agent or the Lenders have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Financing Document; (3) constitute a consent to or waiver of any past, present or future Default or Event of Default or other violation of any provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Financing Documents, (4) create any obligation to forbear from taking any enforcement action, or to make any further extensions of credit or (5) establish a custom or course of dealing among any of the Credit Parties, on the one hand, or Agent or any Lender, on the other hand.

3. Joinder . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 10:

(a) New Borrower hereby assumes the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and joins in, adopts and becomes (i) a Borrower under the Credit Agreement, (ii) an Issuer under the Pledge Agreement, and (iii) party to the other Financing Documents applicable to it as a Borrower. Each party hereto agrees that all references to “Borrower” or “Borrowers” contained in the Financing Documents are hereby deemed for all purposes to also refer to and include New Borrower as a Borrower, and New Borrower hereby agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents as if such New Borrower was an original signatory thereto.


(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of subparagraph (a) above, each party agrees that the “Pledged Collateral” (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) owned by New Borrower and listed in Exhibit B shall be and become a part of the Pledged Collateral referred to in Pledge Agreement and shall secure all Obligations referred to and in accordance with said Pledge Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, as of the date hereof, Agent has not completed its due diligence of the New Borrower, and therefore, the Accounts of the New Borrower shall not be deemed to be Eligible Accounts, and consequently, such Accounts shall not be included in the Borrowing Base unless and until Agent has determined, in its sole and absolute discretion, to include the New Borrower’s Accounts, or a portion thereof, in the Borrowing Base as Eligible Accounts. Borrowers agree to assist Agent in its completion of its due diligence of the New Borrower.

4. Amendments to Original Credit Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 10 below, the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement in their respective alphabetic order:

Safari Acquisition Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Seventh Amendment.

Safari Seller Notes ” means those certain (a) Convertible Promissory Notes issued pursuant to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, each dated as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, made by Alphatec Holdings and payable to each of Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus III, L.P., Tullis Growth Fund, L.P., James L.L. Tullis, Lighthouse Holdings Corporation, Eugene Cattarina, Mark D’Addato, Robert Snow, Richard O’Brien and Christopher Brown, as in effect on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, and (b) Convertible Promissory Notes (if any) issued pursuant to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, made by Alphatec Holdings and payable to certain other sellers of SafeOp Surgical, Inc., in each case, in form and substance identical to the Convertible Promissory Notes issued on the Seventh Amendment Effective Date; provided that each seller receiving a Safari Seller Note described in clause (b) above shall have become a party to the Safari Subordination Agreement; provided further that the aggregate principal amount of all Safari Seller Notes shall not exceed $3,000,000.

Safari Seller Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, among the parties signatory thereto, as subordinated creditors, Agent and Borrowers, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof.

Seventh Amendment ” means that certain Consent, Joinder and Omnibus Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2018, among Borrowers, Agent and Lenders.

Seventh Amendment Effective Date ” means the first date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 10 of the Seventh Amendment are satisfied.


(b) Clause (b) of the definition of “ Borrowing Base ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the words “if approved in writing by the Agent,” at the beginning of such clause.

(c) The definition of “ Commitment Expiry Date ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “December 31, 2019” with “December 31, 2022”.

(d) The definition of “ Operative Documents ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word “and” occurring immediately prior to clause (ii) thereof with “,” and (ii) adding the following new clause (iii) to the end thereof: “(iii) at all times on and after the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, Safari Acquisition Agreement and all documents effecting the acquisition of SafeOp Surgical, Inc. that is closing on or about the Seventh Amendment Effective Date

(e) The definition of “ Subordinated Debt Documents ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““ Subordinated Debt Documents ” means (a) the Safari Seller Notes and (b) any other documents evidencing and/or securing Debt governed by a Subordination Agreement, all of which documents must be in form and substance acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion. As of the Closing Date, there are no Subordinated Debt Documents.”

(f) The definition of “ Subordination Agreement ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““ Subordination Agreement ” means (a) the Safari Seller Subordination Agreement and (b) each other agreement between Agent and another creditor of Borrowers, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Debt owing from any Borrower(s) and/or the Liens securing such Debt granted by any Borrower(s) to such creditor are subordinated in any way to the Obligations and the Liens created under the Security Documents, the terms and provisions of such Subordination Agreements to have been agreed to by and be acceptable to Agent in the exercise of its sole discretion.”

(g) Section 6.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “ Defined Period ” in its entirety, to read as follows:

Defined Period ” means, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, for (a) *** and (b) ***.

(h) Section 6.2 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Liquidity . Borrowers will not permit the Liquidity of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis, as of the last day of each month ending

CERTAIN INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***] HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS EXHIBIT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2.


during the period from the Seventh Amendment Effective Date through and including ***, to be less than ***.”

(i) Section 6.3 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “April 30, 2018” with “April 30, 2019”.

(j) Exhibit B (Compliance Certificate) to the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “April 30, 2018” in footnote 1 thereof, with the date “April 30, 2019”.

(k) Exhibit B (Compliance Certificate) to the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing footnote 2 thereof in its entirety, with the words “to be included in the Compliance Certificate for each month ending during the period from the Seventh Amendment Effective Date through and including March 31, 2019.”

(l) The schedules attached hereto as Exhibit C hereby replace the corresponding schedules to the Original Credit Agreement to which they apply and shall be deemed attached thereto and become a part thereof.

5. Amendment to Pledge Agreement . Each Borrower, including New Borrower, hereby agrees that the schedules attached hereto as Exhibit B are true and correct and reflect the joinder of New Borrower as an Issuer under the Pledge Agreement and shall be deemed to be added to the schedules of the same number in the Pledge Agreement and shall be deemed attached thereto and become a part thereof.

6. Grant of Security Interest . Consistent with the intent of the parties and in consideration of the accommodations set forth herein, as further security for the prompt payment in full of all Obligations, and without limiting any other grant of a Lien and security interest in a Security Document, New Borrower hereby assigns and grants to Agent, for the benefit of itself and Lenders, a continuing Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on and security interest in, upon, and to all right, title and interest in and to all of such New Borrower’s assets constituting Collateral under the Credit Agreement, which shall hereby become Collateral under the Credit Agreement. New Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to file UCC-1 financing statements against New Borrower covering the Collateral owned by New Borrower in such jurisdictions as Agent shall deem necessary, prudent or desirable to perfect and protect the liens and security interests granted to Agent hereunder.

7. Representations and Warranties; Reaffirmation of Security Interest; Updated Schedules . Each Borrower hereby (a) confirms that all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific date in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (b) covenants to perform its respective obligations under the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower confirms and agrees that all security interests and Liens granted to Agent continue in full force and effect, and all Collateral remains free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing herein is intended to impair or limit the validity, priority or extent of Agent’s security interests in and Liens on the Collateral. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement, the other Financing Documents and this Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, and are enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

CERTAIN INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***] HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS EXHIBIT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2.


8. Costs and Fees . Borrowers shall be responsible for the payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and fees of Agent’s counsel incurred in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and any related documents. If Agent or any Lender uses in-house counsel for any of these purposes, Borrowers further agree that the Obligations include reasonable charges for such work commensurate with the fees that would otherwise be charged by outside legal counsel selected by Agent or such Lender for the work performed.

9. Borrowing Base . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Accounts acquired by Borrowers in the Safari Acquisition shall be included as Domestic Eligible Accounts until a field examination with respect thereto has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of Agent, including the establishment of reserves required in Agent’s discretion in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

10. Conditions to Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective as of the date on which Agent has received each agreement, document and instrument set forth on the closing checklist prepared by Agent or its counsel, each in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, including the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, each to the satisfaction of Agent in its sole discretion:

(a) Borrowers shall have delivered to Agent (i) this Agreement and (ii) that certain Seventh Amendment Fee Letter, dated as of the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, in each case, duly executed by an authorized officer of each Borrower;

(b) Agent shall have received executed copies of the Safari Acquisition Agreement and all other agreements, documents or instruments pursuant to which the Safari Acquisition is to be consummated, any schedules to such agreements, documents or instruments and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments and documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, and, to the extent required to be completed prior to the closing of such Acquisition under the related acquisition agreement, all required regulatory and third party approvals and copies of any environmental assessments;

(c) Borrowers shall have delivered to Agent evidence satisfactory to Agent that Borrowers have received unrestricted net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale by Alphatec Holdings of its common shares on or prior to the Seventh Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $29,000,000 and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Agent (the “ Safari Equity Raise ”);

(d) the Safari Acquisition has been consummated (i) in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Safari Acquisition Agreement, (ii) in accordance with applicable Law;

(e) the Safari Acquisition is not hostile and, if applicable, shall have been approved by the board of directors (or other similar body) and/or the stockholders or other equity holders of New Borrower;

(f) no Debt or Liens are assumed or created (other than Permitted Liens and Permitted Debt) in connection with the Safari Acquisition;

(g) Agent has received updated financial projections, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, for the immediately succeeding eighteen (18) months following the proposed consummation of the Acquisition beginning with the month during which the Acquisition is to be consummated and such other evidence as Agent may reasonably request (the “ Transaction Projections ”);

(h) Agent shall received a duly executed legal opinion of New Borrower’s counsel,


addressed to Agent and Lenders, addressing matters Agent may reasonably request;

(i) Borrowers shall have delivered such other documents, information, certificates, records, permits, and filings as the Agent may reasonably request, including, without limitation, any agreements, instruments and other documents necessary to ensure that Agent receives a perfected Lien in all entities and assets acquired in connection with the Safari Acquisition to the extent required by the Credit Agreement; and

(j) all of the representations and warranties of Borrowers set forth in the herein and in the other Financing Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific date in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) on and as of such date (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof);

(k) no Default or Event of Default shall exist under any of the Financing Documents (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof); and

(l) Agent shall have received from Borrowers all of the fees owing pursuant to this Agreement and the Seventh Amendment Fee Letter.

11. Collateral Assignment .

(a) For the purpose of securing the Obligations, each Borrower hereby collaterally assigns and transfers to Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders, and grants a security interest to Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders (as collateral security for the performance and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made)), in, all right, title and interest of such Borrower in, to and under: (a) the Safari Acquisition Agreement, including but not limited to, any and all rights of enforcement with respect to any breach by any party to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, rights of indemnification, reservations of rights, assignments of warranties, whenever arising or coming into existence, termination rights, and such Borrower’s right to payments under and its right to receive payments or other amounts from any party pursuant to or in connection with the Safari Acquisition Agreement, and (b) all proceeds of the foregoing.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Agent may enforce, either in its own name or in the name of any Borrower, all rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and may: (a) compromise or settle any disputed claims as to rights of such Borrower under Safari Acquisition Agreement; (b) give releases or acquittances of rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement; or (c) do any and all things necessary, convenient or proper to fully and completely effectuate the collateral assignment of the rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement pursuant hereto.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Borrower expressly agrees that it shall remain liable under the Safari Acquisition Agreement to perform all of the conditions and obligations provided therein to be observed and performed by it, and neither the assignment pursuant to this Section  11 nor any action taken hereunder, shall cause Agent or any of the Lenders to be under any obligation or liability in any respect to any party to the Safari Acquisition Agreement including, without limitation, such Borrower, for the performance or observance of any of the representations, warranties, conditions, covenants, agreements or terms of the Safari Acquisition Agreement.

12. Post-Closing Requirements . New Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall:


(a) by the date that is ten (10) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Agent may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Agent with insurance certificates and endorsements, naming Agent as additional insured, assignee or lender loss payee, as applicable, as required by Section 4.4 of the Credit Agreement;

(b) by the date that is thirty (30) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Agent may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Agent with fully executed Deposit Account Control Agreements for the deposit accounts of the New Borrower, as and to the extent required by Section 5.14 of the Credit Agreement or provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Agent that such deposit accounts have been closed; provided , that until the New Borrower has provided such Deposit Account Control Agreements or evidence of closure, Borrowers shall not permit the funds held in the New Borrower’s Deposit Accounts to exceed the amount(s) reasonably necessary for New Borrower to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, working capital, or its financial condition in the Ordinary Course of Business; and

(c) by the date that is thirty (30) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Agent may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Agent with a fully executed landlord’s agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent for the leased premises located at 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 1003, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21031.

13. Release . In consideration of the agreements of Agent and Lenders contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Borrower, voluntarily, knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably, with specific and express intent, for and on behalf of itself and all of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, managers, predecessors, successors, and assigns, and each of their respective current and former directors, officers, shareholders, agents, and employees, and each of their respective predecessors, successors, heirs, and assigns (individually and collectively, the “ Releasing Parties ”) does hereby fully and completely release, acquit and forever discharge each of Agent, Lenders, and each their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, managers, shareholders, directors, officers and employees, and each of their respective predecessors, successors, heirs, and assigns (individually and collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, disputes, damages, claims, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses and demands of any kind whatsoever, at law or in equity, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, vested or contingent, choate or inchoate, known or unknown that the Releasing Parties (or any of them) has against the Released Parties or any of them (whether directly or indirectly), based in whole or in part on facts, whether or not now known, existing on or before the Effective Date, that relate to, arise out of or otherwise are in connection with: (i) any or all of the Financing Documents or transactions contemplated thereby or any actions or omissions in connection therewith or (ii) any aspect of the dealings or relationships between or among any or all of the Borrowers, on the one hand, and any or all of the Released Parties, on the other hand, relating to any or all of the documents, transactions, actions or omissions referenced in clause (i) hereof. Each Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing release is a material inducement to Agent’s and Lender’s decision to enter into this Agreement and agree to the modifications contemplated hereunder, and has been relied upon by Agent and Lenders in connection therewith.

14. No Waiver or Novation . The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Financing Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed or delivered in connection with any of the foregoing. Nothing herein is intended or shall be construed as a waiver of any existing Defaults or Events of Default under the Credit Agreement or other Financing Documents or any of Agent’s rights and remedies in respect of such Defaults or Events of Default. This Agreement (together


with any other document executed in connection herewith) is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, a novation of the Credit Agreement.

15. Affirmation . Except as specifically amended pursuant to the terms hereof, each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement and all other Financing Documents (and all covenants, terms, conditions and agreements therein) shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by Borrowers. Each Borrower covenants and agrees to comply with all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the Financing Documents, notwithstanding any prior course of conduct, waivers, releases or other actions or inactions on Agent’s or any Lender’s part which might otherwise constitute or be construed as a waiver of or amendment to such terms, covenants and conditions. Each Borrower hereby agrees that (i) all representations and warranties of Borrowers contained in the Original Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) as of the date hereof (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof), except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) on and as of such date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist under any of the Financing Documents (and each Borrower’s delivery of its signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof). In consideration of the accommodations set forth herein, each Original Borrower hereby acknowledges, reaffirms, confirms and ratifies its prior pledge and grant to Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of Lenders, a continuing general lien in, upon, and to the personal property set forth on Schedule  9.1 of the Credit Agreement, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and expressly acknowledges that such lien and security interest secures the Obligations.

16. Confidentiality . No Borrower will disclose the contents of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents to any third party (including, without limitation, any financial institution or intermediary) without Agent’s prior written consent, other than to Borrowers’ officers and advisors on a need-to-know basis or as otherwise may be required by Law, including to any court or regulatory agency having jurisdiction over such Borrower. Each Borrower agrees to inform all such persons who receive information concerning this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents that such information is confidential and may not be disclosed to any other person except as may be required by Law, including to any court or regulatory agency having jurisdiction over such Borrower.

