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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

March 17, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

CalciMedica, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39538   45-2120079

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

505 Coast Boulevard South, Suite 307

La Jolla, California

  92037
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 952-5500

Graybug Vision, Inc.

274 Redwood Shores, P.O. Box 144

Redwood City, California

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   CALC   The Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Explanatory Note

On March 20, 2023, the Delaware corporation formerly known as “Graybug Vision, Inc.” completed its previously announced merger transaction in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 21, 2022, as amended on February 10, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Graybug Vision, Inc. (“Graybug”), Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Graybug (“Merger Sub”), and CalciMedica, Inc. (“CalciMedica”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into CalciMedica, with CalciMedica surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Graybug (the “Merger”). Additionally, on March 20, 2023, the Company changed its name from “Graybug Vision, Inc.” to “CalciMedica, Inc.” (the “Company”). See Item 2.01 for additional information regarding completion of the Merger.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition

As previously disclosed, on November 21, 2022, Graybug, Merger Sub and CalciMedica entered into the Merger Agreement. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction (or waiver) of the conditions described in the Merger Agreement, including the approval of the transaction by Graybug’s stockholders, Merger Sub would be merged with and into CalciMedica, with CalciMedica surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Graybug. The Merger intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In connection with the Merger, certain officers, directors and stockholders of CalciMedica and continuing directors of Graybug entered into lock-up agreements, pursuant to which they accepted certain restrictions on transfers of the shares of the Company for the 180-day period following the effective time of the Merger.

On March 17, 2023, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and following a special meeting of Graybug’s stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), Graybug filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Graybug Charter”) (i) effecting a reverse stock split of Graybug’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Graybug common stock”), at a ratio of 14:1 (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and (ii) allowing for the exculpation of specified executive officers for certain breaches of fiduciary duty. Graybug common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on a post-Reverse Stock Split adjusted basis on March 20, 2023 under the ticker symbol “GRAY.” In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, Graybug obtained a new CUSIP number for Graybug common stock which is 38942Q 202.

On March 20, 2023, Graybug, Merger Sub and CalciMedica consummated the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement following the Special Meeting. Pursuant to the Certificate of Merger, filed by Merger Sub, which became effective at 4:03 pm Eastern Time on March 20, 2023 (the “Merger Certificate”), Merger Sub was merged with and into CalciMedica and CalciMedica became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. At the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of CalciMedica capital stock (after giving effect to the automatic conversion of all shares of CalciMedica preferred stock into shares of CalciMedica common stock (“preferred stock conversion”), the automatic exercise of certain CalciMedica warrants to purchase shares of CalciMedica capital stock in accordance with their terms (the “CalciMedica warrant exercises”), the conversion of CalciMedica convertible promissory notes, as may be amended, into CalciMedica common stock pursuant to their terms (“convertible promissory note conversion”) and the closing of the private placement (as defined below), and excluding any shares held as treasury stock by CalciMedica or held or owned by Graybug or any subsidiary of Graybug or CalciMedica and any dissenting shares) was converted into the right to receive 0.0288 shares


of Graybug common stock, which resulted in the issuance by Graybug of an aggregate of 3,946,538 shares of Graybug common stock to the stockholders of CalciMedica in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. In addition, Graybug assumed the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan and each outstanding and unexercised option to purchase CalciMedica common stock and each outstanding and unexercised warrant to purchase CalciMedica capital stock (excluding the warrants which were automatically exercised pursuant to the CalciMedica warrant exercises) which became options and warrants to purchase shares of Graybug common stock. In connection with the Merger, Graybug, CalciMedica and Merger Sub waived the condition that the shares of Graybug common stock to be issued in the Merger be approved for listing on Nasdaq as of the Closing and agreed to use reasonable best efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of shares of Graybug common stock issued to the stockholders of CalciMedica in the Merger and maintain Graybug’s listing on Nasdaq.

The Merger was treated as a reverse recapitalization under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. CalciMedica is considered the accounting acquirer for financial reporting purposes.

Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, CalciMedica completed a private placement financing pursuant to which certain investors purchased approximately 20.7 million shares of CalciMedica common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $10.3 million (the “private placement”). In connection with the private placement, CalciMedica entered into a registration rights agreement with the private placement investors, pursuant to which CalciMedica granted certain registration rights with respect to the shares sold to the private placement investors in the private placement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, CalciMedica filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation changing its name from “CalciMedica, Inc.” to “CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc.” and Graybug filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Graybug Charter changing its name from “Graybug Vision, Inc.” to “CalciMedica, Inc.” The Company’s common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “CALC” on March 21, 2023.

Following the consummation of the Merger, the business previously conducted by CalciMedica became the business conducted by the Company, which is now a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need. The Company’s proprietary technology targets the inhibition of calcium-release activated calcium (“CRAC”) channels designed to modulate the immune response and protect against tissue cell injury, with the potential to provide therapeutic benefits in life-threatening inflammatory diseases for which there are currently no approved therapies. The Company’s lead product candidate Auxora, a proprietary, intravenous-formulated CRAC channel inhibitor, is in development for acute pancreatitis and asparaginase-associated pancreatitis. The Company’s headquarters are located in La Jolla, California (CalciMedica’s former headquarters).

Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, there were 5,517,754 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, with prior CalciMedica equityholders collectively owning approximately 72% of the Company and prior Graybug equityholders collectively own approximately 28% of the Company, in each case on a fully diluted basis.


The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, the Graybug Charter, the Merger Certificate, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Certificate of Amendment do not constitute a complete summary of the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Graybug Charter, the Merger Certificate, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Certificate of Amendment, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, the Graybug Charter, the Merger Certificate, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Certificate of Amendment, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1 and 3.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy Continued Listing Standards; Transfer of Listing

On March 21, 2023, the Company received written notice (the “Notice”) from the Staff of the Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Staff has determined that the Company has not complied with the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5110(a) because the Company did not demonstrate compliance with all of the requirements for initial listing on Nasdaq concurrent with closing the merger transaction. Specifically, the Company did not meet the minimum stockholders’ equity requirement pursuant to Nasdaq Listing
Rule 5405(b)(2)(A), the Market Value of Unrestricted Publicly Held Shares requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5405(b)(2)(C), or any of the alternatives under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5405(b) (collectively, the “Exchange Requirements”). The Notice indicated that Company’s common stock will be suspended from Nasdaq on March 30, 2023.

The Company may appeal the Staff’s determination to a Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5800 Series by requesting a hearing before the Panel by 4:00 pm Eastern Time on March 28, 2023. The Company intends to timely request the aforementioned hearing with the Panel and appeal Nasdaq’s determination. Notwithstanding the appeal, the trading suspension will be implemented at the open of the market on March 30, 2023. In the event the Company is successful in the appeal, the trading suspension may be terminated, thereby allowing trading in the Company’s securities to resume on Nasdaq. The Company intends to make application to have its securities traded on the OTCQB tier of the over-the-counter market following the trading suspension. In the event the OTCQB application has not been approved at the time of the trading suspension, the Company’s securities will be traded on the Pink Current Information tier of the over-the-counter market pending approval. The Company will make additional disclosures relating to the trading post-suspension as that information becomes available. For more information on the OTCQB market tier and on OTC Markets Group Inc., which operates the OTCQB, please visit www.otcmarkets.com. The Company’s trading symbol is expected to remain “CALC” following the implementation of the trading suspension.

The Company is working diligently to satisfy the Exchange Requirements (on the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Capital Market) in a timely manner, including filing a registration statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of shares of Graybug common stock issued to the stockholders of CalciMedica in the Merger and filing a Form 8-K/A to this Current Report on Form 8-K to file the financial statements and information required by Item 9.01(a) and (b) of this Current Report on Form 8-K as promptly as practicable.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Securities

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Graybug issued 3,946,538 shares of common stock to the stockholders of CalciMedica in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. In addition, Graybug assumed the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan and each option to purchase CalciMedica common stock and each warrant to purchase CalciMedica capital stock which became options and warrants to purchase shares of Graybug common stock. The nature of the transaction and the nature and amount of consideration received by CalciMedica’s equityholders are described in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. Such issuances were exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the rules promulgated thereunder.

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Reverse Stock Split and the Graybug Charter is incorporated by reference herein.

As previously disclosed, at the Special Meeting, Graybug’s stockholders approved the Graybug Charter to effect the Reverse Stock Split and allow for the exculpation of specified executive officers for certain breaches of fiduciary duty.

On March 17, 2023, in connection with the Merger and effective upon filing, Graybug filed the Graybug Charter effecting the Reverse Stock Split and allowing for the exculpation of specified executive officers for certain breaches of fiduciary duty. As of the opening of trading on The Nasdaq Global Market on March 20, 2023, Graybug common stock began to trade on a Reverse Stock Split-adjusted basis.


As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of issued and outstanding shares of Graybug common stock immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split was reduced into a smaller number of shares, such that every 14 shares of Graybug common stock held by a stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were combined and reclassified into one share of Graybug common stock after the Reverse Stock Split.

No fractional shares were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. In accordance with the Graybug Charter, each stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Graybug common stock upon the consummation of the Reverse Stock Split (after taking into account all fractional shares of Graybug common stock otherwise issuable to such holder) shall, in lieu thereof, be entitled to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the fractional shares to which the stockholder would otherwise be entitled multiplied by $0.4961, the closing price of Graybug common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on the date immediately preceding the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split (as adjusted to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split).

In accordance with the Graybug Charter, no corresponding adjustment was made with respect to Graybug’s authorized Graybug common stock or Graybug preferred stock. The Reverse Stock Split has no effect on the par value of the Graybug common stock or Graybug preferred stock. Immediately after the Reverse Stock Split and prior to the closing of the Merger, each stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in Graybug and proportional voting power remained unchanged, other than as a result of the rounding to eliminate fractional shares, as described in the preceding paragraph. The rights and privileges of the holders of shares of Graybug common stock were unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split.

The foregoing description of the Graybug Charter not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Graybug Charter, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant

To the extent required by Item 5.01 of Form 8-K, the disclosures contained in Items 2.01, 3.02, 5.02 and 5.07 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by reference.

Immediately following the consummation of the Merger, the prior CalciMedica equityholders collectively owned approximately 72% of the Company and the prior Graybug equityholders collectively owned approximately 28% of the Company, in each case on a fully diluted basis. In addition, the seven-member board of directors of the Company includes five individuals who are designees of CalciMedica and served as members of the board of directors of CalciMedica immediately prior to the Merger. These directors possess a majority control of the board of directors of the Company.

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

Resignation of Directors and Termination of Executive Officers

In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, (i) each of Eric Bjerkholt, Christy Shaffer, Ph.D., Christina Ackermann, Julie Eastland and Dirk Sauer, Ph.D., resigned from Graybug’s board of directors and any respective committee membership of Graybug’s board of directors, effective as of the effective time of Merger, (ii) Eric Bjerkholt was reappointed to the Company’s board of directors as a Class I director, effective as of the effective time of the Merger, and (iii) each of Frederic Guerard, PharmD., Graybug’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert S. Breuil, Graybug’s Chief Financial Officer, were terminated effective as of the effective time of the Merger.


In addition, as previously disclosed, on February 28, 2023, the board of directors of Graybug terminated Parisa Zamiri’s employment in advance of the anticipated closing date of the Merger.

Acceleration of Restricted Stock Units and Options; Amendments to Award Agreements

Upon the involuntary, without “cause” termination of the employment of Fred Guerard, PharmD., Robert S. Breuil and Parisa Zamiri (each an “Executive” and together the “Executives”) in connection with the closing of the Merger (in Dr. Zamiri’s case, upon her earlier termination of employment prior to closing), outstanding stock option (“Options”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for Graybug common stock held by the Executives were accelerated in full pursuant to the terms of Graybug’s existing Change in Control Severance Policy. The severance benefits and vesting acceleration provided under the Change in Control Severance Policy to Dr. Guerard, Mr. Breuil and Dr. Zamiri are described in Graybug’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement”) and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Change in Control Severance Policy, which was filed as Exhibit 10.11 to Graybug’s registration statement filed with the SEC on Form S-1 on September 4, 2020.

On March 19, 2023, the board of directors of Graybug approved, and prior to closing of the Merger the Executives and Graybug entered into, amendments to the award agreements governing outstanding Options and RSUs held by each of the Executives (for each Executive, an “Option Amendment Agreement” and a “RSU Amendment Agreement”). Each Option Amendment Agreement extends the period of time during which the Executive party thereto may exercise those Options that they hold having an exercise price less than or equal to $1.33 per share (prior to adjustment to reflect a stock split occurring on or prior to March 20, 2023) through to March 1, 2024 as set forth in, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the form of Option Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.12 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Each RSU Amendment Agreement provides that, to the greatest extent possible and subject to certain conditions and limitations, those vested RSUs held by the Executives will be settled using “net-settlement” (i.e., withholding from shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs), as set forth in, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the form of RSU Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.13 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Except as set forth in the Option Amendment Agreements and the RSU Amendment Agreements, the provisions of the existing award agreements governing those Options and those RSUs held by the Executives continue to remain in full force and effect.

Appointment of Directors and Executive Officers

At the effective time of the Merger, the Company’s board of directors (and its committees) and executive officers were reconstituted to include the following directors and executive officers:

 

Name

  

Age

  

Position

Executive Officers      
A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.    59    Chief Executive Officer and Class II Director
Michael J. Dunn, MBA    67    President and Chief Operating Officer
Daniel Geffken, MBA    66    Interim Chief Financial Officer
Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D.    58    Chief Medical Officer
Eric W. Roberts    59    Chief Business Officer and Class II Director
Kenneth A. Stauderman, Ph.D.    70    Chief Scientific Officer


Non-Employee Directors      
Robert N. Wilson    82    Chair of the Board and Class III Director
Fred Middleton    73    Class I Director
Allan Shaw    59    Class III Director
Eric Bjerkholt    63    Class I Director
Frederic Guerard, Pharm.D.    50    Class II Director

Class III directors have a term expiring in 2023, Class I directors have a term expiring in 2024 and Class II directors have a term expiring in 2025.

The members of the Audit Committee are Eric Bjerkholt (Chair), Fred Middleton and Allan Shaw. The members of the Compensation Committee are Allan Shaw (Chair), Robert Wilson and Fred Middleton. The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are Robert N. Wilson (Chair) and Allan Shaw.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, each of (i) Dr. Leheny, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Middleton and Mr. Shaw were appointed to the board of directors of the Company as designees of CalciMedica and (ii) Mr. Bjerkholt and Dr. Guerard remained on the board of directors of the Company as designees of Graybug. Each of the non-employee directors of the Company will be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy.

In addition, Dr. Leheny was appointed as the principal executive officer of the Company and Mr. Geffken was appointed as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.

Executive Officers

A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., has served as CalciMedica’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors since September 2019. Dr. Leheny is CalciMedica’s former chairperson of the board. Dr. Leheny has been a founding managing director of Valence Life Sciences since 2012. Dr. Leheny serves on the board of directors of Dalcor Pharmaceuticals and previously served on the boards of directors of Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Corthera, Inc. Additionally, from June 2006 to March 2014, Dr. Leheny served as a founding managing director of Caxton Advantage Venture Partners. From April 2000 to June 2002, she was head of the biotechnology research team at Lehman Brothers. From April 1998 to April 2000, Dr. Leheny headed the biotechnology research team at UBS Warburg and, before that, from April 1993 to April 1998, she worked at Hambrecht & Quist, as managing director and senior biotechnology analyst. In 2007, Dr. Leheny became a founding board member of the Clearity Foundation and served as interim chief operating officer of Clearity from March 2015 to February 2017. Dr. Leheny holds an A.B. in Chemistry from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Columbia University. She did post-doctoral work at the University of California at Berkeley, where she was a National Institutes of Health fellow and lecturer.

The Company’s board of directors believes that Dr. Leheny’s extensive experience in the life sciences industry as a scientist, a research analyst at several investment banks, and as a venture capital investor, qualify her to serve on the Company’s board of directors.

Michael J. Dunn, MBA, joined CalciMedica in 2013 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, and has served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2014 and also served as a member of CalciMedica’s board of directors from 2014 to May 2020. Mr. Dunn serves on the board of directors of Arisan Therapeutics and previously served on the board of directors of Aegea Biotechnologies from 2012 to 2017. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Dunn was senior vice president, corporate development at Biocept, Inc. Prior to that, he served as vice president and chief business officer


of Monogram Biosciences, Inc., which was acquired by Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (d/b/a LabCorp) in 2009. From April 2003 to December 2004, Mr. Dunn was chief business officer for ACLARA BioSciences, Inc., through its merger with ViroLogic, Inc.; the combined entity subsequently changed its name to Monogram Biosciences, Inc. From March 2002 to April 2003, Mr. Dunn served as executive vice president of business development for ActivX Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, and helped engineer a partnership with Kyorin Pharmaceuticals, Co. Ltd. of Japan, which acquired ActivX Biosciences, Inc. the following year. From July 1998 to March 2002, Mr. Dunn was vice president of business development for Aurora Biosciences Corporation, a biotechnology tools company, through its acquisition by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Dunn was vice president of business development for SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc., a publicly traded company, and, from 1984 to 1994, was director of business development at the predecessor company, SIBIA, Inc. Mr. Dunn holds an M.B.A. from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Chicago.

Daniel Geffken, MBA, has served as CalciMedica’s interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2020. Since August 2010, Mr. Geffken has served as a founder and managing director at Danforth Advisors, LLC (Danforth), where he has served as a consultant to life science and biotechnology companies. Mr. Geffken has served through Danforth as interim Chief Financial Officer of Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded company, since April 2021. He has served as interim Chief Financial Officer through Danforth and as a member of the board of directors of Elicio Therapeutics Inc. since April 2014. Mr. Geffken, through Danforth, previously served as interim chief financial officer of various companies including Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July 2019 to September 2020, Lysosomal Technologies, Inc. from July 2013 to July 2020, Promedior, Inc. from May 2012 to March 2020, and Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp from November 2016 to May 2019. Mr. Geffken, through Danforth, previously served as senior financial advisor of various companies including Graybug Vision, Inc. from September 2019 to October 2020, Cabaletta Bio, Inc. from April 2018 to December 2019, Kallyope, Inc. from September 2015 to December 2019, Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. from November 2015 to April 2019, and ImmunsanT, Inc. from October 2018 to March 2019. Since 2019, Mr. Geffken has been a member of the board of directors of Windtree Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, and, from May 2013 to October 2017, he was a member of the board of directors of Alcobra Ltd., a publicly traded biotechnology company that merged with Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. From November 2017 until May 2018, Mr. Geffken served on the board of directors of Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Geffken holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D., has served as CalciMedica’s Chief Medical Officer since April 2017 and previously served as senior Vice President of Clinical Development, from November 2015 to April 2017. From January 2015 to October 2015, Dr. Hebbar was a consultant for Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, where he served as the clinical development lead for a global multicenter Phase 4 trial. From July 2013 to June 2014, he was the vice president of nephrology at Thrasos Innovation. From July 2013 to October 2013, Dr. Hebbar served as medical vice president and a member of the U.S. board of directors at Oncimmune Holdings plc, an immunodiagnostics company. Before joining Oncimmune, Dr. Hebbar served as a medical director at Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Hebbar began his industry career at Abbott Laboratories, where he served as a senior medical director. Prior to joining Abbott Laboratories, Dr. Hebbar was a medical director at Dialysis Clinics Incorporated and a partner at Kidney Associates of Kansas City. Dr. Hebbar holds a B.A. in Natural Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.D. from Tulane University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, both at Hennepin County Medical Center, a fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Chicago and a fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics at The Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago.


Eric W. Roberts, has served as CalciMedica’s Chief Business Officer and a member of its board of directors since May 2020 and is vice chairman. Mr. Roberts has been a founding managing director of Valence Life Sciences since 2012. Mr. Roberts is also a founding member of Valence Investments SPV IV, Valence Investments SPV V and Valence Investments SPV VI. Additionally, from June 2006 to December 2019, Mr. Roberts served as a founding managing director of Caxton Advantage Venture Partners. From 2015 to October 2019, Mr. Roberts served on the board of directors of VIVUS, Inc., a former publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Roberts previously served as a member of the board of directors of Invuity, Inc. from June 2012 until its sale to Stryker Corporation in October 2018 and as a member of the board of directors of Gemin X Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July 2008 until its sale to Cephalon, Inc. (now Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.) in March 2012. From 1986 to 2004, Mr. Roberts served in a variety of roles as an investment banker, including as co-head of the healthcare investment banking group at Lehman Brothers from April 2000 to January 2004, managing director and partner at Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. from April 1989 to April 2000 and a member of Citicorp’s mergers and venture capital groups from June 1986 to April 1989. Mr. Roberts holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Company’s board of directors believes that Mr. Roberts’s extensive experience in investment banking at several investment banks and experience as a venture capital investor as well as experience on a public and private company boards qualifies him to serve on the Company’s board of directors.

Kenneth A. Stauderman, Ph.D., is one of CalciMedica’s co-founders and has served as Chief Scientific Officer since April 2017, and previously served as Senior Vice President of Research and Development, from August 2014 to April 2017, and as Vice President of Research, from April 2007 to August 2014. From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Stauderman was executive director of biology and lead discovery at TorreyPines Therapeutics (f/k/a Neurogenetics, Inc.). Prior to TorreyPines Therapeutics, Dr. Stauderman was director of molecular and cell biology at SIBIA Neurosciences, Inc. (which later became Merck Research Laboratories, San Diego) from 1994 to 2000, and senior scientist at Marion Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals from 1986 to 1994. Dr. Stauderman holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Non-Employee Directors

Robert N. Wilson, has served as a member of CalciMedica’s board of directors since November 2020. Mr. Wilson served as chairman of the board of directors of Mevion Medical Systems, Inc. from 2005 to 2016. Mr. Wilson was also a member of the board of directors of Hess Corporation from 1991 to 2015, and a member of the board of directors of Charles Schwab Corporation from 2003 to 2020, as well as a director of other private companies. Mr. Wilson was chairman of Caxton Health Holdings from 2004 to 2007. He was also vice chairman of the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson from 1989 until 2003. Mr. Wilson holds a B.A. from Georgetown College and an Executive Management degree from Columbia University.

The Company’s board of directors believes that Mr. Wilson’s knowledge and extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, his managerial, marketing, financial and international experience, and his significant experience as a director for other publicly traded companies qualify him to serve on the combined Company’s board of directors.

Fred Middleton, has served as a member of CalciMedica’s board of directors since May 2020. Since 1987, Mr. Middleton has served as a Managing Director of Sanderling Ventures (Sanderling), where he has worked for over 30 years as an investor, management team member and board member in over 20 new biomedical ventures built in Sanderling’s venture investment portfolios. Mr. Middleton currently serves as a board member of Chimerix, Inc., a publicly traded company. He also serves on the boards of directors of Viacyte, Inc., Asteres Inc. and Theravida, Inc., all of which are privately held companies. He served as chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 1991 through 2001. Earlier in his career, from 1978 through 1984, Mr. Middleton served as the third original member of the Genentech management team as its chief financial officer. Mr. Middleton holds a B.S. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.


The Company’s board of directors believes that Mr. Middleton’s expertise and extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry qualifies him to serve on the Company’s board of directors.

Allan Shaw has served as a member of CalciMedica’s board of directors since October 2021. Since September 2017, Mr. Shaw has served as a special advisor and consulting chief financial officer to biopharmaceutical companies. From January 2016 to February 2017, Mr. Shaw served as chief financial officer and treasurer of Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Shaw also previously served as chief financial officer of various companies including NewLead Holdings Ltd. from October 2009 to July 2011, Serono S.A. from November 2002 to May 2004, and Viatel, Inc. from November 1994 to June 2002. Mr. Shaw previously served as managing director of Alvarez & Marsal LLC from December 2011 to March 2015 and as founder and senior managing director at Shaw Strategic Capital LLC from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Shaw has served as the chief financial officer of Portage Biotech Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, since May 2020. Mr. Shaw served as a member of the board of directors of Blue Water Vaccines, Inc. from January 2020 to August 2022. From January 2016 to February 2017, he served as chief financial officer of Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, from September 2015 to October 2019, he was a member of the board of directors of VIVUS, Inc., a former publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, and, from October 2013 to June 2016, he was a member of the board of directors of Akari Therapeutics, Plc. (formerly Celsus Therapeutics, plc), a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Shaw was also a director of various other private companies. Mr. Shaw holds a B.S. in Applied Science and Accounting from the State University of New York (Oswego College) and is a certified public accountant in the State of New York.

The Company’s board of directors believes that Mr. Shaw’s extensive leadership experience and diverse industry background qualifies him to serve on the Company’s board of directors.

Eric Bjerkholt has served as a member of Graybug’s board of directors since September 2020. Since November 2020, Mr. Bjerkholt has been the Chief Financial Officer of Chinook Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing treatments for kidney diseases. From April 2017 to November 2020, Mr. Bjerkholt served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing treatments for food allergies. From 2004 until April 2017, Mr. Bjerkholt held various roles at Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing oncology therapeutics, including as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From 2002 to 2004, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that was acquired by Ardea Biosciences, Inc. in 2006. Mr. Bjerkholt was a co-founder of LifeSpring Nutrition, Inc., a nutraceutical company, and from 1999 to 2002 served at various times as its Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Financial Officer. From 1990 to 1997, he also served as a vice president in the healthcare banking group at J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, an international banking firm. He has served on the boards of directors of several publicly traded companies, including as a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Corium, Inc. until its acquisition by Gurnet Point Capital in November 2018, and as a member of the board of directors and as chair of the audit committee of StemCells, a biotechnology company, until its November 2016 acquisition by Microbot Medical Ltd. He currently is a member of the board of directors of Cerus Corporation, a biotechnology company. He holds a Cand. Oecon degree in Economics from the University of Oslo and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

The Company’s board of directors believes that Mr. Bjerkholt’s financial experience and expertise and industry knowledge provide him with the qualifications and skills to serve on the Company’s board of directors.

Frederic Guerard, Pharm.D., has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Graybug and as a member of Graybug’s board of directors, since February 2019. From 1999 to February 2019, Dr. Guerard held key leadership roles at Novartis AG, a multinational pharmaceutical company, including Worldwide Business Franchise Head of Ophthalmology from April 2016 to February 2019, Global Franchise Head of Pharmaceuticals at Alcon Vision LLC, a Novartis company, from May 2015 to April 2016, Managing Director of the United Kingdom and Ireland from July 2012 to April 2015, and Country President and Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand from April 2009 to July 2012, among others. He has been a Non-Executive Director at Lenz Therapeutics since September 2021. Dr. Guerard holds a Pharm.D. and a Master of Biological and Medical Sciences from the University of Rouen, France and a Master of Marketing from HEC Paris.


The Company’s board of directors believes that Dr. Guerard is qualified to serve on the Company’s board of directors because of his extensive experience serving in leadership positions in biotechnology companies, as well as the operational expertise and continuity that he brings to the Company’s board of directors.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of the Company’s directors and executive officers. Except as described above, there are no arrangements or understandings with another person under which the Company’s directors and executive officers were or are to be selected as a director or executive officer. Additionally, no director or executive officer of the Company is involved in legal proceedings which require disclosure under Item 401 of Regulation S-K.

Employment Agreements

CalciMedica previously entered into offer letters with each of A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., dated as of May 20, 2020; Eric W. Roberts, dated as of May 20, 2020; Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D, dated as of August 24, 2015; Michael J. Dunn, dated as of August 29, 2014; and Kenneth A. Stauderman, Ph.D., dated as of August 29, 2014 (collectively, referred to as the “CalciMedica Executive Agreements” and each of Dr. Leheny, Mr. Roberts, Dr. Hebbar, Mr. Dunn and Dr. Stauderman referred to as a “CalciMedica executive officer” and collectively, the “CalciMedica executive officers”). Such CalciMedica Executive Agreements remained effective following the effective time of the Merger and are described below. The employment of each CalciMedica executive officer is at will.

A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

Pursuant to the terms of Dr. Leheny’s offer letter, Dr. Leheny was originally entitled to an annual base salary of $250,000, which was increased to $350,000 upon the closing of CalciMedica’s Series C convertible stock financing, and is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus with a target amount of 50% of her then current base salary, based upon the achievement of certain corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones that are determined in the sole discretion of CalciMedica’s board of directors.

Dr. Leheny’s offer letter provides that if her employment is terminated by CalciMedica without “cause” or Dr. Leheny resigns for “good reason” (each, as defined in Dr. Leheny’s offer letter), she will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of her then-current base salary for 12 months, (ii) premiums for Dr. Leheny’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to 12 months, and (iii) the acceleration of 12 months of vesting of any outstanding but unvested stock options or other equity awards held by Dr. Leheny. Furthermore, upon termination of her services to CalciMedica, Dr. Leheny shall have at least 12 months following her termination date to exercise her options. In addition, in the event of a change in control (as defined in CalciMedica’s 2006 Stock Plan), all of the outstanding and unvested stock options held by Dr. Leheny at such time will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

Eric W. Roberts

Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Roberts’ offer letter, Mr. Roberts became entitled to an annual base salary of $300,000 upon the closing of CalciMedica’s Series C convertible stock financing, and is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus with a target amount of 50% of his then current base salary, based upon the achievement of certain corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones that are determined in the sole discretion of CalciMedica’s board of directors.

Mr. Roberts’ offer letter provides that if his employment is terminated by CalciMedica without “cause” or Mr. Roberts resigns for “good reason” (each, as defined in Mr. Roberts’ offer letter), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for 12 months, (ii) premiums for Mr. Roberts’ COBRA continuation health coverage for up to 12 months, and (iii) the acceleration of 12 months of vesting of any


outstanding but unvested stock options or other equity awards held by Mr. Roberts, other than Mr. Roberts’ second option. Furthermore, upon termination of his services to CalciMedica, Mr. Roberts shall have at least 12 months following his termination date to exercise his options. In addition, in the event of a change in control (as defined in CalciMedica’s 2006 Stock Plan), all of the outstanding and unvested stock options held by Mr. Roberts at such time will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D.

Pursuant to the terms of his offer letter, Dr. Hebbar was entitled to an initial annual base salary of $250,000, which was subsequently increased to $300,000 in 2018, and is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus with an initial target amount of 35% of his then current base salary, based upon the achievement of certain corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones that are determined in the sole discretion of CalciMedica’s board of directors. Dr. Hebbar’s offer letter also provided for a one-time cash bonus of $15,000 which was paid in November 2015.

Dr. Hebbar’s offer letter provides that if his employment is terminated by CalciMedica without “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability) (each, as defined in Dr. Hebbar’s offer letter), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for four months and (ii) premiums for Dr. Hebbar’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to four months. If such termination or resignation occurs on or within 12 months immediately following the consummation of a change in control (as defined in the offer letter) for reasons other than “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability), and he is not offered another similar position with CalciMedica or a successor company and he terminates his employment, he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for six months, (ii) premiums for Dr. Hebbar’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to six months, and (iii) acceleration of all of the outstanding and unvested stock options, such that all outstanding and unvested stock options held by Dr. Hebbar will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

Michael J. Dunn

Pursuant to the terms of his offer letter, Mr. Dunn was entitled to an initial annual base salary of $250,000, which was increased to $300,000 effective January 2019, and is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus with an initial target amount of 35% of his then current base salary, based upon the achievement of certain corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones that are determined in the sole discretion of CalciMedica’s board of directors.

Mr. Dunn’s offer letter also provided for a one-time cash bonus of $25,000 which was paid in May 2014 and up to an aggregate of $75,000 in cash bonuses for the achievement of certain milestones within 12 months of the date of Mr. Dunn’s offer letter, all of which were paid out between September 2014 and December 2014. In addition, pursuant his offer letter, Mr. Dunn was granted an option to purchase 408,402 shares of CalciMedica common stock in October 2014, which became fully vested as of July 2017.

Mr. Dunn’s offer letter provides that if his employment is terminated by CalciMedica without “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability) prior to a “change in control” (as defined in Mr. Dunn’s offer letter), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for four months and (ii) reimbursement of premiums for Mr. Dunn’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to four months. If such termination or resignation occurs following the consummation of a “change in control” (as defined in the offer letter) for reasons other than “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for six months, (ii) reimbursement of premiums for Mr. Dunn’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to six months, and (iii) acceleration of all of then outstanding and unvested equity awards, such that all outstanding and unvested stock options held by Mr. Dunn will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

Kenneth A. Stauderman, Ph.D.

Pursuant to the terms of his offer letter, Dr. Stauderman was entitled to an initial annual base salary of $250,000, which was increased to $300,000 in 2018, and is eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus with an initial target amount of 35% of his then current base salary, based upon the achievement of certain corporate and/or individual objectives and milestones that are determined in the sole discretion of CalciMedica’s board of directors.


Dr. Stauderman’s offer letter also provided for a one-time cash bonus of $25,000 which was paid in 2014 and up to an aggregate of $75,000 in cash bonuses for the achievement of certain milestones within 12 months of the date of Dr. Stauderman’s offer letter.

Dr. Stauderman’s offer letter provides that if his employment is terminated by CalciMedica without “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability) prior to a “change in control” (as defined in Dr. Stauderman’s offer letter), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for four months and (ii) reimbursement of premiums for Dr. Stauderman’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to four months. If such termination or resignation occurs following the consummation of a “change in control” (as defined in the offer letter) for reasons other than “cause” (other than as a result of death or disability), he will be entitled to receive (i) continued payment of his then-current base salary for six months, (ii) reimbursement of premiums for Dr. Stauderman’s COBRA continuation health coverage for up to six months, and (iii) acceleration of all of then outstanding and unvested equity awards, such that all outstanding and unvested stock options held by Dr. Stauderman will become fully vested and immediately exercisable.

The foregoing descriptions of the CalciMedica Executive Agreements are not complete and are subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreements, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Plans

2023 Equity Incentive Plan

At the Special Meeting, Graybug’s stockholders considered and approved the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) which became effective at the closing of the Merger and following the Reverse Stock Split. As of the effective time of the Merger, there were 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant under the 2023 Plan. In addition, the share reserve is subject to annual increases each January 1 for the first ten years following approval of the 2023 Plan of up to 5% of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding (or a lesser number determined by the Company’s board of directors).

A more complete summary of the terms of the 2023 Plan is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the section titled “Proposal 3: Approval of the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan” and is incorporated by reference herein. That summary and the foregoing description of the 2023 Plan do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2023 Plan, forms of option grant notice and option agreement and forms of restricted stock unit grant notice and unit award agreement, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

At the Special Meeting, Graybug’s stockholders considered and approved the Company’s 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2023 ESPP”) which became effective at the closing of the Merger and following the Reverse

Stock Split. As of the effective time of the Merger, there were 65,000 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2023 ESPP. In addition, the share reserve is subject to annual increases each January 1 for the first ten years following approval of the 2023 ESPP of the lesser of (1) 1% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, (2) 195,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, or (3) such lesser number of shares of the Company’s common stock as determined by the Company’s board of directors.


A more complete summary of the terms of the 2023 ESPP is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the section titled “Proposal 4: Approval of the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan” and is incorporated by reference herein. That summary and the foregoing description of the 2023 ESPP do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the 2023 ESPP, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.9 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, the Company assumed the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan and all of the stock options issued and outstanding under the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan. From and after the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding CalciMedica stock option assumed by the Company may be exercised solely for a number of shares of the Company’s common stock as determined by multiplying (i) the number of shares of CalciMedica capital stock that were subject to such CalciMedica stock option, as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, by (ii) the exchange ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of the Company’s common stock, at a per share exercise price determined by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of CalciMedica capital stock subject to such CalciMedica stock option, as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, by (B) the exchange ratio and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent. Any restriction on the exercise of any CalciMedica stock option assumed by the Company will continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule, accelerated vesting provisions, and any other provisions of such CalciMedica stock option will otherwise remain unchanged; provided, however, that the Company’s board of directors or a committee thereof will succeed to the authority and responsibility of CalciMedica’s board of directors or any committee thereof with respect to each CalciMedica stock option assumed by the Company.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company is obligated to file a registration statement on Form S-8 to register the shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon exercise of such CalciMedica stock options promptly, but no later than 30 days following the effective time of the Merger.

The foregoing description of the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the CalciMedica 2006 Stock Plan, forms of incentive stock option notice and agreement, non-qualified stock option notice and agreement and restricted stock agreement and restricted stock purchase agreement, a copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.10 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Related Party Transactions

Since January 1, 2021, CalciMedica has entered into transactions with the directors or executive offers named in this Current Report on Form 8-K that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The transactions are described below.

Series D Convertible Preferred Stock Financing

In February 2021, CalciMedica completed closings of an aggregate of 8,152,834 shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock at a purchase price of $0.8045 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6.6 million. From March 2021 to July 2021, CalciMedica completed subsequent closings as follows: (i) an aggregate of 5,069,660 additional shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock were sold in March 2021at a purchase price of $0.8045 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.1 million, (ii) an aggregate of 12,911,742 additional shares


of its Series D convertible preferred stock were sold in June 2021 at a purchase price of $0.8045 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $10.4 million and (iii) an aggregate of 745,804 additional shares of its Series D convertible preferred stock were sold in July 2021 at a purchase price of $0.8045 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $0.6 million.

In connection with each closing of the Series D convertible preferred stock financing, CalciMedica issued warrants to purchase Series D convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.8045 per share.

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of CalciMedica’s Series D convertible preferred stock converted into shares of CalciMedica common stock and at the effective time of the Merger the shares of CalciMedica common stock were converted into shares of Graybug common stock in accordance with the Merger Agreement. Additionally, the warrants to purchase shares of CalciMedica’s Series D convertible preferred stock were assumed by Graybug and became warrants to purchase shares of Graybug common stock in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

The following table summarizes purchases of shares of CalciMedica’s Series D convertible preferred stock by members of CalciMedica’s board of directors and entities affiliated with CalciMedica’s executive officers and members of its board of directors.

 

Participants

   Shares of Series D
Convertible
Preferred Stock
Purchased

(#)
     Aggregate
Purchase Price
($)
     Warrant to
Purchase
Shares of Series D
Convertible
Preferred Stock
 

Valence Investments SPV V, LLC(1)

     2,299,564      $ 1,849,999        689,870  

Entities affiliated with Sanderling Venture Partners (2)

     8,079,550      $ 6,499,998        2,423,866  

Robert N. Wilson

     1,988,812      $ 1,599,999        596,642  

 

(1)

Dr. Leheny and Mr. Roberts are co-founders and managing directors of Valence Investments SPV V, LLC.

(2)

Consists of (i) 2,575,758 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investments Fund, L.P., (ii) 2,224,984 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P., (iii) 48,492 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling Ventures Management VI, (iv) 32,302 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling Ventures Management VII, (v) 630,887 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling VII (Canada), LP, (vi) 162,979 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling VII Annex Fund, L.P. and (vii) 2,404,148 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock purchased by Sanderling Ventures VII, LP. Additionally, CalciMedica issued a warrant to purchase (i) 772,726 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investments Fund, L.P., (ii) 667,494 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P., (iii) 14,546 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Ventures Management VI, (iv) 9,690 shares of Series D preferred to Sanderling Ventures Management VII, (v) 189,266 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Ventures VII (Canada), LP, (vi) 48,893 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Ventures VII Annex Fund, L.P. and (vii) 721,244 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock to Sanderling Ventures VII, LP. Mr. Middleton is a managing director of at Sanderling Ventures. Robert G. McNeil was former co-chairman of CalciMedica’s board of directors and was a managing director of Sanderling Ventures at the time.

The foregoing description of the warrants to purchase shares of CalciMedica’s Series D convertible preferred stock does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the form of warrant to

purchase shares of CalciMedica’s Series D convertible preferred stock, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Investor Rights, Management, Voting and Co-Sale Agreements 

In connection with the CalciMedica Series D preferred stock financing, CalciMedica entered into amended and restated investor rights, voting and right of first refusal and co-sale agreements containing registration rights, information rights, rights of first offer, voting rights and rights of first refusal, among other things, with certain holders of CalciMedica capital stock. A.Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., Michael Dunn, Eric W. Roberts, Robert N. Wilson, Fred Middleton and Robert G. McNeil (former co-chairman of CalciMedica’s board of directors) were parties to these agreements or were affiliated with parties to these agreements. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, these agreements terminated immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.


Convertible Promissory Note and Warrant Financing

From April 2022 to November 2022, CalciMedica issued and sold convertible promissory notes (the “2022 Notes”) to certain investors in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $8.5 million through multiple closings. The 2022 Notes accrued interest at a rate of 6% per annum and had a maturity date of December 31, 2023. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, the 2022 Notes converted into shares of CalciMedica common stock at a conversion price based on the equivalent valuation of the cash price paid per share by the private placement investors purchasing shares of CalciMedica common stock in the private placement multiplied by 0.85. Such shares of CalciMedica common stock were then converted into shares of Graybug common stock at the effective time of the Merger in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

In connection with each purchase of a 2022 Note, CalciMedica issued to each holder of such 2022 Note a warrant (the “2022 Warrants”) to purchase shares of CalciMedica common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The holder of a 2022 Warrant had the right to purchase up to a number of shares of CalciMedica common stock equal to (i) 15% (“Warrant Coverage”) of the principal amount of the 2022 Note purchased by such holder concurrently therewith, divided by (ii) the cash price paid per share by the investors in the qualified financing or an initial public offering, as applicable, or in the case of a “de-SPAC” business combination or a reverse merger transaction between CalciMedica and a publicly traded company (a “Public Combination”), the equivalent valuation of the lower of the cash price per share by the investors purchasing shares in the publicly traded company in connection with such Public Combination or the cash price per shares by the investors purchasing shares of CalciMedica common stock in connection with such Public Combination, in each case, rounding down to the nearest whole share and subject to the terms of the 2022 Notes; provided, however, that any holder that purchased 2022 Notes in excess of the holder’s pro rata commitment (as defined in the 2022 Note) received a 40% Warrant Coverage on the principal amount of the 2022 Note that was in excess of its pro rata commitment. The 2022 Warrants had a five-year term. In connection with the Merger, the 2022 Warrants were automatically net exercised in accordance with the terms of the 2022 Warrants.

The following table summarizes purchases of the 2022 Notes and 2022 Warrants by members of CalciMedica’s board of directors and entities affiliated with CalciMedica’s executive officers and members of its board of directors.

 

Participants

   Aggregate Principal
Amount of 2022
Notes
     Shares of Common
Stock Underlying
2022 Warrants(1)
 

Valence Investments SPV VI, LLC(2)

   $ 1,800,509.43        1,286,791  

Entities affiliated with Sanderling Venture Partners(3)

   $ 3,120,605.33        1,748,644  

IRA Financial Trust Company CFBO Eric W. Roberts(4)

   $ 63,689.32        44,081  

Robert N. Wilson

   $ 747,931.88        515,352  

 

(1)

Represents shares of CalciMedica common stock.

(2)

Dr. Leheny and Mr. Roberts are co-founders and managing directors of Valence Investments SPV VI, LLC.

(3)

Consists of: (i) Sanderling Ventures VII, L.P., (ii) Sanderling Ventures VII (Canada), L.P., (iii) Sanderling Ventures VII Annex Fund, L.P., and (iv) Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P. Mr. Middleton is a managing director of at Sanderling Ventures.

(4)

IRA Financial Trust Company CFBO Eric W. Roberts. is Mr. Roberts’ self-directed investment retirement account.


Private Placement

Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, CalciMedica issued and sold an aggregate of 20,706,998 shares of CalciMedica common stock to certain investors in the private placement for gross proceeds of approximately $10.3 million.

In connection with the private placement, CalciMedica entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the private placement investors, pursuant to which CalciMedica granted certain registration rights with respect to the shares sold to the private placement investors in the private placement. The Registration Rights Agreement imposes certain affirmative obligations on the Company, including the obligation to, among other things, use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as soon as practicable following the closing of the private placement but in no event later than the 90th calendar day following the closing of the private placement, a registration statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of the shares sold in the private placement. The registration rights described therein terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date that is five years from the effective date of the resale registration statement; or (b) such time as there are no registrable securities.

The following table summarizes purchases of shares of CalciMedica common stock in the private placement by members of CalciMedica’s board of directors and entities affiliates with members of CalciMedica’s executive officers and board of directors.

 

Participants

   Aggregate Purchase
Price ($)
     Shares of Common
Stock
 

Valence Investments SPV VI, LLC(1)

   $ 2,680,356.66        5,367,368  

Entities affiliated with Sanderling Venture Partners(2)

   $ 2,666,666.66        5,339,954  

IRA Financial Trust Company CFBO Eric W. Roberts(3)

   $ 86,310.00        172,834  

Robert N. Wilson

   $ 1,000,000.00        2,002,483  

 

(1)

Dr. Leheny and Mr. Roberts are co-founders and managing directors of Valence Investments SPV VI, LLC.

(2)

Consists of: (i) Sanderling Ventures VII, L.P., (ii) Sanderling Ventures VII (Canada), L.P., (iii) Sanderling Ventures VII Annex Fund, L.P., (iv) Sanderling Venture Partners VI, L.P. and (v) Sanderling Venture Partners VI Co-Investment Fund, L.P. Mr. Middleton is a managing director of at Sanderling Ventures.

(3)

IRA Financial Trust Company CFBO Eric W. Roberts is Mr. Roberts’ self-directed investment retirement account.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Danforth Consulting Agreement and Warrant

On October 26, 2020, CalciMedica entered into a consulting agreement (the “Danforth Consulting Agreement”) with Danforth Advisors, LLC (“Danforth”), a company affiliated with Mr. Geffken. The Danforth Consulting Agreement provides that Danforth will provide certain strategic and financial advice and support services to CalciMedica. The Danforth Consulting Agreement remains in effect until such time as either party has given notice of termination and may be terminated by either party upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party. As consideration under the Danforth Consulting Agreement, CalciMedica compensates Danforth with consulting fees based on hourly rates as enumerated in the Danforth Consulting Agreement. In the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, CalciMedica paid aggregate fees to Danforth of $275,000 and $205,000, respectively, pursuant to the Danforth Consulting Agreement. Through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, for the year ended December 31, 2023, the CalciMedica has paid aggregate fees to Danforth of $82,000 pursuant to the Danforth Consulting Agreement.


In connection with the Danforth Consulting Agreement, CalciMedica also granted to SG Dan Equity Holdings, LLC, a company affiliated with Mr. Geffken (“SG Dan Equity”), a warrant (“SG 2020 Warrant”) to purchase 400,000 shares of CalciMedica common stock at an exercise price of $0.19 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein), of which 1/24 of the shares became vested and exercisable on November 26, 2020, and an additional 1/24 of the shares vested on the same day of each full succeeding calendar month thereafter until fully vested and exercisable on October 26, 2022. The SG 2020 Warrant is exercisable until November 9, 2030, unless earlier terminated. The SG 2020 Warrant shall terminate in the event of certain change of control transactions or asset transfers (as provided therein) unless exercised immediately prior to any such transaction. Upon the closing of the Merger, the SG 2020 Warrant was assumed by Graybug and converted into a warrant to purchase Graybug common stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the SG 2020 Warrant.

Additionally, on October 18, 2022, CalciMedica granted SG Dan Equity a warrant (“SG 2022 Warrant”) to purchase 200,000 shares of CalciMedica common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein), of which 1/12 of the shares were immediately vested and exercisable, and an additional 1/12 of the shares become vested and exercisable monthly thereafter. If the Danforth Consulting Agreement is terminated by CalciMedica at any time prior to October 18, 2023, then the unvested shares shall vest in full upon such termination. The SG 2022 Warrant is exercisable until October 18, 2032, unless earlier terminated. The SG 2022 Warrant shall terminate in the event of certain change of control transactions or asset transfers (as provided therein) unless exercised immediately prior to any such transaction. Upon the closing of the Merger, the SG 2022 Warrant was assumed by Graybug and converted into a warrant to purchase Graybug common stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the SG 2022 Warrant.

The foregoing descriptions of the Danforth Consulting Agreement, the SG 2020 Warrant and the SG 2022 Warrant are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Danforth Consulting Agreement, the SG 2020 Warrant and the SG 2022 Warrant, copies of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits as Exhibits 10.11, 4.3 and 4.4 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

CalciMedica Warrants

On October 18, 2022, CalciMedica granted to Eric Roberts a warrant (the “Roberts 2022 Warrant”) to purchase 96,970 shares of CalciMedica common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein), of which 1/48 of the shares vested and become exercisable on March 22, 2021, and an additional 1/48 of the shares become vested and exercisable monthly on the same day of the month thereafter, subject to Mr. Roberts continuing to be an employee, director or consultant of CalciMedica (a “Service Provider”) through each such date. Upon a change in control (as provided therein), the unvested shares shall immediately vest and become exercisable, subject to Mr. Roberts continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date. The Roberts 2022 Warrant is exercisable through April 27, 2031, unless earlier terminated. Following such date as Mr. Roberts ceases to be a Service Provider, the Roberts 2022 Warrant shall be exercisable for three months after such date. Upon Mr. Roberts’ death or disability, the Roberts 2022 Warrant is exercisable for one year after Mr. Roberts’ ceases to be a Service Provider. The Roberts 2022 Warrant shall terminate in the event of certain change of control transactions (as provided therein) unless exercised immediately prior to any such transaction. Upon the closing of the Merger, the Roberts 2022 Warrant was assumed by Graybug and converted into a warrant to purchase Graybug common stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Roberts 2022 Warrant.


On October 25, 2022, CalciMedica granted Fred Middleton a warrant (the “Middleton 2022 Warrant”) to purchase 200,000 shares of CalciMedica common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share (subject to adjustment as provided therein), of which 1/12 of the shares vested and became exercisable on November 25, 2022, and an additional 1//12 of the shares become vested and exercisable monthly on the same day of the month thereafter, subject to Mr. Middleton continuing to be a director, officer, employee or consultant of CalciMedica, or any parent or subsidiary of CalciMedica. The Middleton 2022 Warrant is exercisable through April 27, 2031, unless earlier terminated. The Middleton 2022 Warrant shall terminate in the event of certain change of control transactions and asset transfers (as provided therein) unless exercised immediately prior to any such transaction. In addition, the Middleton 2022 Warrant contains certain lock-up restrictions for 180 days following the effective date of certain registration statements of CalciMedica filed under the Securities Act. Upon the closing of the Merger, the Middleton 2022 Warrant was assumed by Graybug and converted into a warrant to purchase Graybug common stock in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Middleton 2022 Warrant.

The foregoing descriptions of the Roberts 2022 Warrant and the Middleton 2022 Warrant are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Roberts 2022 Warrant and the Middleton 2022 Warrant, copies of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits as Exhibits 4.5 and 4.6 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Indemnification Agreements

CalciMedica entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. In connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company intends to enter into new indemnification agreements with each director and executive officer of CalciMedica appointed as a director of the Company as of the effective time of the Merger on the Company’s standard form which was previously filed by the Company with the SEC.

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

Immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, on March 20, 2023, Graybug filed the Certificate of Amendment changing its name from “Graybug Vision, Inc.” to “CalciMedica, Inc.” The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to such Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On March 20, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Merger. The press release contains statements intended as “forward-looking statements” which are subject to the cautionary statements about forward-looking statements set forth therein. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s plans to apply to have its securities traded on the OTCQB tier of the over-the-market and the timing thereof; the Company’s expectations that its securities will be traded on the Pink Current Information tier of the over-the-counter market if its OTCQB application is not approved; the Company’s plans to make additional disclosures relating to the trading post-suspension as that information becomes available; planned actions to be taken in an effort to maintain the Company’s listing on Nasdaq and the timing thereof, including requesting a hearing before the Panel, filing a registration statement on Form S-3 registering the resale of shares of Graybug common stock issued to the stockholders of CalciMedica in the Merger and filing a Form 8-K/A to this Current Report on Form 8-K to file the financial statements and information required by Item 9.01(a) and (b) of this Current Report on Form 8-K as promptly as practicable; and the design and potential benefits of Auxora. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties related to: the ability of the Company to satisfy the Exchange Requirements by the date of the hearing or at all; potential delays in filing the registration statement on Form S-3 or the financial statements or other information required by Item 9.01(a) and (b) of this Current Report on Form 8-K; the Company’s ability to have its securities listed on the OTCQB within the timeframe it expects or at all; the ability of the Company to timely and successfully achieve the anticipated benefits of the Merger; declines in the trading price of the Company’s common stock as a result of its trading suspension or delisting from Nasdaq; the impact of fluctuations in global financial markets on the Company’s business and the actions the Company may take in response thereto; and the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for Auxora. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s most recent filings with the SEC, including its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and any subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC from time to time.

The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are made only as of the date hereof. The Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

The financial statements and information required by this Item 9.01(a) will be filed by amendment to this report not later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.


(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The financial statements and information required by this Item 9.01(b) will be filed by amendment to this report not later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1¥    Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 21, 2022, by and among Graybug Vision, Inc., Camaro Merger Sub, Inc. and CalciMedica, Inc., as amended by the First Amendment, dated February 10, 2023.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Graybug Vision, Inc.
3.2    Certificate of Amendment, dated March 20, 2023 to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Graybug Vision, Inc.
3.3    Certificate of Merger.
4.1    Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 21, 2022, by and among CalciMedica, Inc. and the several purchasers signatory thereto.
4.2    Form of Warrant to Purchase Shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of CalciMedica, Inc.
4.3    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of November 9, 2020, issued by CalciMedica, Inc. to SG Dan Equity Holdings, LLC.
4.4    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of October 18, 2022, issued by CalciMedica, Inc. to SG Dan Equity Holdings, LLC.
4.5    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of October 18, 2022, issued by CalciMedica, Inc. to Eric Roberts.
4.6    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated as of October 25, 2022, issued by CalciMedica, Inc. to Fred Middleton.
10.1+    Offer Letter between CalciMedica, Inc. and A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., dated May 20, 2020.
10.2+    Offer Letter between CalciMedica, Inc. and Eric Roberts, dated May 20, 2020.
10.3+    Offer Letter between CalciMedica, Inc. and Sudarshan Hebbar, M.D., dated August 24, 2015.
10.4+    Offer Letter between CalciMedica, Inc. and Michael Dunn, dated August 29, 2014.
10.5+    Offer Letter between CalciMedica, Inc. and Kenneth A. Stauderman, Ph.D., dated August 29, 2014.
10.6+    CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.7+    Forms of Option Grant Notice and Option Agreement under CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.8+    Forms of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Unit Award Agreement under CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.9+    CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.10+    CalciMedica, Inc. 2006 Stock Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement thereunder.
10.11+    Consulting Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2020, by and between the CalciMedica, Inc. and Danforth Advisors, LLC.
10.12+    Form of Amendment to Stock Option Award Agreement, dated March 20, 2023, by and between Graybug Vision, Inc. and the Holder party thereto
10.13+    Form of Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated March 20, 2023, by and between Graybug Vision, Inc. and the Holder party thereto
99.1    Press Release of CalciMedica, Inc., dated March 20, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

¥

Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

+

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: March 22, 2023   CalciMedica, Inc.

 

    By:  

/s/ A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

 

    Name:   A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

 

    Title:   Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AND REORGANIZATION

among:

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.,

a Delaware corporation;

CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC.,

a Delaware corporation; and

CALCIMEDICA, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

Dated as of November 21, 2022


Table of Contents

 

          Page  

SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

     6  

            1.1

   The Merger      6  

            1.2

   Effects of the Merger      6  

            1.3

   Closing; Effective Time      6  

            1.4

   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers      7  

            1.5

   Conversion of Shares      7  

            1.6

   Calculation of Parent Net Cash      8  

            1.7

   Closing of the Company’s Transfer Books      9  

            1.8

   Surrender of Certificates      9  

            1.9

   Appraisal Rights      11  

            1.10

   Further Action      11  

            1.11

   Withholding      11  

SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     12  

            2.1

   Due Organization; Subsidiaries      12  

            2.2

   Organizational Documents      12  

            2.3

   Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement      12  

            2.4

   Vote Required      13  

            2.5

   Non-Contravention; Consents      13  

            2.6

   Capitalization      14  

            2.7

   SEC Filing; Financial Statements      16  

            2.8

   Absence of Changes      17  

            2.9

   Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      17  

            2.10

   Title to Assets      17  

            2.11

   Real Property; Leasehold      18  

            2.12

   Intellectual Property      18  

            2.13

   Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.      21  

            2.14

   Compliance; Permits; Restrictions      22  

            2.15

   Legal Proceedings; Orders      24  

            2.16

   Tax Matters      25  

            2.17

   Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans      26  

            2.18

   Environmental Matters      29  

            2.19

   Insurance      30  

            2.20

   No Financial Advisors      30  

            2.21

   Transactions with Affiliates      30  

            2.22

   Anti-Bribery      30  

            2.23

   Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties      30  

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     31  

            3.1

   Due Organization; Subsidiaries      31  

            3.2

   Organizational Documents      32  

            3.3

   Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement      32  

            3.4

   Vote Required      32  

            3.5

   Non-Contravention; Consents      32  

            3.6

   Capitalization      33  

            3.7

   SEC Filings; Financial Statements      35  

            3.8

   Absence of Changes      36  

            3.9

   Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities      36  

            3.10

   Title to Assets      36  

            3.11

   Real Property; Leasehold      37  

            3.12

   Intellectual Property      37  

 

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          Page  

            3.13

   Agreements, Contracts and Commitments      39  

            3.14

   Compliance; Permits; Restrictions      41  

            3.15

   Legal Proceedings; Orders      43  

            3.16

   Tax Matters      43  

            3.17

   Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.      45  

            3.18

   Environmental Matters      48  

            3.19

   Transactions with Affiliates      48  

            3.20

   Insurance      48  

            3.21

   No Financial Advisors      49  

            3.22

   Anti-Bribery      49  

            3.23

   Valid Issuance      49  

            3.24

   Opinion of Financial Advisor      49  

            3.25

   Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties      49  

SECTION 4. CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

     49  

            4.1

   Operation of Parent’s Business      49  

            4.2

   Operation of the Company’s Business      51  

            4.3

   Access and Investigation      54  

            4.4

   Parent Non-Solicitation      54  

            4.5

   Company Non-Solicitation      55  

            4.6

   Notification of Certain Matters      56  

            4.7

   Potentially Transferable Assets      56  

SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

     57  

            5.1

   Proxy Statement      57  

            5.2

   Company Information Statement; Stockholder Written Consent      58  

            5.3

   Parent Stockholders’ Meeting      59  

            5.4

   Regulatory Approvals      61  

            5.5

   Company Options and Company Warrants      62  

            5.6

   Employee Benefits; Parent Employees      63  

            5.7

   Indemnification of Officers and Directors      64  

            5.8

   Additional Agreements      65  

            5.9

   Public Announcement      65  

            5.10

   Listing      66  

            5.11

   Tax Matters      66  

            5.12

   Legends      67  

            5.13

   Directors and Officers      67  

            5.14

   Termination of Certain Agreements and Rights      67  

            5.15

   Section 16 Matters      67  

            5.16

   Cooperation      67  

            5.17

   Allocation Certificates      67  

            5.18

   Company Financial Statements      68  

            5.19

   Takeover Statutes      68  

            5.20

   Stockholder Litigation      68  

SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY

     69  

            6.1

   No Restraints      69  

            6.2

   Stockholder Approval      69  

            6.3

   Listing      69  

            6.4

   Governmental Approvals      69  

            6.5

   Net Cash Determination      69  

SECTION 7. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

     69  

            7.1

   Accuracy of Representations      69  

 

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          Page  

            7.2

   Performance of Covenants      69  

            7.3

   Documents      70  

            7.4

   FIRPTA Certificate      70  

            7.5

   No Company Material Adverse Effect      70  

            7.6

   Termination of Investor Agreements      70  

            7.7

   Accredited Investors      70  

            7.8

   Company Stockholder Written Consent      70  

            7.9

   Dissenting Shares      70  

SECTION 8. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY

     70  

            8.1

   Accuracy of Representations      70  

            8.2

   Performance of Covenants      71  

            8.3

   Documents      71  

            8.4

   No Parent Material Adverse Effect      71  

            8.5

   Parent Net Cash      71  

SECTION 9. TERMINATION

     71  

            9.1

   Termination      71  

            9.2

   Effect of Termination      73  

            9.3

   Expenses; Termination Fees      73  

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     75  

          10.1

   Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties      75  

          10.2

   Amendment      75  

          10.3

   Waiver      75  

          10.4

   Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission      76  

          10.5

   Applicable Law; Jurisdiction      76  

          10.6

   Attorneys’ Fees      76  

          10.7

   Assignability      76  

          10.8

   Notices      76  

          10.9

   Cooperation      77  

          10.10

   Severability      77  

          10.11

   Other Remedies; Specific Performance      77  

          10.12

   No Third Party Beneficiaries      78  

          10.13

   Construction      78  

 

Exhibits:

  

Exhibit A

   Definitions

Exhibit B-1

   Form of Company Stockholder Support Agreement

Exhibit B-2

   Form of Parent Stockholder Support Agreement

Exhibit C

   Form of Lock-Up Agreement

Exhibit D

   Securities Purchase Agreement

Exhibit E

   Post-Closing Officers and Directors

Exhibit F

   Form of Company Stockholder Written Consent

Exhibit G

   Investor Questionnaire

Exhibit H

   Parent 2023 Equity Incentive Plan

Exhibit I

   Parent 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Schedules:

  

Schedule I

   Parent Net Cash

Schedule II

   Parent Allocation Percentage

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 21, 2022, by and among GRAYBUG VISION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A.

RECITALS

A.     Parent and the Company intend to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) in accordance with this Agreement and the DGCL. Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist and the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

B.     The Parties intend that, (i) for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (the “Intended Tax Treatment”), and (ii) this Agreement is, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3.

C.     The Parent Board has unanimously (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the change of control of Parent and other actions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of Parent vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters.

D.     The Merger Sub Board has unanimously (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the sole stockholder of Merger Sub vote to adopt this Agreement and thereby approve the Contemplated Transactions.

E.     The Company Board has unanimously (i) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions and (iii) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of the Company vote to approve the Company Stockholder Matters.

F.     Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, (a) the officers, directors and stockholders of the Company listed in Section A-1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Signatories”) (solely in their capacity as stockholders of the Company), which represent at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the voting securities of the Company, are executing support agreements in favor of Parent in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1 (the “Company Stockholder Support Agreement”) and (b) the officers, directors and stockholders of the Company listed on Section A-2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “Company Lock-Up Signatories”) (solely in their capacity as stockholders of the Company) are executing lock-up agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Lock-Up Agreement”).

G.     Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the officers, directors and stockholders of Parent listed

 

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in Section A-1 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule (solely in their capacity as stockholders of Parent), which represent at least forty percent (40%) of the voting securities of Parent, are executing support agreements in favor of the Company in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 (the “Parent Stockholder Support Agreement”).

H.     Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as a condition and inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain investors have executed the Securities Purchase Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit D (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), and the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit B to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Company, pursuant to which such investors have agreed to purchase shares of Company Common Stock to be issued and sold by Company pursuant to a private placement to be consummated immediately prior to the Closing, with gross proceeds of no less than $10,000,000, and the Company granted certain registration rights to such investors with respect to such shares (the “Private Placement”), subject to and in accordance with the terms of such Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, as applicable.

I.     It is expected that within one (1) Business Day after the execution and delivery of this Agreement (a) no less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the stockholders of the Company will execute and deliver an action by written consent in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (each, a “Company Stockholder Written Consent” and collectively, the “Company Stockholder Written Consents”) and (b) each of the Company Signatories that is a stockholder in the Company will execute an investor questionnaire in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “Investor Questionnaire”); provided, that no more than thirty-five (35) stockholders do not represent that they are “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act (“Regulation D”).

AGREEMENT

The Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

Section 1.    DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION

1.1    The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, 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”).

1.2    Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. As a result of the Merger, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

1.3    Closing; Effective Time. Unless this Agreement is earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1, and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 6Section 7 and Section 8, the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place remotely as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in Section 6Section 7 and Section 8, 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), or at such other time, date and place as Parent and the Company may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the “Closing Date.” At the Closing, the Parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by executing and filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger, satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL and in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company (the “Certificate of Merger”). The Merger shall become effective at the time of the filing of such Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as may be specified in such Certificate of Merger with the consent of Parent and the Company (the time as of which the Merger becomes effective being referred to as the “Effective Time”).

 

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1.4    Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers. At the Effective Time:

(a)    the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall file an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to change the name of the Surviving Corporation to CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc. or such other name as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company prior to filing such amendment;

(b)    the certificate of incorporation of Parent shall be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that at or immediately prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall file an amendment to its certificate of incorporation to (i) change the name of Parent to CalciMedica, Inc., (ii) as contemplated by Section 5.3(a)(i), effect the Nasdaq Reverse Split and (iii) make such other changes as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company prior to filing such amendment;

(c)    the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in their entirety to read identically to the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (except that the name of the Surviving Corporation in such bylaws shall reflect the name identified in Section 1.4(a)), until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL and such bylaws;

(d)    the directors and officers of Parent, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent, shall be as set forth in Section 5.13 after giving effect to the provisions of Section 5.13, or such other persons as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company; and

(e)    the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, shall be determined prior to Closing by the Company.

1.5    Conversion of Shares.

(a)    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 or Parent:

(i)    any shares of Company Capital Stock held as treasury stock by the Company or held or owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any Subsidiary of Parent or the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor; and

(ii)    subject to Section 1.5(c), each share of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(i) and any Dissenting Shares), after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion, the Company Warrant Exercises and the Convertible Note Conversion, shall be automatically converted solely into the right to receive a number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio (the “Merger Consideration”).

(b)    If any shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option or a risk of forfeiture under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other similar agreement with the Company, then the shares of Parent Common Stock issued in exchange for such shares of Company Capital Stock at the Effective Time will to the same extent be unvested and subject to the same repurchase option or risk of forfeiture, and such shares of Parent Common Stock shall accordingly be marked with appropriate legends. The Company shall take all actions that may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, Parent is entitled to exercise any such repurchase option or other right set forth in any such restricted stock purchase agreement or other agreement in accordance with its terms.

 

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(c)    No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the Merger, no certificates or scrip for any such fractional shares shall be issued and no cash shall be paid for any such fractional shares. Any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of Company Capital Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive shall be aggregated with all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder and any remaining fractional shares shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

(d)    All Company Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time under the Company Plan shall be treated in accordance with Section 5.5(a).

(e)    All Company Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, after giving effect to the Company Warrant Exercises for the avoidance of doubt, shall be treated in accordance with Section 5.5(c).

(f)    Each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation. Each stock certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall, as of the Effective Time, evidence ownership of such shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.

(g)    If, between the time of calculating the Exchange Ratio and the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock or Parent Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split (including the Nasdaq Reverse Split to the extent such split has not been previously taken into account in calculating the Exchange Ratio), combination or exchange of shares or other like change, the Exchange Ratio shall, to the extent necessary, be equitably adjusted to reflect such change to the extent necessary to provide the holders of Company Capital Stock, Parent Common Stock, Company Convertible Notes, Company Options and Company Warrants with the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split (including the Nasdaq Reverse Split), combination or exchange of shares or other like change; provided, however, that nothing herein will be construed to permit the Company or Parent to take any action with respect to Company Capital Stock or Parent Common Stock, respectively, that is prohibited or not expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

1.6    Calculation of Parent Net Cash.

(a)    For the purposes of this Agreement, the “Anticipated Closing Date” shall be the date, as agreed upon by Parent and the Company at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, to be the anticipated date for Closing. At least ten (10) calendar days prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, Parent shall deliver to the Company a schedule (the “Net Cash Schedule”) setting forth, in reasonable detail, Parent’s good faith, estimated calculation of Parent Net Cash (the “Net Cash Calculation”) as of the Anticipated Closing Date, prepared and certified by Parent’s Chief Financial Officer (or if there is no Chief Financial Officer, the principal accounting officer of Parent). Parent shall make available to the Company the work papers and back-up materials used or useful in preparing the Net Cash Schedule, as reasonably requested by the Company.

(b)    Within three (3) calendar days after delivery of the Net Cash Schedule (the “Response Date”), the Company will have the right to dispute any part of the Net Cash Schedule by delivering a written notice to that effect to Parent (a “Dispute Notice”). Any Dispute Notice shall identify in reasonable detail the nature of any proposed revisions to the Net Cash Calculation.

(c)    If on or prior to the Response Date, the Company (i) notifies Parent in writing that it has no objections to the Net Cash Calculation or (ii) fails to deliver a Dispute Notice as provided in Section 1.6(b) then the Net Cash Calculation as set forth in the Net Cash Schedule shall be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent Parent Net Cash at the Anticipated Closing Date for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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

(e)    If Parent and the Company are unable to negotiate an agreed-upon determination of Parent Net Cash at the Anticipated Closing Date pursuant to Section 1.6(d) within three (3) calendar days after delivery of the Dispute Notice (or such other period as Parent and the Company may mutually agree upon), then Parent and the Company shall jointly select an independent auditor of recognized national standing (the “Accounting Firm”) to resolve any remaining disagreements as to the Net Cash Calculation. Parent shall promptly deliver to the Accounting Firm the work papers and back-up materials used in preparing the Net Cash Schedule, and Parent and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Accounting Firm to make its determination within ten (10) calendar days of accepting its selection. The Company and Parent shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the Accounting Firm any material related to the unresolved disputes and to discuss the issues with the Accounting Firm; provided, however, that no such presentation or discussion shall occur without the presence of a Representative of each of the Company and Parent. The determination of the Accounting Firm shall be limited to the disagreements submitted to the Accounting Firm. The determination of the amount of Parent Net Cash made by the Accounting Firm shall be deemed to have been finally determined for purposes of this Agreement and to represent Parent Net Cash at the Anticipated Closing Date for purposes of this Agreement, and the Parties shall delay the Closing until the resolution of the matters described in this Section 1.6(e). The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be allocated between Parent and the Company in the same proportion that the disputed amount of Parent Net Cash that was unsuccessfully disputed by such Party (as finally determined by the Accounting Firm) bears to the total disputed amount of Parent Net Cash (and for the avoidance of doubt, such fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm allocated to Parent shall reduce Parent Net Cash). If this Section 1.6(e) applies as to the determination of Parent Net Cash at the Anticipated Closing Date described in Section 1.6(a), upon resolution of the matter in accordance with this Section 1.6(e), the Parties shall not be required to determine Parent Net Cash again even though the Closing Date may occur later than the Anticipated Closing Date.

1.7    Closing of the Companys Transfer Books. At the Effective Time: (a) all shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be treated in accordance with Section 1.5(a), and all holders of certificates or book-entry shares 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; and (b) the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. No 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 (including any certificates representing the Company Preferred Stock, Company Convertible Notes and Company Warrants that were converted or exercised in connection with the Preferred Stock Conversion, Convertible Note Conversion or Company Warrant Exercises, as appliable) (a “Company Stock Certificate”) is presented to the Exchange Agent or to the Surviving Corporation, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and shall be exchanged as provided in Sections 1.5 and 1.8.

1.8    Surrender of Certificates.

(a)    On or prior to the Closing Date, Parent and the Company shall agree upon and select a reputable bank, transfer agent or trust company to act as exchange agent in the Merger (the “Exchange Agent”). At the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange Agent evidence of book-entry shares representing the Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 1.5(a). The Parent Common Stock so deposited with the Exchange Agent, together with any dividends or distributions received by the Exchange Agent with respect to such shares, are referred to collectively as the “Exchange Fund.”

 

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(b)    Promptly after the Effective Time, the Parties shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to the Persons who were record holders of shares of Company Capital Stock that were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration: (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and containing such provisions as Parent may reasonably specify (including a provision confirming that delivery of Company Stock Certificates shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to Company Stock Certificates shall pass, only upon proper delivery of such Company Stock Certificates to the Exchange Agent); and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of Company Stock Certificates in exchange for shares of Parent Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to the Exchange Agent for exchange, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Exchange Agent or Parent (including a properly completed IRS Form W-9 or the appropriate version of IRS Form W-8, as applicable): (A) the holder of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor book-entry shares representing the Merger Consideration (in a number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock) that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.5(a); and (B) the Company Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.8(b), each Company Stock Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive book-entry shares of Parent Common Stock representing the Merger Consideration. If any Company Stock Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent may, in its reasonable discretion and as a condition precedent to the delivery of any shares of Parent Common Stock, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate to provide an applicable affidavit with respect to such Company Stock Certificate that includes an obligation of such owner to indemnify Parent against any claim suffered by Parent related to the lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate as Parent may reasonably request. In the event of a transfer of ownership of a Company Stock Certificate that is not registered in the transfer records of the Company, payment of the Merger Consideration may be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name such Company Stock Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Company Stock Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or similar Taxes required by reason of the transfer or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of Parent that such Taxes have been paid or are not applicable. The Merger Consideration and any dividends or other distributions as are payable pursuant to Section 1.8(c) shall be deemed to have been in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to Company Capital Stock formerly represented by such Company Stock Certificates.

(c)    No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date on or after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company Stock Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive in the Merger until such holder surrenders such Company Stock Certificate or provides an affidavit of loss, theft or destruction in lieu thereof in accordance with this Section 1.8 together with a duly executed letter of transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required by the Exchange Agent or Parent (at which time (or, if later, on the applicable payment date) such holder shall be entitled, subject to the effect of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws, to receive all such dividends and distributions, without interest).

(d)    Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to holders of Company Stock Certificates as of the date that is one (1) year after the Closing Date shall be delivered to Parent upon demand, and any holders of Company Stock Certificates who have not theretofore surrendered their Company Stock Certificates in accordance with this Section 1.8 shall thereafter look only to Parent for satisfaction of their claims for Parent Common Stock and any dividends or distributions with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock.

(e)    No Party to this Agreement shall be liable to any holder of any Company Stock Certificate or to any other Person with respect to any shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or for any cash amounts delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property Law, escheat Law or similar Law.

(f)    All shares of Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement shall bear a legend (and Parent will make a notation on its transfer books to such effect) prominently stamped or printed thereon or the

 

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substance of which will otherwise be reflected on the books and records of the transfer agent for Parent Common Stock with respect to book-entry shares, in each case reading substantially as follows:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO RESALE IN CONNECTION WITH A DISTRIBUTION AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT.”

1.9    Appraisal Rights.

(a)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are held by stockholders who have exercised and perfected appraisal rights for such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the DGCL or California Law, as applicable (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares”) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration described in Section 1.5 attributable to such Dissenting Shares. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of the appraised value of such shares of Company Capital Stock held by them in accordance with the DGCL or California Law, as applicable, unless and until such stockholders fail to perfect or effectively withdraw or otherwise lose their appraisal rights under the DGCL or California Law, as applicable. All Dissenting Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their right to appraisal of such shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL or California Law, as applicable (whether occurring before, at or after the Effective Time) shall thereupon be deemed to be converted into and to have become exchangeable for, as of the Effective Time, the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without interest, attributable to such Dissenting Shares upon their surrender in the manner provided in Sections 1.5 and 1.8.

(b)    The Company shall give Parent prompt written notice of any demands by dissenting stockholders received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments served on the Company and any material correspondence received by the Company in connection with such demands, and the Company shall have the right to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands; provided that Parent shall have the right to participate in such negotiations and proceedings. The Company shall not, except with Parent’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands, or approve any withdrawal of any such demands or agree to do any of the foregoing.

1.10    Further Action. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is determined by the Surviving Corporation to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of the Company, then the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be fully authorized, and shall use their and its commercially reasonable efforts (in the name of the Company, in the name of Merger Sub, in the name of the Surviving Corporation and otherwise) to take such action.

1.11    Withholding. The Parties and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of Company Capital Stock or any other Person such amounts as such Party or the Exchange Agent is required to deduct and withhold under the Code or any other Law with respect to the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Body, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.

 

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Section 2.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Subject to Section 10.13(h), except (a) as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent (the “Company Disclosure Schedule”) or (b) as disclosed in Amendment No. 2 to the draft registration statement on Form S-1 of the Company confidentially submitted by the Company to the SEC on May 22, 2022 (the “DRSA”) (but excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or in any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), it being understood that any matter disclosed in the DRSA (x) shall not be deemed disclosed for the purposes of Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 2.5 or Section 2.6; and (y) shall be deemed to be disclosed in a section of the Company Disclosure Schedule only to the extent that it is reasonably apparent from a reading of the DRSA that it is applicable to such section of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:

2.1    Due Organization; Subsidiaries.

(a)    The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    The Company is duly licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    The Company has no Subsidiaries and does not own (and has not owned at any time during the Company’s current taxable year) any capital stock of, or any equity, ownership or profit sharing interest of any nature in, or control directly or indirectly, any Entity.

(d)    The Company is not and has not otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business entity. The Company has not agreed to, 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 has otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.

2.2    Organizational Documents. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of the Company in effect as of the date of this Agreement. The Company is not in material breach or violation of its Organizational Documents.

2.3    Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to receipt of the Required Company Stockholder Vote, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Company Board (at meetings duly called and held or by written consent in lieu of a meeting) has unanimously: (a) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; (b) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; and (c) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of the Company vote to approve the Company Stockholder Matters.

 

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This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Prior to the execution of the Company Stockholder Support Agreements by the parties thereto, the Company Board approved the Company Stockholder Support Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.

2.4    Vote Required. The affirmative vote (or written consent) of (a) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and on an as-converted basis, (b) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class and on an as-converted basis, (c) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, voting on an as-converted basis, (d) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Series D Preferred Stock of the Company, voting on an as-converted basis, (e) solely with respect to the termination of the Sanderling Voting Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, between the Company, each of the persons and entities listed on Exhibit A thereto and each of the persons and entities listed on Exhibit B thereto (the “Sanderling Voting Agreement”), the Requisite Voting Investors and the Sanderling Entities (each as defined in the Sanderling Voting Agreement), (f) solely with respect to the termination of the Eighth Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated February 22, 2021, by and among the Company and the persons and entities listed on Exhibit A thereto “Investors Rights Agreement”) and the approval of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities (each as defined in the Investors’ Rights Agreement), (g) solely with respect to the termination of the Management Rights Letter, dated May 20, 2020, by and between the Company and Valence Investments SPV IV, LLC, Valence Investments SPV IV, LLC, (h) solely with respect to the termination of the Management Rights Letter, dated May 20, 2020, by and between the Company and Sanderling Venture Partners VI, LP, Sanderling Venture Partners VI, LP, (i) solely with respect to the termination of the Management Rights Letter, dated May 20, 2020, by and between the Company and Bering Partners II, L.P., Bering Partners II, L.P., (j) solely with respect to the termination of the Management Rights Letter, dated February 22, 2021, by and between the Company and Global Health Science Fund II, L.P., Global Health Science Fund II, L.P., (k) solely with respect to the termination of the Management Rights Letter, dated March 4, 2021, by and between the Company and Quark Venture Inc., Quark Venture Inc., and (l) solely with respect to the waiver of certain rights required to consummate the Private Placement, (i) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, (iii) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, (iv) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and (v) the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (collectively, the “Required Company Stockholder Vote”) is the only vote (or written consent) of the holders of any class or series of Company Capital Stock necessary to adopt and approve this Agreement and approve the Contemplated Transactions.

2.5    Non-Contravention;  Consents. Subject to obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote and the filing of the Certificate of Merger required by the DGCL and, if and to the extent required, subject to making all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the HSR Act and, if required, the expiration of the waiting period thereunder, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

(a)    contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of the Company;

(b)    contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body the right to challenge the Contemplated Transactions or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Law or any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, is subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business;

 

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(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, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business;

(d)    contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default or loss of a benefit (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, any provision of any Company Material Contract, or give any Person the right to: (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Company Material Contract; (ii) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Company Material Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Company Material Contract; or (iv) first offer or first refusal under, cancel, terminate or modify, any term of any Company Material Contract, except in the case of any non-material breach, default, penalty or modification; or

(e)    result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any material asset or right owned or used by the Company or the Surviving Corporation (except for Permitted Encumbrances).

Except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, and (ii) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities Laws or the HSR Act, the Company is not and will not be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Governmental Body in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, which if individually or in the aggregate were not given or obtained, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Company Board has taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Company Stockholder Support Agreements and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Company Stockholder Support Agreements or any of the Contemplated Transactions.

2.6    Capitalization.

(a)    The authorized Company Capital Stock as of the date of this Agreement consists of (i) 197,730,086 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 2,922,098 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) 150,170,665 shares of Company Preferred Stock, of which 84,820,880 have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, consisting of 25,751,716 shares designated as Series A Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding, 11,235,460 shares designated as Series B Preferred Stock, 10,667,279 of which are issued and outstanding, 8,016,886 shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding, 16,291,526 shares designated as Series C-2 Preferred Stock, 13,504,959 of which are issued and outstanding, and 88,875,077 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, 26,880,040 of which are issued and outstanding. In addition, there are Company Warrants to acquire 896,970 shares of Company Common Stock, an amount of shares of Company Common Stock that is calculable at a future date in accordance with the Company Bridge Warrants and as described in Section 2.6(a)(B) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, 568,181 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 2,786,567 shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock and 8,063,998 shares of Series D Preferred Stock. The Company does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. Section 2.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the date of this Agreement (A) each record holder of issued and outstanding Company Capital Stock and the number and type of shares of Company Capital Stock held by such holder; and (B)(1) each holder of issued and outstanding warrants to purchase Company Capital Stock, (2) the number and type of shares subject to each Company Warrant, (3) the exercise price of each Company Warrant and (4) the termination date of each Company Warrant.

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Agreements, 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 and none of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of the Company. Except as contemplated herein and in the Investor Agreements, 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, nor is it 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 other securities. None of the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock held by current or former Company employees or other service providers are subject to any repurchase or forfeiture rights held by the Company. Each share of Company Preferred Stock is convertible into one share of Company Common Stock.

(c)    Except for the Company Plan, the Company does not have any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity-based compensation for any Person. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has reserved 27,574,854 shares of Company Common Stock for issuance under the Company Plan, of which 575,137 shares have been issued and are currently outstanding, 25,678,632 shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise of Company Options previously granted and currently outstanding under the Company Plan, and 1,321,085 shares of Company Common Stock remain available for future issuance of awards pursuant to the Company Plan. Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Company Option outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the optionee; (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option at the time of grant; (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option as of the date of this Agreement; (iv) the exercise price of such Company Option; (v) the date on which such Company Option was granted; (vi) the applicable vesting schedule, including the number of vested and unvested shares as of the date of this Agreement and any acceleration provisions; (vii) the date on which such Company Option expires; (viii) whether such Company Option is intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option and (ix) whether such Company Option is “early exercisable”. The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Company Plan and the form of the stock option agreements evidencing outstanding Company Options granted thereunder. Except as set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all stock option agreements evidencing outstanding Company Options are consistent with the Company’s standard form of stock option agreements. Except as set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no vesting of Company Options will accelerate in connection with the closing of the Contemplated Transactions.

(d)    Section 2.6(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each convertible promissory note of the Company (each, a “Company Convertible Note”) outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the holder, (ii) the issue date, (iii) the principal amount, (iv) the interest rate, (v) the maturity date and (vi) the number, class and series of Company Capital Stock into which such Company Convertible Note shall convert in connection with the Closing.

(e)    Except for Company Warrants, the outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, the Company Options set forth in Section 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Company Convertible Notes set forth in Section 2.6(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, 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; or (iii) condition or circumstance that could be reasonably likely to 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 the Company. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to the Company.

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and granted in material compliance with (i) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

(g)    The Company does not have more than thirty-five (35) stockholders that are not “accredited investors” as defined in Regulation D and each stockholder who is not an accredited investor either alone or with such stockholder’s purchaser representative(s) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such stockholder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Merger.

2.7    SEC Filing; Financial Statements.

(a)    The Company has delivered to Parent an accurate and complete copy of the DRSA. As of the time it was submitted to the SEC, the DRSA complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act applicable to a registration statement on Form S-1 confidentially submitted to the SEC, and, as of the time it was submitted, the DRSA did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted 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, not misleading. The Company has provided to Parent a true and complete copy of all comments of the SEC on the DRSA (and on any prior draft registration statement submitted by the Company to the SEC), and the Company’s responses thereto.

(b)    Concurrently with the execution hereof, the Company has provided to Parent true and complete copies of (i) the Company’s audited balance sheets at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, together with related audited statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows, and notes thereto, of the Company for the fiscal years then ended and (ii) the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, together with the unaudited statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows of the Company for the period reflected in the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet (collectively, the “Company Financials”). The Company Financials (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, none of which are material); and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position and operating results of the Company as of the dates indicated therein and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods covered thereby. Other than as expressly disclosed in the DRSA, there has been no material change in the Company’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(c)    The Company maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities and maintains a system of internal accounting controls designed 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 the financial statements of the Company and to maintain accountability of the Company’s assets; (iii) access to the Company’s assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for the Company’s assets is compared with the existing assets at regular intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and timely basis. The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting that provides reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes.

(d)    Section 2.7(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, and the Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of the documentation creating or governing, all securitization transactions and “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as described in Instruction 7 to Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act) effected by the Company since January 1, 2019, if any.

 

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(e)    Since January 1, 2019, there have been no formal internal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company, the Company Board or any committee thereof. Since January 1, 2019, neither the Company nor its independent auditors have identified (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company, the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(f)    The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that provide reasonable assurance (i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and audit committee (and made available to Parent a summary of the significant aspects of such disclosure) (A) all significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any known fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company has not identified, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, any material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

2.8    Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and reasonable and good faith actions or omissions taken to comply with applicable Law or guidance by a Governmental Body in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, between the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet and the date of this Agreement, the Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto, including the Contemplated Transactions) and there has not been any (a) Company Material Adverse Effect or (b) action, event or occurrence that would have required the consent of Parent pursuant to Section 4.2(b) had such action, event or occurrence taken place after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

2.9    Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, the Company has no liability, indebtedness, obligation or expense of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured or unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in the financial statements in accordance with GAAP) (each a “Liability”), individually or in the aggregate, of a type required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet or disclosed in the footnotes thereto under GAAP except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities that have been incurred by the Company since the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of the Company under Company Material Contracts which have not resulted from a breach of such Company Material Contracts or violation of Law; (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; (e) Liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company; and (f) Liabilities described in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

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held for use in its business or operations or purported to be owned by it, including: (a) all tangible assets reflected on the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of the Company as being owned by the Company. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by the Company free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

2.11    Real Property; Leasehold. The Company does not own and has never owned any real property. The Company has made available to Parent (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which the Company directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of or leased by the Company, and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed (the “Company Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder. The Company’s use and operation of each such leased property conforms to all applicable Laws in all material respects, and the Company has exclusive possession of each such leased property and has not granted any occupancy rights to tenants or licensees with respect to such leased property. In addition, each such leased property is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.

2.12    Intellectual Property.

(a)    Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) the name of the applicant/registrant, (ii) the jurisdiction of application/registration, (iii) the application, registration or grant number and (iv) owner(s), for each item of Registered IP within the Company Controlled IP (the “Company Owned Registered IP”). To the Company’s Knowledge, each of the patents and patent applications included in the Company Owned Registered IP properly identifies by name each inventor of the inventions claimed therein as determined in accordance with applicable Laws of the United States. Except as set forth in Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company Owned Registered IP is valid, enforceable and subsisting, (B) none of the Company Owned Registered IP has been misused, withdrawn, cancelled or abandoned, and (C) all application, registration, issuance, renewal and maintenance fees due for the Company Owned Registered IP having a due date on or before the date hereof have been paid in full and are current, except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Company. With respect to each item of Company Owned Registered IP and each patent application from which such Company Owned Registered IP claims priority, all statements made and information presented to the applicable patent office by or on behalf of the Company or any inventor thereof, or their respective patent counsel, during the prosecution thereof are accurate and complete and comply with 37 CFR 1.56, except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other proceeding of any nature (other than initial examination proceedings) is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, in which the scope, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Company Owned Registered IP is being or has been contested or challenged, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate a material and adverse effect on the Company. Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies all Company Products that are currently being developed or proposed to be developed as of the date hereof. All such Company Products are covered by Company Owned Registered IP identified in Section 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. No Boston Children’s Hospital f/k/a CBR Institute for Biomedical Research (“CBRI”) assays, Trade Secrets or Intellectual Property Rights were used that would enable a Company Product to be classified as a Licensed Product under the CBRI License Agreement in the discovery, identification, research, testing, development or evaluation of any such Company Product. The Company has not received any written notice or other written communication from CBRI alleging that the Company has used any such assays, Trade Secrets or Intellectual Property Rights in the discovery, research, testing, development or evaluation of any such Company Product or requesting the confirmation thereof.

(b)    The Company solely owns all right, title and interest in and to all material Company IP, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and, to the Company’s Knowledge, has the right, pursuant to a written Company In-bound License to use all other material Intellectual Property Rights used by the

 

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Company in its business as currently conducted and proposed to be conducted as of the date hereof. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company IP and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company pursuant to a Company In-bound License (the “Company In-Licensed IP”) are all the Intellectual Property Rights necessary to operate the business of the Company as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted as of the date hereof. No Company Associate owns or has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Company IP, and each Company Associate involved in the creation or development of any material Company IP, pursuant to such Company Associate’s activities on behalf of the Company, has signed a valid, enforceable written agreement containing a present assignment of all of such Company Associate’s rights in such material Company IP to the Company (without further payment being owed to any such Company Associate and without any restrictions or obligations on the Company’s ownership or use thereof) and confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP, which, to the Company’s Knowledge, has not been materially breached by such Company Associate. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect, maintain and enforce all Company IP and Company In-Licensed IP, including the secrecy, confidentiality and value of Trade Secrets and other confidential information therein, and to the Company’s Knowledge there have been no unauthorized disclosures of any Company IP or Company In-Licensed IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will conflict with, alter or impair any of the Company’s rights in or to any Company IP or Company In-Licensed IP or cause any payments of any kind to be due or payable to any Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company. The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all Trade Secrets that are material to the Company. No Trade Secret that is material to the business of the Company as presently conducted has been authorized to be disclosed, or, to the knowledge of the Company, has been disclosed to any Company Associate or any other Person, other than pursuant to Contracts containing provisions restricting the disclosure and use of such Trade Secret. The Company has not granted to any third party any exclusive licenses to any material Company IP.

(c)    No funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or other educational or academic institution has been used, in whole or in part, to create any Company Controlled IP, except for any such funding or use of facilities or personnel that does not result in such Governmental Body or institution obtaining ownership or other rights (including any “march in” rights or a right to direct the location of manufacturing of products) to such Company Controlled IP or the right to receive royalties or other consideration for the practice of such Company Controlled IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company.

(d)    Section 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each license agreement pursuant to which the Company (i) is granted a license under any material Intellectual Property Right owned by any third party that is used by the Company in its business as currently conducted or proposed to be conducted as of the date hereof (each a “Company In-bound License”) other than clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, off-the-shelf software licenses and generally available patent license agreements, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of the Company or (ii) grants to any third party a license, option, covenant not to sue or other right under any material Company IP or any material Company In-Licensed IP (each a “Company Out-bound License”) other than clinical trial agreements, non-disclosure agreements and non-exclusive outbound licenses granted to service providers limited solely to such service providers performance of services for the Company, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of the Company). Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party to any Company In-bound License or Company Out-bound License has breached or is in breach of any of its obligations under any Company In-bound License or Company Out-bound License.

 

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(e)    To the Company’s Knowledge, (i) the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted as of the date hereof, including the Company’s design, manufacture, provision, use and sale of any Company Products (including the use or sale of any Company Products by any customer or distributor of the Company, whether alone or in combination with other third party product(s)), has not infringed, misappropriated or violated, and does not and will not infringe, misappropriate or violate any enforceable Intellectual Property Right owned by any other Person other than Parent and its Affiliates; and (ii) no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Company Controlled IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, no Legal Proceeding is pending (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, is threatened in writing) (A) against the Company alleging that the operation of the business of the Company infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person or (B) by the Company alleging that another Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any of the Company Controlled IP. Since January 1, 2019, the Company has not received any written notice or other written communication alleging that the operation of the business of the Company infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person.

(f)    None of the Company IP or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any Company Controlled IP is subject to any pending or outstanding injunction, directive, order, decree, settlement, judgment or other disposition of dispute that adversely and materially restricts the use, transfer, registration or licensing by the Company of any such Company Controlled IP or otherwise would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the validity, scope, use, registrability, or enforceability of any Company Controlled IP. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the Closing, will not, with or without notice or the lapse of time or both, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause, or otherwise result in: (i) a loss or impairment of, or Encumbrance on, any Company IP; (ii) a breach of, termination of, or acceleration or modification of any right or obligation under, any Contract governing any Company IP, any Company In-bound License or any Company Out-bound License, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company; (iii) the release, disclosure, or delivery of any Company Controlled IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person (other than Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates) of any license, protection (including any covenant not to sue or assert), or other right or interest under, to or in any of the Company IP, Company In-Licensed IP or Company Products, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Company.

(g)    The Company and the operation of the Company’s business comply and have complied in all material respects with all (i) applicable Privacy Laws; and (ii) Company Privacy Policies. The Company has, at all times: (i) had a valid legal basis for its processing Personal Data; (ii) provided adequate privacy notices to, and obtained any consents from, individuals for the processing of Personal Data as processed by or for the Company; (iii) not sold Personal Data, including as defined under any Privacy Laws; and (iv) abided by any privacy choices (including opt-out preferences) of individuals relating to Personal Data.

(h)    To the Company’s Knowledge, since January 1, 2019, there have been (i) no unauthorized security incidences, including malware, ransomware, virus, compromise of credentials, successful denial-of-service attack, unauthorized intrusion, violation of any security policy, breach or unauthorized access in relation to Personal Data, the Company’s databases, or confidential information, and to the Company’s Knowledge is not threatened, (ii) no violations of any security policy of the Company regarding any Personal Data, (iii) no unauthorized processing, access or unauthorized use of any Personal Data or confidential information used in the business of the Company and (iv) no unintended or improper disclosure of any Personal Data or confidential information in the possession, custody or control of the Company, or a contractor or agent acting on behalf of the Company ((i) through (iv), collectively a “Breach Incident”) except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. No circumstance has arisen in which: (i) Privacy Laws or Company Privacy Policies would require the Company to notify a Governmental Body or any other Person of a Breach Incident or (ii) applicable guidance or codes or

 

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practice promulgated under Privacy Laws or Company Privacy Policies would recommend the Company to notify a Governmental Body or any other Person of a Breach Incident.

(i)    The Company is not now and has never been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or any similar organization that would reasonably be expected to require or obligate the Company to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any Company Controlled IP.

2.13    Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

(a)    Section 2.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the following Company Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement (other than any Company Benefit Plans) (each, a “Company Material Contract” and collectively, the “Company Material Contracts”):

(i)    each Contract that would be a material contract as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act (assuming the Company was subject to the public reporting requirements of the Exchange Act);

(ii)    each Contract relating to any agreement of indemnification or guaranty not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(iii)    each Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company or the Surviving Corporation to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, (B) any “most-favored nations” pricing provisions, (C) marketing or distribution rights related to any products or territory, (D) any exclusivity provision, (E) any agreement to purchase minimum quantity of goods or services, (F) granting to any Person a right of first refusal, a right of first negotiation or a right of first offer, in each case, to purchase, acquire, sell, exclusively license or dispose of any material assets or properties of the Company or granting to any Person an option to purchase, acquire, sell, exclusively license or dispose of any assets or properties that are material to the Company, or (G) any material non-solicitation provisions applicable to the Company;

(iv)    each Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $250,000 pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without material penalty;

(v)    each Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity;

(vi)    each Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any material assets of the Company (other than licenses to Intellectual Property Rights under Contracts set forth in Section 2.13(a)(xi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of the Company;

(vii)    each Contract: (A) that is a dealer or distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (B) involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of the Company; (C) that is a joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, collaboration or development agreement; (D) under which the Company has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or pursuant to which the Company has obligations to develop any Intellectual Property Rights that are not or will not be owned, in whole or in part, by the Company; (E) any Contract to license any third party to manufacture or produce any product, service or technology of the Company or any Contract to sell, distribute or commercialize any products or service of the Company;

(viii)    each Contract with any Person, including any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to the Company in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

 

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(ix)    each Company Real Estate Lease;

(x)    each Contract with any Governmental Body;

(xi)    each Company Out-bound License (other than clinical trial agreements, non-disclosure agreements and non-exclusive outbound licenses granted to service providers limited to such service providers performance of services for the Company, non-disclosure agreements, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of the Company) and Company In-bound License (other than clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, off-the-shelf software licenses and generally available patent license agreements, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of the Company);

(xii)    each Contract under which any third party develops any material Intellectual Property Rights for the Company, other than individual consulting agreements that are substantially on the Company’s form of consulting agreement made available to Parent;

(xiii)    each Contract containing any royalty, “earn-out”, dividend or similar contingent payment arrangement, including (x) milestone or similar payments, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones or (y) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based on the revenues, income or profits of the Company; or

(xiv)    any other Contract (A) which involves payment or receipt by or obligations for the Company of more than $250,000 in the aggregate, or obligations after the date of this Agreement in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate, or (B) that is material to the business or operations of the Company.

(b)    The Company has delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. Except as set forth in Section 2.13(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no Company Material Contracts that are not in written form. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other party to a Company Material Contract, has breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of, or Laws applicable to, any Company Material Contract in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Company Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages or pursue other legal remedies which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the Company or its business or operations. As to the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, each Company Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, no Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Company Material Contract to change, any amount paid or payable to the Company or under any Company Material Contract or any other term or provision of any Company Material Contract, which would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the Company or its business or operations.

2.14    Compliance; Permits; Restrictions.

(a)    The Company is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the regulations issued thereunder (collectively, the “FDCA”) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), the Public Health Service Act and its implementing regulations (“PHSA”) and any other similar Law administered or promulgated by the FDA or other comparable Governmental Body responsible for regulation of the research, development, pre-clinical and clinical testing, manufacturing, storage, supply, approval, sale, marketing, distribution and importation or exportation of drug and biopharmaceutical products (each, a “Drug Regulatory Agency”), except for any

 

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noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, which would not be material to the Company. As of the date of this Agreement, no investigation, claim, suit, proceeding, audit or other action by any Governmental Body is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company. There is no agreement, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon the Company which (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of the Company, any acquisition of material property by the Company or the conduct of business by the Company as currently conducted, (ii) is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation under this Agreement, or (iii) is reasonably likely to have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    The Company holds all required Governmental Authorizations which are material to the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted (the “Company Permits”). Section 2.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each Company Permit. Each such Company Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and the Company is in material compliance with the terms of the Company Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, which seeks to revoke, limit, suspend, or materially modify any Company Permit. The rights and benefits of each Company Permit will be available to the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, immediately after the Effective Time on terms substantially identical to those enjoyed by the Company holding Company Permits as of the date of this Agreement and immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(c)    As of the date of this Agreement, there are no proceedings pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to an alleged material violation by the Company of the FDCA, the PHSA or any other similar Law administered or promulgated by any Drug Regulatory Agency. The Company is not currently conducting or addressing, and to the Company’s Knowledge there is no basis to expect that it will be required to conduct or address, any corrective actions, including, without limitation, product recalls or clinical holds.

(d)    All clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company, or in which the Company or its current products or product candidates have participated, were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research procedures and in compliance in all material respects with the applicable regulations of any applicable Drug Regulatory Agency and other applicable Law, including 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58 and 312. Since January 1, 2019, the Company has not received any notices, correspondence, or other communications from any Drug Regulatory Agency requiring, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatening to initiate, the termination or suspension of any clinical studies conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company or in which the Company or any of its current products or product candidates have participated.

(e)    As of the date of this Agreement, there has not been and is not now any Form FDA-483 observation, civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, demand letter, warning letter, untitled letter, or proceeding pending or in effect against the Company or any of its officers and employees, and the Company has no liability for failure to comply with the FDCA, PHSA, or other similar Laws. To the Company’s Knowledge, there is no act, omission, event, or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or form the basis for any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, demand letter, warning letter, untitled letter, proceeding or request for information or any liability (whether actual or contingent) for failure to comply with the FDCA, PHSA or other similar Laws.

(f)    The Company is not the subject of any pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened investigation in respect of its business or products by the FDA pursuant to its “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has not committed any acts, made any statement, or failed to make any statement, in each case in respect of its business or products that would

 

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violate the FDA’s “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy, and any amendments thereto.

(g)    None of the Company or any of its officers, employees or, to the Company’s Knowledge, agents, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that could result in (i) debarment or exclusion under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a, as amended; (ii) disqualification from participating in clinical trials pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Section 312.70, as amended; (iii) disqualification as a testing facility under 21 C.F.R. Part 58, Subpart K, as amended; (iv) exclusion, debarment or suspension from or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in a “Federal health care program” as such term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(f), including under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7 or relevant regulations in 42 C.F.R. Part 1001; (v) assessment or threat of assessment of civil monetary penalties pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 1003; or (vi) inclusion on the HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities, the General Services Administration’s System for Award Management, or the FDA Debarment List or the FDA Disqualified/Restricted List. No debarment or exclusionary claims, actions, proceedings or investigations in respect of their business or products are pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of its officers, employees or agents.

(h)    The Company has materially complied with all applicable Laws relating to patient, medical or individual health information, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, all as amended from time to time, including the standards for the privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information at 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A and E, the standards for the protection of Electronic Protected Health Information set forth at 45 C.F.R. Part 160 and 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Subpart A and Subpart C, the standards for transactions and code sets used in electronic transactions at 45 C.F.R. Part 160, Subpart A and Part 162, and the standards for Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information at 45 C.F.R. Part 164, Subpart D, all as amended from time to time (collectively, “HIPAA”). The Company has entered into, where required, and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Business Associate agreements (“Business Associate Agreements”) to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound. The Company, where required, has created and maintained written policies and procedures to protect the privacy of all protected health information, provide training to all employees and agents as required under HIPAA, and has implemented security procedures, including physical, technical and administrative safeguards, to protect all personal information and Protected Health Information stored or transmitted in electronic form. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not received written notice from the Office for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any other Governmental Body of any allegation regarding its failure to comply with HIPAA or any other state law or regulation applicable to the protection of individually identifiable health information or personally identifiable information. No successful “Security Incident,” “Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information” or breach of personally identifiable information under applicable state or federal laws have occurred with respect to information maintained or transmitted to the Company or an agent or third party subject to a Business Associate Agreement with Company. The Company is not currently submitting, receiving and handling transactions that are governed by the Standard Transaction Rule. All capitalized terms in this Section 2.14(h) not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth under HIPAA.

2.15    Legal Proceedings; Orders.

(a)    As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves (A) the Company, (B) any Company Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or (C) any of the material assets owned or used by the Company; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    Except as set forth in Section 2.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2019, no Legal Proceeding has been pending against the Company that resulted in material liability to the Company.

 

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(c)    There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company, or any of the material assets owned or used by the Company, is subject. To the Company’s Knowledge, no officer or employee of the Company is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of the Company or to any material assets owned or used by the Company.

2.16    Tax Matters.

(a)    Except as set forth in Section 2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has timely filed all income Tax Returns and other material Tax Returns that it was required to file under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in material compliance with all applicable Law. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Body in any jurisdiction where the Company does not file a particular Tax Return or pay a particular Tax that the Company is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(b)    All material amounts of income and other material Taxes due and owing by the Company on or before the date hereof (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully paid. The unpaid Taxes of the Company did not, as of the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, materially exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has not incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

(c)    All material amounts of Taxes that the Company is or was required by Law to withhold or collect on behalf of its employees, independent contractors, equityholders, lenders, customers, or other third parties have been duly and timely withheld or collected in all material respects and have been timely paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person or properly set aside in accounts for this purpose.

(d)    There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of the Company.

(e)    No deficiencies for income or other material Taxes with respect to the Company have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Body in writing. There are no pending or ongoing audits, assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of a material amount of Taxes of the Company, and the Company has not received written notice threatening any such audit, assessment or other action. Neither the Company nor any of its predecessors has waived any statute of limitations in respect of any income or other material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any income or other material Tax assessment or deficiency.

(f)    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)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(g)    The Company is not a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement, or similar agreement or arrangement, other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes.

(h)    None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or the Company will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting of the Company for Tax purposes made on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) use of an improper method of accounting by the Company for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the

 

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Closing Date by the Company; (iv) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) entered into on or prior to the Closing Date by the Company; (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date; or (vii) application of Section 367(d) of the Code to any transfer of intangible property by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Company has not made any election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

(i)    The Company has never been (i) a member of a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax group (other than such a group the common parent of which is the Company) or (ii) a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. The Company has no Liability for any material Taxes of any Person (other than the Company) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), or as a transferee or successor.

(j)    The Company (i) is not a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code, (ii) is not a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code, and (iii) has never had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise had an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(k)    The Company has not participated in or been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” that is required to be reported to the IRS pursuant to Section 6011 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(l)    The Company has not taken any action, agreed to take any action, failed to take any action and does not know of any fact, in each case that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(m)    The Company has not availed itself of any Tax relief pursuant to any Pandemic Response Laws that could reasonably be expected to materially impact the Tax payment and/or Tax reporting obligations of Parent and its Affiliates (including the Company) after the Closing Date.

For purposes of this Section 2.16, each reference to the Company shall be deemed to include any Person that was liquidated into, merged with, or otherwise a predecessor to, the Company.

2.17    Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.

(a)    Section 2.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists all material Company Benefit Plans, including, without limitation, each Company Benefit Plan that provides for retirement, change in control, stay or retention, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, severance or retiree medical or life insurance benefits. “Company Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) other pension, retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, employment (other than at-will employment offer letters on the Company’s standard form that may be terminated without notice and with no penalty to the Company and other than individual Company Options or other compensatory equity award agreements made pursuant to the Company’s standard forms, in which case only representative standard forms of such agreements shall be scheduled), consulting, severance, change-of-control, retention, health, life, disability, group insurance, paid-time off, holiday, welfare and fringe benefit plan, program, agreement, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded and including any that have been frozen or terminated), in any case, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or Company ERISA Affiliates for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of the Company or under which the Company has any actual or contingent liability (including, without limitation, as to

 

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the result of it being treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code with any other person).

(b)    As applicable with respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Parent, true and complete copies of (i) each material Company Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto, and in the case of an unwritten material Company Benefit Plan, a written description thereof, (ii) all current trust documents, investment management contracts, custodial agreements, administrative services agreements and insurance and annuity contracts relating thereto, (iii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iv) the most recently filed annual reports with any Governmental Body (e.g., Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, (vi) the most recent summary annual reports, nondiscrimination testing reports, actuarial reports, financial statements and trustee reports, (vii) all records, notices and filings concerning IRS or United States Department of Labor or other Governmental Body examinations, audits or investigations, voluntary compliance programs or policies, or “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and (viii) any written reports constituting a valuation of the Company’s capital stock for purposes of Sections 409A or 422 of the Code, whether prepared internally by the Company or by an outside, third-party valuation firm.

(c)    Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and any related documents or agreements and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws.

(d)    The Company Benefit Plans which are “employee pension benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA and which are intended to meet the qualification requirements of Section 401(a) of the Code have received determination or opinion letters from the IRS on which they may currently rely to the effect that such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trusts are exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the qualification of such Company Benefit Plan or the tax exempt status of the related trust.

(e)    Since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to, (i) any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), (iii) any “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413 of the Code) or (iv) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Company Benefit Plan is sponsored by a professional employer organization.

(f)    To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Body involving any Company Benefit Plan, and no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Company Benefit Plan, any fiduciary thereof or service provider thereto, in any case except as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to the Company. All contributions and premium payments required to have been made under any of the Company Benefit Plans or by applicable Law (without regard to any waivers granted under Section 412 of the Code), have been timely made and neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has any liability for any unpaid contributions with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.

(g)    Neither the Company, any Company ERISA Affiliates, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Company Benefit Plan, has engaged in, or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Company Benefit Plan which would subject any such Company Benefit Plan, the Company, any Company ERISA Affiliates or Parent to a

 

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material Tax, material penalty or material liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

(h)    No Company Benefit Plan provides death, medical, dental, vision, life insurance or other welfare benefits beyond termination of service or retirement, other than coverage mandated by Law and neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliates has made a written or oral representation promising the same.

(i)    Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will, either alone or in connection with any other event(s), (i) result in any payment becoming due to any current or former employee, director, officer, independent contractor or other service provider of the Company, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any current or former employee, director, officer, independent contractor or other service provider of the Company, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Company Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contribution or payment to fund any obligation under any Company Benefit Plan or (v) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan.

(j)    Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including without limitation, a termination of employment) will result in the receipt or retention by any person who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) with respect to the Company of any payment or benefit that is or could be characterized as a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), determined without regard to the application of Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code.

(k)    Each Company arrangement providing for deferred compensation that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) is, and has been, established, administered and maintained in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder in all material respects. The exercise price of each Company Option granted to a U.S. taxpayer is at least equal to the fair market value of one share of Company Common Stock, as determined by the Company Board, as of the grant date of such Company Option.

(l)    No current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of the Company has any “gross up” agreements with the Company or other assurance of reimbursement or compensation by the Company for any Taxes imposed under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(m)    The Company does not have any Company Benefit Plan that is maintained for service providers located outside of the United States.

(n)    There has been no amendment to, announcement by Company or any Company ERISA Affiliate relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Company Benefit Plan or collective bargaining agreement that would increase the annual expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense incurred for the most recently completed fiscal year (other than on a de minimis basis) with respect to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, as applicable. Neither the Company nor any Company ERISA Affiliate has any commitment or obligation or has made any representations to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, whether or not legally binding, to adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Company Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining agreement.

(o)    The Company is not a party to, bound by, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union or labor organization representing any of its employees, and there is no labor union or labor organization representing or, to the Company’s Knowledge, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any employees of the Company, including through the filing of a petition for representation election.

 

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(p)    The Company is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, employment practices, and terms and conditions of employment, including without limitation worker classification, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment and retaliation, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages, timely payment of wages, and legally compliant wage statements), unemployment and workers’ compensation, leaves of absence, hours of work and recordkeeping. Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to the Company, with respect to employees of the Company, the Company, since January 1, 2019: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by Law or by agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments, benefits, or compensation to employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages (including overtime wages), severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not 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, disability, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the Ordinary Course of Business). There are no actions, suits, claims, charges, demands, lawsuits, investigations, audits or administrative matters pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated against the Company relating to any current or former employee, applicant for employment, consultant, employment agreement or Company Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

(q)    The Company is, and at all times since January 1, 2019 has been, in material compliance with the WARN Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., and any applicable state analogues relating to reductions in force, terminations, mass layoffs and plant closings (collectively, the “WARN Act”).

(r)    Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to the Company or any Company Benefit Plan, with respect to each individual who currently renders services to the Company, the Company has since January 1, 2019 properly classified each such individual as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise under all applicable Laws and, for each individual classified as an employee, the Company has properly classified him or her as overtime eligible or overtime ineligible under all applicable Laws. The Company has no material liability with respect to any misclassification of: (a) any Person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased from another employer, or (c) any employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages.

(s)    There is not and has not been since January 1, 2019, nor is there or has there been since January 1, 2019 any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any union organizing activity, against the Company. No event has occurred, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no condition or circumstance exists, that might directly or indirectly give rise to or provide a basis for the commencement of any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute.

2.18    Environmental Matters. The Company is in compliance, and since January 1, 2019 have complied, with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by the Company of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in such compliance that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business. The Company has not received since January 1, 2019 (or prior to that time, which is pending and unresolved), any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body or other Person, that alleges that the Company is not in compliance with or has liability pursuant to any Environmental Law and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there are no circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with the Company’s compliance in any material respects with any Environmental Law, except where such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company or its business. No current or (during the time a prior property was leased or controlled by the Company) prior property leased or controlled by the Company has had a release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials in material violation of or as

 

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would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of the Company pursuant to Environmental Law. No consent, approval or Governmental Authorization of or registration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by Environmental Laws in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. Prior to the date hereof, the Company has provided or otherwise made available to Parent true and correct copies of all material environmental reports, assessments, studies and audits in the possession or control of the Company with respect to any property leased or controlled by the Company or any business operated by it.

2.19    Insurance. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of the Company. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since January 1, 2019, the Company has not received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (i) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; or (ii) refusal or denial of any coverage, reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. The Company has provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding that is currently pending against the Company for which the Company has insurance coverage, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed the Company of its intent to do so.

2.20    No Financial Advisors. Other than Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.

2.21    Transactions with Affiliates.

(a)    Section 2.21(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule describes any material transactions or relationships, since January 1, 2019, between the Company and any (i) executive officer or director of the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any of such executive officer’s or director’s immediate family members, (ii) owner of more than 5% of the voting power of the outstanding Company Capital Stock or (iii) to the Company’s Knowledge, any “related person” (within the meaning of Item 404 of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act) of any such executive officer, director or equityholder (other than the Company) in the case of each of (i), (ii) or (iii) that is of the type that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act (assuming the Company was subject to the public reporting requirements of the Exchange Act).

(b)    Section 2.21(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists each stockholders’ agreement, voting agreement, registration rights agreement, co-sale agreement or other similar Contract between the Company and any holders of Company Capital Stock, including any such Contract granting any Person investor rights, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer, registration rights, director designation rights or similar rights (collectively, the “Investor Agreements”).

2.22    Anti-Bribery. None of the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees or, to the Company’s Knowledge, agents or any other Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any bribes, rebates, payoffs, influence payments, kickbacks, illegal payments, illegal political contributions, or other payments, in the form of cash, gifts, or otherwise, or taken any other action, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act of 2010 or any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption Law (collectively, the “Anti-Bribery Laws”). The Company is not and has never been the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Body with respect to potential violations of Anti-Bribery Laws.

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Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to it or any of its assets, liabilities or operations, and any such other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.

Section 3.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

Subject to Section 10.13(h), except (a) as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by Parent to the Company (the “Parent Disclosure Schedule”) or (b) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC prior to the date hereof and publicly available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (but (i) without giving effect to any amendment thereof filed with, or furnished to, the SEC on or after the date hereof and (ii) excluding any disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors” and any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or in any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), it being understood that any matter disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents (x) shall not be deemed disclosed for the purposes of Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.4, Section 3.5 or Section 3.6; and (y) shall be deemed to be disclosed in a section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule only to the extent that it is reasonably apparent from a reading of the applicable Parent SEC Document that it is applicable to such section of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

3.1    Due Organization; Subsidiaries.

(a)    Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and has all necessary corporate power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all Contracts by which it is bound, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. Since the date of its incorporation, Merger Sub has not engaged in any activities other than activities incident to its formation or in connection with or as contemplated by this Agreement.

(b)    Parent is duly licensed and qualified to do business, and is in good standing (to the extent applicable in such jurisdiction), under the Laws of all jurisdictions where the nature of its business requires such licensing or qualification other than in jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    Parent has no Subsidiaries, except for the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule; and neither Parent nor any of the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule owns any capital stock of, or any equity, ownership or profit sharing interest of any nature in, or controls directly or indirectly, any other Entity other than the Entities identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. Each of Parent’s Subsidiaries is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all necessary corporate or other power and authority to conduct its business in the manner in which its business is currently being conducted and to own or lease and use its property and assets in the manner in which its property and assets are currently owned or leased and used, except where the failure to have such power or authority would not be reasonably expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. If following the date hereof but prior to the Closing, the Entity(ies) identified in Section 3.1(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be sold pursuant to an Asset Disposition, then as of the Closing, the foregoing representations and warranties shall not apply to such Entity(ies).

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its Subsidiaries has agreed or is obligated to make, or is bound by any Contract under which it may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital contribution to any other Entity. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time, been a general partner of, or has otherwise been liable for any of the debts or other obligations of, any general partnership, limited partnership or other Entity.

3.2    Organizational Documents. Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries in effect as of the date of this Agreement. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in material breach or violation of its respective Organizational Documents.

3.3    Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject, with respect to Parent, to receipt of the Parent Stockholder Vote and, with respect to Merger Sub, the adoption of this Agreement by Parent in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Parent Board has unanimously: (a) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders; (b) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, including the authorization and issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the change of control of Parent and other actions contemplated by this Agreement; and (c) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the stockholders of Parent vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters. The Merger Sub Board (by unanimous written consent) has: (x) determined that the Contemplated Transactions are fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder; (y) approved and declared advisable this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions; and (z) determined to recommend, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, that the sole stockholder of Merger Sub vote to approve this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Prior to the execution of the Parent Stockholder Support Agreements by the parties thereto, the Parent Board approved the Parent Stockholder Support Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby.

3.4    Vote Required. The affirmative vote of the holders (i) of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent’s capital stock necessary to approve the proposal in Section 5.3(a)(i), (ii) of a majority of the votes cast is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent’s capital stock necessary to approve the proposal in Section 5.3(a)(ii), and (iii) of a majority of the votes cast is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Parent’s capital stock necessary to approve the proposal in Section 5.3(a)(iii) (such vote in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the “Required Parent Stockholder Vote” and, collectively, such votes in the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii), the “Parent Stockholder Vote”).

3.5    Non-Contravention; Consents. Subject to obtaining the Parent Stockholder Vote and the filing of the Certificate of Merger required by the DGCL and, if and to the extent required, subject to making all filings and notifications as may be required in connection with the transactions described herein under the HSR Act and, if required, the expiration of the waiting period thereunder, neither (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub, nor (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, will directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):

(a)    contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

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order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or its Subsidiaries, or any of the assets owned or used by Parent or its Subsidiaries, is subject, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business;

(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 its Subsidiaries, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business;

(d)    contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default or loss of a benefit (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) 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 Parent Material Contract; (ii) any material payment, rebate, chargeback, penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Parent Material Contract; (iii) accelerate the maturity or performance of any Parent Material Contract; or (iv) first offer or first refusal under, cancel, terminate or modify, any term of any Parent Material Contract, except in the case of any non-material breach, default, penalty or modification; or

(e)    result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any material asset or right owned or used by Parent or its Subsidiaries (except for Permitted Encumbrances and any Encumbrances upon or with respect to Potentially Transferable Assets imposed or created pursuant to the express terms of an Asset Disposition).

Except for (i) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL, and (ii) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities Laws or the HSR Act, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Governmental Body in connection with (x) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, or (y) the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions, which if individually or in the aggregate were not given or obtained, would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Contemplated Transactions. The Parent Board and the Merger Sub Board have taken and will take all actions necessary to ensure that the restrictions applicable to business combinations contained in Section 203 of the DGCL are, and will be, inapplicable to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Parent Stockholder Support Agreements and to the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. No other state takeover statute or similar Law applies or purports to apply to the Merger, this Agreement, the Parent Stockholder Support Agreements or any of the Contemplated Transactions.

3.6    Capitalization.

(a)    The authorized capital stock of Parent as of the date of this Agreement consists of (i) 500,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 21,562,523 shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the close of business on the Reference Date, of which no shares are subject to Parent’s right of repurchase, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock of Parent, par value $0.0001 per share, of which no shares have been issued and are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. Parent does not hold any shares of its capital stock in its treasury. Section 3.6(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists, as of the Reference Date, (A) each holder of issued and outstanding warrants to purchase capital stock of Parent (“Parent Warrants”), (B) the number and type of shares subject to each Parent Warrant, (C) the exercise price of each Parent Warrant and (D) the termination date of each Parent Warrant.

(b)    All of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock is entitled or subject to any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or any similar right and none of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock is subject to any right of first refusal in favor of Parent. Except as

 

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contemplated herein and as set forth in Section 3.6(b)(i) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there is no Parent 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 Parent Common Stock. Except as set forth in Section 3.6(b)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent is not under any obligation, nor is it bound by any Contract pursuant to which it may become obligated, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities.

(c)    Except for the Parent Plans, Parent does not have any stock option plan or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement providing for any equity-based compensation for any Person. As of the close of business on the Reference Date, (i) Parent has reserved 8,332,099 shares of Parent Common Stock for issuance under the Parent Equity Incentive Plans, of which Parent RSUs and Parent Options to purchase a total of 7,932,224 shares have been issued and are currently outstanding, of which no shares are subject to Parent’s right of repurchase, 4,411,230 shares have been reserved for issuance upon exercise of Parent Options previously granted and currently outstanding under the Parent Equity Incentive Plans, 3,520,994 shares have been reserved for issuance upon the settlement of Parent RSUs granted under the Parent Equity Incentive Plans that are outstanding as of the close of business on the Reference Date, and 399,875 shares remain available for future issuance pursuant to the Parent Equity Incentive Plans; and (ii) 210,000 shares have been reserved and available for purchase under the Parent ESPP, no shares have been issued under the Parent ESPP and 210,000 shares remain available for future purchase under the Parent ESPP because the Parent ESPP has not yet been implemented. Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each Parent Option and Parent RSU outstanding as of the close of business on the Reference Date: (i) the name of the holder; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Option or Parent RSU at the time of grant; (iii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such Parent Option or Parent RSU as of the close of business on the Reference Date; (iv) the exercise price of such Parent Option; (v) the date on which such Parent Option or Parent RSU was granted; (vi) the applicable vesting schedule, including the number of vested and unvested shares as of the close of business on the Reference Date and any acceleration provisions; (vii) the date on which such Parent Option or Parent RSU expires; (viii) whether such Parent Option is intended to constitute an “incentive stock option” (as defined in the Code) or a non-qualified stock option and (ix) whether such Parent Option is “early exercisable”. Parent has made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of the Parent Plans and the form of the stock option agreements and restricted stock unit agreements evidencing outstanding Parent Options and Parent RSUs granted thereunder. Except as set forth in Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, all stock option agreements evidencing outstanding Parent Options are consistent with Parent’s standard form of stock option agreements and all restricted stock unit agreements evidencing outstanding Parent RSUs are consistent with Parent’s standard form of restricted stock unit agreements. Except as set forth in Section 3.6(c) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, no vesting of Parent Options or Parent RSUs will accelerate in connection with the closing of the Contemplated Transactions.

(d)    Except for the Parent Plans, including the Parent Options and the Parent RSUs, and the Parent Warrants, and for the avoidance of doubt subject to the Contemplated Transactions, 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 Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (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 Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) condition or circumstance that could be reasonably likely to 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 or any of its Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or other similar rights with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e)    All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent Options, Parent RSUs, Parent Warrants and other securities of Parent have been issued and granted in material compliance with (i) all applicable securities Laws and other applicable Laws, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.

 

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3.7    SEC Filings; Financial Statements.

(a)    Other than such documents that can be obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all registration statements, proxy statements, Certifications (as defined below) and other statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents filed by Parent with the SEC since September 24, 2020 (inclusive of such documents that can obtained on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov filed since such date, the “Parent SEC Documents”). All material statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed by Parent or its officers with the SEC have been so filed on a timely basis. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing), each of the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case may be) and, as of the time they were filed, none of the Parent SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The certifications and statements required by (i) Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act and (ii) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) relating to the Parent SEC Documents (collectively, the “Certifications”) are accurate and complete and comply as to form and content with all applicable Laws. As used in this Section 3.7, the term “file” and variations thereof shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.

(b)    The financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited financial statements, except as permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act, and except that the unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments, none of which are material) applied on a consistent basis unless otherwise noted therein throughout the periods indicated; and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of Parent (or the consolidated financial position of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as applicable) as of the respective dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of Parent (or the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as applicable) for the periods covered thereby. Other than as expressly disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof, there has been no material change in Parent’s accounting methods or principles that would be required to be disclosed in Parent’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(c)    Since January 1, 2019 through the date of this Agreement, Parent has not received any comment letter from the SEC or the staff thereof or any correspondence from officials of Nasdaq or the staff thereof relating to the delisting or maintenance of listing of the Parent Common Stock on Nasdaq.

(d)    Since January 1, 2019 through the date of this Agreement, there have been no formal internal investigations regarding financial reporting or accounting policies and practices discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at the direction of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or general counsel of Parent, the Parent Board or any committee thereof. Since January 1, 2019, neither Parent nor, to Parent’s Knowledge, its independent auditors have identified (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of the system of internal accounting controls utilized by Parent, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves Parent, Parent’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Parent or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

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(f)    Parent maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and to provide reasonable assurance (i) that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (ii) that receipts and expenditures are made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Parent Board and (iii) regarding prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Parent’s assets that could have a material effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries’ financial statements. Parent has evaluated the effectiveness of Parent’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, and, to the extent required by applicable Law, presented in any applicable Parent SEC Document that is a report on Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or any amendment thereto) its conclusions about the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by such report or amendment based on such evaluation. Parent has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to Parent’s auditors and audit committee (and made available to the Company a summary of the significant aspects of such disclosure) (A) all significant deficiencies, if any, in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any known fraud that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Parent’s internal control over financial reporting. Parent has not identified, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, any material weaknesses in the design or operation of Parent’s internal control over financial reporting.

(g)    Parent maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by Parent in the periodic reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the Certifications.

3.8    Absence of Changes. Except as set forth in Section 3.8 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and reasonable and good faith actions or omissions taken to comply with applicable Law or guidance by a Governmental Body in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, between the date of the Parent Balance Sheet and the date of this Agreement, Parent has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (except for the execution and performance of this Agreement and the discussions, negotiations and transactions related thereto, including the Contemplated Transactions) and there has not been any (a) Parent Material Adverse Effect or (b) action, event or occurrence that would have required the consent of the Company pursuant to Section 4.1(b) had such action, event or occurrence taken place after the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

3.9    Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability, individually or in the aggregate, of a type required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet or disclosed in the footnotes thereto under GAAP except for: (a) Liabilities disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Parent Balance Sheet; (b) Liabilities that have been incurred by Parent or its Subsidiaries since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business; (c) Liabilities for performance of obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under Parent Material Contracts which have not resulted from a breach of such Parent Material Contracts or violation of Law; (d) Liabilities incurred in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; (e) Liabilities which would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (f) Liabilities described in Section 3.9 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule.

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tangible assets reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet; and (b) all other tangible assets reflected in the books and records of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as being owned by Parent or such Subsidiary. All of such assets are owned or, in the case of leased assets, leased by Parent or its applicable Subsidiary free and clear of any Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

3.11    Real Property; Leasehold. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has ever owned any real property. Parent has made available to the Company (a) an accurate and complete list of all real properties with respect to which Parent directly or indirectly holds a valid leasehold interest as well as any other real estate that is in the possession of or leased by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and (b) copies of all leases under which any such real property is possessed (the “Parent Real Estate Leases”), each of which is in full force and effect, with no existing material default thereunder. Parent’s use and operation of each such leased property conforms to all applicable Laws in all material respects, and Parent has exclusive possession of each such leased property and has not granted any occupancy rights to tenants or licensees with respect to such leased property. In addition, each such leased property is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.

3.12    Intellectual Property.

(a)    Section 3.12(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies (i) the name of the applicant/registrant, (ii) the jurisdiction of application/registration, (iii) the application, registration or grant number and (iv) owner(s), for each item of Registered IP within the Parent Controlled IP (“Parent Owned Registered IP”). To Parent’s Knowledge, each of the patents and patent applications included in the Parent Owned Registered IP properly identifies by name each inventor of the inventions claimed therein as determined in accordance with applicable Laws of the United States. Except as set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule: (A) to Parent’s Knowledge, the Parent Owned Registered IP is valid, enforceable and subsisting, (B) none of the Parent Owned Registered IP has been misused, withdrawn, cancelled or abandoned, and (C) all application, registration, issuance, renewal and maintenance fees due for the Parent Owned Registered IP having a due date on or before the date hereof have been paid in full and are current, except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have a material and adverse effect on Parent. With respect to each item of Parent Owned Registered IP and each patent application from which such Parent Owned Registered IP claims priority, all statements made and information presented to the applicable patent office by or on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries or any inventor thereof, or their respective patent counsel, during the prosecution thereof are accurate and complete and comply with 37 CFR 1.56, except where the failure to do so would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent. As of the date of this Agreement, no interference, opposition, reissue, reexamination or other proceeding of any nature (other than initial examination proceedings) is pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, in which the scope, validity, enforceability or ownership of any Parent Owned Registered IP is being or has been contested or challenged, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent.

(b)    Parent or its Subsidiaries solely own all right, title and interest in and to all material Parent IP free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances and to Parent’s Knowledge, have the right, pursuant to a written Parent In-bound License to use all other material Intellectual Property Rights used by Parent or its Subsidiaries in their respective businesses as currently conducted. To the Parent’s Knowledge, the Parent IP and the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to Parent or its Subsidiaries pursuant to a Parent In-bound License (the “Parent In-Licensed IP”) are all the Intellectual Property Rights necessary to operate the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted. No Parent Associate owns or has any claim, right (whether or not currently exercisable) or interest to or in any Parent IP, and each Parent Associate involved in the creation or development of any material Parent IP, pursuant to such Parent Associate’s activities on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries, has signed a valid, enforceable written agreement containing a present assignment of all of such Parent Associate’s rights in such material Parent IP to Parent or its Subsidiaries (without further payment being owed to any such Parent Associate and without any restrictions or obligations on Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ ownership or use thereof) and confidentiality provisions protecting the Parent IP, which, to Parent’s Knowledge,

 

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has not been materially breached by such Parent Associate. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent and its Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps to protect, maintain and enforce all Parent IP and Parent In-Licensed IP, including the secrecy, confidentiality and value of trade secrets and other confidential information therein, and to Parent’s Knowledge there have been no unauthorized disclosures of any Parent IP or Parent In-Licensed IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will conflict with, alter or impair any of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ rights in or to any Parent IP or Parent In-Licensed IP or cause any payments of any kind to be due or payable to any Person, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent. Parent and each Parent Subsidiary has taken commercially reasonable steps to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all Trade Secrets that are material to Parent or any of Parent Subsidiaries. No Trade Secret that is material to the business of Parent or Parent Subsidiaries as presently conducted has been authorized to be disclosed, or, to the knowledge of Parent, has been disclosed to any Parent Associate or any other Person, other than pursuant to Contracts containing provisions restricting the disclosure and use of such Trade Secret. Neither the Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has granted to any third party any exclusive licenses to any material Parent IP.

(c)    No funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Body or any university, college, research institute or other educational or academic institution has been used, in whole or in part, to create any Parent Controlled IP, except for any such funding or use of facilities or personnel that does not result in such Governmental Body or institution obtaining ownership or other rights (including any “march in” rights or a right to direct the location of manufacturing of products) to such Parent Controlled IP or the right to receive royalties or other consideration for the practice of such Parent Controlled IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent.

(d)    Section 3.12(d) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each license agreement pursuant to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is granted a license under any material Intellectual Property Right owned by any third party that is used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in its business as currently conducted (each a “Parent In-bound License”) other than clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, off-the-shelf software licenses and generally available patent license agreements, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of Parent or its Subsidiaries or (ii) grants to any third party a license, option, covenant not to sue or other right under any material Parent Controlled IP (each a “Parent Out-bound License”) other than clinical trial agreements, non-disclosure agreements and non-exclusive outbound licenses granted to service providers limited solely to such service providers performance of services for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of Parent or its Subsidiaries). Neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries nor, to Parent’s Knowledge, any other party to any Parent In-bound License or Parent Out-bound License has breached or is in breach of any of its obligations under any Parent In-bound License or Parent Out-bound License.

(e)    To Parent’s Knowledge, (i) the operation of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, including Parent’s and the Parent Subsidiaries’ design, manufacture, provision, use and sale of any Parent Products (including the use or sale of any Parent Products by any customer or distributor of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, whether alone or in combination with other third party product(s)), has not infringed, misappropriated or violated, and does not infringe misappropriate or violate any enforceable Intellectual Property Right owned by any other Person other than Company and its Affiliates; and (ii) no other Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Parent Controlled IP, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent. As of the date of this Agreement, no Legal Proceeding is pending (or, to Parent’s Knowledge, is threatened in writing) (A) against Parent or its Subsidiaries alleging that the operation of the business of Parent or its Subsidiaries infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Rights of another Person or (B) by Parent or its

 

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Subsidiaries alleging that another Person has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated any of Parent Controlled IP. Since January 1, 2019, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice or other written communication alleging that the operation of the business of Parent or its Subsidiaries infringes or constitutes the misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property Right of another Person.

(f)    None of the Parent IP or, to Parent’s Knowledge, any Parent Controlled IP is subject to any pending or outstanding injunction, directive, order, decree, settlement, judgment or other disposition of dispute that adversely and materially restricts the use, transfer, registration or licensing by Parent or its Subsidiaries of any such Parent Controlled IP, or otherwise would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the validity, scope, use, registrability, or enforceability of any Parent Controlled IP. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the Closing, will not, with or without notice or the lapse of time or both, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause, or otherwise result in: (i) a loss or impairment of, or Encumbrance on, any Parent IP; (ii) a breach of, termination of, or acceleration or modification of any right or obligation under, any Contract governing any Parent IP, Parent In-bound License or Parent Out-bound License, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on Parent; (iii) the release, disclosure, or delivery of any Parent Controlled IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; or (iv) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person (other than Parent, Company, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates) of any license, protection (including any covenant not to sue or assert), or other right or interest under, to or in any of the Parent IP, Parent In-Licensed IP or Parent Products, except as would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and adverse effect on the Parent.

(g)    Parent, its Subsidiaries and the operation of the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ business comply and have complied in all material respects with all (i) applicable Privacy Laws; and (ii) Parent Privacy Policies. The Parent and the Subsidiaries have, at all times: (i) had a valid legal basis for their processing Personal Data; (ii) provided adequate privacy notices to, and obtained any consents from, individuals for the processing of Personal Data as processed by or for the Parent and its Subsidiaries; (iii) not sold Personal Data, including as defined under any Privacy Laws; and (iv) abided by any privacy choices (including opt-out preferences) of individuals relating to Personal Data.

(h)    To Parent’s Knowledge, since January 1, 2019, Parent has not had a Breach Incident except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. No circumstance has arisen in which: (i) Privacy Laws or Parent Privacy Policies would require the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to notify a Governmental Body or any other Person of a Breach Incident or (ii) applicable guidance or codes or practice promulgated under Privacy Laws or Parent Privacy Policies would recommend the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to notify a Governmental Body or any other Person of a Breach Incident.

(i)    None of Parent or its Subsidiaries is now nor has ever been a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or any similar organization that would reasonably be expected to require or obligate any of Parent or its Subsidiaries to grant or offer to any other Person any license or right to any Parent Controlled IP.

3.13    Agreements, Contracts and Commitments.

(a)    Section 3.13(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule lists the following Parent Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement (other than any Parent Benefit Plan) (each, a “Parent Material Contract” and collectively, the “Parent Material Contracts”):

(i)    each Contract that would be a material contract as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act;

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(iii)    each Contract containing (A) any covenant limiting the freedom of Parent or its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or compete with any Person, (B) any “most-favored nations” pricing provisions, (C) marketing or distribution rights related to any products or territory, (D) any exclusivity provision, (E) any agreement to purchase minimum quantity of goods or services, (F) granting to any Person a right of first refusal, a right of first negotiation or a right of first offer, in each case, to purchase, acquire, sell, exclusively license or dispose of any material assets or properties of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries or granting to any Person an option to purchase, acquire, sell, exclusively license or dispose of any assets or properties that are material to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (G) any material non-solicitation provisions applicable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iv)    each Contract relating to capital expenditures and requiring payments after the date of this Agreement in excess of $150,000 pursuant to its express terms and not cancelable without material penalty;

(v)    each Contract relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any ownership interest in any Entity;

(vi)    each Contract relating to any mortgages, indentures, loans, notes or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements or instruments relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit or creating any material Encumbrances with respect to any material assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than licenses to Intellectual Property Rights under Contracts set forth in Section 3.13(a)(xi) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule) or any loans or debt obligations with officers or directors of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(vii)    each Contract, except for Contracts not requiring a payment in excess of $50,000 pursuant to its express terms by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date that are cancellable without a penalty in excess of $50,000: (A) that is a dealer or distribution agreement (identifying any that contain exclusivity provisions); (B) involving provision of services or products with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical development activities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) that is a joint marketing, alliance, joint venture, cooperation, collaboration or development agreement; (D) under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop or market any product, technology or service, or pursuant to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has continuing obligations to develop any Intellectual Property Rights that are not or will not be owned, in whole or in part, by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; or (E) any Contract to license any third party to manufacture or produce any product, service or technology of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Contract to sell, distribute or commercialize any product or service of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(viii)    each Contract with any Person, including any financial advisor, broker, finder, investment banker or other Person, providing advisory services to Parent in connection with the Contemplated Transactions;

(ix)    each Parent Real Estate Lease;

(x)    each Contract with any Governmental Body;

(xi)    each Parent Out-bound License (other than clinical trial agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and non-exclusive outbound licenses granted to service providers limited solely to such service providers performance of services for Parent or any of its Subsidiaries entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of Parent or its Subsidiaries) and Parent In-bound License (other than clinical trial agreements, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercially available Software-as-a-Service offerings, off-the-shelf software licenses and generally available patent license agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business on a non-exclusive basis and that do not grant any commercial rights to any products or services of Parent or its Subsidiaries);

 

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(xii)    each Contract under which any third party develops any material Intellectual Property Rights for Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, other than individual consulting agreements that are substantially on Parent’s form of consulting agreement made available to the Company;

(xiii)    each Contract containing any royalty, “earn-out,” dividend or similar contingent payment arrangement, including (x) milestone or similar payments, including upon the achievement of regulatory or commercial milestones or (y) payment of royalties or other amounts calculated based on the revenues, income or profits of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(xiv)    any other Contract that is not terminable at will (without penalty or payment in excess of $50,000) by Parent or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (A) which involves non-cancellable obligations on the part of, or payments by, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate after the date hereof, or (B) that is material to the business or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b)    Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all Parent Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there are no Parent Material Contracts that are not in written form. As of the date of this Agreement, none of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to Parent’s Knowledge, any other party to a Parent Material Contract, has breached, violated or defaulted under, or received notice that it breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of, or Laws applicable to, any Parent Material Contract in such manner as would permit any other party to cancel or terminate any such Parent Material Contract, or would permit any other party to seek damages or pursue other legal remedies which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to Parent, its Subsidiaries or their respective business or operations. As to Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of this Agreement, each Parent Material Contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. As of the date of this Agreement, no Person is renegotiating, or has a right pursuant to the terms of any Parent Material Contract to change, any amount paid or payable to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under any Parent Material Contract or any other term or provision of any Parent Material Contract, which would reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to Parent, its Subsidiaries or their business or operations.

3.14    Compliance; Permits; Restrictions.

(a)    Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, and since January 1, 2019 have been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, including the FDCA, the PHSA and any other similar Law administered or promulgated by the FDA or other Drug Regulatory Agency, except for any noncompliance, either individually or in the aggregate, which would not be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. As of the date of this Agreement, no investigation, claim, suit, proceeding, audit or other action by any Governmental Body is pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. There is no agreement, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any acquisition of material property by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted, (ii) is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect on Parent’s ability to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation under this Agreement, or (iii) is reasonably likely to have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    Parent and its Subsidiaries hold all required Governmental Authorizations which are material to the operation of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted (the “Parent Permits”). Section 3.14(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule identifies each Parent Permit. Each Parent Permit is valid and in full force and effect, and Parent and its Subsidiaries holding Parent Permits are in material compliance with the terms of the Parent Permits. No Legal Proceeding is pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened, which seeks to revoke, limit, suspend, or materially modify any Parent Permit.

 

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(c)    As of the date of this Agreement, there are no proceedings pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to an alleged material violation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of the FDCA, the PHSA or any other similar Law administered or promulgated by any Drug Regulatory Agency. Parent is not currently conducting or addressing, and to Parent’s Knowledge there is no basis to expect that it will be required to conduct or address, any corrective actions, including, without limitation, product recalls or clinical holds.

(d)    All clinical, pre-clinical and other studies and tests conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, Parent or its Subsidiaries, or in which Parent or its Subsidiaries or their respective current products or product candidates have participated, were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with standard medical and scientific research procedures and in compliance in all material respects with the applicable regulations of any applicable Drug Regulatory Agency and other applicable Law, including 21 C.F.R. Parts 50, 54, 56, 58 and 312. Since January 1, 2019, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notices, correspondence, or other communications from any Drug Regulatory Agency requiring, or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatening to initiate, the termination or suspension of any clinical studies conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective current products or product candidates have participated.

(e)    As of the date of this Agreement, there has not been and is not now any Form FDA-483 observation, civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, demand letter, warning letter, untitled letter, or proceeding pending or in effect against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers and employees, and Parent has no liability for failure to comply with the FDCA, PHSA, or other similar Laws. To Parent’s Knowledge, there is no act, omission, event, or circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to or form the basis for any civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, complaint, hearing, investigation, demand letter, warning letter, untitled letter, proceeding or request for information or any liability (whether actual or contingent) for failure to comply with the FDCA, PHSA or other similar Laws.

(f)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened investigation in respect of its business or products by the FDA pursuant to its “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy set forth in 56 Fed. Reg. 46191 (September 10, 1991) and any amendments thereto. To Parent’s Knowledge, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has committed any acts, made any statement, or failed to make any statement, in each case in respect of its business or products that would violate the FDA’s “Fraud, Untrue Statements of Material Facts, Bribery, and Illegal Gratuities” Final Policy, and any amendments thereto.

(g)    None of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, employees or to Parent’s Knowledge, agents, has been convicted of any crime or engaged in any conduct that could result in (i) debarment or exclusion under 21 U.S.C. Section 335a, as amended; (ii) disqualification from participating in clinical trials pursuant to 21 C.F.R. Section 312.70, as amended; (iii) disqualification as a testing facility under 21 C.F.R. Part 58, Subpart K, as amended; (iv) exclusion, debarment or suspension from or otherwise becomes ineligible to participate in a “Federal health care program” as such term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(f), including under 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7 or relevant regulations in 42 C.F.R. Part 1001; (v) assessment or threat of assessment of civil monetary penalties pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 1003; or (vi) inclusion on the HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities, the General Services Administration’s System for Award Management, or the FDA Debarment List or the FDA Disqualified/Restricted List. No debarment or exclusionary claims, actions, proceedings or investigations in respect of their business or products are pending or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, employees or agents.

(h)    Parent and its Subsidiaries have materially complied with all applicable Laws relating to patient, medical or individual health information, including HIPAA. Parent and its Subsidiaries have entered into, where required, and is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of all Business Associate Agreements to

 

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which Parent or any Subsidiary is a party or otherwise bound. Parent and its Subsidiaries, where required, have created and maintained written policies and procedures to protect the privacy of all protected health information, provide training to all employees and agents as required under HIPAA, and has implemented security procedures, including physical, technical and administrative safeguards, to protect all personal information and Protected Health Information stored or transmitted in electronic form. As of the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have received written notice from the Office for Civil Rights for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any other Governmental Body of any allegation regarding its failure to comply with HIPAA or any other state law or regulation applicable to the protection of individually identifiable health information or personally identifiable information. No successful “Security Incident,” “Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information” or breach of personally identifiable information under applicable state or federal laws have occurred with respect to information maintained or transmitted to Parent, its Subsidiaries or an agent or third party subject to a Business Associate Agreement with Parent or its Subsidiaries. Parent and its Subsidiaries are not currently submitting, receiving and handling transactions governed by the Standard Transaction Rule. All capitalized terms in this Section 3.14(h) not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth under HIPAA.

3.15    Legal Proceedings; Orders.

(a)    As of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 3.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, there is no pending Legal Proceeding and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no Person has threatened in writing to commence any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves (A) Parent, (B) any of its Subsidiaries, (C) any Parent Associate (in his or her capacity as such) or (D) any of the material assets owned or used by Parent or its Subsidiaries; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    Except as set forth in Section 3.15(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2019, no Legal Proceeding has been pending against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that resulted in material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)    There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of the material assets owned or used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, is subject. To Parent’s Knowledge, no officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or to any material assets owned or used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.16    Tax Matters.

(a)    Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have timely filed all income Tax Returns and other material Tax Returns that they were required to file under applicable Law. All such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects and have been prepared in material compliance with all applicable Law. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Body in any jurisdiction where Parent or any of its Subsidiaries does not file a particular Tax Return or pay a particular Tax that Parent or such Subsidiary is subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(b)    All material amounts of income and other Taxes due and owing by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries on or before the date hereof (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been fully paid. The unpaid Taxes of Parent and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the date of the Parent Balance Sheet, materially exceed the reserve for Tax liability (excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax items) set forth on the face of the Parent Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material Liability for Taxes outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

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(c)    All material amounts of Taxes that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries are or were required by Law to withhold or collect on behalf of their respective employees, independent contractors, equityholders, lenders, customers or other third parties have been duly and timely withheld or collected and have been timely paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person or properly set aside in accounts for this purpose.

(d)    There are no Encumbrances for material Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

(e)    No deficiencies for income or other material Taxes with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have been claimed, proposed or assessed by any Governmental Body in writing. There are no pending or ongoing audits, assessments or other actions for or relating to any liability in respect of a material amount of Taxes of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and none of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice threatening any such audit, assessment or other action. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their predecessors) has waived any statute of limitations in respect of any income or other material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any income or other material Tax assessment or deficiency.

(f)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has 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)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(g)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement, or similar agreement or arrangement, other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes.

(h)    None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any material item of income in, or exclude any material item of deduction from, taxable income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting for Tax purposes made on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) use of an improper method of accounting for a Tax period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) entered into on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) prepaid amount received or deferred revenue accrued on or prior to the Closing Date; (vii) application of Section 367(d) of the Code to any transfer of intangible property on or prior to the Closing Date; or (viii) application of Sections 951 or 951A of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) to any income received or accrued on or prior to the Closing Date. Parent has not made any election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

(i)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever been (i) a member of a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax group (other than such a group the common parent of which is Parent) or (ii) a party to any joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Liability for any material Taxes of any Person (other than Parent and any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), or as a transferee or successor.

(j)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957 of the Code; (ii) is a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code; or (iii) has ever had a permanent establishment (within the meaning of an applicable Tax treaty) or otherwise had an office or fixed place of business in a country other than the country in which it is organized.

(k)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in or been a party to a transaction that, as of the date of this Agreement, constitutes a “listed transaction” that is required to be reported to the IRS pursuant to Section 6011 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

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(l)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action, agreed to take any action, failed to take any action or knows of any fact, in each case that would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.

(m)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has availed itself of any Tax relief pursuant to any Pandemic Response Laws that could reasonably be expected to materially impact the Tax payment and/or Tax reporting obligations of Parent and its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries) after the Closing Date.

For purposes of this Section 3.16, each reference to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to include any Person that was liquidated into, merged with, or is otherwise a predecessor to, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.17    Employee and Labor Matters; Benefit Plans.

(a)    Section 3.17(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule is a list of all material Parent Benefit Plans, including, without limitation, each Parent Benefit Plan that provides for retirement, change in control, stay or retention deferred compensation, incentive compensation, severance or retiree medical or life insurance benefits. “Parent Benefit Plan” means each (i) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and (ii) other pension, retirement, deferred compensation, excess benefit, profit sharing, bonus, incentive, equity or equity-based, phantom equity, employment (other than at-will employment offer letters on Parent’s standard form that may be terminated without notice and with no penalty to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and other than individual Parent Options, Parent RSUs or other compensatory equity award agreements made pursuant to Parent’s standard forms, in which case only representative standard forms of such agreements shall be scheduled), consulting, severance, change-of-control, retention, health, life, disability, group insurance, paid-time off, holiday, welfare and fringe benefit plan, program, agreement, contract, or arrangement (whether written or unwritten, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded and including any that have been frozen or terminated), in any case, maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Parent ERISA Affiliates for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, officer or independent contractor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has any actual or contingent liability (including, without limitation, as to the result of it being treated as a single employer under Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code with any other person).