17. Miscellaneous .

(a) Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement . Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement. Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement, and all other Financing Documents (and all covenants, terms, conditions and agreements therein), shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by Borrowers.

(b) Incorporation of Credit Agreement Provisions . The provisions contained in Section  11.6 (Indemnification) and Article 12 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference to the same extent as if reproduced herein in their entirety.

(c) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENT, AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO OR ARISING THEREFROM (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE


WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

(d) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH BORROWER, AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE FINANCING DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH BORROWER, AGENT AND EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH BORROWER, AGENT AND EACH LENDER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.

(e) Headings . Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

(f) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or by electronic mail delivery of an electronic version (e.g., .pdf or .tif file) of an executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof and shall bind the parties hereto.

(g) Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

(h) Severability . In case any provision of or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any applicable jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(i) Successors/Assigns . This Agreement shall bind, and the rights hereunder shall inure to, the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, and intending that this document constitute an agreement executed under seal, the undersigned have executed this Agreement under seal as of the day and year first hereinabove set forth.

 

AGENT:

  

MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust

  

By:

  

Apollo Capital Management, L.P.,

     

its investment manager

  

By:

  

Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC,

     

its general partner

  

By: /s/ M AURICE A MSELLEM                      (SEAL)

  

Name: Maurice Amsellem

  

Title: Authorized Signatory

LENDERS

  

MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust

  

By:

  

Apollo Capital Management, L.P.,

     

its investment manager

  

By:

  

Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC,

     

its general partner

  

By: /s/ M AURICE A MSELLEM                      (SEAL)

  

Name: Maurice Amsellem

  

Title: Authorized Signatory

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MidCap / Alphatec / Consent, Joinder and Omnibus Seventh Amendment to A&R Credit Agreement


ORIGINAL BORROWERS:

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ J EFF B LACK                      (SEAL)

 

Name: Jeff Black

 

Title: CFO

 

ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. ,

a California corporation

 

By: /s/ J EFF B LACK                      (SEAL)

 

Name: Jeff Black

 

Title: CFO

NEW BORROWER:

 

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

 

By: /s/ J EFF B LACK                      (SEAL)

 

Name: Jeff Black

 

Title: CFO

Exhibit 10.6

AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$40,000,000.00    Bethesda, Maryland
March 8, 2018

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation, ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. , a California corporation, and SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC. , a Delaware corporation (individually, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), hereby jointly and severally unconditionally promises to pay to the order of MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST , a Delaware statutory trust (as successor by assignment to MidCap Financial, LLC and together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”) at the office of Agent (as defined herein) at 7255 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814, or at such other place as Agent may from time to time designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, in the principal sum of FORTY MILLION DOLLARS and No/100 Dollars ($40,000,000.00), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans made or deemed made by Lender to Borrowers under the terms of that certain Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 7, 2012 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), by and among Borrowers, such other borrowers that may become “Borrowers” under the Credit Agreement, various financial institutions as are, or may from time to time become, parties thereto as lenders (including without limitation, Lender) and MidCap Financial, LLC, individually as a Lender, and as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns, “ Agent ”). All capitalized terms used herein (which are not otherwise specifically defined herein) shall be used in this Revolving Loan Note (this “ Note ”) as defined in the Credit Agreement.

1. The outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans evidenced by this Note shall be payable in full on the Termination Date, or on such earlier date as provided for in the Credit Agreement.

2. This Note is issued in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits and security of the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents, and reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement for a statement of the terms and conditions under which the Revolving Loans evidenced hereby were made and are required to be repaid.

3. Each Borrower promises to pay interest from the date hereof until payment in full hereof on the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loans evidenced hereby at the per annum rate or rates set forth in the Credit Agreement. Interest on the unpaid principal balance of the Revolving Loans evidenced hereby shall be payable on the dates and in the manner set forth in the Credit Agreement. Interest as aforesaid shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

 


4. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and as provided in the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Loans evidenced by this Note may be declared, and immediately shall become, due and payable without demand, notice or legal process of any kind; provided, however , that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.1(e) or Section 10.1(f) of the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Loans evidenced by this Note shall automatically be due and payable, without demand, notice or acceleration of any kind whatsoever.

5. Payments received in respect of the Revolving Loans shall be applied as provided in the Credit Agreement.

6. Presentment, demand, protest and notice of presentment, demand, nonpayment and protest are each hereby waived by Borrowers.

7. No waiver by Agent or any Lender of any one or more defaults by the undersigned in the performance of any of its obligations under this Note shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any future default or defaults, whether of a like or different nature, or as a waiver of any obligation of Borrowers to any other lender under the Credit Agreement.

8. No provision of this Note may be amended, waived or otherwise modified unless such amendment, waiver or other modification is in writing and is signed or otherwise approved by Borrowers, the Required Lenders and any other lender under the Credit Agreement to the extent required under Section 11.16 of the Credit Agreement.

9. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

10. Whenever possible each provision of this Note shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any provision of or obligation under this Note shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

11. Whenever in this Note reference is made to Agent, Lender or Borrowers, such reference shall be deemed to include, as applicable, a reference to their respective successors and assigns. The provisions of this Note shall be binding upon each Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

12. In addition to and without limitation of any of the foregoing, this Note shall be deemed to be a Financing Document and shall otherwise be subject to all of the general terms and conditions contained in Article 12 of the Credit Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

13. This Note replaces in its entirety and is in substitution for but not in payment of that certain Revolving Loan Note, dated as of June 7, 2012, made by each of Alphatec Holdings, Inc., Alphatec Spine, Inc., Alphatec Pacific, Inc. and Alphatec International LLC in favor of Lender in the maximum principal amount of $40,000,000 (the “ Prior Note ”), and does not and

 

 

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shall not be deemed to constitute a novation thereof. Such Prior Note shall be of no further force and effect upon the execution of this Note.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, each of the undersigned has executed this Note as of the day and year first hereinabove set forth.

 

BORROWERS:

   

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

     

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

     

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

     

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

   

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC. ,

a California corporation

     

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

     

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

     

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

   

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

     

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

     

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

     

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 10.7

CERTAIN INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***] HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS EXHIBIT

AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2.

CONSENT, JOINDER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT, SECURITY AND

GUARANTY AGREEMENT

This CONSENT, JOINDER AND SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT, SECURITY AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of this 8 th day of March, 2018 (the “ Second Amendment Effective Date ”), by and among ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Alphatec Holdings ”), ALPHATEC SPINE, INC., a California corporation (“ Alphatec Spine ”; together with Alphatec Holdings, each being referred to herein individually as an “ Original Borrower ”, and collectively as “ Original Borrowers ”), SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ New Borrower ”, and New Borrower together with the Original Borrowers, the “ Borrowers ”), and GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., a Delaware corporation, being referred to herein individually as “Lender.”

RECITALS

A. Lender and Borrowers are parties to that certain Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2016, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2017 (and as further amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Original Credit Agreement ” and as the same is amended hereby and as it may be further amended, modified, supplemented and restated from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to make certain advances of money and to extend certain financial accommodations to Borrowers and certain of their Affiliates in the amounts and manner set forth in the Credit Agreement.

B. Borrowers desire to consummate an acquisition of New Borrower in accordance with the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof, by and among Alphatec Holdings, Safari Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Merger Sub ”), New Borrower, the Key Stockholders (as defined therein), and Safari Holding Company, LLC, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (as in effect on the date hereof, the “ Safari Acquisition Agreement ”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Safari Target, with Safari Target surviving as a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (the “ Safari Acquisition ”).

C. Following the consummation of the Safari Acquisition, New Borrower will join the credit facility as a borrower thereunder and Original Borrowers have requested that Lender amend the Credit Agreement and Pledge Agreement to join New Borrower as a party to the Credit Agreement as a Borrower, as a party to the Pledge Agreement as an Issuer, and the other applicable Financing Documents, in each case, on and subject to the terms hereof.

D. Borrowers have requested, and Lender has agreed, to amend the Original Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) consent to the Safari Acquisition, (ii) join New Borrower to the credit facility, and (iii) revise the financial covenants set forth in Article 6 of the Original Credit Agreement to add a Minimum Liquidity test and revise the testing dates of the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrowers hereby agree as follows:

1. Recitals . This Agreement shall constitute a Financing Document and the Recitals and each reference to the Credit Agreement in the Original Credit Agreement, unless otherwise expressly noted, will be deemed to reference the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Recitals set forth


above shall be construed as part of this Agreement as if set forth fully in the body of this Agreement and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Original Credit Agreement (including those capitalize terms used in the Recitals hereto).

2. Limited Consent . At the request of and as an accommodation to the Borrowers, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, including, without limitation, the terms set forth in Section 9, the Lender, (a) notwithstanding the restrictions on Investments in Section 5.7 of the Credit Agreement, hereby (i) deem the Safari Acquisition a Permitted Investment and (ii) consent to the Safari Acquisition, (b) notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(b)(ii)(D), hereby agree to waive any mandatory prepayment that may be required (subject to the Globus Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to the Safari Equity Raise (as defined below), (c) consent to the formation of Merger Sub, (d) waive the requirement that Borrowers comply with the joinder requirements set forth in Section 4.11(a) and Section 4.11(c) with respect to Merger Sub; provided that (x) the Safari Acquisition is consummated on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date (or such longer period as may be agreed in writing by Lender in its sole discretion) and (y) Borrowers do not make any Investment (other than any de minimis Investment) in Merger Sub prior to the consummation of the Safari Acquisition, and (e) the provisions of the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement) to the contrary notwithstanding, consent to the merger of Merger Sub with and into Safari Target upon the consummation of the Safari Acquisition. The consent set forth in this Section 2 is effective solely for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed to (a) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or of any other Financing Document; (b) prejudice any right that Lender have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Financing Document; (c) constitute a consent to or waiver of any past, present or future Default or Event of Default or other violation of any provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Financing Documents, (d) create any obligation to forbear from taking any enforcement action, or to make any further extensions of credit or (e) establish a custom or course of dealing among any of the Credit Parties, on the one hand, or Lender, on the other hand.

3. Joinder . Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 9:

(a) New Borrower hereby assumes the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and joins in, adopts and becomes (i) a Borrower under the Credit Agreement, (ii) an Issuer under the Pledge Agreement, and (iii) party to the other Financing Documents applicable to it as a Borrower. Each party hereto agrees that all references to “Borrower” or “Borrowers” contained in the Financing Documents are hereby deemed for all purposes to also refer to and include New Borrower as a Borrower, and New Borrower hereby agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the Financing Documents as if such New Borrower was an original signatory thereto.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the provisions of subparagraph (a) above, each party agrees that the “Pledged Collateral” (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) owned by New Borrower and listed in Exhibit B shall be and become a part of the Pledged Collateral referred to in Pledge Agreement and shall secure all Obligations referred to and in accordance with said Pledge Agreement.

4. Amendments to Original Credit Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section 6 below, the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement in their respective alphabetic order:

 

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Safari Acquisition Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Second Amendment.

Safari Seller Notes ” means those certain (a) Convertible Promissory Notes issued pursuant to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, each dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, made by Alphatec Holdings and payable to each of Tullis-Dickerson Capital Focus III, L.P., Tullis Growth Fund, L.P., James L.L. Tullis, Lighthouse Holdings Corporation, Eugene Cattarina, Mark D’Addato, Robert Snow, Richard O’Brien and Christopher Brown, as in effect on the Second Amendment Effective Date, and (b) Convertible Promissory Notes (if any) issued pursuant to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, made by Alphatec Holdings and payable to certain other sellers of SafeOp Surgical, Inc., in each case, in form and substance identical to the Convertible Promissory Notes issued on the Second Amendment Effective Date; provided that each seller receiving a Safari Seller Note described in clause (b) above shall have become a party to the Safari Subordination Agreement; provided further that the aggregate principal amount of all Safari Seller Notes shall not exceed $3,000,000.

Safari Seller Subordination Agreement ” means that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, among the subordinated creditors signatory thereto and Lender, as such document may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the date hereof.

Second Amendment ” means that certain Consent and Second Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 8 th , 2018, among Borrowers and Lender.

Second Amendment Effective Date ” means the first date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 6 of the Second Amendment are satisfied.

(b) The definition of “ Operative Documents ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) replacing the word “and” occurring immediately prior to clause (ii) thereof with “,” and (ii) adding the following new clause (iii) to the end thereof: “(iii) at all times on and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, Safari Acquisition Agreement and all documents effecting the acquisition of SafeOp Surgical, Inc. that is closing on or about the Second Amendment Effective Date.

(c) The definition of “ Subordinated Debt Documents ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““ Subordinated Debt Documents ” means (a) the Safari Seller Notes and (b) any other documents evidencing and/or securing Debt governed by a Subordination Agreement, all of which documents must be in form and substance acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion. As of the Closing Date, there are no Subordinated Debt Documents.”

(d) The definition of “ Subordination Agreement ” appearing in Section 1.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

““ Subordination Agreement ” means (a) the Safari Seller Subordination Agreement and (b) each other agreement between Lender and another creditor of Borrowers, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the

 

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terms thereof, pursuant to which the Debt owing from any Borrower(s) and/or the Liens securing such Debt granted by any Borrower(s) to such creditor are subordinated in any way to the Obligations and the Liens created under the Security Documents, the terms and provisions of such Subordination Agreements to have been agreed to by and be acceptable to Lender in the exercise of its sole discretion.”

(e) Section 6.1 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “ Defined Period ” in its entirety, to read as follows:

Defined Period ” means, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, for (a) *** and (b) ***.

(f) Section 6.2 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Liquidity . Borrowers will not permit the Liquidity of Borrowers and their Subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis, as of the last day of each month ending during the period from the Second Amendment Effective Date through and including ***, to be less than ***.”

(g) Section 6.3 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “April 30, 2018” with “April 30, 2019.”

(h) Exhibit B (Compliance Certificate) to the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date “April 30, 2018” in footnote 1 thereof, with the date “April 30, 2019.”

(i) Exhibit B (Compliance Certificate) to the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing footnote 2 thereof in its entirety, with the words “to be included in the Compliance Certificate for each month ending during the period from the Second Amendment Effective Date through and including March 31, 2019.”

(j) The schedules attached hereto as Exhibit C hereby replace the corresponding schedules to the Original Credit Agreement to which they apply and shall be deemed attached thereto and become a part thereof.

5. Amendment to Pledge Agreement . Each Borrower, including New Borrower, hereby agrees that the schedules attached hereto as Exhibit B are true and correct and reflect the joinder of New Borrower as an Issuer under the Pledge Agreement and shall be deemed to be added to the schedules of the same number in the Pledge Agreement and shall be deemed attached thereto and become a part thereof.

Grant of Security Interest . Consistent with the intent of the parties and in consideration of the accommodations set forth herein, as further security for the prompt payment in full of all Obligations, and without limiting any other grant of a Lien and security interest in a Security Document, New Borrower hereby assigns and grants to Lender a continuing Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on and security interest in, upon, and to all right, title and interest in and to all of such New Borrower’s assets constituting Collateral under the Credit Agreement, which shall hereby become Collateral under the

CERTAIN INFORMATION INDICATED BY [***] HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THIS EXHIBIT AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 24B-2.

 

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Credit Agreement. New Borrower hereby authorizes Lender to file UCC-1 financing statements against New Borrower covering the Collateral owned by New Borrower in such jurisdictions as Lender shall deem necessary, prudent or desirable to perfect and protect the liens and security interests granted to Lender hereunder.

6. Representations and Warranties; Reaffirmation of Security Interest; Updated Schedules . Each Borrower hereby (a) confirms that all of the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific date in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and (b) covenants to perform its respective obligations under the Credit Agreement. Each Borrower confirms and agrees that all security interests and Liens granted to Lender continue in full force and effect, and all Collateral remains free and clear of any Liens, other than those granted to Lender and Permitted Liens. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, nothing herein is intended to impair or limit the validity, priority or extent of Lender’s security interests in and Liens on the Collateral. Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement, the other Financing Documents and this Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Borrower, and are enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles.

7. Costs and Fees . Borrowers shall be responsible for the payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and fees of Lender’s counsel incurred in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and any related documents. If Lender uses in-house counsel for any of these purposes, Borrowers further agree that the Obligations include reasonable charges for such work commensurate with the fees that would otherwise be charged by outside legal counsel selected by Lender for the work performed.

8. Conditions to Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective as of the date on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion:

(a) Lender shall have received executed copies of the Safari Acquisition Agreement, and all other agreements, documents or instruments pursuant to which the Safari Acquisition is to be consummated, any schedules to such agreements, documents or instruments and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments and documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, and, to the extent required to be completed prior to the closing of such Acquisition under the related acquisition agreement, all required regulatory and third party approvals and copies of any environmental assessments;

(b) Borrowers shall have delivered to Lender evidence satisfactory to Lender that Borrowers have received unrestricted net cash proceeds from the issuance and sale by Alphatec Holdings of its common shares on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $29,000,000 and on terms reasonably satisfactory to Lender (the “ Safari Equity Raise ”);

(c) the Safari Acquisition has been consummated (i) in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Safari Acquisition Agreement, (ii) in accordance with applicable Law;

(d) the Safari Acquisition is not hostile and, if applicable, shall have been approved by the board of directors (or other similar body) and/or the stockholders or other equity holders of Safari Target;

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Permitted Debt) in connection with the Safari Acquisition;

(f) Lender shall have received a duly executed legal opinion of New Borrower’s counsel, addressed to Lender, addressing matters Lender may reasonably request;

(g) Borrowers shall have delivered such other documents, information, certificates, records, permits, and filings as the Lender may reasonably request;

(h) all of the representations and warranties of Borrowers set forth in the herein and in the other Financing Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) with respect to such Borrower as of the date hereof except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to a specific date in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) on and as of such date (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof);

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist under any of the Financing Documents (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof);

(j) Borrowers shall have delivered such other documents, information, certificates, records, permits, and filings as the Lender may reasonably request;

(k) Borrowers shall have received executed copies of the amendment to the MidCap Facility Agreement entered into in connection with the Safari Acquisition; and

(l) Lender shall have received from Borrowers all of the fees owing pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses pursuant to Section  8 of this Agreement.

9. Collateral Assignment .

(a) For the purpose of securing the Obligations, each Borrower hereby collaterally assigns and transfers to Lenders, and grants a security interest to Lender, for its benefit and the benefit of the Lenders (as collateral security for the performance and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations for which no claim has been made)), in, all right, title and interest of such Borrower in, to and under: (a) the Safari Acquisition Agreement, including but not limited to, any and all rights of enforcement with respect to any breach by any party to the Safari Acquisition Agreement, rights of indemnification, reservations of rights, assignments of warranties, whenever arising or coming into existence, termination rights, and such Borrower’s right to payments under and its right to receive payments or other amounts from any party pursuant to or in connection with the Safari Acquisition Agreement, and (b) all proceeds of the foregoing.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may enforce, either in its own name or in the name of any Borrower, all rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and may: (a) compromise or settle any disputed claims as to rights of such Borrower under Safari Acquisition Agreement; (b) give releases or acquittances of rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement; or (c) do any and all things necessary, convenient or proper to fully and completely effectuate the collateral assignment of the rights of such Borrower under the Safari Acquisition Agreement pursuant hereto.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Borrower expressly agrees that it shall remain liable under the Safari Acquisition Agreement to perform all of the conditions and obligations provided therein to be observed and performed by it, and neither the assignment pursuant to this Section  10 nor any action taken hereunder, shall cause Lender to be under any obligation or liability in any

 

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respect to any party to the Safari Acquisition Agreement including, without limitation, such Borrower, for the performance or observance of any of the representations, warranties, conditions, covenants, agreements or terms of the Safari Acquisition Agreement.

10. Post-Closing Requirements . New Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall:

(a) by the date that is ten (10) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Lender may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Lender with insurance certificates and endorsements, naming Lender as additional insured, assignee or lender loss payee, as applicable, as required by Section  4.4 of the Credit Agreement;

(b) by the date that is thirty (30) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Lender may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Lender with fully executed deposit account control agreements for the deposit accounts of the New Borrower or provide evidence reasonably acceptable to Lender that such deposit accounts have been closed; provided, that until the New Borrower has provided such deposit account control agreements or evidence of closure, New Borrower shall not permit the funds held in the New Borrower’s Deposit Accounts to exceed the amount(s) reasonably necessary for New Borrower to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, working capital, or its financial condition in the Ordinary Course of Business; and

(c) by the date that is thirty (30) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Lender may agree in its sole discretion in writing), provide Lender with a fully executed landlord’s agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender for the leased premises located at 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 1003, Hunt Valley, Maryland, 21031.

11. Release . In consideration of the agreements of Lender contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Borrower, voluntarily, knowingly, unconditionally and irrevocably, with specific and express intent, for and on behalf of itself and all of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, managers, predecessors, successors, and assigns, and each of their respective current and former directors, officers, shareholders, agents, and employees, and each of their respective predecessors, successors, heirs, and assigns (individually and collectively, the “ Releasing Parties ”) does hereby fully and completely release, acquit and forever discharge Lender, and each its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, managers, shareholders, directors, officers and employees, and each of their respective predecessors, successors, heirs, and assigns (individually and collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), of and from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, disputes, damages, claims, obligations, liabilities, costs, expenses and demands of any kind whatsoever, at law or in equity, whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, vested or contingent, choate or inchoate, known or unknown that the Releasing Parties (or any of them) has against the Released Parties or any of them (whether directly or indirectly), based in whole or in part on facts, whether or not now known, existing on or before the Effective Date, that relate to, arise out of or otherwise are in connection with: (i) any or all of the Financing Documents, or (ii) any aspect of the dealings or relationships between or among any or all of the Borrowers, on the one hand, and any or all of the Released Parties, on the other hand, relating to any or all of the documents, transactions, actions or omissions referenced in clause (i) hereof. Each Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing release is a material inducement to Lender’s decision to enter into this Agreement and agree to the modifications contemplated hereunder, and has been relied upon by Lender in connection therewith.

12. No Waiver or Novation . The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Lender, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Financing Documents or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed or delivered in connection with any of the foregoing. Nothing herein is intended or shall be construed as a waiver of any existing

 

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Defaults or Events of Default under the Credit Agreement or other Financing Documents or any of Lender’s rights and remedies in respect of such Defaults or Events of Default. This Agreement (together with any other document executed in connection herewith) is not intended to be, nor shall it be construed as, a novation of the Credit Agreement.

13. Affirmation . Except as specifically amended pursuant to the terms hereof, each Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement and all other Financing Documents (and all covenants, terms, conditions and agreements therein) shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by Borrowers. Each Borrower covenants and agrees to comply with all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Credit Agreement and the Financing Documents, notwithstanding any prior course of conduct, waivers, releases or other actions or inactions on Lender’s part which might otherwise constitute or be construed as a waiver of or amendment to such terms, covenants and conditions. Each Borrower hereby agrees that (i) all representations and warranties of Borrowers contained in the Original Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) as of the date hereof (and such parties’ delivery of their respective signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof), except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier in the text of such representation or warranty) on and as of such date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist under any of the Financing Documents (and each Borrower’s delivery of its signatures hereto shall be deemed to be its certification thereof). In consideration of the accommodations set forth herein, each Original Borrower hereby acknowledges, reaffirms, confirms and ratifies its prior pledge and grant to Lender of a continuing general lien in, upon and to the personal property set forth on Schedule 9.1 of the Credit Agreement, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and expressly acknowledges that such lien and security interest secures the Obligations.

14. Confidentiality . No Borrower will disclose the contents of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any of the other Financing Documents to any third party (including, without limitation, any financial institution or intermediary) without Lender’s prior written consent, other than to Borrowers’ officers and advisors on a need-to-know basis or as otherwise may be required by Law, including to any court or regulatory agency having jurisdiction over such Borrower. Each Borrower agrees to inform all such persons who receive information concerning this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents that such information is confidential and may not be disclosed to any other person except as may be required by Law, including to any court or regulatory agency having jurisdiction over such Borrower.

15. Miscellaneous .

(a) Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement . Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement. Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement, and all other Financing Documents (and all covenants, terms, conditions and agreements therein), shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by Borrowers.

(b) Incorporation of Credit Agreement Provisions . The provisions contained in Section  12.14 (Indemnification), Section  12.8 (Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction) and Section  12.9 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference to the same extent as if reproduced herein in their entirety.

 

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(c) Headings . Section headings in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

(d) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile or by electronic mail delivery of an electronic version (e.g., .pdf or .tif file) of an executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof and shall bind the parties hereto.

(e) Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

(f) Severability . In case any provision of or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any applicable jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(g) Successors/Assigns . This Agreement shall bind, and the rights hereunder shall inure to, the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Financing Documents.

[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGES]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, and intending that this document constitute an agreement executed under seal, the undersigned have executed this Agreement under seal as of the day and year first hereinabove set forth.

 

LENDER:

 

GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.

 
 

By:

 

/s/ ERIC I. SCHWARTZ

 

(SEAL)

 

Name:

 

Eric I. Schwartz

 
 

Title:

 

SVP & General Counsel

 

BORROWERS

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

 
 

By: :

 

/s / J EFF B LACK

 

(SEAL)

   

Jeff Black, Chief Financial Officer

 
 

ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.

 
 

By: :

 

/s/ J EFF B LACK

 

(SEAL)

   

Jeff Black, Chief Financial Officer

 
 

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

 
 

By: :

 

/s/ J EFF B LACK

 

(SEAL)

   

Jeff Black, Chief Financial Officer

 

Exhibit 10.8

AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM NOTE

TERM NOTE

 

$30,000,000    March 8, 2018

FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned (individually, a “ Borrower ” and, collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), jointly and severally promise to pay to Globus Medical, Inc. (hereinafter, with any subsequent holders, the “ Lender ”), 2560 General Armistead Avenue, Audubon, PA 19403, the principal sum of THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS ($30,000,000), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Term Loan made by the Lender to or for the account of any Borrower pursuant to the Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement dated as of September 1, 2016 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2017, the Second Amendment to Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, and as may be further amended, modified, supplemented or restated and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) by and among the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties from time to time party thereto, and the Lender, with interest at the rate and payable in the manner stated therein.

This is a promissory note (“ Term Note ”) to which reference is made in Section 2.3 of the Credit Agreement and is subject to all terms and provisions thereof. This Term Note amends and restates in its entirety that promissory note of Alphatec Holdings, Inc. and Alphatec Spine, Inc. in favor of Lender dated as of September 1, 2016. The principal of, and interest on, this Term Note shall be payable at the times, in the manner, and in the amounts as provided in the Credit Agreement and shall be subject to prepayment and acceleration as provided therein. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The Lender’s books and records concerning the Term Loan, the accrual of interest thereon, and the repayment of such Term Loan, shall be prima facie evidence of the indebtedness to the Lender hereunder.

No delay or omission by the Lender in exercising or enforcing any of the Lender’s powers, rights, privileges, remedies, or discretions hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof on that occasion nor on any other occasion. No waiver of any Event of Default shall operate as a waiver of any other Event of Default.

This Term Note shall be binding upon each Borrower, and each endorser and guarantor hereof, and upon their respective successors, assigns, and representatives, and shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and its successors, endorsees, and assigns.

THIS NOTE AND ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO OR ARISING HEREFROM (WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES.

EACH BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT, SUBJECT TO LENDER’S

 

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ELECTION, ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH BORROWER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE UPON SUCH BORROWER BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO SUCH BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN POSTED.

EACH BORROWER, AND LENDER BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY. EACH BORROWER AND LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT EACH HAS RELIED ON THE WAIVER IN ISSUING AND ACCEPTING THIS NOTE, AND THAT EACH WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS WAIVER IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS. EACH BORROWER AND LENDER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF REVIEWING THIS JURY WAIVER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers have caused this Term Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth above.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

 

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

 

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Black

 

Name:

 

Jeffrey Black

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Term Note]

Exhibit 10.9

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

2016 EMPLOYMENT INDUCEMENT AWARD PLAN

This Fourth Amendment (this “ Amendment ”) to the Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 2016 Employment Inducement Award Plan (as amended and/or restated to date, the “ Plan ”) is made and adopted by Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”), a corporation organized under the laws of State of Delaware.

 

  1. Section 3(a) of the Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

  (a) The number of Shares which may be issued from time to time pursuant to this Plan shall be 3,150,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

  2. This Amendment is effective as of March 6, 2018.

 

  3. This Amendment shall be and is hereby incorporated in and forms a part of the Plan. All other terms and provisions of the Plan shall remain unchanged except as specifically modified herein. The Plan, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and confirmed.

* * * * * * * *

I hereby certify that the foregoing Amendment was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on March 6, 2018.

 

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.
  /s/ Patrick S. Miles
  Name:   Patrick S. Miles
  Its:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alphatec Spine Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results

CARLSBAD, Calif., March  8, 2018 – Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“Alphatec” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative spine surgery solutions with a mission to improve patient lives through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes, today announced financial results for fourth quarter and full year ended December  31, 2017, and provided guidance for 2018.

2017 Financial Highlights

 

    

Quarter Ended

December 31, 2017

  

Year Ended

December 31, 2017

Total revenue

   $ 26.3 million    $101.7 million

U.S. commercial revenue

   $ 20.9 million    $ 86.9 million

U.S. gross margin

   69.9%    69.8%

Operating expenses

   $ 18.9 million    $ 71.3 million

Non-GAAP operating expenses

   $ 16.3 million    $ 66.0 million

Loss from operations

   $( 3.6) million    $ (9.0) million

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1.0 million    $ 3.8 million

Cash burn

   Less than $0.1 million    $ 21.5 million

We closed 2017 with solid momentum, and on excellent footing to continue to drive ATEC’s advancement into an innovative, growth organization,” said Terry Rich, President and Chief Operating Officer. “Throughout the year, we demonstrated great progress with the transition of our sales channel and aggressively managed expenses and cash. We have an exceptionally strong understanding of what it will take to achieve our vision and the strongest team in spine to accomplish it.”

Comparison of Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter 2017 to Third Quarter 2017

Following is a table, comparing key fourth quarter 2017 results to third quarter 2017 results. At this time, the Company believes that sequential results are the best indicators of performance. These are the comparisons management uses in its own evaluation of continuing operating performance given the re-focus of the Company’s strategy under a new leadership team.