(b)    As applicable with respect to each material Parent Benefit Plan, Parent has made available to the Company, true and complete copies of (i) each material Parent Benefit Plan, including all amendments thereto, and in the case of an unwritten material Parent Benefit Plan, a written description thereof, (ii) all current trust documents, investment management contracts, custodial agreements, administrative services agreements and insurance and annuity contracts relating thereto, (iii) the current summary plan description and each summary of material modifications thereto, (iv) the most recently filed annual reports with any Governmental Body (e.g., Form 5500 and all schedules thereto), (v) the most recent IRS determination, opinion or advisory letter, (vi) the most recent summary annual reports, nondiscrimination testing reports, actuarial reports, financial statements and trustee reports, and (vii) all records, notices and filings concerning IRS or United States Department of Labor or other Governmental Body examinations, audits or investigations, voluntary compliance programs or policies, or “prohibited transactions” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

(c)    Each Parent Benefit Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all material respects with its terms and any related documents or agreements and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and all other applicable Laws.

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Code have received determination or opinion letters from the IRS on which they may currently rely to the effect that such plans are qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the related trusts are exempt from federal income Taxes under Section 501(a) of the Code, respectively, and, to Parent’s Knowledge, nothing has occurred that would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the qualification of such Parent Benefit Plan or the tax exempt status of the related trust.

(e)    Since January 1, 2016, neither Parent, any of its Subsidiaries nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to, is required to contribute to, or has any actual or contingent liability with respect to, (i) any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) that is subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) any “multiemployer plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA), (iii) any “multiple employer plan” (within the meaning of Section 413 of the Code) or (iv) any “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (within the meaning of Section 3(40) of ERISA). No Parent Benefit Plan is sponsored by a professional employer organization.

(f)    To Parent’s Knowledge, there are no pending audits or investigations by any Governmental Body involving any Parent Benefit Plan, and no pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened claims (except for individual claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Parent Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings involving any Parent Benefit Plan, any fiduciary thereof or service provider thereto, in any case except as would not be reasonably expected to result in material liability to Parent. All contributions and premium payments required to have been made under any of the Parent Benefit Plans or by applicable Law (without regard to any waivers granted under Section 412 of the Code), have been timely made and neither Parent nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate has any liability for any unpaid contributions with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan.

(g)    Neither Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or Parent ERISA Affiliates, nor, to Parent’s Knowledge, any fiduciary, trustee or administrator of any Parent Benefit Plan, has engaged in, or in connection with the Contemplated Transactions will engage in, any transaction with respect to any Parent Benefit Plan which would subject any such Parent Benefit Plan, Parent, any of its Subsidiaries ERISA Affiliates to a material Tax, material penalty or material liability for a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

(h)    No Parent Benefit Plan provides death, medical, dental, vision, life insurance or other welfare benefits beyond termination of service or retirement, other than coverage mandated by Law and neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries or Parent ERISA Affiliates has made a written or oral representation promising the same.

(i)    Except as set forth in Section 3.17(i) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions will either alone or in connection with any other event(s) (i) result in any payment becoming due to any current or former employee, director, officer, independent contractor or other service provider of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, (ii) increase any amount of compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any current or former employee, director, officer, independent contractor or other service provider of Parent or any Subsidiary thereof, (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any benefits under any Parent Benefit Plan, (iv) require any contribution or payment to fund any obligation under any Parent Benefit Plan or (v) limit the right to merge, amend or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan.

(j)    Except as set forth in Section 3.17(j) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions (either alone or when combined with the occurrence of any other event, including without limitation, a termination of employment) will result in the receipt or retention by any person who is a “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries of any payment or benefit that is or could be characterized as a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), determined without regard to the application of Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code.

 

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(k)    Each Parent arrangement providing for deferred compensation that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder) is, and has been, established, administered and maintained in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder in all material respects. The exercise price of each Parent Option granted to a U.S. taxpayer is at least equal to the fair market value of one share of Parent Common Stock, as determined by the Parent Board, as of the grant date of such Parent Option.

(l)    No current or former employee, officer, director or independent contractor of Parent has any “gross up” agreements with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or other assurance of reimbursement or compensation by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for any Taxes imposed under Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

(m)    Parent does not have any Parent Benefit Plan that is maintained for service providers located outside of the United States.

(n)    There has been no amendment to, announcement by Parent or any Parent ERISA Affiliate relating to, or change in employee participation or coverage under, any Parent Benefit Plan or collective bargaining agreement that would increase the annual expense of maintaining such plan above the level of the expense incurred for the most recently completed fiscal year (other than on a de minimis basis) with respect to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, as applicable. Neither Parent nor any Parent ERISA Affiliate has any commitment or obligation or has made any representations to any director, officer, employee, independent contractor or consultant, whether or not legally binding, to adopt, amend, modify or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining agreement.

(o)    Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, bound by, or has a duty to bargain under, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union or labor organization representing any of its employees, and there is no labor union or labor organization representing or, to Parent’s Knowledge, purporting to represent or seeking to represent any employees of Parent or its Subsidiaries, including through the filing of a petition for representation election.

(p)    Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since January 1, 2019 has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor, employment, employment practices, and terms and conditions of employment, including without limitation worker classification, discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment and retaliation, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages, timely payment of wages, and legally compliant wage statements), unemployment and workers’ compensation, leaves of absence, hours of work and recordkeeping. Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries, since January 1, 2019: (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by Law or by agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments, benefits, or compensation to employees, (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages (including overtime wages), severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not 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, disability, social security or other benefits or obligations for employees (other than routine payments to be made in the Ordinary Course of Business). There are no actions, suits, claims, charges, demands, lawsuits, investigations, audits or administrative matters pending or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened or reasonably anticipated against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any current or former employee, applicant for employment, consultant, employment agreement or Parent Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

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(r)    Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a material liability to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Benefit Plan, with respect to each individual who currently renders services to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has since January 1, 2019 properly classified each such individual as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise under all applicable Laws and, for each individual classified as an employee, Parent and each of its Subsidiaries has properly classified him or her as overtime eligible or overtime ineligible under all applicable Laws. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability with respect to any misclassification of: (a) any Person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, (b) any employee leased from another employer, or (c) any employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages.

(s)    There is not and has not been since January 1, 2019, nor is there or has there been since January 1, 2019 any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute, or, to Parent’s Knowledge, any union organizing activity, against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. No event has occurred, and, to Parent’s Knowledge, no condition or circumstance exists, that might directly or indirectly give rise to or provide a basis for the commencement of any such strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, union election petition, demand for recognition, or any similar activity or dispute.

3.18    Environmental Matters. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance, and since January 1, 2019 have complied, with all applicable Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by Parent of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance with the terms and conditions thereof, except for any failure to be in such compliance that, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries have received since January 1, 2019 (or prior to that time, which is pending and unresolved), any written notice or other communication (in writing or otherwise), whether from a Governmental Body or other Person, that alleges that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is not in compliance with or has liability pursuant to any Environmental Law and, to Parent’s Knowledge, there are no circumstances that would reasonably be expected to prevent or interfere with Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ compliance in any material respects with any Environmental Law, except where such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent or its business. No current or (during the time a prior property was leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) prior property leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has had a release of or exposure to Hazardous Materials in material violation of or as would reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Environmental Law. No consent, approval or Governmental Authorization of or registration or filing with any Governmental Body is required by Environmental Laws in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions. Prior to the date hereof, Parent has provided or otherwise made available to the Company true and correct copies of all material environmental reports, assessments, studies and audits in the possession or control of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any property leased or controlled by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any business operated by them.

3.19    Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the Parent SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement, as contemplated by this Agreement or as otherwise set forth on Section 3.19 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, since the date of Parent’s proxy statement filed in 2022 with the SEC, no event has occurred that would be required to be reported by Parent pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K as promulgated under the Securities Act.

3.20    Insurance. Parent has delivered or made available to the Company accurate and complete copies of all material insurance policies and all material self-insurance programs and arrangements relating to the business, assets, liabilities and operations of Parent and each of its Subsidiaries. Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Other than customary end of policy notifications from insurance carriers, since January 1, 2019, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible: (i) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy; or (ii) refusal or denial of any coverage,

 

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reservation of rights or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have provided timely written notice to the appropriate insurance carrier(s) of each Legal Proceeding that is currently pending against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for which Parent or such Subsidiary has insurance coverage, and no such carrier has issued a denial of coverage or a reservation of rights with respect to any such Legal Proceeding, or informed Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of its intent to do so.

3.21    No Financial Advisors. Other than Piper Sandler & Co. (“Piper Sandler”), no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage fee, finder’s fee, opinion fee, success fee, transaction fee or other fee or commission in connection with the Contemplated Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.22    Anti-Bribery. None of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or, to Parent’s Knowledge, agents or any other Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any bribes, rebates, payoffs, influence payments, kickbacks, illegal payments, illegal political contributions, or other payments, in the form of cash, gifts, or otherwise, or taken any other action, in violation of Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Body with respect to potential violations of Anti-Bribery Laws.

3.23    Valid Issuance. The Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger will, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

3.24    Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Parent Board has received an opinion of Piper Sandler to the effect that, as of November 21, 2022 and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial point of view, to Parent. It is agreed and understood that such opinion is for the benefit of the Parent Board and may not be relied upon by the Company.

3.25    Disclaimer of Other Representations or Warranties. Except as previously set forth in this Section 3 or in any certificate delivered by Parent or Merger Sub to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, neither Parent nor Merger Sub makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, at law or in equity, with respect to it or any of its assets, liabilities or operations, and any such other representations or warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.

Section 4.    CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1    Operation of Parents Business.

(a)    Except (i) as set forth in Section 4.1(a) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (ii) as expressly permitted by or required in accordance this Agreement, including in connection with the Asset Dispositions and the Nasdaq Reverse Split, (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, to the extent reasonably necessary, (A) to protect the health and safety of Parent’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees, (B) to respond to third party supply or service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or (C) as required by any applicable Law, directive or guideline from any Governmental Body arising out of, or otherwise related to, the COVID-19 pandemic (including any response to COVID-19), or (v) as may be consented to in writing by the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier to occur of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 and the Effective Time (the “Pre-Closing Period”): each of Parent and its Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Parent Material Contracts.

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(iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) in connection with the winding down of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ prior research and development activities (including the termination of ongoing contractual obligations related to Parent’s and or its Subsidiaries’ current products or product candidates), or (v) with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), at all times during the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:

(i)    declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except repurchases from terminated employees, directors or consultants of Parent or in connection with the payment of the exercise price incurred upon the exercise of any Parent Options in accordance with the terms of such award in effect on the date of this Agreement);

(ii)    sell, issue, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or authorize any of the foregoing with respect to: (A) any capital stock or other security of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (except for shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of Parent Options or upon settlement of Parent RSUs outstanding as of the date of this Agreement); (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security, other than stock options or restricted stock unit awards granted to employees and service providers in either case, in the Ordinary Course of Business which are included in the calculation of the Parent Outstanding Shares; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iii)    except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amend any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

(iv)    form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or enter into a joint venture with any other Entity;

(v)    (A) lend money to any Person (except for the advancement of expenses to employees, directors and consultants in the Ordinary Course of Business), (B) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, (C) guarantee any debt securities of others, or (D) other than the incurrence or payment of any Transaction Expenses, make any capital expenditure in excess of $50,000;

(vi)    forgive any loans to any Person, including its employees, officers, directors or Affiliates;

(vii)    other than as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Parent Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 4.1(b)(vii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule: (A) adopt, terminate, establish or enter into any Parent Benefit Plan; (B) cause or permit any Parent Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect, including with respect to the purchase of restricted stock units by Parent; (C) pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees, other than increases in base salary and annual cash bonus opportunities and payments made in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice; (D) increase the severance or change of control benefits offered to any current or new employees, directors or consultants or (E) hire any (x) officer or (y) employee whose annual base salary is or is expected to be more than $200,000 per year;

(viii)    recognize any labor union or labor organization, except as otherwise required by applicable Law and after prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);

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(x)    acquire any material asset or sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its assets or properties, or grant any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(xi)    either solely or in collaboration with any third party, directly or indirectly, commence, enter, join, revive, solicit, or otherwise get engaged in, any clinical trial other than the clinical trials existing on or prior to the date of this Agreement and disclosed by Parent in Section 4.1(b)(xi) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule;

(xii)    sell, assign, transfer, license, sublicense or otherwise dispose of, grant any Encumbrance or immunity (including any covenant not to sue or assert) to or under any material Parent IP (other than (i) the Asset Dispositions and (ii) pursuant to non-exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business);

(xiii)    terminate, amend or allow to lapse any material Parent Permits in a manner that materially and adversely affects the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability to conduct their business;

(xiv)    make, change or revoke any material Tax election, fail to pay any income or other material Tax as such Tax becomes due and payable, file any amendment making any material change to any Tax Return, settle or compromise any income or other material Tax liability or submit any voluntary disclosure application, enter into any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or other similar agreement or arrangement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes), request or consent to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any claim or assessment for any income or other material Taxes (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return granted in the Ordinary Course of Business of not more than seven (7) months), or adopt or change any material accounting method in respect of Taxes;

(xv)    enter into, materially amend or terminate any Parent Material Contract or any Contract that would constitute Parent Material Contract if in effect as of the date of this Agreement, other than in connection with the Asset Dispositions;

(xvi)    other than as required by Law or GAAP, take any action to change accounting policies or procedures;

(xvii)    initiate or settle any Legal Proceeding;

(xviii)    enter into or amend a Contract that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions;

(xix)    elect to withhold shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations relating to restricted stock units granted under the Parent Plans; or

(xx)    agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

(c)    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of Parent prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete unilateral control and supervision over its business operations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of the Company shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 4.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent could violate any applicable Laws.

4.2    Operation of the Companys Business.

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(iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, to the extent reasonably necessary, (A) to protect the health and safety of the Company’s employees, (B) to respond to third party supply or service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or (C) as required by any applicable Law, directive or guideline from any Governmental Body arising out of, or otherwise related to, the COVID-19 pandemic (including any response to COVID-19), or (v) as may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the Pre-Closing Period: the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its business and operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Company Material Contracts.

(b)    Except (i) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as required by applicable Law or (iv) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), at all times during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall not do any of the following:

(i)    declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except repurchases from terminated employees, directors or consultants of the Company or in connection with the payment of the exercise price and/or withholding Taxes incurred upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of any award granted under the Company Plan in accordance with the terms of such award in effect on the date of this Agreement);

(ii)    sell, issue, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or authorize any of the foregoing with respect to: (A) any capital stock or other security of the Company (except for shares of Company Capital Stock issued upon the valid exercise of Company Options or Company Warrants outstanding as of the date of this Agreement or shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the Private Placement); (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security, other than stock options granted to employees and service providers in either case, in the Ordinary Course of Business which are included in the Company Outstanding Shares or rights to acquire Company Common Stock pursuant to the Private Placement; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of the Company;

(iii)    except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amend any of its Organizational Documents, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;

(iv)    form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or enter into a joint venture with any other Entity;

(v)    (A) lend money to any Person (except for the advancement of expenses to employees, directors and consultants in the Ordinary Course of Business), (B) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, (C) guarantee any debt securities of others, or (D) other than the incurrence or payment of any Transaction Expenses, make any capital expenditure in excess of $250,000;

(vi)    forgive any loans to any Person, including its employees, officers, directors or Affiliates;

(vii)    other than as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement or as disclosed in Section 4.2(b)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) adopt, terminate, establish or enter into any Company Benefit Plan; (B) cause or permit any Company Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect; (C) pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees, other than increases in base salary and

 

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annual cash bonus opportunities and payments made in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice; (D) increase the severance or change of control benefits offered to any current or new employees, directors or consultants; or (E) hire any (x) officer or (y) employee whose annual base salary is or is expected to be more than $200,000 per year;

(viii)    recognize any labor union or labor organization, except as otherwise required by applicable Law and after prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);

(ix)    enter into any material transaction other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(x)    acquire any material asset or sell, assign, transfer, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its assets or properties, or grant any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(xi)    either solely or in collaboration with any third party, directly or indirectly, commence, enter, join, revive, solicit, or otherwise get engaged in, any clinical trial other than the clinical trials existing on or prior to the date of this Agreement and disclosed by Company in Section 4.2(b)(xi) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

(xii)    sell, assign, transfer, license, sublicense or otherwise dispose of, grant any Encumbrance or immunity (including any covenant not to sue or assert) to or under, or abandon, lapse or dedicate to the public, any Company IP (other than pursuant to non-exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business);

(xiii)    terminate, amend or allow to lapse any material Company Permits in a manner that materially and adversely affects the Company’s ability to conduct their business;

(xiv)    make, change or revoke any material Tax election, fail to pay any income or other material Tax as such Tax becomes due and payable, file any amendment making any material change to any Tax Return, settle or compromise any income or other material Tax liability or submit any voluntary disclosure application, enter into any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or other similar agreement or arrangement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes), request or consent to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any claim or assessment for any income or other material Taxes (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return granted in the Ordinary Course of Business of not more than seven (7) months), or adopt or change any material accounting method in respect of Taxes;

(xv)    enter into, materially amend or terminate any Company Material Contract or any Contract that would constitute Company Material Contract if in effect as of the date of this Agreement;

(xvi)    other than as required by Law or GAAP, take any action to change accounting policies or procedures;

(xvii)    initiate or settle any Legal Proceeding;

(xviii)    enter into or amend a Contract that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions; or

(xix)    agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.

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shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete unilateral control and supervision over its business operations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Parent shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 4.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent could violate any applicable Laws.

4.3    Access and Investigation. Subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement, which the Parties agree will continue in full force following the date of this Agreement, during the Pre-Closing Period, upon reasonable notice, Parent, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Party’s Representatives to: (a) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to such Party’s Representatives, personnel, property and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries; (b) provide the other Party and such other Party’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers, product data, and other documents and information relating to such Party and its Subsidiaries, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding such Party and its Subsidiaries as the other Party may reasonably request; (c) permit the other Party’s officers and other employees to meet, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, with the chief financial officer and other officers and managers of such Party responsible for such Party’s financial statements and the internal controls of such Party to discuss such matters as the other Party may deem necessary or appropriate and; (d) make available to the other Party copies of unaudited financial statements, material operating and financial reports prepared for senior management or the board of directors of such Party, and any material notice, report or other document filed with or sent to or received from any Governmental Body in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; provided, that the Notification and Report Form and documentary attachments thereto made under the HSR Act, to the extent applicable, need not be provided to the other Party; provided, further, that if a Governmental Body commences an investigation of the Contemplated Transactions under the HSR Act, any submission by a Party to such Governmental Body to respond to any requests by such Governmental Body for information or documents will be shared with the other Party, but may be restricted to the other Party’s outside counsel. Any investigation conducted by either Parent or the Company pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of the other Party.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Party may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that such Party has a reasonable good faith belief that any Law applicable to such Party requires such Party to restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information or as may be necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege under any circumstances in which such privilege may be jeopardized by such disclosure or access, in each case after consultation with the other Party.

4.4    Parent Non-Solicitation.

(a)    Parent agrees that, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries shall, nor shall it or any of its Subsidiaries authorize any of their respective Representatives to, directly or indirectly, other than relating to communicating, discussing, negotiating or consummating the Asset Dispositions: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iii) engage in discussions (other than to inform any Person of the existence of the provisions in this Section 4.4) or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (subject to Section 5.3); (v) execute or enter into any letter of intent or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted under this Section 4.4(a)); or (vi) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 4.4 and subject to compliance with this Section 4.4, prior to obtaining the Required Parent Stockholder Vote, Parent may

 

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furnish non-public information regarding Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to, and enter into discussions or negotiations with, any Person in response to an unsolicited bona fide Acquisition Proposal by such Person, which the Parent Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Parent’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, constitutes, or could be reasonably likely to result in, a Superior Offer (and is not withdrawn) if: (A) neither Parent, its Subsidiaries nor any of its Representatives shall have breached this Section 4.4 in any material respect with respect to such Acquisition Proposal, (B) the Parent Board concludes in good faith based on the advice of outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action could be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Parent Board under applicable Law; (C) Parent receives from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement containing provisions, in the aggregate, at least as favorable to Parent as those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement; and (D) substantially contemporaneously with furnishing any such non-public information to such Person, Parent furnishes such non-public information to the Company (to the extent such information has not been previously furnished by Parent to the Company). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not such Representative is purporting to act on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) takes any action that, if taken by Parent, would constitute a breach of this Section 4.4, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.4 by Parent for purposes of this Agreement.

(b)    If Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Representatives receives an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry at any time during the Pre-Closing Period, then Parent shall promptly (and in no event later than one (1) Business Day after Parent becomes aware of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise the Company orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, and the material terms thereof) and provide to the Company a copy of any written Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry. Parent shall keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to the status and material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry and any material modification or proposed material modification thereto.

(c)    Parent shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions, negotiations and communications with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (other than any Asset Disposition) that has not already been terminated as of the date of this Agreement and request the destruction or return of any non-public information of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries provided to such Person as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement.

4.5    Company Non-Solicitation.

(a)    The Company agrees that, during the Pre-Closing Period, it shall not, and shall not authorize any of its Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (ii) furnish any non-public information regarding the Company to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iii) engage in discussions (other than to inform any Person of the existence of the provisions in this Section 4.5) or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal; (v) execute or enter into any letter of intent or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction; or (vi) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, in the event any Representative of the Company (whether or not such Representative is purporting to act on behalf of the Company) takes any action that, if taken by the Company, would constitute a breach of this Section 4.5, the taking of such action by such Representative shall be deemed to constitute a breach of this Section 4.5 by the Company for purposes of this Agreement.

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one (1) Business Day after the Company becomes aware of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry) advise Parent orally and in writing of such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry (including the identity of the Person making or submitting such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry, and the material terms thereof). The Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed with respect to the status and material terms of any such Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry and any material modification or proposed material modification thereto.

(c)    The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing discussions, negotiations and communications with any Person that relate to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry that has not already been terminated as of the date of this Agreement and request the destruction or return of any non-public information of the Company provided to such Person as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement.

4.6    Notification of Certain Matters.

(a)    During the Pre-Closing Period the Company shall promptly (and in no event later than one (1) Business Day after the Company becomes aware of same) notify Parent (and, if in writing, furnish copies of any relevant documents) if any of the following occurs: (i) any notice or other communication is received from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) any Legal Proceeding against or involving or otherwise affecting the Company is commenced, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any director or officer of the Company; (iii) the Company becomes aware of any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement; (iv) any communication is received from the FDA or comparable Governmental Body concerning the Company business; or (v) the failure of the Company to comply with any covenant or obligation of the Company; in the case of (iii) and (v) that could reasonably be expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 or Section 7, as applicable, impossible or materially less likely. No notification given to Parent pursuant to this Section 4.6(a) shall change, limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Company Disclosure Schedule for purposes of Section 6 and Section 7, as applicable.

(b)    During the Pre-Closing Period Parent shall promptly (and in no event later than one (1) Business Day after the Parent becomes aware of same) notify the Company (and, if in writing, furnish copies of any relevant documents) if any of the following occurs: (i) any notice or other communication is received from any Person alleging that the Consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with any of the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) any Legal Proceeding against or involving or otherwise affecting Parent or its Subsidiaries is commenced, or, to Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against Parent or its Subsidiaries or, to Parent’s Knowledge, any director or officer of Parent or its Subsidiaries; (iii) Parent becomes aware of any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement; (iv) any communication is received from the FDA or comparable Governmental Body concerning the Parent business; or (v) the failure of Parent to comply with any covenant or obligation of Parent or Merger Sub; in the case of (iii) and (v) that could reasonably be expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 or Section 8, as applicable, impossible or materially less likely. No notification given to the Company pursuant to this Section 4.6(b) shall change, limit or otherwise affect any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement or the Parent Disclosure Schedule for purposes of Section 6 and Section 8, as applicable.

4.7    Potentially Transferable Assets. Parent shall be entitled, but under no obligation, to separate into a new company or sell, transfer, assign or otherwise divest the Potentially Transferable Assets to one or more third parties, terminate or modify Contracts with respect thereto, enter into an acquisition agreement in customary form with the purchaser of any of the Potentially Transferable Assets, and/or terminate, amend or allow to lapse any Parent Permits with respect thereto, in one or a series of transactions prior to, concurrently with, or within five (5) days following the Closing, in each case subject to meeting the requirements set forth on set forth in

 

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Section 4.7 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, (each an “Asset Disposition” and collectively, the “Asset Dispositions”); provided, however, that Parent shall notify the Company at least five (5) Business Days prior to entering into any agreement with respect to any Asset Disposition and provide copies of all written agreements or documents with respect to such sale and provide the Company with an opportunity to provide comments to such documents; provided, however, that the inclusion or exclusion of such Company comments will be at the sole discretion of Parent after having considered such comments in good faith and engaging in good faith discussions with the Company regarding the same; and provided further, however, that any such Asset Disposition that would create any material post-disposition Liabilities for Parent following the Closing (other than as set forth in Section 4.7 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule) shall require, to the extent consistent with applicable Laws, the written consent of the Company. Each Party acknowledges that Parent may not be successful in completing, or may determine not to proceed, with any Asset Dispositions. For clarity, if the Asset Dispositions are not completed prior to, concurrently with, or within five (5) days following the Closing, the Potentially Transferable Assets shall be retained by Parent and the value of such Potentially Transferable Assets shall have no impact on the calculation of the Exchange Ratio.

Section 5.    ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

5.1    Proxy Statement.

(a)    As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, the Parties shall prepare, and Parent shall cause to be filed with the SEC, the Proxy Statement. Parent covenants and agrees that the Proxy Statement will not, at the time the Proxy Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is filed with the SEC or is first mailed to Parent’s stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company covenants and agrees that the information provided by or on behalf of the Company to Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (including the Company Audited Financial Statements or the Company Interim Financial Statements, as the case may be) will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make such information not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, based on information provided by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives for inclusion therein, and the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Proxy Statement (and the letter to stockholders, notice of meeting and form of proxy included therewith), if any, other than with respect to the information provided by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives for inclusion therein. The Company and its legal counsel shall be given reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to the filing thereof with the SEC, and on the response to any comments of the SEC on the Proxy Statement, prior to the filing or submission thereof with or to the SEC. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and to respond promptly to any comments of the SEC or its staff. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to Parent’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the resolution of SEC staff comments and the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement. Each Party shall promptly furnish to the other Party all information concerning such Party and such Party’s Affiliates and such Party’s stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.1. If Parent, Merger Sub or the Company become aware of any event or information that, pursuant to the Exchange Act, should be disclosed in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, then such Party, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other Parties thereof and shall cooperate with such other Parties in filing such amendment or supplement with the SEC and, if appropriate, in mailing such amendment or supplement to Parent’s stockholders. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement will be made by Parent, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Company, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company and Parent shall

 

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each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to comply with applicable federal and state securities laws requirements.

(b)    The Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and provide, and require their respective Representatives to provide, the other Party and its Representatives, with all true, correct and complete information regarding such Party or its Subsidiaries that is required by Law to be included in the Proxy Statement or reasonably requested by the other Party to be included in the Proxy Statement.

(c)    Following the final determination of Parent Net Cash at the Anticipated Closing Date in accordance with Section 1.6 (either as a result of the mutual agreement of the parties or the determination of the Accounting Firm), Parent and the Company shall mutually agree on the form and substance of a Current Report on Form 8-K setting forth the anticipated Exchange Ratio as of the Anticipated Closing Date, which the Parties shall cause to be filed with the SEC as early as practicable prior to the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

5.2    Company Information Statement; Stockholder Written Consent.

(a)    As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than one (1) Business Day after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall obtain Company Stockholder Written Consents sufficient for the Required Company Stockholder Vote in lieu of a meeting pursuant to Section 228 of the DGCL, for purposes of (i) adopting and approving this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) electing an automatic conversion of each share of Company Preferred Stock into shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company’s Organizational Documents (the “Preferred Stock Conversion”), (iii) approving the termination of the Investor Agreements, other than the Securities Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement, (iv) acknowledging that the approval given thereby is irrevocable and that such stockholder is aware of its rights to demand appraisal for its shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and Chapter 13 of California Law, a true and correct copy of which will be attached thereto, and that such stockholder has received and read a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL and Chapter 13 of California Law, and (v) acknowledging that by its approval of the Merger it is not entitled to appraisal rights with respect to its shares of Company Capital Stock in connection with the Merger and thereby waives any rights to receive payment of the fair value of its shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL or California Law (collectively, the “Company Stockholder Matters”). Under no circumstances shall the Company assert that any other approval or consent is necessary by its stockholders to approve this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions. All materials (including any amendments thereto) submitted to the stockholders of the Company in accordance with this Section 5.2(a) shall be subject to Parent’s advance review and reasonable approval.

(b)    As promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event no later than three (3) Business Days after the date of this Agreement or such date as the Parties mutually agree, the Company shall prepare, with the cooperation of Parent, and cause to be mailed, distributed or otherwise made available to its stockholders that did not execute Company Stockholder Written Consents approving the Company Stockholder Matters in accordance Section 5.2(a), with an information statement that meets the requirements of Rule 502(b) of Regulation D (the “Information Statement”). The Parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and provide, and require their respective Representatives to provide the other Party and its Representatives with, all true, correct and complete information regarding such Party or its Subsidiaries that is required by Law to be included in the Information Statement or reasonably requested by the other Party to be included in the Information Statement. Promptly following receipt of the Required Company Stockholder Vote, the Company shall prepare and mail a notice (the “Stockholder Notice”) to every stockholder of the Company that did not execute the Company Stockholder Written Consent. The Stockholder Notice shall (i) be a statement to the effect that the Company Board determined that the Merger is advisable in accordance with Section 251(b) of the DGCL and in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company and approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions, (ii) provide the stockholders of the Company to whom it is sent with notice of the actions taken in the Company Stockholder Written Consent, including the

 

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adoption and approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions in accordance with Section 228(e) of the DGCL and the Organizational Documents of the Company and (iii) include a description of the appraisal rights of the Company’s stockholders available under the DGCL and California Law, along with such other information as is required thereunder and pursuant to applicable Law. All materials (including any amendments thereto) submitted to the stockholders of the Company in accordance with this Section 5.2(b) shall be subject to Parent’s advance review and reasonable approval.

(c)    The Company covenants and agrees that the Information Statement, including any pro forma financial statements included therein (and the letter to stockholders and form of Company Stockholder Written Consent included therewith), will not, at the time that the Information Statement or any amendment or supplement thereto is first mailed, distributed or otherwise made available to its stockholders that did not execute the written consent approving the Company Stockholder Matters in accordance Section 5.2(a), at the time of receipt of the Required Company Stockholder Vote and at the Effective Time, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no covenant, representation or warranty with respect to statements made in the Information Statement (and the letter to the stockholders and form of Company Stockholder Written Consent included therewith), if any, based on information furnished in writing by Parent specifically for inclusion therein. Each of the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Information Statement to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and applicable federal and state securities laws requirements in all material respects.

(d)    The Company agrees that: (i) the Company Board shall recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote to approve the Company Stockholder Matters and shall use reasonable best efforts to solicit such approval from each of the Company Signatories within the time set forth in Section 5.2(a) (the recommendation of the Company Board that the Company’s stockholders vote to adopt and approve the Company Stockholder Matters being referred to as the “Company Board Recommendation”); and (ii) the Company Board Recommendation shall not be withdrawn or modified (and the Company Board shall not publicly propose to withdraw or modify the Company Board Recommendation) in a manner adverse to Parent, and no resolution by the Company Board or any committee thereof to withdraw or modify the Company Board Recommendation in a manner adverse to Parent or to adopt, approve or recommend (or publicly propose to adopt, approve or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal shall be adopted or proposed (the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (ii), collectively, a “Company Board Adverse Recommendation Change”).

(e)    The Company’s obligation to solicit the consent of its stockholders to sign the Company Stockholder Written Consent in accordance with Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(d) shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission of any Superior Offer or other Acquisition Proposal.

5.3    Parent Stockholders Meeting.

(a)    Promptly as reasonably practicable after the resolution of SEC staff comments and the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement, Parent shall take all action necessary under applicable Law to call, give notice of and hold a meeting of the holders of Parent Common Stock for the purpose of seeking approval of (i) the amendment of Parent’s certificate of incorporation to effect the Nasdaq Reverse Split; (ii) the issuance of Parent Common Stock or other securities of Parent that represent (or are convertible into) more than twenty percent (20%) of the shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger to the holders of Company Capital Stock, Company Options and Company Warrants in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and the change of control of Parent resulting from the Contemplated Transactions, in each case pursuant to the Nasdaq rules (the matters contemplated by clause (i) and (ii) of this Section 5.3(a), the “Required Parent Stockholder Matters”); (iii) the Equity Plan Proposals and (iv) any other proposals the Parties deem necessary or desirable to consummate the Contemplated Transactions (the matters contemplated by this

 

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Section 5.3(a)(i), Section 5.3(a)(ii), Section 5.3(a)(iii) and Section 5.3(a)(iv) are collectively referred to as the “Parent Stockholder Matters,” and such meeting, the “Parent Stockholders Meeting”).

(b)    The Parent Stockholders’ Meeting shall be held as promptly as practicable after the filing of the Definitive Proxy Statement with the SEC. Parent shall take reasonable measures to ensure that all proxies solicited in connection with the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting are solicited in compliance with all applicable Laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if on the date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, or a date preceding the date on which the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting is scheduled, Parent reasonably believes that (i) it will not receive proxies sufficient to obtain the Parent Stockholder Vote, whether or not a quorum would be present, or (ii) it will not have sufficient shares of Parent Common Stock represented (whether in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, Parent may make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting as long as the date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting is not postponed or adjourned more than an aggregate of sixty (60) calendar days in connection with any postponements or adjournments.

(c)    Parent agrees that, subject to Section 5.3(d): (i) the Parent Board shall recommend that the holders of Parent Common Stock vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters, (ii) the Proxy Statement shall include a statement to the effect that the Parent Board recommends that Parent’s stockholders vote to approve the Parent Stockholder Matters (the recommendation of the Parent Board with respect to the Required Parent Stockholder Matters being referred to as the “Parent Board Recommendation”); and (iii) the Parent Board Recommendation shall not be withheld, amended, withdrawn or modified (and the Parent Board shall not publicly propose to withhold, amend, withdraw or modify the Parent Board Recommendation) in a manner adverse to the Company (the actions set forth in the foregoing clause (iii), collectively, a “Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change”).

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if at any time prior to the approval of the Required Parent Stockholder Matters at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting by the Required Parent Stockholder Vote:

(i)    if Parent has received a written Acquisition Proposal (which Acquisition Proposal did not arise out of a material breach of Section 4.4) from any Person that has not been withdrawn and after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Parent Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer, (x) the Parent Board may make a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change or (y) Parent may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(j) to enter into a Permitted Alternative Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer, if and only if all of the following apply: (A) the Parent Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Parent’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Parent Board to Parent’s stockholders under applicable Law; (B) Parent shall have given the Company prior written notice of its intention to consider making a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(j) at least three (3) Business Days prior to making any such Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change or termination (a “Determination Notice”) (which notice shall not constitute a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change); and (C) (1) Parent shall have provided to the Company a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal in accordance with Section 4.4(b), (2) Parent shall have given the Company the three (3) Business Days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make another proposal and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with the Company (to the extent the Company desires to negotiate) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of any such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by the Company, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Parent Board shall have determined, in good faith, that such Acquisition Proposal is a Superior Offer and that the failure to make the Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change or terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(j) would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Parent Board to Parent’s stockholders under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 5.3(d)(i) shall also apply to any

 

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material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Acquisition Proposal and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to three (3) Business Days shall be deemed to be two (2) Business Days.

(ii)    other than in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, the Parent Board may make a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change in response to a Parent Change in Circumstance, if and only if: (A) the Parent Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Parent’s outside legal counsel, that the failure to do so would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Parent Board to Parent’s stockholders under applicable Law; (B) Parent shall have given the Company a Determination Notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to making any such Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change; and (C) (1) Parent shall have specified the Parent Change in Circumstance in reasonable detail, (2) Parent shall have given the Company the three (3) Business Days after the Determination Notice to propose revisions to the terms of this Agreement or make another proposal, and shall have made its Representatives reasonably available to negotiate in good faith with the Company (to the extent the Company desires to do so) with respect to such proposed revisions or other proposal, if any, and (3) after considering the results of any such negotiations and giving effect to the proposals made by the Company, if any, after consultation with outside legal counsel, the Parent Board shall have determined, in good faith, that the failure to make the Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change in response to such Parent Change in Circumstance would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Parent Board to Parent’s stockholders under applicable Law. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 5.3(d)(ii) shall also apply to any material change to the facts and circumstances relating to such Parent Change in Circumstance and require a new Determination Notice, except that the references to three (3) Business Days shall be deemed to be two (2) Business Days.

(e)    Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Parent or the Parent Board from (i) complying with Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act, (ii) issuing a “stop, look and listen” communication or similar communication of the type contemplated by Section 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act or (iii) otherwise making any disclosure to Parent’s stockholders; provided however, that in the case of the foregoing clause (iii) the Parent Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that failure to make such disclosure could be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with applicable Law, including its fiduciary duties under applicable Law.

5.4    Regulatory Approvals.

(a)    Each Party shall, and shall cause its ultimate parent entity (as such term is defined in the HSR Act) to, use reasonable best efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement (if required based on information as of the date of this Agreement or, if not so required, then within ten Business Days after such time at which the same shall become applicable to the Contemplated Transactions) all applications, notices, reports, filings and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such Party or its ultimate parent entity with or otherwise submitted by such Party or its ultimate parent entity to any Governmental Body with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, including, if so required, the Notification and Report Forms required by the HSR Act. Each Party shall (i) promptly supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings, (ii) submit promptly any additional information which may be reasonably requested by any such Governmental Body, and (iii) coordinate with the other Party in making any such filings or information submissions pursuant to and in connection with the foregoing that may be necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the Contemplated Transactions.

(b)    Without limiting the generality of anything contained in this Section 5.4, in connection with its efforts to obtain any requisite approvals and authorizations, and, if applicable, the expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods for the Contemplated Transactions under any Antitrust Law, each Party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate with the other with respect to any investigation or other inquiry; (ii) promptly provide to the other a copy of all communications received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, any Governmental Body, in each case regarding the Contemplated Transactions; and (iii) to the extent

 

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not prohibited under applicable Antitrust Law, permit the other to review in advance any communication given by it to any Governmental Body concerning the Contemplated Transactions, consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with any proposed written communications by such Party to any Governmental Body concerning the Contemplated Transactions, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or telephone or video conference with, any Governmental Body, and give the other or its outside counsel the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences unless prohibited by the applicable Governmental Body; provided, that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) may be restricted to outside counsel and redacted to (A) remove references concerning the valuation of either Party, (B) comply with contractual arrangements, and (C) preserve attorney-client privilege. Neither Party shall commit to or agree with any Governmental Body to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under applicable Antitrust Law, or pull and refile under the HSR Act, as applicable, without the prior written consent of the other. Parent and the Company shall each pay one-half of the filing fee under the HSR Act relating to the HSR filing that may be required for the Merger (to the extent it is required); provided, however, that each Party shall bear its own legal fees.

(c)    Except as required by this Agreement, prior to Closing, neither the Company nor Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any Person or portion thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, if the entering into of an agreement relating to or the consummation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation would reasonably be expected to (i) impose any delay in the obtaining of, or significantly increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorizations, consents, orders, declarations or approvals of any Governmental Body necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, or (ii) increase the risk of any Governmental Body entering an order prohibiting the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.

5.5    Company Options and Company Warrants.

(a)    At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time under the Company Plan, whether or not vested, shall be converted into and become an option to purchase Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall assume the Company Plan and each such Company Option in accordance with the terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the Company Plan and the terms of the stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced (but with changes to such documents as Parent and the Company mutually agree are appropriate to reflect the substitution of the Company Options by Parent to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock). All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under Company Options assumed by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Option assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (B) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting number down to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Option assumed by Parent shall be determined by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (B) the Exchange Ratio, and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on the exercise of any Company Option assumed by Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule and other provisions of such Company Option shall otherwise remain unchanged; provided, however, that: (x) Parent may amend the terms of the Company Options and the Company Plan to reflect Parent’s substitution of the Company Options with options to purchase Parent Common Stock (such as by making any change in control or similar definition relate to Parent and having any provision that provides for the adjustment of Company Options upon the occurrence of certain corporate events relate to corporate events that relate to Parent and/or Parent Common Stock); and (y) the Parent Board or a committee thereof shall succeed to the authority and responsibility of the Company Board or any committee

 

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thereof with respect to each Company Option assumed by Parent. Each Company Option so assumed by Parent is intended to qualify following the Effective Time as an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Code and to the extent such Company Option qualified as an incentive stock option prior to the Effective Time, and, further, the assumption of such Company Option pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) shall be effected in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Sections 409A and 424(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and this Section 5.5(a) will be construed consistent with this intent.

(b)    Parent shall file with the SEC, promptly, but no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the Effective Time, a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form), if available for use by Parent, relating to the shares of Parent Common Stock that are both (i) issuable with respect to Company Options assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 5.5(a) and (ii) remain available for future grants under the Company Plan.

(c)    At the Effective Time, each Company Warrant that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, and after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion, the Company Warrant Exercises and the Convertible Note Conversion, shall be converted into and become a warrant to purchase Parent Common Stock and Parent shall assume each such Company Warrant in accordance with its terms. All rights with respect to Company Capital Stock under Company Warrants assumed by Parent shall thereupon be converted into rights with respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the Effective Time: (i) each Company Warrant assumed by Parent may be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock; (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall be determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock, or the number of shares of Company Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Company Warrant, as applicable, that were subject to such Company Warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting number up to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock; (iii) the per share exercise price for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall be determined by dividing the per share exercise price of Company Capital Stock subject to such Company Warrant, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by the Exchange Ratio and rounding the resulting exercise price up to the nearest whole cent; and (iv) any restriction on any Company Warrant assumed by Parent shall continue in full force and effect and the term and other provisions of such Company Warrant shall otherwise remain unchanged.

(d)    Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all actions that may be necessary (under the Company Plan, the Company Warrants and otherwise) to effectuate the provisions of this Section 5.5 and to ensure that, from and after the Effective Time, holders of Company Options and Company Warrants have no rights with respect thereto other than those specifically provided in this Section 5.5.

(e)    Prior to the Closing, the Parent Board shall approve the Equity Plan Proposals, cause the adoption of such Equity Plan Proposals to be included in the Proxy Statement as a matter for approval at the Parent Shareholder Meeting, and recommend to the Parent stockholders the approval of such matters.

(f)    Prior to the Closing, each of the Parent Board and the Company Board shall approve the grant of equity awards to the employees of the Company as set forth on Section 5.5(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to be effective upon the Closing.

5.6    Employee Benefits; Parent Employees.

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applicable, and Parent shall comply with the terms of any employment, severance, retention, change of control, or similar Contract or Parent Benefit Plan specified in Section 3.17 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule; subject to such releases of claims against Parent and the Company and their agents, representatives, and other customary releases as the Company shall require. The Company shall timely notify Parent of any proposals for continuing employment of any Parent Associate after the Closing and the status of any discussions regarding any such proposals.

(b)    During the Pre-Closing Period, Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make Parent Associates available to the Company at the Company’s reasonable request, for purposes of informational interviews and discussions regarding their possible employment following the Closing.

5.7    Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

(a)    From the Effective Time through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the date on which the Effective Time occurs, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof, or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, a director, officer, fiduciary or agent of Parent or the Company and their respective Subsidiaries, respectively (the “D&O Indemnified Parties”), against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the D&O Indemnified Party is or was a director, officer, fiduciary or agent of Parent or its Subsidiaries or of the Company, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law. Each D&O Indemnified Party will be entitled to advancement of expenses incurred in the defense of any such claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation from each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation, jointly and severally, upon receipt by Parent or the Surviving Corporation from the D&O Indemnified Party of a request therefor; provided that any such person to whom expenses are advanced provides an undertaking to Parent, to the extent then required by the DGCL, to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

(b)    The provisions of the Organizational Documents of Parent and its Subsidiaries with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of Parent and its Subsidiaries that are set forth in the Organizational Documents of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement shall not be amended, modified or repealed for a period of six (6) years from the Effective Time in a manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of individuals who, at or prior to the Effective Time, were officers or directors of Parent or its Subsidiaries. The Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation shall contain, and Parent shall cause the Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation to so contain, provisions no less favorable with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers as those set forth in the Organizational Documents of Parent as of the date of this Agreement.

(c)    From and after the Effective Time, (i) the Surviving Corporation shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under the Company’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between the Company and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time and (ii) Parent shall fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of Parent to its D&O Indemnified Parties as of immediately prior to the Closing pursuant to any indemnification provisions under Parent’s Organizational Documents and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between Parent and such D&O Indemnified Parties, with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time.

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and with coverage limits customary for U.S. public companies similarly situated to Parent. In addition, Parent shall purchase, prior to the Effective Time, a six (6)-year prepaid “tail policy” (the “D&O Tail Policy”) for the non-cancellable extension of the directors’ and officers’ liability coverage of Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies for a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six (6) years from and after the Effective Time with respect to any claim related to any period of time at or prior to the Effective Time. During the term of the D&O Tail Policy, Parent shall not take any action following the Effective Time to cause the D&O Tail Policy to be cancelled or any provision therein to be amended or waived in any manner that would adversely affect in any material respect the rights of the former and current officers and directors.

(e)    From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall pay all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that are incurred by the persons referred to in this Section 5.7 in connection with their successful enforcement of the rights provided to such persons in this Section 5.7.

(f)    All rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Closing, now existing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees, as the case may be, of Parent or the Company as provided in their respective Organizational Documents or in any agreement shall survive the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect. The provisions of this Section 5.7 are intended to be in addition to the rights otherwise available to the current and former officers and directors of Parent and the Company by Law, charter, statute, bylaw or agreement, and shall operate for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the D&O Indemnified Parties, their heirs and their representatives.

(g)    From and after the Effective Time, 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 entity 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, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, shall succeed to the obligations set forth in this Section 5.7. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to perform all of the obligations of the Surviving Corporation under this Section 5.7. The obligations set forth in this Section 5.7 shall not be terminated, amended or otherwise modified in any manner that adversely affects any D&O Indemnified Party, or any person who is a beneficiary under the policies referred to in this Section 5.7 and their heirs and representatives, without the prior written consent of such affected D&O Indemnified Party or other person.

5.8    Additional Agreements. The Parties shall (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be taken all actions necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions and (b) reasonably cooperate with the other Parties and provide the other Parties with such assistance as may be reasonably requested for the purpose of facilitating the performance by each Party of its respective obligations under this Agreement and to enable the Surviving Corporation to continue to meet its obligations under this Agreement following the Closing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Party to this Agreement: (i) shall make all filings and other submissions (if any) and give all notices (if any) required to be made and given by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions; (ii) shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain each Consent (if any) reasonably required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law or Contract, or otherwise) by such Party in connection with the Contemplated Transactions or for such Contract (with respect to Contracts set forth in Section 5.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or Section 5.8 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, as applicable) to remain in full force and effect; (iii) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lift any injunction prohibiting, or any other legal bar to, the Contemplated Transactions; and (iv) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the consummation of this Agreement.

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announcement to Parent Associates or Company Associates (to the extent not previously issued or made in accordance with this Agreement) with respect to the Contemplated Transactions and shall not issue any such press release, public statement or announcement to Parent Associates or Company Associates without the other Party’s written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing: (a) each Party may, without such consultation or consent, make any public statement in response to questions from the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences, make internal announcements to employees and make disclosures in Parent SEC Documents, so long as such statements are consistent with public disclosures or public statements made jointly by the Parties (or individually, if approved by the other Party); (b) a Party may, without the prior consent of the other Party hereto but subject to giving advance notice to the other Party, issue any such press release or make any such public announcement or statement as may be required by any applicable Law; and (c) Parent need not consult with the Company in connection with such portion of any press release, public statement or filing to be issued or made pursuant to Section 5.3(e) or with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change.

5.10    Listing. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, (a) to maintain its existing listing on Nasdaq until the Effective Time and to obtain approval of the listing of the combined corporation on Nasdaq; (b) to the extent required by the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, to prepare and submit to Nasdaq a notification form for the listing of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, and to cause such shares to be approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance); (c) to effect the Nasdaq Reverse Split; and (d) to the extent required by Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5110, to file an initial listing application for the Parent Common Stock on Nasdaq (the “Nasdaq Listing Application”) and to cause such Nasdaq Listing Application to be conditionally approved prior to the Effective Time. Each Party will reasonably promptly inform the other Party of all verbal or written communications between Nasdaq and such Party or its representatives. The Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate with respect to compliance with Nasdaq rules and regulations. The Company agrees to pay all Nasdaq fees associated with the Nasdaq Listing Application. The Company will cooperate with Parent as reasonably requested by Parent with respect to the Nasdaq Listing Application and promptly furnish to Parent all information concerning the Company and its stockholders that may be required or reasonably requested in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.10.

5.11    Tax Matters.

(a)    For U.S. federal income Tax purposes, (i) the Parties intend that the Merger qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a), to which Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are parties under Section 368(b) of the Code.

(b)    The Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any action (or knowingly fail to take any action) or knowingly cause any action to be taken (or omission to occur) which action (or omission) would reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying, for the Intended Tax Treatment. Neither Party shall take any Tax reporting position inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment for U.S. federal income Tax purposes unless otherwise required by a change in applicable Law after the date of this Agreement or a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

(c)    If an opinion with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment is required or requested by the SEC, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver to counsel of the Company, and/or Parent, as the case may be, in connection with delivery of such opinion, letters of representation customary for mergers intended to qualify under Sections 368(a)(1)(A) and 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code and reasonably satisfactory to counsel of the Company, or Parent, as the case may be, prior to the filing and/or effectiveness of the registration statement. If an opinion with respect to the Intended Tax Treatment is required or requested by the SEC, the

 

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Company and Parent shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause each of their respective counsel to render such an opinion

5.12    Legends. Parent shall be entitled to place appropriate legends on the book entries and/or certificates evidencing any shares of Parent Common Stock to be received in the Merger by the equity holders of the Company who may be considered “affiliates” of Parent for purposes of Rules 144 and 145 promulgated under the Securities Act reflecting the restrictions set forth in Rules 144 and 145 and to issue appropriate stop transfer instructions to the transfer agent for Parent Common Stock.

5.13    Directors and Officers. The Parties shall use reasonable best efforts and take all necessary action so that immediately after the Effective Time, (a) the Parent Board is comprised of seven (7) members, with two (2) such members designated by Parent and five (5) such members designated by the Company; and (b) the Persons listed in Exhibit E under the heading “Officers” are elected or appointed, as applicable, to the positions of officers of Parent, as set forth therein, to serve in such positions effective as of the Effective Time until successors are duly appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law. If any Person listed in Exhibit E is unable or unwilling to serve as an officer of Parent, as set forth therein, as of the Effective Time, the Parties shall mutually agree upon a successor. The Persons listed in Exhibit E under the heading “Board Designees – Parent” shall be Parent’s designees pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 5.13 (which list may be changed by Parent at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to the Company to include different board designees who are reasonably acceptable to the Company) (the “Parent Designees”). The Persons listed in Exhibit E under the heading “Board Designees – Company” shall be the Company’s designees pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 5.13 (which list may be changed by the Company at any time prior to the Closing by written notice to Parent to include different board designees who are reasonably acceptable to Parent).

5.14    Termination of Certain Agreements and Rights. The Company shall cause the Investor Agreements, except the Securities Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, to be terminated immediately prior to the Effective Time, without any liability being imposed on the part of Parent or the Surviving Corporation.

5.15    Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required (to the extent permitted under applicable Laws) to cause any acquisitions of Parent Common Stock, restricted stock awards to acquire Parent Common Stock and any options to purchase Parent Common Stock in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, by each individual who is reasonably expected to become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Promptly following the date of this Agreement and at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall furnish the following information to Parent for each individual who, immediately after the Effective Time, will become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Parent: (a) the number of shares of Company Capital Stock owned by such individual and expected to be exchanged for shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger, and (b) the number of other derivative securities (if any) with respect to Company Capital Stock owned by such individual and expected to be converted into shares of Parent Common Stock, restricted stock awards to acquire Parent Common Stock or derivative securities with respect to Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger.

5.16    Cooperation. Each Party shall cooperate reasonably with the other Party and shall provide the other Party with such assistance as may be reasonably requested for the purpose of facilitating the performance by each Party of its respective obligations under this Agreement and to enable the combined entity to continue to meet its obligations following the Effective Time.

5.17    Allocation Certificates.

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certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent setting forth (as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) (i) each holder of Company Capital Stock, Company Options, Company Warrants and Company Convertible Notes, (ii) such holder’s name and address; (iii) the number and type of Company Capital Stock held and/or underlying the Company Options, Company Warrants and Company Convertible Notes as of immediately prior to the Effective Time for each such holder; and (iv) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to such holder, or to underlie any Company Option or Company Warrant of such holder that will be assumed by Parent, pursuant to this Agreement in respect of the Company Capital Stock, Company Options, Company Warrants or Company Convertible Notes held by such holder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Allocation Certificate”).

(b)    Parent will prepare and deliver to the Company at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Parent in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, setting forth, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (i) each record holder of Parent Common Stock, Parent Options, Parent RSUs or Parent Warrants, (ii) such record holder’s name and address, (iii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock held by such holder and/or underlying the Parent Options, Parent RSUs or Parent Warrants as of the Effective Time for such holder (the “Parent Outstanding Shares Certificate”).

5.18    Company Financial Statements. As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company will furnish to Parent (i) audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended 2021 and 2020 for inclusion in the Proxy Statement (the “Company Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) unaudited interim financial statements for each interim period completed prior to Closing that would be required to be included in the Proxy Statement or any periodic report due prior to the Closing if the Company were subject to the periodic reporting requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (the “Company Interim Financial Statements”). Each of the Company Audited Financial Statements and the Company Interim Financial Statements will be suitable for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and prepared in accordance with GAAP as applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except in each case as described in the notes thereto) and on that basis will present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows of the Company as of the dates of and for the periods referred to in the Company Audited Financial Statements or the Company Interim Financial Statements, as the case may be.

5.19    Takeover Statutes. If any Takeover Statute is or may become applicable to the Contemplated Transactions, each of the Company, the Company Board, Parent and the Parent Board, as applicable, shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the Contemplated Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such Takeover Statute on the Contemplated Transactions.

5.20    Stockholder Litigation. Parent shall conduct and control the settlement and defense of any stockholder litigation against Parent or any of its directors; provided that prior to the Closing no such settlement shall be agreed to without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed conditioned or delayed; and provided further that any settlement or other resolution of any stockholder litigation commenced prior to Closing and agreed to by Parent after the Closing shall be approved in advance by at least a majority of the Parent Designees for so long as any Parent Designees are still members of the Parent Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Without limiting the foregoing, prior to the Closing, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of any litigation against Parent or its directors relating to the Contemplated Transactions and Parent shall give the Company the opportunity to consult with Parent in connection with the defense and settlement of any such stockholder litigation. Parent shall keep the Company reasonably apprised of any material developments in connection with any such stockholder litigation.

 

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Section 6.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY

The obligations of each Party to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the written waiver by each of the Parties, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

6.1    No Restraints. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other order preventing the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated at the Closing shall have been issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction and remain in effect and there shall not be any Law which has the effect of making the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated at the Closing illegal.

6.2    Stockholder Approval. (a) Parent shall have obtained the Required Parent Stockholder Vote and (b) the Company shall have obtained the Required Company Stockholder Vote.

6.3    Listing. (a) The existing shares of Parent Common Stock shall have been continually listed on Nasdaq as of and from the date of this Agreement through the Closing Date and (b) the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing (subject to official notice of issuance) on Nasdaq as of the Closing.

6.4    Governmental Approvals. The waiting period, to the extent applicable to the consummation of the Merger, under the HSR Act, and any extensions thereof, shall have expired or been terminated.

6.5    Net Cash Determination. Parent Net Cash shall have been finally determined in accordance with Section 1.6.

Section 7.    ADDITIONAL 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 to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

7.1    Accuracy of Representations. The Company Fundamental Representations shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date). The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement (other than the Company Fundamental Representations) shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date except (a) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (without giving effect to any references therein to any Company Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications), or (b) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (a), as of such particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Company Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded).

7.2    Performance of Covenants. The Company shall have performed or complied with in all material respects all agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time.

 

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

(a)    a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying (i) that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.5 and 7.6 have been duly satisfied and (ii) that the information set forth in the Allocation Certificate delivered by the Company in accordance with Section 5.17 is true and accurate in all respects as of the Closing Date; and

(b)    the Allocation Certificate.

7.4    FIRPTA Certificate. Parent shall have received (i) an original signed statement from the Company that the Company is not, and has not been at any time during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code, a “United States real property holding corporation,” as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code, conforming to the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3) and 1.897-2(h), and (ii) an original signed notice to be delivered to the IRS in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h)(2), together with written authorization for Parent to deliver such notice to the IRS on behalf of the Company following the Closing, each dated as of the Closing Date, duly executed by an authorized officer of the Company, and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent.

7.5    No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

7.6    Termination of Investor Agreements. The Investor Agreements shall have been terminated (or will be terminated as of the Closing), other than the Securities Purchase Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.

7.7    Accredited Investors. The number of stockholders of the Company who have not executed an Investor Questionnaire certifying that such stockholder of the Company is an “accredited investor” pursuant to Regulation D under the Securities Act, after giving effect to the Company Warrant Exercises and Convertible Note Conversion for this purpose, is less than thirty-five (35) stockholders, and any such stockholder either alone or with such stockholder’s purchaser representative(s) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such stockholder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the Merger.

7.8    Company Stockholder Written Consent. The Company Stockholder Written Consent executed by each Company Signatory shall be in full force and effect.

7.9    Dissenting Shares. No stockholders of the Company shall have exercised statutory appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL or Chapter 13 of California Law with respect to their shares of Company Capital Stock.

Section 8.    ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY

The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or the written waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

8.1    Accuracy of Representations. The Parent Fundamental Representations shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date). The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement (other than the Parent Fundamental Representations) shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true

 

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and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date except (a) in each case, or in the aggregate, where the failure to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (without giving effect to any references therein to any Parent Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifications), or (b) for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct, subject to the qualifications as set forth in the preceding clause (a), as of such particular date) (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties, any update of or modification to the Parent Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made after the date of this Agreement shall be disregarded).

8.2    Performance of Covenants. Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied with in all material respects all of their agreements and covenants required to be performed or complied with by each of them under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time.

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

(a)    a certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of Parent certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.4 have been duly satisfied;

(b)    the Parent Outstanding Shares Certificate;

(c)    a written resignation, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date and effective as of the Closing, executed by each of the directors of Parent who are not to continue as directors of Parent after the Closing pursuant to Section 5.13 hereof;

(d)    the Parent Closing Financial Certificate, a draft of which shall have been provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, which certificate shall be accompanied by such supporting documentation, information and calculations as are reasonably requested by the Company to verify and determine the information contained therein; and

(e)    Lock-Up Agreements executed by the continuing officers and directors of Parent.

8.4    No Parent Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Parent Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

8.5    Parent Net Cash. Parent Net Cash, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.6, shall not be less than $18,000,000.

Section 9.    TERMINATION

9.1    Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Effective Time (whether before or after approval of the Company Stockholder Matters by the Company’s stockholders and whether before or after approval of the Parent Stockholder Matters by Parent’s stockholders, unless otherwise specified below):

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

(b)    by either Parent or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated by May 21, 2023 (subject to possible extension as provided in this Section 9.1(b), the “End Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to the Company, on the one hand, or to Parent, on the other hand, if such Party’s action or failure to act has been a principal cause of the failure of the Merger to occur on or before the End Date and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement; provided, further, however, that, in the event that a request for additional information has been

 

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made by any Governmental Body (including via a comment letter or other communication from the SEC) which request has not been satisfied by the End Date, then either Parent or the Company shall be entitled to extend the End Date for an additional sixty (60) calendar days by written notice to the other Party; provided, however, that the right to extend the End Date shall not be available to the Company, on the one hand, or to Parent, on the other hand, if such Party’s action or failure to act has been a principal cause of the failure of the Merger to occur on or before the End Date, or for the request by a Governmental Body to fail to be satisfied, and such action or failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement;

(c)    by either Parent or the Company if a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Body shall have issued a final and nonappealable order, decree or ruling, or shall have taken any other action, having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Contemplated Transactions;

(d)    by Parent if the Company Stockholder Written Consent executed by each Company Signatory shall not have been obtained within one (1) Business Day of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that once the Company Stockholder Written Consent has been obtained, Parent may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1(d);

(e)    by either Parent or the Company if (i) the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (including any adjournments and postponements thereof) shall have been held and completed and Parent’s stockholders shall have taken a final vote on the Parent Stockholder Matters and (ii) the Required Parent Stockholder Matters shall not have been approved at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting (or at any adjournment or postponement thereof) by the Required Parent Stockholder Vote;

(f)    by the Company (at any time prior to the approval of the Required Parent Stockholder Matters by the Required Parent Stockholder Vote) if a Parent Triggering Event shall have occurred;

(g)    by Parent (at any time prior to the Required Company Stockholder Vote being obtained) if a Company Triggering Event shall have occurred;

(h)    by the Company, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub or if any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate; provided that the Company is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement; provided, further, that if such inaccuracy in Parent’s or Merger Sub’s representations and warranties or breach by Parent or Merger Sub is curable by the End Date by Parent or Merger Sub, then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(h) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the earlier of (i) the End Date and (ii) the expiration of a thirty (30) calendar day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from the Company to Parent or Merger Sub of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(h) (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(h) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by Parent or Merger Sub is cured prior to such termination becoming effective);

(i)    by Parent, upon a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement by the Company or if any representation or warranty of the Company shall have become inaccurate, in either case, such that the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or as of the time such representation or warranty shall have become inaccurate; provided that Parent is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement; provided, further, that if such inaccuracy in the Company’s representations and warranties or breach by the Company is curable by the End Date by the Company then this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(i) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy until the earlier of (i) the End Date and (ii) the expiration of a thirty (30) calendar day period commencing upon delivery of written notice from Parent to

 

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the Company of such breach or inaccuracy and its intention to terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(i) (it being understood that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this Section 9.1(i) as a result of such particular breach or inaccuracy if such breach by the Company is cured prior to such termination becoming effective); or

(j)    by Parent, at any time, if (i) Parent has received a Superior Offer, (ii) Parent has complied with its obligations under Section 5.3(d) in order to accept such Superior Offer, (iii) Parent concurrently terminates this Agreement and enters into a Permitted Alternative Agreement with respect to such Superior Offer and (iv) within two (2) Business Days of such termination, Parent pays to the Company the amount contemplated by Section 9.3(b).

The Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, shall give the other Party written notice of such termination, specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and the basis therefor described in reasonable detail.

9.2    Effect of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect; provided, however, that (a) this Section 9.2, Section 5.9, Section 9.3, Section 10 and the definitions of the defined terms in such Sections (including the definitions of such defined terms on Exhibit A) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the termination of this Agreement and the provisions of Section 9.3 shall not relieve any Party of any liability for fraud or for any willful and material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision contained in this Agreement.

9.3    Expenses; Termination Fees.

(a)    Except as set forth in this Section 9.3, Section 1.6(e), Section 5.4(b), and Section 5.10, the Transaction Expenses shall be paid by the Party incurring such expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated; provided that Parent and the Company shall each pay one-half of the fees and expenses incurred in relation to the printing and filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto and paid to a financial printer or the SEC; provided further that, if the Merger is consummated and there are Transaction Expenses payable by Parent but unpaid as of the Closing and such Transaction Expenses were deducted from Parent Net Cash, the Company shall pay such Transaction Expenses at or immediately after the Closing.

(b)    If:

(i)     (A) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(b), Section 9.1(e) or Section 9.1(h), (B) an Acquisition Proposal with respect to Parent shall have been publicly announced or disclosed to Parent or the Parent Board after the date of this Agreement but prior to the termination of this Agreement (which shall not have been withdrawn), and (C) within twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Parent consummates a Subsequent Transaction in respect of the Acquisition Proposal referred to in clause (B);

(ii)    this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(f) (or, at the time this Agreement is terminated, the Company had the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(f)); or

(iii)    this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(j);

then in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 9.3(b)(i) or Section 9.3(b)(ii), Parent shall pay to the Company an amount equal to $1,000,000, and in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 9.3(b)(iii), Parent shall pay to the Company an amount equal to $1,500,000 (the “Company Termination Fee”) within three (3) Business Days of consummation of such Subsequent Transaction or termination of this Agreement, as applicable.

 

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(c)    If:

(i)    (A) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1(b), Section 9.1(e), or Section 9.1(i), (B) an Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company shall have been publicly announced or disclosed or otherwise communicated to the Company or the Company Board after the date of this Agreement but prior to the termination of this Agreement (which shall not have been withdrawn), and (C) within twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, the Company consummates a Subsequent Transaction in respect of the Acquisition Proposal referred to in clause (B); or

(ii)    this Agreement is terminated by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(g) (or, at the time this Agreement is terminated, the Parent had the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(g));

then the Company shall pay to Parent an amount equal to $1,000,000 (the “Parent Termination Fee”) within three (3) Business Days of consummation of such Subsequent Transaction or termination of this Agreement, as applicable.

(d)    If this Agreement is terminated by (i) either Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 9.1(e), then Parent shall reimburse the Company for all reasonable out of pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, up to a maximum of $1,000,000, or (ii) by Parent pursuant to Section 9.1(j), then Parent shall reimburse the Company for all reasonable out of pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions, up to a maximum of $250,000, in each case, by wire transfer of same day funds within three (3) Business Days following the date on which the Company submits to Parent true and correct copies of reasonable documentation supporting such expenses. If the Company also becomes entitled to receive a Company Termination Fee under this Agreement, the amount paid by Parent as expense reimbursement under this Section 9.3(d)(i) will be credited against the Company Termination Fee, and under no circumstances shall Parent be obligated to pay a Company Termination Fee and expense reimbursement pursuant to this Section 9.3(d)(i).

(e)    Any Company Termination Fee or Parent Termination Fee due under this Section 9.3 shall be paid by wire transfer of same day funds. If a Party fails to pay when due any amount payable by it under this Section 9.3, then such Party shall (i) reimburse the other Party for reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by it in connection with the collection of such overdue amount and the enforcement by such Party of its rights under this Section 9.3 and (ii) pay to the other Party interest on such overdue amount (for the period commencing as of the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid and ending on the date such overdue amount is actually paid to the Company in full) at a rate per annum equal to the “prime rate” (as published in The Wall Street Journal or any successor thereto) in effect on the date such overdue amount was originally required to be paid.

(f)    The Parties agree that, (i) subject to Section 9.2, payment of the Company Termination Fee shall, in the circumstances in which it is owed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company following the termination of this Agreement, it being understood that in no event shall Parent be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion and (ii) following payment of the Company Termination Fee (x) Parent shall have no further liability to the Company in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach of this Agreement by Parent giving rise to such termination, or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated, (y) neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall be entitled to bring or maintain any other claim, action or proceeding against Parent or Merger Sub or seek to obtain any recovery, judgment or damages of any kind against such Parties (or any partner, member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, Subsidiary, Affiliate, agent or other Representative of such Parties) in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach by any such Parties giving rise to such termination or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated and (z) the Company and its Affiliates shall be precluded from any other remedy against Parent,

 

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Merger Sub and their respective Affiliates, at law or in equity or otherwise, in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach by such Party giving rise to such termination or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.3(f) shall limit the rights of Parent and Merger Sub under Section 10.11 or with respect to any willful and intentional material breach of this Agreement.

(g)    The Parties agree that, (i) subject to Section 9.2, payment of the Parent Termination Fee shall, in the circumstances in which it is owed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of Parent following the termination of this Agreement, it being understood that in no event shall the Company be required to pay the Parent Termination Fee on more than one occasion and (ii) following payment of the Parent Termination Fee (x) the Company shall have no further liability to Parent in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach of this Agreement by the Company giving rise to such termination, or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated, (y) neither Parent nor any of its Affiliates shall be entitled to bring or maintain any other claim, action or proceeding against the Company or seek to obtain any recovery, judgment or damages of any kind against such Parties (or any partner, member, stockholder, director, officer, employee, Subsidiary, Affiliate, agent or other Representative of such Parties) in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach by any such Parties giving rise to such termination or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated and (z) Parent and its Affiliates shall be precluded from any other remedy against the Company and its Affiliates, at law or in equity or otherwise, in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the termination thereof, any breach by such Party giving rise to such termination or the failure of the Contemplated Transactions to be consummated; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.3(g) shall limit the rights of the Company under Section 10.11 or with respect to any willful and intentional material breach of this Agreement.

(h)    Each of the Parties acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained in this Section 9.3 are an integral part of the Contemplated Transactions, (ii) without these agreements, the Parties would not enter into this Agreement and (iii) any amount payable pursuant to this Section 9.3 is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate the applicable Party in the circumstances in which such amount is payable.

Section 10.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

10.1    Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties and covenants of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time; provided that the covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time and this Section 10 shall survive the Effective Time.

10.2    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended with the approval of the Company, Merger Sub and Parent at any time (whether before or after obtaining the Required Company Stockholder Vote or before or after obtaining the Required Parent Stockholder Vote); provided, however, that after any such approval of this Agreement by a Party’s stockholders, no amendment shall be made which by Law requires further approval of such stockholders without the further approval of such stockholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Company, Merger Sub and Parent.

10.3    Waiver.

(a)    No failure on the part of any Party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any Party 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.

 

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(b)    No Party 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 Party and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

10.4    Entire Agreement; Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement, the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Parent Disclosure Schedule and the other agreements referred to in this Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, that the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all Parties by electronic transmission in .PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

10.5    Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the Parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the Contemplated Transactions, each of the Parties: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, to the extent that neither of the foregoing courts has jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware; (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 10.5; (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party; (e) agrees that service of process upon such Party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 10.8 of this Agreement; and (f) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury.

10.6    Attorneys Fees. In any action at law or suit in equity to enforce this Agreement or the rights of any of the Parties, the prevailing Party in such action or suit (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be entitled to recover its reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs and expenses incurred in such action or suit.

10.7    Assignability. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of a Party’s rights or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated by such Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any attempted assignment or delegation of this Agreement or any of such rights or obligations by such Party without the other Party’s prior written consent shall be void and of no effect.

10.8    Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered and received hereunder (a) one (1) Business Day after being sent for next Business Day delivery, fees prepaid, via a reputable international overnight courier service, (b) upon delivery in the case of delivery by hand, or (c) on the date delivered in the place of delivery if sent by email (with a written or electronic confirmation of delivery) prior to 5:00 p.m. California time, otherwise on the next succeeding Business Day, in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:

if to Parent or Merger Sub:

Graybug Vision, Inc.

203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 620

Redwood City, CA 94065

Attention: Fred Guerard; Robert S. Breuil

Email: fguerard@graybug.vision; bbreuil@graybug.vision

 

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

Fenwick & West LLP

801 California Street

Mountain View, CA 94041

Attention: Effie Toshav; David Michaels; Jeremy Delman

Email: etoshav@fenwick.com; dmichaels@fenwick.com; jdelman@fenwick.com

if to the Company:

CalciMedica, Inc.

505 Coast Boulevard South, Suite 307

La Jolla, CA 92037

Attention: John Dunn

Email: john.dunn@calcimedica.com

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

Cooley LLP

10265 Science Center Drive

San Diego, CA 92121-1117

Attention: Tom Coll; Karen E. Deschaine; Carlos Ramirez

Email: collta@cooley.com; kdeschaine@cooley.com; cramirez@cooley.com

10.9    Cooperation. Each Party agrees to cooperate fully with the other Party and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the other Party to evidence or reflect the Contemplated Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

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

10.11    Other Remedies; Specific Performance. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that any Party does not perform the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder to consummate this Agreement) in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breaches such provisions. Accordingly, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each of the Parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance or other equitable relief on the basis that any other Party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance

 

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is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.

10.12    No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Parties and the D&O Indemnified Parties to the extent of their respective rights pursuant to Section 5.7) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

10.13    Construction.

(a)    References to “cash,” “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars.

(b)    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 masculine and feminine genders.

(c)    The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiating and drafting of this Agreement and 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, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(d)    As used in 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.”

(e)    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, respectively.

(f)    Any reference to legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any modification, amendment, re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefore and all rules, regulations, and statutory instruments issued or related to such legislations.

(g)    The bold-faced headings and table of contents 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.

(h)    The Parties agree that each of the Company Disclosure Schedule and the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Agreement. The disclosures in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Schedule or the Parent Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this Agreement to the extent it is readily apparent on its face from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to such other sections and subsections.

(i)    Each of “delivered” or “made available” means, with respect to any documentation, that prior to 11:59 p.m. (California time) on November 18, 2022 (i) a copy of such material has been posted to and made available by a Party to the other Party and its Representatives in the electronic data room maintained by such disclosing Party or (ii) such material is disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof and publicly made available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system.

 

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(j)    Whenever the last day for the exercise of any privilege or the discharge of any duty hereunder shall fall upon a Saturday, Sunday, or any date on which the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is closed, the Party having such privilege or duty may exercise such privilege or discharge such duty on the next succeeding day which is a regular Business Day.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.
By:  

/s/ Frederic Guerard

Name:   Frederic Guerard
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Frederic Guerard

Name:   Frederic Guerard
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:  

/s/ A. Rachel Leheny

Name:   Rachel Leheny
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization]

 

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EXHIBIT A

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement (including this Exhibit A):

Acquisition Inquiry” means, with respect to a Party, an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information (other than an inquiry, indication of interest or request for information made or submitted by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, to the other Party) that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal.