 

     Three Months Ended     Change  
     December 31, 2017     September 30, 2017     $000’s      %  
     (unaudited)               

U.S. commercial revenue

   $ 20,949     $ 20,662     $ 287        1.4

U.S gross profit

     14,639       14,280       359        2.5

U.S. gross margin

     69.9     69.1     

Operating Expenses

         

Research and development

   $ 1,437     $ 1,044     $ 393        37.6

Sales and marketing

     9,742       10,015       (273      (2.8 %) 

General and administrative

     7,243       4,403       2,840        64.5

Amortization of intangible assets

     172       172       —       

Restructuring expenses

     308       139       169        121.6

Gain on sale of assets

     —         —         —       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 18,902     $ 15,773     $ 3,129        19.8

Operating loss

   $ (3,608   $ (1,261   $ (2,347      (186.1 %) 

Gain on change in warrant fair value

   $ 12,044     $ —       $ 12,044        NM  

Gain (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 6,589     $ (3,076   $ 9,665        314.2

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 958     $ 1,126     $ (168      (14.9 %) 

 

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U.S. commercial revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $20.9 million, up $0.2 million compared to $20.7 million in the third quarter of 2017. While U.S. commercial revenue was essentially flat on a sequential basis, the percentage of revenue generated by dedicated agents and distributors increased to 40% up from approximately 30% in the third quarter of 2017. Revenue growth generated by the dedicated sales channel has begun to offset the revenue impacts associated with transitioning or discontinuing non-strategic distributor relationships.

U.S. gross profit and gross margin for the fourth quarter of 2017 were $14.6 million and 69.9%, respectively, compared to $14.3 million and 69.1%, respectively, for the third quarter of 2017. U.S. gross margin has stabilized as the Company continues to optimize its supply chain.

Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2017 were $18.9 million, reflecting an increase of $3.1 million compared to $15.8 million in the third quarter of 2017. On a non-GAAP basis, excluding restructuring charges and stock-based compensation, total operating expenses in the fourth quarter increased from $15.2 million to $16.3 million, reflecting increased investments in product development and leadership.

GAAP loss from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2017 was $3.6 million, compared to a loss of $1.3 million for the third quarter of 2017, of which $1.9 million of the additional loss was attributed to an increase in non-cash, stock-based compensation.

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $1.0 million, compared to $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. For more detailed information, please refer to the table, “Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” that follows.

Gain on change in fair value of warrants in the fourth quarter of 2017 was $12.0 million, representing the change in fair value of certain warrants to purchase common stock that were temporarily classified as a liability on the consolidated balance sheet, and subsequently reclassified as stockholders’ equity, in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance.

Current and long-term debt includes $32.4 million in term debt and $10.3 million outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility at December 31, 2017. This compares to $33.0 million in term debt and $9.2 million outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility at September 30, 2017.

Cash and cash equivalents were $22.5 million at December 31, 2017, compared to $15.4 million reported at September 30, 2017. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company received additional equity investments of $3.7 million and generated cash proceeds of $3.3 million from the exercise of warrants.

Comparison of Financial Results for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

Revenue decreased on a year-over-year basis as a result of the Company’s execution of its sales organization transition and the impact of lost revenue related to the financial and operational challenges the Company faced in 2016 prior to the sale of its international business. The year-over-year improvement in operating expenses is the result of a comprehensive initiative to reduce costs and drive operational efficiencies. For additional information, please reference the following financial statement tables and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 9, 2018.

2018 Financial Outlook

Alphatec expects total revenue in 2018 to approximate $95.0 million, an increase in the U.S. commercial revenue run rate reported for the second half of 2017.

Rich continued, “As the transition of our distribution channel progresses, top-line visibility will continue to be somewhat limited as we discontinue non-strategic relationships and navigate the contracting process to execute each transition. However, I am proud to say that we are

 

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beginning to see our efforts reach fruition. As 2018 progresses, we expect that sales from the dedicated portion of our channel will continue to offset the negative revenue impacts associated with transitioning or discontinuing non-strategic distributor relationships.”

Investor Conference Call

Alphatec will hold a conference today at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the results. The dial-in numbers are (877) 556-5251 for domestic callers and (720) 545-0036 for international callers. The conference ID number is 7887979. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company’s corporate website at www.atecspine.com .

About Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

Alphatec Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Alphatec Spine, Inc., is a medical device company that designs, develops, and markets spinal fusion technology products and solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders associated with disease and degeneration, congenital deformities, and trauma. The Company’s mission is to improve lives by providing innovative spine surgery solutions through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes. The Company markets its products in the U.S. via independent sales agents and a direct sales force.

Additional information can be found at www. atecspine.com .

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainty. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements include the references to the Company’s strategy in significantly repositioning the Alphatec brand and turning the Company into a growth organization.  The important factors that could cause actual operating results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the uncertainty of success in developing new products or products currently in the Company’s pipeline; the uncertainties in the Company’s ability to execute upon its strategic operating plan; the uncertainties regarding the ability to successfully license or acquire new products, and the commercial success of such products; failure to achieve acceptance of the Company’s products by the surgeon community, including Battalion and Arsenal Deformity; failure to obtain FDA or other regulatory clearance or approval for new products, or unexpected or prolonged delays in the process; continuation of favorable third party reimbursement for procedures performed using the Company’s products; unanticipated expenses or liabilities or other adverse events affecting cash flow or the Company’s ability to successfully control its costs or achieve profitability; uncertainty of additional funding; the Company’s ability to compete with other competing products and with emerging new technologies; product liability exposure; an unsuccessful outcome in any litigation in which the Company is a defendant; patent infringement claims; claims related to the Company’s intellectual property and the Company’s ability to meet its financial obligations under its credit agreements and the Orthotec settlement agreement. The words “believe,” “will,”

 

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“should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” and “anticipate,” variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement.   A further list and description of these and other factors, risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s most recent annual report, and any subsequent quarterly and current reports, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alphatec disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by law.

Investor/Media Contact:

Lee Roth / Emma Poalillo

The Ruth Group

(646) 536-7000

alphatec@theruthgroup.com

Company Contact:

Jeff Black

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

ir@atecspine.com

 

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ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts )

 

     Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Revenues

   $ 26,283     $ 27,090     $ 101,739     $ 120,248  

Cost of revenues

     10,989       12,463       39,406       44,114  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     15,294       14,627       62,333       76,134  

Operating expenses:

        

Research and development

     1,437       2,449       4,920       9,248  

Sales and marketing

     9,742       11,464       41,158       50,962  

General and administrative

     7,243       6,923       23,220       26,339  

Amortization of intangible assets

     172       341       688       934  

Restructuring expenses

     308       514       2,206       2,292  

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment

     —           —         1,736  

Gain on sale of assets

     —         —         (856     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     18,902       21,691       71,336       91,511  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (3,608     (7,064     (9,003     (15,377

Other income (expense)

        

Interest and other expense, net

     (1,938     7,476       (7,615     (5,393

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —         (9,478     —         (9,478

Gain on change in fair value of warrants

     12,044       (687     12,044       (687
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

     10,106       (2,689     4,429       (15,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before taxes

     6,498       (9,753     (4,574     (30,935

Income tax provision

     (91     328       (34     (4,634
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain (loss) from continuing operations

     6,589       (10,081     (4,540     (26,301

Gain (loss) from discontinued operations

     2,466       5,727       2,246       (3,624
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ 9,055     $ (4,354   $ (2,294   $ (29,925
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss per share continuing operations

   $ 0.39     $ (1.18   $ (0.36   $ (3.06

Net loss per share discontinued operations

     0.14       0.67       0.18       (0.42

Net loss per share - basic and diluted

   $ 0.53     $ (0.51   $ (0.18   $ (3.49

Weighted-average shares - basic and diluted

     17,062       8,560       12,788       8,582  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation included in:

        

Cost of revenue

     28       20       40       36  

Research and development

     150       375       207       438  

Sales and marketing

     245       140       480       258  

General and administrative

     2,188       142       3,255       984  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,611     $ 677     $ 3,982     $ 1,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     December 31,
2017
    December 31,
2016
 
ASSETS  

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 22,466     $ 19,593  

Accounts receivable, net

     14,822       18,512  

Inventories, net

     27,292       30,093  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,767       4,262  

Current assets of discontinued operations

     131       364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     66,478       72,824  

Property and equipment, net

     12,670       15,076  

Intangibles, net

     5,248       5,711  

Other assets

     208       516  

Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations

     56       61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 84,660     $ 94,188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT  

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 3,878     $ 8,701  

Accrued expenses

     22,246       27,589  

Current portion of long-term debt

     3,306       3,113  

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     312       732  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     29,742       40,135  

Total long term liabilities

     57,973       71,954  

Redeemable preferred stock

     23,603       23,603  

Stockholders’ deficit

     (26,658     (41,504

Non-controlling interest

       0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 84,660     $ 94,188  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

(in thousands - unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Operating loss, as reported

   $ (1,261   $ (3,608   $ (7,064   $ (9,003   $ (15,377

Add back:

          

Depreciation

     1,564       1,711       1,735       6,545       7,387  

Amortization of intangible assets

     234       234       693       936       1,608  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total EBITDA

     537       (1,663     (4,636     (1,522     (6,382

Add back significant items:

          

Stock-based compensation

     450       2,313       1,931       3,982       3,441  

Restructuring and other charges

     139       308       514       2,206       2,292  

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment

     —         —         —         —         1,736  

Gain on sale of assets

     —         —         —         (856     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 1,126     $ 958     $ (2,191   $ 3,810     $ 1,087  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Three Months
Ended
September 30,
    Three Months Ended
December 31,
    Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Operating expenses, as reported

   $ 15,773     $ 18,902     $ 21,691     $ 71,336     $ 91,511  

Less:

          

Stock-based compensation

     (450     (2,313     (1,931     (3,982     (3,441

Restructuring and other charges

     (139     (308     (514     (2,206     (2,292

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment

     —         —         —         —         (1,736

Gain on sale of assets

     —         —         —         856       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating expenses

   $ 15,184     $ 16,281     $ 19,246     $ 66,004     $ 84,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

7


ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

RECONCILIATION OF GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENT REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT

(in thousands, except percentages - unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
    Three Months Ended     Twelve Months Ended  
     September 30,     December 31,     December 31,  
     2017     2017     2016     2017     2016  

Revenues by source

          

U.S. commercial revenue

   $ 20,662     $ 20,949     $ 24,473     $ 86,925     $ 106,918  

Other

     2,437       5,334       2,617       14,814       13,330  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 23,099     $ 26,283     $ 27,090     $ 101,739     $ 120,248  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit by source

          

U.S.

   $ 14,280     $ 14,639     $ 15,002     $ 60,709     $ 71,432  

Other

     232       655       (375     1,624       4,702  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross profit

   $ 14,512     $ 15,294     $ 14,627     $ 62,333     $ 76,134  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit margin by source

          

U.S.

     69.1     69.9     61.3     69.8     66.8

Other

     9.5     12.3     (14.3 %)      11.0     35.3

Total gross profit margin

     62.8     58.2     54.0     61.3     63.3

 

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Exhibit 99.2

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATEC) Q4 2017 Earnings Conference Call March 8, 2018 4:30 PM ET

Executives

Carol Ruth - The Ruth Group

Jeffrey Black - CFO and EVP

Patrick Miles - Executive Chairman

Terry Rich - CEO

Analysts

Brooks O’Neil - Lake Street Capital

Swayampakula Ramakanth - H.C. Wainwright

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Alphatec Spine Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2017 Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct the question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.

I would now like to introduce your host for today’s conference, Ms. Carol Ruth of The Ruth Group. Ms. Ruth, you may now begin.

Carol Ruth

Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, and welcome to Alphatec Holdings Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Conference Call.

We would like to remind everyone that participants on the call will make forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectation and are subject to uncertainties that could cause actual results


to differ materially. These uncertainties are detailed in documents filed regularly with the SEC.

During this call, you may hear the company refer to reported amounts, which are in accordance with U.S. GAAP as well as non-GAAP or pro forma measures. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to U.S. GAAP can be found in the supplemental financial tables included in the press release, which identify and quantify all excluded items and provide management’s view of why this information is useful to investors.

Joining us on the call today will be Alphatec’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Miles; President and Chief Operating Officer, Terry Rich; and Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Black.

Now I’ll turn the call over to Terry Rich. Terry?

Terry Rich

Thank you, Carol, and thank you, everyone, for joining us today. Welcome to ATEC’s Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results Call. I am pleased with the significant strides we have taken in less than a year as a new leadership team to transform this business into the new ATEC. We closed the year with solid momentum and on excellent footing to continue to drive ATEC’s advancement into an innovative growth organization.

In addition to reporting fourth quarter results this afternoon, we also shared the incredibly exciting news of our acquisition of SafeOp Surgical, a substantial private placement, and the appointment of Dr. Luiz Pimenta as Chief Medical Officer.

We have a lot to cover this afternoon. First, I will cover the financial highlights of the fourth quarter. Then I’m going to shift the focus where it should be, which is on our future. I’ll walk through the initiatives we are prioritizing as we move forward and turn the call over to Pat Miles to cover the strategic rationale behind our acquisition of SafeOp and the outstanding spine and neuromonitoring experts that have joined the new ATEC team. Finally, Jeff Black will cover financial results in detail.


Let’s begin with a few financial highlights from the fourth quarter of 2017. Total U.S. commercial revenue in the fourth quarter was approximately $21 million, up slightly on a sequential basis. I will update you on the progress that we continue to make with our sales channel.

Cash burn in the fourth quarter of less than $100,000 improved substantially again from $3.7 million last quarter. The improvement demonstrates excellent execution of our continuing commitment to deploy capital responsibly.

In sum, we continued to make financial progress in the fourth quarter. Perhaps even more indicative of the progress of ATEC is the organizational transformation transpiring behind the scenes as we onboard the talent capable of returning this business to growth.

As a new leadership team, confronting the challenges of this transformational process has been invigorating. We continue to execute a strategy to build top line predictability and sustainable growth. We acknowledge the hard work that lies ahead, but I have no doubt that we have the experienced team in place, the united and motivated culture and the passion for outcome-driven innovation that can vastly improve our market position.

This is an excellent transition into our outlook for the future. So I will turn now to an overview of the three major initiatives that we are prioritizing as we move forward.

First, enhance financial performance predictability, second, drive new product innovation that improves patient outcomes, and third, make our culture competitive advantage.

Let’s begin with financial predictability. Our decision to transition our distribution network into a channel of dedicated - into a dedicated channel to ATEC solutions was almost entirely driven by a vision for improved financial predictability.


We made solid progress with the transition in 2017, driving U.S. commercial sales generated by dedicated distributors and direct reps to over 40% in the fourth quarter, up significantly from about 5% at the end of 2016.

As this transition progresses, top line visibility will continue to be somewhat limited as we discontinue non-strategic relationships and navigate the contracting process to execute each transition.

That said, I’m proud to say that we are beginning to see the efforts reach fruition. Early 2018 results indicate that strong sales from the dedicated portion of our channel have begun to offset the negative revenue impacts associated with transitioning or discontinuing distributor relationships. This gives us confidence in our ability to grow full year 2018 revenue to approximately $95 million.