Acquisition Proposal” means, with respect to a Party, any offer or proposal, whether written or oral (other than an offer or proposal made or submitted by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, or by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, to the other Party) contemplating or otherwise relating to or that would reasonably be interpreted to lead to any Acquisition Transaction with such Party, other than the Asset Dispositions or the Private Placement.

Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Asset Dispositions or the Private Placement) involving:

(i) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction: (i) in which a Party is a constituent entity; (ii) in which a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Persons directly or indirectly acquires beneficial or record ownership of securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of a Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (iii) in which a Party or any of its Subsidiaries issues securities representing more than 20% of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities of such Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or

(ii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, license, acquisition or disposition of any business or businesses or assets that constitute or account for 20% or more of the consolidated book value or the fair market value of the assets of a Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization to which this Exhibit A is attached, as it may be amended from time to time.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is closed.

California Law” means the California Corporations Code, as amended.

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

Company Affiliate” means any Person that is (or at any relevant time was) under common control with the Company within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Company Associate” means any current or former employee, independent contractor, officer or director of the Company.

 

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Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

Company Bridge Warrant” means each Company Warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.01, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of such Company Warrants.

Company Bridge Warrant Exercise” means the automatic exercise of the Company Bridge Warrants immediately prior to the Closing in accordance with the terms of the Company Bridge Warrants.

Company C-2 Warrant” means the warrants to purchase shares of Series C-2 Preferred Stock of the Company.

Company C-2 Warrant Exercise” means the automatic exercise of the Company C-2 Warrants immediately prior to the Closing in accordance with the terms of the Company C-2 Warrants.

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

Company Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.001 par value 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 Company IP or any other asset of the Company is or may become bound or under which the Company has, or may become subject to, any obligation; (c) involving Company Data; or (d) under which the Company has or may acquire any right or interest.

Company Controlled IP” means Company IP and Intellectual Property Rights exclusively licensed to the Company.

Company Data” means all data collected, generated, or received by the Company or third parties on behalf of the Company, including Personal Data.

Company ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is (or at any relevant time was) treated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

Company Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 2.1 (Due Organization; Subsidiaries.), 2.3 (Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement), 2.4 (Vote Required), 2.6(a), 2.6(c), 2.6(d) and 2.6(e) (Capitalization) and 2.20 (No Financial Advisors).

Company IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned or co-owned or purported to be owned or co-owned by the Company.

Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, considered together with all other Effects, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company; provided, however, that Effects resulting from the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect: (a) general business or economic conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company operates, (b) acts of war, the outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes or other natural disasters, health emergencies, including pandemics (including COVID-19 and any evolutions or mutations thereof) and related or associated epidemics, disease outbreaks or quarantine restrictions, (c) changes in financial, banking or securities markets, (d) any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP), (e) resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions, or (f) resulting from the taking of any action required to be taken by this Agreement, except in each case with respect to clauses (a) through (c), to the extent disproportionately affecting the Company relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company operates.

 

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Company Options” means options to purchase shares of Company Capital Stock issued by the Company and granted pursuant to the terms of the Company Plan.

Company Plan” means the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan, as amended.

Company Product(s)” shall mean any and all product(s) and service(s) that are or have been or are, as of the date hereof, proposed to be developed, tested, marketed, offered, sold, licensed, provided, distributed or supported by the Company.

Company Preferred Stock” means the Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.

Company Privacy Policies” means, collectively, any and all (i) of the policies and notices of the Company, (ii) the Company’s public representations and statements, (iii) industry self-regulatory obligations and commitments with which the Company have agreed to comply, and, (iv) Company Contracts relating to data privacy, data usage, data processing, data protection, or data security.

Company Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) the Company shall have made a Company Board Adverse Recommendation Change; (b) the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have publicly approved, endorsed or recommended any Acquisition Proposal; or (c) the Company shall have entered into any letter of intent or similar document relating to any Acquisition Proposal in violation of the terms of the Agreement.

Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2022 provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement.

Company Warrant” means the warrants to purchase capital stock of the Company listed on Section 2.6(a)(B) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

Company Warrant Exercises” means the Company Bridge Warrant Exercise and the Company C-2 Warrant Exercise.

Company’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of A. Rachel Leheny, Eric W. Roberts, Sudarshan Hebbar and Daniel Geffken and such knowledge as such Persons would reasonably be expected to have obtained in the course of their performance of their duties to the Company (after due inquiry); provided that with respect to any matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights, such knowledge or reasonable expectation to have knowledge does not require any such individual to conduct or have conducted or obtain or have obtained any freedom to operate opinions or similar opinions of counsel or any Intellectual Property Rights clearance searches.

Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain confidentiality agreement, dated as of July 27, 2022, by and between the Company and Parent.

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

Contemplated Transactions” means the Merger and the other transactions and actions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Asset Dispositions, the Nasdaq Reverse Split and the Private Placement.

Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, contract, subcontract, lease (whether for real or personal property), mortgage, license, sublicense or other legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of its assets are bound or affected under applicable Law.

 

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Convertible Note Conversion” means the conversion of the Company Convertible Notes, as may be amended, into Company Common Stock pursuant to their terms.

COVID-19” means the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and related variants thereof.

Definitive Proxy Statement” means the definitive proxy statement to be sent to Parent’s stockholders in connection with the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A.

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Effect” means any effect, change, event, circumstance or development.

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, lease, license, option, easement, reservation, servitude, adverse title, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction or encumbrance 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).

Enforceability Exceptions means the (a) Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and (b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

Entity” means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), partnership (including any general partnership, limited partnership or limited liability partnership), joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity, and each of its successors.

Environmental Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign Law 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 Law or regulation relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials.

Equity Plan Proposals” means (a) the adoption of the Parent 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H and (b) the adoption of the Parent 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I.

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

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

Exchange Ratio” means, subject to Section 1.5(g), the following ratio (rounded to four decimal places): the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the Company Merger Shares by (b) the Company Outstanding Shares, in which:

 

   

Company Allocation Percentage” means 1.00 minus the Parent Allocation Percentage.

 

   

Company Merger Shares” means the product determined by multiplying (a) the Post-Closing Parent Shares by (b) the Company Allocation Percentage.

 

   

Company Outstanding Shares” means, subject to Section 1.5(g) and the immediately following sentence, the total number of shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the

 

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Effective Time after giving effect to the Preferred Stock Conversion, the Company Bridge Warrant Exercise and the Convertible Note Conversion, expressed on a fully-diluted and as-converted to Company Common Stock basis and using the treasury stock method assuming, without limitation or duplication, (i) the exercise of all Company Options and Company Warrants, in each case outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) the issuance of shares of Company Capital Stock in respect of all other outstanding options, restricted stock awards, warrants or rights to receive such shares, whether conditional or unconditional and including any outstanding options, warrants or rights triggered by or associated with the consummation of the Merger (but excluding any shares of Company Capital Stock reserved for issuance other than with respect to outstanding Company Warrants or Company Options under the Company Plan as of immediately prior to the Effective Time) and (iii) that the valuation of the Company is the Company Valuation. No out-of-the money Company Options or Company Warrants shall be included in the total number of shares of Company Capital Stock outstanding for purposes of determining the Company Outstanding Shares.

 

   

Company Valuation” means $100,000,000.

 

   

Parent Allocation Percentage” means the quotient derived by dividing the Parent Valuation by the sum of (x) the Company Valuation and (y) the Parent Valuation, yielding 0.2857; provided, however, to the extent that the Parent Net Cash (i) is less than $25,000,000, then 0.2857 shall be reduced by 0.0005 for each $100,000 by which, up to $7,000,000, Parent Net Cash is less than $25,000,000 (for example, the Parent Allocation Percentage would be 0.2852 if Parent Net Cash is equal to or less than $24,900,000 but greater than $24,800,000 and 0.2507 if Parent Net Cash is $18,000,000 or less) and (ii) is more than $25,000,000, then 0.2857 shall be increased by 0.0005 for each $100,000 by which, up to $7,000,000, Parent Net Cash is more than $25,000,000 (for example, the Parent Allocation Percentage would be 0.2862 if Parent Net Cash is equal to or greater than $25,100,000 but less than $25,200,000 and 0.3207 if Parent Net Cash is $32,000,000 or more), in each case of (i) and (ii), as illustrated on Schedule II hereto, which is attached for illustrative purposes only. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Parent Allocation Percentage be less than 0.2507 or more than 0.3207. In the event of any conflict between the definition of Parent Allocation Percentage and Schedule II, the definition of Parent Allocation Percentage shall prevail.

 

   

Parent Outstanding Shares” means, subject to Section 1.5(g) and the immediately following sentence, the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time expressed on a fully-diluted basis and using the treasury stock method, but assuming, without limitation or duplication, the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in respect of all Parent Options, Parent RSUs, and other outstanding options, warrants or rights to receive such shares, in each case, outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (assuming cashless exercise and using the Parent Valuation), whether conditional or unconditional and including any outstanding options, warrants or rights triggered by or associated with the consummation of the Merger (but excluding any shares of Parent Common Stock reserved for issuance other than with respect to outstanding Parent Options, Parent RSUs or Parent Warrants as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and as set forth above). No out-of-the-money Parent Options or Parent Warrants shall be included in the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding for purposes of determining the Parent Outstanding Shares. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Parent Outstanding Shares shall not include any equity awards (or any shares underlying thereunder) set forth on Section 5.5(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.

 

   

Parent Valuation” means $40,000,000.

 

   

Post-Closing Parent Shares” means the quotient determined by dividing (a) the Parent Outstanding Shares by (b) the Parent Allocation Percentage.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices in effect from time to time within the United States applied consistently throughout the period involved.

 

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Governmental Authorization” means any: (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, permission, variance, exception, order, 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 Law; 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, bureau, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal, and for the avoidance of doubt, any taxing authority); or (d) self-regulatory organization (including Nasdaq).

Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant, chemical, substance and any toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical, or chemical compound, or hazardous substance, material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Law, including without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof, and petroleum products or by-products.

HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Intellectual Property Rights” means and includes all past, present, and future 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, software, databases, and mask works; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names and other source identifiers, domain names and URLs and similar rights and any goodwill associated therewith; (c) rights associated with trade secrets, industrial secrets, know how, confidential data, business or technical information, including any ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether patentable or not and however documented), invention disclosures, methods, processes, protocols, specifications, techniques and other forms of technology, business plans, proposals, designs, customer and patient data, financial information, pricing and cost information, bills of material or other similar information (“Trade Secrets”); (d) patents and industrial property rights; and (e) other similar proprietary rights in intellectual property of every kind and nature anywhere in the world; (f) rights of privacy and publicity; and (g) all registrations, renewals, extensions, statutory invention registrations, provisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions, re-examinations or reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses “(a)” through “(f)” above (whether or not in tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, such as samples, studies and summaries), along with all rights to prosecute and perfect the same through administrative prosecution, registration, recordation or other administrative proceeding, and all causes of action and rights to sue or seek other remedies arising from or relating to the foregoing.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Law” means any federal, state, national, foreign, material local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (including under the authority of Nasdaq or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

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.

Merger Sub Board” means the board of directors of Merger Sub.

 

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Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Stock Market, including the Nasdaq Global Market or such other Nasdaq market on which shares of Parent Common Stock are then listed.

Nasdaq Reverse Split” means a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock at a reverse stock split to be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company.

Ordinary Course of Business” means, in the case of each of the Company and Parent, such actions taken in the ordinary course of its normal operations and consistent with its past practices and the Ordinary Course of Business of Parent shall also include actions required to effect the Asset Dispositions or effect the winding down of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ prior research and development activities (including the termination of ongoing contractual obligations relating to Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ current products or product candidates).

Organizational Documents” means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), (a) the certificate or articles of association or incorporation or organization or limited partnership or limited liability company, and any joint venture, limited liability company, operating or partnership agreement and other similar documents adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of such Person and (b) all bylaws, regulations and similar documents or agreements relating to the organization or governance of such Person, in each case, as amended or supplemented.

Pandemic Response Laws” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the COVID-related Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster (as issued on August 8, 2020 and including any administrative or other guidance published with respect thereto by any Taxing authority (including IRS Notice 2020-65)), and any other similar or additional U.S. federal, state, or local or non-U.S. Law, or administrative guidance intended to benefit taxpayers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic downturn.

Parent Affiliate” means any Person that is (or at any relevant time was) under common control with Parent within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

Parent Associate” means any current or former employee, independent contractor, officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Parent Balance Sheet” means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2022 included in Parent’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022, as filed with the SEC.

Parent Board” means the board of directors of Parent.

Parent Change in Circumstance” means a change in circumstances (other than an Acquisition Proposal) that affects the business, assets or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries that occurs or arises after the date of this Agreement that was neither known to Parent or the Parent Board nor reasonably foreseeable on, or prior to, the date of this Agreement.

Parent Closing Financial Certificate” means a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Parent, on behalf of Parent and not in his or her personal capacity, certifying Parent Net Cash as of the Anticipated Closing Date.

Parent Common Stock” means the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Parent.

Parent Contract” means any Contract: (a) to which Parent is a party; (b) by which Parent or any Parent IP or any other asset of Parent is or may become bound or under which Parent has, or may become subject to, any obligation; (c) involving Parent Data; or (d) under which Parent has or may acquire any right or interest.

 

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Parent Controlled IP” means Parent IP and Intellectual Property Rights that are exclusively licensed to the Parent or Subsidiaries.

Parent Data” means all data collected, generated, or received by the Parent or third parties on behalf of the Parent, including Personal Data.

Parent Equity Incentive Plans” means (a) Parent’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and (b) Parent’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

Parent ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is (or at any relevant time was) treated with Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as a single employer within the meaning of Sections 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.

Parent ESPP” means Parent’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Parent Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Sections 3.1(a) (Due Organization; Subsidiaries), 3.3 (Authority; Binding Nature of Agreement), 3.4 (Vote Required), 3.6(a), 3.6(c) and 3.6(d) (Capitalization) and 3.21 (No Financial Advisors).

Parent IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are owned or purported to be owned by Parent or its Subsidiaries.

Parent Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, considered together with all other Effects, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of Parent or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that Effects resulting from the following shall not be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (a) general business or economic conditions generally affecting the industry in which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate, (b) acts of war, the outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes or other natural disasters, health emergencies, including pandemics (including COVID-19 and any evolutions or mutations thereof) and related or associated epidemics, disease outbreaks or quarantine restrictions, (c) changes in financial, banking or securities markets, (d) any change in the stock price or trading volume of Parent Common Stock (it being understood, however, that any Effect causing or contributing to any change in stock price or trading volume of Parent Common Stock may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred, unless such Effects are otherwise excepted from this definition), (e) the failure of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or the results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (f) any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP), (g) resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Contemplated Transactions, (h) the Asset Dispositions, (i) any reduction in the amount of Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ cash and cash equivalents as a result of expenditures made by Parent or its Subsidiaries related to wind-down activities of Parent or its Subsidiaries associated with the termination of its research and development activities (including the termination of ongoing contractual obligations relating to Parent’s or its Subsidiaries’ current products or product candidates), or (j) resulting from the taking of any action required to be taken by this Agreement, except in each case with respect to clauses (a) through (c), to the extent disproportionately affecting Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate.

Parent Net Cash means, without duplication and consistent with Schedule I, (a) the sum of Parent’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts, interest and other receivables, deposits and short and long term investments, in each case as of the Anticipated Closing Date (excluding the proceeds to be received in connection with the Private Placement), determined in a manner

 

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consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined and in accordance with the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent Balance Sheet, minus (b) the sum of Parent’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ short and long term liabilities accrued at Closing, in each case as of the Anticipated Closing Date and determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined and in accordance with the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent Balance Sheet (including the Transaction Expenses payable by Parent to the extent unpaid as of the Closing), minus (c) the cash cost of any unpaid change of control payments or severance, termination, accrued paid time off, retention or similar payments that are or will become due to any current or former employee, director or independent contractor of Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries in connection with the Closing or the Contemplated Transactions, minus (d) to the extent unpaid at Closing, the cost of the D&O Tail Policy purchased pursuant to Section 5.7(d), minus (e) any fees that are or will become payable by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to Piper Sandler to the extent unpaid as of the Closing, in such case solely to the extent attributable to the Merger and not the Private Placement (in other words, exclusive of any Licensing Fee or Placement Fee (in each case as defined in that certain letter, dated as of July 2, 2021, by and between Parent and Piper Sandler, as amended)), plus (f) prepaid expenses and receivables that will be utilized by Parent and/or Surviving Corporation on and following the Closing, plus (g) expenses paid, or liabilities incurred, prior to Closing, that will be covered by Parent’s D&O insurance in excess of the deductible, plus (h) any net cash proceeds due to Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries at Closing or within five (5) days following the Closing from any Asset Dispositions or, as mutually agreed in good faith, otherwise in connection with any Asset Disposition (in each case, net of any Taxes accrued or payable by Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries that are attributable to such Asset Disposition), and minus (i) an amount reasonably determined by the Company and Parent as a good faith estimate of the aggregate liability of Parent related to any outstanding stockholder litigation, provided that if such aggregate liability exceeds $250,000, then only 50% of the portion that exceeds $250,000 shall be deducted from Parent Net Cash pursuant to this clause (i), provided further that the aggregate liability contemplated by this clause (i) shall not exceed the remaining unsatisfied portion of Parent’s D&O insurance deductible.

Parent Options” means options to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock issued by Parent and granted pursuant to the terms of the Parent Equity Incentive Plans.

Parent Plans” means, (a) the Parent Equity Incentive Plans and (b) the Parent ESPP.

Parent Privacy Policies” means, collectively, any and all (i) of the policies and notices of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ public representations and statements, (iii) industry self-regulatory obligations and commitments with which the Parent and its Subsidiaries have agreed to comply, and, (iv) Parent and its Subsidiaries’ Contracts relating to data privacy, data usage, data processing, data protection, or data security.

Parent Product(s)” shall mean any and all product(s) and service(s) that are or have been developed, tested, marketed, offered, sold, licensed, provided, distributed or supported by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

Parent RSUs” means any restricted stock unit award granted pursuant to the Parent Equity Incentive Plans.

Parent Triggering Event” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) Parent shall have failed to include in the Proxy Statement the Parent Board Recommendation or shall have made a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change; (b) the Parent Board or any committee thereof shall have publicly approved, endorsed or recommended any Acquisition Proposal; or (c) Parent shall have entered into any letter of intent or similar document relating to any Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement permitted pursuant to Section 4.4) in violation of the terms of this Agreement.

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performance of their duties to Parent (after due inquiry); provided that with respect to any matters relating to Intellectual Property Rights, such knowledge or reasonable expectation to have knowledge does not require any such individual to conduct or have conducted or obtain or have obtained any freedom to operate opinions or similar opinions of counsel or any Intellectual Property Rights clearance searches.

Party” or “Parties” means the Company, Merger Sub and Parent.

Permitted Alternative Agreement” means a definitive agreement that contemplates or otherwise relates to an Acquisition Transaction that constitutes a Superior Offer.

Permitted Encumbrance” means: (a) any liens for current Taxes not yet delinquent or for Taxes that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been made on the Company Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet or the Parent Balance Sheet, as applicable; (b) minor liens that have arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the assets or properties subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (c) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (d) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Law; (e) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property Rights granted by the Company or Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from the value of the Intellectual Property Rights subject thereto; and (f) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies.

Person” means any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

Personal Data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, household or device including a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of a natural person or any other piece of information that allows the identification of a natural person or is otherwise considered “personal data,” “personal information,” “personally identifiable information,” or any similar term under applicable Law

Potentially Transferable Assets means the non-cash tangible and intangible assets used in or related to any program of Parent or its Subsidiaries, including GB-102, GB-401, GB-501, GB-601, GB-701 or RBIO-1, together with any right, interest and title, including Intellectual Property Rights, therein and thereto, and the equity securities of any Subsidiary of Parent that does not hold any material assets other than Potentially Transferable Assets.

Privacy Laws” means each Applicable Law applicable to Personal Data, data security, data breach, data breach notification, data protection, consumer protection (with respect to Personal Data, data security, data breach, data breach notification, data protection or e-privacy), the requirements for website and mobile application privacy policies and practices, as amended from time to time, including but not limited to, and as applicable, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC and the EECC Directive 2018/1972 (all including any implementing legislation in any member state of the European Union or United Kingdom), the United Kingdom’s Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation as defined by the UK Data Protection Act 2018 as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, the Act on the Protection of Personal Information of Japan (as amended), the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifiers Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Children’s

 

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Online Privacy Protection Act, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, and Applicable Laws relating to direct marketing and advertising, profiling and tracking, email, messaging and/or telemarketing, the Video Privacy Protection Act, and industry standards to which the Company has agreed to be bound.

Proxy Statement” means the proxy statement to be sent to Parent’s stockholders in connection with the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting.

Reference Date” means November 21, 2022.

Registered IP” means all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered or issued under the authority of any Governmental Body, including all patents, registered copyrights, registered mask works, and registered trademarks, service marks and trade dress and registered domain names.

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

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Subsequent Transaction” means any Acquisition Transaction (with all references to 20% in the definition of Acquisition Transaction being treated as references to 100% for these purposes).

Subsidiary” means an Entity of a Person that such Person directly or indirectly owns or purports to own, beneficially or of record, (a) an amount of voting securities or 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) at least 50% of the outstanding equity, voting, beneficial or financial interests in such Entity.

Superior Offer” means an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (with all references to 20% in the definition of Acquisition Transaction being treated as references to greater than 50% for these purposes) that: (a) was not obtained or made as a result of a breach of (or in violation of) this Agreement; and (b) is on terms and conditions that the Parent Board determines in good faith, based on such matters that it deems relevant (including the likelihood of consummation thereof), as well as any written offer by the other Party to this Agreement to amend the terms of this Agreement, and following consultation with its outside legal counsel and outside financial advisors, if any, are more favorable, from a financial point of view, to Parent’s stockholders than the terms of the Contemplated Transactions.

Takeover Statute” means any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover Law.

Tax” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other tax, including any income, capital gain, gross receipts, capital stock, profits, transfer, estimated, registration, stamp, premium, escheat, unclaimed property, customs duty, ad valorem, occupancy, occupation, alternative, add-on, windfall profits, value added, severance, property, business, production, sales, use, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, social security, disability, unemployment, workers’ compensation, national health insurance, withholding or other taxes, duties, or fees, assessments or governmental charges in the nature of a tax, surtaxes or deficiencies thereof of any kind whatsoever, however denominated, and including any fine, penalty, addition to tax or interest imposed by a Governmental Body with respect thereto.

 

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Tax Return” means any return (including any information return), report, statement, declaration, estimate, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document, and any amendment or supplement 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 Law relating to any Tax.

Transaction Expenses” means, with respect to each Party, all fees and expenses incurred by such Party at or prior to the Effective Time in connection with the Contemplated Transactions and this Agreement, including (a) any fees and expenses of legal counsel and accountants, the maximum amount of fees and expenses payable to financial advisors, investment bankers, brokers, consultants, and other advisors of such Party; (b) fees paid to the SEC in connection with filing the Proxy Statement, and any amendments and supplements thereto, with the SEC; (c) any fees and expenses in connection with the printing, mailing and distribution of the Proxy Statement and any amendments and supplements thereto; (d) any fees and expenses payable to Nasdaq; (e) only with respect to Parent, any bonus, severance, change-in-control payments or similar payment obligations (including payments with “single-trigger” provisions triggered at and as of the Closing) that become due or payable to any director, officer, employee or consultant of Parent in connection with the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions and (f) only with respect to Parent, the cost of the D&O Tail Policy purchased pursuant to Section 5.7(d).

Treasury Regulations” means the United States Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

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SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 21, 2022, by and between GRAYBUG VISION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and the Person set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Stockholder”).

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the holder of the number of shares, $0.001 par value per share (“Company Shares”), of CALCIMEDICA, INC., INC., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule A (all Company Shares owned by the Stockholder, or hereafter issued to or otherwise acquired, whether beneficially or of record, prior to the termination of this Agreement, as well as shares set forth on Schedule A, being referred to herein as the “Subject Shares”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Company, Parent and CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to its willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required that the Stockholder, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, the Stockholder (in the Stockholder’s capacity as a holder of the Subject Shares) has agreed to, enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

VOTING AGREEMENT

The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:

1.1 Voting of Subject Shares. From and after the date hereof, at every meeting of the holders of Company Shares (the “Company Stockholders”), however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof (or pursuant to a written consent if the Company Stockholders act by written consent in lieu of a meeting), the Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, be present (in person or by proxy) and to vote the Subject Shares (a) in favor of adopting the Merger Agreement and approving the Merger, the other Contemplated Transactions, the Company Stockholder Matters, and the other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, and (c) against any Acquisition Proposal with respect to the Company. The Stockholder (or in the event of a Transfer of Subject Shares permitted under clauses (A) through (K) of Section 1.2 below, the transferee of such Transferred Subject Shares) shall retain at all times the right to vote the Subject Shares in the Stockholder’s sole discretion and without any other limitation on those matters other than those set forth in this Section 1.1 that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Company Stockholders.

1.2 No Inconsistent Arrangements. Except as provided hereunder or under the Merger Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, the Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) create any Encumbrance other than restrictions imposed by Law or pursuant to this Agreement on any Subject Shares; (b) transfer, sell, assign, gift or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any contract with respect to any Transfer of, the Subject Shares or any interest therein; (c) grant or permit the grant of any proxy, power of attorney or other

 

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authorization in or with respect to the Subject Shares; (d) deposit or permit the deposit of the Subject Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to the Subject Shares; or (e) take any action that, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, would have the effect of preventing the Stockholder from performing the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. Any action taken in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may (A) Transfer Subject Shares as a bona fide charitable contribution, gift or donation; (B) Transfer the Subject Shares to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Stockholder or the immediate family of the Stockholder; (C) Transfer the Subject Shares by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of the Stockholder, (D) Transfer the Subject Shares to stockholders, direct or indirect affiliates (within the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), current or former partners (general or limited), members or managers of the Stockholder, as applicable, or to the estates of any such stockholders, affiliates, partners, members or managers, or to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Stockholder; (E) make Transfers that occur by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement; (F) make Transfers not involving a change in beneficial ownership; (G) if the Stockholder is a trust, Transfer the Subject Shares to any beneficiary of the Stockholder or the estate of any such beneficiary; (H) exercise an option or warrant to purchase Company Shares or settle a restricted stock unit or other equity award (including a net or cashless exercise of such option or warrant); (I) Transfer Company Shares to Company to cover tax withholding obligations of the Stockholder in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of any options, warrants, restricted stock units or other equity awards, as applicable, provided that the underlying Company Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement; and (J) Transfer Company Shares to the Company pursuant to arrangements under which the Company has the option to repurchase such Company Shares; provided that, with respect to clauses (A) through (G) above, the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and either the Stockholder or the transferee provides Parent with a copy of such agreement promptly upon consummation of any such Transfer; provided, further that no filing under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such Transfer (other than filings made in respect of involuntary Transfers); provided that reasonable notice shall be provided to Parent prior to any such filing and that that the underlying Company Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

1.3 Documentation and Information. The Stockholder shall permit and hereby authorizes the Company and Parent to publish and disclose in all documents and schedules filed with the SEC, and any press release or other disclosure document that the Company or Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in connection with the Merger and any of the Contemplated Transactions, the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Subject Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments and obligations under this Agreement. The Company is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 1.3.

1.4 Irrevocable Proxy. The Stockholder hereby revokes (or agrees to cause to be revoked) any proxies that the Stockholder has heretofore granted with respect to the Subject Shares. In the event and to the extent that the Stockholder fails to vote the Subject Shares in accordance with Section 1.1, the Stockholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably granted to, and appointed, Parent as attorney-in-fact and proxy for and on behalf of the Stockholder, for and in the name, place and stead of the Stockholder, to: (a) attend any and all meetings of Company Stockholders, with respect to any of the matters specified in Section 1.1, (b) vote, express consent or dissent or issue instructions to the record holder to vote the Subject Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.1 at any and all meetings of Company Stockholders or in connection with any action sought to be taken by written consent of Company Stockholders without a meeting and (c) grant or withhold, or issue instructions to the record holder to grant or withhold, consistent with the provisions of Section 1.1, all written consents with respect to the Subject Shares at any and all meetings of Company Stockholders or in connection with any action sought to be taken by written consent of Company Stockholders without a meeting. Parent agrees not to exercise the proxy granted herein for any purpose other than the purposes described in this Agreement. The foregoing

 

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proxy shall be deemed to be a proxy coupled with an interest, is irrevocable (and as such shall survive and not be affected by the death, incapacity, mental illness or insanity of the Stockholder, as applicable) until the termination of this Agreement and shall not be terminated by operation of law or upon the occurrence of any other event other than the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2. The Stockholder authorizes such attorney and proxy to substitute any other Person to act hereunder, to revoke any substitution and to file this proxy and any substitution or revocation with the Secretary of Company. The Stockholder hereby affirms that the proxy set forth in this Section 1.4 is given in connection with and granted in consideration of and as an inducement to Parent, Merger Sub and the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement and that such proxy is given to secure the obligations of the Stockholder under Section 1.1. The proxy set forth in this Section 1.4 is executed and intended to be irrevocable, subject, however, to its automatic termination upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2. With respect to any Subject Shares that are owned beneficially by the Stockholder but are not held of record by the Stockholder (other than shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder that are held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee), the Stockholder shall take all action necessary to cause the record holder of such Subject Shares to grant the irrevocable proxy and take all other actions provided for in this Section 1.4 with respect to such Subject Shares.

1.5 No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to vest in Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares will remain and belong to the Stockholder, and Parent will have no authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct the Stockholder in the voting of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect to the Subject Shares and except as otherwise expressly provided in the Merger Agreement.

1.6 No Exercise of Appraisal Rights; Waivers. In connection with the Contemplated Transactions, the Stockholder hereby expressly (a) waives, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, any and all rights under Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix I, and Chapter 13 of the California Corporations Code, as amended, a copy of which is attached hereto as Appendix II, with respect to any Subject Shares and any and all rights under any other applicable Law granting the Stockholder the right to have any Subject Shares appraised in connection with the Contemplated Transactions or to otherwise dissent from the Contemplated Transactions, (b) agrees that the Stockholder will not, under any circumstances in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, exercise any dissenters’ or appraisal rights in respect of any Subject Shares, and (c) agrees that the Stockholder will not bring, commence, institute, maintain, prosecute, participate in or voluntarily aid any action, claim, suit or cause of action, in law or in equity, in any court or before any Governmental Body, which (i) challenges the validity of or seeks to enjoin the operation of any provision of this Agreement or (ii) alleges that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder, or the approval of the Merger Agreement by the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”), breaches any fiduciary duty of the Company Board or any member thereof; provided that the Stockholder may defend against, contest or settle any such action, claim, suit or cause of action brought against the Stockholder that relates solely to the Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or securityholder of the Company.

1.7 No Solicitation of Transactions. The Stockholder hereby agrees that the Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (b) furnish any non-public information regarding the Company to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (c) engage in discussions (other than to inform any Person of the existence of the provisions in this Section 1.7) or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (d) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal; (e) execute or enter into any letter of intent or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction; or (f) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants that the

 

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Stockholder has read Section 4.5 (Company Non-Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement and agrees not to engage in any actions prohibited thereby.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER

The Stockholder represents and warrants to Parent that:

2.1 Organization; Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Stockholder, if not a natural person, is duly incorporated or organized, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. The Stockholder has full legal capacity and power, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholder, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

2.2 Ownership of Subject Shares; Total Shares. The Stockholder is the record or beneficial owner of the Subject Shares and has good and marketable title to the Subject Shares free and clear of any Encumbrances (including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise transfer the Subject Shares), except (a) as provided hereunder or in any lock-up agreement entered into by the Stockholder in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) pursuant to any applicable restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act, (c) subject to any risk of forfeiture or repurchase rights of the Company with respect to any Company Shares granted to the Stockholder under any Company Benefit Plan or Company Plan, (d) as provided in the Investor Agreements, (e) as provided in the Company Plan or stock option agreement evidencing Company Options and (f) as provided in the Organizational Documents of the Company. The Subject Shares listed on Schedule A opposite the Stockholder’s name constitute all of the Company Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof. Except pursuant to the Company’s Organizational Documents and the right of the Company to purchase or acquire any Company Shares pursuant to a Company Benefit Plan or Company Plan, including any option agreement evidencing Company Options, no Person has any contractual or other right or obligation to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Subject Shares. For purposes of this Agreement “Beneficial Ownership” shall be interpreted as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities that may be acquired by such Person pursuant to any Contract or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise (irrespective of whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, including the passage of time in excess of 60 days, the satisfaction of any conditions, the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing).

2.3 Voting Power. The Stockholder has full voting power with respect to the Subject Shares, and full power of disposition, full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein and full power to agree to all of the matters set forth herein, in each case, with respect to all of the Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares, except as provided hereunder or in the Investor Agreements.

2.4 Reliance. The Stockholder has had the opportunity to review the Merger Agreement, including the provisions relating to the payment and allocation of the consideration to be paid to the equityholders of the Company, and this Agreement with counsel of the Stockholder’s own choosing. The Stockholder has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors the tax consequences of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder understands that it must rely solely on its advisors and not on any statements or representations made by Parent, the Company or any of their respective agents or representatives. The Stockholder understands that such Stockholder (and not Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation) shall be responsible for such Stockholder’s tax liability that may arise as a result of the

 

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Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Company, Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

2.5 Absence of Litigation. With respect to the Stockholder, as of the date hereof, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, threatened in writing against, the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder’s properties or assets (including the Subject Shares) that could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

2.6 Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Stockholder do not and will not violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of: (a) the organizational documents of such Stockholder, (b) any applicable Law or any injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any Governmental Body to which the Stockholder is subject, or (c) any Contract to which the Stockholder is a party or is bound or to which the Subject Shares are subject, such that it could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT

Parent represents and warrants to the Stockholder that:

3.1 Organization; Authorization. Parent is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is within Parent’s corporate powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of Parent. Parent has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.

3.2 Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Parent and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Parent enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

4.1 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to either party hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic mail) and shall be given, (a) if to Parent, in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement and (b) if to the Stockholder, to the Stockholder’s address or electronic mail address set forth on a signature page hereto, or to such other address or electronic mail address as the Stockholder may hereafter specify in writing to Parent.

4.2 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically, without any notice or other action by any Person, upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the date upon which the Company Board makes a Company Board Adverse Recommendation Change, and (c) the Effective Time. Upon termination of this Agreement, neither party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) nothing set forth in this Section 4.2 shall relieve either party from liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IV shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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4.3 Confidentiality. Except to the extent required by applicable Law, the Stockholder shall hold any non-public information regarding this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Merger in strict confidence and shall not divulge any such information to any third person until Parent has publicly disclosed its entry into the Merger Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that the Stockholder may disclose such information (a) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, trustees, beneficiaries and other representatives and (b) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, parent or subsidiary of Stockholder, provided in each case that the Stockholder informs the Person receiving the information that such information is confidential and such Person is subject to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained herein. Neither the Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates (other than the Company, whose actions shall be governed by the Merger Agreement) shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement, the Merger, the Merger Agreement or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby without the prior written consent of the Company and Parent, except as may be required by applicable Law in which circumstance such announcing party shall make reasonable efforts to consult with the Company and Parent to the extent practicable. The Company is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 4.3.

4.4 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

4.5 Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as set forth in Section 1.3 and Section 4.3, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto, except that Parent may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its Affiliates at any time; provided that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve Parent of any of its obligations hereunder.

4.6 Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each party hereto: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, to the extent that neither of the foregoing courts has jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Courts”); (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 4.6; (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto; (e) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement; and (f) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury.

4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all parties by facsimile or electronic transmission in .PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

4.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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

4.10 Specific Performance. Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any Delaware Court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and each of the parties hereto waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party with respect thereto.

4.11 Construction.

(a) 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 masculine and feminine genders.

(b) 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.

(c) As used in 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.”

(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Articles,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections or Articles of this Agreement and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively.

(e) The bold-faced 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.

4.12 Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary under applicable Law to perform their respective obligations as expressly set forth under this Agreement.

4.13 Capacity as Stockholder. The Stockholder signs this Agreement solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as a holder of Company Shares, and not in the Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Company or in the Stockholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall in any way restrict a director or officer of

 

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Company in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of Company or in his or her capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust or prevent or be construed to create any obligation on the part of any director or officer of Company or any trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust from taking any action in his or her capacity as such director, officer, trustee or fiduciary.

4.14 No Agreement Until Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed to evidence a contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless and until (a) the Company Board has approved, for purposes of any applicable anti-takeover laws and regulations, and any applicable provision of the Company’s Organizational Documents, the Merger, (b) the Merger Agreement is executed by all parties thereto, and (c) this Agreement is executed by all parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPORT AGREEMENT]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

STOCKHOLDER

 

(Print Name of Stockholder)

 

(Signature)

 

(Name and Title of Signatory, if Signing on Behalf of an Entity)

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Email:                                                                             

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPORT AGREEMENT]

 

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Schedule A

 

Name of Stockholder

  

No. Shares

 

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Appendix I

§ 262. Appraisal rights [For application of this section, see § 17; 82 Del. Laws, c. 45, § 23; 82 Del. Laws, c. 256, § 24; and 83 Del. Laws, c. 377, § 22].

(a) Any stockholder of a corporation of this State who holds shares of stock on the date of the making of a demand pursuant to subsection (d) of this section with respect to such shares, who continuously holds such shares through the effective date of the merger, consolidation, or conversion, who has otherwise complied with subsection (d) of this section and who has neither voted in favor of the merger, consolidation or conversion nor consented thereto in writing pursuant to § 228 of this title shall be entitled to an appraisal by the Court of Chancery of the fair value of the stockholder’s shares of stock under the circumstances described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. As used in this section, the word “stockholder” means a holder of record of stock in a corporation; the words “stock” and “share” mean and include what is ordinarily meant by those words; the words “depository receipt” mean a receipt or other instrument issued by a depository representing an interest in 1 or more shares, or fractions thereof, solely of stock of a corporation, which stock is deposited with the depository; the words “beneficial owner” mean a person who is the beneficial owner of shares of stock held either in voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person; and the word “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.

(b) Appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock of a constituent or converting corporation in a merger, consolidation or conversion to be effected pursuant to § 251 (other than a merger effected pursuant to § 251(g) of this title), § 252, § 254, § 255, § 256, § 257, § 258, § 263, § 264 or § 266 of this title (other than, in each case and solely with respect to a domesticated corporation, a merger, consolidation or conversion authorized pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of § 388 of this title):

(1) Provided, however, that no appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock, which stock, or depository receipts in respect thereof, at the record date fixed to determine the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting of stockholders, or at the record date fixed to determine the stockholders entitled to consent pursuant to § 228 of this title, to act upon the agreement of merger or consolidation or the resolution providing for conversion (or, in the case of a merger pursuant to § 251(h) of this title, as of immediately prior to the execution of the agreement of merger), were either: (i) listed on a national securities exchange or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders; and further provided that no appraisal rights shall be available for any shares of stock of the constituent corporation surviving a merger if the merger did not require for its approval the vote of the stockholders of the surviving corporation as provided in § 251(f) of this title.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(1) of this section, appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of stock of a constituent or converting corporation if the holders thereof are required by the terms of an agreement of merger or consolidation, or by the terms of a resolution providing for conversion, pursuant to § 251, § 252, § 254, § 255, § 256, § 257, § 258, § 263, § 264 or § 266 of this title to accept for such stock anything except:

a. Shares of stock of the corporation surviving or resulting from such merger or consolidation, or of the converted entity if such entity is a corporation as a result of the conversion, or depository receipts in respect thereof;

b. Shares of stock of any other corporation, or depository receipts in respect thereof, which shares of stock (or depository receipts in respect thereof) or depository receipts at the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion will be either listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 holders;

c. Cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in the foregoing paragraphs (b)(2)a. and b. of this section; or

 

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d. Any combination of the shares of stock, depository receipts and cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depository receipts described in the foregoing paragraphs (b)(2)a., b. and c. of this section.

(3) In the event all of the stock of a subsidiary Delaware corporation party to a merger effected under § 253 or § 267 of this title is not owned by the parent immediately prior to the merger, appraisal rights shall be available for the shares of the subsidiary Delaware corporation.

(4) [Repealed.]

(c) Any corporation may provide in its certificate of incorporation that appraisal rights under this section shall be available for the shares of any class or series of its stock as a result of an amendment to its certificate of incorporation, any merger or consolidation in which the corporation is a constituent corporation, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation or a conversion effected pursuant to § 266 of this title. If the certificate of incorporation contains such a provision, the provisions of this section, including those set forth in subsections (d), (e), and (g) of this section, shall apply as nearly as is practicable.

(d) Appraisal rights shall be perfected as follows:

(1) If a proposed merger, consolidation or conversion for which appraisal rights are provided under this section is to be submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders, the corporation, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting, shall notify each of its stockholders who was such on the record date for notice of such meeting (or such members who received notice in accordance with § 255(c) of this title) with respect to shares for which appraisal rights are available pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section that appraisal rights are available for any or all of the shares of the constituent corporations or the converting corporation, and shall include in such notice either a copy of this section (and, if 1 of the constituent corporations or the converting corporation is a nonstock corporation, a copy of § 114 of this title) or information directing the stockholders to a publicly available electronic resource at which this section (and, § 114 of this title, if applicable) may be accessed without subscription or cost. Each stockholder electing to demand the appraisal of such stockholder’s shares shall deliver to the corporation, before the taking of the vote on the merger, consolidation or conversion, a written demand for appraisal of such stockholder’s shares; provided that a demand may be delivered to the corporation by electronic transmission if directed to an information processing system (if any) expressly designated for that purpose in such notice. Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs the corporation of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby to demand the appraisal of such stockholder’s shares. A proxy or vote against the merger, consolidation or conversion shall not constitute such a demand. A stockholder electing to take such action must do so by a separate written demand as herein provided. Within 10 days after the effective date of such merger, consolidation or conversion, the surviving, resulting or converted entity shall notify each stockholder of each constituent or converting corporation who has complied with this subsection and has not voted in favor of or consented to the merger, consolidation or conversion, and any beneficial owner who has demanded appraisal under paragraph (d)(3) of this section, of the date that the merger, consolidation or conversion has become effective; or

(2) If the merger, consolidation or conversion was approved pursuant to § 228, § 251(h), § 253, or § 267 of this title, then either a constituent or converting corporation before the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, or the surviving, resulting or converted entity within 10 days after such effective date, shall notify each stockholder of any class or series of stock of such constituent or converting corporation who is entitled to appraisal rights of the approval of the merger, consolidation or conversion and that appraisal rights are available for any or all shares of such class or series of stock of such constituent or converting corporation, and shall include in such notice either a copy of this section (and, if 1 of the constituent corporations or the converting corporation is a nonstock corporation, a copy of § 114 of this title) or information directing the stockholders to a publicly available electronic resource at which this section (and § 114 of this title, if applicable) may be

 

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accessed without subscription or cost. Such notice may, and, if given on or after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, shall, also notify such stockholders of the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion. Any stockholder entitled to appraisal rights may, within 20 days after the date of giving such notice or, in the case of a merger approved pursuant to § 251(h) of this title, within the later of the consummation of the offer contemplated by § 251(h) of this title and 20 days after the date of giving such notice, demand in writing from the surviving or resulting entity the appraisal of such holder’s shares; provided that a demand may be delivered to such entity by electronic transmission if directed to an information processing system (if any) expressly designated for that purpose in such notice. Such demand will be sufficient if it reasonably informs such entity of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends thereby to demand the appraisal of such holder’s shares. If such notice did not notify stockholders of the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, either (i) each such constituent corporation or the converting corporation shall send a second notice before the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion notifying each of the holders of any class or series of stock of such constituent or converting corporation that are entitled to appraisal rights of the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion or (ii) the surviving, resulting or converted entity shall send such a second notice to all such holders on or within 10 days after such effective date; provided, however, that if such second notice is sent more than 20 days following the sending of the first notice or, in the case of a merger approved pursuant to § 251(h) of this title, later than the later of the consummation of the offer contemplated by § 251(h) of this title and 20 days following the sending of the first notice, such second notice need only be sent to each stockholder who is entitled to appraisal rights and who has demanded appraisal of such holder’s shares in accordance with this subsection and any beneficial owner who has demanded appraisal under paragraph (d)(3) of this section. An affidavit of the secretary or assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation or entity that is required to give either notice that such notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive either notice, each constituent corporation or the converting corporation may fix, in advance, a record date that shall be not more than 10 days prior to the date the notice is given, provided, that if the notice is given on or after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, the record date shall be such effective date. If no record date is fixed and the notice is given prior to the effective date, the record date shall be the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the notice is given.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section (but subject to this paragraph (d)(3)), a beneficial owner may, in such person’s name, demand in writing an appraisal of such beneficial owner’s shares in accordance with either paragraph (d)(1) or (2) of this section, as applicable; provided that (i) such beneficial owner continuously owns such shares through the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion and otherwise satisfies the requirements applicable to a stockholder under the first sentence of subsection (a) of this section and (ii) the demand made by such beneficial owner reasonably identifies the holder of record of the shares for which the demand is made, is accompanied by documentary evidence of such beneficial owner’s beneficial ownership of stock and a statement that such documentary evidence is a true and correct copy of what it purports to be, and provides an address at which such beneficial owner consents to receive notices given by the surviving, resulting or converted entity hereunder and to be set forth on the verified list required by subsection (f) of this section.

(e) Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, the surviving, resulting or converted entity, or any person who has complied with subsections (a) and (d) of this section hereof and who is otherwise entitled to appraisal rights, may commence an appraisal proceeding by filing a petition in the Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the value of the stock of all such stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time within 60 days after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, any person entitled to appraisal rights who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party shall have the right to withdraw such person’s demand for appraisal and to accept the terms offered upon the merger, consolidation or conversion.

 

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Within 120 days after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, any person who has complied with the requirements of subsections (a) and (d) of this section hereof, upon request given in writing (or by electronic transmission directed to an information processing system (if any) expressly designated for that purpose in the notice of appraisal), shall be entitled to receive from the surviving, resulting or converted entity a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares not voted in favor of the merger, consolidation or conversion (or, in the case of a merger approved pursuant to § 251(h) of this title, the aggregate number of shares (other than any excluded stock (as defined in § 251(h)(6)d. of this title)) that were the subject of, and were not tendered into, and accepted for purchase or exchange in, the offer referred to in § 251(h)(2) of this title)), and, in either case, with respect to which demands for appraisal have been received and the aggregate number of stockholders or beneficial owners holding or owning such shares (provided that, where a beneficial owner makes a demand pursuant to paragraph (d)(3) of this section, the record holder of such shares shall not be considered a separate stockholder holding such shares for purposes of such aggregate number). Such statement shall be given to the person within 10 days after such person’s request for such a statement is received by the surviving, resulting or converted entity or within 10 days after expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal under subsection (d) of this section hereof, whichever is later.

(f) Upon the filing of any such petition by any person other than the surviving, resulting or converted entity, service of a copy thereof shall be made upon such entity, which shall within 20 days after such service file in the office of the Register in Chancery in which the petition was filed a duly verified list containing the names and addresses of all persons who have demanded appraisal for their shares and with whom agreements as to the value of their shares have not been reached by such entity. If the petition shall be filed by the surviving, resulting or converted entity, the petition shall be accompanied by such a duly verified list. The Register in Chancery, if so ordered by the Court, shall give notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing of such petition by registered or certified mail to the surviving, resulting or converted entity and to the persons shown on the list at the addresses therein stated. The forms of the notices by mail and by publication shall be approved by the Court, and the costs thereof shall be borne by the surviving, resulting or converted entity.

(g) At the hearing on such petition, the Court shall determine the persons who have complied with this section and who have become entitled to appraisal rights. The Court may require the persons who have demanded an appraisal for their shares and who hold stock represented by certificates to submit their certificates of stock to the Register in Chancery for notation thereon of the pendency of the appraisal proceedings; and if any person fails to comply with such direction, the Court may dismiss the proceedings as to such person. If immediately before the merger, consolidation or conversion the shares of the class or series of stock of the constituent or converting corporation as to which appraisal rights are available were listed on a national securities exchange, the Court shall dismiss the proceedings as to all holders of such shares who are otherwise entitled to appraisal rights unless (1) the total number of shares entitled to appraisal exceeds 1% of the outstanding shares of the class or series eligible for appraisal, (2) the value of the consideration provided in the merger, consolidation or conversion for such total number of shares exceeds $1 million, or (3) the merger was approved pursuant to § 253 or § 267 of this title.

(h) After the Court determines the persons entitled to an appraisal, the appraisal proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the Court of Chancery, including any rules specifically governing appraisal proceedings. Through such proceeding the Court shall determine the fair value of the shares exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, consolidation or conversion, together with interest, if any, to be paid upon the amount determined to be the fair value. In determining such fair value, the Court shall take into account all relevant factors. Unless the Court in its discretion determines otherwise for good cause shown, and except as provided in this subsection, interest from the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion through the date of payment of the judgment shall be compounded quarterly and shall accrue at 5% over the Federal Reserve discount rate (including any surcharge) as established from time to time during the period between the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion and the date of payment of the judgment. At any

 

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time before the entry of judgment in the proceedings, the surviving, resulting or converted entity may pay to each person entitled to appraisal an amount in cash, in which case interest shall accrue thereafter as provided herein only upon the sum of (1) the difference, if any, between the amount so paid and the fair value of the shares as determined by the Court, and (2) interest theretofore accrued, unless paid at that time. Upon application by the surviving, resulting or converted entity or by any person entitled to participate in the appraisal proceeding, the Court may, in its discretion, proceed to trial upon the appraisal prior to the final determination of the persons entitled to an appraisal. Any person whose name appears on the list filed by the surviving, resulting or converted entity pursuant to subsection (f) of this section may participate fully in all proceedings until it is finally determined that such person is not entitled to appraisal rights under this section.

(i) The Court shall direct the payment of the fair value of the shares, together with interest, if any, by the surviving, resulting or converted entity to the persons entitled thereto. Payment shall be so made to each such person upon such terms and conditions as the Court may order. The Court’s decree may be enforced as other decrees in the Court of Chancery may be enforced, whether such surviving, resulting or converted entity be an entity of this State or of any state.

(j) The costs of the proceeding may be determined by the Court and taxed upon the parties as the Court deems equitable in the circumstances. Upon application of a person whose name appears on the list filed by the surviving, resulting or converted entity pursuant to subsection (f) of this section who participated in the proceeding and incurred expenses in connection therewith, the Court may order all or a portion of such expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of all the shares entitled to an appraisal not dismissed pursuant to subsection (k) of this section or subject to such an award pursuant to a reservation of jurisdiction under subsection (k) of this section.

(k) From and after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, no person who has demanded appraisal rights with respect to some or all of such person’s shares as provided in subsection (d) of this section shall be entitled to vote such shares for any purpose or to receive payment of dividends or other distributions on such shares (except dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior to the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion); provided, however, that if no petition for an appraisal is filed within the time provided in subsection (e) of this section, or if a person who has made a demand for an appraisal in accordance with this section shall deliver to the surviving, resulting or converted entity a written withdrawal of such person’s demand for an appraisal in respect of some or all of such person’s shares in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, then the right of such person to an appraisal of the shares subject to the withdrawal shall cease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no appraisal proceeding in the Court of Chancery shall be dismissed as to any person without the approval of the Court, and such approval may be conditioned upon such terms as the Court deems just, including without limitation, a reservation of jurisdiction for any application to the Court made under subsection (j) of this section; provided, however that this provision shall not affect the right of any person who has not commenced an appraisal proceeding or joined that proceeding as a named party to withdraw such person’s demand for appraisal and to accept the terms offered upon the merger, consolidation or conversion within 60 days after the effective date of the merger, consolidation or conversion, as set forth in subsection (e) of this section.

(l) The shares or other equity interests of the surviving, resulting or converted entity to which the shares of stock subject to appraisal under this section would have otherwise converted but for an appraisal demand made in accordance with this section shall have the status of authorized but not outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests of the surviving, resulting or converted entity, unless and until the person that has demanded appraisal is no longer entitled to appraisal pursuant to this section.

 

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Appendix II

CHAPTER 13. Dissenters’ Rights [1300 - 1313]

(Chapter 13 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

1300.

(a) If the approval of the outstanding shares (Section 152) of a corporation is required for a reorganization under subdivisions (a) and (b) or subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1201, each shareholder of the corporation entitled to vote on the transaction and each shareholder of a subsidiary corporation in a short-form merger may, by complying with this chapter, require the corporation in which the shareholder holds shares to purchase for cash at their fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder which are dissenting shares as defined in subdivision (b). The fair market value shall be determined as of the day of, and immediately prior to, the first announcement of the terms of the proposed reorganization or short-form merger, excluding any appreciation or depreciation in consequence of the proposed reorganization or short-form merger, as adjusted for any stock split, reverse stock split, or share dividend that becomes effective thereafter.

(b) As used in this chapter, “dissenting shares” means shares to which all of the following apply:

(1) That were not, immediately prior to the reorganization or short-form merger, listed on any national securities exchange certified by the Commissioner of Business Oversight under subdivision (o) of Section 25100, and the notice of meeting of shareholders to act upon the reorganization summarizes this section and Sections 1301, 1302, 1303, and 1304; provided, however, that this provision does not apply to any shares with respect to which there exists any restriction on transfer imposed by the corporation or by any law or regulation; and provided, further, that this provision does not apply to any shares where the holder of those shares is required, by the terms of the reorganization or short-form merger, to accept for the shares anything except: (A) shares of any other corporation, which shares, at the time the reorganization or short-form merger is effective, are listed on any national securities exchange certified by the Commissioner of Business Oversight under subdivision (o) of Section 25100; (B) cash in lieu of fractional shares described in the foregoing subparagraph (A); or (C) any combination of the shares and cash in lieu of fractional shares described in the foregoing subparagraphs (A) and (B).

(2) That were outstanding on the date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on the reorganization and (A) were not voted in favor of the reorganization or, (B) if described in paragraph (1), were voted against the reorganization, or were held of record on the effective date of a short-form merger; provided, however, that subparagraph (A) rather than subparagraph (B) of this paragraph applies in any case where the approval required by Section 1201 is sought by written consent rather than at a meeting.

(3) That the dissenting shareholder has demanded that the corporation purchase at their fair market value, in accordance with Section 1301.

(4) That the dissenting shareholder has submitted for endorsement, in accordance with Section 1302.

(c) As used in this chapter, “dissenting shareholder” means the recordholder of dissenting shares and includes a transferee of record.

(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 143, Sec. 24. (SB 251) Effective January 1, 2020.)

1301.

(a) If, in the case of a reorganization, any shareholders of a corporation have a right under Section 1300, subject to compliance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) thereof, to require the corporation to purchase their shares for cash, that corporation shall mail to each of those shareholders a notice of the approval of the reorganization by its outstanding shares (Section 152) within 10 days after the date of that approval, accompanied by a copy of Sections 1300, 1302, 1303, and 1304 and this section, a statement of the price

 

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determined by the corporation to represent the fair market value of the dissenting shares, and a brief description of the procedure to be followed if the shareholder desires to exercise the shareholder’s right under those sections. The statement of price constitutes an offer by the corporation to purchase at the price stated any dissenting shares as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1300, unless they lose their status as dissenting shares under Section 1309.

(b) Any shareholder who has a right to require the corporation to purchase the shareholder’s shares for cash under Section 1300, subject to compliance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (b) thereof, and who desires the corporation to purchase shares shall make written demand upon the corporation for the purchase of those shares and payment to the shareholder in cash of their fair market value. The demand is not effective for any purpose unless it is received by the corporation or any transfer agent thereof (1) in the case of shares described in subdivision (b) of Section 1300, not later than the date of the shareholders’ meeting to vote upon the reorganization, or (2) in any other case, within 30 days after the date on which the notice of the approval by the outstanding shares pursuant to subdivision (a) or the notice pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1110 was mailed to the shareholder.

(c) The demand shall state the number and class of the shares held of record by the shareholder which the shareholder demands that the corporation purchase and shall contain a statement of what the shareholder claims to be the fair market value of those shares as determined pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1300. The statement of fair market value constitutes an offer by the shareholder to sell the shares at that price.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 473, Sec. 2. (AB 1680) Effective January 1, 2013.)

1302.

Within 30 days after the date on which notice of the approval by the outstanding shares or the notice pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1110 was mailed to the shareholder, the shareholder shall submit to the corporation at its principal office or at the office of any transfer agent thereof, (a) if the shares are certificated securities, the shareholder’s certificates representing any shares which the shareholder demands that the corporation purchase, to be stamped or endorsed with a statement that the shares are dissenting shares or to be exchanged for certificates of appropriate denomination so stamped or endorsed or (b) if the shares are uncertificated securities, written notice of the number of shares which the shareholder demands that the corporation purchase. Upon subsequent transfers of the dissenting shares on the books of the corporation, the new certificates, initial transaction statement, and other written statements issued therefor shall bear a like statement, together with the name of the original dissenting holder of the shares.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 473, Sec. 3. (AB 1680) Effective January 1, 2013.)

1303.

(a) If the corporation and the shareholder agree that the shares are dissenting shares and agree upon the price of the shares, the dissenting shareholder is entitled to the agreed price with interest thereon at the legal rate on judgments from the date of the agreement. Any agreements fixing the fair market value of any dissenting shares as between the corporation and the holders thereof shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 1306, payment of the fair market value of dissenting shares shall be made within 30 days after the amount thereof has been agreed or within 30 days after any statutory or contractual conditions to the reorganization are satisfied, whichever is later, and in the case of certificated securities, subject to surrender of the certificates therefor, unless provided otherwise by agreement.

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 766, Sec. 24.)

1304.

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dissenting shares or any interested corporation, within six months after the date on which notice of the approval by the outstanding shares (Section 152) or notice pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1110 was mailed to the shareholder, but not thereafter, may file a complaint in the superior court of the proper county praying the court to determine whether the shares are dissenting shares or the fair market value of the dissenting shares or both or may intervene in any action pending on such a complaint.

(b) Two or more dissenting shareholders may join as plaintiffs or be joined as defendants in any such action and two or more such actions may be consolidated.

(c) On the trial of the action, the court shall determine the issues. If the status of the shares as dissenting shares is in issue, the court shall first determine that issue. If the fair market value of the dissenting shares is in issue, the court shall determine, or shall appoint one or more impartial appraisers to determine, the fair market value of the shares.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 473, Sec. 4. (AB 1680) Effective January 1, 2013.)

1305.

(a) If the court appoints an appraiser or appraisers, they shall proceed forthwith to determine the fair market value per share. Within the time fixed by the court, the appraisers, or a majority of them, shall make and file a report in the office of the clerk of the court. Thereupon, on the motion of any party, the report shall be submitted to the court and considered on such evidence as the court considers relevant. If the court finds the report reasonable, the court may confirm it.

(b) If a majority of the appraisers appointed fail to make and file a report within 10 days from the date of their appointment or within such further time as may be allowed by the court or the report is not confirmed by the court, the court shall determine the fair market value of the dissenting shares.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 1306, judgment shall be rendered against the corporation for payment of an amount equal to the fair market value of each dissenting share multiplied by the number of dissenting shares which any dissenting shareholder who is a party, or who has intervened, is entitled to require the corporation to purchase, with interest thereon at the legal rate from the date on which judgment was entered.

(d) Any such judgment shall be payable forthwith with respect to uncertificated securities and, with respect to certificated securities, only upon the endorsement and delivery to the corporation of the certificates for the shares described in the judgment. Any party may appeal from the judgment.

(e) The costs of the action, including reasonable compensation to the appraisers to be fixed by the court, shall be assessed or apportioned as the court considers equitable, but, if the appraisal exceeds the price offered by the corporation, the corporation shall pay the costs (including in the discretion of the court attorneys’ fees, fees of expert witnesses and interest at the legal rate on judgments from the date of compliance with Sections 1300, 1301 and 1302 if the value awarded by the court for the shares is more than 125 percent of the price offered by the corporation under subdivision (a) of Section 1301).

(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 766, Sec. 25.)

1306.

To the extent that the provisions of Chapter 5 prevent the payment to any holders of dissenting shares of their fair market value, they shall become creditors of the corporation for the amount thereof together with interest at the legal rate on judgments until the date of payment, but subordinate to all other creditors in any liquidation proceeding, such debt to be payable when permissible under the provisions of Chapter 5.

 

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(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

1307.

Cash dividends declared and paid by the corporation upon the dissenting shares after the date of approval of the reorganization by the outstanding shares (Section 152) and prior to payment for the shares by the corporation shall be credited against the total amount to be paid by the corporation therefor.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

1308.

Except as expressly limited in this chapter, holders of dissenting shares continue to have all the rights and privileges incident to their shares, until the fair market value of their shares is agreed upon or determined. A dissenting shareholder may not withdraw a demand for payment unless the corporation consents thereto.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

1309.

Dissenting shares lose their status as dissenting shares and the holders thereof cease to be dissenting shareholders and cease to be entitled to require the corporation to purchase their shares upon the happening of any of the following:

(a) The corporation abandons the reorganization. Upon abandonment of the reorganization, the corporation shall pay on demand to any dissenting shareholder who has initiated proceedings in good faith under this chapter all necessary expenses incurred in such proceedings and reasonable attorneys’ fees.

(b) The shares are transferred prior to their submission for endorsement in accordance with Section 1302 or are surrendered for conversion into shares of another class in accordance with the articles.

(c) The dissenting shareholder and the corporation do not agree upon the status of the shares as dissenting shares or upon the purchase price of the shares, and neither files a complaint or intervenes in a pending action as provided in Section 1304, within six months after the date on which notice of the approval by the outstanding shares or notice pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1110 was mailed to the shareholder.

(d) The dissenting shareholder, with the consent of the corporation, withdraws the shareholder’s demand for purchase of the dissenting shares.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 473, Sec. 5. (AB 1680) Effective January 1, 2013.)

1310.

If litigation is instituted to test the sufficiency or regularity of the votes of the shareholders in authorizing a reorganization, any proceedings under Sections 1304 and 1305 shall be suspended until final determination of such litigation.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

1311.

This chapter, except Section 1312, does not apply to classes of shares whose terms and provisions specifically set forth the amount to be paid in respect to such shares in the event of a reorganization or merger.

 

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(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 919, Sec. 8.)

1312.

(a) No shareholder of a corporation who has a right under this chapter to demand payment of cash for the shares held by the shareholder shall have any right at law or in equity to attack the validity of the reorganization or short-form merger, or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside or rescinded, except in an action to test whether the number of shares required to authorize or approve the reorganization have been legally voted in favor thereof; but any holder of shares of a class whose terms and provisions specifically set forth the amount to be paid in respect to them in the event of a reorganization or short-form merger is entitled to payment in accordance with those terms and provisions or, if the principal terms of the reorganization are approved pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1202, is entitled to payment in accordance with the terms and provisions of the approved reorganization.

(b) If one of the parties to a reorganization or short-form merger is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, another party to the reorganization or short-form merger, subdivision (a) shall not apply to any shareholder of such party who has not demanded payment of cash for such shareholder’s shares pursuant to this chapter; but if the shareholder institutes any action to attack the validity of the reorganization or short-form merger or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside or rescinded, the shareholder shall not thereafter have any right to demand payment of cash for the shareholder’s shares pursuant to this chapter. The court in any action attacking the validity of the reorganization or short-form merger or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside or rescinded shall not restrain or enjoin the consummation of the transaction except upon 10 days’ prior notice to the corporation and upon a determination by the court that clearly no other remedy will adequately protect the complaining shareholder or the class of shareholders of which such shareholder is a member.

(c) If one of the parties to a reorganization or short-form merger is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under common control with, another party to the reorganization or short-form merger, in any action to attack the validity of the reorganization or short-form merger or to have the reorganization or short-form merger set aside or rescinded, (1) a party to a reorganization or short-form merger which controls another party to the reorganization or short-form merger shall have the burden of proving that the transaction is just and reasonable as to the shareholders of the controlled party, and (2) a person who controls two or more parties to a reorganization shall have the burden of proving that the transaction is just and reasonable as to the shareholders of any party so controlled.

(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 919, Sec. 9.)

1313.

A conversion pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 1150) shall be deemed to constitute a reorganization for purposes of applying the provisions of this chapter, in accordance with and to the extent provided in Section 1159.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 480, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)

 

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SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of November 21, 2022, by and between CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Person set forth on Schedule A hereto (the “Stockholder”).

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Parent Shares”), of GRAYBUG VISION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), set forth opposite the Stockholder’s name on Schedule A (all Parent Shares owned by the Stockholder, or hereafter issued to or otherwise acquired, whether beneficially or of record, prior to the termination of this Agreement, as well as shares set forth on Schedule A, being referred to herein as the “Subject Shares”);

WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Company, Parent and CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement); and

WHEREAS, as a condition to its willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Company has required that the Stockholder, and as an inducement and in consideration therefor, the Stockholder (in the Stockholder’s capacity as a holder of the Subject Shares) has agreed to, enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

VOTING AGREEMENT

The Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees that:

1.1. Voting of Subject Shares. From and after the date hereof, at every meeting of the holders of Parent Shares (the “Parent Stockholders”), however called, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, the Stockholder shall, or shall cause the holder of record on any applicable record date to, be present (in person or by proxy) and to vote the Subject Shares (a) in favor of adopting the Merger Agreement and approving the Merger, the other Contemplated Transactions, the Parent Stockholder Matters, and the other actions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) against approval of any proposal made in opposition to, or in competition with, the Merger Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, and (c) against any Acquisition Proposal with respect to Parent or Merger Sub. The Stockholder (or in the event of a Transfer of Subject Shares permitted under clauses (A) through (K) of Section 1.2 below, the transferee of such Transferred Subject Shares) shall retain at all times the right to vote the Subject Shares in the Stockholder’s sole discretion and without any other limitation on those matters other than those set forth in this Section 1.1 that are at any time or from time to time presented for consideration to the Parent Stockholders.

1.2. No Inconsistent Arrangements. Except as provided hereunder or under the Merger Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, the Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) create any Encumbrance other than restrictions imposed by Law or pursuant to this Agreement on any Subject Shares; (b) transfer, sell, assign, gift or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any contract with respect to any Transfer of, the Subject Shares or any interest therein; (c) grant or permit the grant of any proxy, power of attorney or other authorization in or with respect to the Subject Shares; (d) deposit or permit the deposit of the Subject Shares into

 

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a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement or arrangement with respect to the Subject Shares; or (e) take any action that, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, would have the effect of preventing the Stockholder from performing the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder. Any action taken in violation of the foregoing sentence shall be null and void ab initio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Stockholder may (A) Transfer Subject Shares as a bona fide charitable contribution, gift or donation; (B) Transfer the Subject Shares to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Stockholder or the immediate family of the Stockholder; (C) Transfer the Subject Shares by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of the Stockholder; (D) Transfer the Subject Shares to stockholders, direct or indirect affiliates (within the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), current or former partners (general or limited), members or managers of the Stockholder, as applicable, or to the estates of any such stockholders, affiliates, partners, members or managers, or to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Stockholder; (E) make Transfers that occur by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement, (F) make Transfers not involving a change in beneficial ownership; (G) if the Stockholder is a trust, Transfer the Subject Shares to any beneficiary of the Stockholder or the estate of any such beneficiary; (H) exercise an option or warrant to purchase Parent Shares or settle a restricted stock unit or other equity award (including a net or cashless exercise of such option or warrant); (I) Transfer Parent Shares to Parent to cover tax withholding obligations of the Stockholder in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of any options, warrants, restricted stock units or other equity awards, as applicable, provided that the underlying Parent Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement; (J) establish a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the Transfer of Parent Shares; and (K) Transfer Parent Shares to Parent pursuant to arrangements under which Parent has the option to repurchase such Parent Shares; provided that, with respect to clauses (A) through (G) above, the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and either the Stockholder or the transferee provides the Company with a copy of such agreement promptly upon consummation of any such Transfer; provided, further that no filing under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or shall be made voluntarily in connection with such Transfer (other than filings made in respect of involuntary Transfers); provided that reasonable notice shall be provided to Parent prior to any such filing and that that the underlying Parent Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

1.3. Documentation and Information. The Stockholder shall permit and hereby authorizes the Company and Parent to publish and disclose in all documents and schedules filed with the SEC, and any press release or other disclosure document that the Company or Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in connection with the Merger and any of the Contemplated Transactions, the Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Subject Shares and the nature of the Stockholder’s commitments and obligations under this Agreement. Parent is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 1.3.

1.4. Irrevocable Proxy. The Stockholder hereby revokes (or agrees to cause to be revoked) any proxies that the Stockholder has heretofore granted with respect to the Subject Shares. In the event and to the extent that the Stockholder fails to vote the Subject Shares in accordance with Section 1.1 at any applicable meeting of the stockholders of Parent or pursuant to any applicable written consent of the stockholders of Parent, the Stockholder shall be deemed to have irrevocably granted to, and appointed, the Company as attorney-in-fact and proxy for and on behalf of the Stockholder, for and in the name, place and stead of the Stockholder, to: (a) attend any and all meetings of Parent Stockholders with respect to any of the matters specified in Section 1.1, (b) vote, express consent or dissent or issue instructions to the record holder to vote the Subject Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.1 at any and all meetings of Parent Stockholders or in connection with any action sought to be taken by written consent of Parent Stockholders without a meeting and (c) grant or withhold, or issue instructions to the record holder to grant or withhold, consistent with the provisions of Section 1.1, all written consents with respect to the Subject Shares at any and all meetings of Parent Stockholders or in connection with any action sought to be taken by written consent of Parent Stockholders without a meeting. The

 

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Company agrees not to exercise the proxy granted herein for any purpose other than the purposes described in this Agreement. The foregoing proxy shall be deemed to be a proxy coupled with an interest, is irrevocable (and as such shall survive and not be affected by the death, incapacity, mental illness or insanity of the Stockholder, as applicable) until the termination of this Agreement and shall not be terminated by operation of law or upon the occurrence of any other event other than the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2. The Stockholder authorizes such attorney and proxy to substitute any other Person to act hereunder, to revoke any substitution and to file this proxy and any substitution or revocation with the Secretary of Parent. The Stockholder hereby affirms that the proxy set forth in this Section 1.4 is given in connection with and granted in consideration of and as an inducement to the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to enter into the Merger Agreement and that such proxy is given to secure the obligations of the Stockholder under Section 1.1. The proxy set forth in this Section 1.4 is executed and intended to be irrevocable, subject, however, to its automatic termination upon the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2. With respect to any Subject Shares that are owned beneficially by the Stockholder but are not held of record by the Stockholder (other than shares beneficially owned by the Stockholder that are held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee), the Stockholder shall take all action necessary to cause the record holder of such Subject Shares to grant the irrevocable proxy and take all other actions provided for in this Section 1.4 with respect to such Subject Shares.

1.5. No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be deemed to vest in the Company any direct or indirect ownership or incidents of ownership of or with respect to the Subject Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Subject Shares will remain and belong to the Stockholder, and the Company will have no authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of Parent or exercise any power or authority to direct Stockholder in the voting of any of the Subject Shares, except as otherwise expressly provided herein with respect to the Subject Shares and except as otherwise expressly provided in the Merger Agreement.

1.6. No Solicitation of Transactions. The Stockholder hereby agrees that the Stockholder shall not, directly or indirectly: (a) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage, induce or facilitate the communication, making, submission or announcement of any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry or take any action that, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (b) furnish any non-public information regarding Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (c) engage in discussions (other than to inform any Person of the existence of the provisions in this Section 1.6) or negotiations with any Person with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Inquiry; (d) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal; (e) execute or enter into any letter of intent or any Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction; or (f) publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants that the Stockholder has read Section 4.4 (Parent Non-Solicitation) of the Merger Agreement and agrees not to engage in any actions prohibited thereby.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER

The Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company that:

2.1. Organization; Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Stockholder, if not a natural person, is duly incorporated or organized, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. The Stockholder has full legal capacity and power, right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholder, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Stockholder enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

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(including any restriction on the right to vote or otherwise transfer the Subject Shares), except (a) as provided hereunder or in any lock-up agreement entered into by the Stockholder in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (b) pursuant to any applicable restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act, (c) subject to any risk of forfeiture or repurchase rights of Parent with respect to any Parent Shares granted to the Stockholder under any Parent Benefit Plan of Parent and (d) as provided in the Organizational Documents of Parent. The Subject Shares listed on Schedule A opposite the Stockholder’s name constitute all of the Parent Shares owned by the Stockholder as of the date hereof. Except pursuant to Parent’s Organizational Documents and the right of Parent to purchase or acquire any Parent Shares pursuant to any Parent Benefit Plan of Parent, no Person has any contractual or other right or obligation to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Subject Shares. For purposes of this Agreement “Beneficial Ownership” shall be interpreted as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided that for purposes of determining Beneficial Ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of any securities that may be acquired by such Person pursuant to any Contract or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise (irrespective of whether the right to acquire such securities is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time, including the passage of time in excess of 60 days, the satisfaction of any conditions, the occurrence of any event or any combination of the foregoing).

2.3. Voting Power. The Stockholder has full voting power, with respect to the Subject Shares, and full power of disposition, full power to issue instructions with respect to the matters set forth herein and full power to agree to all of the matters set forth herein, in each case, with respect to all of the Subject Shares. None of the Subject Shares are subject to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement or arrangement with respect to the voting of the Subject Shares, except as provided hereunder.

2.4. Reliance. The Stockholder has had an opportunity to review with its own tax advisors the tax consequences of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder understands that it must rely solely on its advisors and not on any statements or representations made by Parent, the Company or any of their respective agents or representatives. The Stockholder understands that such Stockholder (and not Parent, the Company or the Surviving Corporation) shall be responsible for such Stockholder’s tax liability that may arise as a result of the Merger or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Stockholder understands and acknowledges that the Company, Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Stockholder’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.