That brings me to our second initiative, which is new product innovation. The overarching intention behind Alphatec’s renewed development program is to create value and deliver better outcomes by advancing this company from a simple implant manufacturer into a spine solutions architect.

We are simulating the existing portfolio in new ways and designing complete solutions to seamlessly integrate all of the products and technologies that go into the treatment of specific spine pathologies.

It is our aim to use the deep experience of this team to expedite the product development process, intentionally obsoleting our own technology to maintain an innovative prowess. Every portfolio and pipeline decision made will be guided by these central philosophies.

The third initiative that we will prioritize is building a high-performance culture to serve as the springboard for predictable results and the new direction of innovation at ATEC. The wealth of spine and neuromonitoring expertise that now resides at ATEC is much of the same talent that built and grew what are today’s largest spine companies.

We know that culture can be a significant competitive advantage because most of us experience it firsthand. And importantly, we know how to


assemble a workforce of motivated alpha performers that value accountability, grit and spine knowledge.

We know how to create a profound spirit of innovation by infusing progressive thought not just into product development but throughout every department and every process.

We know how to construct an inspiring atmosphere of innovation and foster an environment of surgeon integration and collaboration. In short, we’ve done this before.

Spine’s innovative leaders are reassembling at the new ATEC with a mission to reignite the drive for better outcomes that many of us personally initiated years ago. This is why the SafeOp combination is pivotal. With SafeOp, we are integrating a leading neurophysiologic talent with the wealth of spine experience that we’ve amassed.

To that end, I will turn the call over to Pat to describe the exciting transaction that we announced today.

Patrick Miles

Thanks, Terry. Good afternoon, everyone. I’m incredibly excited to share the news of the SafeOp acquisition with you today. Let me begin by explaining how SafeOp’s advanced automated technology will invigorate with our spine solutions and ultimately result in better patient outcomes.

The risk of nerve injury is well known and frequent complication in spine surgery. Most spine surgeries require nerves to be retracted for access, so surgeons rely on neuromonitoring or electrophysiological tools to assist in avoiding nerve injury.

Technology to simply avoid nerves does exist, but there is no technology that predictably provides objective information about the health of nerves during retraction or alerts nerves when nerves are at risk of injury.

A decade ago, members of the ATEC team employed neurophysiology to make lateral surgery reproducible. Neurophysiology remains the cornerstone


of safe lateral minimally invasive spine surgery. With the combination announced today, the same team is introducing a more sophisticated technology, a technology that applies not only to - or not just to lateral surgery but much more broadly to every type procedure in spine.

It uniquely integrates automated EMG, or electromyography, with automated SSEP, or somatosensory evoked potentials, to offer surgeons both objective information for nerve avoidance, as well as nerve health assessment interoperatively.

The result is immediate objective information that drives the surgeon decision-making and obviate a need for additional OR personnel. It’s a standard of nerve safety in spine that will drive vastly better surgery, and we are honored to pioneer as we have in the past.

Next, let me expand on how the combination will accelerate our business. First, the technology will complete our lateral solution. Additionally, as I’ve previously stated, we can apply the differentiated automated technology across other spine procedures.

And lastly, we expect that as we integrate the technology into our spine solutions, it will pull through other products in our broad portfolio.

Based upon the current configuration, we’re excited to utilize the advanced automated SSEP technology in surgery. The advanced modality received FDA clearance in 2014. We expect to receive clearance for our automated EMGs in Q4 of this year and to launch the combined platform as part of our spine surgery architecture in early 2019.

Finally, I will turn to SafeOp technology and team will fit into the ATEC family. We have assembled a team of industry-leading spine market-making experts. Through the addition of Dr. Richard O’Brien, Rob Snow and Jim Gharib, it is without argument that ATEC has assembled industry-leading neurophysiologic expertise. This will significantly expand our internal know-how and accelerate our ability to create end-to-end procedural solutions.


Today, we also announced a key appointment, which I am thrilled to share. I am honored to welcome Luiz Pimenta, one of spine - most celebrated innovators, to ATEC in the role of Chief Medical Officer.

As many of you know, Dr. Pimenta is widely credited with pioneering new surgical techniques and developing technology to improve spine surgery. I started partnering closely with him almost two decades ago to develop and popularize lateral surgery, which is now an over $500 million market. And I can’t wait to get back to innovating with him again.

In conclusion, the excitement around ATEC is absolutely electric, an almost complete reversal from how this company was perceived only 12 months ago. I’m exceptionally proud of where we stand in terms of direction, motivation and spine expertise.

We have certainly laid the foundation for growth. Now we are prioritizing initiatives that will enable us to continue to make progress against our vision for predictable sustained growth.

I have no doubt that this company will ultimately command a much greater share of the spine market than it does today. I’m incredibly excited to lead the charge, and I am confident that the team will have - the team that we’ve assembled positions the new ATEC well for an outstanding future of innovation growth and profound integrity. I look forward to sharing additional progress with you in the future.

With that, I will turn the call over to Jeff.

Jeffrey Black

Thank you, Pat, and good afternoon, everybody. As Terry mentioned, our financial execution was solid in 2017. We raised more than $26 million in new capital during the year. We reduced operating expenses, and we improved cash burn significantly, all while making progress against our key initiatives.

We ended the fourth quarter with about $21 million in U.S. commercial revenue, which was essentially flat compared to the third quarter. However,


we saw a more than $2 million sequential increase in revenue from our dedicated distribution channel, which grew from about 30% of U.S. commercial revenue in the third quarter to over 40% in the fourth quarter.

Our U.S. commercial revenue for the full year of 2017 was $86.9 million compared to $107.2 million in 2016. Revenue on a year-over-year basis was impacted primarily by our decision to discontinue non-strategic relationships and transition to a dedicated sales channel.

Our gross margin - our U.S. gross margin was 69.9% in the fourth quarter compared to 69.1% in the third quarter. And for the full year 2017, it was 69.7% compared to 62.2% in 2016. Our U.S. gross margins have stabilized as we continue to optimize our supply chain, and we expect it to remain roughly at this level as we move forward into 2018.

Our non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude restructuring expenses and stock-based compensation were $16.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to $15.2 million in the third quarter. This slight increase reflects increased investment in product development and the expansion of our leadership team, following quarters of aggressive operating expense rationalization across all functions.

For the full year of 2017, our non-GAAP operating expenses were $66 million, down significantly from $84 million in 2016. And in 2018, you should expect additional growth-related investments, particularly in product development and sales and marketing. And as a result, operating expenses will increase both absolutely and as a percentage of sales.

Overall, our cash use, net of financing proceeds, decreased to less than $100,000 in the fourth quarter, down from $3.7 million in the third quarter. And as we enter 2018, we expect to see cash burn increase over the fourth quarter level, particularly as we make investments in product development and deploy additional instrument sets in the field. We ended the fourth quarter with $22.5 million in cash compared to $15.4 million at September 30.


Turning to our revenue outlook. We expect to achieve [indiscernible] of approximately $95 million for the full year 2018. As we have continued to shed revenue from certain non0core distributor partnerships and relationships, we’re beginning to see these revenue losses offset by gains from much more predictable and sustainable revenue sources.

And while there’s still work to do on completing this transition, we expect U.S. commercial revenue growth to ramp in the second half of the year. Some of these gains will be offset by an expected decline in our revenue from our supply agreement with Globus.

Now let me turn briefly to the SafeOp acquisition that we announced this afternoon. In consideration for SafeOp, we paid $15 million in upfront cash, issued a one year $3 million convertible note and issued 3.3 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 2.2 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. SafeOp will also be eligible to receive an additional 1.3 million shares of stock, subject to future performance based milestones.

During 2018, we will invest strategically in the further development, commercialization and integration of the SafeOp neuromonitoring solution into our product portfolio. And we expect that we’ll begin to see meaningful revenue pull-through from this beginning in 2019.

And finally, in conjunction with today’s announcement, we completed a capital raise for proceeds of up to $50 million, including $45.2 million from a private placement of preferred stock and warrants and up to $4.8 million from one of our existing investors under our warrant exercise agreement.

Net proceeds will fund the $15 million cash purchase price for SafeOp, with the remainder earmarked for general corporate purposes. The private placement was led by a new health care dedicated institutional investor, L-5 Healthcare, with the participation of new and existing institutional independent investors, as well as directors and executive officers of ATEC who invested more than $6 million in this raise.


The support of our new and existing investors, coupled with additional personal financial commitments from our leadership team, demonstrates the confidence we share in our strategy to transform ATEC into a major spine player. We believe that the SafeOp acquisition and this capital raise will be true accelerants for us.

I’ll now turn the call back over to Terry for closing comments.

Terry Rich

Thank you, Jeff. The new ATEC is on a value-creating mission, a mission to become the most respected, fastest-growing U.S. spine company. We spent 2017 building a platform to springboard our future growth. And today, we outline the initiatives that our team is prioritizing to advance the transformation that is well underway at the new ATEC.

We are strengthening our distribution channel to drive more predictable financial performance, creating innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes and building a culture that will be a competitive advantage. We announced an acquisition that can dramatically improve spine surgery and leadership appointments that expand our innovative capabilities.

So in closing, our future outlook is incredibly exciting. The market needs us, and the new ATEC is exceptionally well-positioned to deliver.

I’ll now turn the call back over to the operator, and we will take your questions.

Question-and-Answer Session

Operator

Thank you. [Operator Instructions] Our first question comes from Brooks O’Neil with Lake Street Capital.

Brooks O’Neil

Good afternoon and congratulations on all you’ve accomplished. I was hoping, Terry, you might discuss just a little bit more, the transition of


leadership that was included in the press releases today. Would you - assuming the role of President and Pat assuming the role of CEO?

Terry Rich

Yes, absolutely, Brooks. So when we announced Pat joining the organization as Executive Chairman, realistically, those were the roles that had already been assumed. And I think that there were a lot of folks, as we were out talking with different investors and analysts, that were confused by the designations. And so I think what this does is drive additional clarity throughout the organization and externally as well as to the roles that Pat and I carry.

Brooks O’Neil

That’s good. Can you say whether there’s been any progress in resolving any of the outstanding issues Pat had with NuVasive?

Patrick Miles

Yes. This is Pat, Brooks. And it’s not something that we want to get into on this call. I think we’re in a celebratory mood, and we feel great about where we sit. And we’re going to fight in the marketplace, and that’s where we belong.

Brooks O’Neil

That’s good. Can you just talk a little bit about what you hope to accomplish in 2018 with regard to advancing the ball with dedicated distributors? It seems to me that’s been a central part of the mission, and it’s key to driving revenue growth and margin expansion at the company?

Terry Rich

Yes, absolutely, Brooks. So we’re not prepared at this point to begin to provide any guidance in terms of the percentage dedicated that we look to achieve. Last year, we made a lot of progress. And I can tell you, early in 2018, we have made some really significant strides. But it’s a difficult thing to be able to predict given how much we’ve made.


As you may remember, I’ve said from the beginning that it’s a two to three year process. We still believe that. Whether we get to 65% or 80% this year, I don’t think is completely relevant. I think what’s relevant is that we continue to add the right people in terms of dedicated, whether they’re direct or distributor representation, that are focused on Alphatec.

I also think exciting things like the announcement today of the SafeOp acquisition will help us continue to move up and attract more quality distributors. So we couldn’t be more excited about the progress we’re making and how things like SafeOp are going to affect our ability to continue to progress in those areas.

Brooks O’Neil

Great. And then I was hoping you might sort of help us to understand whether SafeOp, in your opinion, represents the primary product initiative for Alphatec going forward, 2019 and beyond or whether we should expect to see other things come out of the product pipeline that I think you’ve spoken at least a little bit about in the past?

Patrick Miles

Yes. Thanks, Brooks. This is Pat. I’ll take that one. The - I don’t think you’d put together a team like we’ve assembled here without the expectation of building an organic machine. And so one of the things that the neurophysiology piece provides us is the capacity to start to proceduralize what we’re doing.

Ultimately, we believe that the payers and we know that surgeons require well-assembled solutions for the pathology that they have to address. And so our desire is to architect those with surgeons. And the type of team that we have here is going to enable us to go in a multitude of different directions. And so we’re hugely bullish, and we’re hugely appreciative of the people who’ve invested and provided the level of confidence for us to innovate.

Brooks O’Neil


Great. Thank you very much and congratulations on all you guys have accomplished.

Patrick Miles

Thanks so much.

Operator

Thank you. Our next question comes from Swayampakula Ramakanth with H.C. Wainwright.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

Thank you. Good afternoon, Terry and congratulations on 2017. Going into 2018, I have a few questions. So to start off, it’s an interesting acquisition on the SafeOp. Can you please comment on what sort of synergies are we thinking of when we think of SafeOp?

How does it add to a sale? And let’s start from there, and I’ll have some few - couple more follow-up questions.

Patrick Miles

This is Pat. I would tell you that clinically speaking, the type of synergies that exist is that there is not a - there’s very few procedures in spine surgery that don’t retract nerves. And our capacity to understand where nerves are because of smaller incisions and then determine what type of the health the nerve is when you retract it is hugely meaningful information.

And a great way to create distinction in our product portfolio is our capacity to provide information that surgeons are yearning for. And so we fancy ourselves - we’re relatively good students, with the input from our surgeon friends, to drive at what the unmet needs are that they have currently in surgery.

And so when you think about clinical synergy, when someone places pedicle screws, they want to know if that pedicle screw is safely in the pedicle, they want to know where the nerves are, they want to know if the retraction of a nerve is okay when they’re placing an interbody device.


So when you put all of these things together, ultimately, it creates a full procedure, and it integrates exceedingly well into what we’re trying to accomplish.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

Okay. So how - so are you trying to say that because you have this additional SafeOp technology to offer, when you’re trying to do a sale on a pedicle screw, you - or the Alphatec’s product could stand differently compared to anybody else in the market? Is that how this is expected to help in - on the revenue run? I’m just trying to understand how, does it help on the revenue run?

Patrick Miles

Yes. I think your question is the right one. And I think you’re exactly appreciative of the dynamic of - Alphatec had a very good product portfolio and does have a good product portfolio. What you have to do is ultimately distinguish yourself and provide value beyond what everybody else is doing.

This acquisition provides us unique value and a unique value proposition, which, to Terry’s earlier point, attracts not only surgeons but dedicated distributors. And so as we go in and apply this technology and integrate it from a design and development into our pedicle screws, you’ll see feature sets on our systems that ultimately integrate into the marriage to these systems.

And so the neurophysiology element will drive a pedicle screw element or a neurophysiology element will drive an interbody device element. And so these things married together ultimately become very, very important.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

How - so this looks to me like a soft, I don’t know, what should I say? Is it going to be like a - when you’re trying to see how meritorious this acquisition is, it’s going to be a little bit soft because we cannot really put a hard number on it.


How are you as a management considering that? In terms of like, how do you see this as expanding your revenue line? Is it just basically on pure - what we’re going to see on revenues going forward or is there going to be any other way that you can do the KPI on the SafeOp portion?

Patrick Miles

Yes. So here’s what distinguishes us from other players in the marketplace. When it is required to have a specific return on a - say, SafeOp versus a return on the entire elements of a procedure, then you miss opportunities to continue to evolve or revolutionize procedures, and the places that we’ve previously worked, the gateway to lateral surgery was neurophysiology.