2.5. Absence of Litigation. With respect to the Stockholder, as of the date hereof, there is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the Stockholder, threatened in writing against, the Stockholder or any of the Stockholder’s properties or assets (including the Subject Shares) that could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

2.6. Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Stockholder and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Stockholder do not and will not violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of: (a) the organizational documents of such Stockholder, (b) any applicable Law or any injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any Governmental Body to which the Stockholder is subject, or (c) any Contract to which the Stockholder is a party or is bound or to which the Subject Shares are subject, such that it could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the ability of the Stockholder to perform the Stockholder’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

The Company represents and warrants to the Stockholder that:

3.1. Organization; Authorization. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is within the Company’s corporate powers and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate actions on the part of the Company. The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.

3.2. Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

3.3. Non-Contravention. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Company do not and will not violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of: (a) the organizational documents of the Company, (b) any applicable Law or any injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any Governmental Body to which the Company is subject, or (c) any Contract to which the Company is a party or is bound, such that it could reasonably be expected to prevent, delay or impair the ability of the Company to perform the Company’s obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

4.1. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to either party hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic mail) and shall be given, (a) if to the Company, in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement and (b) if to the Stockholder, to the Stockholder’s address or electronic mail address set forth on a signature page hereto, or to such other address or electronic mail address as the Stockholder may hereafter specify in writing to the Company.

4.2. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate automatically, without any notice or other action by any Person, upon the earliest of (a) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (b) the Effective Time and (c) the date upon which the Parent Board makes a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change. Upon termination of this Agreement, neither party shall have any further obligations or liabilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) nothing set forth in this Section 4.2 shall relieve either party from liability for any breach of this Agreement prior to termination hereof, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IV shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

4.3. Confidentiality. Except to the extent required by applicable Law, the Stockholder shall hold any non-public information regarding this Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Merger in strict confidence and shall not divulge any such information to any third person until Parent has publicly disclosed its entry into the Merger Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that the Stockholder may disclose such information (a) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, trustees, beneficiaries and other representatives and (b) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, parent or subsidiary of Stockholder, provided in each case that the Stockholder informs the Person receiving the information that such information is confidential and such Person is subject to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained herein. Neither the Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates (other than Parent, whose actions shall be governed by the Merger Agreement) shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement, the Merger, the Merger Agreement or the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby without the prior written consent of the Company and Parent, except as may be required by applicable Law in which circumstance such

 

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announcing party shall make reasonable efforts to consult with the Company and Parent to the extent practicable. Parent is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 4.3.

4.4. Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

4.5. Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as set forth in Section 1.3 and Section 4.3, no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Neither party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the other party hereto, except that the Company may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more of its Affiliates at any time; provided that such transfer or assignment shall not relieve the Company of any of its obligations hereunder.

4.6. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. In any action or proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each party hereto: (a) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or, to the extent that neither of the foregoing courts has jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Courts”); (b) agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (a) of this Section 4.6; (c) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in such courts; (d) waives any objection that such courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto; (e) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement; and (f) irrevocably and unconditionally waives the right to trial by jury.

4.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all parties by facsimile or electronic transmission in .PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

4.8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

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

 

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agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term or provision.

4.10. Specific Performance. Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any Delaware Court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and each of the parties hereto waives any bond, surety or other security that might be required of any other party with respect thereto.

4.11. Construction.

(a) 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 masculine and feminine genders.

(b) 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.

(c) As used in 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.”

(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Articles,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections or Articles of this Agreement and Schedules to this Agreement, respectively.

(e) The bold-faced 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.

4.12. Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further documents and instruments and use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary under applicable Law to perform their respective obligations as expressly set forth under this Agreement.

4.13. Capacity as Stockholder. The Stockholder signs this Agreement solely in the Stockholder’s capacity as a holder of Parent Shares, and not in the Stockholder’s capacity as a director, officer or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or in the Stockholder’s capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall in any way restrict a director or officer of Parent in the exercise of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer of Parent or in his or her capacity as a trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust or prevent or be construed to create any obligation on the part of any director or officer of Parent or any trustee or fiduciary of any employee benefit plan or trust from taking any action in his or her capacity as such director, officer, trustee or fiduciary.

 

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4.14. No Agreement Until Executed. Irrespective of negotiations among the parties or the exchanging of drafts of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed to evidence a contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto unless and until (a) the Parent Board has approved, for purposes of any applicable anti-takeover laws and regulations, and any applicable provision of Parent’s Organizational Documents, the Merger, (b) the Merger Agreement is executed by all parties thereto, and (c) this Agreement is executed by all parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

STOCKHOLDER

 

(Print Name of Stockholder)

 

(Signature)

 

(Name and Title of Signatory, if Signing on Behalf of an Entity)
Address for Notices:

 

 

 

Email:  

 

 

 

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Schedule A

 

Name of Stockholder

  

No. Shares

 

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Lock-Up Agreement

November 21, 2022

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned (the “Stockholder”) understands that: (i) GRAYBUG VISION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 21, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement”), with CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which at the effective time (the “Effective Time”), Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation; and (ii) in connection with the Merger, the stockholders of the Company will receive shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (“Parent Common Stock”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

As a material inducement to the willingness of each of the parties to enter into the Merger Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Stockholder hereby agrees that the Stockholder will not, subject to the exceptions set forth in this letter agreement, during the period commencing upon the Effective Time and ending on the date that is 180 days after the Effective Time (the “Restricted Period”), (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, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Parent Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock, including without limitation, Parent Common Stock or such other securities of Parent which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Stockholder in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and securities of Parent which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant or settlement of a restricted stock unit or other equity award (collectively, Shares”), (b) enter into any swap, short sale, hedge or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares, regardless of whether any such transaction described in clause (a) or (b) above is to be settled by delivery of Parent Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any shares of Parent Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock, in each case other than:

(i) transfers or dispositions of Shares as bona fide charitable contributions, gifts or donations;

(ii) transfers or dispositions of Shares to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the Stockholder or the immediate family of the Stockholder;

(iii) transfers or dispositions of Shares by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of the Stockholder;

(iv) transfers of Shares to stockholders, direct or indirect affiliates (within the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), current or former partners (general or limited), members or managers of the Stockholder, as applicable, or to the estates of any such stockholders, affiliates, partners, members or managers, or to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Stockholder;

(v) transfers that occur by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or in connection with a divorce settlement;

(vi) transfers or dispositions not involving a change in beneficial ownership;

(vii) if the Stockholder is a trust, transfers or dispositions to any beneficiary of the Stockholder or the estate of any such beneficiary;

 

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(viii) transfers pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of the Parent’s capital stock involving a change of control of the Parent, provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, the Shares shall remain subject to the restrictions contained in this letter agreement; and

(ix) any sales in open market transactions during the Restricted Period to generate such amount of net proceeds to the Stockholder from such sales (after deducting commissions) in an aggregate amount up to the total amount of taxes or estimated taxes (as applicable) that become due as a result of the vesting and/or settlement of restricted stock units held by the Stockholder that are scheduled to vest and/or settle immediately prior to or during the Restricted Period;

provided, that in each case of clauses (i)-(vii), (a) no filing by any party (donor, donee, transferor or transferee) under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be made voluntarily reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Parent Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock in connection with such transfer or distribution during the Restricted Period (other than any exit filings) and if any filing under the Exchange Act, or other public filing, report or announcement reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with such transfer or distribution, shall be legally required during the Restricted Period, such filing, report or announcement shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto the nature and conditions of such transfer and (c) the transferee or donee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this letter agreement and either the Stockholder or the transferee or donee provides Parent with a copy of such agreement promptly upon consummation of any such transfer. For purposes of this letter agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this letter agreement, the Stockholder may (a) exercise an option or warrant to purchase Shares or settle a restricted stock unit or other equity award (including a net or cashless exercise of such option or warrant provided the Shares are transferred to Parent and not sold on the open market) and provided further, that the underlying Shares shall continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this letter agreement, (b) transfer Shares to Parent to cover tax withholding obligations of the Stockholder in connection with the vesting, settlement or exercise of such options, warrants, restricted stock units or other equity awards, as applicable, (c) establish a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Shares, provided that such plan does not provide for any transfers of Shares during the Restricted Period and, provided further, that, no filing under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be made voluntarily in connection with the establishment of such a plan, (d) transfer of Shares to Parent pursuant to arrangements under which Parent has the option to repurchase such Shares or (e) transfer or dispose of Shares acquired on the open market or in a public offering by Parent, in each case, following the date of the Merger Agreement.

Any attempted transfer in violation of this letter agreement will be of no effect and null and void, regardless of whether the purported transferee has any actual or constructive knowledge of the transfer restrictions set forth in this letter agreement, and will not be recorded on the stock transfer books of Parent. In order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Stockholder agrees that Parent may issue appropriate “stop transfer” certificates or instructions. Parent may cause the legend set forth below, or a legend substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) or other documents or instruments evidencing ownership of the Shares:

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AND MAY ONLY BE TRANSFERRED IN COMPLIANCE WITH A LOCK-UP AGREEMENT, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.

The Stockholder hereby represents and warrants that the Stockholder has full power and authority to enter into this letter agreement. All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the Stockholder under this letter agreement will be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the Stockholder.

 

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Upon the release of any Shares from this letter agreement, Parent will cooperate with the Stockholder to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or the establishment of book entry positions at the Parent’s transfer agent representing the Shares without the restrictive legend above and the withdrawal of any stop transfer instructions at the Parent’s transfer agent.

The Stockholder understands that each of Parent and the Company is relying upon this letter agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Merger. The Stockholder further understands that this letter agreement is irrevocable and is binding upon the Stockholder’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

This letter agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

The Stockholder understands that if the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms or the board of directors of Parent makes a Parent Board Adverse Recommendation Change, the Stockholder will be released from all obligations under this letter agreement.

This letter agreement may be executed by electronic (i.e., PDF) transmission, which is deemed an original.

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    Very truly yours,
  Print Name of Stockholder:  

             

    Signature (for individuals):
   

             

    Signature (for entities):
    By:  

                 

      Name:                                                                                                    
      Title:                                                                                                      

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION

This First Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of November 21, 2022, by and among GRAYBUG VISION, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is made and entered into as of February 10, 2023. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on November 21, 2022, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company entered into the Merger Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with and as permitted by Section 10.2 of the Merger Agreement, the parties hereto desire to amend the Merger Agreement as set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendment to the Merger Agreement. The parties agree that Exhibit A (Certain Definitions) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended to add a new defined term and definition as follows:

Graybug Notes” means those certain promissory notes issued and delivered by the Company to Parent in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,000,000.00, pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, by and between the Company and Parent, dated February 10, 2023.”

2. Amendment to the Merger Agreement. The parties agree that the definition of “Parent Net Cash” in Exhibit A (Certain Definitions) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Parent Net Cash means, without duplication and consistent with Schedule I, (a) the sum of Parent’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts, interest and other receivables, deposits and short and long term investments, in each case as of the Anticipated Closing Date (excluding the proceeds to be received in connection with the Private Placement), determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined and in accordance with the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent Balance Sheet, minus (b) the sum of Parent’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ short and long term liabilities accrued at Closing, in each case as of the Anticipated Closing Date and determined in a manner consistent with the manner in which such items were historically determined and in accordance with the financial statements (including any related notes) contained or incorporated by reference in the Parent Balance Sheet (including the Transaction Expenses payable by Parent to the extent unpaid as of the Closing), minus (c) the cash cost of any unpaid change of control payments or severance, termination,

 

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accrued paid time off, retention or similar payments that are or will become due to any current or former employee, director or independent contractor of Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries in connection with the Closing or the Contemplated Transactions, minus (d) to the extent unpaid at Closing, the cost of the D&O Tail Policy purchased pursuant to Section 5.7(d), minus (e) any fees that are or will become payable by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to Piper Sandler to the extent unpaid as of the Closing, in such case solely to the extent attributable to the Merger and not the Private Placement (in other words, exclusive of any Licensing Fee or Placement Fee (in each case as defined in that certain letter, dated as of July 2, 2021, by and between Parent and Piper Sandler, as amended)), plus (f) prepaid expenses and receivables that will be utilized by Parent and/or Surviving Corporation on and following the Closing, plus (g) expenses paid, or liabilities incurred, prior to Closing, that will be covered by Parent’s D&O insurance in excess of the deductible, plus (h) any net cash proceeds due to Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries at Closing or within five (5) days following the Closing from any Asset Dispositions or, as mutually agreed in good faith, otherwise in connection with any Asset Disposition (in each case, net of any Taxes accrued or payable by Parent or its consolidated Subsidiaries that are attributable to such Asset Disposition), and minus (i) an amount reasonably determined by the Company and Parent as a good faith estimate of the aggregate liability of Parent related to any outstanding stockholder litigation, provided that if such aggregate liability exceeds $250,000, then only 50% of the portion that exceeds $250,000 shall be deducted from Parent Net Cash pursuant to this clause (i), provided further that the aggregate liability contemplated by this clause (i) shall not exceed the remaining unsatisfied portion of Parent’s D&O insurance deductible, plus (j) the amount of any outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Graybug Notes as of the Anticipated Closing Date (but in no event shall such amount be counted twice in the calculation of Parent Net Cash).”

3. Amendment to the Merger Agreement. The parties agree that Schedule I (Parent Net Cash) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Schedule I hereto.

4. Miscellaneous.

a. Effect of Amendment. Pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Company, Merger Sub and Parent. The Merger Agreement is amended by this Amendment only as specifically provided herein, and the Merger Agreement, as so amended, shall continue in full force and effect. Each reference in the Merger Agreement to “this Agreement”, “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” or words of similar import shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Merger Agreement as amended hereby (except that references in the Merger Agreement to the “date hereof” or “date of this Agreement” or words of similar import shall continue to mean November 21, 2022). References to the Merger Agreement in this Amendment and in any ancillary agreements or documents delivered in connection with the Merger Agreement or contemplated thereby, shall refer to the Merger Agreement as amended hereby.

b. Authorization and Validity. Each party to this Amendment hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that: (a) such party has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment, to perform their obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) the execution and delivery of this Amendment has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action of such party, and (c) this Amendment will be duly executed and delivered by such party and, assuming due execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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c. Counterparts; Exchanges by Electronic Transmission. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by all Parties by electronic transmission in .PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

d. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the Laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws.

e. Miscellaneous. Sections 10.2, 10.4, 10.5 and 10.7 through 10.13 of the Merger Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this Amendment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.
By:  

/s/ Frederic Guerard

Name:   Frederic Guerard
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Frederic Guerard

Name:   Frederic Guerard
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:  

/s/ A. Rachel Leheny

Name:   A. Rachel Leheny
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

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Schedule I

[Reserved]

Exhibit 3.1

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

Graybug Vision Inc., hereby certifies as follows

1. The name of this corporation is “Graybug Vision, Inc.” The date of the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was February 19, 2015 under the name Graybug, Inc.

2. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) and the affirmative vote of the stockholders of the Company.

3. The text of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of the corporation is Graybug Vision, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II: AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

The address of the registered office of this Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801, and the name of the registered agent of this Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III: PURPOSE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “General Corporation Law”).

ARTICLE IV: AUTHORIZED STOCK

1. Total Authorized. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation has authority to issue is 510,000,000 shares, consisting of two classes: 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”).

That, as of the effectiveness of the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each 14 (the “Conversion Number”) shares of the Common Stock issued and outstanding or held in treasury as of the Effective Time shall be combined into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock, automatically and without any action by the holder thereof (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The par value of the Common Stock following the Reverse Stock Split shall remain at $0.0001 per share. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. In lieu of any fractional shares to which a stockholder would otherwise be entitled (after taking into account all fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to such holder), the Company shall, upon surrender of such holder’s certificate(s) representing such fractional shares of Common Stock (if any), pay cash in an amount equal to such fractional shares of Common Stock multiplied by the then fair value of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors.


Each stock certificate or book entry share that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate or book entry share have been combined (as well as the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock after the Effective Time); provided, however, that each person of record holding a certificate that represented shares of Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall receive, upon surrender of such certificate, a new certificate evidencing and representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock after the Effective Time into which the shares of Common Stock formerly represented by such certificate shall have been combined.

2. Designation of Additional Series.

2.1. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by the law of the State of Delaware, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and, by filing a Certificate of Designation pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware (“Certificate of Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, to fix the designation, vesting, powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and, except where otherwise provided in the applicable Certificate of Designation, to thereafter increase (but not above the total number of authorized shares of the Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any such series. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may also be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law, unless a separate vote of the holders of one or more series is required pursuant to the terms of any Certificate of Designation; provided, however, that if two-thirds of the Whole Board (as defined below) has approved such increase or decrease of the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law, unless a separate vote of the holders of one or more series is required pursuant to the terms of any Certificate of Designation, shall be required to effect such increase or decrease. For purposes of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, including pursuant to the terms of any Certificate of Designation designating a series of Preferred Stock, this “Certificate of Incorporation”), the term “Whole Board” shall mean the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships.

2.2 Except as otherwise expressly provided in any Certificate of Designation designating any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Article IV, any new series of Preferred Stock may be designated, fixed and determined as provided herein by the Board without approval of the holders of Common Stock or the holders of Preferred Stock, or any series thereof, and any such new series may have powers, preferences and rights, including, without limitation, voting powers, dividend, liquidation rights, redemption rights and conversion rights, senior to, junior to or pari passu with the rights of the Common Stock, any series of Preferred Stock or any future class or series of capital stock of the Corporation.

2.3 Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for their vote; provided, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the termsof one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Certificate of Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).

 

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ARTICLE V: AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

The Board shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Bylaws”). Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws by the Board shall require the approval of a majority of the Whole Board. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser or no vote, but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a Certificate of Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws; provided, further, that, in the case of any proposed adoption, amendment or repeal of any provisions of the Bylaws that is approved by the Board and submitted to the stockholders for adoption thereby, if two-thirds of the Whole Board has approved such adoption, amendment or repeal of any provisions of the Bylaws, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class (in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a Certificate of Designation)), shall be required to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws.

ARTICLE VI: MATTERS RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. Director Powers. Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Corporation or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

2. Number of Directors. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the total number of directors constituting the Whole Board shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.

3. Classified Board. Subject to the special rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the directors shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively (the “Classified Board”). The Board may assign members of the Board already in office to the Classified Board, which assignments shall become effective at the same time that the Classified Board becomes effective. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board. The number of directors in each class shall be divided as nearly equal as is practicable. The initial term of office of the Class I directors shall expire at the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Corporation’s initial public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the offer and sale of Common Stock to the public (the “Initial Public Offering”), the initial term of office of the Class II directors shall expire at the Corporation’s second annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the initial term of office of the Class III directors shall expire at the Corporation’s third annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering. At each annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, directors elected to succeed those directors of the class whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their election.

4. Term and Removal. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which such director’s term expires and until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Any director may resign at any time by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, no director may be removed from the Board except for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class. In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors, (a) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director of the class of which he or

 

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she is a member and (b) the newly created or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the classes of directors so as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as is practicable, provided that no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any director.

5. Board Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy occurring in the Board for any cause, and any newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors, shall, unless (a) the Board determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders or (b) as otherwise provided by law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which the director has been assigned expires and until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

6. Vote by Ballot. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

ARTICLE VII: DIRECTOR LIABILITY

1. Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director or an officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director or an officer, as applicable. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or an officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Solely for purposes of this Section 1 of this Article VII, “officer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, as amended from time to time.

2. Indemnification. The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

3. Change in Rights. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption of such an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VIII: MATTERS RELATING TO STOCKHOLDERS

1. No Action by Written Consent of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, no action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation except at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and no action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation by written consent in lieu of a meeting.

2. Special Meeting of Stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Lead Independent Director (as defined in the Bylaws), the President or the Board acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board and may not be called by the stockholders or any other person or persons.

 

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3. Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations and Business Transacted at Special Meetings. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors of the Corporation and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Business transacted at special meetings of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

ARTICLE IX: CHOICE OF FORUM

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for: (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation; (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by, or other wrongdoing by, any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders; (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or as to which the General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; (d) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws; or (e) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article IX.

ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

If any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, all portions of any section of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, which is not invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall remain in full force and effect.

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote (but subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock set forth in any Certificate of Designation), but in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of the stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal this Article X or Article V, Article VI, Article VII or Article VIII; provided, further, that if two-thirds of the Whole Board has approved such amendment or repeal of any provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, then only the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class (in addition to any other vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation or any Certificate of Designation), shall be required to amend or repeal such provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 17th day of March, 2023.

 

By:   /s/ Frédéric Guerard
 

Frédéric Guerard

Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.

GRAYBUG VISION, INC. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Graybug Vision, Inc.

SECOND: The date on which the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware is February 19, 2015.

THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, acting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 141 and 242 of the DGCL, adopted resolutions amending the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) as follows:

Article I: Name of the Certificate shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“The name of the corporation is CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Corporation”).”

FOUR: This Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate shall become effective as of March 20, 2023 at 4:02 pm Eastern Time, following the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate of Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation as of March 20, 2023.

 

By:   /s/ Frederic Geurard
  Name: Frederic Geurard
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.3

CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

MERGING

CAMARO MERGER SUB, INC.,

A DELAWARE CORPORATION

WITH AND INTO

CALCIMEDICA SUBSIDIARY, INC.,

A DELAWARE CORPORATION

 

 

Pursuant to Title 8, Section 251 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

 

CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify as follows:

FIRST: Each of the constituent corporations (the “Constituent Corporations”), the Company and Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

SECOND: An Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 21, 2022, as amended by that certain amendment dated February 10, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Merger Sub, setting forth the terms and conditions of the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the Constituent Corporations in accordance with Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

THIRD: The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”). The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc.

FOURTH: Upon the effectiveness of the Merger, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated such that, upon the effectiveness of the Merger, the certificate of incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit A shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.

FIFTH: An executed copy of the Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation at the following address:

505 Coast Boulevard South, Suite 307

La Jolla, CA 92037

SIXTH: A copy of the Merger Agreement will be furnished by the Surviving Corporation, on request and without cost, to any stockholder of either Constituent Corporation.

SEVENTH: The Merger shall become effective as of March 20, 2023, at 4:03 pm Eastern Time, following the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Merger to be executed by the undersigned authorized officer as of March 20, 2023.

 

CALCIMEDICA SUBSIDIARY, INC.

/s/ A. Rachel Leheny

Name: A. Rachel Leheny

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit A

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CALCIMEDICA SUBSIDIARY, INC.

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of the corporation is CalciMedica Subsidiary, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II: AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III: PURPOSE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

ARTICLE IV: AUTHORIZED STOCK

The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is One Hundred (100) shares, all of which shall be Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share.

ARTICLE V: AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI: VOTE BY BALLOT

Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

ARTICLE VII: DIRECTOR LIABILITY

1. Limitation of Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director or an officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director or an officer, as applicable. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or an officer of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Solely for purposes of this Section 1 of this Article VII, “officer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, as amended from time to time.


2. Indemnification. The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

3. Change in Rights. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VII, in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article VII, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VIII: FORUM SELECTION

Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation; (b) any action asserting a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee or stockholder of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders; (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware; (d) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws; or (e) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article VIII.

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Exhibit 4.1

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 21, 2022 by and among CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the several purchasers signatory hereto (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchasers are parties to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Purchasers are purchasing shares of common stock of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among the Company, Camaro Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Graybug Vision, Inc. (“Graybug”), dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement) the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub, with the Company continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gravity; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to grant certain rights to the Purchasers as set forth below.

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

AGREEMENT

Section 1. Certain Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms, for all purposes of this Agreement, shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, the Purchasers and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company and its Affiliates, on the other, shall not be deemed to be “Affiliates” of one another.

Allowed Delay” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii).

Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Days” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

Common Stock” means shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

Company” means CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and following the Effective Time, Gravity.

Effective Date” means the date that a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1(a) first declared effective by the SEC.

Effectiveness Deadline” means, with respect to the Shelf Registration Statement or New Registration Statement, the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the Closing Date (or, in the event the SEC reviews and has written comments to the Shelf Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, the one hundred twentieth (120th) calendar day following the Closing Date); provided, however, that if the Company is notified by the SEC that the Shelf Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Effectiveness Deadline as to such Shelf Registration Statement shall be the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the dates otherwise required above; provided, further, that if the Effectiveness Deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business; provided, further, that if the SEC is closed for operations due to a government shutdown, the Effectiveness Deadline shall be extended by the same amount of days that the SEC remains closed for operations.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Filing Deadline” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

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Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor or similar registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

Free Writing Prospectus” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of Registrable Securities.

Holder” means any Purchaser owning or having the right to acquire Registrable Securities.

Liquidated Damages” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c).

National Exchange” means each of the following, together with any successor thereto: the NYSE American, The New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the Nasdaq Capital Market.

New Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Participating Holder” means with respect to any registration, any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement.

Person” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Purchase Agreement.

Prospectus” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Register,” “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

Registrable Securities” means the Shares and any Common Stock issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, such Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares or any such Common Stock, as applicable, shall cease to be Registrable Securities for all purposes hereunder upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the sale by any Person of such Shares or any such Common Stock, as applicable, to the public either pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or under Rule 144 (in which case, only such Shares or any such Common Stock, as applicable, sold shall cease to be Registrable Securities) or (B) such Shares or any such Common Stock, as applicable, becoming eligible for sale by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction.

Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company that covers Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.

Remainder Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.

Rule 145” means Rule 145 promulgated by the SEC 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 SEC having substantially the same effect as such rule.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

SEC Guidance” means any publicly-available written or oral guidance, comments, requirements or requests of the SEC staff under the Securities Act.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and, following the Effective Time the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, received in exchange for such shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

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Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, all exhibits and schedules thereto and hereto and any other documents or agreement executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

Section 2. Registration Rights.

2.1. Shelf Registration.

(a) Registration Statements. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC, as soon as practicable following the Closing Date but in no event later than the ninetieth (90th) calendar day following the Closing Date (the “Filing Deadline”), a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) for the resale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). Such Shelf Registration Statement shall, subject to the limitations of Form S-3, include the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered therein and shall contain (except if otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the SEC upon a review of such Shelf Registration Statement) the “Plan of Distribution” in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A. To the extent the staff of the SEC does not permit all of the Registrable Securities to be registered on the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) or for any other reason any Registrable Securities are not then included in a Registration Statement filed under this Agreement, the Company shall (i) inform each of the Holders thereof and use its commercially reasonable efforts to file amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement as required by the SEC and/or (ii) withdraw the Shelf Registration Statement and file a new registration statement (a “New Registration Statement”), in either case covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered by the SEC, on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale the Registrable Securities as a secondary offering; provided, however, that prior to filing such amendment or New Registration Statement, the Company shall be obligated to use its commercially reasonable efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the SEC Guidance, including without limitation, the Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations D.29. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and subject to the payment of any liquidated damages that may be required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.1(c), if any SEC Guidance sets forth a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities permitted to be registered on a particular Registration Statement as a secondary offering (and notwithstanding that the Company used diligent efforts to advocate with the SEC for the registration of all or a greater number of Registrable Securities), unless otherwise directed in writing by a Holder as to its Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities to be registered on such Registration Statement will first be reduced by Registrable Securities not acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (whether pursuant to registration rights or otherwise), and second by Registrable Securities represented by Shares (applied, in the case that some Shares may be registered, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of unregistered Shares held by such Holders, subject to a determination by the SEC that certain Holders must be reduced first based on the number of Shares held by such Holders). In the event the Company amends the Shelf Registration Statement or files a New Registration Statement, as the case may be, under clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC, as promptly as allowed by SEC or SEC Guidance provided to the Company or to registrants of securities in general, one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 or such other form available to register for resale those Registrable Securities that were not registered for resale on the Shelf Registration Statement, as amended, or the New Registration Statement (the “Remainder Registration Statement”).

(b) Effectiveness.

(i) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Shelf Registration Statement or New Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Effectiveness Deadline (including filing with the SEC a request for acceleration of effectiveness in accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement or New Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (A) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holders or (B) the date that all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold by non-affiliates without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions pursuant to Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information requirement under Rule 144 as determined by counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and reasonably acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Company shall notify the Purchasers by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Purchasers with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.

(ii) For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section 2 in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests

 

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of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include 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 the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “Allowed Delay”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (1) notify each Purchaser in writing of the commencement of and the reasons for an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of a Purchaser) disclose to such Purchaser any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (2) advise the Purchasers in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (3) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.

(c) If: (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the SEC on or prior to the Filing Deadline, (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement or the New Registration Statement, as applicable, is not declared effective by the SEC (or otherwise does not become effective) for any reason on or prior to the Effectiveness Deadline, (iii) after its Effective Date and other than for an Allowed Delay, (A) such Registration Statement ceases for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a stop order, or the Company’s failure to update the Registration Statement), to remain continuously effective as to all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement or (B) the Company suspends the use of the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, (iv) the Company fails to satisfy the current public information requirement pursuant to Rule 144(c)(1) as a result of which the Holders are unable to sell Registrable Securities without restriction under Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) and fails to cure any such failure to satisfy the Rule 144(c)(1) requirement within 10 Business Days following the date upon which the Holder notifies the Company in writing that such Holder is unable to sell Registrable Securities as a result thereof, or (v) following the date that is six (6) months following the Closing Date, the Common Stock is not listed on a National Exchange, or trading of the Common Stock is suspended or halted for more than three (3) consecutive Business Days (any such failure or breach in clauses (i) through (v) above being referred to as an “Event,” and the date on which such Event occurs, being referred to as an “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 earlier of (1) the applicable Event is cured or (2) the Registrable Securities are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without manner of sale or volume restrictions, the Company shall pay to each Holder an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty (“Liquidated Damages”), equal to one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any unregistered Registrable Securities then held by such Holder. The parties agree that (1) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Purchase Agreement, no Liquidated Damages shall be payable with respect to any period after the expiration of the Effectiveness Period (it being understood that this sentence shall not relieve the Company of any Liquidated Damages accruing prior to the Effectiveness Deadline) and in no event shall, the aggregate amount of Liquidated Damages payable to a Holder exceed, in the aggregate, five percent (5%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (2) in no event shall the Company be liable in any thirty (30) day period for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement in excess of one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate purchase price paid by the Holders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. If the Company fails to pay any Liquidated Damages pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) in full within five (5) Business Days after the date payable, the Company will pay interest thereon at a rate of one percent (1.0%) per month (or such lesser maximum amount that is permitted to be paid by applicable law) to the Holder, accruing daily from the date such Liquidated Damages are due until such amounts, plus all such interest thereon, are paid in full. The 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, except in the case of the first Event Date. The Company shall not be liable for Liquidated Damages under this Agreement as to any Registrable Securities which are not permitted by the SEC to be included in a Registration Statement due solely to SEC Guidance from the time that it is determined that such Registrable Securities are not permitted to be registered until such time as the provisions of this Agreement as to the Remainder Registration Statements required to be filed hereunder are triggered, in which case the provisions of this Section 2.1(c) shall once again apply, if applicable. In such case, the Liquidated Damages shall be calculated to only apply to the percentage of Registrable Securities which are permitted in accordance with SEC Guidance to be included in such Registration Statement. The Effectiveness Deadline for a Registration Statement shall be extended without default or Liquidated Damages hereunder in the event that the Company’s failure to obtain the effectiveness of such Registration Statement on a timely basis results from the failure of a Purchaser to timely provide the Company with information requested by the Company and necessary to complete the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act (in which the Effectiveness Deadline would be extended with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Purchaser).

(d) In the event that 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 reasonably acceptable to the Holder and (ii) undertake to register the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 promptly after 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 SEC.

2.2. Expenses. All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, other than underwriting discounts or commissions deducted from the proceeds in respect of any Registrable Securities, including (a) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC, FINRA or any other regulatory authority and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any “qualified independent underwriter” as such term is defined in NASD Rule 2720 (or any successor provision) and of its counsel, (b) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with

 

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any securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with “Blue Sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (c) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses and Free Writing Prospectuses), (d) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (e) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (f) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (g) any reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers of securities, (h) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any registration, (i) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), (j) all expenses related to the “road-show” for any underwritten offering, including all travel, meals and lodging, (k) all reasonable fees and disbursements of one legal counsel for the Participating Holders, as selected by the Purchasers, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, and (l) any other fees and disbursements customarily paid by the issuers of securities. All such expenses are referred to herein as “Registration Expenses.” The Company shall not be required to pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

2.3. Company Obligations. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will:

(a) prepare the required Registration Statement including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and before filing a Registration Statement, Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (i) furnish to the Participating Holders, if any, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such Participating Holders and their respective counsel and (ii) not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which any Participating Holders shall reasonably object;

(b) file with the SEC a Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities including all exhibits and financial statements required by the SEC to be filed therewith, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act;

(c) prepare and file with the SEC such pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, supplements to the Prospectus and such amendments or supplements to any Free Writing Prospectus as may be (i) reasonably requested by any Participating Holder or (ii) necessary to keep such registration effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

(d) promptly notify the Participating Holders, and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (i) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (ii) of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction;

(e) promptly notify the Participating Holders when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the Registration Statement, the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) or any Free Writing Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus, any preliminary Prospectus or any Free Writing Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Free Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, in either case as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC and furnish without charge to the Participating Holders an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;

 

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(f) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement such information as the Participating Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities, and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment;

(g) furnish to each Participating Holder, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Participating Holder may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);

(h) deliver to each Participating Holder, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus), any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Participating Holder may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by such Participating in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities thereby) and such other documents as such Participating Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Participating Holder;

(i) on or prior to the date on which the Registration Statement is declared effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Participating Holders and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any Participating Holder or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by this Agreement, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(j) cooperate with the Participating Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as may be requested at least two (2) Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities;

(k) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the 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 to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(l) make such representations and warranties to the Participating Holders in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in secondary underwritten public offerings;

(m) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the Purchasers reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(n) obtain for delivery to the Participating Holders (i) 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 and (ii) in the event of any underwritten offering, a “comfort” letter signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the Company’s financial statements included in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement, on such date or dates as may be required under the underwriting agreement, in each case in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions and auditor comfort letters shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Participating Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;

(o) cooperate with each Participating Holder participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA or any other securities regulatory authority;

(p) use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(q) 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;

(r) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of 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;

 

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(s) make available, during normal business hours, for inspection and review by the Purchasers, advisors to and representatives of the Purchasers (who may or may not be affiliated with the Purchasers and who are reasonably acceptable to the Company), all financial and other records, all SEC Reports (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and other filings with the SEC, and all other corporate documents and properties of the Company as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of such review, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees, within a reasonable time period, to supply all such information reasonably requested by the Purchasers or any such representative, advisor or underwriter in connection with such Registration Statement (including, without limitation, in response to all questions and other inquiries reasonably made or submitted by any of them), prior to and from time to time after the filing and effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the sole purpose of enabling the Purchasers and such representatives, advisors and underwriters and their respective accountants and attorneys to conduct initial and ongoing due diligence with respect to the Company and the accuracy of such Registration Statement; and

(t) with a view to making available to the Purchasers the benefits of Rule 144 (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Purchasers to sell shares of Common Stock to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) the date as all of the Registrable Securities may be sold without restriction by the holders thereof pursuant to Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (B) such date as all of the Registrable Securities shall have been resold; (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to each Purchaser upon request, as long as such Purchaser owns any Registrable Securities, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such Registrable Securities without registration.

All such information made available or provided pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be treated as confidential information and shall not be disclosed by the Purchasers to any other Person other than such Purchaser’s respective officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, investment bankers, advisors and authorized agents (collectively, the “Purchaser Representatives”); provided, that, each such Purchaser Representative shall be informed that such confidential information is strictly confidential and shall be subject to confidentiality restrictions in favor of the disclosing Purchaser with respect to the confidential information disclosed by the Purchaser to such Purchaser Representative. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the foregoing restrictions shall not prevent the disclosure by a Purchaser of any information (x) that is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative body or other Governmental Entity (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or by subpoena, summons or legal process, or by law, rule or regulation or (y) that is publicly available (other than by a breach of such Purchaser’s confidentiality obligations to the Company), provided that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in the event a Purchaser or Purchaser Representative is required to make a disclosure pursuant to clause (x) hereof, it shall provide to the Board prompt notice of such disclosure (other than any such disclosure required by any administrative body or other Governmental Entity in the exercise of its regulatory or other oversight authority with respect to such Purchaser or Purchaser Representative). The confidentiality obligations herein shall, with respect to any particular Purchaser, expire on the second (2nd) anniversary of the date on which such Purchaser ceases to hold any Shares.

2.4. Obligations of the Purchasers.

(a) Each Purchaser shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Purchaser of the information the Company requires from such Purchaser if such Purchaser elects to have any of its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A Purchaser shall provide such information to the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Purchaser elects to have any of its Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement.

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

(c) Each Purchaser agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2.1(b) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 2.3(d) and Section 2.3(e) hereof, such Purchaser will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Purchaser is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

 

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2.5. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification by the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser and its officers, directors, members, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other Person, if any, who controls such Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; (ii) any “Blue Sky” application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in light of the circumstances in which they were made; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on a Purchaser’s behalf and will reimburse such Purchaser, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Purchaser or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus.

(b) Indemnification by the Purchasers. Each Purchaser agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders, agents, successors and assigns and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any Prospectus or form of prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, to the extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Purchaser to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a Purchaser be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Purchaser upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (provided, however, that such indemnified party shall, at the expense of the indemnified party, be entitled to counsel of its own choosing to monitor such defense); provided that, subject to the preceding sentence, any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person); and provided, further, that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation or that would require an admission of guilt.

(d) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation.

 

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2.6. Termination of Registration Rights. The registration rights provided to the Holders under Section 2 shall terminate in their entirety upon the earlier to occur of: (a) the date that is five (5) years from the Effective Date; or (b) at such time as there are no Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 2.3, Section 2.5 and Section 3 shall survive the termination of such registration rights.

Section 3. Miscellaneous.

3.1. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding and to the laying of venue in such court. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

3.2. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successor and assigns of the parties hereto (other than the rights of any Holder under Section 2 hereof, which shall not be assignable and shall not inure to the benefit of any successor or assign of a Holder). The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder except with the prior written consent of each Holder. Each Holder may assign their respective rights hereunder (other than the rights of any Holder under Section 2 hereof, which shall not be assignable and shall not inure to the benefit of any successor or assign of a Holder) in the manner and to the Persons permitted under the Purchase Agreement.

3.3. Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof. Any previous agreements among the parties relative to the specific subject matter hereof are superseded by this Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be amended, changed, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought; provided that additional purchasers may become party to this Agreement by executing a joinder pursuant to Section 3 of the Purchase Agreement.

3.4. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made as set forth in Section 11.02 of the Purchase Agreement.

3.5. 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.

3.6. 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.

3.7. 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 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.

3.8. Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or any acquiescence therein, or of any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in writing, and that all remedies, either under this Agreement, by law or otherwise, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

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3.9. Consents. Any permission, consent, or approval of any kind or character under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.

3.10. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT IRREPARABLE DAMAGE WOULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT WERE NOT PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SPECIFIC INTENT OR WERE OTHERWISE BREACHED. IT IS ACCORDINGLY AGREED THAT THE PARTIES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO AN INJUNCTION OR INJUNCTIONS, WITHOUT BOND, TO PREVENT OR CURE BREACHES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND TO ENFORCE SPECIFICALLY THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS HEREOF, THIS BEING IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDY TO WHICH THEY MAY BE ENTITLED BY LAW OR EQUITY, AND ANY PARTY SUED FOR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY DEFENSE THAT A REMEDY IN DAMAGES WOULD BE ADEQUATE.

3.11. Construction of Agreement. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against either party as the drafter thereof.

3.12. Section References. Unless otherwise stated, any reference contained herein to a Section or subsection refers to the provisions of this Agreement.

3.13. Variations of Pronouns. All pronouns and all variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the context in which they are used may require.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.

 

CalciMedica, Inc.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.

 

PURCHASERS:
[PURCHASER]
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Annex A

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the shares of common stock issued to the selling stockholders to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders of the shares of common stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of common stock. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale, in the over-the-counter market or in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

settlement of short sales entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, or Section 4(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this Prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 5110.

In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and if such short sale shall take place after the date that this Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the selling stockholders may deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the selling stockholders have been advised that they may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of our common stock made prior to the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.

 

Annex A-1


The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealer or agents participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer or agent and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and may be subject to certain statutory liabilities of, including but not limited to, Sections 11, 12 and 17 of the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Each selling stockholder has informed the Company that it is not a registered broker-dealer and does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the common stock. Upon the Company being notified in writing by a selling stockholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of common stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such selling stockholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such the shares of common stock were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the shares of common stock registered pursuant to the shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.

Each selling stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholder and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any, and any legal expenses incurred by it. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with a registration rights agreement, or the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may be indemnified by the selling stockholders against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, that may arise from any written information furnished to us by or on behalf of the selling stockholders specifically for use in this prospectus, in accordance with the related registration rights agreements, or we may be entitled to contribution.

 

 

Annex A-2

Exhibit 4.2

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS WARRANT MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OF ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK

of

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

Dated as of [•], 2021

Void after the date specified in Section 8

Tranche [•]

No. D-[•]

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, [•], or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), is entitled, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, to purchase from CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), in the amounts, at such times and at the price per share set forth in Section 1. The term “Warrant” as used herein shall include this Warrant and any warrants delivered in substitution or exchange therefor as provided herein. This Warrant is issued in connection with the transactions described in the Series D Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021, by and among the Company and the purchasers described therein (the “Purchase Agreement”). This Warrant is one of a series of warrants referred to as the “Series D Warrants” in the Purchase Agreement.

The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder and the conditions to which this Warrant is subject, and to which Holder, by acceptance of this Warrant, agrees:

1. Number and Price of Shares; Exercise Period.

(a) Number of Shares. Subject to any previous exercise of the Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to purchase up to thirty percent (30%) (the “Warrant Coverage”) of the number of Shares purchased by the Holder concurrently herewith pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as set forth on Exhibit A-[•] thereto), rounding down to the nearest whole share, as may be adjusted pursuant hereto, prior to (or in connection with) the expiration of this Warrant as provided in Section 8.

(b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share shall be equal to $0.8045, subject to adjustment pursuant hereto (the “Exercise Price”).

 


(c) Exercise Period. This Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, prior to (or in connection with) the expiration of this Warrant as set forth in Section 8.

2. Exercise of the Warrant.

(a) Exercise. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised at the election of the Holder, in whole or in part, in accordance with Section 1, by:

(i) the tender to the Company at its principal office (or such other office or agency as the Company may designate) of a notice of exercise in the form of Exhibit A (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly completed and executed by or on behalf of the Holder, together with the surrender of this Warrant; and

(ii) the payment to the Company of an amount equal to (x) the Exercise Price multiplied by (y) the number of Shares being purchased, by (a) wire transfer or certified, cashier’s or other check acceptable to the Company and payable to the order of the Company; (b) surrender and cancellation of promissory notes or other instruments representing indebtedness of the Company to the Holder; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).

(b) Net Issue Exercise. In lieu of exercising this Warrant pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii), if the fair market value of one Share is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), the Holder may elect to receive a number of Shares equal to the value of this Warrant (or of any portion of this Warrant being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company (or such other office or agency as the Company may designate) together with a properly completed and executed Notice of Exercise reflecting such election, in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder that number of Shares computed using the following formula:

 

  X   =   

        Y (A – B)         

 
   A  

Where:

 

X    =    The number of Shares to be issued to the Holder
Y    =    The number of Shares purchasable under this Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, the portion of the Warrant being canceled (at the date of such calculation)
A    =    The fair market value of one Share (at the date of such calculation)
B    =    The Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

For purposes of the calculation above, the fair market value of one Share shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company, acting in good faith; provided, however, that:

(i) where a public market exists for the Company’s common stock at the time of such exercise, the fair market value per Share shall be the product of (x) the average of the closing bid prices of the common stock or the closing price quoted on the national securities exchange on which the common stock is listed as published in the Wall Street Journal, as applicable, for the ten (10) trading day period ending five (5) trading days prior to the date of determination of fair market value and (y) the number of shares of common stock into which each Share is convertible at the time of such exercise, as applicable; and

 

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(ii) if the Warrant is exercised in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of common stock, the fair market value per Share shall be the product of (x) the per share offering price to the public of the Company’s initial public offering and (y) the number of shares of common stock into which each Share is convertible at the time of such exercise, as applicable.

(c) Stock Certificates. The rights under this Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be deemed to have been issued immediately prior to the close of business on the date this Warrant is exercised in accordance with its terms, and the person entitled to receive the Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such Shares as of the close of business on such date. As promptly as reasonably practicable on or after such date, and in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Company shall issue and deliver to the person or persons entitled to receive the same a certificate or certificates (or a notice of issuance of uncertificated shares, if applicable) for that number of shares issuable upon such exercise. In the event that the rights under this Warrant are exercised in part and have not expired, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant reflecting the number of Shares that remain subject to this Warrant.

(d) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the rights under this Warrant. In lieu of such fractional share to which the Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall make a cash payment equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by such fraction.

(e) Conditional Exercise. The Holder may exercise this Warrant conditioned upon (and effective immediately prior to) consummation of any transaction that would cause the expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8 by so indicating in the notice of exercise.

(f) Automatic Exercise. If the Holder of this Warrant has not elected to exercise this Warrant prior to expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8, then this Warrant shall automatically (without any act on the part of the Holder) be exercised pursuant to Section 2(b) effective immediately prior to the expiration of the Warrant to the extent such net issue exercise would result in the issuance of Shares, unless Holder shall earlier provide written notice to the Company that the Holder desires that this Warrant expire unexercised. If this Warrant is automatically exercised, the Company shall notify the Holder of the automatic exercise as soon as reasonably practicable, and the Holder shall surrender the Warrant to the Company in accordance with the terms hereof.

(g) Reservation of Stock. The Company agrees during the term the rights under this Warrant are exercisable to reserve and keep available from its authorized and unissued shares of Series D Preferred Stock (and shares of common stock for issuance on conversion of such shares) for the purpose of effecting the exercise of this Warrant such number of shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exercise of the rights under this Warrant; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Series D Preferred Stock (or shares of common stock for issuance on conversion of such shares) shall not be sufficient for purposes of the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with its terms, without limitation of such other remedies as may be available to the Holder, the Company will use all reasonable efforts to take such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized and unissued shares of Series D Preferred Stock (and shares of common stock for issuance on conversion of such shares) of the Company to a number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. The Company represents and warrants that all shares that may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant will, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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3. Replacement of the Warrant. Subject to the receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company at the expense of the Holder shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor and amount.

4. Transfer of the Warrant.

(a) Warrant Register. The Company shall maintain a register (the “Warrant Register”) containing the name and address of the Holder or Holders. Until this Warrant is transferred on the Warrant Register in accordance herewith, the Company may treat the Holder as shown on the Warrant Register as the absolute owner of this Warrant for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any Holder of this Warrant (or of any portion of this Warrant) may change its address as shown on the Warrant Register by written notice to the Company requesting a change.

(b) Warrant Agent. The Company may appoint an agent for the purpose of maintaining the Warrant Register referred to in Section 4(a), issuing the Shares or other securities then issuable upon the exercise of the rights under this Warrant, exchanging this Warrant, replacing this Warrant or conducting related activities.

(c) Taxes. Issuance of 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 Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such 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 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 attached hereto 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.

5. Transfer of the Warrant and Shares; Compliance with Securities Laws. By acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder agrees to comply with the following:

(a) Transferability. Subject to the provisions of this Warrant with respect to compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and limitations on assignments and transfers, including, without limitation, compliance with the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 5, title to this Warrant may be transferred by endorsement (by the transferor and the transferee executing the assignment form attached as Exhibit B (the “Assignment Form”)) and delivery in the same manner as a negotiable instrument transferable by endorsement and delivery. 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 on which 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 Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

 

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(b) Restrictions on Transfers. This Warrant may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part without the Company’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), and any attempt by Holder to transfer or assign any rights, duties or obligations that arise under this Warrant without such permission shall be void. Any transfer of this Warrant or the Shares or the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares (the “Securities”) must be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. The Holder agrees not to make any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of all or any portion of the Securities, or any beneficial interest therein, unless and until the transferee thereof has agreed in writing for the benefit of the Company to take and hold such Securities subject to, and to be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant to the same extent as if the transferee were the original Holder hereunder, and

(i) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement, or

(ii) (A) such Holder shall have given prior written notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to make such disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed description of the manner and circumstances of the proposed disposition, (B) the transferee shall have confirmed to the satisfaction of the Company in writing, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, that the Securities are being acquired (i) solely for the transferee’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, (ii) for investment and (iii) not with a view toward distribution or resale, and shall have confirmed such other matters related thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Company, and (C) if requested by the Company, such Holder shall have furnished the Company, at the Holder’s expense and option, either (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such disposition will not require registration of such Securities under the Securities Act or (ii) a “no action” letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the effect that the transfer of such Securities without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that action be taken with respect thereto, whereupon such Holder shall be entitled to transfer such Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to the Company. It is agreed that the Company will not require opinions of counsel for transactions made pursuant to Rule 144 except in unusual circumstances.

(c) Permitted Transfers. Permitted transfers with respect to Section 5(b) include (i) a transfer not involving a change in beneficial ownership, or (ii) transactions involving the distribution without consideration of Securities by any Holder to (x) a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of a Holder that is a corporation, (y) any of the Holder’s partners, members or other equity owners, or retired partners or members, or to the estate of any of its partners, members or other equity owners or retired partners or members, or (z) a venture capital fund that is controlled by or under common control with one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, the Holder; provided, in each case, that the Holder shall give written notice to the Company of the Holder’s intention to effect such disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed description of the manner and circumstances of the proposed disposition; provided, further, with respect to Global Health Science Fund II L.P. (“GHSF”) and Quark Venture LP (“Quark”) permitted transfers with respect to Section 5(b) include (1) GHSF; (2) any investment fund (whether a corporation, limited partnership, trust, or other entity) now or hereafter existing to which (I) GHS Investment Management (Cayman) Company Limited, (II) GHS Partners Limited, GHS Partnership, L.P., GHS Partnership II, L.P., (III) GF Investments (Hong Kong) Company Limited, (IV) Quark, or (V) any of their Affiliates provides management or investment advisory services (including indirectly through a joint venture arrangement), including any other investment entity jointly managed by Quark (or its affiliates) and GF Investments (Hong Kong) Company Limited (or its affiliates); (3) the limited partners of GHSF and the limited partners and holders of any investment fund stipulated in (2) above; and (4) any Affiliate of any person or entity stipulated in (1)-(3) above .

 

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(d) Investment Representation Statement. Unless the rights under this Warrant are exercised pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act that includes the Shares with respect to which the Warrant was exercised, it shall be a condition to any exercise of the rights under this Warrant that the Holder shall have confirmed to the satisfaction of the Company in writing, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, that the Shares so purchased are being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, for investment and not with a view toward distribution or resale and that the Holder shall have confirmed such other matters related thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Company.

(e) Securities Law Legend. Each certificate, instrument or book entry representing the Securities shall (unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Warrant) be notated with a legend substantially similar to the following (in addition to any legend required by state securities laws):

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE COMPANY OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION OF ANY INTEREST IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY.

(f) Market Stand-off Legend. Each certificate, instrument or book entry representing the Shares and common stock issued upon exercise hereof or conversion thereof shall also be notated with a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE, INCLUDING A LOCK-UP PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC OFFERING, AS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT PURSUANT TO WHICH THESE SHARES WERE ISSUED, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.

(g) Instructions Regarding Transfer Restrictions. The Holder consents to the Company making a notation on its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent in order to implement the restrictions on transfer established in this Section 5.

(h) Removal of Legend. The legend referring to federal and state securities laws identified in Section 5(e) notated on any certificate evidencing the Shares (and the common stock issuable upon conversion thereof) and the stock transfer instructions and record notations with respect to such securities shall be removed, and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of such securities (to the extent the securities are certificated), if (i) such securities are registered under the Securities Act, or (ii) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that a sale or transfer of such securities may be made without registration, qualification or legend.

 

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(i) No Transfers to Bad Actors; Notice of Bad Actor Status. The Holder agrees not to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company, or any beneficial interest therein, to any person (other than the Company) unless and until the proposed transferee confirms to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that neither the proposed transferee nor any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members nor any person that would be deemed a beneficial owner of those securities (in accordance with Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act) is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act, except as set forth in Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act and disclosed, reasonably in advance of the transfer, in writing in reasonable detail to the Company. The Holder will promptly notify the Company in writing if the Holder or, to the Holder’s knowledge, any person specified in Rule 506(d)(1) under the Securities Act becomes subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act.

6. Adjustments. Subject to the expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8, the number and kind of shares purchasable hereunder and the Exercise Price therefor are subject to adjustment from time to time, as follows:

(a) Reclassification of Shares. If the securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are changed into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes by reclassification, capital reorganization, conversion of all outstanding shares of the relevant class or series (other than as would cause the expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8) or otherwise (other than as otherwise provided for herein) (a “Reclassification”), then, in any such event, in lieu of the number of Shares which the Holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive, the Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise this Warrant for a number of shares of such other class or classes of stock that a holder of the number of securities deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately before that change would have been entitled to receive in such Reclassification, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein with respect to such other shares.

(b) Subdivisions and Combinations. In the event that the outstanding shares of the securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are subdivided (by stock split, by payment of a stock dividend or otherwise) into a greater number of shares of such securities, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the rights under this Warrant immediately prior to such subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately increased, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased, and in the event that the outstanding shares of the securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are combined (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of shares of such securities, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the rights under this Warrant immediately prior to such combination shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionately decreased, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.

(c) Dividends. If at any time or from time to time the holders of Preferred Stock (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall have received or become entitled to receive,

(i) capital stock, or any shares of stock or other securities whether or not such securities are at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock, or any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing by way of dividend or other distribution,

 

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(ii) any cash paid or payable including as a cash dividend, or

(iii) capital stock or other securities or property (including cash) by way of spin off, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement, (other than shares issued as a stock split, adjustments in respect of which are covered by the terms of Section 6(b) above),

then and in each such case, Holder shall, upon the exercise or exchange of this Warrant, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of Shares receivable thereupon, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of stock and other securities and property (including cash in the cases referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) above) which Holder would hold on the date of such exercise had it been the holder of record of such Shares as of the date on which holders of Series D Preferred Stock received or became entitled to receive such shares and/or all other additional stock and other securities and property.

(d) Sale or Issuance Below Purchase Price; “Pay-to-Play” Exemption.

(i) The antidilution rights applicable to the Shares purchasable hereunder are set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (the “Restated Certificate”). Such antidilution rights shall not be restated, amended, modified or waived in any manner without Holder’s prior written consent if the effect of such restatement, amendment, modification or waiver on Holder would be more adverse to Holder than, and substantially dissimilar to, its effect on the other holders of Series D Preferred Stock. The Company shall promptly provide Holder with any restatement, amendment, modification or waiver of the Restated Certificate related to such antidilution rights promptly after the same has been made.

(ii) In the event that the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series D Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant are amended or modified, or a recapitalization, reclassification, conversion or exchange of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock is effected in connection with an equity or debt financing transaction which occurs after the date hereof, this Warrant (and the Shares issuable hereunder) shall automatically and without any action required by Holder become exercisable for the type of securities as would have been issued or exchanged, or would have remained outstanding or been purchasable, as the case may be, in respect of the Series D Preferred Stock issuable hereunder had Holder exercised this Warrant in full prior to such event and purchased all shares pursuant to the cash exercise provision set forth in Section 2(a) hereof, and participated in the equity or debt financing to the maximum extent permitted.

(e) Certain Events. If any change in the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock of the Company or any other event occurs as to which the other provisions of this Section 6 are not strictly applicable or if strictly applicable would not fairly effect the adjustments to this Warrant in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then the Board of Directors of the Company shall make in good faith an adjustment in the number and class of shares issuable under this Warrant, the Exercise Price and/or the application of such provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and principles, so as to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid. The adjustment shall be such as will give Holder of this Warrant upon exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price the total number, class and kind of shares as Holder would have owned had this Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had Holder continued to hold such shares until after the event requiring adjustment.

(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon any adjustment in accordance with this Section 6(f), the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the event giving rise to the adjustment, the Exercise Price as adjusted and the number of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of the rights under this Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation of each. The Company shall, upon the written request of any Holder, furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments, (ii) the Exercise Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of securities and the amount, if any, of other property that at the time would be received upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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7. Notification of Certain Events. Prior to the expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8, in the event that the Company shall authorize:

(a) the issuance of any dividend or other distribution on the capital stock of the Company (other than (i) dividends or distributions otherwise provided for in Section 6(c), (ii) repurchases of common stock issued to or held by employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries upon termination of their employment or services pursuant to agreements providing for the right of said repurchase; (iii) repurchases of common stock issued to or held by employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to rights of first refusal or first offer contained in agreements providing for such rights; or (iv) repurchases of capital stock of the Company in connection with the settlement of disputes with any stockholder), whether in cash, property, stock or other securities;

(b) the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company;

(c) any transaction resulting in the expiration of this Warrant pursuant to Section 8(b) or 8(c);

the Company shall send to the Holder of this Warrant at least ten (10) days prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for any such dividend or distribution specified in clause (a) or the expected effective date of any such other event specified in clause (b) or (c), as applicable.

8. Expiration of the Warrant. This Warrant shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable as of the earlier of:

(a) the date that is five (5) years from the date of issuance of this Warrant; or

(b) the consummation of a Deemed Liquidation (as defined in the Restated Certificate); or

(c) the consummation of the first firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s securities to the general public pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act; or

(d) the Investor Default Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) following the notice set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the Purchase Agreement to the Holder stating that it is a Defaulting Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

9. No Rights as a Stockholder. Nothing contained herein shall entitle the Holder to any rights as a stockholder of the Company or to be deemed the holder of any securities that may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the rights hereunder for any purpose nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the Holder, as such, any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of stock, change of par value or change of stock to no par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance or otherwise) or to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or any other rights of a stockholder of the Company until the rights under the Warrant shall have been exercised and the Shares purchasable upon exercise of the rights hereunder shall have become deliverable as provided herein.

 

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10. Registration Rights. Upon exercise of this Warrant, Holder shall deliver counterparts to such agreements and documents executed by other investors holding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (including any and all amendments thereto), including, without limitation, the Voting Agreement, Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, and the Rights Agreement (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement), as may be amended from time to time, to the extent Holder is not already a party to such agreements. With respect to any Shares issued upon exercise hereof, Holder shall be entitled to all of the registration rights set forth in the Rights Agreement, as amended from time to time, to the same extent and on the same terms and conditions as possessed by the investors holding shares of Series D Preferred Stock thereunder. Company shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary upon exercise of this Warrant to assure that the granting of such registration rights to Holder does not violate the provisions of the Rights Agreement or any of Company’s charter documents or rights of prior grantees of registration rights.

11. Market Stand-off. The Holder of this Warrant hereby agrees that such Holder shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any common stock (or other securities) of the Company held by the Holder (other than those included in the registration) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the effective date of the registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter 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 FINRA Rule 2241, or any successor provisions or amendments thereto), provided that all officers and directors of the Company and holders of at least one percent (1%) of the Company’s voting securities are bound by and have entered into similar agreements. The obligations described in this section shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-l or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions and may notate each such certificate, instrument or book entry with a legend as substantially set forth in Section 5(e) with respect to the shares of common stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. The Holder agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with the underwriters in the offering in customary form consistent with the provisions of this section.

12. Representations and Warranties of the Holder. By acceptance of this Warrant, the Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) No Registration. The Holder understands that the Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Holder’s representations as expressed herein or otherwise made pursuant hereto.

(b) Investment Intent. The Holder is acquiring the Securities for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Holder has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Securities, nor does it have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for the same.

(c) Investment Experience. The Holder has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and protecting its own interests.

 

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(d) Speculative Nature of Investment. The Holder understands and acknowledges that its investment in the Company is highly speculative and involves substantial risks. The Holder can bear the economic risk of its investment and is able, without impairing its financial condition, to hold the Securities for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of its investment.

(e) Access to Data. The Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions of officers of the Company, which questions were answered to its satisfaction. The Holder believes that it has received all the information that it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Securities. The Holder understands that any such discussions, as well as any information issued by the Company, were intended to describe certain aspects of the Company’s business and prospects, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description. The Holder acknowledges that any business plans prepared by the Company have been, and continue to be, subject to change and that any projections included in such business plans or otherwise are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the projections will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results.

(f) Accredited Investor. The Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D, Rule 501(a), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and agrees to submit to the Company such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Company. The Holder has furnished or made available any and all information requested by the Company or otherwise necessary to satisfy any applicable verification requirements as to “accredited investor” status. Any such information is true, correct, timely and complete.

(g) Residency. The residency of the Holder (or, in the case of a partnership or corporation, such entity’s principal place of business) is correctly set forth on the signature page hereto.

(h) Restrictions on Resales. The Holder acknowledges that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permit resale of shares purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which may include, among other things, the availability of certain current public information about the Company; the resale occurring not less than a specified period after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be sold; the number of shares being sold during any three-month period not exceeding specified limitations; the sale being effected through a “broker’s transaction,” a transaction directly with a “market maker” or a “riskless principal transaction” (as those terms are defined in the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder); and the filing of a Form 144 notice, if applicable. The Holder acknowledges and understands that the Company may not be satisfying the current public information requirement of Rule 144 at the time the Holder wishes to sell the Securities and that, in such event, the Holder may be precluded from selling the Securities under Rule 144 even if the other applicable requirements of Rule 144 have been satisfied. The Holder acknowledges that, in the event the applicable requirements of Rule 144 are not met, registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration will be required for any disposition of the Securities. The Holder understands that, although Rule 144 is not exclusive, the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell restricted securities received in a private offering other than in a registered offering or pursuant to Rule 144 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales and that such persons and the brokers who participate in the transactions do so at their own risk.

 

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(i) No Public Market. The Holder understands and acknowledges that no public market now exists for any of the securities issued by the Company and that the Company has made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Company’s securities.

(j) Brokers and Finders. The Holder has not engaged any brokers, finders or agents in connection with the Securities, and the Company has not incurred nor will incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by the Holder, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with the Securities.

(k) Legal Counsel. The Holder has had the opportunity to review this Warrant, the exhibits and schedules attached hereto and the transactions contemplated by this Warrant with its own legal counsel. The Holder is not relying on any statements or representations of the Company or its agents for legal advice with respect to this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Warrant.

(l) Tax Advisors. The Holder has been advised to review with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Warrant. With respect to such matters, the Holder relies solely on any such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. The Holder understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment and the transactions contemplated by this Warrant.

(m) No Bad Actor Disqualification. Neither (i) the Holder, (ii) any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members, nor (iii) any beneficial owner of any of the Company’s voting equity securities (in accordance with Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act) held by the Holder is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act, except as set forth in Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act and disclosed, reasonably in advance of the acceptance of this Warrant, in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

13. Miscellaneous.

(a) Amendments. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Warrant nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing this Warrant and signed by the Company and the Holder.

(b) Waivers. No waiver of any single breach or default shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.

(c) Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:

(i) if to the Holder, to the Holder at the Holder’s address or electronic mail address as shown in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof, or until any such Holder so furnishes an address or electronic mail address to the Company, then to and at the address or electronic mail address of the last holder of this Warrant for which the Company has contact information in its records; or

(ii) if to the Company, to the attention of the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the Company’s address as shown on the signature page hereto, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to the Holder, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to Karen Deschaine, Cooley LLP, 4401 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, California 92121.

 

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Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Warrant be treated as effective or having been given the earlier of (i) when received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one business day after being deposited with an overnight courier service of recognized standing or (iv) four days after being deposited in the U.S. mail, first class with postage prepaid.

(d) Governing Law. This Warrant and all actions arising out of or in connection with this Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of the State of California, or of any other state.

(e) Jurisdiction and Venue. Each of the Holder and the Company irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any court within San Diego County, State of California, in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of this Warrant or the matters contemplated herein, and agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of California for such persons.

(f) Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Warrant are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Warrant. All references in this Warrant to sections, paragraphs and exhibits shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and paragraphs hereof and exhibits attached hereto.

(g) Severability. If any provision of this Warrant becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, portions of such provision, or such provision in its entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from this Warrant, and such illegal, unenforceable or void provision shall be replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the same economic, business and other purposes of the illegal, unenforceable or void provision. The balance of this Warrant shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(h) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE HOLDER AND THE COMPANY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WARRANT. This paragraph shall not restrict the Holder or the Company from exercising remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code or from exercising pre-judgment remedies under applicable law.

(i) California Corporate Securities Law. THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102, OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS WARRANT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.

(j) Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday.

 

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(k) Rights and Obligations Survive Exercise of the Warrant. Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under this Warrant shall survive exercise of this Warrant.

(l) Entire Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Warrant (including the exhibits attached hereto) constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Company and the Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.

(m) Counterparts and Delivery. This Warrant may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties that execute such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via 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 shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

(signature page follows)

 

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The Company signs this Warrant as of the date stated on the first page.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Michael Dunn
Title:   President
Address:
505 Coast Blvd S #307
La Jolla, CA 92037

 

AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED,
[•]  
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Address:  
[•]  

(Signature Page to Warrant to Purchase Shares of Series D Preferred Stock of CalciMedica, Inc.)


EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

TO:

CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”)

 

Attention:

President

 

(1)

Exercise. The undersigned elects to purchase the following pursuant to the terms of the attached warrant:

 

Number of shares:   

 

Type of security:   

 

 

(2)

Method of Exercise. The undersigned elects to exercise the attached warrant pursuant to:

 

 

A cash payment or cancellation of indebtedness, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

 

 

The net issue exercise provisions of Section 2(b) of the attached warrant.

 

(3)

Conditional Exercise. Is this a conditional exercise pursuant to Section 2(e):

 

☐   Yes                 ☐      No

  
If “Yes,” indicate the applicable condition:   

 

 

 

(4)

Stock. Please make a book entry and, if the shares are certificated, issue a certificate or certificates representing the shares in the name of:

 

☐   The undersigned

☐   Other—Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

Unexercised Portion of the Warrant. Please issue a new warrant for the unexercised portion of the attached warrant in the name of:

 

☐   The undersigned

☐   Other—Name:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

☐   Not applicable

 

 

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(6)

Investment Intent. The undersigned represents and warrants that the aforesaid shares are being acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and that the undersigned has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the shares, nor does it have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for the same, and all representations and warranties of the undersigned set forth in Section 12 of the attached warrant are true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

(7)

Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement. The undersigned has executed, and delivers herewith, an Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement in a form substantially similar to the form attached to the warrant as Exhibit A-1.

 

(8)

Consent to Receipt of Electronic Notice. Subject to the limitations set forth in Delaware General Corporation Law §232(e), the undersigned consents to the delivery of any notice to stockholders given by the Company under the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws by (i) electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided below (or to any other electronic mail address for the undersigned in the Company’s records), (ii) posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the undersigned of such specific posting or (iii) any other form of electronic transmission (as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law) directed to the undersigned. This consent may be revoked by the undersigned by written notice to the Company and may be deemed revoked in the circumstances specified in Delaware General Corporation Law §232.

 

 

(Print name of the warrant holder)

 

(Signature)

 

(Name and title of signatory, if applicable)

 

(Date)

 

(Fax number)

 

(Email address)

 

(Signature page to the Notice of Exercise)

 

A-2


EXHIBIT A-l

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

AND

MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT

 

INVESTOR:   

 

COMPANY:    CALCIMEDICA, INC.
SECURITIES:    THE WARRANT ISSUED ON [•], 2021 (THE “WARRANT”) AND THE SECURITIES ISSUED OR ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF.
DATE:                                                                 

In connection with the purchase or acquisition of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Investor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as follows:

1. No Registration. The Investor understands that the Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Investor’s representations as expressed herein or otherwise made pursuant hereto.

2. Investment Intent. The Investor is acquiring the Securities for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Investor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Securities, nor does it have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for the same.

3. Investment Experience. The Investor has substantial experience in evaluating and investing in private placement transactions of securities in companies similar to the Company, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and protecting its own interests.

4. Speculative Nature of Investment. The Investor understands and acknowledges its investment in the Company is highly speculative and involves substantial risks. The Investor can bear the economic risk of its investment and is able, without impairing its financial condition, to hold the Securities for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of its investment.

5. Access to Data. The Investor has had an opportunity to ask questions of officers of the Company, which questions were answered to its satisfaction. The Investor believes that it has received all the information that it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Securities. The Investor understands that any such discussions, as well as any information issued by the Company, were intended to describe certain aspects of the Company’s business and prospects, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description. The Investor acknowledges that any business plans prepared by the Company have been, and continue to be, subject to change and that any projections included in such business plans or otherwise are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the projections will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results.

 

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6. Accredited Investor. The Investor is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D, Rule 501(a), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and agrees to submit to the Company such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Company. The Investor has furnished or made available any and all information requested by the Company or otherwise necessary to satisfy any applicable verification requirements as to “accredited investor” status. Any such information is true, correct, timely and complete.

7. Residency. The residency of the Investor (or, in the case of a partnership or corporation, such entity’s principal place of business) is correctly set forth on the signature page hereto.

8. Restrictions on Resales. The Investor acknowledges that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Investor is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permit resale of shares purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, which may include, among other things, the availability of certain current public information about the Company; the resale occurring not less than a specified period after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be sold; the number of shares being sold during any three-month period not exceeding specified limitations; the sale being effected through a “broker’s transaction,” a transaction directly with a “market maker” or a “riskless principal transaction” (as those terms are defined in the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder); and the filing of a Form 144 notice, if applicable. The Investor acknowledges and understands that the Company may not be satisfying the current public information requirement of Rule 144 at the time the Investor wishes to sell the Securities and that, in such event, the Investor may be precluded from selling the Securities under Rule 144 even if the other applicable requirements of Rule 144 have been satisfied. The Investor understands and acknowledges that, in the event the applicable requirements of Rule 144 are not met, registration under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration will be required for any disposition of the Securities. The Investor understands that, although Rule 144 is not exclusive, the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell restricted securities received in a private offering other than in a registered offering or pursuant to Rule 144 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for those offers or sales and that those persons and the brokers who participate in the transactions do so at their own risk.

9. No Public Market. The Holder understands and acknowledges that no public market now exists for any of the securities issued by the Company and that the Company has made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Company’s securities.

10. Brokers and Finders. The Investor has not engaged any brokers, finders or agents in connection with the Securities, and the Company has not incurred nor will incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by the Investor, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions or any similar charges in connection with the Securities.

11. Legal Counsel. The Investor has had the opportunity to review the Warrant, the exhibits and schedules attached thereto and the transactions contemplated by the Warrant with its own legal counsel. The Investor is not relying on any statements or representations of the Company or its agents for legal advice with respect to this investment or the transactions contemplated by the Warrant.

 

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12. Tax Advisors. The Investor has been advised to review with its own tax advisors the U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by the Warrant. With respect to such matters, the Investor relies solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents, written or oral. The Investor understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by the Warrant.

13. Market Stand-off. The Investor agrees that the Investor shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any common stock (or other securities) of the Company held by the Investor (other than those included in the registration) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the effective date of the registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter 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 FINRA Rule 2241, or any successor provisions or amendments thereto, provided that all officers and directors of the Company and holders of at least one percent (1%) of the Company’s voting securities are bound by and have entered into similar agreements. The obligations described in this section shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-l or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions and may notate each such certificate, instrument or book entry with a legend with respect to the shares of common stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. The Investor agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with the relevant underwriters in customary form consistent with the provisions of this section.

14. No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. Neither (i) the Investor, (ii) any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members, nor (iii) any beneficial owner of any of the Company’s voting equity securities (in accordance with Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act) held by the Investor is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act, except as set forth in Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act and disclosed, reasonably in advance of the purchase or acquisition of the Securities, in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

(signature page follows)

 

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The Investor is signing this Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement on the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR

 

(Print name of the investor)

 

(Signature)

 

(Name and title of signatory, if applicable)

 

(Street address)

 

(City, state and ZIP)

 

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EXHIBIT B

ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

ASSIGNOR:   

 

COMPANY:    CALCIMEDICA, INC.
WARRANT:    THE WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED ON [•], 2021 (THE “WARRANT”)
DATE:                                                     

 

(1)

Assignment. The undersigned registered holder of the Warrant (“Assignor”) assigns and transfers to the assignee named below (“Assignee”) all of the rights of Assignor under the Warrant, with respect to the number of shares set forth below:

 

Name of Assignee:  

 

Address of Assignee:  

 

 

 

Number of Shares Assigned:  

 

 

 

and does irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________ as attorney to make such transfer on the books of CalciMedica, Inc., maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

(2)

Obligations of Assignee. Assignee agrees to take and hold the Warrant and any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise of the rights thereunder (the “Securities”) subject to, and to be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrant to the same extent as if Assignee were the original holder thereof.

 

(3)

Investment Intent. Assignee represents and warrants that the Securities are being acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof, and that Assignee has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the shares, nor does it have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement for the same, and all representations and warranties set forth in Section 12 of the Warrant are true and correct as to Assignee as of the date hereof.

 

(4)

Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement. Assignee has executed, and delivers herewith, an Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement in a form substantially similar to the form attached to the Warrant as Exhibit A-1.

 

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(5)

No “Bad Actor” Disqualification. Neither (i) Assignee, (ii) any of its directors, executive officers, other officers that may serve as a director or officer of any company in which it invests, general partners or managing members, nor (iii) any beneficial owner of any of the Company’s securities held or to be held by Assignee is subject to any of the “bad actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) through (viii) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except as set forth in Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act and disclosed, reasonably in advance of the transfer of the Securities, in writing in reasonable detail to the Company.

Assignor and Assignee are signing this Assignment Form on the date first set forth above.

 

ASSIGNOR     ASSIGNEE

 

   

 

(Print name of Assignor)     (Print name of Assignee)

 

   

 

(Signature of Assignor)              (Signature of Assignee)

 

   

 

(Print name of signatory, if applicable)     (Print name of signatory, if applicable)

 

   

 

(Print title of signatory, if applicable)     (Print title of signatory, if applicable)
   
Address:     Address:

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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Exhibit 4.3

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

No. CW-1    November 9, 2020

VOID AFTER OCTOBER 30, 2030

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, SG Dan Equity Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Holder”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 400,000 Exercise Shares at the Exercise Price (each subject to adjustment as provided herein). This warrant is issued to Holder pursuant to that certain Consulting Agreement between the Company and Holder dated October 26, 2020 (the “Agreement”).

1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(a)Acquisition” shall mean (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporatereorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity in substantially the same proportions (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; or (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof.

(b)Asset Transfer” shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c)Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing with the date hereof and ending ten (10) years later, unless sooner terminated as provided below.

(d)Exercise Price” shall mean $0.19 per Exercise Share subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.

(e)Exercise Shares” shall mean shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(f)Services” shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

(g)Vesting Commencement Date” shall mean October 26, 2020.

2. VESTING; EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

2.1 Vesting Schedule. 1/24th of the Exercise Shares shall vest and be eligible for purchase monthly commencing one month after the Vesting Commencement Date, provided that Holder continues to provide Services to the Company; provided that, if the Agreement is terminated by the Company at any time prior to one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, then the unvested Exercise Shares scheduled to vest through the first twelve (12) months of the Agreement shall vest in full upon such termination; and provided further that, if the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 and Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then the unvested Exercise Shares scheduled to vest in the twelve (12) months following such event shall vest in full upon such event. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, upon termination of Holder’s relationship with the Company pursuant to the Agreement, vesting of the Exercise Shares shall cease and this Warrant shall thereafter remain exercisable for up to that number of Exercise Shares as were vested as of the effective time of such termination.

2.2 Exercise. The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Exercise Period so long as the Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1, by delivery of the following to the Company at its address set forth above (or at such other address as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder):

(a) An executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto;

(b) Payment of the Exercise Price either (i) in cash or by check, or (ii) by cancellation of indebtedness; and

(c) This Warrant.

Upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the Exercise Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the Holder or persons affiliated with the Holder, if the Holder so designates, shall be issued and delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised. In the event that this Warrant is being exercised for less than all of the then-current number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall, concurrently with the issuance by the Company of the number of Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is then being exercised, issue a new Warrant exercisable for the remaining number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder.

The person in whose name any certificate or certificates for Exercise Shares are to beissued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

 

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2.3 Net Exercise. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the fair market value of one Exercise Share is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise (but solely with respect to Exercise Shares that are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1) in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Exercise Shares computed using the following formula:

X = Y (A-B)

A

 

  

Where

 

X=

  the number of Exercise Shares to be issued to the Holder
    

Y=

  the number of Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, that portion of the Warrant being canceled (at the date of such calculation)
    

A=

  the fair market value of one Exercise Share (at the date of such calculation)
         B=   Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

For purposes of the above calculation, the fair market value of one Exercise Share shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however, that:

(i) where a public market exists for the Company’s common stock at the time of such exercise, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the average of the closing bid prices of the common stock or the closing price quoted on the national securities exchange on which the common stock is listed as published in the Wall StreetJournal, as applicable, for the ten (10) trading day period ending five (5) trading days prior to the date of determination of fair market value; and

(ii) if the Warrant is exercised in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of common stock, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the per share offering price to the public of the Company’s initial public offering.

 

3.


3. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1 Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant 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 during the Exercise Period, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of the series of equity securities comprising the Exercise Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for suchpurposes.

3.2 Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, the Company shall mail to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to the date specified herein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution.

4. REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDER.

4.1 Acquisition of Warrant for Personal Account. The Holder represents and warrants that the Holder is acquiring the Warrant and the Exercise Shares solely for the Holder’s account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of said Warrant or Exercise Shares or any part thereof. The Holder also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interests of the Warrant and Exercise Shares the Holder is acquiring is being acquired for, and will be held for, the Holder’s account only.

4.2 Information and Sophistication. The Holder hereby: (i) acknowledges that the Holder has received all the information he has requested from the Company and he considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire this Warrant and the Exercise Shares, (ii) represents that the Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the financial condition of the Company and the risks associated with the acquisition of this Warrant and the Exercise Shares and (iii) further represents that the Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.

4.3 Ability to Bear Economic Risk. The Holder acknowledges that investment in the securities of the Company involves a high degree of risk, and represents that Holder is able, without materially impairing his financial condition, to hold the Exercise Shares for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of his investment.

 

4.


4.4 Securities Are Not Registered.

(a) The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on the basis that no distribution or public offering of the stock of the Company is to be effected. The Holder realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding the Holder’s representations, the Holder has a present intention of acquiring the securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, selling (in connection with a distribution or otherwise), granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the securities. The Holder has no such present intention.

(b) The Holder recognizes that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Holder recognizes that the Company has no obligation to register the Warrant or the Exercise Shares of the Company, or to comply with any exemption from such registration.

(c) The Holder is aware that neither the Warrant nor the Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Act unless certain conditions aremet, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale following the required holding period under Rule 144 and the number of shares being sold during any three month period not exceeding specified limitations. Holder is aware that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company presently has no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

4.5 Disposition of Warrant and Exercise Shares.

(a) The Holder further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the Warrant or Exercise Shares in any event unless and until:

(i) The Company shall have received a letter secured by the Holder from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that no action will be recommended to the Commission with respect to the proposed disposition;

(ii) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement; or

(iii) The Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the Company, the Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, for the Holder to the effect that such disposition will not require registration of such Warrant or Exercise Shares under the Act or any applicable state securities laws. The Company agrees that it will not require an opinion of counsel with respect to transactions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except in unusual circumstances.

 

5.


(b) The Holder understands and agrees that all certificates evidencing the shares to be issued to the Holder may bear the following legend:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

4.6 Accredited Investor Status. The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

5. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF EXERCISE SHARES. In the event of changes in the series of equity securities of the Company comprising the Exercise Shares by reason of stock dividends, splits, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, or the like, the number and class of Exercise Shares available under the Warrant in the aggregate and the Exercise Price shall be correspondingly adjusted to give the Holder of the Warrant, on exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price, the total number, class, and kind of shares as the Holder would have owned had the Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had the Holder continued to hold such shares until after the event requiring adjustment; provided, however, that such adjustment shall not be made with respect to, and this Warrant shall terminate if not exercised prior to, the events set forth in Section 7 below. For purposes of this Section 5 and Section 7, the “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall mean the aggregate Exercise Price payable in connection with the exercise in full of this Warrant. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment in the number of Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant.

6. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of one Exercise Share by such fraction.

7. EARLY TERMINATION. In the event of, at any time during the Exercise Period, an Acquisition or Asset Transfer, the Company shall provide to the Holder ten (10) days advance written notice of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer, and this Warrant shall terminate unless exercised immediately prior to the closing of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer.

8. MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT. Holder shall not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Holder, for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters

 

6.


of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act (or such longer period as necessary to permit compliance with NASD Rule 2711 and similar or successor regulatory rules and regulations). Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and/or the managing underwriter(s) which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock (or other securities) until the end of such period. The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 8 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

9. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. This Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company.

10. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to applicable laws and the restriction on transfer set forth on the first page and Section 4.5 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon delivery of this Warrant and the form of assignment attached hereto to any transferee designated by Holder. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Company.

11. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED WARRANT. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

12. AMENDMENT. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.

13. NOTICES, ETC. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address listed on the signature page and to Holder at [***] or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

14. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

 

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15. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of California without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

8.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of November 9, 2020.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael Dunn
Name:   Michael Dunn
Title:   President and COO
Address:   505 Coast Blvd. S., Ste. 307
  La Jolla, CA 92037

 

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE]


NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: CALCIMEDICA, INC.

(1) ☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

☐  The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the net exercise provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of the attached Warrant, and shall tender payment of all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Exercise Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

 

 

 

 

(Address)

(3) The undersigned represents that (i) the aforesaid Exercise Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares; (ii) the undersigned is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding its investment in the Company; (iii) the undersigned is experienced in making investments of this type and has such knowledge and background in financial and business matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and protecting the undersigned’s own interests; (iv) the undersigned understands that Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein, and, because such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, they must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available; (v) the undersigned is aware that the aforesaid Exercise Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met and until the undersigned has held the shares for the number of years prescribed by Rule 144, that among the conditions for use of the Rule is the availability of current information to the public about the Company and the Company has not made such information available and has no present plans to do so; and (vi) the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the aforesaid shares of Exercise Shares unless and until there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement, or, if reasonably requested by the Company, the undersigned has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, stating that such registration is not required.

 

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(4) No Exercise Shares subject to the attached Warrant may be exercised prior to the vesting of such Exercise Shares in accordance with Section 2 of such Warrant.

 

        
(Date)     

(Signature)

      
    

(Print name)

 

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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)

 

Dated: __________, 20__

 

Holder’s

   

Signature:

     

Holder’s

   
Address:      

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

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Exhibit 4.4

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

No. CW-3    October 18, 2022

VOID AFTER OCTOBER 30, 2030

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, SG Dan Equity Holdings, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company (the “Holder”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 200,000 Exercise Shares at the Exercise Price (each subject to adjustment as provided herein). This warrant is issued to Holder in connection with that certain Consulting Agreement between the Company and Danforth Advisors dated October 26, 2020 (the “Agreement”).

1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(a)Acquisition” shall mean (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporatereorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity in substantially the same proportions (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; or (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof.

(b)Asset Transfer” shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c)Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing with the date hereof and ending ten (10) years later, unless sooner terminated as provided below.

(d)Exercise Price” shall mean $0.30 per Exercise Share subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.

(e)Exercise Shares” shall mean shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(f)Services” shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

(g)Vesting Commencement Date” shall mean October 18, 2022.

2. VESTING; EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

2.1 Vesting Schedule. 1/12th of the Exercise Shares shall vest and be eligible for purchase monthly commencing one month after the Vesting Commencement Date, provided that Holder continues to provide Services to the Company; provided that, if the Agreement is terminated by the Company at any time prior to one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, then the unvested Exercise Shares scheduled to vest shall vest in full upon such termination.

2.2 Exercise. The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Exercise Period so long as the Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1, by delivery of the following to the Company at its address set forth above (or at such other address as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder):

(a) An executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto;

(b) Payment of the Exercise Price either (i) in cash or by check, or (ii) by cancellation of indebtedness; and

(c) This Warrant.

Upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the Exercise Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the Holder or persons affiliated with the Holder, if the Holder so designates, shall be issued and delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised. In the event that this Warrant is being exercised for less than all of the then-current number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall, concurrently with the issuance by the Company of the number of Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is then being exercised, issue a new Warrant exercisable for the remaining number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder.

The person in whose name any certificate or certificates for Exercise Shares are to beissued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

2.3 Net Exercise. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the fair market value of one Exercise Share is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the

 

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Company together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise (but solely with respect to Exercise Shares that are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1) in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Exercise Shares computed using the following formula:

 

     X = Y (A-B)
                 A
Where   X  =    the number of Exercise Shares to be issued to the Holder
    Y  =    the number of Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised,
that portion of the Warrant being canceled (at the date of such calculation)
    A  =    the fair market value of one Exercise Share (at the date of such calculation)
    B  =    Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

For purposes of the above calculation, the fair market value of one Exercise Share shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however, that:

(i) where a public market exists for the Company’s common stock at the time of such exercise, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the average of the closing bid prices of the common stock or the closing price quoted on the national securities exchange on which the common stock is listed as published in the Wall StreetJournal, as applicable, for the ten (10) trading day period ending five (5) trading days prior to the date of determination of fair market value; and

(ii) if the Warrant is exercised in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of common stock, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the per share offering price to the public of the Company’s initial public offering.

3. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1 Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant 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 during the Exercise Period, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of the series of equity securities comprising the Exercise Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for suchpurposes.

 

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3.2 Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, the Company shall mail to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to the date specified herein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution.

4. REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDER.

4.1 Acquisition of Warrant for Personal Account. The Holder represents and warrants that the Holder is acquiring the Warrant and the Exercise Shares solely for the Holder’s account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of said Warrant or Exercise Shares or any part thereof. The Holder also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interests of the Warrant and Exercise Shares the Holder is acquiring is being acquired for, and will be held for, the Holder’s account only.

4.2 Information and Sophistication. The Holder hereby: (i) acknowledges that the Holder has received all the information he has requested from the Company and he considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire this Warrant and the Exercise Shares, (ii) represents that the Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the financial condition of the Company and the risks associated with the acquisition of this Warrant and the Exercise Shares and (iii) further represents that the Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.

4.3 Ability to Bear Economic Risk. The Holder acknowledges that investment in the securities of the Company involves a high degree of risk, and represents that Holder is able, without materially impairing his financial condition, to hold the Exercise Shares for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of his investment.

4.4 Securities Are Not Registered.

(a) The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on the basis that no distribution or public offering of the stock of the Company is to be effected. The Holder realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding the Holder’s representations, the Holder has a present intention of acquiring the securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, selling (in connection with a distribution or otherwise), granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the securities. The Holder has no such present intention.

(b) The Holder recognizes that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Holder recognizes that the Company has no obligation to register the Warrant or the Exercise Shares of the Company, or to comply with any exemption from such registration.

 

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(c) The Holder is aware that neither the Warrant nor the Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Act unless certain conditions are met, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale following the required holding period under Rule 144 and the number of shares being sold during any three month period not exceeding specified limitations. Holder is aware that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company presently has no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

4.5 Disposition of Warrant and Exercise Shares.

(a) The Holder further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the Warrant or Exercise Shares in any event unless and until:

(i) The Company shall have received a letter secured by the Holder from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that no action will be recommended to the Commission with respect to the proposed disposition;

(ii) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement; or

(iii) The Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the Company, the Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, for the Holder to the effect that such disposition will not require registration of such Warrant or Exercise Shares under the Act or any applicable state securities laws. The Company agrees that it will not require an opinion of counsel with respect to transactions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except in unusual circumstances.

(b) The Holder understands and agrees that all certificates evidencing the shares to be issued to the Holder may bear the following legend:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

4.6 Accredited Investor Status. The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

 

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5. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF EXERCISE SHARES. In the event of changes in the series of equity securities of the Company comprising the Exercise Shares by reason of stock dividends, splits, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, or the like, the number and class of Exercise Shares available under the Warrant in the aggregate and the Exercise Price shall be correspondingly adjusted to give the Holder of the Warrant, on exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price, the total number, class, and kind of shares as the Holder would have owned had the Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had the Holder continued to hold such shares until after the event requiring adjustment; provided, however, that such adjustment shall not be made with respect to, and this Warrant shall terminate if not exercised prior to, the events set forth in Section 7 below. For purposes of this Section 5 and Section 7, the “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall mean the aggregate Exercise Price payable in connection with the exercise in full of this Warrant. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment in the number of Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant.

6. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of one Exercise Share by such fraction.

7. EARLY TERMINATION. In the event of, at any time during the Exercise Period, an Acquisition or Asset Transfer, the Company shall provide to the Holder ten (10) days advance written notice of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer, and this Warrant shall terminate unless exercised immediately prior to the closing of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer.

8. MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT. Holder shall not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Holder, for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act (or such longer period as necessary to permit compliance with NASD Rule 2711 and similar or successor regulatory rules and regulations). Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and/or the managing underwriter(s) which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock (or other securities) until the end of such period. The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 8 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

9. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. This Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company.

 

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10. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to applicable laws and the restriction on transfer set forth on the first page and Section 4.5 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon delivery of this Warrant and the form of assignment attached hereto to any transferee designated by Holder. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Company.

11. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED WARRANT. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

12. AMENDMENT. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.

13. NOTICES, ETC. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address listed on the signature page and to Holder at [***] or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

14. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

15. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of California without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of October 18, 2022.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:   /s/Michael Dunn
Name:   Michael Dunn
Title:   President and COO
Address:
CalciMedica, Inc.
505 Coast Blvd. S., Ste. 306A
La Jolla, CA 92037

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE]


NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: CALCIMEDICA, INC.

(1) ☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase                      shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase                      shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the net exercise provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of the attached Warrant, and shall tender payment of all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Exercise Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

 

 

 

(Address)

(3) The undersigned represents that (i) the aforesaid Exercise Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares; (ii) the undersigned is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding its investment in the Company; (iii) the undersigned is experienced in making investments of this type and has such knowledge and background in financial and business matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and protecting the undersigned’s own interests; (iv) the undersigned understands that Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein, and, because such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, they must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available; (v) the undersigned is aware that the aforesaid Exercise Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met and until the undersigned has held the shares for the number of years prescribed by Rule 144, that among the conditions for use of the Rule is the availability of current information to the public about the Company and the Company has not made such information available and has no present plans to do so; and (vi) the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the aforesaid shares of Exercise Shares unless and until there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement, or, if reasonably requested by the Company, the undersigned has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, stating that such registration is not required.

 

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(4) No Exercise Shares subject to the attached Warrant may be exercised prior to the vesting of such Exercise Shares in accordance with Section 2 of such Warrant.

 

 

 

     

 

(Date)     (Signature)
     
    (Print name)

 

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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)

 

Dated: __________, 20__

 

Holder’s

   

Signature:

     

Holder’s

   
Address:      

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

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Exhibit 4.5

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

No. CW-2    October 18, 2022

VOID AFTER APRIL 27, 2031

This Certifies That, for value received, Eric Roberts (the “Holder”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 96,970 Exercise Shares at the Exercise Price (each subject to adjustment as provided herein.

1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(a)Acquisition” shall mean (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity in substantially the same proportions (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; or (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof.

(b)Asset Transfer” shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c)Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

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(i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13(d)-3 of the Exchange Act) directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, except that any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, shall not be deemed to be a Change of Control; or

(ii) The consumption of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.

(d)Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing with the date hereof and ending April 27, 2031, unless sooner terminated as provided below.

(e)Exercise Price” shall mean $0.30 per Exercise Share subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.

(f)Exercise Shares” shall mean shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

(g)Service Provider” shall mean an employee, Director or consultant of the Company.

(h)Vesting Commencement Date” shall mean February 22, 2021.

(i)Term/Expiration Date” shall mean April 27, 2031.

2. VESTING, EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

2.1 Vesting Schedule. This Warrant shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the following vesting schedule: One forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Exercise Shares shall vest each month on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), subject to Holder continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date. Upon a Change in Control, 100% of the Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant shall immediately vest and become exercisable, subject to Holder continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.

 

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2.2 Termination Period. This Warrant shall be exercisable for three (3) months after Holder ceases to be a Service Provider. Upon Holder’s death or disability, this Warrant may be exercised for one (1) year after Holder ceases to be a Service Provider. In no event may Holder exercise this Warrant after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above.

2.3 Exercise. The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Exercise Period so long as the Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1, by delivery of the following to the Company at its address set forth above (or at such other address as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder):

(a) An executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto;

(b) Payment of the Exercise Price either (i) in cash or by check, or (ii) by cancellation of indebtedness; and

(c) This Warrant.

Upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the Exercise Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the Holder or persons affiliated with the Holder, if the Holder so designates, shall be issued and delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised. In the event that this Warrant is being exercised for less than all of the then-current number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall, concurrently with the issuance by the Company of the number of Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is then being exercised, issue a new Warrant exercisable for the remaining number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder.

The person in whose name any certificate or certificates for Exercise Shares are to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

2.4 Net Exercise. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the fair market value of one Exercise Share is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise (but solely with respect to Exercise Shares that are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1) in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Exercise Shares computed using the following formula:

X = Y (A-B)

A

 

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Where    X =    the number of Exercise Shares to be issued to the Holder
   Y =    the number of Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, that portion of the Warrant being canceled (at the date of such calculation)
   A =    the fair market value of one Exercise Share (at the date of such calculation)
   B =    Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

For purposes of the above calculation, the fair market value of one Exercise Share shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however, that:

(i) where a public market exists for the Company’s common stock at the time of such exercise, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the average of the closing bid prices of the common stock or the closing price quoted on the national securities exchange on which the common stock is listed as published in the Wall Street Journal, as applicable, for the ten (10) trading day period ending five (5) trading days prior to the date of determination of fair market value; and

(ii) if the Warrant is exercised in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of common stock, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the per share offering price to the public of the Company’s initial public offering.

3. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1 Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant 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 during the Exercise Period, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of the series of equity securities comprising the Exercise Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

3.2 Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, the Company shall mail to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to the date specified herein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution.

 

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4. REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDER.

4.1 Acquisition of Warrant for Personal Account. The Holder represents and warrants that the Holder is acquiring the Warrant and the Exercise Shares solely for the Holder’s account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of said Warrant or Exercise Shares or any part thereof. The Holder also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interests of the Warrant and Exercise Shares the Holder is acquiring is being acquired for, and will be held for, the Holder’s account only.

4.2 Information and Sophistication. The Holder hereby: (i) acknowledges that the Holder has received all the information he has requested from the Company and he considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire this Warrant and the Exercise Shares, (ii) represents that the Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the financial condition of the Company and the risks associated with the acquisition of this Warrant and the Exercise Shares and (iii) further represents that the Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.

4.3 Ability to Bear Economic Risk. The Holder acknowledges that investment in the securities of the Company involves a high degree of risk, and represents that Holder is able, without materially impairing his financial condition, to hold the Exercise Shares for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of his investment.

4.4 Securities Are Not Registered.

(a) The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on the basis that no distribution or public offering of the stock of the Company is to be effected. The Holder realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding the Holder’s representations, the Holder has a present intention of acquiring the securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, selling (in connection with a distribution or otherwise), granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the securities. The Holder has no such present intention.

(b) The Holder recognizes that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Holder recognizes that the Company has no obligation to register the Warrant or the Exercise Shares of the Company, or to comply with any exemption from such registration.

(c) The Holder is aware that neither the Warrant nor the Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Act unless certain conditions are met, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale following the required holding period under Rule 144 and the number of shares being sold during any three month period not exceeding specified limitations. Holder is aware that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company presently has no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

 

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4.5 Disposition of Warrant and Exercise Shares.

(a) The Holder further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the Warrant or Exercise Shares in any event unless and until:

(i) The Company shall have received a letter secured by the Holder from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that no action will be recommended to the Commission with respect to the proposed disposition;

(ii) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement; or

(iii) The Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the Company, the Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, for the Holder to the effect that such disposition will not require registration of such Warrant or Exercise Shares under the Act or any applicable state securities laws. The Company agrees that it will not require an opinion of counsel with respect to transactions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except in unusual circumstances.

(b) The Holder understands and agrees that all certificates evidencing the shares to be issued to the Holder may bear the following legend:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

4.6 Accredited Investor Status. The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

5. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF EXERCISE SHARES. In the event of changes in the series of equity securities of the Company comprising the Exercise Shares by reason of stock dividends, splits, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, or the like, the number and class of Exercise Shares available under the Warrant in the aggregate and the Exercise Price shall be

 

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correspondingly adjusted to give the Holder of the Warrant, on exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price, the total number, class, and kind of shares as the Holder would have owned had the Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had the Holder continued to hold such shares until after the event requiring adjustment; provided, however, that such adjustment shall not be made with respect to, and this Warrant shall terminate if not exercised prior to, the events set forth in Section 7 below. For purposes of this Section 5 and Section 7, the “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall mean the aggregate Exercise Price payable in connection with the exercise in full of this Warrant. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment in the number of Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant.

6. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of one Exercise Share by such fraction.

7. EARLY TERMINATION. In the event of, at any time during the Exercise Period, a Change of Control, the Company shall provide to the Holder ten (10) days advance written notice of such Change of Control, and this Warrant shall terminate unless exercised immediately prior to the closing of such Change of Control.

8. MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT. Holder shall not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Holder, for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act (or such longer period as necessary to permit compliance with NASD Rule 2711 and similar or successor regulatory rules and regulations). Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and/or the managing underwriter(s) which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock (or other securities) until the end of such period. The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 8 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

9. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. This Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company.

10. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to applicable laws and the restriction on transfer set forth on the first page and Section 4.5 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon delivery of this Warrant and the form of assignment attached hereto to any transferee designated by Holder. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Company.

 

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11. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED WARRANT. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

12. AMENDMENT. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.

13. NOTICES, ETC. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address listed on the signature page and to Holder at [***] or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

14. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

15. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of California without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of October 18, 2022

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:  

/s/Michael Dunn

Name:   Michael Dunn
Title:   President and COO
Address: 505 Coast Boulevard S. Suite 306A
  La Jolla, CA 92037

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: CALCIMEDICA, INC.

(1) ☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the net exercise provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of the attached Warrant, and shall tender payment of all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Exercise Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

 

 

 

(Address)

(3) The undersigned represents that (i) the aforesaid Exercise Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares; (ii) the undersigned is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding its investment in the Company; (iii) the undersigned is experienced in making investments of this type and has such knowledge and background in financial and business matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and protecting the undersigned’s own interests; (iv) the undersigned understands that Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein, and, because such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, they must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available; (v) the undersigned is aware that the aforesaid Exercise Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met and until the undersigned has held the shares for the number of years prescribed by Rule 144, that among the conditions for use of the Rule is the availability of current information to the public about the Company and the Company has not made such information available and has no present plans to do so; and (vi) the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the aforesaid shares of Exercise Shares unless and until there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement, or, if reasonably requested by the Company, the undersigned has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, stating that such registration is not required.

 

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(4) No Exercise Shares subject to the attached Warrant may be exercised prior to the vesting of such Exercise Shares in accordance with Section 2 of such Warrant.

 

 

     

 

(Date)       (Signature)
     

 

      (Print name)

 

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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)

Dated: __________, 20__

Holder’s

Signature:   

 

  

Holder’s

Address:   

 

  

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

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Exhibit 4.6

THIS WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

No. CW-4    October 25, 2022

VOID AFTER OCTOBER 24, 2032

THIS CERTIFIES THAT, for value received, FRED MIDDLETON (the “Holder”), is entitled to subscribe for and purchase from CALCIMEDICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), 200,000 Exercise Shares at the Exercise Price (each subject to adjustment as provided herein).

1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

(a)Acquisition” shall mean (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity in substantially the same proportions (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; or (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof.

(b)Asset Transfer” shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition or all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

(c)Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing with the date hereof and ending ten (10) years later, unless sooner terminated as provided below.

(d)Exercise Price” shall mean $0.30 per Exercise Share subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 5 below.

(e)Exercise Shares” shall mean shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

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(f)Service Provider” shall mean any person providing services to the Company as a Director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary of the Company.

(g)Vesting Commencement Date” shall mean October 25, 2022.

2. VESTING; EXERCISE OF WARRANT.

2.1 Vesting Schedule. 1/12th of the Exercise Shares shall vest and be eligible for purchase monthly commencing one month after the Vesting Commencement Date, provided that Holder continues as a Service Provider to the Company.

2.2 Exercise. The rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the Exercise Period so long as the Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is being exercised are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1, by delivery of the following to the Company at its address set forth above (or at such other address as it may designate by notice in writing to the Holder):

(a) An executed Notice of Exercise in the form attached hereto;

(b) Payment of the Exercise Price either (i) in cash or by check, or (ii) by cancellation of indebtedness; and

(c) This Warrant.

Upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant, a certificate or certificates for the Exercise Shares so purchased, registered in the name of the Holder or persons affiliated with the Holder, if the Holder so designates, shall be issued and delivered to the Holder within a reasonable time after the rights represented by this Warrant shall have been so exercised. In the event that this Warrant is being exercised for less than all of the then-current number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder, the Company shall, concurrently with the issuance by the Company of the number of Exercise Shares for which this Warrant is then being exercised, issue a new Warrant exercisable for the remaining number of Exercise Shares purchasable hereunder.

The person in whose name any certificate or certificates for Exercise Shares are to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which this Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Exercise Price was made, irrespective of the date of delivery of such certificate or certificates, except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open.

2.3 Net Exercise. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if the fair market value of one Exercise Share is greater than the Exercise Price (at the date of calculation as set forth below), in lieu of exercising this Warrant by payment of cash, the Holder may elect to receive shares equal to the value (as determined below) of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company together with the properly endorsed Notice of Exercise (but solely with respect to

 

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Exercise Shares that are then vested and exercisable hereunder in accordance with Section 2.1) in which event the Company shall issue to the Holder a number of Exercise Shares computed using the following formula:

 

     X = Y (A-B)
                 A
Where   X =    the number of Exercise Shares to be issued to the Holder
    Y =    the number of Exercise Shares purchasable under the Warrant or, if only a portion of the Warrant is being exercised, that
portion of the Warrant being canceled (at the date of such calculation)
    A =    the fair market value of one Exercise Share (at the date of such calculation)
    B =    Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation)

For purposes of the above calculation, the fair market value of one Exercise Share shall be determined by the Company’s Board of Directors in good faith; provided, however, that:

(i) where a public market exists for the Company’s common stock at the time of such exercise, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the average of the closing bid prices of the common stock or the closing price quoted on the national securities exchange on which the common stock is listed as published in the Wall Street Journal, as applicable, for the ten (10) trading day period ending five (5) trading days prior to the date of determination of fair market value; and

(ii) if the Warrant is exercised in connection with the Company’s initial public offering of common stock, the fair market value per Exercise Share shall be the per share offering price to the public of the Company’s initial public offering.

3. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1 Covenants as to Exercise Shares. The Company covenants and agrees that all Exercise Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant 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 during the Exercise Period, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, a sufficient number of shares of the series of equity securities comprising the Exercise Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. If at any time during the Exercise Period the number of authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities shall not be sufficient to permit exercise of this Warrant, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of such series of the Company’s equity securities to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes.

 

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3.2 Notices of Record Date. In the event of any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, the Company shall mail to the Holder, at least 10 days prior to the date specified herein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend or distribution.

4. REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDER.

4.1 Acquisition of Warrant for Personal Account. The Holder represents and warrants that the Holder is acquiring the Warrant and the Exercise Shares solely for the Holder’s account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or distribution of said Warrant or Exercise Shares or any part thereof. The Holder also represents that the entire legal and beneficial interests of the Warrant and Exercise Shares the Holder is acquiring is being acquired for, and will be held for, the Holder’s account only.

4.2 Information and Sophistication. The Holder hereby: (i) acknowledges that the Holder has received all the information he has requested from the Company and he considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire this Warrant and the Exercise Shares, (ii) represents that the Holder has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the financial condition of the Company and the risks associated with the acquisition of this Warrant and the Exercise Shares and (iii) further represents that the Holder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that the Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.

4.3 Ability to Bear Economic Risk. The Holder acknowledges that investment in the securities of the Company involves a high degree of risk, and represents that Holder is able, without materially impairing his financial condition, to hold the Exercise Shares for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of his investment.

4.4 Securities Are Not Registered.

(a) The Holder understands that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on the basis that no distribution or public offering of the stock of the Company is to be effected. The Holder realizes that the basis for the exemption may not be present if, notwithstanding the Holder’s representations, the Holder has a present intention of acquiring the securities for a fixed or determinable period in the future, selling (in connection with a distribution or otherwise), granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the securities. The Holder has no such present intention.

(b) The Holder recognizes that the Warrant and the Exercise Shares must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Holder recognizes that the Company has no obligation to register the Warrant or the Exercise Shares of the Company, or to comply with any exemption from such registration.

 

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(c) The Holder is aware that neither the Warrant nor the Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Act unless certain conditions are met, including, among other things, the existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain current public information about the Company, the resale following the required holding period under Rule 144 and the number of shares being sold during any three month period not exceeding specified limitations. Holder is aware that the conditions for resale set forth in Rule 144 have not been satisfied and that the Company presently has no plans to satisfy these conditions in the foreseeable future.

4.5 Disposition of Warrant and Exercise Shares.

(a) The Holder further agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the Warrant or Exercise Shares in any event unless and until:

(i) The Company shall have received a letter secured by the Holder from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that no action will be recommended to the Commission with respect to the proposed disposition;

(ii) There is then in effect a registration statement under the Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement; or

(iii) The Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and if reasonably requested by the Company, the Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, for the Holder to the effect that such disposition will not require registration of such Warrant or Exercise Shares under the Act or any applicable state securities laws. The Company agrees that it will not require an opinion of counsel with respect to transactions under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except in unusual circumstances.

(b) The Holder understands and agrees that all certificates evidencing the shares to be issued to the Holder may bear the following legend:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”). THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

4.6 Accredited Investor Status. The Holder is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

 

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5. ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND NUMBER OF EXERCISE SHARES. In the event of changes in the series of equity securities of the Company comprising the Exercise Shares by reason of stock dividends, splits, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations or exchanges of shares, separations, reorganizations, liquidations, or the like, the number and class of Exercise Shares available under the Warrant in the aggregate and the Exercise Price shall be correspondingly adjusted to give the Holder of the Warrant, on exercise for the same aggregate Exercise Price, the total number, class, and kind of shares as the Holder would have owned had the Warrant been exercised prior to the event and had the Holder continued to hold such shares until after the event requiring adjustment; provided, however, that such adjustment shall not be made with respect to, and this Warrant shall terminate if not exercised prior to, the events set forth in Section 7 below. For purposes of this Section 5 and Section 7, the “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall mean the aggregate Exercise Price payable in connection with the exercise in full of this Warrant. The form of this Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment in the number of Exercise Shares subject to this Warrant.

6. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Exercise Shares (including fractions) to be issued upon exercise of this Warrant shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then current fair market value of one Exercise Share by such fraction.

7. EARLY TERMINATION. In the event of, at any time during the Exercise Period, an Acquisition or Asset Transfer, the Company shall provide to the Holder ten (10) days advance written notice of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer, and this Warrant shall terminate unless exercised immediately prior to the closing of such Acquisition or Asset Transfer.

8. MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT. Holder shall not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Holder, for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Act (or such longer period as necessary to permit compliance with NASD Rule 2711 and similar or successor regulatory rules and regulations). Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and/or the managing underwriter(s) which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock (or other securities) until the end of such period. The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 8 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

9. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. This Warrant in and of itself shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company.

 

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10. TRANSFER OF WARRANT. Subject to applicable laws and the restriction on transfer set forth on the first page and Section 4.5 of this Warrant, this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, by the Holder in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon delivery of this Warrant and the form of assignment attached hereto to any transferee designated by Holder. The transferee shall sign an investment letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Company.

11. LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR DESTROYED WARRANT. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

12. AMENDMENT. Any term of this Warrant may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Company and Holder.

13. NOTICES, ETC. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company at the address listed on the signature page and to Holder at [***] or at such other address as the Company or Holder may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

14. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.

15. GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant and all rights, obligations and liabilities hereunder shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements among California residents, made and to be performed entirely within the State of California without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of October 25, 2022.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:   /s/Michael Dunn
Name: Michael Dunn
Title: President and COO
Address:

CalciMedica, Inc.

 

505 Coast Blvd. S., Ste. 306A

La Jolla, CA 92037

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NOTICE OF EXERCISE

TO: CALCIMEDICA, INC.

(1) ☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

☐ The undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ shares of Common Stock (the “Exercise Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the terms of the net exercise provisions set forth in Section 2.3 of the attached Warrant, and shall tender payment of all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

(2) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Exercise Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:

 

 

(Name)

 

 

 

 

(Address)

(3) The undersigned represents that (i) the aforesaid Exercise Shares are being acquired for the account of the undersigned for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, the distribution thereof and that the undersigned has no present intention of distributing or reselling such shares; (ii) the undersigned is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision regarding its investment in the Company; (iii) the undersigned is experienced in making investments of this type and has such knowledge and background in financial and business matters that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment and protecting the undersigned’s own interests; (iv) the undersigned understands that Exercise Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent as expressed herein, and, because such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act, they must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available; (v) the undersigned is aware that the aforesaid Exercise Shares may not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act unless certain conditions are met and until the undersigned has held the shares for the number of years prescribed by Rule 144, that among the conditions for use of the Rule is the availability of current information to the public about the Company and the Company has not made such information available and has no present plans to do so; and (vi) the undersigned agrees not to make any disposition of all or any part of the aforesaid shares of Exercise Shares unless and until there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with said registration statement, or, if reasonably requested by the Company, the undersigned has provided the Company with an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company, stating that such registration is not required.

 

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(4) No Exercise Shares subject to the attached Warrant may be exercised prior to the vesting of such Exercise Shares in accordance with Section 2 of such Warrant.

 

 

 

     

 

(Date)     (Signature)

 

     

 

    (Print name)

 

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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)
Dated: __________, 20__
Holder’s  
Signature:                                                                                                                         
Holder’s  
Address:                                                                                                                         

NOTE: The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

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May 20, 2020

Ann Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

[***]

Dear Dr. Leheny:

CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to offer you employment with the Company on the terms described below.

Your position will be that of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. This is a position of full-time employment. You will report to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and will have such duties and responsibilities customarily associated with a chief executive officer position as assigned by the Board. Your annual base salary will be $250,000 (less applicable withholdings), which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. Following a Qualified Financing (as defined below), your annual base salary will be $350,000 (less applicable withholdings), which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. As used herein, a “Qualified Financing” shall mean the Company’s issuance of securities pursuant to the Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement on or about the date hereof, in one or more transactions.

You will be eligible to be considered for an incentive bonus for the then fiscal year of the Company. Your target bonus will be equal to 50% of your current base salary.

In the event you are terminated Without Cause or for Good Reason (each as defined below), you shall be entitled to receive, subject to your execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers and directors in a form provided by the Company (the “Release”), you shall be entitled to receive the following:

(a) payments aggregating to one (1) times the sum of your base salary for the year in which the termination occurs plus the value of any accrued but unused vacation as of the termination, which shall be paid ratably in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll procedures over twelve months following the execution of the Release;

(b) If you timely and properly elect health continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall reimburse you for the monthly COBRA premium paid by you for you and your dependents. Such reimbursement shall be paid to you in accordance with the Company’s customary reimbursement procedures following the date that you timely remit the premium payment. You shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement until the earliest of: (i) the twelve (12)-month anniversary of your termination; (ii) the date you are no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; and (iii) the date on which you become eligible to receive substantially similar coverage from another employer or other source. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s making payments under this paragraph would violate any applicable laws, or result in the imposition of penalties under such applicable laws or related regulations, the parties agree to reform this paragraph in a manner as is necessary to comply with such laws and regulations; and

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the terms of the Plan or any applicable award agreements and subject to the provisions above, the vesting of any outstanding but unvested stock options and other equity awards granted to you during your employment, whether granted before or after the date of this offer letter, shall accelerate such that 12 months vesting of the shares subject to all such equity awards shall vest and become exercisable, effective as of your termination and 100% of such shares shall immediately vest and become exercisable upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan). Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any previous option agreements between you and the Company, upon the termination of your services to the Company, you will have at least twelve months following your termination date to exercise your options and other equity awards.

(d) The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that you are also employed by Valence Life Sciences, LLC, a professional investment fund and its affiliates (the “Fund”), and as such serve on the board of directors of certain of the Fund’s portfolio companies, some of which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business (as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted) (“Valence Employment and Related Activities”). The Company hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted under applicable law, neither the Fund or you shall be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (a) any actions arising out of your employment with the Fund, (b) your service on the board of directors of any of the Fund’s portfolio companies, (C) the investment by the Fund in any entity competitive with the Company, or (d) actions taken by any partner, officer or other representative of the Fund to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a member of the board of directors of such competitive company or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company. The Company agrees that your Valence Employment and Related Activities shall not be considered a violation of any of the current or future Conflict of Interest Guidelines of the Company.

Cause” shall mean (i) your willful and material failure to perform your material duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), and, if the failure is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the failure and the actions reasonably required to correct the failure and thirty (30) days to correct it.; (ii) your willful failure to comply with one or more valid and legal directives of the Board, which failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days after the Company has given you written notice specifying the failure in reasonable detail, and you have had an opportunity to address the Company with counsel present; (iii) any act of personal dishonesty, fraud, embezzlement, or misrepresentation, committed by Executive that financially benefits Executive at the material expense of the Company; (iv) your conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent); (vi) your material violation of a material written policy of the Company or the rules of any governmental or regulatory body applicable to the Company and, if the breach is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the breach and thirty (30) days to correct it; or (vii) your material breach of any material obligation under this offer letter or any other written agreement between you and the Company, and, if the breach is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the breach and the actions reasonably required to correct the breach and thirty (30) days to correct it. For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act on your part shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

 

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Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, in each case during your employment without your written consent: (i) a material reduction in your base salary or benefits (unless pursuant to a salary reduction program applicable generally to the Company’s executives); (ii) a relocation of your principal place of employment by more than thirty (30) miles from your then-current principal place of employment immediately prior to such relocation; (iii) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this offer letter or any material provision of any other agreement between you and the Company; (iv) prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), a material, adverse change in your position, authority, duties, responsibilities, or reporting structure (other than temporarily while you are physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law); or (v) following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), a material, adverse change in your duties or responsibilities, provided that changes solely resulting in your position, authority or reporting structure after a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) being in a division or line of business of an acquiror that succeeds to the Company’s business will not by itself give rise to Good Reason. You cannot terminate your employment for Good Reason unless you have provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence of such grounds and the Company has had at least thirty (30) days from the date on which such notice is provided to cure such circumstances (the “Cure Period”). If you do not terminate employment for Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the end of the Cure Period, then you will be deemed to have waived your right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to such grounds. If the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason is deemed not to have occurred.

As compensation for your services, you have previously been granted non-qualified stock option to purchase 2,644,900 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.19 per share and a non-qualified stock option to purchase 390,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price equal to $0.07 per share (the “Existing Options”), granted by the Board on January 24, 2020. It will be recommended at the first meeting of the Board following the date of this offer letter, and subject to receipt of a valuation of Company’s Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that Company grant you an additional option to purchase 1,054,921 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board (the “New Option”). It will be recommended at the first meeting of the Board following the initial closing of a Qualified Financing and any subsequent closing of such Qualified Financing, and subject to receipt of a valuation of Company’s Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that Company grant you an additional option to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock such that the total number of shares of Common Stock held by you (including upon the exercise of any options to purchase shares of Common Stock held by you and outstanding at such time, including the Existing Options and New Option) is equal to 5.0% of the Company’s fully diluted capitalization as of the date of such final subsequent closing of the Qualified Financing (inclusive of any securities issued in such closing of the Qualified Financing and any shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans) (together with the Existing Options and the New Option, the “Options”) at a price per share equal to the fair market value per share on the date of grant as determined by the Board.

The Options are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and corresponding stock option agreements thereunder, including vesting requirements, provided that you will be permitted to transfer your Options to a trust or similar entity for tax or estate planning purposes. The Options shall be subject to the following vesting schedule: Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to each Option shall vest on April 30, 2020 (the “Vesting Commencement Date”). Thereafter, the remaining shares subject to each Option shall vest in equal monthly amounts over the subsequent thirty-six (36) months on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (or if there is no such day on the last day of the

 

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month), subject to you continuing to provide services to the Company through each such date. In the event that your continuous status as an Officer or Service Provider (as defined in the Plan) is terminated by the Company without Cause or for Good Reason, subject to your execution and delivery of an effective Release, twenty five percent (25)% of the shares subject to each of the Options shall immediately vest and become exercisable. Upon the closing of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), 100% of the shares subject to each Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or your position at the Company.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of your resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks’ notice.

As a condition of your employment, you are also required, if you have not already done so, to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement with requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall fully and finally by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all the arbitration fees, except an amount equal to the filing fees you would have paid had you filed a complaint in a court of law.

To confirm the terms of your employment, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the At- Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and you.

 

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We look forward to working with you at CalciMedica, Inc.

 

Best personal regards,

CalciMedica, Inc.

/s/ Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn

President

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this 20th day of May, 2020
/s/ Rachel Leheny
Ann Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

 

Enclosure:   

Duplicate Original Offer Letter

At-Will Employment, confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, www.calcimedica.com

Exhibit 10.2

 

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May 20, 2020

Eric Roberts

[***]

Dear Mr. Roberts:

We are pleased that the stockholders of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) have designated you as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to serve until your successor is duly appointed or your earlier resignation or removal. You shall also serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Strategic Transactions and Finance Committee of the Board. In addition, the Company is pleased to offer you employment to serve as the Company’s Chief Business Officer. The compensation for your services as a member of the Board and an executive officer is as set forth below. You shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred by you in connection with such services in accordance with the Company’s established policies.

As compensation for your services, you have previously been granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 793,470 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Existing Option”). It will be recommended at the first meeting of the Board following the date of this offer letter, subject to receipt of a valuation of Company’s Common Stock sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that Company grant you (i) an option to purchase 1,251,440 shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Board (the “First Option”), and (ii) an option to purchase 408,982 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at the same exercise price (the “Second Option” and together with the “Existing Option” and the “First Option,” collectively, the “Options”). The Existing Option and the First Option each shall be subject to the following vesting schedule: twenty five percent (25%) of the shares subject to each Option shall vest on the initial closing of the Qualified Financing. Thereafter, the remaining shares subject to each Option shall vest in equal monthly amounts over the subsequent thirty-six (36) months. In the event that your continuous status as an Officer or Service Provider (as defined in the Plan) is terminated by the Company without Cause or for Good Reason (each as defined below), subject to your execution and delivery of an effective Release (as defined below), twenty five percent (25%) of the shares subject to each of the Options shall immediately vest and become exercisable; provided, however, that if such termination occurs within the 180- day period prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) or the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten public offering of its Common Stock registered under the Securities Act (the “Initial Public Offering”), all of the shares subject to the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable. Upon the closing of a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), 100% of the shares subject to the Options shall immediately vest and become exercisable. Upon the earlier closing of an Initial Public Offering (as defined herein), 100% of the shares subject to the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable. The Options shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and corresponding stock option agreements thereunder, including vesting requirements, provided that you will be permitted to transfer your Options to a trust or similar entity for tax or estate planning purposes. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting, your Board position or your employment with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any previous option agreements between you and the Company, upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), 100% of the shares subject to any options outstanding at the time of the Change in Control shall immediately vest and become exercisable. As used herein:

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(a) “Cause” shall mean (i) your willful and material failure to perform your material duties and obligations (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), and, if the failure is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the failure and the actions reasonably required to correct the failure and thirty (30) days to correct it; (ii) your willful failure to comply with one or more valid and legal directives of the Board, which failure is not corrected within thirty (30) days after the Company has given you written notice specifying the failure in reasonable detail, and you have had an opportunity to address the Company with counsel present; (iii) any act of personal dishonesty, fraud, embezzlement, or misrepresentation, committed by Executive that financially benefits Executive at the material expense of the Company; (iv) your conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent); (vi) your material violation of a material written policy of the Company or the rules of any governmental or regulatory body applicable to the Company and, if the breach is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the breach and thirty (30) days to correct it; or (vii) your material breach of any material obligation under this offer letter or any other written agreement between you and the Company, and, if the breach is one that can be corrected, you have been given notice specifying the breach and the actions reasonably required to correct the breach and thirty (30) days to correct it. For purposes of this provision, no act or failure to act on your part shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by you in bad faith or without reasonable belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or upon the advice of counsel for the Company shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by you in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

(b) “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following, in each case during your employment without your written consent: (i) a material reduction in your base salary or benefits (unless pursuant to a salary reduction program applicable generally to the Company’s executives); (ii) a relocation of your principal place of employment by more than thirty (30) miles from your then-current principal place of employment immediately prior to such relocation; (iii) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this offer letter or any material provision of any other agreement between you and the Company; (iv) prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), a material, adverse change in your position, authority, duties, responsibilities, or reporting structure (other than temporarily while you are physically or mentally incapacitated or as required by applicable law); or (v) following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), a material, adverse change in your duties or responsibilities, provided that changes solely resulting in your position, authority or reporting structure after a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) being in a division or line of business of an acquiror that succeeds to the Company’s business will not by itself give rise to Good Reason. You cannot terminate your employment for Good Reason unless you have provided written notice to the Company of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the initial existence of such grounds and the Company has had at least thirty (30) days from the date on which such notice is provided to cure such circumstances (the “Cure Period”). If you do not terminate employment for Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the end of the Cure Period, then you will be deemed to have waived your right to terminate for Good Reason with respect to such grounds. If the Company cures the Good Reason condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason is deemed not to have occurred.

(c) “Qualified Financing” shall mean the Company’s issuance of securities pursuant to the Series C Preferred Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement on or about the date hereof, in one or more transactions.

 

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Upon the occurrence of a Qualified Financing the Company shall pay to you an annual base salary of $300,000 (less applicable withholdings) for your services, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures, during the period of your service to the Company, prorated for any partial year of service. In addition, upon the initial closing of the Qualified Financing, the Company will pay you $75,000 for all past services, less applicable withholdings.

You will be eligible to be considered for an incentive bonus for the then fiscal year of the Company. Your target bonus will be equal to 50% of your base salary. You will be provided benefits, including health insurance, as reasonably acceptable to you.

In the event your employment is terminated without Cause or for Good Reason, you shall be entitled to receive, subject to your execution of a release of claims in favor of the Company, its affiliates and their respective officers and directors in a form provided by the Company (the “Release”), you shall be entitled to receive the following:

(a) payments aggregating to one (1) times the sum of your base salary for the year in which the termination occurs plus the value of any accrued but unused vacation as of the termination, which shall be paid ratably in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll procedures over twelve months following the execution of the Release;

(b) If you timely and properly elect health continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall reimburse you for the monthly COBRA premium paid by you for you and your dependents. Such reimbursement shall be paid to you in accordance with the Company’s customary reimbursement procedures following the date that you timely remit the premium payment. You shall be eligible to receive such reimbursement until the earliest of: (i) the twelve (12)-month anniversary of your termination; (ii) the date you are no longer eligible to receive COBRA continuation coverage; and (iii) the date on which you become eligible to receive substantially similar coverage from another employer or other source. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s making payments under this paragraph would violate any applicable laws, or result in the imposition of penalties under such applicable laws or related regulations, the parties agree to reform this paragraph in a manner as is necessary to comply with such laws and regulations; and

(c) Notwithstanding the terms of the Plan or any applicable award agreements, and subject to the provisions above, the vesting of any outstanding but unvested stock options and other equity awards, other than the Second Option, granted to you during your employment, whether granted before or after the date of this offer letter, shall accelerate such that 12 months vesting of the shares subject to all such equity awards shall vest and become exercisable, effective as of your termination. The shares subject to the Second Option shall vest as provided above. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any previous option agreements between you and the Company, upon the termination of your services to the Company, you will have at least twelve months following your termination date to exercise your options and other equity awards.

(d) The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that you are also employed by Valence Life Sciences, LLC, a professional investment fund and its affiliates (the “Fund”), and as such serve on the board of directors of certain of the Fund’s portfolio companies, some of which may be deemed competitive with the Company’s business (as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted) (“Valence Employment and Related Activities”). The Company hereby agrees that, to the extent permitted under applicable law, neither the Fund or you shall be liable to the Company for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (a) any actions arising out of your employment with the

 

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Fund, (b) your service on the board of directors of any of the Fund’s portfolio companies, (C) the investment by the Fund in any entity competitive with the Company, or (d) actions taken by any partner, officer or other representative of the Fund to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a member of the board of directors of such competitive company or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company. The Company agrees that your Valence Employment and Related Activities shall not be considered a violation of any of the current or future Conflict of Interest Guidelines of the Company.

Nothing in this offer letter should be construed to interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company and the Company s stockholders to remove any individual from the Board at any time in accordance with the provisions of applicable law. Your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of your resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks’ notice.

As with all our directors and executive officers, you and the Company will enter into, and you will be afforded indemnity protections pursuant to the Company s standard Indemnification Agreement, which we have enclosed with this offer letter.

As a condition of your employment, you are also required, if you have not already done so, to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement with requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall fully and finally by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all the arbitration fees, except an amount equal to the filing fees you would have paid had you filed a complaint in a court of law.

To indicate your acceptance of the Company s offer, please sign and date this offer letter in the space provided below and return it to me. This letter, along with the At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, set forth the terms of your service with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and you.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

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We look forward to working with you at CalciMedica, Inc.

 

Best personal regards,
CalciMedica, Inc.

/s/ Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn
President

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO this

20th day of May 2020

 

/s/ Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

 

Enclosure:    Duplicate Original Offer Letter
   At-Will Employment, confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement
   Indemnification Agreement

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, www.calcimedica.com

Exhibit 10.3

 

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505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202

La Jolla, CA 92037

T. 858-952-5500

August 24, 2015

Sudarshan Hebbar, MD

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Dear Sudarshan:

We are pleased to offer you the position of Senior Vice President, Clinical Development with CalciMedica, Inc. (“CalciMedica” or the “Company”) beginning November 9, 2015, or such other date as we shall mutually agree, contingent on both your and the Company’s concurrence that the preclinical GLP tox data for CM4620 supports advancement to clinical studies. Your primary responsibilities will be to direct the clinical development efforts of the Company, including organizing and managing the planned clinical studies, and ensuring the safety of study subjects and patients.

The terms and conditions of your employment with the Company will include the following:

 

   

Salary: A semi-monthly salary of $10,416.67 corresponding to a gross annualized salary of $250,000.00, less applicable withholdings, paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures.

 

   

Key Employee Retention Plan: Upon your hire by CalciMedica and upon approval of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), you will participate in the Key Employee Retention Plan in a manner equivalent in terms of percentage participation and all other rights to that of the current senior management of the Company. The full Key Employee Retention Plan is attached as Appendix A.

 

   

Stock options: Upon your hire by CalciMedica and upon approval of the Board, following your start date you will be granted an incentive stock option (to the extent permitted by applicable law) to purchase 408,402 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) at a price per share equal to the fair market value of a Share on the date of grant (the “Grant Date”), as determined by the Board (the “Option”). The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan and stock option agreement thereunder, including vesting requirements. Shares will vest over a four-year period commencing on the date you begin full-time employment. At the end of your first 12 months of full-time employment, 25% of the Shares will


 

vest, subject to your continuing employment with the Company, and no Shares shall vest before such date. Thereafter, 1/48 of the Shares will vest per month in equal amounts subject to your continuing employment with the Company. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or employment.

 

   

Bonus: You will be paid a one-time signing bonus of $15,000 (less applicable withholding) payable on the first payroll date following your start date, assumed to be November 1, 2015. In addition, you will be eligible to receive performance bonuses, with an annual target bonus of 25% of your annual base salary. Such bonuses will be paid following the successful achievement of corporate goals or milestones, as determined by the Board and CalciMedica’s Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. These cash bonuses, if any, shall be paid to you in the pay period one month following the achievement of the corporate goal or milestone, and provided that you remain an employee of the Company through the date the applicable bonus is paid out (subject to the provisions below).

 

   

Benefits: You will be eligible for participation in the Company’s benefits programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability, the first of the month following your date of hire. Also, after satisfying the eligibility requirements, you may participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Please refer to the CalciMedica Benefit Plan Summary.

 

   

Paid-time-off (PTO): You will be provided with 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) during your first year of employment. For each subsequent year of employment, you will accrue one additional day. In addition, there will be 10 paid holidays per calendar year.

 

   

Title Review: The Company and the Board agree to review your title, specifically regarding naming you Chief Medical Officer, at the time of successful completion of the Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Studies in healthy subjects, and prior to entering into the first patient study entitled “A Study of CM4620 in Acute Pancreatitis Patients with Accompanying Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome”. This is not a guarantee of a title change, but rather an agreement to review your title in the context of the work completed, the work planned, your performance to date and other related factors.

If your employment is terminated by the Company prior to, or more than 12 months following, a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause (as such terms are defined in Appendix B attached hereto), death or disability, you will be entitled to receive the following severance benefits, subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A:

 

   

continuing payments of severance pay at a rate equal to your base salary, as then in effect (“Salary Severance Payments”), for four months from the date of such termination, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll procedures; and


   

reimbursement of premiums for the same level of health (i.e. medical, vision and dental) coverage and benefits as in effect for you and your immediate family members immediately preceding the day of termination of employment; provided, however that (i) you constitute a qualified beneficiary, as defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and (ii) you elect continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended or the applicable state equivalent (together, “COBRA”), within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. The Company shall continue to reimburse you for such health coverage until the earlier of (i) the date you are no longer eligible to receive continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, or (ii) four months from the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the foregoing COBRA premium reimbursements without potentially violating, or being subject to an excise tax under, applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to you a taxable monthly payment, payable on the last day of a given month (except as provided by the following sentence), in an amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium that you would be required to pay to continue the group health coverage for you and/or your eligible dependents in effect on the termination of employment date (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), which payments will be made regardless of whether you and/or your eligible dependents elect COBRA continuation coverage and will commence on the month following your termination of employment and will end on the earlier of (x) the date upon which you obtain other employment or (y) the date the Company has paid an amount equal to four payments. Any such taxable monthly payments that otherwise would have been paid to you within the 60 days following your termination date instead will be paid on the 61st day following your termination of employment, with any remaining payments paid as provided in the prior sentence (subject to any delay as may be required below). For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments in lieu of COBRA reimbursements may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings.

If (i) your employment is terminated by the Company on or within 12 months following a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause (as such terms are defined in Appendix B attached hereto), death or disability, (ii) you are not offered another similar position (similar in terms of responsibilities, gross annualized salary and bonus at least equivalent to your then current salary and bonus and not requiring relocation) with the Company (or the successor company (or its parent company or acquisition vehicle)) and you terminate your employment, and (iii) you execute our release


agreement (the “Release”, as defined in Appendix B), you will be entitled to receive (subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A) (i) Salary Severance Payments for six months, (ii) the COBRA premium reimbursements (or the taxable monthly payments in lieu thereof) described in the previous paragraph (together with the Salary Severance Payments, the “Cash Severance Payments”) for a period of up to six months, and (iii) 100% accelerated vesting of your then-outstanding equity awards (together with the Cash Severance Payments, the “Severance Benefits,” which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the severance payments set forth in the previous paragraph).

If your employment with the Company is terminated for Cause by the Company, by you for any reason, or due to your death or disability, then (i) all vesting will terminate immediately with respect to your then outstanding equity awards; (ii) all payments of compensation by the Company to you hereunder will terminate immediately (except as to amounts already earned); and (iii) you will only be eligible for severance benefits in accordance with the Company’s established policies, if any, as then in effect, or those indicated herein.

In the event of your termination of employment with the Company, the preceding paragraphs are intended to be and are exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which you or the Company may otherwise be entitled, whether at law, tort or contract, in equity, or under this letter.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks’ notice.

We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior or ongoing employment, occupation, consulting, or other business activities that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is the Company’s understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from performing the duties of your position and you represent that such is the case. Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. Similarly, you agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of your former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information.


As a condition of your employment, you are also required, if you have not already done so, to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all the arbitration fees, except an amount equal to the filing fees you would have paid had you filed a complaint in a court of law. You will also be required to review and comply with CalciMedica’s policies and procedures a set forth in its Employee Handbook.

To confirm the terms of your employment, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements including, but not limited to, your Consulting Agreement with the Company dated June 27, 2014 and any representations made during your recruitment, interviews or pre-employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and you.


We are looking forward to having you join us full-time at CalciMedica. You will be an integral part of our small but dynamic team. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me anytime.

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Vikas Goyal
Vikas Goyal
Chairman, Compensation Committee

 

Agreed to and accepted:

 

Signature:   /s/ Sudarshan Hebbar
Printed Name:   Sudarshan Hebbar

Date: September 4, 2015

Enclosures

Duplicate Original Letter; At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement

 


Appendix A

CALCIMEDJCA, INC.

KEY EMPLOYEE RETENTION PLAN

1. Purposes.

(a) It is expected that the Company from time to time will consider the possibility of an acquisition by another company or other change of control. The Board recognizes that such possibilities can cause employees of the Company to consider alternative employment opportunities. The purpose of the Plan is to establish a Bonus Pool for designated Key Employees payable upon the occurrence of a Change of Contra I to (i) assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and objectivity of Key Employees, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control, (ii) provide Key Employees with an incentive to continue their service prior to a Change of Control and to motivate the team to maximize the value of the Company upon a Change of Control for the benefit of its stockholders, and (iii) provide Key Employees with enhanced financial security and incentive and encouragement to remain with the Company notwithstanding the possibility of a Change of Control. It is understood that transaction bonus amounts payable to the Key Employees under this Plan will be measured by the amount of proceeds available for distribution to stockholders of the Company and that the distribution(s) of such transaction bonuses to Key Employees will have priority over related distribution(s) with respect to capital stock of the Company made at the same time.

(b) The Board has determined that the adoption of the Plan is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.

2. Definitions.

(a)Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)Bonus Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 40 of the Plan.

(c)Bonus Pool” has the meaning ascribed to ii in Section 4 of the Plan.

(d)Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(1) the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (for these purposes, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company), (“Person”) that or is or becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 2(d)(1), the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person, who is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the securities of the Company shall not be considered a Change of Control; or


(2) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12)-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section Error’ Reference source not found., the following shall not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (1) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer; or (2) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s securities; (B) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or (D) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in subsection (C). For purposes of this Section 2(d)(2), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Company transaction that does not constitute a change in control event under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii) shall be not be considered a Change of Control for purposes of this Plan.

For the avoidance of doubt, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or assignment for the benefit of creditors shall not constitute a Change of Control event for purposes of this Plan. Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change of Control for purposes of this Plan.

(e)Closing” means the first closing of a transaction constituting a Change of Control to occur after the Effective Date.

(f)Closing Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Plan.

(g)Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference to a specific Section of the Code or regulation thereunder shall include such Section or regulations, any valid regulation promulgated under such Section, and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such Section or regulation.

(h)Company” means CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any successor.

(i)Effective Date” bas the meaning ascribed to it on the signature page of the Plan.

(j)Excise Tax” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Plan.

(k)Firm” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Plan.

 


(l)Individual Percentage” means the percentage specified for a particular Key Employee as determined by the Board and set forth in a Key Employee’s Participation Agreement

(m)IRS” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 9 of the Plan.

(n)Key Employee” means any person employed by the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, who is designated by the Board in writing from time to time as a Key Employee for purposes of the Plan.

(o)Net Proceeds” means:

(1) With respect to a Change of Control described in Section 2(d)(I), the sum of any cash and the fair market value of any securities or other assets or property available for distribution to the holders of the Company’s equity securities (including any securities that are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for equity securities) in connection with a Change of Control, including amounts distributed after the closing of the Change of Control pursuant to any escrow, earn-out or other similar arrangement (the “Post-Closing Payments”). For purposes of clarification, the proceeds available for distribution to holders of the Company’s equity securities as set forth in this Section 2(o)(l) is net of the repayment of all Company debt outstanding and all costs and fees associated with the transaction.

(2) With respect to a Change of Control described in Section 2(d), the sum of any cash and the fair market value of any securities or other assets or property received by the Company in connection with a Change of Control, including Post-Closing Payments, after repayment of all Company debt outstanding and after subtracting all costs and fees associated with the transaction.

For purposes of clarity, change of control bonus payments, whether under this Plan or otherwise and whether ranking senior, junior or on parity with payments under this Plan will be considered an outstanding debt or cost or fee associated with the transaction.

The fair market value of any securities or other assets or property available for distribution to the holders of the Company’s equity securities or received by the Company, as applicable, in connection with a Change of Control will be determined on the same basis on which such securities or other assets or property were valued in such Change of Control.

(p)Participation Agreement” means an individualized agreement setting forth a Key Employee’s Individual Percentage and other terms relating to the Key Employee’s participation in the Plan. The form of Participation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(q)Payment” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of this Plan.

(r)Person” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2(d)(1) of this Plan.

(s)Plan” means the CalciMedica, Inc. Key Employee Retention Plan.

(t)Post-Closing Payments” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 0 of this Plan.


(u)Reduced Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 5 of the Plan.

(v)Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and any final Treasury Regulations and guidance thereunder and any applicable state law equivalent, as each may be amended or promulgated from time to time.

(w)Treasury Regulations” means the regulations under the Code. Reference to a specific Treasury Regulation Section thereunder shall include such regulations and any comparable provision of any future legislation or regulation amending, supplementing or superseding such regulation.

3. Administration.

(a) The Plan shall be interpreted and administered by the Board, whose actions shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Key Employees, and shall be given the maximum deference permitted by law.

(b) The Board, in its sole discretion, shall have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(1) To determine from time to time which employees of the Company shall be designated as Key Employees entitled to participate in the Plan and the terms under which they will be entitled to participate.

(2) To determine whether or not a transaction or related series of transactions results in a Change of Control.

(3) To determine the amount of the Net Proceeds.

(4) To establish, change, and adjust, in its sole discretion, the Individual Percentages for each of the Key Employees.

(5) To determine the value of any non-cash consideration distributed pursuant to the Plan, provided that the valuation of identical property shall be consistently applied for all purposes.

(c) The Board may delegate some or all of its powers and responsibilities under the Plan either to a committee of the Board or to one or more officers of the Company.

(d) (d) No member of the Board or its delegate will be liable for any action or determination made by the Board or its delegate with respect to the Plan or any distribution paid under the Plan. All expenses and liabilities that members of the Board or its delegate incur in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be borne by the Company or its successor. No members of the Board or its delegate shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation made in good faith with respect to this Plan or any distribution paid hereunder, and all members of the Board or its delegate shall be fully indemnified and held harmless by the Company or its successor in respect of any such action, determination, or interpretation.


4. Bonus Pool.

(a) Establishment. Upon the Closing, a bonus pool (the “Bonus Pool”) shall be established in an amount equal to the product of: (i) Net Proceeds multiplied by (ii) the applicable percentage set forth in the column below entitled “Applicable Bonus Pool Percentage”.

 

Amount of Net Proceeds    Applicable Bonus Pool Calculation
Less than $75 million    Bonus Pool = Net Proceeds multiplied by 4.5%
$75 million up to $110 million    Bonus Pool = Net Proceeds multiplied by 7.5%
Greater than $110 million    Bonus Pool = Net Proceeds multiplied by 9.0%

(b) Allocation of Bonus Pool. The allocation of the Bonus Pool to individuals designated as Key Employees shall be set forth in writing from time to time as determined by the Board. Each Key Employee’s allocable share of the Bonus Pool (the Bonus Amount”) under the Plan will be equal to the product of (x) the Bonus Pool multiplied by (y) the Key Employee’s Individual Percentage. Each Key Employee’s Individual Percentage will be set forth in a Participation Agreement.

(c) Unallocated Portion of Bonus Pool. If, after making all distributions to Key Employees in accordance with Section 5, any amount of the Bonus Pool has not been distributed to Key Employees, such amount shall be distributed to the Company’s stockholders in the same manner as the other proceeds resulting from the Change of Control.

5. Distributions.

(a) A Key Employee must be an employee of the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company) on the Closing Date to be eligible to receive his or her Bonus Amount. Upon termination of a Key Employee’s employment prior to the Closing Date, such Key Employee shall no longer be a Key Employee in the Plan and shall not be entitled to any distributions hereunder. Such Key Employee’s Bonus Amount shall either be available for reallocation and distribution under this Plan as determined by the Board in its discretion, subject to Section 6, or distributed to Company stockholders pursuant to Section (c).

(b) If the conditions for distribution set forth in Section S(a) of the Plan are satisfied, upon the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”), each Key Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Company one hundred percent (100%) of his or her Bonus Amount in the same form or forms of payment and in the same proportions paid by the purchaser(s) to the holders of the Company’s equity securities upon the Change of Control, whether such distribution is at Closing or a delayed distribution pursuant to the application of any escrow, earn-out or other similar arrangement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that all or a portion of the Bonus Amounts will be paid in cash.


(c) Any securities that are issued to the Key Employees pursuant to this Plan shall be subject to the same or similar restrictions as imposed by a purchaser on the securities of the Company’s stockholders as set forth in the agreement pursuant to which the Change of Control occurs and such restrictions that are required by applicable securities laws.

(d) Except as provided by this Section 5(d), Bonus Amounts shall be distributed to Key Employees as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any portion of the Bonus Amounts related to Post-Closing Payments shall be paid to Key Employees if and when paid to the Company’s stockholders (and subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to the Company’s stockholders generally); provided, however, that any Post-Closing Payments not distributed to the Key Employees by the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date shall be forfeited by the Key Employees and shall instead be distributed in accordance with Section (c) above. If a Key Employee is eligible to receive a Plan distribution as of the Closing Date, then such Key Employee shall also be entitled to its allocation of any Post-Closing Payments regardless of whether such Key Employee is an employee of the Company on the date any such Post-Closing Payments are made, subject to the preceding sentence.

(e) Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if any payment or benefit a Key Employee would receive from the Company or otherwise (“Payment”) would (i) constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G; and (ii) but for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999 (the “Excise Tax”), then such Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount. The “Reduced Amount” shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax; or (y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment, whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the highest applicable marginal rate), results in such Key Employee’s receipt, on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment. If a reduction in payments or benefits constituting “parachute payments” is necessary so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount and no portion of such Payment is subject to the Excise Tax, reduction shall occur in the following order: first, reduction of cash payments, which shall occur in reverse chronological order such that the cash payment owed on the latest date following the occurrence of the event triggering such excise tax will be the first cash payment to be reduced; second, cancellation of accelerated vesting of equity awards, which shall occur in the reverse order of the date of grant for such stock awards (i.e., the vesting of the most recently granted stock awards will be reduced first); and third, reduction of employee benefits, which shall occur in reverse chronological order such that the benefit owed on the latest date following the occurrence of the event triggering such excise tax will be the first benefit to be reduced. If two or more equity awards are granted on the same date, each award will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Company submits any payment or benefit payable to the Key Employee under this Plan or otherwise to the Company’s stockholders for approval in accordance with Treasury Reg. Section 1.2800-1 Q&A 7, the foregoing provisions shall not apply following such submission and such payments and benefits will be treated in accordance with the results of such vote, except that any reduction in, or waiver of, such payments or benefits required by such vote will be applied without any application of discretion by the Key Employee and in the order prescribed by this Section (e). In no event shall the Key Employee have any discretion with respect to the ordering of payment reductions.


A nationally recognized certified professional services firm selected by the Company, the Company’s legal counsel or such other person or entity to which the parties mutually agree (the “Firm”) shall perform the foregoing calculations related to the Excise Tax. The Company shall bear all expenses with respect to the determinations by the Firm required to be made hereunder.

For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Code Sections 280G and 4999. The Company and the Key Employee will furnish to the Firm such information and documents as the Firm may reasonably request in order to make a determination under this Section.

The Firm engaged to make the determinations hereunder shall provide its calculations, together with detailed supporting documentation, to the Company and the Key Employee within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which the Key Employee’s right to a Payment is triggered (if requested at that time by the Company or the Key Employee) or such other time as requested by the Company or the Key Employee. Any good faith determinations of the Firm made hereunder shall be final, binding. and conclusive upon the Company and the Key Employee.

6. Amendment or Termination of the Plan.

(a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, prior to the Closing, may amend or terminate the Plan in any manner in its sole discretion; provided, however, the Plan may not be amended or termination on or following the Closing without the consent of each Key Employee affected by the amendment or termination, except pursuant to Section 13, as may be required by any applicable law or as necessary to correct administrative errors.

(b) The Plan shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) the completion of all payments under the terms of the Plan, (ii) the closing of the Company’s first underwritten public offering of the Company’s equity securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that occurs prior to the Closing or (iii) a determination by the Board to terminate the Plan consistent with Section (a).

7. No Guarantee of Future Service.

Selection of an individual to participate as a Key Employee under the Plan shall not provide any guarantee or promise of continued service of the Key Employee with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), and the Company (or any subsidiary employing a Key Employee) retains the right to terminate the employment of any employee at any time. with or without cause, for any reason or no reason, except as may be restricted by law or contract.

8. No Equity Interest.

Neither the Plan nor any distribution hereunder creates or conveys any equity or ownership interest in the Company or any rights commonly associated with such interests, including, without limitation, the right to vote on any matters put before the stockholders of the Company.


9. Tax Withholding.

The Company shall withhold from any distributions under the Plan and/or require the Key Employee to remit payments to the Company for any amount required to satisfy the Company’s income, employment or other tax withholding obligations under federal state or other applicable law. The Key Employee will be solely responsible for any tax withholding obligations and shall be responsible for remitting any necessary funds to the Company to meet such tax withholding obligations.

10. Funding.

The Plan shall be funded out of the Company’s general assets. No provision of the Plan shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Key Employees shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company.

11. Bonus Plan.

This Plan is intended to be a “bonus program” as defined under U.S. Department of Labor regulation 2510.3-2(c) and shall be construed and administered in accordance with such intention.

12. Nonassignability.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, a Key Employee’s right or benefits under this Plan shall not be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, assign, pledge, encumber or charge the same shall be void. No right or benefit hereunder shall in any manner be liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, or torts of the person entitled to such benefit.

13. Code Section 409A.

Each payment and benefit payable under this Plan is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. Bonus Amounts under the Plan required to be paid no later than 30 days following the Closing of the Change of Control are intended to fall within the “short-term deferral” exemption from Section 409A and, if such payments fail to fall within such exemption, to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, in each case so that none of the Bonus Amounts to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A. All other payments are meant to comply with Section 409A so that none of the Bonus Amounts to be provided hereunder will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A. Any ambiguities or ambiguous terms herein will be interpreted to be exempt from or so comply with the requirements of Section 409A. The Company cannot and has not guaranteed that the IRS will determine that the Plan benefits are not deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A. If the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) determines that the Plan benefits are deferred compensation, the Key Employee shall be solely responsible for the Key Employee’s costs related to such a determination, if any. The Company


and each Key Employee will work together in good faith lo consider either (i) amendments to this Plan; or (ii) revisions to the Plan with respect to the payment of any Bonus Amounts, which are necessary or appropriate to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to the actual payment to the Key Employee under Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any Key Employee, lo take such reasonable actions and make any amendments to the Plan as it deems necessary, advisable or desirable to comply with Section 409A or to otherwise avoid income recognition under Section 409A or imposition of any additional tax prior to the actual payment of any Bonus Amounts.

14. Choice of Law.

All questions concerning the construction, validation and interpretation of the Plan will be governed by the law of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

15. Successors and Assigns.

The Plan shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns and upon a Change of Control the Company shall require its successor(s) or assign(s) lo assume the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

16. Headings.

The headings in the Plan are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part hereof nor to affect the meaning thereof


The CalciMedica, Inc. Key Employee Retention Plan is adopted by an authorized officer of the Company effective as of August 24, 2015 (the “Effective Date”).