And so to understand ultimately what that drives, in our minds, we have to be sophisticated internally to make sure that we provide the proper relevance of it without getting consumed as to what the specific dollar contribution is because it becomes a profoundly important element.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

Okay, got it, got it. Also, just one more question on the SafeOp, I apologize. There was some commentary saying how it can trade off some of the non-critical surgery personnel. How does that really work? I didn’t get it.

So are you trying to sell to the surgeon that because of this, your total or dollar amount cost is going to go lower? Is that one of the things that you’re trying to get to?

Patrick Miles

Where we’re heading is that in the operating room, surgeons want immediate, objective information. And what they want to do is they want to make a decision based upon the information that they have.

And one of the dynamics is - to the objectivity is it doesn’t - if you have a person giving the information, it changes OR to OR based upon the skill set of the people in the OR. If you have the ability to provide immediate, objective information, what happens is you get standardization. And what


surgeons are wanting is they want standardization and they want predictability. And oftentimes they don’t get that based upon the type of individuals. It’s so dependent upon the different skill sets of the individuals.

And so when we start talking about, gosh, can we obviate the need? In certain circumstances, what we want to do is obviate additional personnel if they’re not required. And I think that the hospitals want to do that, surgeons want to do that, but that’s not the overriding element. The overriding element is the value of the information that we provide the surgeon at the time of need.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

Okay. Two more questions. One on high level strategy kind of a question. I know that this whole management has come to Alphatec very recently, I mean, you are looking at Alphatec with a different set of lens compared to what the previous management was.

Not that SafeOp is one data point that we can generalize on, but is this a part of your strategy of growth on - in terms of trying to do this a little bit inorganically while you wait for the organic piece to catch up? Or is this going to be a part and parcel of the strategy going forward?

Patrick Miles

Yes. I think we’re going to be opportunistic with regard to what technologies ultimately further spine surgery. And we have been so rewarded previously to make sure that what we’re doing is understanding the clinical requirements of spine surgery. And if we don’t have the expertise internally, the internal team will be the first to say, we don’t have the expertise internally. And what we’ll do is we’ll go find it.

And - but I will tell you, I can’t be more excited. If you start to look at the types of people that have come over to our company and have the type of wherewithal, it’s a phenomenal opportunity to build the organic machine of know-how that we are familiar with, and then as there’s technologies that we need to assemble in, we’ll absolutely do that.


Swayampakula Ramakanth

Okay. And the last question for me is just on the guidance for 2018 of $95 million. What’s the push and pull on that number?

Jeffrey Black

This is Jeff. So can you clarify the question? I’m sorry, I can’t - just clarify the question.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

No, yes. I’m just trying to look at - I was looking at the guidance of $95 million for 2018, so we just reported $100 million or so for 2017. So I’m just trying to understand what’s the push and pull on that number.

Jeffrey Black

Yes, no, understood. I think to Terry’s point, there’s a lot at play there, right? I mean, I think that the expectation is that we will grow over the second half 2017 U.S. commercial run rate. And I think the timing of that growth is really going to be dependent upon how quickly we can bring on new dedicated distributors and continue to manage what is left on some of the non-core distribution partners that we’re tailing off.

And the other piece of that is our Globus business. So we supply Globus their international products through a supply agreement. We know that’s tailing off, and we don’t have 100% visibility into that. We just know that, over time, it’ll tail off.

And so I think there’s a lot at play there. So that’s - it’s really why we’re saying approximately 95. And I think the range of that is going to depend upon how quickly Globus tails off and, frankly, how quickly we can really start to see the ramp-up from these new dedicated distributors.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

And on the Globus tail-off, sorry, I’m asking one more question. On the Globus tail-off, is this going to be a quarter-after-quarter - do you slowly gain visibility or is this something you can start having an insight sooner?


Jeffrey Black

We generally have pretty solid visibility kind of on a quarter to a six month basis. We do have some visibility on that because we have to manage supply chain with them. But I think it’s fair to expect that as they begin to - as they continue to register their own products in these international markets, that we will start to see that tail off. And I don’t expect it’ll be lumpy, but I think you should expect to see that tail off quarter-by-quarter.

Swayampakula Ramakanth

Okay. Thank you very much.

Jeffrey Black

Thank you very much.

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, that does conclude the question-and-answer portion of today’s call. I would now like to turn the call back over to management for any closing remarks.

Exhibit 99.3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Alphatec Spine Disrupts Market with Acquisition of SafeOp Surgical,

~$50M Equity Financing, and Strategic Leadership Appointments

 

   

Acquisition provides Alphatec most advanced automated neuromonitoring technology

 

   

Private placement funded by senior leadership, new and existing investors

 

   

Luiz Pimenta, MD, PhD, to assume role of Chief Medical Officer

CARLSBAD, Calif., March 8, 2018 — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (“Alphatec” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative spine surgery solutions with a mission to improve patient lives through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes, announced today that it has acquired SafeOp Surgical, Inc. (“SafeOp”). SafeOp is a privately-held provider of advanced neuromonitoring technology designed to prevent the intraoperative risk of nerve injury with automated assessment that obviates the need for a technician or other neuromonitoring professional in most surgeries. The Company also announced a $50 million capital raise, the proceeds of which were used, in part, to fund the acquisition.

Additionally, the Company announced several leadership updates. Pat Miles has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. Terry Rich has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. Both will retain their existing Board positions. Dr. Luiz Pimenta has been appointed Chief Medical Officer.

SafeOp Acquisition

SafeOp has developed patented technology that automates SSEP’s (Somatosensory Evoked Potentials), designed to provide surgeons with unprecedented, objective feedback during surgery.

“This strategic acquisition of SafeOp marks a transformational moment for the new ATEC,” said Pat Miles. “Our answer to the need for better neuromonitoring is investing in technology that automates information to enable objective clinical decision making and eradicate non-critical operating room personnel. The integration of this key technology into our spine procedures will address unmet clinical needs and improve surgical outcomes in spine. We expect the combination to accelerate our business by increasing procedural revenue and driving pull-through across our entire portfolio.”

In consideration for SafeOp, Alphatec will pay $15 million in up-front cash, a $3 million convertible note, and the issuance of 3.3 million shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 2.2 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. SafeOp will be eligible to receive an additional 1.3 million shares of common stock, subject to the achievement of performance milestones. The issuance of the shares of common stock in the merger, including at closing, upon achievement of milestones, conversion of the notes and exercise of the warrants is subject to limitations until required stockholder approval is obtained in accordance with the NASDAQ Global Select Market rules.

 

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Leadership and Board Appointments

The Company also announced the following leadership and board appointments.

Dr. Luiz Pimenta will advise Alphatec as Chief Medical Officer. Pimenta is a world-renowned spine surgeon with over 30 years of expertise, and is widely credited with pioneering innovative surgical techniques and developing new technologies to improve spine surgery. His broad contributions have been commercialized via numerous industry partners. Dr. Pimenta will enhance the ATEC strategy by focusing on spine innovation and medical education.

Miles continued, “I am honored and thrilled to work again with Dr. Pimenta. His decision to assume a key role in our mission is pivotal. It speaks volumes of the surgical community’s perception of ATEC’s visceral dedication to improved outcomes through eXtreme innovation.”

Richard O’Brien, M.D., and Robert Snow, the scientific principals of SafeOp, with over 50 years of combined neurophysiology expertise will join Alphatec as executives. Prior to serving as Vice President of Development and Chief Medical Officer of SafeOp, Dr. O’Brien, a renowned inventor and neurologist, was Medical Director of Impulse Monitoring, Inc., a neuromonitoring provider. Before joining Impulse Monitoring, O’Brien spent over two decades in the neurophysiology field, as both a physician and consultant. Mr. Snow, a neurophysiologist, was SafeOp’s Vice President, Marketing for 5 years, following an 11-year tenure as co-founder and Senior Vice President of Marketing at Impulse Monitoring.

“I could not be more excited to join the ATEC family and to engage in the creation of automated tools that provide objective information for better clinical decision making,” said O’Brien.

The SafeOp development and integration effort will be led by Jim Gharib, an electrical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the field of neurophysiology. Gharib was the technical lead of NuVasive’s neurophysiology platform from the company’s inception to its achievement of billion-dollar revenue levels. Gharib is a named inventor on more than 20 patents in the fields of neuromonitoring, spine surgery, IV infusion, and blood chemistry.

“I am exceptionally pleased to work again with Rob, Richard, and Jim, the new leaders of our adjunctive technology team,” said Terry Rich, President and Chief Operating Officer of Alphatec. “They each have a proven history of successfully creating value in the neurophysiologic and spine marketplace. I look forward to working with each of these new leaders as we evolve into a leading spine market player.”

Three new members have joined the Alphatec Board of Directors, in connection with the above transactions:

 

   

James Tullis, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tullis Health Investors, a healthcare investment firm, has over 40 years of experience in healthcare-focused investments. Prior to establishing his firm in 1986, Tullis served as an award-winning healthcare investment research analyst and Principal at Morgan Stanley, focusing on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

 

   

Jason Hochberg a partner with L-5 Healthcare Partners, and the Founder and CEO of SJS Beacon, an investment company, has over 20 years of business and legal experience. Prior to founding SJS Beacon, Hochberg held various leadership roles

 

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throughout a 15-year tenure at LS Power, an energy investment and innovation company, serving most recently as Chief Operating Officer and as a Principal in LS Power’s private equity fund advisor. He started his professional career at the law firm of Latham & Watkins in 1996.

 

   

Evan Bakst, a partner with L-5 Healthcare Partners, and the Founder of and Portfolio Manager at Treetop Capital, a healthcare investment firm. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare-focused investments. Prior to founding Treetop Capital, Bakst was a partner for 7 years at Tremblant Capital, an equity hedge-fund manager, where he led the global healthcare group and held various other leadership roles.

Equity Financing Transactions

The Company announced that it has entered into financing transactions to raise an aggregate of $50 million, through a private placement of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and warrants exercisable for common stock, and a warrant exchange agreement with a holder of an existing warrant for an aggregate consideration of $4.8 million. The private placement was led by L-5 Healthcare Partners, LLC, a healthcare-dedicated institutional investor, and included certain directors and executive officers of Alphatec, as well as other new and existing institutional and independent investors. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the private placement and warrant exercise to fund the $15 million cash purchase price for SafeOp, and expects to use the remainder for general corporate purposes.

Raymond James & Associates, Inc., is acting as placement agent in connection with the private placement and financing advisor in connection with the SafeOp acquisition.

Additional information and legal disclosures about the transaction are contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The securities to be sold in the private placement will not have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or state securities laws as of the time of issuance and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. Alphatec has agreed to file one or more registration statements with the SEC registering the resale of the shares of common stock purchased in the private placement and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants and issuable upon conversion of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

 

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Inducement Award

As an inducement to accepting employment with the Company, and in accordance with applicable NASDAQ listing requirements, the Board of Directors has also approved an award, collectively, to these new additions of 45,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) and 45,000 stock options (Options).

The RSUs and options will be granted following registration of the common stock underlying the RSUs and Options. The RSUs will vest in equal annual installments on each of the first four anniversaries of date of employment, and the options will vest 25 percent on the first anniversary and in equal monthly installments of 1/36th of the balance of the Options, provided the recipient remains continuously employed by Alphatec as of such vesting date. In addition, the RSUs and Options will fully vest upon a change in control of Alphatec.

The Board approved an amendment to Alphatec’s 2016 Employment Inducement Award Plan to increase the shares reserved for issuance thereunder by 600,000 shares, effective March 6, 2018.

Investor Conference Call

Alphatec will hold a conference today at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss the strategic acquisition, in conjunction with fourth quarter and full year 2017 results. The dial-in numbers are (877) 556-5251 for domestic callers and (720) 545-0036 for international callers. The conference ID number is 7887979. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company’s corporate website at www.atecspine.com .

About Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

Alphatec Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Alphatec Spine, Inc., is a medical device company that designs, develops, and markets spinal fusion technology products and solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders associated with disease and degeneration, congenital deformities, and trauma. The Company’s mission is to improve lives by providing innovative spine surgery solutions through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes. The Company markets its products in the U.S. via independent sales agents and a direct sales force.

Additional information can be found at www.atecspine.com .

About Safe-Op Surgical

SafeOp is a privately-held provider of automated neuromonitoring technology. The Company’s EPAD device was approved by the FDA in January 2014, intended for use in monitoring neurological status by automating & recording somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) or assessing the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Functionality, including free run EMG and triggered EMG will be added later this year.

Forward Looking Statements

 

 

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainty. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements include the references to the Company’s strategy in significantly repositioning the Alphatec brand and turning the Company into a growth organization. The important factors that could cause actual operating results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the uncertainties regarding the Company’s ability to recognize the expected synergies and other benefits of the SafeOp acquisition; the difficulties in the integration of SafeOp post-closing; the diversion of management time to address transaction-related issues; the uncertainties related to litigation involving the acquisition of SafeOp or the private placement or limitations or restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities; the uncertainties related to unanticipated integration costs or undisclosed liabilities assumed; the uncertainties related to the acceptance of the SafeOp acquisition and its products by third parties; the uncertainty of success in developing new products or products currently in the Company’s pipeline; the uncertainties in the Company’s ability to execute upon its strategic operating plan; the uncertainties regarding the ability to successfully license or acquire new products, and the commercial success of such products; failure to achieve acceptance of the Company’s products by the surgeon community, including Battalion and Arsenal Deformity; failure to obtain FDA or other regulatory clearance or approval for new products, or unexpected or prolonged delays in the process; continuation of favorable fourth party reimbursement for procedures performed using the Company’s products; unanticipated expenses or liabilities or other adverse events affecting cash flow or the Company’s ability to successfully control its costs or achieve profitability; uncertainty of additional funding; the Company’s ability to compete with other competing products and with emerging new technologies; product liability exposure; an unsuccessful outcome in any litigation in which the Company is a defendant; patent infringement claims; claims related to the Company’s intellectual property and the Company’s ability to meet its financial obligations under its credit agreements and the Orthotec settlement agreement. The words “believe,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate” and “anticipate,” variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement.  A further list and description of these and other factors, risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company’s most recent annual report, and any subsequent quarterly and current reports, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Alphatec disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by law.

Investor/Media Contact:

Carol Ruth

The Ruth Group

(646) 536-7000

alphatec@theruthgroup.com

Company Contact:

Jeff Black

 

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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

ir@atecspine.com

 

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Exhibit 99.4

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE

TO

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.

AND

EACH PURCHASER IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THERETO

REGARDING THE

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AMONG

ALPHATEC HOLDINGS, INC.,

SAFARI MERGER SUB, INC.,

SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

AND OTHER PARTIES THERETO

March 2018


This Supplemental Disclosure (this “ Supplemental Disclosure ”) is provided in connection with that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, to be dated March 2018 (the “ Securities Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Company (as defined below) and the purchasers identified on the signature pages thereto (each a “ Purchaser ” and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”). This Supplemental Disclosure is being provided to the Purchasers to furnish certain additional information to the Purchasers regarding SafeOp Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ SafeOp ”), and the contemplated acquisition of SafeOp by Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”, “ Alphatec ”, “ we ”, or “ us ”) pursuant to a merger (the “ Merger ”). The terms of the Merger are set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, to be dated March 2018, among the Company, Safari Merger Sub, Inc. (“ Merger Sub ”), a Delaware corporation, SafeOp, the stockholders of the Company identified on Schedule A attached thereto; and other parties thereto (the “ Merger Agreement ”).