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:   /s/ Peter McWilliams
Name:   Peter McWilliams
Title:   Chairman
Date:    


EXHIBIT A

CALCIMEDICA, INC. KEY EMPLOYEE RETENTION PLAN

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Sudarshan Hebbar, MD (the “Key Employee”) has been selected to participate in the CalciMedica Inc. Key Employee Retention Plan. as it may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”). Unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

Date of Issuance:                     , 2015

The Key Employee’s Individual Percentage shall be:

Individual Percentage: 33.3%

In the event of a Change of Control and assuming Key Employee satisfies the conditions for payment in the Plan Key Employee’s Bonus Amount will be equal to the product of the Individual Percentage, multiplied by the value of the Bonus Pool, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section O and Section 5 of the Plan.

Key Employee’s Bonus Amount shall be distributed in accordance with the Plan.

If Key Employee terminates employment with the Company or a subsidiary prior to the Closing Date, then Key Employee will have no rights to receive any Bonus Amount under the Plan and this Participation Agreement shall be null and void.

The Key Employee acknowledges that any interest in a Bonus Amount is subject to the conditions of the Plan and this Participation Agreement. The Key Employee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that the Key Employee has read and is familiar with its provisions.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.     KEY EMPLOYEE
By:   /s/ Peter McWilliams     Signature:   /s/ Sudarshan Hebbar
  Peter McWilliams    
Its:   Chairman     Date: September 4, 2015


Appendix B

Your receipt of the Severance Benefits will be subject to you signing and not revoking a general release of claims (a “Release”) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company; provided that such Release is effective within 60 days following your termination of employment or such shorter period specified in the Release (the “Release Deadline”). None of the Severance Benefits will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective. If the Release is not effective by the Release Deadline, you will forfeit your right to the Severance Benefits. If the Release becomes effective by the Release Deadline, payment of the Cash Severance Payments will commence on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, with any payments delayed from the date of your termination through the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination payable in a lump sum without interest on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, except as otherwise required by the following paragraph.

It is the intent of this letter agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (as it has been and may be amended from time to time) and any regulations and guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated from time to time thereunder (“Section 409A”) so that none of the severance payments will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter agreement, if you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of your termination, then the Cash Severance Payments and any other separation benefits payable to you upon your separation from service, to the extent that the same constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (the “Deferred Payments”), otherwise due to you on or within the six-month period following your separation from service will accrue during such six-month period and will become payable in a lump sum payment on the date six months and one day following the date of your termination (such rule, the “Six-Month Delay Rule”). All subsequent Deferred Payments following the application of the Six-Month Delay Rule, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Each payment and benefit payable under this letter is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the regulations under the Code (the “Treasury Regulations”). The Company and you will work together in good faith to consider any amendments that may be necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A.

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause means (i) an act of dishonesty made by you in connection with your responsibilities as an employee, (ii) your conviction of: or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or any other act of moral turpitude, or a material violation of federal or state law by you that the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business; (iii) your gross misconduct, (iv) your unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom you owe an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of your relationship with the Company; (v) your willful breach of any obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company; or (vi) your continued failure to perform your employment duties after you have received a written demand of performance from the Company that specifically sets forth the factual basis for the Company’s belief that you have not substantially performed your duties and have failed to cure such non-performance to the Company’s satisfaction within 10 business days after receiving such notice.


For purposes of this letter agreement, “Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

   

the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (for these purposes, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company), (“Person”) that or is or becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person, who is considered to own more than 50% of the total voting power of the securities of the Company shall not be considered a Change in Control; or

 

   

a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the following shall not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (i) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer; or (ii) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s securities; (B) an entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or (D) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in clause (C). For purposes of this bullet, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Company transaction that does not constitute a change in control event under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii) shall be not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or assignment for the benefit of creditors shall not constitute a Change in Control event for purposes of this letter agreement. Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement.

Exhibit 10.4

 

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August 29, 2014

Michael Dunn

[***]

Dear Michael:

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the current terms and conditions of your employment with CalciMedica, Inc. (“CalciMedica” or the “Company”), as its Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. This letter agreement is effective as of April 11, 2014 (the “Effective Date”).

During your employment term, you will receive an annual base salary of $250,000 (less applicable withholdings), which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. Your annual target bonus will be 25% of your annual base salary with performance goals and other terms and conditions determined by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion. You will also be paid a onetime signing bonus of $25,000 (less applicable withholdings), payable on the next payroll date following the date you sign this agreement. For the 12-month period following the Effective Date, you will also be entitled to receive the following cash bonus awards upon the achievement of the applicable milestone, less applicable withholdings, each payable within 30 days of the achievement of the applicable milestone and subject to your continued employment through the date the bonus is paid: (i) a $12,500 bonus upon the achievement of the second tranche milestones in connection with the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock financing, as determined by the Board in its discretion, (ii) a $12,500 bonus upon the receipt of pre-IND feedback supportive of Company plans, (iii) a $37,500 bonus upon achievement of the third tranche milestones in connection with the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock financing, and (iv) an additional $12,500 bonus upon IND allowance. As an employee, you will also continue to be eligible to receive certain employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance. You will be entitled to 20 days of paid time-off (“PTO”) per calendar year, in accordance with Company policies. You should note that the Company may modify job titles, salaries, bonuses, benefits, and the rate at which you accrue PTO from time to time as it deems necessary. By signing this letter agreement, you agree and acknowledge that the Company has paid you all cash compensation you are owed other than base salary accrued during the current payroll period and has granted you all equity awards you have previously been promised, notwithstanding the following paragraph.

In addition, it will be recommended to the Board that the Company grant you an option to purchase 405,702 shares of the Company’s common stock (“Shares”) at a price per Share equal to the fair market value of a Share on the date of grant (the “Grant Date”), as determined by the Board (the “Option”). The Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan and a stock option agreement thereunder, including vesting requirements. 25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall be vested as of July 1, 2014. and the remainder will vest in 36 equal installments on the 1st day of each of the next 36 months subject to your continuing employment with the Company through each such vesting date. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that vesting occurs, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or employment.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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If your employment is terminated by the Company prior to a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause (as such terms are defined in Appendix A attached hereto), death or disability, you will be entitled to receive the following severance benefits, subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A:

 

   

continuing payments of severance pay at a rate equal to your base salary, as then in effect (“Salary Severance Payments”), for four months from the date of such termination, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll procedures; and

 

   

Reimbursement of premiums for the same level of health (i.e. medical, vision and dental) coverage and benefits as in effect for you and your immediate family members immediately preceding the day of termination of employment; provided, however that (i) you constitute a qualified beneficiary, as defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and (ii)you elect continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended or the applicable state equivalent (together, “COBRA”), within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. The Company shall continue to reimburse you for such health coverage until the earlier of (i) the date you are no longer eligible to receive continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, or (ii) four months from the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the foregoing COBRA premium reimbursements without potentially violating, or being subject to an excise tax under, applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to you a taxable monthly payment, payable on the last day of a given month (except as provided by the following sentence), in an amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium that you would be required to pay to continue the group health coverage for you and/or your eligible dependents in effect on the termination of employment date (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), which payments will be made regardless of whether you and/or your eligible dependents elect COBRA continuation coverage and will commence on the month following your termination of employment and will end on the earlier of (x) the date upon which you obtain other employment or (y) the date the Company has paid an amount equal to four payments. Any such taxable monthly payments that otherwise would have been paid to you within the 60 days following your termination date instead will be paid on the 61st day following your termination of employment, with any remaining payments paid as provided in the prior sentence (subject to any delay as may be required below). For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments in lieu of COBRA reimbursements may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings.

If your employment is terminated by the Company following a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause, death or disability, you will be entitled to receive (subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A) (i) Salary Severance Payments for six (instead of four) months, (ii) the COBRA premium reimbursements (or the taxable monthly

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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payments in lieu thereof) described in the previous paragraph (together with the Salary Severance Payments, the “Cash Severance Payments”) for a period of up to six (instead of four) months, and (iii) 100% accelerated vesting of your then-outstanding equity awards (together with the Cash Severance Payments, the “Severance Benefits,” which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the severance payments set forth in the previous paragraph).

If your employment with the Company is terminated for Cause by the Company, by you for any reason, or due to your death or disability, then (i) all vesting will terminate immediately with respect to your then outstanding equity awards; (ii) all payments of compensation by the Company to you hereunder will terminate immediately (except as to amounts already earned); and (iii) you will only be eligible for severance benefits in accordance with the Company’s established policies, if any, as then in effect.

In the event of your termination of employment with the Company, the preceding paragraphs are intended to be and are exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which you or the Company may otherwise be entitled, whether at law, tort or contract, in equity, or under this letter.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks’ notice.

We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior or ongoing employment, occupation, consulting, or other business activities that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is the Company’s understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from performing the duties of your position and you represent that such is the case. Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. Similarly, you agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of your former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information.

As a condition of your employment, you are also required, if you have not already done so. to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii)all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all the arbitration fees, except an amount equal to the filing fees you would have paid had you filed a complaint in a court of law.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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To confirm the terms of your employment, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the At-Will Employment. Confidential Information. Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements including, but not limited to. your offer letter agreement with the Company dated July 16, 2013 and any representations made during your recruitment, interviews or pre-employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and you.

We look forward to your favorable reply and to working with you at CalciMedica.

Sincerely,

 

/s/ Vikas Goyal
Vikas Goyal
Chairman, Compensation Committee

 

Agreed to and accepted:
Signature:   /s/ Michael Dunn
Printed Name:   Michael Dunn
Date:  

Enclosures

Duplicate Original Letter

Employment. Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration

Agreement

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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Appendix A

Your receipt of the Severance Benefits will be subject to you signing and not revoking a general release of claims (a “Release”) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company; provided that such Release is effective within 60 days following your termination of employment or such shorter period specified in the Release (the “Release Deadline”). None of the Severance Benefits will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective. If the Release is not effective by the Release Deadline, you will forfeit your right to the Severance Benefits. If the Release becomes effective by the Release Deadline, payment of the Cash Severance Payments will commence on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, with any payments delayed from the date of your termination through the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination payable in a lump sum without interest on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, except as otherwise required by the following paragraph.

It is the intent of this letter agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (as it has been and may be amended from time to time) and any regulations and guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated from time to time thereunder (“Section 409A”) so that none of the severance payments will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter agreement, if you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of your termination, then the Cash Severance Payments and any other separation benefits payable to you upon your separation from service, to the extent that the same constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (the “Deferred Payments”), otherwise due to you on or within the six-month period following your separation from service will accrue during such six-month period and will become payable in a lump sum payment on the date six months and one day following the date of your termination (such rule, the “Six-Month Delay Rule”). All subsequent Deferred Payments following the application of the Six-Month Delay Rule, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Each payment and benefit payable under this letter is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the regulations under the Code (the “Treasury Regulations”). The Company and you will work together in good faith to consider any amendments that may be necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A.

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” means (i) an act of dishonesty made by you in connection with your responsibilities as an employee, (ii) your conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or any other act of moral turpitude, or a material violation of federal or state law by you that the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business; (iii)your gross misconduct, (iv) your unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom you owe an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of your relationship with the Company; (v) your willful breach of any obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company; or (vi) your continued failure to perform your employment duties after you have received a written demand of performance from the Company that specifically sets forth the factual basis for the Company’s belief that you have not substantially performed your duties and have failed to cure such non-performance to the Company’s satisfaction within 10 business days after receiving such notice.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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For purposes of this letter agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

   

the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (for these purposes, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company), (“Person”) that or is or becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person, who is considered to own more than 50% of the total voting power of the securities of the Company shall not be considered a Change in Control; or

 

   

a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the following shall not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (i) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer; or (ii) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s securities; (B) an entity. 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly. 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or (D) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in clause (C). For purposes of this bullet, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Company transaction that does not constitute a change in control event under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii) shall be not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or assignment for the benefit of creditors shall not constitute a Change in Control event for purposes of this letter agreement. Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com

Exhibit 10.5

 

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29 August 2014

Dr. Kenneth A. Stauderman

[***]

Dear Ken:

The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the current terms and conditions of your employment with CalciMedica, Inc. (“CalciMedica” or the “Company”), as its Senior Vice President of Research and Development. This letter agreement is effective as of April 11, 2014 (the “Effective Date”).

During your employment term, you will receive an annual base salary of $250,000 (less applicable withholdings), which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll procedures. Your annual target bonus will be 25% of your annual base salary with performance goals and other terms and conditions determined by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) in its sole discretion. You will also be paid a one-time signing bonus of $25,000 (less applicable withholdings), payable on the next payroll date following the date you sign this agreement. For the 12-month period following the Effective Date, you will also be entitled to receive the following cash bonus awards upon the achievement of the applicable milestone, less applicable withholdings, each payable within 30 days of the achievement of the applicable milestone and subject to your continued employment through the date the bonus is paid: (i) a $12,500 bonus upon the achievement of the second tranche milestones in connection with the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock financing, as determined by the Board in its discretion, (ii) a $12,500 bonus upon the receipt of pre-IND feedback supportive of Company plans, (iii) a $37,500 bonus upon achievement of the third tranche milestones in connection with the Company’s Series A-2 Preferred Stock financing, as determined by the Board in its discretion, and (iv) an additional $12,500 bonus upon IND allowance. As an employee, you will also continue to be eligible to receive certain employee benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance. You will be entitled to 20 days of paid time-off (“PTO”) per calendar year, in accordance with Company policies. You should note that the Company may modify job titles, salaries, bonuses, benefits, and the rate at which you accrue PTO from time to time as it deems necessary. By signing this letter agreement, you agree and acknowledge that the Company has paid you all cash compensation you are owed other than base salary accrued during the current payroll period and has granted you all equity awards you have previously been promised.

In addition, you will be eligible to receive equity awards pursuant to any plans or arrangements the Company may have in effect from time to time. The Board or its compensation committee will determine in its discretion whether you will be granted any additional equity awards and the terms of any such award in accordance with the terms of an applicable plan or arrangement that may be in effect from time to time.

 

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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If your employment is terminated by the Company prior to a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause (as such terms are defined in Appendix A attached hereto), death or disability, you will be entitled to receive the following severance benefits, subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A:

 

   

continuing payments of severance pay at a rate equal to your base salary, as then in effect (“Salary Severance Payments”), for four months from the date of such termination, which will be paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll procedures; and

 

   

Reimbursement of premiums for the same level of health (i.e. medical, vision and dental) coverage and benefits as in effect for you and your immediate family members immediately preceding the day of termination of employment; provided, however that (i) you constitute a qualified beneficiary, as defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and (ii) you elect continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended or the applicable state equivalent (together, “COBRA”), within the time period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. The Company shall continue to reimburse you for such health coverage until the earlier of (i) the date you are no longer eligible to receive continuation coverage pursuant to COBRA, or (ii) four months from the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company determines in its sole discretion that it cannot provide the foregoing COBRA premium reimbursements without potentially violating, or being subject to an excise tax under, applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), the Company will in lieu thereof provide to you a taxable monthly payment, payable on the last day of a given month (except as provided by the following sentence), in an amount equal to the monthly COBRA premium that you would be required to pay to continue the group health coverage for you and/or your eligible dependents in effect on the termination of employment date (which amount will be based on the premium for the first month of COBRA coverage), which payments will be made regardless of whether you and/or your eligible dependents elect COBRA continuation coverage and will commence on the month following your termination of employment and will end on the earlier of (x) the date upon which you obtain other employment or (y) the date the Company has paid an amount equal to four payments. Any such taxable monthly payments that otherwise would have been paid to you within the 60 days following your termination date instead will be paid on the 61st day following your termination of employment, with any remaining payments paid as provided in the prior sentence (subject to any delay as may be required below). For the avoidance of doubt, the taxable payments in lieu of COBRA reimbursements may be used for any purpose, including, but not limited to continuation coverage under COBRA, and will be subject to all applicable tax withholdings.

If your employment is terminated by the Company following a Change in Control for reasons other than Cause, death or disability, you will be entitled to receive (subject to the Release and Section 409A requirements set forth in Appendix A) (i) Salary Severance Payments for six (instead of four) months, (ii) the COBRA premium reimbursements (or the taxable monthly payments in lieu thereof) described in the previous paragraph (together with the Salary Severance Payments, the “Cash Severance Payments”) for a period of up to six (instead of four) months, and (iii) 100% accelerated vesting of your then-outstanding equity awards (together with the Cash Severance Payments, the “Severance Benefits,” which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the severance payments set forth in the previous paragraph).

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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If your employment with the Company is terminated for Cause by the Company, by you for any reason, or due to your death or disability, then (i) all vesting will terminate immediately with respect to your then outstanding equity awards; (ii) all payments of compensation by the Company to you hereunder will terminate immediately (except as to amounts already earned); and (iii) you will only be eligible for severance benefits in accordance with the Company’s established policies, if any, as then in effect.

In the event of your termination of employment with the Company, the preceding paragraphs are intended to be and are exclusive and in lieu of any other rights or remedies to which you or the Company may otherwise be entitled, whether at law, tort or contract, in equity, or under this letter.

You should be aware that your employment with the Company is for no specified period and constitutes at-will employment. As a result, you are free to resign at any time, for any reason or for no reason. Similarly, the Company is free to conclude its employment relationship with you at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice. We request that, in the event of resignation, you give the Company at least two weeks’ notice.

We also ask that, if you have not already done so, you disclose to the Company any and all agreements relating to your prior or ongoing employment, occupation, consulting, or other business activities that may affect your eligibility to be employed by the Company or limit the manner in which you may be employed. It is the Company’s understanding that any such agreements will not prevent you from performing the duties of your position and you represent that such is the case. Moreover, you agree that, during the term of your employment with the Company, you will not engage in any other employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related to the business in which the Company is now involved or becomes involved during the term of your employment, nor will you engage in any other activities that conflict with your obligations to the Company. Similarly, you agree not to bring any third party confidential information to the Company, including that of your former employer, and that in performing your duties for the Company you will not in any way utilize any such information.

As a condition of your employment, you are also required, if you have not already done so, to sign and comply with an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement which requires, among other provisions, the assignment of patent rights to any invention made during your employment at the Company, and non-disclosure of Company proprietary information. In the event of any dispute or claim relating to or arising out of our employment relationship, you and the Company agree that (i) any and all disputes between you and the Company shall be fully and finally resolved by binding arbitration, (ii) you are waiving any and all rights to a jury trial but all court remedies will be available in arbitration, (iii) all disputes shall be resolved by a neutral arbitrator who shall issue a written opinion, (iv) the arbitration shall provide for adequate discovery, and (v) the Company shall pay all the arbitration fees, except an amount equal to the filing fees you would have paid had you filed a complaint in a court of law.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


LOGO

 

To confirm the terms of your employment, please sign and date this letter in the space provided below. A duplicate original is enclosed for your records. This letter, along with the At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration Agreement, set forth the terms of your employment with the Company and supersede any prior representations or agreements including, but not limited to, your offer letter agreement with the Company dated August 2, 2010 and any representations made during your recruitment, interviews or pre-employment negotiations, whether written or oral. This letter, including, but not limited to, its at-will employment provision, may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement signed by the Company and you.

We look forward to your favorable reply and to working with you at CalciMedica. Sincerely,

 

/s/ Vikas Goyal

Vikas Goyal

Chairman, Compensation Committee

 

Agreed to and accepted:
Signature:  

/s/ Kenneth A. Stauderman

Printed Name:   Kenneth A. Stauderman

Date: 29 August 2014

Enclosures

Duplicate Original Letter

Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Arbitration

Agreement

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


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Appendix A

Your receipt of the Severance Benefits will be subject to you signing and not revoking a general release of claims (a “Release”) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company; provided that such Release is effective within 60 days following your termination of employment or such shorter period specified in the Release (the “Release Deadline”). None of the Severance Benefits will be paid or provided until the Release becomes effective. If the Release is not effective by the Release Deadline, you will forfeit your right to the Severance Benefits. If the Release becomes effective by the Release Deadline, payment of the Cash Severance Payments will commence on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, with any payments delayed from the date of your termination through the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination payable in a lump sum without interest on the Company’s next regular payroll period following the 60-day anniversary of the date of your termination, except as otherwise required by the following paragraph.

It is the intent of this letter agreement to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (as it has been and may be amended from time to time) and any regulations and guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated from time to time thereunder (“Section 409A”) so that none of the severance payments will be subject to the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this letter agreement, if you are a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of your termination, then the Cash Severance Payments and any other separation benefits payable to you upon your separation from service, to the extent that the same constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (the “Deferred Payments”), otherwise due to you on or within the six-month period following your separation from service will accrue during such six-month period and will become payable in a lump sum payment on the date six months and one day following the date of your termination (such rule, the “Six-Month Delay Rule”). All subsequent Deferred Payments following the application of the Six-Month Delay Rule, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Each payment and benefit payable under this letter is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Section 1.409A-2(b)(2) of the regulations under the Code (the “Treasury Regulations”). The Company and you will work together in good faith to consider any amendments that may be necessary to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A.

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Cause” means (i) an act of dishonesty made by you in connection with your responsibilities as an employee, (ii) your conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or any crime involving fraud, embezzlement or any other act of moral turpitude, or a material violation of federal or state law by you that the Board reasonably believes has had or will have a detrimental effect on the Company’s reputation or business; (iii) your gross misconduct, (iv) your unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom you owe an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of your relationship with the Company; (v) your willful breach of any obligations under any written agreement or covenant with the Company; or (vi) your continued failure to perform your employment duties after you have received a written demand of performance from the Company that specifically sets forth the factual basis for the Company’s belief that you have not substantially performed your duties and have failed to cure such non-performance to the Company’s satisfaction within 10 business days after receiving such notice.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com


LOGO

 

For purposes of this letter agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

   

the acquisition by any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (for these purposes, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company), (“Person”) that or is or becomes the owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person, who is considered to own more than 50% of the total voting power of the securities of the Company shall not be considered a Change in Control; or

 

   

a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this bullet, the following shall not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (i) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer; or (ii) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (A) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s securities; (B) an entity, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company; (C) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company; or (D) an entity, at least 50% of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in clause (C). For purposes of this bullet, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Company transaction that does not constitute a change in control event under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v) or Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii) shall be not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or assignment for the benefit of creditors shall not constitute a Change in Control event for purposes of this letter agreement. Further, and notwithstanding the foregoing, any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Change in Control for purposes of this letter agreement.

 

CalciMedica, Inc., 505 Coast Blvd. South, Suite 202, La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: (858) 952-5500, Fax: (858)952-5490 www.calcimedica.com

Exhibit 10.6

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FEBRUARY 5, 2023

APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS: March 15, 2023

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
1.    GENERAL      1  
2.    SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN      1  
3.    ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS      2  
4.    OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS      2  
5.    AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS      5  
6.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS      7  
7.    ADMINISTRATION      9  
8.    TAX WITHHOLDING      11  
9.    MISCELLANEOUS      12  
10.    COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY      14  
11.    ADDITIONAL RULES FOR AWARDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 409A      14  
12.    SEVERABILITY      17  
13.    TERMINATION OF THE PLAN      17  
14.    DEFINITIONS      17  

 

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1.    GENERAL.

(a)    Plan Purpose. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to secure and retain the services of Employees, Directors and Consultants, to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and to provide a means by which such persons may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of Awards.

(b)    Available Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options; (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options; (iii) SARs; (iv) Restricted Stock Awards; (v) RSU Awards; (vi) Performance Awards; and (vii) Other Awards.

(c)    Adoption Date; Effective Date. The Plan will come into existence on the Adoption Date, but no Award may be granted prior to the Effective Date.

2.    SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

(a)    Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2(c) and any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards will not exceed 1,000,000 shares. In addition, subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock will automatically increase on January 1 of each year for a period of ten years commencing on January 1, 2024 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2033, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding year; provided, however that the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that the increase for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock.

(b)    Aggregate Incentive Stock Option Limit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(a) and subject to any adjustments as necessary to implement any Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options is 3,000,000 shares.

(c)    Share Reserve Operation.

(i)    Limit Applies to Common Stock Issued Pursuant to Awards. For clarity, the Share Reserve is a limit on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards and does not limit the granting of Awards, except that the Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy its obligations to issue shares pursuant to such Awards. Shares may be issued in connection with a merger or acquisition as permitted by, as applicable, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c), NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 303A.08, NYSE American Company Guide Section 711 or other applicable rule, and such issuance will not reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan.

(ii)    Actions that Do Not Constitute Issuance of Common Stock and Do Not Reduce Share Reserve. The following actions do not result in an issuance of shares under the Plan and accordingly do not reduce the number of shares subject to the Share Reserve and available for issuance under the Plan: (1) the expiration or termination of any portion of an Award without the shares covered by such portion of the Award having been issued; (2) the settlement of any portion of an Award in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than Common Stock); (3) the withholding of shares that would otherwise be issued by the Company to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an Award; or (4) the withholding of shares that would otherwise be issued by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with an Award.

(iii)    Reversion of Previously Issued Shares of Common Stock to Share Reserve. The following shares of Common Stock previously issued pursuant to an Award and accordingly initially deducted from the Share Reserve will be added back to the Share Reserve and again become available for issuance under the Plan:

 

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(1) any shares that are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of a failure to meet a contingency or condition required for the vesting of such shares; (2) any shares that are reacquired by the Company to satisfy the exercise, strike or purchase price of an Award; and (3) any shares that are reacquired by the Company to satisfy a tax withholding obligation in connection with an Award.

3.    ELIGIBILITY AND LIMITATIONS.

(a)    Eligible Award Recipients. Subject to the terms of the Plan, Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Awards.

(b)    Specific Award Limitations.

(i)    Limitations on Incentive Stock Option Recipients. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code).

(ii)    Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Affiliates) exceeds $100,000 (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).

(iii)    Limitations on Incentive Stock Options Granted to Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder may not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless (i) the exercise price of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Option and (ii) the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date of grant of such Option.

(iv)    Limitations on Nonstatutory Stock Options and SARs. Nonstatutory Stock Options and SARs may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 405) unless the stock underlying such Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A because the Awards are granted pursuant to a corporate transaction (such as a spin off transaction) or unless such Awards otherwise comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A.

(c)    Aggregate Incentive Stock Option Limit. The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options is the number of shares specified in Section 2(b).

(d)    Non-Employee Director Compensation Limit. The aggregate value of all compensation granted or paid, as applicable, to any individual for service as a Non-Employee Director with respect to any calendar year, including Awards granted and cash fees paid by the Company to such Non-Employee Director, will not exceed (i) $750,000 in total value or (ii) in the event such Non-Employee Director is first appointed or elected to the Board during such calendar year, $1,000,000 in total value, in each case calculating the value of any equity awards based on the grant date fair value of such equity awards for financial reporting purposes. The limitations in this Section 3(d) shall apply commencing with the first calendar year that begins following the Effective Date.

4.    OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

Each Option and SAR will have such terms and conditions as determined by the Board. Each Option will be designated in writing as an Incentive Stock Option or Nonstatutory Stock Option at the time of grant; provided,

 

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however, that if an Option is not so designated, then such Option will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option, and the shares purchased upon exercise of each type of Option will be separately accounted for. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents. The terms and conditions of separate Options and SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Option Agreement and SAR Agreement will conform (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Award Agreement or otherwise) to the substance of each of the following provisions:

(a)    Term. Subject to Section 3(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of grant of such Award or such shorter period specified in the Award Agreement.

(b)    Exercise or Strike Price. Subject to Section 3(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each Option or SAR will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant of such Award if such Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 409A and, if applicable, 424(a) of the Code.

(c)    Exercise Procedure and Payment of Exercise Price for Options. In order to exercise an Option, the Participant must provide notice of exercise to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the procedures specified in the Option Agreement or otherwise provided by the Company. The Board has the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to utilize a particular method of payment. The exercise price of an Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and as determined by the Board, by one or more of the following methods of payment to the extent set forth in the Option Agreement:

(i)    by cash or check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;

(ii)    pursuant to a “cashless exercise” program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the Common Stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;

(iii)    by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock that are already owned by the Participant free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security interests, with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise that does not exceed the exercise price, provided that (1) at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded, (2) any remaining balance of the exercise price not satisfied by such delivery is paid by the Participant in cash or other permitted form of payment, (3) such delivery would not violate any Applicable Law or agreement restricting the redemption of the Common Stock, (4) any certificated shares are endorsed or accompanied by an executed assignment separate from certificate, and (5) such shares have been held by the Participant for any minimum period necessary to avoid adverse accounting treatment as a result of such delivery;

(iv)    if the Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise that does not exceed the exercise price, provided that (1) such shares used to pay the exercise price will not be exercisable thereafter and (2) any remaining balance of the exercise price not satisfied by such net exercise is paid by the Participant in cash or other permitted form of payment; or

 

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(v)    in any other form of consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and permissible under Applicable Law.

(d)    Exercise Procedure and Payment of Appreciation Distribution for SARs. In order to exercise any SAR, the Participant must provide notice of exercise to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the SAR Agreement. The appreciation distribution payable to a Participant upon the exercise of a SAR will not be greater than an amount equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents that are vested and being exercised under such SAR, over (ii) the strike price of such SAR. Such appreciation distribution may be paid to the Participant in the form of Common Stock or cash (or any combination of Common Stock and cash) or in any other form of payment, as determined by the Board and specified in the SAR Agreement.

(e)    Transferability. Options and SARs may not be transferred to third party financial institutions for value. The Board may impose such additional limitations on the transferability of an Option or SAR as it determines. In the absence of any such determination by the Board, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply, provided that except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration and provided, further, that if an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer:

(i)    Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant; provided, however, that the Board may permit transfer of an Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws upon the Participant’s request, including to a trust if the Participant is considered to be the sole beneficial owner of such trust (as determined under Section 671 of the Code and applicable state law) while such Option or SAR is held in such trust, provided that the Participant and the trustee enter into a transfer and other agreements required by the Company.

(ii)    Domestic Relations Orders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the execution of transfer documentation in a format acceptable to the Company and subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order.

(f)    Vesting. The Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting and/or exercisability of an Option or SAR as determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, vesting of Options and SARs will cease upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service.

(g)    Termination of Continuous Service for Cause. Except as explicitly otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Participant’s Options and SARs will terminate and be forfeited immediately upon such termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising any portion (including any vested portion) of such Awards on and after the date of such termination of Continuous Service and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in such forfeited Award, the shares of Common Stock subject to the forfeited Award, or any consideration in respect of the forfeited Award.

(h)    Post-Termination Exercise Period Following Termination of Continuous Service for Reasons Other than Cause. Subject to Section 4(i), if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than for Cause, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR to the extent vested, but only within the following period of time or, if applicable, such other period of time provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that in no event may such Award be exercised after the expiration of its maximum term (as set forth in Section 4(a)):

(i)    three months following the date of such termination if such termination is a termination without Cause (other than any termination due to the Participant’s Disability or death);

 

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(ii)    12 months following the date of such termination if such termination is due to the Participant’s Disability;

(iii)    18 months following the date of such termination if such termination is due to the Participant’s death; or

(iv)    18 months following the date of the Participant’s death if such death occurs following the date of such termination but during the period such Award is otherwise exercisable (as provided in (i) or (ii) above).

Following the date of such termination, to the extent the Participant does not exercise such Award within the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period (or, if earlier, prior to the expiration of the maximum term of such Award), such unexercised portion of the Award will terminate, and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in the terminated Award, the shares of Common Stock subject to the terminated Award, or any consideration in respect of the terminated Award.

(i)    Restrictions on Exercise; Extension of Exercisability. A Participant may not exercise an Option or SAR at any time that the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such exercise would violate Applicable Law. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason other than for Cause and, at any time during the last thirty days of the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period: (i) the exercise of the Participant’s Option or SAR would be prohibited solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon such exercise would violate Applicable Law, or (ii) the immediate sale of any shares of Common Stock issued upon such exercise would violate the Company’s Trading Policy, then the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period will be extended to the last day of the calendar month that commences following the date the Award would otherwise expire, with an additional extension of the exercise period to the last day of the next calendar month to apply if any of the foregoing restrictions apply at any time during such extended exercise period, generally without limitation as to the maximum permitted number of extensions); provided, however, that in no event may such Award be exercised after the expiration of its maximum term (as set forth in Section 4(a)).

(j)    Non-Exempt Employees. No Option or SAR, whether or not vested, granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, will be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six months following the date of grant of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in accordance with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, any vested portion of such Award may be exercised earlier than six months following the date of grant of such Award in the event of (i) such Participant’s death or Disability, (ii) a Corporate Transaction in which such Award is not assumed, continued or substituted, (iii) a Change in Control, or (iv) such Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Award Agreement or another applicable agreement or, in the absence of any such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines). This Section 4(j) is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay.

(k)    Whole Shares. Options and SARs may be exercised only with respect to whole shares of Common Stock or their equivalents.

5.    AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

(a)    Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award and RSU Award will have such terms and conditions as determined by the Board; provided, however, that each Restricted Stock Award Agreement and RSU Award Agreement will conform (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Award Agreement or otherwise) to the substance of each of the following provisions:

 

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(i)    Form of Award.

(1)    RSAs: To the extent consistent with the Company’s Bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until such shares become vested or any other restrictions lapse, or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, a Participant will have voting and other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award.

(2)    RSUs: A RSU Award represents a Participant’s right to be issued on a future date the number of shares of Common Stock that is equal to the number of restricted stock units subject to the RSU Award. As a holder of a RSU Award, a Participant is an unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to the Company’s unfunded obligation, if any, to issue shares of Common Stock in settlement of such Award and nothing contained in the Plan or any RSU Agreement, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, will create or be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or any other person. A Participant will not have voting or any other rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any RSU Award (unless and until shares are actually issued in settlement of a vested RSU Award).

(ii)    Consideration.

(1)    RSA: A Restricted Stock Award may be granted in consideration for (A) cash or check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of consideration (including future services) as the Board may determine and permissible under Applicable Law.

(2)    RSU: Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, a RSU Award will be granted in consideration for the Participant’s services to the Company or an Affiliate, such that the Participant will not be required to make any payment to the Company (other than such services) with respect to the grant or vesting of the RSU Award, or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the RSU Award. If, at the time of grant, the Board determines that any consideration must be paid by the Participant (in a form other than the Participant’s services to the Company or an Affiliate) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock in settlement of the RSU Award, such consideration may be paid in any form of consideration as the Board may determine and permissible under Applicable Law.

(iii)    Vesting. The Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of a Restricted Stock Award or RSU Award as determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, vesting of Restricted Stock Awards and RSU Awards will cease upon termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service.

(iv)    Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company or an Affiliate, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates for any reason, (i) the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant under his or her Restricted Stock Award that have not vested as of the date of such termination as set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement and (ii) any portion of his or her RSU Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon such termination and the Participant will have no further right, title or interest in the RSU Award, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the RSU Award, or any consideration in respect of the RSU Award.

(v)    Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid or credited, as applicable, with respect to any shares of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Award or RSU Award, as determined by the Board and specified in the Award Agreement).

 

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(vi)    Settlement of RSU Awards. A RSU Award may be settled by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or cash (or any combination thereof) or in any other form of payment, as determined by the Board and specified in the RSU Award Agreement. At the time of grant, the Board may determine to impose such restrictions or conditions that delay such delivery to a date following the vesting of the RSU Award.

(b)    Performance Awards. With respect to any Performance Award, the length of any Performance Period, the Performance Goals to be achieved during the Performance Period, the other terms and conditions of such Award, and the measure of whether and to what degree such Performance Goals have been attained will be determined by the Board.

(c)    Other Awards. Other forms of Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than 100% of the Fair Market Value at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Awards provided for under Section 4 and the preceding provisions of this Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete discretion to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Awards.

6.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; OTHER CORPORATE EVENTS.

(a)    Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board shall appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan and the maximum number of shares by which the Share Reserve may annually increase pursuant to Section 2(a); (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 2(a); and (iii) the class(es) and number of securities and exercise price, strike price or purchase price of Common Stock subject to outstanding Awards. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no fractional shares or rights for fractional shares of Common Stock shall be created in order to implement any Capitalization Adjustment. The Board shall determine an appropriate equivalent benefit, if any, for any fractional shares or rights to fractional shares that might be created by the adjustments referred to in the preceding provisions of this Section.

(b)    Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Awards (other than Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Award is providing Continuous Service, provided, however, that the Board may determine to cause some or all Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.

(c)    Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of an Award.

(i)    Awards May Be Assumed. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue any or all Awards outstanding under the Plan or may substitute similar awards for Awards outstanding under the Plan (including but not limited to, awards to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company

 

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pursuant to the Corporate Transaction), and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to Awards may be assigned by the Company to the successor of the Company (or the successor’s parent company, if any), in connection with such Corporate Transaction. A surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent) may choose to assume or continue only a portion of an Award or substitute a similar award for only a portion of an Award, or may choose to assume or continue the Awards held by some, but not all Participants. The terms of any assumption, continuation or substitution will be set by the Board.

(ii)    Awards Held by Current Participants. In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such outstanding Awards or substitute similar awards for such outstanding Awards, then with respect to Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by Participants whose Continuous Service has not terminated prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction (referred to as the “Current Participants”), the vesting of such Awards (and, with respect to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights, the time when such Awards may be exercised) will be accelerated in full to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction) as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction), and such Awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, and any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Awards will lapse (contingent upon the effectiveness of the Corporate Transaction). With respect to the vesting of Performance Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii) and that have multiple vesting levels depending on the level of performance, unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or unless otherwise provided by the Board, the vesting of such Performance Awards will accelerate at 100% of the target level upon the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction. With respect to the vesting of Awards that will accelerate upon the occurrence of a Corporate Transaction pursuant to this subsection (ii) and are settled in the form of a cash payment, such cash payment will be made no later than 30 days following the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction.

(iii)    Awards Held by Persons other than Current Participants. In the event of a Corporate Transaction in which the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such outstanding Awards or substitute similar awards for such outstanding Awards, then with respect to Awards that have not been assumed, continued or substituted and that are held by persons other than Current Participants, such Awards will terminate if not exercised (if applicable) prior to the occurrence of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however, that any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to such Awards will not terminate and may continue to be exercised notwithstanding the Corporate Transaction.

(iv)    Payment for Awards in Lieu of Exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event an Award will terminate if not exercised prior to the effective time of a Corporate Transaction, the Board may provide, in its sole discretion, that the holder of such Award may not exercise such Award but will receive a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board, equal in value, at the effective time, to the excess, if any, of (1) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Award (including, at the discretion of the Board, any unvested portion of such Award), over (2) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise.

(d)    Appointment of Stockholder Representative. As a condition to the receipt of an Award under this Plan, a Participant will be deemed to have agreed that the Award will be subject to the terms of any agreement governing a Corporate Transaction involving the Company, including, without limitation, a provision for the appointment of a stockholder representative that is authorized to act on the Participant’s behalf with respect to any escrow, indemnities and any contingent consideration.

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Company or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of stock or of options, rights or options to purchase stock or of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stocks whose rights are superior to or affect the Common Stock or the rights thereof or which are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.

7.    ADMINISTRATION.

(a)    Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in subsection (c) below.

(b)    Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(i)    To determine from time to time (1) which of the persons eligible under the Plan will be granted Awards; (2) when and how each Award will be granted; (3) what type or combination of types of Award will be granted; (4) the provisions of each Award granted (which need not be identical), including the time or times when a person will be permitted to receive an issuance of Common Stock or other payment pursuant to an Award; (5) the number of shares of Common Stock or cash equivalent with respect to which an Award will be granted to each such person; (6) the Fair Market Value applicable to an Award; and (7) the terms of any Performance Award that is not valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Common Stock, including the amount of cash payment or other property that may be earned and the timing of payment.

(ii)    To construe and interpret the Plan and Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Award fully effective.

(iii)    To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Awards granted under it.

(iv)    To accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award Agreement stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

(v)    To prohibit the exercise of any Option, SAR or other exercisable Award during a period of up to 30 days prior to the consummation of any pending stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other change affecting the shares of Common Stock or the share price of the Common Stock including any Corporate Transaction, for reasons of administrative convenience.

(vi)    To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Suspension or termination of the Plan will not Materially Impair rights and obligations under any Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant.

(vii)    To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable; provided, however, that stockholder approval will be required for any amendment to the extent required by Applicable Law. Except as provided above, rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan will not be Materially Impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.

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(ix)    To approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided however, that, a Participant’s rights under any Award will not be Materially Impaired by any such amendment unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.

(x)    Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Awards.

(xi)    To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit and facilitate participation in the Plan by, or take advantage of specific tax treatment for Awards granted to, Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or any Award Agreement to ensure or facilitate compliance with the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).

(xii)    To effect, at any time and from time to time, subject to the consent of any Participant whose Award is Materially Impaired by such action, (1) the reduction of the exercise price (or strike price) of any outstanding Option or SAR; (2) the cancellation of any outstanding Option or SAR and the grant in substitution therefor of (A) a new Option, SAR, Restricted Stock Award, RSU Award or Other Award, under the Plan or another equity plan of the Company, covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock, (B) cash and/or (C) other valuable consideration (as determined by the Board); or (3) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.

(c)    Delegation to Committee.

(i)    General. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to another Committee or a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. Each Committee may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with Committee or subcommittee to which it has delegated its authority hereunder and may, at any time, revest in such Committee some or all of the powers previously delegated. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with any Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.

(ii)    Rule 16b-3 Compliance. To the extent an Award is intended to qualify for the exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act that is available under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, the Award will be granted by the Board or a Committee that consists solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors, as determined under Rule 16b-3(b)(3) of the Exchange Act and thereafter any action establishing or modifying the terms of the Award will be approved by the Board or a Committee meeting such requirements to the extent necessary for such exemption to remain available.

(d)    Effect of Boards Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board or any Committee in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

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Options and SARs (and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, other types of Awards) and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the terms thereof, and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the resolutions or charter adopted by the Board or any Committee evidencing such delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant an Award to himself or herself. Any such Awards will be granted on the applicable form of Award Agreement most recently approved for use by the Board or the Committee, unless otherwise provided in the resolutions approving the delegation authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Board nor any Committee may delegate to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director) the authority to determine the Fair Market Value.

8.    TAX WITHHOLDING

(a)    Withholding Authorization. As a condition to acceptance of any Award under the Plan, a Participant authorizes withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to such Participant, and otherwise agrees to make adequate provision for (including), any sums required to satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance contribution withholding obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award, as applicable. Accordingly, a Participant may not be able to exercise an Award even though the Award is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to an Award, unless and until such obligations are satisfied.

(b)    Satisfaction of Withholding Obligation. To the extent permitted by the terms of an Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any U.S. federal, state, local and/or foreign tax or social insurance withholding obligation relating to an Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Award; (iii) withholding cash from an Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; (v) by allowing a Participant to effectuate a “cashless exercise” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; or (vi) by such other method as may be set forth in the Award Agreement.

(c)    No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes; No Liability to Claims. Except as required by Applicable Law the Company has no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Award. Furthermore, the Company has no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of an Award or a possible period in which the Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of an Award to the holder of such Award and will not be liable to any holder of an Award for any adverse tax consequences to such holder in connection with an Award. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, each Participant (i) agrees to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from such Award or other Company compensation and (ii) acknowledges that such Participant was advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Award and has either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, each Participant acknowledges any Option or SAR granted under the Plan is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise or strike price is at least equal to the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Award. Additionally, as a condition to accepting an Option or SAR granted under the Plan, each Participant agrees not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise price or strike price is less than the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service.

 

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(d)    Withholding Indemnification. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, in the event that the amount of the Company’s and/or its Affiliate’s withholding obligation in connection with such Award was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or its Affiliates, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and/or its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or its Affiliates to withhold the proper amount.

9.    MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)    Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.

(b)    Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Awards will constitute general funds of the Company.

(c)    Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of an Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action approving the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Award Agreement or related grant documents as a result of a clerical error in the Award Agreement or related grant documents, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Award Agreement or related grant documents.

(d)    Stockholder Rights. No Participant will be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms, if applicable, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to such Award is reflected in the records of the Company.

(e)    No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate at will and without regard to any future vesting opportunity that a Participant may have with respect to any Award (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state or foreign jurisdiction in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. Further, nothing in the Plan, any Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Award will constitute any promise or commitment by the Company or an Affiliate regarding the fact or nature of future positions, future work assignments, future compensation or any other term or condition of employment or service or confer any right or benefit under the Award or the Plan unless such right or benefit has specifically accrued under the terms of the Award Agreement and/or Plan.

(f)    Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee or takes an extended leave of absence) after the date of grant of any Award to the Participant, the Board may determine, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, to (i) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares or cash amount subject to any portion of such Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (ii) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Award. In the

 

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event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Award that is so reduced or extended.

(g)    Execution of Additional Documents. As a condition to accepting an Award under the Plan, the Participant agrees to execute any additional documents or instruments necessary or desirable, as determined in the Plan Administrator’s sole discretion, to carry out the purposes or intent of the Award, or facilitate compliance with securities and/or other regulatory requirements, in each case at the Plan Administrator’s request.

(h)    Electronic Delivery and Participation. Any reference herein or in an Award Agreement to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically, filed publicly at www.sec.gov (or any successor website thereto) or posted on the Company’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access). By accepting any Award the Participant consents to receive documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through any on-line electronic system established and maintained by the Plan Administrator or another third party selected by the Plan Administrator. The form of delivery of any Common Stock (e.g., a stock certificate or electronic entry evidencing such shares) shall be determined by the Company.

(i)    Clawback/Recovery. All Awards granted under the Plan will be subject to recoupment in accordance with any clawback policy that the Company is required to adopt pursuant to the listing standards of any national securities exchange or association on which the Company’s securities are listed or as is otherwise required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or other Applicable Law and any clawback policy that the Company otherwise adopts, to the extent applicable and permissible under Applicable Law. In addition, the Board may impose such other clawback, recovery or recoupment provisions in an Award Agreement as the Board determines necessary or appropriate, including but not limited to a reacquisition right in respect of previously acquired shares of Common Stock or other cash or property upon the occurrence of Cause. No recovery of compensation under such a clawback policy will be an event giving rise to a Participant’s right to voluntarily terminate employment upon a “resignation for good reason,” or for a “constructive termination” or any similar term under any plan of or agreement with the Company.

(j)    Securities Law Compliance. A Participant will not be issued any shares in respect of an Award unless either (i) the shares are registered under the Securities Act; or (ii) the Company has determined that such issuance would be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Each Award also must comply with other Applicable Law governing the Award, and a Participant will not receive such shares if the Company determines that such receipt would not be in material compliance with Applicable Law.

(k)    Transfer or Assignment of Awards; Issued Shares. Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the form of Award Agreement, Awards granted under the Plan may not be transferred or assigned by the Participant. After the vested shares subject to an Award have been issued, or in the case of Restricted Stock and similar awards, after the issued shares have vested, the holder of such shares is free to assign, hypothecate, donate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any interest in such shares provided that any such actions are in compliance with the provisions herein, the terms of the Trading Policy and Applicable Law.

(l)    Effect on Other Employee Benefit Plans. The value of any Award granted under the Plan, as determined upon grant, vesting or settlement, shall not be included as compensation, earnings, salaries, or other similar terms used when calculating any Participant’s benefits under any employee benefit plan sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate, except as such plan otherwise expressly provides. The Company expressly reserves its rights to amend, modify, or terminate any of the Company’s or any Affiliate’s employee benefit plans.

(m)    Deferrals. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Award may be deferred and may also establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals will be made in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A.

 

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(n)    Section 409A. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in an Award Agreement, the Plan and Award Agreements will be interpreted to the greatest extent possible in a manner that makes the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder exempt from Section 409A, and, to the extent not so exempt, in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A. If the Board determines that any Award granted hereunder is not exempt from and is therefore subject to Section 409A, the Award Agreement evidencing such Award will incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code, and to the extent an Award Agreement is silent on terms necessary for compliance, such terms are hereby incorporated by reference into the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan (and unless the Award Agreement specifically provides otherwise), if the shares of Common Stock are publicly traded, and if a Participant holding an Award that constitutes “deferred compensation” under Section 409A is a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A, no distribution or payment of any amount that is due because of a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A without regard to alternative definitions thereunder) will be issued or paid before the date that is six months and one day following the date of such Participant’s “separation from service” or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death, unless such distribution or payment can be made in a manner that complies with Section 409A, and any amounts so deferred will be paid in a lump sum on the day after such six month period elapses, with the balance paid thereafter on the original schedule.

(o)    CHOICE OF LAW. This Plan and any controversy arising out of or relating to this Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of law principles that would result in any application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

10.    COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

(a)    Compliance with Law. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency, as may be deemed to be necessary, having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of the Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Award. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary or advisable for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise or vesting of such Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant is not eligible for the grant of an Award or the subsequent issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any Applicable Law.

11.    ADDITIONAL RULES FOR AWARDS SUBJECT TO SECTION 409A.

(a)    Application. Unless the provisions of this Section of the Plan are expressly superseded by the provisions in the form of Award Agreement, the provisions of this Section shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary set forth in the Award Agreement for a Non-Exempt Award.

(b)    Non-Exempt Awards Subject to Non-Exempt Severance Arrangements. To the extent a Non-Exempt Award is subject to Section 409A due to application of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, the following provisions of this subsection (b) apply.

(i)    If the Non-Exempt Award vests in the ordinary course during the Participant’s Continuous Service in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Award Agreement, and does not accelerate vesting under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, in no event will the shares be issued in respect of such Non-Exempt Award any later than the later of: (i) December 31st of the calendar year that includes the applicable vesting date, or (ii) the 60th day that follows the applicable vesting date.

 

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(ii)    If vesting of the Non-Exempt Award accelerates under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement in connection with the Participant’s Separation from Service, and such vesting acceleration provisions were in effect as of the date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award and, therefore, are part of the terms of such Non-Exempt Award as of the date of grant, then the shares will be earlier issued in settlement of such Non-Exempt Award upon the Participant’s Separation from Service in accordance with the terms of the Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement, but in no event later than the 60th day that follows the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. However, if at the time the shares would otherwise be issued the Participant is subject to the distribution limitations contained in Section 409A applicable to “specified employees,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such shares shall not be issued before the date that is six months following the date of such Participant’s Separation from Service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death that occurs within such six month period.

(iii)    If vesting of a Non-Exempt Award accelerates under the terms of a Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement in connection with a Participant’s Separation from Service, and such vesting acceleration provisions were not in effect as of the date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award and, therefore, are not a part of the terms of such Non-Exempt Award on the date of grant, then such acceleration of vesting of the Non-Exempt Award shall not accelerate the issuance date of the shares, but the shares shall instead be issued on the same schedule as set forth in the Grant Notice as if they had vested in the ordinary course during the Participant’s Continuous Service, notwithstanding the vesting acceleration of the Non-Exempt Award. Such issuance schedule is intended to satisfy the requirements of payment on a specified date or pursuant to a fixed schedule, as provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(a)(4).

(c)    Treatment of Non-Exempt Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction for Employees and Consultants. The provisions of this subsection (c) shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary set forth in the Plan with respect to the permitted treatment of any Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction if the Participant was either an Employee or Consultant upon the applicable date of grant of the Non-Exempt Award.

(i)    Vested Non-Exempt Awards. The following provisions shall apply to any Vested Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction:

(1)    If the Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control then the Acquiring Entity may not assume, continue or substitute the Vested Non-Exempt Award. Upon the Section 409A Change in Control the settlement of the Vested Non-Exempt Award will automatically be accelerated and the shares will be immediately issued in respect of the Vested Non-Exempt Award. Alternatively, the Company may instead provide that the Participant will receive a cash settlement equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant upon the Section 409A Change in Control.

(2)    If the Corporate Transaction is not also a Section 409A Change in Control, then the Acquiring Entity must either assume, continue or substitute each Vested Non-Exempt Award. The shares to be issued in respect of the Vested Non-Exempt Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of the Fair Market Value of the shares made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.

(ii)    Unvested Non-Exempt Awards. The following provisions shall apply to any Unvested Non-Exempt Award unless otherwise determined by the Board pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section.

(1)    In the event of a Corporate Transaction, the Acquiring Entity shall assume, continue or substitute any Unvested Non-Exempt Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, any Unvested

 

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Non-Exempt Award will remain subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions that were applicable to the Award prior to the Corporate Transaction. The shares to be issued in respect of any Unvested Non-Exempt Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of Fair Market Value of the shares made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.

(2)    If the Acquiring Entity will not assume, substitute or continue any Unvested Non-Exempt Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction, then such Award shall automatically terminate and be forfeited upon the Corporate Transaction with no consideration payable to any Participant in respect of such forfeited Unvested Non-Exempt Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted and in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the Board may in its discretion determine to elect to accelerate the vesting and settlement of the Unvested Non-Exempt Award upon the Corporate Transaction, or instead substitute a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant, as further provided in subsection (e)(ii) below. In the absence of such discretionary election by the Board, any Unvested Non-Exempt Award shall be forfeited without payment of any consideration to the affected Participants if the Acquiring Entity will not assume, substitute or continue the Unvested Non-Exempt Awards in connection with the Corporate Transaction.

(3)    The foregoing treatment shall apply with respect to all Unvested Non-Exempt Awards upon any Corporate Transaction, and regardless of whether or not such Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control.

(d)    Treatment of Non-Exempt Awards Upon a Corporate Transaction for Non-Employee Directors. The following provisions of this subsection (d) shall apply and shall supersede anything to the contrary that may be set forth in the Plan with respect to the permitted treatment of a Non-Exempt Director Award in connection with a Corporate Transaction.

(i)    If the Corporate Transaction is also a Section 409A Change in Control then the Acquiring Entity may not assume, continue or substitute the Non-Exempt Director Award. Upon the Section 409A Change in Control the vesting and settlement of any Non-Exempt Director Award will automatically be accelerated and the shares will be immediately issued to the Participant in respect of the Non-Exempt Director Award. Alternatively, the Company may provide that the Participant will instead receive a cash settlement equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant upon the Section 409A Change in Control pursuant to the preceding provision.

(ii)    If the Corporate Transaction is not also a Section 409A Change in Control, then the Acquiring Entity must either assume, continue or substitute the Non-Exempt Director Award. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Non-Exempt Director Award will remain subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions that were applicable to the Award prior to the Corporate Transaction. The shares to be issued in respect of the Non-Exempt Director Award shall be issued to the Participant by the Acquiring Entity on the same schedule that the shares would have been issued to the Participant if the Corporate Transaction had not occurred. In the Acquiring Entity’s discretion, in lieu of an issuance of shares, the Acquiring Entity may instead substitute a cash payment on each applicable issuance date, equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares that would otherwise be issued to the Participant on such issuance dates, with the determination of Fair Market Value made on the date of the Corporate Transaction.

 

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(e)    If the RSU Award is a Non-Exempt Award, then the provisions in this Section 11(e) shall apply and supersede anything to the contrary that may be set forth in the Plan or the Award Agreement with respect to the permitted treatment of such Non-Exempt Award:

(i)    Any exercise by the Board of discretion to accelerate the vesting of a Non-Exempt Award shall not result in any acceleration of the scheduled issuance dates for the shares in respect of the Non-Exempt Award unless earlier issuance of the shares upon the applicable vesting dates would be in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.

(ii)    The Company explicitly reserves the right to earlier settle any Non-Exempt Award to the extent permitted and in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, including pursuant to any of the exemptions available in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix).

(iii)    To the extent the terms of any Non-Exempt Award provide that it will be settled upon a Change in Control or Corporate Transaction, to the extent it is required for compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the Change in Control or Corporate Transaction event triggering settlement must also constitute a Section 409A Change in Control. To the extent the terms of a Non-Exempt Award provides that it will be settled upon a termination of employment or termination of Continuous Service, to the extent it is required for compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, the termination event triggering settlement must also constitute a Separation From Service. However, if at the time the shares would otherwise be issued to a Participant in connection with a “separation from service” such Participant is subject to the distribution limitations contained in Section 409A applicable to “specified employees,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such shares shall not be issued before the date that is six months following the date of the Participant’s Separation From Service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant’s death that occurs within such six month period.

(iv)    The provisions in this subsection (e) for delivery of the shares in respect of the settlement of a RSU Award that is a Non-Exempt Award are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A so that the delivery of the shares to the Participant in respect of such Non-Exempt Award will not trigger the additional tax imposed under Section 409A, and any ambiguities herein will be so interpreted.

12.    SEVERABILITY.

If all or any part of the Plan or any Award Agreement is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not invalidate any portion of the Plan or such Award Agreement not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of the Plan or any Award Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid shall, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

13.    TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.

The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Incentive Stock Options may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of: (i) the Adoption Date, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the Company’s stockholders. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

14.    DEFINITIONS.

As used in the Plan, the following definitions apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

(a)    “Acquiring Entity” means the surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) in connection with a Corporate Transaction.

 

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(b)    “Adoption Date” means the date the Plan is first approved by the Board or Compensation Committee.

(c)    “Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “subsidiary” of the Company as such terms are defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act. The Board may determine the time or times at which “parent” or “subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.

(d)    “Applicable Law” means any applicable securities, federal, state, foreign, material local or municipal or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, listing rule, regulation, judicial decision, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body (including under the authority of any applicable self-regulating organization such as the Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

(e)    “Award” means any right to receive Common Stock, cash or other property granted under the Plan (including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a RSU Award, a SAR, a Performance Award or any Other Award).

(f)    “Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of an Award. The Award Agreement generally consists of the Grant Notice and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice.

(g)    “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company (or its designee). Any decision or determination made by the Board shall be a decision or determination that is made in the sole discretion of the Board (or its designee), and such decision or determination shall be final and binding on all Participants.

(h)    Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Award after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

(i)    “Cause has the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (ii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iii) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (iv) such Participant’s gross or willful misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Board with respect to Participants who are executive officers of the Company and by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with respect to Participants who are not executive officers of the Company. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Awards held by such Participant will have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.

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necessary to avoid adverse personal income tax consequences to the Participant in connection with an Award, also constitutes a Section 409A Change in Control:

(i)    any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, or (C) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control shall be deemed to occur;

(ii)    there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;

(iii)    there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition; or

(iv)    individuals who, on the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control shall not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant shall supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition shall apply.

(k)    “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

(l)    “Committee” means the Compensation Committee and any other committee of Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board or Compensation Committee in accordance with the Plan.

 

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(m)    “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.

(n)    “Company” means CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(o)    “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(p)    “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person is treated as a Consultant under this Plan only if a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act is available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company’s securities to such person.

(q)    “Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Director or Consultant or a change in the Entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, will not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or to a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in an Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law. In addition, to the extent required for exemption from or compliance with Section 409A, the determination of whether there has been a termination of Continuous Service will be made, and such term will be construed, in a manner that is consistent with the definition of “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(r)    “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i)    a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(ii)    a sale or other disposition of at least 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

(iii)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

(iv)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

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(t)    “determine or determined means as determined by the Board or the Committee (or its designee) in its sole discretion.

(u)    “Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, such Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as provided in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.

(v)    “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, which is the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, by and among Graybug Vision, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company, dated as of November 21, 2022, provided that this Plan is approved by Graybug, Inc.’s stockholders prior to such closing.

(w)    “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

(x)    “Employer” means the Company or the Affiliate of the Company that employs the Participant.

(y)    “Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

(z)    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(aa)    “Exchange Act Person means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to a registered public offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.

(bb)    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the value of the Common Stock (as determined on a per share or aggregate basis, as applicable) determined as follows:

(i)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in a source the Board deems reliable.

(ii)    If there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing selling price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

(iii)    In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, or if otherwise determined by the Board, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.

(cc)    “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

 

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government; (c) governmental or regulatory body, or quasi-governmental body of any nature (including any governmental division, department, administrative agency or bureau, commission, authority, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal, and for the avoidance of doubt, any Tax authority) or other body exercising similar powers or authority; or (d) self-regulatory organization (including the Nasdaq Stock Market, New York Stock Exchange, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

(dd)    “Grant Notice” means the notice provided to a Participant that he or she has been granted an Award under the Plan and which includes the name of the Participant, the type of Award, the date of grant of the Award, number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award or potential cash payment right, (if any), the vesting schedule for the Award (if any) and other key terms applicable to the Award.

(ee)    “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that is intended to be, and qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(ff)    “Materially Impair means any amendment to the terms of the Award that materially adversely affects the Participant’s rights under the Award. A Participant’s rights under an Award will not be deemed to have been Materially Impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially impair the Participant’s rights. For example, the following types of amendments to the terms of an Award do not Materially Impair the Participant’s rights under the Award: (i) imposition of reasonable restrictions on the minimum number of shares subject to an Option that may be exercised; (ii) maintenance of the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (iii) the change of the terms of an Incentive Stock Option in a manner that disqualifies, impairs or otherwise affects the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (iv) clarification of the manner of exemption from, or the bringing of the Award into compliance with or qualifying it for an exemption from, Section 409A; or (v) compliance with other Applicable Laws.

(gg)    “Non-Employee Director means a Director who either (i) is not a current employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, does not receive compensation, either directly or indirectly, from the Company or an Affiliate for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act (“Regulation S-K”)), does not possess an interest in any other transaction for which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and is not engaged in a business relationship for which disclosure would be required pursuant to Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is otherwise considered a “non-employee director” for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

(hh)    “Non-Exempt Award means any Award that is subject to, and not exempt from, Section 409A, including as the result of (i) a deferral of the issuance of the shares subject to the Award which is elected by the Participant or imposed by the Company, or (ii) the terms of any Non-Exempt Severance Agreement.

(ii)    “Non-Exempt Director Award” means a Non-Exempt Award granted to a Participant who was a Director but not an Employee on the applicable grant date.

(jj)    “Non-Exempt Severance Arrangement” means a severance arrangement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company that provides for acceleration of vesting of an Award and issuance of the shares in respect of such Award upon the Participant’s termination of employment or separation from service (as such term is defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code (and without regard to any alternative definition thereunder) (“Separation from Service”) and such severance benefit does not satisfy the requirements for an exemption from application of Section 409A provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), 1.409A-1(b)(9) or otherwise.

(kk)    “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

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(ll)    “Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(mm)    “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

(nn)    “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and the Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of the Option grant. The Option Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the Option and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Option and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(oo)    “Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.

(pp)    “Other Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(c).

(qq)    “Other Award Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Award grant. Each Other Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(rr)    “Own, Owned, Owner, Ownership means that a person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.

(ss)    “Participant” means an Employee, Director or Consultant to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Award.

(tt)    “Performance Award” means an Award that may vest or may be exercised or a cash award that may vest or become earned and paid contingent upon the attainment during a Performance Period of certain Performance Goals and which is granted under the terms and conditions of Section 5(b) pursuant to such terms as are approved by the Board. In addition, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, the Board may determine that cash or other property may be used in payment of Performance Awards. Performance Awards that are settled in cash or other property are not required to be valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, the Common Stock.

(uu)    “Performance Criteria” means the one or more criteria that the Board will select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish such Performance Goals may be based on any measure of performance selected by the Board.

(vv)    “Performance Goals” means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Board for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. Performance Goals may be based on a Company-wide basis, with respect to one or more business units, divisions, Affiliates, or business segments, and in either absolute terms or relative to the performance of one or more comparable companies or the performance of one or more relevant indices. Unless specified otherwise by the Board (i) in the Award Agreement at the time the Award is granted or (ii) in such other document setting forth the Performance Goals at the time the Performance Goals are established, the Board will appropriately make adjustments in the method of calculating the attainment of Performance Goals for a Performance Period as follows: (1) to exclude restructuring and/or other nonrecurring charges; (2) to exclude exchange rate effects; (3) to exclude the effects of changes to generally accepted accounting principles; (4) to exclude the effects of any statutory adjustments to corporate tax

 

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rates; (5) to exclude the effects of items that are “unusual” in nature or occur “infrequently” as determined under generally accepted accounting principles; (6) to exclude the dilutive effects of acquisitions or joint ventures; (7) to assume that any business divested by the Company achieved performance objectives at targeted levels during the balance of a Performance Period following such divestiture; (8) to exclude the effect of any change in the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company by reason of any stock dividend or split, stock repurchase, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change, or any distributions to common stockholders other than regular cash dividends; (9) to exclude the effects of stock based compensation and the award of bonuses under the Company’s bonus plans; (10) to exclude costs incurred in connection with potential acquisitions or divestitures that are required to be expensed under generally accepted accounting principles; and (11) to exclude the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges that are required to be recorded under generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the Board retains the discretion to reduce or eliminate the compensation or economic benefit due upon attainment of Performance Goals and to define the manner of calculating the Performance Criteria it selects to use for such Performance Period. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may result in the payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of achievement as specified in the Award Agreement or the written terms of a Performance Cash Award.

(ww)    “Performance Period” means the period of time selected by the Board over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to vesting or exercise of an Award. Performance Periods may be of varying and overlapping duration, at the sole discretion of the Board.

(xx)    “Plan” means this CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

(yy)    “Plan Administrator” means the person, persons, and/or third-party administrator designated by the Company to administer the day to day operations of the Plan and the Company’s other equity incentive programs.

(zz)    “Post-Termination Exercise Period” means the period following termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service within which an Option or SAR is exercisable, as specified in Section 4(h).

(aaa)    “Prospectus” means the document containing the Plan information specified in Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

(bbb)    “Restricted Stock Award” or “RSA” means an Award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(a).

(ccc)    “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. The Restricted Stock Award Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the Restricted Stock Award and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the Restricted Stock Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(ddd)    “RSU Award” or “RSU means an Award of restricted stock units representing the right to receive an issuance of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5(a).

(eee)    “RSU Award Agreement means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a RSU Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a RSU Award grant. The RSU Award Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the RSU Award and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the RSU Award and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each RSU Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

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(fff)    “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

(ggg)    “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(hhh)    “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder.

(iii)    “Section 409A Change in Control” means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, as provided in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

(jjj)    “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(kkk)    “Share Reserve” means the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan as set forth in Section 2(a).

(lll)    “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 4.

(mmm)    “SAR Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a SAR evidencing the terms and conditions of a SAR grant. The SAR Agreement includes the Grant Notice for the SAR and the agreement containing the written summary of the general terms and conditions applicable to the SAR and which is provided to a Participant along with the Grant Notice. Each SAR Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(nnn)    “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than 50%.

(ooo)    “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.

(ppp)    “Trading Policy” means the Company’s policy permitting certain individuals to sell Company shares only during certain “window” periods and/or otherwise restricts the ability of certain individuals to transfer or encumber Company shares, as in effect from time to time.

(qqq)    “Unvested Non-Exempt Award” means the portion of any Non-Exempt Award that had not vested in accordance with its terms upon or prior to the date of any Corporate Transaction.

(rrr)    “Vested Non-Exempt Award” means the portion of any Non-Exempt Award that had vested in accordance with its terms upon or prior to the date of a Corporate Transaction.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

Standard Stock Option Grant Package

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

(2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)

CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), has granted to you (“Optionholder”) an option to purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below (the “Option”). Your Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Plan, and the Stock Option Agreement and the Notice of Exercise, all of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement, as applicable.

 

Optionholder:  

 

Date of Grant:  

 

Vesting Commencement Date:  

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock Subject to Option:  

 

Exercise Price (Per Share):  

 

Total Exercise Price:  

 

Expiration Date:  

 

 

Type of Grant:    [Incentive Stock Option] OR [Nonstatutory Stock Option]

Exercise and

Vesting Schedule:

  

 

Subject to the Optionholder’s Continuous Service through each applicable vesting date, the Option will vest as follows:

Optionholder Acknowledgements: By your signature below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, you understand and agree that:

 

   

The Option is governed by this Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), and the provisions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement and the Notice of Exercise, all of which are made a part of this document. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Stock Option Agreement (together, the “Option Agreement”) may not be modified, amended or revised except in a writing signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

   

If the Option is an Incentive Stock Option, it (plus other outstanding Incentive Stock Options granted to you) cannot be first exercisable for more than $100,000 in value (measured by exercise price) in any calendar year. Any excess over $100,000 is a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

 

   

You consent to receive this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement, the Plan, the Prospectus and any other Plan-related documents by electronic delivery and to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 

   

You have read and are familiar with the provisions of the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement, the Notice of Exercise and the Prospectus. In the event of any conflict between the provisions in this Grant Notice, the Option Agreement, the Notice of Exercise, or the Prospectus and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

   

The Option Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the acquisition of Common Stock and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements, promises and/or representations on that subject with the exception of other equity awards previously granted to you and any written employment agreement, offer letter, severance agreement, written severance plan or policy, or other written agreement between the Company and you in each case that specifies the terms that should govern this Option.

 

   

Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) 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.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.     OPTIONHOLDER:
By:  

 

   

 

Signature     Signature
Title:  

 

    Date:  

 

Date:  

 

     

ATTACHMENTS: Stock Option Agreement, 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, Notice of Exercise


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

ATTACHMENT I

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

As reflected by your Stock Option Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”), CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you an option under its 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice (the “Option”). Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Grant Notice or the Plan shall have the meanings set forth in the Grant Notice or Plan, as applicable. The terms of your Option as specified in the Grant Notice and this Stock Option Agreement constitute your Option Agreement.

The general terms and conditions applicable to your Option are as follows:

1.    GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your Option is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the provisions in:

(a)    Section 6 regarding the impact of a Capitalization Adjustment, dissolution, liquidation, or Corporate Transaction on your Option;

(b)    Section 9(e) regarding the Company’s retained rights to terminate your Continuous Service notwithstanding the grant of the Option; and

(c)    Section 8(c) regarding the tax consequences of your Option.

Your Option is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations, which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the Option Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

2.    VESTING. Subject to the provisions contained herein, your Option will vest as provided in your Grant Notice. Vesting will cease upon the termination of your Continuous Service.

3.    EXERCISE.

(a)    You may generally exercise the vested portion of your Option for whole shares of Common Stock at any time during its term by delivery of payment of the exercise price and applicable withholding taxes and other required documentation to the Plan Administrator in accordance with the exercise procedures established by the Plan Administrator, which may include an electronic submission. Please review Sections 4(i), 4(j) and 7(b)(v) of the Plan, which may restrict or prohibit your ability to exercise your Option during certain periods.


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

(b)    To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, you may pay your Option exercise price as follows:

(i)    cash, check, bank draft or money order;

(ii)    subject to Company and/or Committee consent at the time of exercise, pursuant to a “cashless exercise” program as further described in Section 4(c)(ii) of the Plan if at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly traded;

(iii)    subject to Company and/or Committee consent at the time of exercise, by delivery of previously owned shares of Common Stock as further described in Section 4(c)(iii) of the Plan; or

(iv)    subject to Company and/or Committee consent at the time of exercise, if the Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement as further described in Section 4(c)(iv) of the Plan.

(c)    By accepting your Option, you agree that you will not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with respect to any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company held by you, for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act or such longer period as the underwriters or the Company will request to facilitate compliance with FINRA Rule 2241 or any successor or similar rules or regulation (the “Lock-Up Period”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this section will prevent the exercise of a repurchase option, if any, in favor of the Company during the Lock-Up Period. You further agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to your shares of Common Stock until the end of such period. You also agree that any transferee of any shares of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by you will be bound by this Section 3(c). The underwriters of the Company’s stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 3(c) and will have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

4.    TERM. You may not exercise your Option before the commencement of its term or after its term expires. The term of your Option commences on the Date of Grant and expires upon the earliest of the following:

(a)    immediately upon the termination of your Continuous Service for Cause;

(b)    three months after the termination of your Continuous Service for any reason other than Cause, Disability or death;

(c)    12 months after the termination of your Continuous Service due to your Disability;

(d)    18 months after your death if you die during your Continuous Service;

(e)    immediately upon a Corporate Transaction if the Board has determined that the Option will terminate in connection with a Corporate Transaction,


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

(f)    the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice; or

(g)    the day before the 10th anniversary of the Date of Grant.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you die during the period provided in Section 4(b) or 4(c) above, the term of your Option shall not expire until the earlier of (i) 18 months after your death, (ii) upon any termination of the Option in connection with a Corporate Transaction, (iii) the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice, or (iv) the day before the tenth anniversary of the Date of Grant. Additionally, the Post-Termination Exercise Period of your Option may be extended as provided in Section 4(i) of the Plan.

To obtain the federal income tax advantages associated with an Incentive Stock Option, the Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of your Option and ending on the day three months before the date of your Option’s exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the event of your death or Disability. If the Company provides for the extended exercisability of your Option under certain circumstances for your benefit, your Option will not necessarily be treated as an Incentive Stock Option if you exercise your Option more than three months after the date your employment terminates.

5.    WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. As further provided in Section 8 of the Plan: (a) you may not exercise your Option unless the applicable tax withholding obligations are satisfied, and (b) at the time you exercise your Option, in whole or in part, or at any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a “cashless exercise” pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise in connection with the exercise of your Option in accordance with the withholding procedures established by the Company. Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your Option even though the Option is vested, and the Company shall have no obligation to issue shares of Common Stock subject to your Option, unless and until such obligations are satisfied. In the event that the amount of the Company’s withholding obligation in connection with your Option was greater than the amount actually withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.

6.    INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION DISPOSITION REQUIREMENT. If your Option is an Incentive Stock Option, you must notify the Company in writing within 15 days after the date of any disposition of any of the shares of the Common Stock issued upon exercise of your Option that occurs within two years after the date of your Option grant or within one year after such shares of Common Stock are transferred upon exercise of your Option.

7.    TRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(e) of the Plan, your Option is not transferable, except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your life only by you.


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

8.    CORPORATE TRANSACTION. Your Option is subject to the terms of any agreement governing a Corporate Transaction involving the Company, including, without limitation, a provision for the appointment of a stockholder representative that is authorized to act on your behalf with respect to any escrow, indemnities and any contingent consideration.

9.    NO LIABILITY FOR TAXES. As a condition to accepting the Option, you hereby (a) agree to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from the Option or other Company compensation and (b) acknowledge that you were advised to consult with your own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the Option and have either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so. Additionally, you acknowledge that the Option is exempt from Section 409A only if the exercise price is at least equal to the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as determined by the Internal Revenue Service and there is no other impermissible deferral of compensation associated with the Option. Additionally, as a condition to accepting the Option, you agree not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates in the event that the Internal Revenue Service asserts that such exercise is less than the “fair market value” of the Common Stock on the date of grant as subsequently determined by the Internal Revenue Service.

10.    SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Option Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity will not invalidate any portion of this Option Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Option Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid will, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid

11.    OTHER DOCUMENTS. You hereby acknowledge receipt of or the right to receive a document providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Prospectus. In addition, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s Trading Policy.

12.    QUESTIONS. If you have questions regarding these or any other terms and conditions applicable to your Option, including a summary of the applicable federal income tax consequences please see the Prospectus.

* * * *


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

ATTACHMENT II

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

ATTACHMENT III

NOTICE OF EXERCISE


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

(2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

505 COAST BOULEVARD SOUTH

SUITE 307

LA JOLLA, CA 92037    Date of Exercise:                     

This constitutes notice to CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) that I elect to purchase the below number of shares of Common Stock of the Company (the “Shares”) by exercising my Option for the price set forth below. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Notice of Exercise but defined in the Grant Notice, Option Agreement or 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) shall have the meanings set forth in the Grant Notice, Option Agreement or Plan, as applicable. Use of certain payment methods is subject to Company and/or Committee consent and certain additional requirements set forth in the Option Agreement and the Plan.

 

Type of option (check one):   Incentive  ☐    Nonstatutory  ☐  

Date of Grant:

                                     

Number of Shares as to which Option is exercised:

                                     

Certificates to be issued in name of:

                                     

Total exercise price:

  $                                 

Cash, check, bank draft or money order delivered herewith:

  $                                 

Value of                  Shares delivered herewith:

  $                                 

Regulation T Program (cashless exercise)

  $                                 

Value of                  Shares pursuant to net exercise:

  $                                 


Standard Stock Option Grant Package

 

By this exercise, I agree (i) to provide such additional documents as you may require pursuant to the terms of the Plan, (ii) to satisfy the tax withholding obligations, if any, relating to the exercise of this Option as set forth in the Option Agreement, and (iii) if this exercise relates to an incentive stock option, to notify you in writing within 15 days after the date of any disposition of any of the Shares issued upon exercise of this Option that occurs within two years after the Date of Grant or within one year after such Shares are issued upon exercise of this Option.

I further agree that, if required by the Company (or a representative of the underwriters) in connection with the first underwritten registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under the Securities Act, I will not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale with respect to any shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such longer period as the underwriters or the Company shall request to facilitate compliance with FINRA Rule 2241 or any successor or similar rule or regulation) (the “Lock-Up Period”). I further agree to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such period.

 

Very truly yours,

 

Exhibit 10.8

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

RSU AWARD GRANT NOTICE

(2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)

CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) has awarded to you (the “Participant”) the number of restricted stock units specified and on the terms set forth below in consideration of your services (the “RSU Award”). Your RSU Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Award Agreement (the “Agreement”), which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but defined in the Plan or the Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement.

 

Participant:  

 

 
Date of Grant:  

 

 
Vesting Commencement Date:  

 

 
Number of Restricted Stock Units:  

 

 

 

Vesting Schedule:    [                                                                                                                                               ]. Notwithstanding the foregoing, vesting shall terminate upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.
Issuance Schedule:    One share of Common Stock will be issued for each restricted stock unit which vests at the time set forth in Section 5 of the Agreement.

Participant Acknowledgements: By your signature below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form authorized by the Company, you understand and agree that:

 

   

The RSU Award is governed by this RSU Award Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”), and the provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, all of which are made a part of this document. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement (together, the “RSU Award Agreement”) may not be modified, amended or revised except in a writing signed by you and a duly authorized officer of the Company.

 

   

You have read and are familiar with the provisions of the Plan, the RSU Award Agreement and the Prospectus. In the event of any conflict between the provisions in the RSU Award Agreement, or the Prospectus and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.

 

   

The RSU Award Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding the acquisition of Common Stock and supersedes all prior oral and written agreements, promises and/or representations on that subject with the exception of: (i) other equity awards previously granted to you, and (ii) any written employment agreement, offer letter, severance agreement, written severance plan or policy, or other written agreement between the Company and you in each case that specifies the terms that should govern this RSU Award.

 

CALCIMEDICA, INC.     PARTICIPANT:
By:  

 

   

 

Signature     Signature
Title:  

 

    Date:  

 

Date:  

 

     

ATTACHMENTS:    RSU Award Agreement, 2023 Equity Incentive Plan

 

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CALCIMEDICA, INC.

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

AWARD AGREEMENT (RSU AWARD)

As reflected by your Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (“Grant Notice”), CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) has granted you a RSU Award under its 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) for the number of restricted stock units as indicated in your Grant Notice (the “RSU Award”). The terms of your RSU Award as specified in this Award Agreement for your RSU Award (the “Agreement”) and the Grant Notice constitute your “RSU Award Agreement”. Defined terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Grant Notice or the Plan shall have the same definitions as in the Grant Notice or Plan, as applicable.

The general terms applicable to your RSU Award are as follows:

1.    GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your RSU Award is subject to all the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to the provisions in:

(a)    Section 6 of the Plan regarding the impact of a Capitalization Adjustment, dissolution, liquidation, or Corporate Transaction on your RSU Award;

(b)    Section 9(e) of the Plan regarding the Company’s retained rights to terminate your Continuous Service notwithstanding the grant of the RSU Award; and

(c)    Section 8 of the Plan regarding the tax consequences of your RSU Award.

Your RSU Award is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations, which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the RSU Award Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

2.    GRANT OF THE RSU AWARD. This RSU Award represents your right to be issued on a future date the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that is equal to the number of restricted stock units indicated in the Grant Notice as modified to reflect any Capitalization Adjustment and subject to your satisfaction of the vesting conditions set forth therein (the “Restricted Stock Units”). Any additional Restricted Stock Units that become subject to the RSU Award pursuant to Capitalization Adjustments as set forth in the Plan and the provisions of Section 3 below, if any, shall be subject, in a manner determined by the Board, to the same forfeiture restrictions, restrictions on transferability, and time and manner of delivery as applicable to the other Restricted Stock Units covered by your RSU Award.

3.    DIVIDENDS. You shall receive no benefit or adjustment to your RSU Award with respect to any cash dividend, stock dividend or other distribution that does not result from a Capitalization Adjustment as provided in the Plan; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to any shares of Common Stock that are delivered to you in connection with your RSU Award after such shares have been delivered to you.

 

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4.    WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. As further provided in Section 8 of the Plan, you hereby authorize withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise agree to make adequate provision for, any sums required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise in connection with your RSU Award (the “Withholding Obligation”) in accordance with the withholding procedures established by the Company. Unless the Withholding Obligation is satisfied, the Company shall have no obligation to deliver to you any Common Stock in respect of the RSU Award. In the event the Withholding Obligation of the Company arises prior to the delivery to you of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Common Stock to you that the amount of the Withholding Obligation was greater than the amount withheld by the Company, you agree to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any failure by the Company to withhold the proper amount.

5.    DATE OF ISSUANCE.

(a)    The issuance of shares in respect of the Restricted Stock Units is intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and will be construed and administered in such a manner. Subject to the satisfaction of the Withholding Obligation, if any, in the event one or more Restricted Stock Units vests, the Company shall issue to you one (1) share of Common Stock for each Restricted Stock Unit that vests on the applicable vesting date(s) (subject to any adjustment under Section 3 above, and subject to any different provisions in the Grant Notice). Each issuance date determined by this paragraph is referred to as an “Original Issuance Date.”

(b)    If the Original Issuance Date falls on a date that is not a business day, delivery shall instead occur on the next following business day. In addition, if:

(i)    the Original Issuance Date does not occur (1) during an “open window period” applicable to you, as determined by the Company in accordance with the Company’s then-effective policy on trading in Company securities, or (2) on a date when you are otherwise permitted to sell shares of Common Stock on an established stock exchange or stock market (including but not limited to under a previously established written trading plan that meets the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act and was entered into in compliance with the Company’s policies (a “10b5-1 Arrangement)), and

(ii)    either (1) a Withholding Obligation does not apply, or (2) the Company decides, prior to the Original Issuance Date, (A) not to satisfy the Withholding Obligation by withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares otherwise due, on the Original Issuance Date, to you under this Award, and (B) not to permit you to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer (including but not limited to a commitment under a 10b5-1 Arrangement) and (C) not to permit you to pay your Withholding Obligation in cash,

(iii)    then the shares that would otherwise be issued to you on the Original Issuance Date will not be delivered on such Original Issuance Date and will instead be delivered on the first business day when you are not prohibited from selling shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the open public market, but in no event later than December 31 of the calendar year in which the Original Issuance Date occurs (that is, the last day of your taxable year in which the Original Issuance Date occurs), or, if and only if permitted in a manner that complies with

 

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Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4), no later than the date that is the 15th day of the third calendar month of the applicable year following the year in which the shares of Common Stock under this Award are no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(d).

(c)    To the extent the RSU Award is a Non-Exempt RSU Award, the provisions of Section 11 of the Plan shall apply.

6.    TRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, your RSU Award is not transferable, except by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution

7.    CORPORATE TRANSACTION. Your RSU Award is subject to the terms of any agreement governing a Corporate Transaction involving the Company, including, without limitation, a provision for the appointment of a stockholder representative that is authorized to act on your behalf with respect to any escrow, indemnities and any contingent consideration.

8.    NO LIABILITY FOR TAXES. As a condition to accepting the RSU Award, you hereby (a) agree to not make any claim against the Company, or any of its Officers, Directors, Employees or Affiliates related to tax liabilities arising from the RSU Award or other Company compensation and (b) acknowledge that you were advised to consult with your own personal tax, financial and other legal advisors regarding the tax consequences of the RSU Award and have either done so or knowingly and voluntarily declined to do so.

9.    SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Agreement or the Plan is declared by any court or governmental authority to be unlawful or invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity will not invalidate any portion of this Agreement or the Plan not declared to be unlawful or invalid. Any Section of this Agreement (or part of such a Section) so declared to be unlawful or invalid will, if possible, be construed in a manner which will give effect to the terms of such Section or part of a Section to the fullest extent possible while remaining lawful and valid.

10.    OTHER DOCUMENTS. You hereby acknowledge receipt of or the right to receive a document providing the information required by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes the Prospectus. In addition, you acknowledge receipt of the Company’s Trading Policy.

11.    QUESTIONS. If you have questions regarding these or any other terms and conditions applicable to your RSU Award, including a summary of the applicable federal income tax consequences please see the Prospectus.

 

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Exhibit 10.9

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

2023 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: FEBRUARY 5, 2023

APPROVED BY THE STOCKHOLDERS: [    ]

1.    GENERAL; PURPOSE.

(a)    The Plan provides a means by which Eligible Employees of the Company and certain designated Related Corporations may be given an opportunity to purchase shares of Common Stock. The Plan permits the Company to grant a series of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees under an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(b)    The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of such Employees, to secure and retain the services of new Employees and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Related Corporations.

2.    ADMINISTRATION.

(a)    The Board will administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).

(b)    The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

(i)    To determine how and when Purchase Rights will be granted and the provisions of each Offering (which need not be identical).

(ii)    To designate from time to time which Related Corporations of the Company will be eligible to participate in the Plan.

(iii)    To construe and interpret the Plan and Purchase Rights, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan, in a manner and to the extent it deems necessary or expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

(iv)    To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Purchase Rights granted under the Plan.

(v)    To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.

(vi)    To amend the Plan at any time as provided in Section 12.

(vii)    Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as it deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and its Related Corporations and to carry out the intent that the Plan be treated as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(viii)    To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States.

(c)    The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of

 

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the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references to the Board in this Plan and in any applicable Offering Document will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. Further, to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law, the Board or Committee may, from time to time, delegate some or all of its authority under the Plan to one or more officers of the Company or other persons or groups of persons as it deems necessary, appropriate or advisable under conditions or limitations that it may set at or after the time of delegation. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated. Whether or not the Board has delegated administration of the Plan to a Committee, the Board will have the final power to determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Plan.

(d)    All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

3.    SHARES OF COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan will not exceed 65,000 shares of Common Stock, plus the number of shares of Common Stock that are automatically added on January 1st of each year for a period of up to ten years, commencing on the first January 1 following the Effective Date and ending on (and including) January 1, 2033, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1%) of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year, and (ii) 195,000 shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to the first day of any calendar year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the share reserve for such calendar year or that the increase in the share reserve for such calendar year will be a lesser number of shares of Common Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(b)    If any Purchase Right granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such Purchase Right will again become available for issuance under the Plan.

(c)    The stock purchasable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market.

4.    GRANT OF PURCHASE RIGHTS; OFFERING.

(a)    The Board may from time to time grant or provide for the grant of Purchase Rights to Eligible Employees under an Offering (consisting of one or more Purchase Periods) on an Offering Date or Offering Dates selected by the Board. Each Offering will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board will deem appropriate, and will comply with the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all Employees granted Purchase Rights will have the same rights and privileges. The terms and conditions of an Offering shall be incorporated by reference into the Plan and treated as part of the Plan. The provisions of separate Offerings need not be identical, but each Offering will include (through incorporation of the provisions of this Plan by reference in the document comprising the Offering or otherwise) the period during which the Offering will be effective, which period will not exceed 27 months beginning with the Offering Date, and the substance of the provisions contained in Sections 5 through 8, inclusive.

(b)    If a Participant has more than one Purchase Right outstanding under the Plan, unless he or she otherwise indicates in forms delivered to the Company: (i) each form will apply to all of his or her Purchase Rights under the Plan, and (ii) a Purchase Right with a lower exercise price (or an earlier-granted Purchase Right,

 

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if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised to the fullest possible extent before a Purchase Right with a higher exercise price (or a later-granted Purchase Right if different Purchase Rights have identical exercise prices) will be exercised.

(c)    The Board will have the discretion to structure an Offering so that if the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the first Trading Day of a new Purchase Period within that Offering is less than or equal to the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Offering Date for that Offering, then (i) that Offering will terminate immediately as of that first Trading Day, and (ii) the Participants in such terminated Offering will be automatically enrolled in a new Offering beginning on the first Trading Day of such new Purchase Period.

5.    ELIGIBILITY.

(a)    Purchase Rights may be granted only to Employees of the Company or, as the Board may designate in accordance with Section 2(b), to Employees of a Related Corporation. Except as provided in Section 5(b), an Employee will not be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights unless, on the Offering Date, the Employee has been in the employ of the Company or the Related Corporation, as the case may be, for such continuous period preceding such Offering Date as the Board may require, but in no event will the required period of continuous employment be equal to or greater than two years. In addition, the Board may provide that no Employee will be eligible to be granted Purchase Rights under the Plan unless, on the Offering Date, such Employee’s customary employment with the Company or the Related Corporation is more than 20 hours per week and more than five months per calendar year or such other criteria as the Board may determine consistent with Section 423 of the Code.

(b)    The Board may provide that each person who, during the course of an Offering, first becomes an Eligible Employee will, on a date or dates specified in the Offering which coincides with the day on which such person becomes an Eligible Employee or which occurs thereafter, receive a Purchase Right under that Offering, which Purchase Right will thereafter be deemed to be a part of that Offering. Such Purchase Right will have the same characteristics as any Purchase Rights originally granted under that Offering, as described herein, except that:

(i)    the date on which such Purchase Right is granted will be the “Offering Date” of such Purchase Right for all purposes, including determination of the exercise price of such Purchase Right;

(ii)    the period of the Offering with respect to such Purchase Right will begin on its Offering Date and end coincident with the end of such Offering; and

(iii)    the Board may provide that if such person first becomes an Eligible Employee within a specified period of time before the end of the Offering, he or she will not receive any Purchase Right under that Offering.

(c)    No Employee will be eligible for the grant of any Purchase Rights if, immediately after any such Purchase Rights are granted, such Employee owns stock possessing five percent or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Related Corporation. For purposes of this Section 5(c), the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code will apply in determining the stock ownership of any Employee, and stock which such Employee may purchase under all outstanding Purchase Rights and options will be treated as stock owned by such Employee.

(d)    As specified by Section 423(b)(8) of the Code, an Eligible Employee may be granted Purchase Rights only if such Purchase Rights, together with any other rights granted under all Employee Stock Purchase Plans of the Company and any Related Corporations, do not permit such Eligible Employee’s rights to purchase stock of the Company or any Related Corporation to accrue at a rate which, when aggregated, exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock (determined at the time such rights are granted, and which, with respect to the Plan, will be determined as of their respective Offering Dates) for each calendar year in which such rights are outstanding at any time.

 

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(e)    Officers of the Company and any designated Related Corporation, if they are otherwise Eligible Employees, will be eligible to participate in Offerings under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may provide in an Offering that Employees who are highly compensated Employees within the meaning of Section 423(b)(4)(D) of the Code will not be eligible to participate.

6.    PURCHASE RIGHTS; PURCHASE PRICE.

(a)    On each Offering Date, each Eligible Employee, pursuant to an Offering made under the Plan, will be granted a Purchase Right to purchase up to that number of shares of Common Stock purchasable either with a percentage or with a maximum dollar amount, as designated by the Board, but in either case not exceeding 15% of such Employee’s earnings (as defined by the Board in each Offering) during the period that begins on the Offering Date (or such later date as the Board determines for a particular Offering) and ends on the date stated in the Offering, which date will be no later than the end of the Offering.

(b)    The Board will establish one or more Purchase Dates during an Offering on which Purchase Rights granted for that Offering will be exercised and shares of Common Stock will be purchased in accordance with such Offering.

(c)    In connection with each Offering made under the Plan, the Board may specify (i) a maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by any Participant on any Purchase Date during such Offering, (ii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants pursuant to such Offering and/or (iii) a maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased by all Participants on any Purchase Date under the Offering. If the aggregate purchase of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Purchase Rights granted under the Offering would exceed any such maximum aggregate number, then, in the absence of any Board action otherwise, a pro rata (based on each Participant’s accumulated Contributions) allocation of the shares of Common Stock available will be made in as nearly a uniform manner as will be practicable and equitable.

(d)    The purchase price of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to Purchase Rights will be not less than the lesser of:

(i)    an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the Offering Date; or

(ii)    an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the applicable Purchase Date.

7.    PARTICIPATION; WITHDRAWAL; TERMINATION.

(a)    An Eligible Employee may elect to participate in an Offering and authorize payroll deductions as the means of making Contributions by completing and delivering to the Company, within the time specified in the Offering, an enrollment form provided by the Company. The enrollment form will specify the amount of Contributions not to exceed the maximum amount specified by the Board. Each Participant’s Contributions will be credited to a bookkeeping account for such Participant under the Plan and will be deposited with the general funds of the Company except where applicable law requires that Contributions be deposited with a third party. If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may begin such Contributions with the first practicable payroll occurring on or after the Offering Date (or, in the case of a payroll date that occurs after the end of the prior Offering but before the Offering Date of the next new Offering, Contributions from such payroll will be included in the new Offering). If permitted in the Offering, a Participant may thereafter reduce (including to zero) or increase his or her Contributions. If specifically provided in the Offering, in addition to or instead of making Contributions by payroll deductions, a Participant may make Contributions through the payment by cash or check prior to a Purchase Date.

 

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(b)    During an Offering, a Participant may cease making Contributions and withdraw from the Offering by delivering to the Company a withdrawal form provided by the Company. The Company may impose a deadline before a Purchase Date for withdrawing. Upon such withdrawal, such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering will immediately terminate and the Company will distribute as soon as practicable to such Participant all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions and such Participant’s Purchase Right in that Offering shall thereupon terminate. A Participant’s withdrawal from that Offering will have no effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any other Offerings under the Plan, but such Participant will be required to deliver a new enrollment form to participate in subsequent Offerings.

(c)    Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Purchase Rights granted pursuant to any Offering under the Plan will terminate immediately if the Participant either (i) is no longer an Employee for any reason or for no reason (subject to any post-employment participation period required by law) or (ii) is otherwise no longer eligible to participate. The Company will distribute to such individual as soon as practicable all of his or her accumulated but unused Contributions.

(d)    During a Participant’s lifetime, Purchase Rights will be exercisable only by such Participant. Purchase Rights are not transferable by a Participant, except by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, or, if permitted by the Company, by a beneficiary designation as described in Section 10.

(e)    Unless otherwise specified in the Offering or required by applicable law, the Company will have no obligation to pay interest on Contributions.

8.    EXERCISE OF PURCHASE RIGHTS.

(a)    On each Purchase Date, each Participant’s accumulated Contributions will be applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock, up to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock permitted by the Plan and the applicable Offering, at the purchase price specified in the Offering. No fractional shares will be issued unless specifically provided for in the Offering.

(b)    Unless otherwise provided in the Offering, if any amount of accumulated Contributions remains in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares of Common Stock and such remaining amount is less than the amount required to purchase one share of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering, then such remaining amount will be held in such Participant’s account for the purchase of shares of Common Stock under the next Offering under the Plan, unless such Participant withdraws from or is not eligible to participate in such next Offering, in which case such amount will be distributed to such Participant after the final Purchase Date without interest (unless the payment of interest is otherwise required by applicable law). If the amount of Contributions remaining in a Participant’s account after the purchase of shares of Common Stock is at least equal to the amount required to purchase one (1) whole share of Common Stock on the final Purchase Date of an Offering, then such remaining amount will be distributed in full to such Participant after the final Purchase Date of such Offering without interest.

(c)    No Purchase Rights may be exercised to any extent unless the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon such exercise under the Plan are covered by an effective registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act and the Plan is in material compliance with all applicable federal, state, foreign and other securities and other laws applicable to the Plan. If on a Purchase Date the shares of Common Stock are not so registered or the Plan is not in such compliance, no Purchase Rights will be exercised on such Purchase Date, and the Purchase Date will be delayed until the shares of Common Stock are subject to such an effective registration statement and the Plan is in material compliance, except that the Purchase Date will in no event be more than 27 months from the Offering Date. If, on the Purchase Date, as delayed to the maximum extent permissible, the shares of Common Stock are not registered and the Plan is not in material compliance with all applicable laws, no Purchase Rights will be exercised and all accumulated but unused Contributions will be distributed to the Participants without interest.

 

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9.    COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

The Company will seek to obtain from each U.S. federal or state, foreign or other regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Purchase Rights and issue and sell shares of Common Stock thereunder unless the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that doing so would cause the Company to incur costs that are unreasonable. If, after commercially reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the grant of Purchase Rights or the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, and at a commercially reasonable cost, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to grant Purchase Rights and/or to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Purchase Rights.

10.    DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.

(a)    The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit a Participant to submit a form designating a beneficiary who will receive any shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions from the Participant’s account under the Plan if the Participant dies before such shares and/or Contributions are delivered to the Participant. The Company may, but is not obligated to, permit the Participant to change such designation of beneficiary. Any such designation and/or change must be on a form approved by the Company.

(b)     If a Participant dies, and in the absence of a valid beneficiary designation, the Company will deliver any shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant. If no executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver such shares of Common Stock and/or Contributions without interest (unless the payment of interest is otherwise required by applicable law) to the Participant’s spouse, dependents or relatives, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

11.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK; CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS.

(a)    In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities by which the share reserve is to increase automatically each year pursuant to Section 3(a), (iii) the class(es) and number of securities subject to, and the purchase price applicable to outstanding Offerings and Purchase Rights, and (iv) the class(es) and number of securities that are the subject of the purchase limits under each ongoing Offering. The Board will make these adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.

(b)    In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then: (i) any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) may assume or continue outstanding Purchase Rights or may substitute similar rights (including a right to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders in the Corporate Transaction) for outstanding Purchase Rights, or (ii) if any surviving or acquiring corporation (or its parent company) does not assume or continue such Purchase Rights or does not substitute similar rights for such Purchase Rights, then the Participants’ accumulated Contributions will be used to purchase shares of Common Stock within ten business days prior to the Corporate Transaction under the outstanding Purchase Rights, and the Purchase Rights will terminate immediately after such purchase.

12.    AMENDMENT, TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

(a)    The Board may amend the Plan at any time in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable. However, except as provided in Section 11(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, stockholder approval will be required for any amendment of the Plan for which stockholder approval is required by applicable law or listing requirements.

 

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(b)    The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No Purchase Rights may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

(c)    Any benefits, privileges, entitlements and obligations under any outstanding Purchase Rights granted before an amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan will not be materially impaired by any such amendment, suspension or termination except (i) with the consent of the person to whom such Purchase Rights were granted, (ii) as necessary to comply with any laws, listing requirements, or governmental regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 423 of the Code and the regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder relating to Employee Stock Purchase Plans) including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued or amended after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (iii) as necessary to obtain or maintain favorable tax, listing, or regulatory treatment. To be clear, the Board may amend outstanding Purchase Rights without a Participant’s consent if such amendment is necessary to ensure that the Purchase Right and/or the Plan complies with the requirements of Section 423 of the Code.

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Offering Document to the contrary, the Board will be entitled to: (i) establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars; (ii) permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed Contribution elections; (iii) establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the Participant’s Contributions; (iv) amend any outstanding Purchase Rights or clarify any ambiguities regarding the terms of any Offering to enable the Purchase Rights to qualify under and/or comply with Section 423 of the Code; and (v) establish other limitations or procedures as the Board determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with the Plan. The actions of the Board pursuant to this paragraph will not be considered to alter or impair any Purchase Rights granted under an Offering as they are part of the initial terms of each Offering and the Purchase Rights granted under each Offering.

13.    EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

The Plan will become effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the Effective Date. No Purchase Rights will be exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, which approval must be within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted (or if required under Section 12(a) above, materially amended) by the Board.

14.    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

(a)    Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Purchase Rights will constitute general funds of the Company.

(b)    A Participant will not be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, shares of Common Stock subject to Purchase Rights unless and until the Participant’s shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of Purchase Rights are recorded in the books of the Company (or its transfer agent).

(c)    The Plan and Offering do not constitute an employment contract. Nothing in the Plan or in the Offering will in any way alter the at will nature of a Participant’s employment or be deemed to create in any way whatsoever any obligation on the part of any Participant to continue in the employ of the Company or a Related Corporation, or on the part of the Company or a Related Corporation to continue the employment of a Participant.

(d)    The provisions of the Plan will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without resort to that state’s conflict of laws rules.

 

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15.    DEFINITIONS.

As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:

(a)    “Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b)    “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Purchase Right after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or other similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.

(c)    “Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.

(d)    “Committee means a committee of one or more members of the Board to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).

(e)    “Common Stock” means, as of the Effective Date, the common stock of the Company.

(f)    “Company” means CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(g)    “Contributions” means the payroll deductions and other additional payments specifically provided for in the Offering that a Participant contributes to fund the exercise of a Purchase Right. A Participant may make additional payments into his or her account if specifically provided for in the Offering, and then only if the Participant has not already had the maximum permitted amount withheld during the Offering through payroll deductions.

(h)    “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:

(i)    a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries;

(ii)    a sale or other disposition of more than 50% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

(iii)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or

(iv)    a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.

(i)    “Director means a member of the Board.

(j)    “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, which is the date of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, by and among Graybug Vision, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company, dated as of November 21, 2022, provided that this Plan is approved by Graybug, Inc.’s stockholders prior to such closing.

 

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(k)    “Eligible Employee means an Employee who meets the requirements set forth in the document(s) governing the Offering for eligibility to participate in the Offering, provided that such Employee also meets the requirements for eligibility to participate set forth in the Plan.

(l)    “Employee means any person, including an Officer or Director, who is “employed” for purposes of Section 423(b)(4) of the Code by the Company or a Related Corporation. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.

(m)    “Employee Stock Purchase Plan means a plan that grants Purchase Rights intended to be options issued under an “employee stock purchase plan,” as that term is defined in Section 423(b) of the Code.

(n)    “Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(o)    “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined as follows:

(i)    If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or traded on any established market, the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock will be, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the closing sales price for such stock as quoted on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the date of determination, as reported in such source as the Board deems reliable. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, if there is no closing sales price for the Common Stock on the date of determination, then the Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price on the last preceding date for which such quotation exists.

(ii)    In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value will be determined by the Board in good faith in compliance with applicable laws and in a manner that complies with Sections 409A of the Code.

(p)    “Offering means the grant to Eligible Employees of Purchase Rights, with the exercise of those Purchase Rights automatically occurring at the end of one or more Purchase Periods. The terms and conditions of an Offering will generally be set forth in the “Offering Document” approved by the Board for that Offering.

(q)    “Offering Date” means a date selected by the Board for an Offering to commence.

(r)    “Officer means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Corporation within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(s)    “Participant means an Eligible Employee who holds an outstanding Purchase Right.

(t)    “Plan means this CalciMedica, Inc. 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended from time to time.

(u)    “Purchase Date means one or more dates during an Offering selected by the Board on which Purchase Rights will be exercised and on which purchases of shares of Common Stock will be carried out in accordance with such Offering.

(v)    “Purchase Period” means a period of time specified within an Offering, generally beginning on the Offering Date or on the first Trading Day following a Purchase Date, and ending on a Purchase Date. An Offering may consist of one or more Purchase Periods.

(w)    “Purchase Right means an option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

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(x)    “Related Corporation means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company whether now or subsequently established, as those terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

(y)    “Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(z)    “Trading Day means any day on which the exchange(s) or market(s) on which shares of Common Stock are listed, including but not limited to the NYSE, Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market or any successors thereto, is open for trading.

 

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Exhibit 10.10

CALCIMEDICA, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2006 STOCK PLAN

(Amended and Restated effective as of August 15, 2007)

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Amended and Restated 2006 Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant. Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Administrator” means the Board or any of its Committees as shall be administering the Plan in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(b) “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are granted under the Plan.

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) Any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting securities, except that any change in the beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company as a result of a private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board, shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control; or

(ii) The consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; or

(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation.


(e) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code herein will be a reference to any successor or amended section of the Code.

(f) “Committee” means a committee of Directors or of other individuals satisfying Applicable Laws appointed by the Board in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

(g) “Common Stock” means the Common Stock of the Company.

(h) “Company” means CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(i) “Consultant” means any person who is engaged by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services to such entity.

(j) “Director” means a member of the Board.

(k) “Disability” means total and permanent disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

(l) “Employee” means any person, including officers and Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director’s fee by the Company shall-be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company.

(m) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(n) “Exchange Program” means a program under which (a) outstanding Options are surrendered or cancelled in exchange for Options of the same type (which may have lower exercise prices and different terms), Options of a different type, and/or cash, and/or (b) the exercise price of an outstanding Option is reduced. The terms and conditions of any Exchange Program will be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

(o) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator.

 

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(p) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(q) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means an Option not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(r) “Option” means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(s) “Option Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(t) “Optioned Stock” means the Common Stock subject to an Option or a Stock Purchase Right.

(u) “Optionee” means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right granted under the Plan.

(v) “Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

(w) “Plan” means this Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Plan.

(x) “Restricted Stock” means Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Purchase Right or Shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Option.

(y) “Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement” means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and restrictions applying to Shares purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the notice of grant.

(z) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(aa) “Service Provider” means an Employee, Director or Consultant.

(bb) “Share” means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 below.

(cc) “Stock Purchase Right” means a right to purchase Common Stock pursuant to Section 11 below.

(dd) “Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be subject to Options or Stock Purchase Rights and sold under the Plan is 1,500,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized but unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

 

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If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated). However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) Administrator. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws.

(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific, duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options and Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each such award granted hereunder;

(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions of any Option or Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vi) to institute an Exchange Program;

(vii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable foreign laws;

(viii) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and

 

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(ix) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Options granted pursuant to the Plan.

(c) Effect of Administrator’s Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Optionees.

5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees.

6. Limitations.

(a) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However, notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.

(b) At-Will Employment. Neither the Plan nor any Option or. Stock Purchase Right shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee’s relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the Company’s right to terminate such relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

7. Term of Plan. Subject to stockholder approval in accordance with Section 19, the Plan shall become effective upon its, adoption by the Board. Unless sooner terminated under Section 15, it shall continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years from the later of (i) the effective date of the Plan, or (ii) the earlier of the most recent Board or stockholder approval of an increase in the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.

8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, but shall be subject to the following:

 

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(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

(1) granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(2) granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option

(1) granted to a Service Provider who, at the time of grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(2) granted to any other Service Provider, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above in accordance with and pursuant to a transaction described in Section 424 of the Code.

(b) Forms of Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be determined at the time of grant). Such consideration may consist of, without limitation, (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares, provided Shares acquired directly from the Company (x) have been owned by the Optionee, and not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, for more than six months on the date of surrender, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which such Option shall be exercised, (5) consideration received by the Company under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company.

10. Exercise of Option.

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms hereof at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. Except in the case of Options granted to officers, Directors and Consultants, Options shall become exercisable at a rate of no less than 20% per year over five (5) years from the date the Options are granted.

 

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An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his’ or her spouse. Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, such Optionee may exercise, his or her Option within thirty (30) days of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if on the date of termination the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider as a result of the Optionee’s Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within six (6) months of termination, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if on the date of termination the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

(d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service Provider, the Option may be exercised within six (6) months following Optionee’s death, or such longer period of time as specified in the Option Agreement, to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement) by the Optionee’s designated beneficiary, provided such beneficiary has been designated prior to Optionee’s death in a form acceptable to the Administrator. If no such beneficiary has been designated by the Optionee, then such Option may be exercised by the personal representative of the Optionee’s estate or by the person(s) to whom the Option is transferred pursuant to the Optionee’s will or in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.

 

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(e) Leaves of Absence.

(i) Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, vesting of Options granted hereunder to officers and Directors shall be suspended during any unpaid leave of absence.

(ii) A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (A) any leave of absence approved by the Company or (B) transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.

(iii) For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, then three (3) months following the 91st day of such leave, any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

11. Stock Purchase Rights.

(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that, such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The terms of the offer shall comply in all respects with Section 260.140.42 of Title 10 of the California Code of Regulations. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable within 90 days of the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser’s service with the Company for any reason (including death or disability). Unless the Administrator provides otherwise, the purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine. Except with respect to Shares purchased by officers, Directors and Consultants, the repurchase option shall in no case lapse at a rate of less than 20% per year over five (5) years from the date of purchase.

(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.

 

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(d) Rights as a Stockholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a stockholder and shall be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

12. Limited Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Unless determined otherwise by the Administrator, Options and Stock Purchase Rights may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator in its sole discretion makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option or Stock Purchase Right may only be transferred (i) by will, (ii) by the laws of descent and distribution, or (iii) to family members (within the meaning of Rule 701 of the Securities Act) through gifts or domestic relations orders, as permitted by Rule 701 of the Securities Act.

13. Adjustments; Dissolution or Liquidation; Merger or Change in Control.

(a) Adjustments. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Shares occurs, the Administrator, in order to prevent diminution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, may (in its sole discretion) adjust the number and class of Shares that may be delivered under the Plan and/or the number, class, and price of Shares covered by each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right; provided, however, that the Administrator shall make such adjustments to the extent required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed transaction. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Merger or Change in Control. In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation, or a Change in Control, each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right shall be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation in a merger or Change in Control refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or Stock Purchase Right, then the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock, including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or Change in Control, the Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully exercisable for a period of time as determined by the Administrator, and the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon expiration of such period. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or

 

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Change in Control, the option or right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior to the merger or Change in Control, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or Change in Control by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received in the merger or Change in Control is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock Purchase. Right, for each Share subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per share consideration received by holders of common stock in the merger or Change in Control.

14. Time of Granting Options and Stock Purchase Rights. The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such later date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom an Option or Stock Purchase Right is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.

(b) Stockholder Approval. The Board shall obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company. Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator’s ability to exercise the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the Plan prior to the date of such termination.

16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.

(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such Option or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Administrator may require the person exercising such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.

 

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17. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

19. Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the degree and manner required under Applicable Laws.

20. Information to Optionees. The Company shall provide to each Optionee and to each individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, not less frequently than annually during the period such Optionee has one or more Options or Stock Purchase Rights outstanding, and, in the case of an individual who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such individual owns such Shares, copies of annual financial statements. The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information.

 

 

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CALCIMEDICA, INC.

2006 STOCK PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 2006 Stock Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement.

1. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

Name:

Address:

The undersigned Optionee has been granted an Option to purchase Common Stock of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as follows:

 

Date of Grant:  

 

  
Vesting Commencement Date:  

 

  
Exercise Price per Share:  

 

  
Total Number of Shares Granted:  

 

  
Total Exercise Price:  

 

  
Type of Option:  

Incentive Stock Option

  
 

Nonstatutory Stock Option

  
Term/Expiration Date:  

 

  

Vesting Schedule:

This Option shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, according to the following vesting schedule:

Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest on the one (1) year anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Vesting Commencement Date (and if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), subject to Optionee continuing to be a Service Provider through each such date.


Termination Period:

This Option shall be exercisable for three (3) months after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider. Upon Optionee’s death or Disability, this Option may be exercised for one (1) year after Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider. In no event may Optionee exercise this Option after the Term/Expiration Date as provided above.

2. AGREEMENT

(a) Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby grants to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant (the “Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number of Shares set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice of Grant (the “Exercise Price”), and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.

If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option (“ISO”), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Nevertheless, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section 422(d), this Option shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option (“NSO”).

(b) Exercise of Option.

(i) Right to Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and with the applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.

(ii) Method of Exercise. This Option shall be exercisable by delivery of an exercise notice in the form attached as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”) which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by the aggregate Exercise Price.

No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless such issuance and such exercise comply with Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to the Optionee on the date on which the Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

(c) Optionee’s Representations. In the event the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

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(d) Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that Optionee shall not offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company or enter into any swap, hedging or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by Optionee (other than those included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or the 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 NASD Rule 2711(f)(4) or NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto).

Optionee agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter which are consistent with the foregoing or which are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, Optionee shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in this section (d) shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans on Form S-1 or Form S-8 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future, or a registration relating solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction on Form S-4 or similar forms that may be promulgated in the future. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. Optionee agrees that any transferee of the Option or shares acquired pursuant to the Option shall be bound by this section (d).

(e) Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Optionee:

(i) cash or check;

(ii) consideration received by the Company under a formal cashless exercise program adopted by the Company in connection with the Plan; or

(iii) surrender of other Shares which, (i) in the case of Shares acquired from the Company, either directly or indirectly, have been owned by the Optionee, and not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, for more than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares.

(f) Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Law.

 

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(g) Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by Optionee. The terms of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.

(h) Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option.

(i) Tax Obligations.

(i) Withholding Taxes. Optionee agrees to make appropriate arrangements with the Company (or the Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Optionee) for the satisfaction of all Federal, state, local and foreign income and employment tax withholding requirements applicable to the Option exercise. Optionee acknowledges and agrees that the Company may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of exercise.

(ii) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the Option granted to Optionee herein is an ISO, and if Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to the ISO on or before the later of (1) the date two years after the Date of Grant, or (2) the date one year after the date of exercise, the Optionee shall immediately notify the Company in writing of such disposition. Optionee agrees that Optionee may be subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income recognized by the Optionee.

(j) Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules of California.

(k) No Guarantee of Continued Service. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED THIS OPTION OR ACQUIRING SHARES HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH OPTIONEE’S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO TERMINATE OPTIONEE’S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

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Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Optionee has reviewed the Plan and this Option in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option and fully understands all provisions of the Option. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Option. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence address indicated below.

 

OPTIONEE     CALCIMEDICA, INC.

 

   

 

Signature     Signature

 

   

 

Print Name     Print Name

 

   

 

    Title

 

   
Residence Address    

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

2006 STOCK PLAN

EXERCISE NOTICE

CalciMedica, Inc.

505 Coast Boulevard S, Suite 307

La Jolla, CA 92037

Attention: President

1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, _____________, _____, the undersigned (“Optionee”) hereby elects to exercise Optionee’s option to purchase ________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of CalciMedica, Inc. (the “Company”) under and pursuant to the 2006 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement dated November 9, 2020 (the “Option Agreement”).

2. Delivery of Payment. Optionee herewith delivers to the Company the full purchase price of the Shares, as set forth in the Option Agreement, and any and all withholding taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Option.

3. Representations of Optionee. Optionee acknowledges that Optionee has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.

4. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares shall be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after the Option is exercised in accordance with the Option Agreement. No adjustment shall be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date of issuance except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

5. Companys Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Optionee or any transferee (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5 (the “Right of First Refusal”).

(a) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (i) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (ii) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (iii) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (iv) the bona fide cash price or other consideration for which the Holder proposes to transfer the Shares (the “Offered Price”), and the Holder shall offer the Shares at the Offered Price to the Company or its assignee(s).

 


(b) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the purchase price determined in accordance with subsection (c) below.

(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) for the Shares purchased by the Company or its assignee(s) under this Section 5 shall be the Offered Price. If the Offered Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company in good faith.

(d) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the option of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the Holder to the Company (or, in the case of repurchase by an assignee, to the assignee), or by any combination thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

(e) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If all of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 5, then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer such Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Offered Price or at a higher price; provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of the Notice, that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws and that the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 5 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

(f) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5 notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during the Optionee’s lifetime or on the Optionee’s death by will or intestacy to the Optionee’s immediate family or a trust for the benefit of the Optionee’s immediate family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 5. “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, father, mother, brother or sister. In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section 5, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.

(g) Termination of Right of First Refusal. The Right of First Refusal shall terminate as to any Shares upon the earlier of (i) the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public, or (ii) a Change in Control in which the successor corporation has equity securities that are publicly traded.

6. Tax Consultation. Optionee understands that Optionee may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Optionee’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Optionee represents that Optionee has consulted with any tax consultants Optionee deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Optionee is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

 

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7. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the Company shall cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto, to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or federal securities laws:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR, IN THE OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 180 DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE UNDERWRITTEN PUBLIC OFFERING OF THE COMPANY’S SECURITIES AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF BY THE HOLDER WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE COMPANY OR THE MANAGING UNDERWRITER.

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

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

8. Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Exercise Notice to single or multiple assignees, and this Exercise Notice shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Exercise Notice shall be binding upon Optionee and his or her heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

 

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9. Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final and binding on all parties.

10. Governing Law; Severability. This Exercise Notice is governed by the internal substantive laws but not the choice of law rules, of California. In the event that any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Exercise Notice will continue in full force and effect.

11. Entire Agreement. The Plan and Option Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. This Exercise Notice, the Plan, the Option Agreement and the Investment Representation Statement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Optionee’s interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Optionee.

 

Submitted by:     Accepted by:
OPTIONEE     CALCIMEDICA, INC.

 

   

 

Signature     Signature

 

   

 

Print Name     Print Name
   

 

    Title
Address:     Address:

 

   

505 Coast Boulevard S., Suite 307

 

   

La Jolla, CA 92037

   

 

    Date Received

 

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EXHIBIT B

INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT

 

OPTIONEE:   
COMPANY:    CALCIMEDICA, INC.
SECURITY:    COMMON STOCK
AMOUNT:   
DATE:   

In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Optionee represents to the Company the following:

(a) Optionee is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is acquiring these Securities for investment for Optionee’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(b) Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute “restricted securities” under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionee’s investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Optionee understands that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis for such exemption may be unavailable if Optionee’s representation was predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale, for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or for a period of one (1) year or any other fixed period in the future. Optionee further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Optionee further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Optionee understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities shall be imprinted with any legend required under applicable state securities laws.

(c) Optionee is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144, each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly from the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule 701 at the time of the grant of the Option to Optionee, the exercise shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer


period as any market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may be resold, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified by Rule 144, including in the case of affiliates (1) the availability of certain public information about the Company, (2) the amount of Securities being sold during any three (3) month period not exceeding specified limitations, (3) the resale being made in an unsolicited “broker’s transaction”, transactions directly with a “market maker” or “riskless principal transactions” (as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and (4) the timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.

In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which may require (i) the availability of current public information about the Company; (ii) the resale to occur more than a specified period after the purchase and full payment (within the meaning of Rule 144) for the Securities; and (iii) in the case of the sale of Securities by an affiliate, the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in sections (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph immediately above.

(d) Optionee further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption shall be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144 and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rules 144 or 701 shall have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk. Optionee understands that no assurances can be given that any such other registration exemption shall be available in such event.

 

OPTIONEE

 

Signature

 

Print Name

 

Date

 

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Exhibit 10.11

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of October 26, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), by and between CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business being 505 Coast Boulevard South, Suite 307, La Jolla, CA 92037 (the “Company”) and Danforth Advisors, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, with its principal place of business being 91 Middle Road, Southborough, MA 01772 (“Danforth”). The Company and Danforth are herein sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

WHEREAS, the Company is a privately held, clinical stage biotechnology company with a platform focused on CRAC channel drug discovery and development for the treatment of acute and severe inflammatory diseases; and

WHEREAS, Danforth has expertise in financial and corporate operations and strategy; and

WHEREAS, Danforth desires to serve as an independent consultant for the purpose of providing the Company with certain strategic and financial advice and support services, as more fully described in Exhibit A attached hereto, (the “Services”); and

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to engage Danforth on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree and covenant as follows.

 

1.

Services of Consultant. Danforth will assist the Company with matters relating to the Services. The Services are more fully described in Exhibit A attached hereto. Danforth and the Company will review the Services on a monthly basis to prioritize and implement the tasks listed on Exhibit A.

 

2.

Compensation for Services. In full consideration of Danforth’s full, prompt and faithful performance of the Services, the Company shall compensate Danforth a consulting fee more fully described in Exhibit A (the “Consulting Fee”). Danforth shall, from time to time, but not more frequently than twice per calendar month, invoice the Company for Services rendered, and such invoice will be paid upon 15 days of receipt. Each month the Parties shall evaluate jointly the current fee structure and scope of Services. Danforth reserves the right to an annual increase in consultant rates of up to 4%, effective January 1 of each year. Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 3, no compensation or benefits of any kind as described in this Section 2 shall be payable or issuable to Danforth after the effective date of such termination. In addition, the Company will reimburse Danforth for reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses, including but not limited to travel and parking, incurred by Danforth in performing the Services hereunder, upon submission by Danforth of supporting documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company. Any such accrued expenses in any given three (3) month period that exceed $1,000 shall be submitted to the Company for its prior written approval.

 

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All Danforth invoices and billing matters should be addressed to:

 

          Company Accounts Payable Contact:

 
 

Michael Dunn, MBA

 

President & Chief Operating Officer

 

[***]

 

[***]

 

505 Coast Boulevard South

 

Suite 307

 

La Jolla, CA 92037

All Company payments and billing inquiries should be addressed to:

 

          Danforth Accounting:   

Betsy Sherr

[***]

[***]

Danforth Advisors

PO Box 335

Southborough, MA 01772

 

3.

Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue until such time as either party has given notice of termination pursuant to this paragraph 3 (the “Term”). This Agreement may be terminated by either Party hereto: (a) with Cause (as defined below), upon 30 days prior written notice to the other Party; or (b) without cause upon 60 days prior written notice to the other Party. For purposes of this Section 3, “Cause” shall include: (i) a breach of the terms of this Agreement which is not cured within 30 days of written notice of such default or (ii) the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or deliberate disregard of a rule or policy of the Company.

 

4.

Time Commitment. Danforth will devote such time to perform the Services under this Agreement as may reasonably be required. Danforth does not guarantee time and materials estimates in any way and such estimates are not fixed prices. Danforth will notify the Company as soon as practicable if an estimate will be exceeded.

 

5.

Place of Performance. Danforth will perform the Services at such locations upon which the Company and Danforth may mutually agree. Danforth will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, perform any of the Services at any facility or in any manner that might give anyone other than the Company any rights to or allow for disclosure of any Confidential Information (as defined below).

 

6.

Compliance with Policies and Guidelines. Danforth will perform the Services in accordance with all rules or policies adopted by the Company that the Company discloses in writing to Danforth.

 

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7.

Confidential Information. Danforth acknowledges and agrees that during the course of performing the Services, the Company may furnish, disclose or make available to Danforth information, including, but not limited to, material, compilations, data, formulae, models, patent disclosures, procedures, processes, business plans, projections, protocols, results of experimentation and testing, specifications, strategies and techniques, and all tangible and intangible embodiments thereof of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any apparatus, biological or chemical materials, animals, cells, compositions, documents, drawings, machinery, patent applications, records and reports), which is owned or controlled by the Company and is marked or designated as confidential at the time of disclosure or is of a type that is customarily considered to be confidential information (collectively the “Confidential Information”). Danforth acknowledges that the Confidential Information or any part thereof is the exclusive property of the Company and shall not be disclosed to any third party without first obtaining the written consent of the Company. Danforth further agrees to take all practical steps to ensure that the Confidential Information, and any part thereof, shall not be disclosed or issued to its affiliates, agents or employees, except on like terms of confidentiality. The above provisions of confidentiality shall apply for a period of five years. The Company agrees to permit the use of its name and logo in a roster of Danforth clients, which may appear on the Danforth website and in its marketing materials.

 

8.

Intellectual Property. Danforth agrees that all ideas, inventions, discoveries, creations, manuscripts, properties, innovations, improvements, know-how, designs, developments, apparatus, techniques, methods, and formulae that Danforth conceives, makes, develops or improves as a result of performing the Services, whether or not reduced to practice and whether or not patentable, alone or in conjunction with any other party and whether or not at the request or upon the suggestion of the Company (all of the foregoing being hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Inventions”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Danforth hereby agrees in consideration of the Company’s agreement to engage Danforth and pay compensation for the Services rendered to the Company and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged that Danforth shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, consult for, or become an employee of, any company which conducts business in the Field of Interest anywhere in the world. As used herein, the term “Field of Interest” shall mean the research, development, manufacture and/or sale of the products resulting from the Company’s technology. The limitations on competition contained in this Section 8 shall continue during the time that Danforth performs any Services for the Company, and for a period of three months following the termination of any such Services that Danforth performs for the Company. If any part of this section should be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable in duration, geographic area, or scope, then this Section 8 is intended to and shall extend only for such period of time, in such area and with respect to such activity as is determined to be reasonable. Except as expressly provided herein, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Danforth from consulting for or being employed by any other person or entity.

 

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9.

Non Solicitation. All personnel representing Danforth are employees or contracted agents of Danforth. Accordingly, they are not retainable as employees or contractors by the Company and the Company hereby agrees not to solicit, hire or retain their services for so long as they are employees or contracted agents of Danforth and for two years thereafter. Should the Company violate this restriction, it agrees to pay Danforth liquidated damages equal to thirty 30% of the employee’s starting annual base salary and target annual bonus for each Danforth contracted agent hired by the Company in violation of this Agreement, plus Danforth’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in enforcing this agreement should the Company fail or refuse to pay the liquidated damages amount in full within 30 days following its violation.

 

10.

Placement Services. In the event that Danforth refers a potential employee to the Company and that individual is hired, Danforth shall receive a fee equal to 20% of the employee’s starting annual base salary and target annual bonus. This fee is due and owing whether an individual is hired, directly or indirectly on a permanent basis or on a contract or consulting basis by the Company, as a result of Danforth’s efforts within one year of the date applicant(s) are submitted to the Company. Such payment is due within 30 days of the employee’s start date.

 

11.

No Implied Warranty. Except for any express warranties stated herein, the Services are provided on an “as is” basis, and the Company disclaims any and all other warranties, conditions, or representations (express, implied, oral or written), relating to the Services or any part thereof. Further, in performing the Services Danforth is not engaged to disclose illegal acts, including fraud or defalcations, which may have taken place. The foregoing notwithstanding, Danforth will promptly notify the Company if Danforth becomes aware of any such illegal acts during the performance of the Services. Because the Services do not constitute an examination in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the “AICPA”), Danforth is precluded from expressing an opinion as to whether financial statements provided by the Company are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or any other standards or guidelines promulgated by the AICPA, or whether the underlying financial and other data provide a reasonable basis for the statements.

 

12.

Indemnification. Each Party hereto agrees to indemnify and hold the other Party hereto, its directors, officers, agents and employees harmless against any claim based upon circumstances alleged to be inconsistent with such representations and/or warranties contained in this Agreement. Further, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Danforth and any of its subcontractors against any claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that arise out of or are based on the Services performed hereunder, except for any such claims, losses, damages or liabilities arising out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Danforth or any of its subcontractors. The Company will endeavor to add Consultant and any applicable subcontractor to its insurance policies as additional insureds. Furthermore, during the Term of this Agreement, Company shall maintain a Crime and Cyber Insurance Policy that includes coverage for “Social Engineering” claims and extends coverage to Danforth.

 

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13.

Independent Contractor. Danforth is not, nor shall Danforth be deemed to be at any time during the term of this Agreement, an employee of the Company, and therefore Danforth shall not be entitled to any benefits provided by the Company to its employees, if applicable. Danforth’s status and relationship with the Company shall be that of an independent contractor and consultant. Danforth shall not state or imply, directly or indirectly, that Danforth is empowered to bind the Company without the Company’s prior written consent. Nothing herein shall create, expressly or by implication, a partnership, joint venture or other association between the parties. Danforth will be solely responsible for payment of all charges and taxes arising from his or her relationship to the Company as a consultant.

 

14.

Records. Upon termination of Danforth’s relationship with the Company, Danforth shall deliver to the Company any property or Confidential Information of the Company relating to the Services which may be in its possession including products, project plans, materials, memoranda, notes, records, reports, laboratory notebooks, or other documents or photocopies and any such information stored using electronic medium.

 

15.

Notices. Any notice under this Agreement shall be in writing (except in the case of verbal communications, emails and teleconferences updating either Party as to the status of work hereunder) and shall be deemed delivered upon personal delivery, one day after being sent via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service or two days after deposit in the mail or on the next business day following transmittal via facsimile. Notices under this Agreement shall be sent to the following representatives of the Parties:

If to the Company:

 

 

Name:

  

A. Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.

 

Title:

  

Chief Executive Officer

 

Address:

  

505 Coast Boulevard South

    

Suite 307

    

La Jolla, CA 92037

 

Phone:

  

[***]

 

E-mail:

  

[***]

 

If to Danforth:

  
 

Name:

  

Gregg Beloff

 

Title:

  

Managing Director

 

Address:

  

91 Middle Road

    

Southborough, MA 01772

 

Phone:

  

[***]

  E-mail:    [***]

 

16.

Assignment and Successors. This Agreement may not be assigned by a Party without the consent of the other which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except that each Party may assign this Agreement and the rights, obligations and interests of such Party, in whole or in part, to any of its Affiliates, to any purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets or to any successor corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation of such Party with or into such corporation.

 

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17.

Force Majeure. Neither Party shall be liable for failure of or delay in performing obligations set forth in this Agreement, and neither shall be deemed in breach of its obligations, if such failure or delay is due to natural disasters or any causes beyond the reasonable control of either Party. In the event of such force majeure, the Party affected thereby shall use reasonable efforts to cure or overcome the same and resume performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

18.

Headings. The Section headings are intended for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

19.

Integration; Severability. This Agreement is the sole agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all other agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to the same. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid or is ruled invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or is deemed unenforceable, it is the intention of the Parties that the remainder of the Agreement shall not be affected.

 

20.

Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excluding choice of law principles. The Parties agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or related in any way to this Agreement shall be brought solely in a Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

21.

Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one agreement.

If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign where indicated below, whereupon this Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date.

 

DANFORTH ADVISORS, LLC     CALCIMEDICA, INC.
By:   /s/ Chris Connors     By:   /s/ Michael Dunn
Print Name:   Chris Connors     Print Name:   Michael Dunn
Title:   President     Title:   President and COO
Date:   October 26, 2020     Date:  

November 18, 2020

 

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EXHIBIT A

Description of Services and Schedule of Fees

Danforth will perform mutually agreed to finance and accounting functions which are necessary to support the management and operations of the Company, certain of which are set forth below:

 

Role

  

Name

  

Hourly Rate

Senior Financial Advisor    Daniel E. Geffken    $450/hr
Managing Director    Lance Thibault    $375/hr
Director    Kristi Lanier    $275/hr
Sr. Manager    TBD    $225/hr

Equity Compensation:

Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company and Danforth will execute under separate agreement provisions to provide Danforth a warrant to purchase 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company as of the Effective Date. The Danforth Warrant shall have a 10 year term, an exercise price equal to the fair value of the common stock on the Effective Date, and shall vest ratably over 24 months commencing on the Effective Date. If this Agreement is terminated by the Company at any time prior to the anniversary of the Effective Date, then the unvested warrants scheduled to vest through the first 12 months of this Agreement shall vest in full upon such termination. In addition, if the Company becomes a public company prior to termination by the Company then the unvested warrants scheduled to vest over the next 12 months shall vest in full upon such termination. The Company and Danforth will enter into a separate warrant agreement within 30 days of the Effective Date, to be negotiated in good faith.

 

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Exhibit 10.12

AMENDMENT TO

STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

This Amendment to Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of March 20, 2023 (the “Agreement Date”) by and between Graybug Vision, Inc. (the “Company”) and [First Name Last Name] (the “Holder). The Company, Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CalciMedica”) have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of November 21, 2022 (the “Merger” and the effective date of the closing (the “Closing”) thereof, the “Closing Date”), the Board has approved an amendment to the Qualifying Options (defined below), such that the post-termination exercise period for the Qualifying Options will be extended as more fully described in Section 1 below, which will become effective as of the Closing Date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) subject to and contingent upon (i) the Closing, (ii) involuntary termination of Holder’s employment with the Company without “cause” in accordance with Section 5.6(a) of the Merger Agreement, and (iii) Holder’s agreement and consent under this Amendment.

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) previously granted to Holder certain stock option awards for Company common stock with an exercise price equal to or less than $1.33 per share (prior to adjustment to reflect a stock split occurring on or prior to the Agreement Date), as listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “Qualifying Options”) under the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and, respectively, a written stock option award agreement (the “Option Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan and the Option Agreement.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Amendment. The Option Agreements are hereby amended to provide that Holder’s Qualifying Options may be exercised at any time prior to the earlier of the (a) expiration date of the Qualifying Option, as set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, and (b) close of business on March 1, 2024, after which the Qualifying Options will expire.

2. Tax Consequences of the Amendment—ISO Disqualification. Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the fair market value of the Company’s common stock exceeds $1.33 on the Agreement Date (adjusted to reflect a stock split occurring on or prior to the Agreement Date), then on the Agreement Date, any of the Qualifying Options that are incentive stock options (“ISOs”) shall cease to be ISOs under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Qualifying Options shall default to and become non-statutory stock options (“NQSOs”). As a result, Holder must satisfy all applicable withholding tax obligations upon exercise of the Qualifying Options and no exercise of the Qualifying Options will be accepted unless the Holder makes arrangements satisfactory to the Company to satisfy such withholding tax obligations.

3. Acknowledgment. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the provisions of the Option Agreement are in all respects acknowledged and confirmed, and all such terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and continue to remain in full force and effect.

4. Choice of Law and Venue. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Amendment, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.

5. Voluntary and Informed Agreement. Holder acknowledges that Holder has read this Amendment, that Holder has been advised that Holder should consult with an attorney before Holder executes this Amendment,


and that Holder understands all of its terms and executes it voluntarily and with full knowledge of its significance and the consequences, including tax consequences and potential economic consequences, thereof.

6. Effect of this Amendment. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of the Option Agreement and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment will prevail and govern. All references to the Option Agreement or in any exhibit or schedule thereto shall hereinafter refer to the Option Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

7. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed and delivered by electronic signature and 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.

8. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Plan and the Option Agreement constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

[Signature Page to Amendment to Stock Option Award Agreement Follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Holder have executed this Amendment effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.
By:    

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

[First Name Last Name]

[Signature Page to Amendment to Stock Option Award Agreement]


Exhibit A

Qualifying Options

[First Name Last Name]

Note: Information included in the following table has not been adjusted to reflect a stock split occurring on or prior to the Agreement Date.

 

Date of Grant   Exercise Price Per Share   ISO or NQSO as of Date of Grant   Number of Shares Subject to the Qualifying Option on Date of Grant
             
             

Exhibit 10.13

AMENDMENT TO

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of March 20, 2023 by and between Graybug Vision, Inc. (the “Company”) and [                ] (the “Holder). The Company, Camaro Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and CalciMedica, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“CalciMedica”) have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of November 21, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement,” the merger contemplated thereby (the “Merger”), and the effective date of the closing (the “Closing”) thereof, the “Closing Date”), and as requested by CalciMedica, the Board has approved amendments to Holder’s RSU Awards as more fully described in Section 1 below, which amendments will become effective as of the Closing (the “Amendment Effective Date”) subject to and contingent upon Holder’s consent under this Amendment.

The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) previously granted to Holder certain restricted stock unit awards for Company common stock, as listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “RSU Awards”) under the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and, respectively, the Global Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award and the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (together, the “RSU Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Plan and the RSU Agreement.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Amendments.

a. Settlement. For RSUs that become vested in connection with Holder’s termination of employment at Closing (the “Accelerated RSUs”), the section titled “Settlement” set forth in the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for each RSU Award listed on Exhibit A hereto is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Settlement.

 

  (i)

To the extent that the aggregate amount of tax withholding that is due upon settlement in full of the Accelerated RSUs using the federal and state supplemental wage tax rates applicable for individuals who have received supplemental wages during 2023 prior to the date of such settlement, including for purposes of this calculation all severance amounts due and payable to the Participant pursuant to the Company’s Change in Control Severance Policy, does not exceed [$                ] (the “Initial Tax Cap”), all of such Accelerated RSUs will be “Net Settled” (based on the foregoing tax calculations and as further described below) on the earlier of (i) within ten (10) business days following the Closing, provided that the Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market or Capital Market or the NYSE American Market on the date the Company directs the transfer of Shares to Participants pursuant to such Net Settlement or (ii) if the Company’s common stock has ceased to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Market or Capital Market or the NYSE American Market, then within ten (10) business days following the date on which the Company’s common stock becomes traded on the on the Nasdaq Global Market or Capital Market or the NYSE American Market; provided however, that notwithstanding (i) and (ii), such Accelerated RSUs will be settled no later than December 31, 2023 (all such Accelerated RSUs so settled, the “Initial Shares”). Settlement of such Initial Shares shall be Net Settlement (as described below under “Withholding”), and the Company shall be solely responsible for the payment of all applicable withholding for Tax-Related Items. To the extent that the aggregate amount of such tax withholding exceeds the Initial Tax Cap, the number of Accelerated RSUs being Net Settled prior to the deadlines set forth above shall be reduced (the number of such Shares not being then settled the “Deferred Shares”) such that the resulting aggregate amount of tax withholding for the Initial Shares is as close to the Initial Tax Cap as reasonably possible without exceeding it.


  (ii)

Deferred Shares, if any, will be settled (as set forth below under “Withholding”) in eleven (11) equal installments within five (5) days of the first day of each calendar month, commencing on May 1, 2023 and ending on March 1, 2024.

 

  (iii)

No fractional RSUs or rights for fractional Shares shall be created pursuant to this Agreement.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, RSUs that became vested in the ordinary course prior to Closing (and not as a result of the Participant’s termination of employment or the Closing), will be Net Settled prior to Closing to the extent that they have not previously been Net Settled.

b. Withholding. For the Accelerated RSUs, the section titled “Withholding” set forth in the Global Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Withholding. Unless otherwise expressly agreed to in writing by Participant and Company, Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents to satisfy any withholding obligations for Tax-Related Items solely as set forth below.

 

  (i)

The withholding obligations for the Initial Shares shall be satisfied solely by the Company by withholding from Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs (a “Net Settlement”), provided the Company withholds no more than the Maximum Number of Withholding Shares (as defined below).

 

  (ii)

The withholding obligations for the Deferred Shares shall be satisfied, at the discretion of the Company, by either (i) withholding from proceeds of the sale of no more than that number of Shares to be issued upon settlement of the RSUs no more than the Maximum Number of Withholding Shares (“Sell to Cover”) as arranged by the Company (on Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization and without further consent) or (ii) Net Settlement, provided the Company withholds no more than the Maximum Number of Withholding Shares.

 

  (iii)

The “Maximum Number of Withholding Shares” means a number of Shares equal to the Participant’s then-applicable supplemental wage withholding tax rate times the total number of Shares then being settled. The Company shall be solely responsible for any amount of tax withholding due on Tax-Related Items that is not satisfied by the fair market value of the Maximum Number of Withholding Shares. The Company shall timely remit to the appropriate tax authorities the full amount of tax withholding due on Tax-Related Items within five business days of such withholding.

 

  (iv)

For tax purposes, Participant is deemed to have been issued the full number of Shares subject to the vested RSUs, notwithstanding that a number of the Shares are held back solely for the purpose of satisfying the withholding obligation for Tax-Related Items.”

2. Acknowledgment. Except as set forth in this Amendment, the provisions of the RSU Agreement are in all respects acknowledged and confirmed, and all such terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and continue to remain in full force and effect.

3. Choice of Law and Venue. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State. For purposes of any action, lawsuit or other proceedings brought to enforce this Amendment, relating to it, or arising from it, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of San Mateo County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.


4. Voluntary and Informed Agreement. Holder acknowledges that Holder has read this Amendment, that Holder has been advised that Holder should consult with an attorney before Holder executes this Amendment, and that Holder understands all of its terms and executes it voluntarily and with full knowledge of its significance and the consequences, including tax consequences and potential economic consequences, thereof.

5. Effect of this Amendment. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of the RSU Agreement and this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment will prevail and govern. All references to the RSU Agreement or in any exhibit or schedule thereto shall hereinafter refer to the RSU Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

6. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Amendment may be executed and delivered by electronic signature and 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.

7. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, the Plan and the RSU Agreement constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties are expressly canceled.

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Follows]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Holder have executed this Amendment effective as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 

GRAYBUG VISION, INC.
By:       
Name:       
Title:       

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:
    
[First Name Last Name]

 

[Signature Page to Amendment to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement]


Exhibit A

RSU Awards

(all RSU Awards are shown on a pre-stock split basis)

[First Name Last Name]

 

Date of Grant

  

Number of Shares Subject to RSU Award on Date

of Grant

            
            

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

CalciMedica Announces Closing of Merger with Graybug Vision and Concurrent

Private Placement

CalciMedica common stock to commence trading on Nasdaq Global Market on March 21, 2023

under ticker symbol “CALC”

Cash and cash equivalents of approximately $34 million as of merger close expected to support

operations into the second half of 2024

Phase 2b results in acute pancreatitis for lead product candidate AuxoraTM expected in Q4 2023

CalciMedica to host Research and Development Event on April 27, 2023

LA JOLLA, CA, March 20, 2023 – CalciMedica Inc. (CalciMedica) (Nasdaq: CALC), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need, today announced the closing of its previously announced merger with Graybug Vision, Inc. CalciMedica’s stock will commence trading on March 21, 2023 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the trading symbol “CALC”.

The combined company will focus on further developing its lead product candidate Auxora (zegocractin), a proprietary, intravenous-formulated, small molecule calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitor, to treat life-threatening inflammatory diseases, such as acute pancreatitis (AP), asparaginase-associated pancreatitis (AAP) which is a toxicity caused by asparaginase treatment for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), acute kidney injury (AKI), acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) for which there are no currently approved therapies.

Immediately prior to the closing of the merger, CalciMedica completed the previously announced private placement of $10.3 million. With the closing of the merger, CalciMedica has approximately $34 million in cash and cash equivalents, which is expected to provide the company a cash runway into the second half of 2024 and fund the advancement of Auxora through clinical milestones in 2023, including:

 

   

Topline results from the ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial (CARPO) in AP patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) expected in Q4 2023, and;

 

   

Results from the ongoing investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 clinical trial (CRSPA) in pediatric patients who develop AAP due to toxicity from treatment with asparaginase for their underlying ALL expected later this year.

“With the closing of this merger, CalciMedica enters into a pivotal new phase of its future development, and we are extremely thankful to have partnered with Graybug for this transformational deal,” said Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of CalciMedica. “With an extended cash runway, we are poised to deliver on near-term clinical milestones of our lead candidate, Auxora, in AP and AAP, while setting our company up to deliver on our broader mission of developing novel therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases affecting the pancreas, kidney, and lung, for which there are currently no approved therapies.”

 

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On March 17, 2023, and in connection with but prior to the closing of the merger, Graybug effected a 14:1 reverse split of its common stock. Immediately following the merger, CalciMedica had approximately 5.5 million shares of common stock outstanding. The prior equityholders of CalciMedica collectively own approximately 72% of the combined company and the prior equityholders of Graybug collectively own approximately 28% of the combined company, on a fully-diluted basis. In connection with the merger, the parties waived the condition that the shares of Graybug Vision, Inc. common stock to be issued to CalciMedica stockholders in the merger be approved for listing on Nasdaq as of the closing of the merger.

CalciMedica is headquartered in La Jolla, CA, and its management team will continue to lead the combined company following this transaction, with Rachel Leheny, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer. The combined company’s board of directors is composed of seven members, five selected by CalciMedica, Robert Wilson, Fred Middleton, Allan Shaw, Eric Roberts and Rachel Leheny, Ph.D.; and two selected by Graybug, Fred Guerard, PharmD, and Eric Bjerkholt.

Piper Sandler served as financial advisor and Fenwick & West LLP served as legal counsel to Graybug. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. served as financial advisor and Cooley LLP served as legal counsel to CalciMedica.

Research and Development Event Information

CalciMedica will host a Research and Development Event focused on Auxora’s potential benefit in AP on April 27, 2023, at 10:30 am ET. A separate invitation will be sent out within the next few weeks.

About Auxora

CalciMedica’s lead clinical compound, Auxora, is a potent and selective small molecule inhibitor of Orai1-containing calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channels that is being developed for use in patients with inflammatory illnesses. CRAC channels are found on many cell types, including pancreatic acinar cells, lung endothelium cells and immune system cells, where aberrant activation of these channels may play a key role in the pathobiology of acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes. Auxora is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b trial for acute pancreatitis (AP) with accompanying systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) called CARPO, an investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 trial being conducted in pediatric patients with asparaginase-associated pancreatitis (AAP) called CRSPA and a Phase 2 dose escalation study in critical COVID-19 patients. There are currently no approved therapies to treat either AP or AAP. In previous trials patients responded well to Auxora regardless of severity or cause of disease. CalciMedica is also exploring potential Auxora treatment for other acute indications including acute lung injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute kidney injury.

 

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About CARPO

CARPO is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial intended to establish efficacy in acute pancreatitis (AP). It is expected to enroll 216 patients. AP can be a life-threatening condition where the pancreas becomes inflamed, sometimes leading to pancreatic cell death or necrosis, systemic inflammation, organ failure and death. There are an estimated 275,000 hospitalizations for AP annually in the United States, of which approximately 40% present with SIRS, which can compromise the function of other tissues or organs, especially the lungs. Organ failure is responsible for much of the mortality seen in AP. There is currently no approved therapy for AP. Details of the CARPO trial are available on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04681066).

About CRSPA

CRSPA is an investigator-sponsored Phase 1/2 trial being conducted in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL patients with AAP, which is acute pancreatitis toxicity caused by the administration of asparaginase and for which there is no approved therapy. Treatment with asparaginase triggers the development of AAP in 7-10% of these patients, with approximately half developing pancreatic necrosis and/or pseudocysts. CalciMedica believes that the CRSPA trial has defined an optimal pediatric dose for Auxora in this setting and plans to meet with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2023 to determine the path forward to bring this therapy to patients as quickly as possible. Details of the CRSPA trial are available on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04195347).

About CalciMedica

CalciMedica is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for life-threatening inflammatory diseases with high unmet need. CalciMedica’s proprietary technology targets the inhibition of CRAC channels designed to modulate the immune response and protect against tissue cell injury, with the potential to provide therapeutic benefits in life-threatening inflammatory diseases for which there are currently no approved therapies. CalciMedica’s lead product candidate Auxora, a proprietary, intravenous-formulated CRAC channel inhibitor, has demonstrated positive and consistent clinical results in four completed efficacy clinical trials. Auxora is in development for acute AP with SIRS and AAP. CalciMedica was founded by scientists from Torrey Pines Therapeutics and the Harvard CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. For more information, please visit www.calcimedica.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding CalciMedica’s expected cash runway through the second half of 2024, and its ability to fund the advancement of Auxora through clinical milestones in 2023 and its estimated cash and cash equivalents balance at closing; plans to host Research and Development Event and the timing thereof; the design and potential benefits of Auxora; CalciMedica’s plans and expected timing for developing its product candidates and potential benefits of its product candidates, including its plans to meet with the FDA in 2023 and determine a path forward to bring Auxora for the treatment of pediatric ALL patients with AAP; CalciMedica’s ongoing and planned clinical trials; the development and outcomes of CARPO and CRSPA trial programs, including the milestones, data announcements, expected enrollment and any other potential results related thereto; CalciMedica’s belief that CRSPA defined an optimal pediatric dose for Auxora; and CalciMedica’s ability to continue trading on the Nasdaq Global Market. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CalciMedica’s expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated

 

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by these forward-looking statements as a result of uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties related to: the ability of CalciMedica to timely and successfully achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger; the impact of fluctuations in global financial markets on CalciMedica’s business and the actions it may take in response thereto; CalciMedica’s ability to execute its plans and strategies; the ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for Auxora; results from clinical trials may not be indicative of results that may be observed in the future; potential safety and other complications from Auxora; the scope progress and expansion of developing and commercializing Auxora; the size and growth of the market therefor and the rate and degree of market acceptance thereof; economic, business, competitive, and/or regulatory factors affecting the business of CalciMedica generally; CalciMedica’s ability to protect its intellectual property position; and the impact of government laws and regulations. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements are included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in CalciMedica’s most recent filings with the Securities and exchange commission (“SEC”), including its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023 and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 and any subsequent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K filed with the SEC from time to time and available at www.sec.gov. These documents can be accessed on CalciMedica’s web page at ir.calcimedica.com/financials-filings/sec-filings.

CalciMedica Contact:

Investors and Media

Argot Partners

Sarah Sutton/Kevin Murphy

calcimedica@argotpartners.com

(212) 600-1902

 

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