DISCLAIMERS

THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO WHICH THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE RELATES (THE “SECURITIES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, AND WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THESE LAWS BY VIRTUE OF ALPHATEC’S INTENDED COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 4(a)(2) OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION D UNDER SUCH ACT, AND SIMILAR EXEMPTIONS UNDER STATE LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY ANY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.

THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED OR APPROVED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THESE AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

NO PERSON OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED HEREIN HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE, AND, IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ALPHATEC.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL, INVESTMENT OR TAX ADVICE. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN ADVISORS AS TO LEGAL, INVESTMENT, TAX AND RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING THE MATTERS SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO AND SUMMARIES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ALPHATEC, SAFEOP, THE OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES, THE MERGER, AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS. SUCH REFERENCES AND SUMMARIES DO NOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND ARE QUALIFIED IN THEIR ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE TEXT OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

THE DELIVERY OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE SHALL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATE AN IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN SINCE THE DATE HEREOF. ALPHATEC DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR SUPPLEMENT ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OR THE APPENDICES OR ENCLOSURES DELIVERED HEREWITH AS OF ANY DATE.

HOW TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF, AND RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM, ALPHATEC CONCERNING ALPHATEC, THE OFFERING OF THE SECURITIES, SAFEOP, AND THE MERGER. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS MAY ALSO OBTAIN ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE EXTENT ALPHATEC POSSESSES SUCH INFORMATION. INQUIRIES AND REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ALPHATEC AT:

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

Attn: Jeffrey Black, EVP, CFO

5818 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, CA 92008

760-431-9286

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS; CONFIDENTIALITY

This Supplemental Disclosure contains, and our officers and representatives may from time to time make, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act and the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements relate to future events or the future performance of the Company and involve known and unknown risks and other uncertainties or factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company and/or SafeOp to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In addition to statements which explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, investors are urged to consider statements and projections which use the terms “believe,” “belief,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “project,” “estimate,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “anticipate,” or similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward looking. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding the sales of SafeOp-branded products and profitability in future periods following the Merger, as well as:

 

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    Expected operating results, such as revenue growth and earnings;

 

    Current or future volatility in the credit markets and future market conditions;

 

    Expectations of the effect on our financial condition of claims, litigation, and environmental costs;

 

    Regulatory uncertainty and risks related to development, marketing, sale and use of the SafeOp products; and

 

    Strategy for marketing and distributing the SafeOp products, customer retention, growth, product development, market position, financial results and reserves.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

 

    Economic and financial conditions, including volatility in interest and exchange rates, commodity and equity prices and the value of financial assets;

 

    Volatility in the capital or credit markets;

 

    The impact of health care reform and other aspects of the health care market generally;

 

    Our success in assimilating and integrating the SafeOp Merger;

 

    The occurrence of hostilities, political instability or catastrophic events;

 

    Acceptance of or changes in customer demand for the SafeOp-branded products; and

 

    Developments and changes in laws and regulations, including increased regulations.

Confidentiality

Until such time as Alphatec discloses to the general public the information contained herein, these documents, any accompanying financial information, and any related annexes/exhibits, contain confidential and proprietary information and have been prepared solely for the benefit of potential investors in the Company’s securities. Any reproduction or distribution of the information contained herein, in whole or in part, or the divulgence of any of its contents, without the prior written consent of Alphatec, is prohibited. Unless otherwise agreed with the Company, the existence and nature of all conversations regarding the matters set forth herein must be kept strictly confidential.

By accepting delivery of these documents, you agree that the Company may enforce the foregoing confidentiality obligation against you or anyone to whom you give this document by court action for an injunction or damages. In addition, you agree to return the documents to the Company upon request if you elect not to invest in securities of the Company.

Estimates, forecasts or other forward looking statements contained in this Supplemental Disclosure have been prepared by the management of the Company and/or SafeOp in good faith

 

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on a basis they believe is reasonable. Such estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking statements, however, involve significant elements of subjective judgment and analysis and no representation can be made as to their attainability. No representation or warranty (express or implied) is made or is to be relied upon as a promise or representation as to the future performance of the Company or SafeOp. Any forward-looking statement made herein is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS; CONFIDENTIALITY

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Confidentiality

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INTRODUCTION

     1  

MERGER

     1  

General

     1  

The Proposed Merger

     1  

The Parties to the Merger Agreement

     2  

Alphatec’s Reasons for the Merger

     2  

Required Shareholder Vote of Alphatec

     2  

Background of the Merger

     2  

Material Terms of the Merger Agreement

     3  

BUSINESS OF SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

     7  

Company Description and Overview

     7  

Business Overview

     7  

Employees

     7  

RISK FACTORS

     8  

Risks Relating to the Merger

     8  

Risks Related to the Operation of the SafeOp Business Following the Merger

     11  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     14  

Historical Financial Information

     14  

 

 

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INTRODUCTION

This Supplemental Disclosure is being delivered to provide certain additional information to the Purchasers regarding SafeOp, and the contemplated Merger. The full terms of the Merger are set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Supplemental Disclosure have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement.

MERGER

General

The following is a brief summary of certain aspects of the contemplated Merger and certain terms of the Merger Agreement as negotiated to date, which may include immaterial variances to the final Merger Agreement. It should be read by Purchasers in conjunction with all information and documents disclosed or referenced in the Securities Purchase Agreement, including without limitation, the Transaction Documents, the SEC Reports, and all exhibits and appendices thereto. This summary is also qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement which has been provided to Purchasers and which will be filed as an attachment to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission promptly after the execution of the Merger Agreement.

Additionally, representations, warranties and covenants described in this section and 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 Company and SafeOp. In many cases, these 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, 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 or SafeOp, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates or any other party. Likewise, any references to materiality contained in the representations and warranties may not correspond to concepts of materiality applicable to investors or shareholders. Finally, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may have changed since the date of the Merger Agreement or may change in the future and these changes may not be fully reflected in the public disclosures made by the Company and/or SafeOp.

The Proposed Merger

Concurrent with the Securities Purchase Agreement, Alphatec will enter the Merger Agreement, which sets forth the terms on which Merger Sub will merge with and into SafeOp, and the separate existence of the Merger Sub will cease. SafeOp will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger. Upon Closing (as defined below), we will operate SafeOp as a wholly-owned subsidiary and division of the Company. The business conducted by SafeOp prior to the Closing will continue to be conducted by the Company at the facility presently used by SafeOp. As part of the Merger, we will assume liabilities of SafeOp related to its ongoing

 

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business. In addition, we will offer to employ the employees of SafeOp as Alphatec employees effective as of the Closing.

The parties expect the Merger to be consummated as soon as possible in March 2018 (the “ Closing ”). The Closing is conditioned upon, among other things, the consummation of the transactions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Series B Preferred Offering ”). The proceeds from the Series B Preferred Offering will be used for the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, working capital purposes, or strategic transactions of the Company.

The Parties to the Merger Agreement

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Alphatec was incorporated in Delaware on March 4, 2005. Alphatec is a medical device company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders. The executive offices of Alphatec are located at 5818 El Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA 92008, and its telephone number is 760-431-9286.

SafeOp Surgical, Inc. SafeOp is a Delaware corporation formed in 2011. SafeOp is focused on providing cost effective neuro-monitoring, particularly for detection of peripheral nerve damage caused by nerve compression, ischemia or stretching during surgery. SafeOp currently produces the EPAD ™ neuromonitoring device which entered the market in late 2016.

Alphatec’s Reasons for the Merger

The Alphatec board of directors (the “ Board ”) believes that the merger of SafeOp pursuant to the Merger Agreement is in the best interests of both Alphatec and the Alphatec shareholders. The Board has approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby.

In evaluating all material, relevant factors, the Board determined that the Merger presents an important strategic growth opportunity for Alphatec. In particular, the Board believes that the Merger presents an opportunity to acquire an operation with complementary products and sales channels to those of Alphatec, and to gain access to certain large national accounts and buying groups. More specifically, the Merger will expand Alphatec’s capabilities in lateral with critical neuromonitoring assets, provide pull-through capabilities beyond lateral, and help further establish Alphatec as a credible participant in both the lateral and other markets, while moving toward “proceduralization” of the Alphatec portfolio.

Required Shareholder Vote of Alphatec

Alphatec . The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby have been approved by the Board. The approval of the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of Alphatec is not required as a matter of Delaware law.

Background of the Merger

Discussions between Alphatec and SafeOp commenced in November 2017. On December 31, 2017, the Company and SafeOp executed a non-binding letter of intent for the

 

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Merger. The non-binding offer was conditioned upon the completion of financial, legal and technical due diligence. To consider, analyze, and negotiate the Merger transaction, the Board established a Special Finance Committee, which met and discussed the potential Merger on six occasions from December 2017 through March 2018. On March 6, 2018, the Special Finance Committee recommended to the Board that it approve the Merger. By written consent resolutions dated March 6, 2018, and upon the recommendation of the Special Financing Committee, the Board authorized Alphatec’s executive officers to finalize and execute all transaction documents related to the Merger.

Material Terms of the Merger Agreement

Consideration.

At Closing, Alphatec will pay $15 million in cash, subject to working capital adjustments, to the shareholders of SafeOp.

Alphatec will also issue at Closing: (i) $8,666,667 of its Common Stock (the “ Merger Closing Shares ”), (ii) Convertible Promissory Notes (“ Notes ”) in the aggregate principal amount of $3 million, convertible into shares of Common Stock at the closing bid price of our Common Stock on the day before the Merger Agreement is signed (the “ Note Conversion Shares ”), and (iii) Common Stock Purchase Warrants (“ Merger Warrants ”) to purchase from 2.2 million shares of Common Stock (“ Merger Warrant Shares ”) at an exercise price of $3.50. The Notes will not be convertible into Note Conversion Shares and the Merger Warrants will not be exercisable for Merger Warrant Shares, unless and until Alphatec receives shareholder approval for the issuance of the Note Conversion Shares and Merger Warrant Shares, respectively, as may be required by the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub, a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Alphatec will be merged with and into SafeOp, with the shareholders of SafeOp receiving the cash, Merger Closing Shares, Notes and Merger Warrants.

In addition to the Merger Closing Shares, the Notes, and Merger Warrants, the Merger Agreement provides for the possible future issuance of: (i) additional shares of Common Stock, with an aggregate value of $1,444,445, priced per share at the VWAP Price (defined below), upon satisfaction of certain initial milestone achievements by Alphatec and SafeOp (the “ First Milestone Shares ”), and (ii) shares of Common Stock with an aggregate value of $2,888,888, also priced per share at the VWAP Price, upon satisfaction of certain additional milestone achievements (the “ Second Milestone Shares ”). None of the Second Milestone Shares may be issued unless and until Alphatec receives shareholder approval of such issuances, pursuant to NASDAQ rules.

$6,500,000 of the Merger Closing Shares (2,600,000 shares) will be valued at $2.50 per share. The balance, $2,166,668 in value of Merger Closing Shares, will be valued at the volume weighted average price of Alphatec’s Common Stock on NASDAQ (the “ VWAP ”) for the period from December 31, 2017 to the day immediately preceding the day the Merger Agreement is signed. The conversion price of the Note Conversion Shares will be the closing bid

 

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price of the Common Stock on the day immediately preceding the day the Merger Agreement is signed.

Conditions to Closing of the Merger . The Closing and the obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement are conditioned upon the satisfaction, deferral or, if permitted, waiver of certain conditions by the Closing Date. Either party may terminate the transaction if the Closing has not occurred on or before 90 days after the Merger Agreement is signed. The conditions to Closing include, but are not limited to:

 

    receipt of certain third-party consents;

 

    there being no Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) from the date of the Merger Agreement through the date of Closing; and

 

    closing of the Series B Preferred Offering pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreements.

The foregoing list of conditions is not an exhaustive list of all of the conditions contained in the Merger Agreement.

Representations and Warranties . The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of each of Alphatec and SafeOp which relate to, among other things, the authorization to enter into and carry out the obligations in the Merger Agreement and the enforceability of the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement contains additional representations and warranties of Alphatec, Merger Sub, and SafeOp (collectively, the “ Entities ”) subject to certain disclosure schedules of exceptions, which relate to, among other things, the following:

 

    Organization and qualifications to do business;

 

    Capitalization;

 

    Power and authorization to enter into the Merger Agreement and to consummate the transaction;

 

    The absence of conflicts or violations of governing documents, contracts, applicable law or regulations;

 

    Alphatec’s issuance of shares;

 

    Alphatec’s SEC documents and related representations and warranties;

 

    SafeOp’s Required Company Stockholder Vote (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

 

    Alphatec’s Required Parent Stockholder Consent (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

 

    No subsidiaries or investments of SafeOp;

 

    The accuracy of financial statements and their preparation in accordance with historical accounting methodologies;

 

    SafeOp’s absence of Material Adverse Effects (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

 

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    Good and transferable title to the assets, free of encumbrances;

 

    SafeOp’s Bank Accounts and receivables;

 

    SafeOp’s leases and leased real property;

 

    Intellectual property;

 

    Material contracts;

 

    Alphatec’s and Merger Sub’s liabilities;

 

    SafeOp’s compliance with legal requirements and governmental authorizations;

 

    Business practices;

 

    Tax matters;

 

    Employment and labor matters and benefit plans;

 

    Environmental matters;

 

    Insurance;

 

    SafeOp’s related party transactions;

 

    Absence of legal proceedings and claims;

 

    SafeOp’s inventories;

 

    Absence of SafeOp product warranties;

 

    Absence of Alphatec and SafeOp product liability and recalls;

 

    Customers and suppliers;

 

    Compliance with export control laws;

 

    Absence of government contracts;

 

    Financial advisors;

 

    SafeOp’s transaction expenses; and

 

    Alphatec’s and SafeOp’s full disclosure.

All of the representations and warranties survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect following the Closing until performance or the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

Certain Covenants of the Parties

Affirmative Covenants

Alphatec and SafeOp have agreed to additional affirmative covenants, some of which include:

 

    SafeOp to afford Alphatec and its representatives full and free access to its employees, the assets, its books and records and contracts;

 

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    Alphatec and SafeOp to conduct their operations in the ordinary course of business;

 

    Alphatec and SafeOp to notify the other party of the discovery of any event or circumstance that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause failure of the closing conditions;

 

    Alphatec and SafeOp to make all filings required to be made by it and cooperate with respect to filings required to be made in connection with the Merger;

 

    SafeOp to promptly notify Alphatec of the details of any received competing proposal; and

 

    Alphatec, Merger Sub, and SafeOp shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary to consummate the Merger.

Negative Covenants

In addition to affirmative covenants, Alphatec and SafeOp have agreed to additional negative covenants, some of which include:

 

    SafeOp agreeing to not solicit, facilitate or encourage the initiation of any inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (other than Alphatec) relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction (as defined in the Merger Agreement);

 

    SafeOp agreeing to not participate in any discussions or negotiations or enter into any contract with, or provide any non-public information to, any Person relating to or in connection with a possible Acquisition Transaction; and

 

    SafeOp agreeing to not accept any proposal or offer from any Person relating to a possible Acquisition Transaction.

Governing Law

The Merger Agreement is governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of law principles which would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

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BUSINESS OF SAFEOP SURGICAL, INC.

Company Description and Overview

SafeOp is a Delaware corporation formed in 2011. SafeOp is focused on providing cost effective neuro-monitoring, particularly for detection of peripheral nerve damage caused by nerve compression, ischemia or stretching during surgery. SafeOp currently produces the EPAD™ neuromonitoring device which entered the market in late 2016.

Business Overview

SafeOp Surgical, Inc. was organized to fill the need for focused cost effective neuro-monitoring, and particularly for detection of peripheral nerve damage caused by nerve compression, ischemia or stretching during surgery.

Audited financial statements for SafeOp for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015, 2016, and 2017 are attached as exhibits to this summary.

Employees

SafeOp currently has 15 full-time and part-time employees, located primarily in Maryland, Arizona and Toronto, Canada. In addition, SafeOp contracts with 4 individuals for consulting services, in the IT, Quality, and Medical Director areas. The SafeOp executives have Change-in-Control provisions in their employment agreements, ranging from 9 months to 1 year in base salary. SafeOp believes that the skills, know how, and dedication of its employees separate its products from those of its competitors.

SafeOp’s CEO and CFO will not remain employed by SafeOp following the Merger, but are subject to contractual prohibitions from competing with SafeOp for a period of one (1) year post-Merger. All other leadership, as well as all key technical (engineering) employees are expected to remain with SafeOp following the Merger.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in Alphatec pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement involves a high degree of risk and should not be made by persons who cannot afford the loss of their entire investment. Each of the following factors should be carefully considered by Purchasers prior to making an investment decision. If any of these risks were to occur, Alphatec’s business, financial condition or results of operations would likely suffer. In that event, the value of Alphatec’s securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Alphatec’s subsequent filings with the Commission may contain amended and updated discussions of significant risks. Alphatec cannot predict future risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect financial performance. Please also read carefully the section above entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Certain risk factors relating to the business and industry of Alphatec and its securities can be found in Part I, Item 1A —“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. In addition, prospective Purchasers should carefully consider additional risks that relate to the Merger and the business of SafeOp, including but not limited to, the risks set forth below.

Risks Relating to the Merger

Failure to complete, or delays in completing the proposed Merger, could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and our stock price.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to many contingencies. While the closing of the Series B Preferred Offering is contingent upon closing the Merger, we cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully consummate the Merger as currently contemplated, or at all. Risks related to the failure of the Merger to be consummated include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

    we would not realize any of the potential benefits of the transaction, including any synergies that could result from combining our financial and proprietary resources with the assets of SafeOp, which could have a negative effect on our stock price;

 

    we may remain liable for significant costs, including legal, accounting and other costs relating to the transaction, regardless of whether the transaction is consummated;

 

    the trading price of our Common Stock may decline if the current market price for our stock reflects a market assumption that the Merger will be completed; and

 

    the attention of our management may have been diverted to the Merger rather than to our own operations and the pursuit of other opportunities that could have been beneficial to us.

The occurrence of any of these events individually or in combination could materially and adversely affect our results of operations and our stock price.

Uncertainty about the Merger may adversely affect relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees, whether or not the transaction is completed.

 

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In response to the announcement of the Merger, Alphatec’s and/or SafeOp’s existing or prospective customers or suppliers may:

 

    delay, defer or cease purchasing products or services from us or the combined company, or providing products or services to us or the combined company;

 

    delay or defer other decisions concerning us or the combined company; or

 

    otherwise seek to change the terms on which they do business with us or the combined company.

Any such delays or changes to terms could materially harm our business or, if the Merger is completed, the combined business. In addition, as a result of the proposed Merger, the employees to be acquired from SafeOp could experience uncertainty about their future with us following the Closing. As a result, key employees may depart because of issues relating to such uncertainties, or a desire not to remain with us following the Merger. Losses of customers, employees or other important strategic relationships could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. Such adverse effects could also be exacerbated by a delay in the completion of the Merger for any reason.

We may incur substantial expenses related to the integration of SafeOp.

We may incur substantial expenses in connection with the integration of the business, policies, procedures, operations, technologies and systems of SafeOp. There are a large number of systems and functions that must be integrated, including, but not limited to, management information, accounting and finance, billing, payroll and benefits and regulatory compliance. Mergers are particularly challenging because their prior practices may not meet the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and/or generally accepted public accounting standards. While we have assumed that a certain level of expenses would be incurred, there are a number of factors beyond our control that could affect the total amount or the timing of all of the expected integration expenses. Moreover, many of the expenses that will be incurred, by their nature, are difficult to estimate accurately at the present time.

We may be unable to successfully integrate our business with the business of SafeOp and realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger.

The Merger involves the combination of the businesses of two companies that currently operate as independent companies. Our management has limited integration experience and will be required to devote significant attention and resources to integrating our business practices and operations with those of SafeOp. Potential difficulties we may encounter as part of the integration process include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

    inability to successfully combine our business with the business of SafeOp in a manner that permits us to achieve the full synergies anticipated from the Merger;

 

    complexities associated with managing our business and the business of SafeOp following the Merger, including the challenge of integrating complex systems, technology, networks and other assets of each of the companies in a seamless manner that minimizes any adverse impact on customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies;

 

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    integrating the workforces of the two companies while maintaining focus on providing consistent, high quality customer service; and

 

    potential unknown liabilities and unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the Merger, including costs to integrate the two companies that may exceed anticipated costs.

Any of the potential difficulties listed above could adversely affect our ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, lenders and other constituencies or our ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the Merger or otherwise adversely affect our business and financial results following completion of the Merger.

Our actual financial and operating results after the Merger could differ materially from any expectations or guidance provided by us concerning future results, including (without limitation) expectations or guidance with respect to the financial impact of any cost savings and other potential synergies.

We currently expect to realize an increase in sales and other synergies as a result of the proposed Merger. These expectations are subject to numerous assumptions, however, including assumptions derived from our diligence efforts concerning the status of and prospects for SafeOp’s business, which we do not currently control, and assumptions relating to the near-term prospects for our industry generally and the markets for SafeOp’s products in particular. Additional assumptions that we have made include, without limitation, the following:

 

    projections of SafeOp’s future revenues;

 

    anticipated financial performance of SafeOp’s products and products currently in development;

 

    anticipated cost savings and other synergies associated with the Merger, including potential revenue synergies;

 

    our expected capital structure after the Merger;

 

    amount of goodwill and intangibles that will result from the Merger;

 

    certain other purchase accounting adjustments that we expect to record in our financial statements in connection with the Merger;

 

    merger costs, including transaction costs payable to our financial, legal and accounting advisors;

 

    our ability to maintain, develop and deepen relationships with SafeOp’s customers; and

 

    other financial and strategic risks of the Merger.

We cannot provide any assurances with respect to the accuracy of our assumptions, including our assumptions with respect to future revenues or revenue growth rates, if any, of SafeOp, and we cannot provide assurances with respect to our ability to realize any cost savings that we currently anticipate. Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from currently anticipated results include, but are not limited to, risks relating to our ability to integrate SafeOp successfully; currently unanticipated incremental costs that we may

 

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incur in connection with integrating the two companies; risks relating to our ability to realize incremental revenues from the Merger in the amounts that we currently anticipate; risks relating to the willingness of SafeOp’s customers and other partners to continue to conduct business with us following the Merger; and numerous risks and uncertainties that affect our industry generally and the markets for our products and those of SafeOp, specifically. Any failure to integrate SafeOp successfully and to realize the financial benefits we currently anticipate from the Merger would have a material adverse impact on our future operating results and financial condition and could materially and adversely affect the trading price or trading volume of our Common Stock.

The combined businesses may not perform as we expect, or as the market expects, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our Common Stock.

Risks associated with the combined company following the Merger include:

 

    integrating businesses is a difficult, expensive, and time-consuming process, and the failure to integrate successfully our business with the businesses of SafeOp in the expected time frame would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;

 

    the Merger will significantly increase the size of our operations, and if we are not able to effectively manage our expanded operations, our stock price may be adversely affected;

 

    it is possible that key employees of SafeOp might decide not to remain with us after the Merger, and the loss of such personnel could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects of Alphatec;

 

    the current sales rates of SafeOp as combined with Alphatec may dilute the observed growth rates of Alphatec;

 

    the success of Alphatec following the Closing will also depend upon relationships with third parties and pre-existing customers of us and SafeOp, which relationships may be affected by customer preferences or public attitudes about the Merger. Any adverse changes in these relationships could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations; and

 

    the price of our Common Stock after the Merger may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the price of our Common Stock.

If any of these events were to occur, the price of our Common Stock could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to the Operation of the SafeOp Business Following the Merger

Uncertain or weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect SafeOp’s industry, business and results of operations.

The overall performance of the SafeOp division will depend on domestic and worldwide economic conditions, which may remain challenging for the foreseeable future. Financial developments seemingly unrelated to SafeOp or its industry may adversely affect it. The U.S. economy and other key international economies have been impacted by threatened sovereign

 

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defaults and ratings downgrades, falling demand for a variety of goods and services, restricted credit, threats to major multinational companies, poor liquidity, reduced corporate profitability, volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets, bankruptcies, acts of terrorism and overall uncertainty. Healthcare reform in the United States has created a great deal of confusion and reduced capital expenditures for medical equipment and products such as those manufactured and distributed by SafeOp. These conditions affect the rate of medical or therapeutic equipment spending and could adversely affect our ability to sell SafeOp’s products, or delay prospective purchasing decisions, any of which could adversely affect our operating results. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of the economic recovery or any subsequent economic slowdown worldwide, in the United States, or in SafeOp’s industry.

SafeOp’s failure or inability to enforce its trademarks or other proprietary rights could adversely affect its competitive position or the value of its brand.

SafeOp owns certain federal trademark registrations but also relies on unregistered proprietary rights, including common law trademark protection. Third parties may oppose SafeOp’s trademark applications, or otherwise challenge its use of the trademarks, and may be able to use its trademarks in jurisdictions where they are not registered or otherwise protected by law. If SafeOp’s trademarks are successfully challenged or if a third party is using confusingly similar or identical trademarks in particular jurisdictions before SafeOp, SafeOp could be forced to rebrand its products, which could result in loss of brand recognition, and could require additional resources for marketing new brands. If others are able to use SafeOp’s trademarks, its ability to distinguish its products may be impaired, which could adversely affect its business. Further, we cannot assure you that competitors will not infringe upon SafeOp’s trademarks, or that we will have adequate resources to enforce its trademarks.

SafeOp may be unable to effectively develop and market products against the products of its competitors in a highly competitive industry.

The present or future products of SafeOp could be rendered obsolete or uneconomical by technological advances by its competitors. Competitive factors include price, customer service, technology, innovation, quality, reputation and reliability. SafeOp’s competition may respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies, undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, have greater financial, marketing and other resources than SafeOp, or be more successful in attracting potential customers, employees and strategic partners. Given these factors, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to continue the current level of success of SafeOp in the industry.

The cost of complying with complex governmental regulations applicable to the SafeOp business, sanctions resulting from non-compliance, or reduced demand resulting from increased regulations, could affect our operating results.

SafeOp’s operations and facilities may be subject to the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“ OSHA ”) and comparable state statutes that regulate the protection of the health and safety of workers, and the proper design, operation and maintenance of equipment.

Failure to comply with these requirements, including general industry standards, record keeping requirements and monitoring and control requirements, may result in significant fines or

 

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compliance costs, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Historical Financial Information

This Supplemental Disclosure should be read in conjunction with the attached historical financial information prepared by the management of SafeOp, consisting of SafeOp’s audited Balance Sheets and Income Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2017.

 

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HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF SAFEOP

(See attached)


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2015

 

Assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 690,978  

Inventory

     280,475  

Prepaid expenses

     10,232  

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     34,630  

Intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization

     275,625  

Other assets

     4,778  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,296,718  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

  

Liabilities:

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 345,336  

Accrued compensation expense

     142,238  

Convertible promissory notes

     505,682  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     993,256  
  

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 4,340,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     4,340,000  

Series B Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 1,333,331 shares authorized, 1,097,783 shares issued and outstanding

     2,470,012  

Stockholders’ deficit:

  

Common stock, 0.0001 par value; 12,896,662 shares authorized, 900,000 shares issued and outstanding

     90  

Additional paid-in-capital

     166,570  

Deficit accumulated during development stage

     (6,673,210
  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (6,506,550
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,296,718  
  

 

 

 


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

(A Development Stage Company)

Statement of Operations

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2015
    Period From
September 30, 2011
(Date of Inception)
to December 31,
2015
 

Operating expenses:

    

Research and development

   $ 396,163     $ 2,265,782  

General and administrative

     1,846,517       4,402,341  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     2,242,680       6,668,123  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (2,242,680     (6,668,123

Interest and other income

     1,864       9,176  

Interest expense

     (5,682     (14,263
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (3,818     (5,087
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (2,246,498   $ (6,673,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2016

 

Assets       

Assets:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,226,539  

Accounts receivable

     9,303  

Inventory

     235,692  

Prepaid expenses and other

     134,149  

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     32,163  

Intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization

     258,125  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,895,971  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

  

Liabilities:

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 241,451  

Accrued compensation expense

     367,228  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     608,679  
  

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 4,340,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     4,340,000  

Series B Preferred Stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share;

  

1,097,783 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     2,470,012  

Series C Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 12,455,767 shares authorized, 7,096,900 shares issued and outstanding

     4,511,018  

Stockholders’ deficit:

  

Common stock, 0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 8,274,708 shares issued and outstanding

     827  

Stock warrants

     450  

Additional paid-in-capital

     340,830  

Retained deficit

     (10,375,845
  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (10,033,738
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 1,895,971  
  

 

 

 


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2016

 

Revenue

   $ 61,143  

Cost of goods sold

     183,582  
  

 

 

 

Gross profit

     (122,439
  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     3,484,823  
  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,607,262

Interest income

     133  

Interest expense

     (95,506
  

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

     (95,373
  

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (3,702,635
  

 

 

 


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2017

 

Assets   

Assets:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 300,581  

Accounts receivable

     55,467  

Inventory

     217,790  

Prepaid expenses and other

     41,332  

Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     22,905  

Intangible asset, net of accumulated amortization

     240,625  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 878,700  
  

 

 

 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Deficit

  

Liabilities:

  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 221,428  

Accrued compensation expense

     163,780  

Convertible promissory notes

     2,400,858  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,786,066  
  

 

 

 

Series A Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 4,340,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     4,340,000  

Series B Preferred Stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share;

  

1,097,783 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     2,470,012  

Series C Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share; 12,455,767 shares authorized, 7,096,900 shares issued and outstanding

     4,511,018  

Stockholders’ deficit:

  

Common stock, 0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 8,274,708 shares issued and outstanding

     827  

Stock warrants

     450  

Additional paid-in-capital

     531,962  

Retained deficit

     (13,761,635
  

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

     (13,228,396
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit

   $ 878,700  
  

 

 

 


SafeOp Surgical, Inc.

Statement of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2017

 

Revenue

   $ 246,485  

Cost of goods sold

     123,038  
  

 

 

 

Gross profit

     123,447  
  

 

 

 

Operating expenses

     3,495,879  
  

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (3,372,432

Interest expense

     (13,358
  

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

     (13,358
  

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (3,385,790